Country-Musik 1988

Ereignisse

21. Mai – Im New Yorker Madison Square Garden findet ein großes Country–Musik–Konzert statt. Teilnehmer sind: Alabama, The Judds, George Strait und Randy Travis.^[1]
Time–Life Records veröffentlicht den ersten Teil der „Country USA“ Serie. Die Serie sollte schließlich 23 Jahrgänge von 1950 bis 1972 umfassen.
Für die Fernsehserie Großstadtrevier schrieb Truck Stop das gleichnamige Titellied. Obwohl die Serie 1986 Premiere hatte, erschien das Lied erst in diesem Jahr als B-Seite der Single Tanz mit mir

Top Hits des Jahres

Jahresendcharts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year–End–Charts, die vom Billboard–Magazin erhoben wurde.^[2]

Don't Close Your Eyes – Keith Whitley
If You Change Your Mind – Rosanne Cash
Set 'Em Up Joe – Vern Gosdin
Strong Enough to Bend – Tanya Tucker
Bluest Eyes in Texas – Restless Heart
I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried – Rodney Crowell
If It Don’t Come Easy – Tanya Tucker
I'm Gonna Get You – Eddy Raven
Joe Knows How to Live – Eddy Raven

Nummer–1–Hits

9. Januar – I Can't Get Close Enough – Exile
16. Januar – One Friend – Dan Seals
23. Januar – Where Do the Nights Go – Ronnie Milsap
30. Januar – Goin' Gone – Kathy Mattea
6. Februar – Wheels – Restless Heart
13. Februar – Tennessee Flat Top Box – Rosanne Cash
20. Februar – Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star – Merle Haggard
27. Februar – I Won't Take Less Than Your Love – Paul Davis, Tanya Tucker, and Paul Overstreet
5. März – Face to Face – Alabama featuring K.T. Oslin
21. März – Too Gone Too Long – Randy Travis
19. März – Life Turned Her That Way – Ricky Van Shelton
26. März – Turn It Loose – The Judds
2. April – Love Will Find Its Way to You – Reba McEntire
19. April – Famous Last Words of a Fool – George Strait
16. April – I Wanna Dance With You – Eddie Rabbitt
23. April – I'll Always Come Back – K.T. Oslin
30. April – It's Such a Small World – Rodney Crowell mit Rosanne Cash
7. Mai – Cry, Cry, Cry – Highway 101
14. Mai – I'm Gonna – Eddy Raven
21. Mai – Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea
4. Juni – What She is (is a Woman in Love) – Earl Thomas Conley
11. Juni – I Told You So – Randy Travis
25. Juni – He's Back and I'm Blue – Desert Rose Band
2. Juli – If It Don't Come Easy – Tanya Tucker
9. Juli – Fallin' Again – Alabama
16. Juli – If You Change Your Mind – Rosanne Cash
23. Juli – Set 'Em Up Joe –Vern Gosdin
30. Juli – Don't We All Have the Right – Ricky Van Shelton
6. August – Baby Blue – George Strait
13. August – Don't Close Your Eyes – Keith Whitley
20. August – Bluest Eyes in Texas – Restless Heart
27. August – The Wanderer – Eddie Rabbitt
3. September – I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried – Rodney Crowell
10. September – (Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes – Highway 101
17. September – Joe Knows How to Live – Eddy Raven
24. September – Addicted – Dan Seals
1. Oktober – We Believe in Happy Endings – Earl Thomas Conley mit Emmylou Harris
8. Oktober – Honky Tonk Moon – Randy Travis
15. Oktober – Streets of Bakersfield – Dwight Yoakam mit Buck Owens
22. Oktober – Strong Enough to Bend – Tanya Tucker
29. Oktober – Gonna Take a Lot of River – The Oak Ridge Boys
5. November – Darlene – T. Graham Brown
12. November – Runaway Train – Rosanne Cash
19. November – I'll Leave This World Loving You – Ricky Van Shelton
3. Dezember – I Know How He Feels – Reba McEntire
10. Dezember – If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') – George Strait
17. Dezember – A Tender Lie – Restless Heart
24. Dezember – When You Say Nothing at All – Keith Whitley

Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country–Billboard–Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.^[3]

US	Single	Künstler
9	Always Late with Your Kisses	Dwight Yoakam
8	Americana	Moe Bandy
5	Another Place, Another Time	Don Williams
2	Baby I'm Yours	Steve Wariner
15	The Best I Know How	The Statler Brothers
10	Blue Love	The O’Kanes
5	Blue to the Bone	Sweethearts of the Rodeo
10	Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues	Charlie Daniels Band
4	Button Off My Shirt	Ronnie Milsap
9	Chill Factor	Merle Haggard
6	Chiseled in Stone	Vern Gosdin
4	Crying Shame	Michael Johnson
7	Desperately	Don Williams
4	Do You Believe Me Now	Vern Gosdin
10	Don't Give Candy to a Stranger	Larry Boone
11	Everybody's Sweetheart	Vince Gill
6	The Factory	Kenny Rogers
4	The Gift	The McCarters
2	Give a Little Love	The Judds
8	Givers and Takers	S–K–O
7	Goodbye Time	Conway Twitty
4	Heaven Can't Be Found	Hank Williams Jr.
14	High Ridin' Heroes	David Lynn Jones with Waylon Jennings
12	I Didn't (Every Chance I Had)	Johnny Rodriguez
8	I Don't Have Far to Fall	Skip Ewing
28	I Give You Music	The McCarters
7	I Have You	Glen Campbell
2	I Should Be with You	Steve Wariner
12	I Still Believe	Lee Greenwood
18	I Want a Love Like That	Judy Rodman
7	I Will Whisper Your Name	Michael Johnson
5	I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today	Barbara Mandrell
9	I Wouldn't Be a Man	Don Williams
6	I'll Give You All My Love Tonight	The Bellamy Brothers
5	I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow	Billy Joe Royal
13	I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio	Charley Pride
3	I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl	Michael Martin Murphey
18	I'm Tired	Ricky Skaggs
2	I've Been Lookin‘	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
10	If My Heart Had Windows	Patty Loveless
16	If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now	Waylon Jennings
8	If the South Woulda Won	Hank Williams Jr.
17	It Keeps Right on Hurtin‘	Billy Joe Royal
8	It's Only Make Believe	Ronnie McDowell
5	Just Lovin' You	The O’Kanes
9	Just One Kiss	Exile
4	The Last Resort	T. Graham Brown
9	Letter Home	The Forester Sisters
18	A Little Bit Closer	Tom Wopat
2	A Little Bit in Love	Patty Loveless
20	Louisiana Rain	John Wesley Ryles
3	Love Helps Those	Paul Overstreet
4	Love of a Lifetime	Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
5	Lyin' in His Arms Again	The Forester Sisters
5	Mama Knows	Shenandoah
14	Midnight Highway	Southern Pacific
13	Money	K. T. Oslin
11	My Baby's Gone	Sawyer Brown
2	New Shade of Blue	Southern Pacific
7	No More One More Time	Jo–El Sonnier
5	Oh What a Love	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2	Old Folks	Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid
2	One Step Forward	The Desert Rose Band
4	One True Love	The O’Kanes
11	Only Love Can Save Me Now	Crystal Gayle
10	Out of Sight and on My Mind	Billy Joe Royal
6	Please, Please Baby	Dwight Yoakam
9	Real Good Feel Good Song	Mel McDaniel
9	Rebels Without a Clue	The Bellamy Brothers
5	Santa Fe	The Bellamy Brothers
5	Satisfy You	Sweethearts of the Rodeo
9	Saturday Night Special	Conway Twitty
9	She Doesn't Cry Anymore	Shenandoah
17	She's No Lady	Lyle Lovett
5	Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This	Charley Pride
16	Some Old Side Road	Keith Whitley
8	Spanish Eyes	Willie Nelson with Julio Iglesias
5	Still Within the Sound of My Voice	Glen Campbell
7	Strangers Again	Holly Dunn
2	Summer Wind	The Desert Rose Band
5	Sunday Kind of Love	Reba McEntire
8	Sure Thing	Foster & Lloyd
16	Talkin' to Myself Again	Tammy Wynette
4	Talkin' to the Wrong Man	Michael Martin Murphey (with Ryan Murphey)
9	Tear–Stained Letter	Jo–El Sonnier
8	Tell Me True	Juice Newton
18	Texas in 1880	Foster & Lloyd
17	Thanks Again	Ricky Skaggs
6	That's My Job	Conway Twitty
9	That's That	Michael Johnson
5	That's What Your Love Does to Me	Holly Dunn
2	This Missin' You Heart of Mine	Sawyer Brown
5	Timeless and True Love	The McCarters
5	Touch and Go Crazy	Lee Greenwood
5	True Heart	The Oak Ridge Boys
4	Untold Stories	Kathy Mattea
7	We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right	Eddie Rabbitt
6	What Do You Want from Me This Time	Foster & Lloyd
9	Wilder Days	Baillie & the Boys
6	Wildflowers	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
4	Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
20	You Can't Fall in Love When You're Cryin‘	Lee Greenwood
2	Young Country	Hank Williams Jr.
17	Your Memory Wins Again	Skip Ewing

Deutschsprachige Singles

Big White Diesel – Truck Stop
Freunde – Tom Astor
International Airport – Tom Astor
Tanz mit mir (B-Seite: Großstadtrevier) – Truck Stop

Alben

Jahres–End–Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year–End–Charts, die vom Billboard–Magazin erhoben wurde.^[4]

Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Wild Eyed Dream – Ricky Van Shelton
80′s Ladies – K. T. Oslin
Born to Boogie – Hank Williams, Jr.
Greatest Hits Vol. II – George Strait
King’s Record Shop – Rosanne Cash
The Royal Treatment – Billy Joe Royal
If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’ – George Strait
The Last One to Know – Reba McEntire
Just Us – Alabama

Nummer–1–Alben

26. Dezember 1987 – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
27. Februar – 80′s Ladies – K. T. Oslin
5. März – Wild Eyed Dream – Ricky Van Shelton
15. März – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
16. April – Wild Eyed Dream – Ricky Van Shelton
23. April – If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’ – George Strait
7. Mai – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
11. Juni – Reba – Reba McEntire
6. August – Live – Alabama
13. August – Wild Streak – Hank Williams, Jr.
27. August – Old 8x10 – Randy Travis
22. Oktober – Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room – Dwight Yoakam
29. Oktober – Greatest Hits – The Judds
5. November – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton

Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in die Top 20 der US–Country–Album–Charts gekommen sind.

US	Album	Künstler	Record Label
4	Big Dreams in a Small Town	Restless Heart	RCA
7	Chiseled in Stone	Vern Gosdin	Columbia
12	Comin' Home to Stay	Ricky Skaggs	Epic
7	Copperhead Road	Steve Earle	MCA
8	Diamonds & Dirt	Rodney Crowell	Columbia
8	Don't Close Your Eyes	Keith Whitley	RCA
8	Highway 101, Volume 2	Highway 101	Warner Bros.
16	Homesick Heroes	The Charlie Daniels Band	Epic
7	Honky Tonk Angel	Patty Loveless	MCA
20	I Should Be with You	Steve Wariner	MCA
9	Monongahela	The Oak Ridge Boys	MCA
11	One Time, One Night	Sweethearts of the Rodeo	Columbia
12	Pontiac	Lyle Lovett	Curb/MCA
6	Rage On	Dan Seals	Capitol
11	River of Time	Michael Martin Murphey	Warner Bros.
9	Shadowland	k.d. lang	Sire
9	Strong Enough to Bend	Tanya Tucker	Capitol
2	This Woman	K. T. Oslin	RCA
21	Tired of the Runnin‘	The O’Kanes	Columbia
6	What a Wonderful World	Willie Nelson	Columbia

Deutschsprachige Alben

Fest im Sattel – Truck Stop (2LP)
Ich möcht’ so gern Dave Dudley hör’n – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)

Geboren

15. März: Wesley MacInnes
30. März: Jordan Davis
29. April: Michael Ray
24. Mai: Billy Gilman
20. Juli: Julianne Hough
16. August: Lisa McHugh
21. August: Kacey Musgraves
17. November: Reid Perry

Gestorben

29. Februar: Vaughn Horton
24. August: Nat Stuckey
20. September: Leon McAuliffe
6. Dezember: Roy Orbison

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – 80's Ladies – K.T. Oslin
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal – Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris
Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Ronnie Milsap und Kenny Rogers
Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Solist) – String Of Pars – Asleep At The Wheel
Best Country Song – Forever And Ever, Amen – Don Schlitz und Paul Overstreet – Interpret: Randy Travis^[5]

Juno Awards

Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Murray McLauchlan
Country Female Vocalist of the Year – k.d. lang
Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown

Academy of Country Music Awards

Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr.
Song Of The Year – Forever And Ever Amen – Randy Travis – Autoren: Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Single Of The Year – Forever And Ever Amen – Randy Travis
Album Of The Year – Trio – Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris und Linda Ronstadt
Top Male Vocalist – Randy Travis
Top Female Vocalist – Reba McEntire
Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
Top Vocal Group – Highway 101
Top New Male Vocalist – Ricky Van Shelton
Top New Female Vocalist – K.T. Oslin
Video Of The Year – 80's Ladies – K.T. Oslin (Regisseur: Jack Cole)

ARIA Awards

Best Country Album – This Town – Flying Emus

Country Music Association Awards

Entertainer of the Year – Hank Williams Jr.
Male Vocalist of the Year – Randy Travis
Female Vocalist of the Year – K. T. Oslin
Horizon Award – Ricky Van Shelton
Vocal Group of the Year – Highway 101
Vocal Duo of the Year – The Judds
Vocal Event of the Year – Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton und Linda Ronstadt
Album of the Year – Hank Williams Jr.
Song of the Year – K. T. Oslin
Single of the Year – Kathy Mattea
Musician of the Year – Chet Atkins

American Music Awards

Favorite Country Male Artist – Randy Travis
Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
Favorite Country Album – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Favorite Country Song – Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis
Favorite Country Video – Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis

Canadian Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year – k.d. lang
Male Artist of the Year – Ian Tyson
Female Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
Group of the Year – Family Brown
SOCAN Song of the Year – One Smokey Rose, Tim Taylor (Performer: Anita Perras)
Single of the Year – One Smokey Rose, Anita Perras
Album of the Year – Shadowland, k.d. lang
Top Selling Album – Always & Forever, Randy Travis
Vista Rising Star Award – Blue Rodeo
Duo of the Year – Anita Perras and Tim Taylor

Einzelnachweise

↑ RolandNote.com: The Ultimate Country Music Database. Abgerufen am 14. November 2021.
↑ Hot Country Songs - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.
↑ Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.
↑ Top Country Albums - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.
↑ 30st Grammy Awards - 1988. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 21. Juni 2022 (englisch).

[1] RolandNote.com: The Ultimate Country Music Database. Abgerufen am 14. November 2021.

[2] Hot Country Songs - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.

[3] Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.

[4] Top Country Albums - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.

[5] 30st Grammy Awards - 1988. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 21. Juni 2022 (englisch).

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