Country-Musik 1984
# Country-Musik 1984

## Top Hits des Jahres

### Nummer-1-Hits

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.

* 7. Januar – You Look So Good in Love – George Strait
* 14. Januar – Slow Burn – T. G. Sheppard
* 21. Januar – In My Eyes – John Conlee
* 28. Januar – The Sound of Goodbye – Crystal Gayle
* 4. Februar – Show Her – Ronnie Milsap
* 11. Februar – That's the Way Love Goes – Merle Haggard
* 18. Februar – Don't Cheat in Our Hometown – Ricky Skaggs
* 25. Februar – Stay Young – Don Williams
* 3. März – Woke Up in Love – Exile
* 10. März – Going, Going, Gone – Lee Greenwood
* 17. März – Elizabeth – Statler Brothers
* 24. März – Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) – Alabama
* 31. März – Let's Stop Talkin' About It – Janie Fricke
* 7. April – Don't Make it Easy For Me – Earl Thomas Conley
* 14. April – Thank God for the Radio – The Kendalls
* 21. April – The Yellow Rose (Theme from the TV Series) – Johnny Lee und Lane Brody
* 28. April – Right or Wrong – George Strait
* 5. Mai – I Guess it Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes – Oak Ridge Boys
* 12. Mai – To All the Girls I've Loved Before – Willie Nelson und Julio Iglesias
* 26. Mai – As Long as I'm Rockin' With You – John Conlee
* 2. Juni – Honey (Open That Door) – Ricky Skaggs
* 9. Juni – Someday When Things are Good – Merle Haggard
* 16. Juni – I Got Mexico – Eddy Raven
* 23. Juni – When We Make Love – Alabama
* 30. Juni – I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Me Tonight) – Vern Gosdin
* 7. Juli – Somebody's Needing Somebody – Conway Twitty
* 14. Juli – I Don't Wanna Be a Memory – Exile
* 21. Juli – Just Another Woman in Love – Anne Murray
* 28. Juli – Angel in Disguise – Earl Thomas Conley
* 4. August – Mama He's Crazy – The Judds
* 11. August – That's the Thing About Love – Don Williams
* 18. August – Still Losing You – Ronnie Milsap
* 25. August – Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* 1. September – Let's Fall to Pieces Together – George Strait
* 8. September – Tennessee Homesick Blues – Dolly Parton
* 15. September – You're Getting To Me Again – Jim Glaser
* 22. September – Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room – Merle Haggard
* 29. September – Turning Away – Crystal Gayle
* 6. Oktober – Everyday – Oak Ridge Boys
* 13. Oktober – Uncle Pen – Ricky Skaggs
* 20. Oktober – I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song) – Conway Twitty
* 27. Oktober – If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You've Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) – Alabama
* 3. November – City of New Orleans – Willie Nelson
* 10. November – I've Been Around Enough to Know – John Schneider
* 17. November – Give Me One More Chance – Exile
* 24. November – You Could've Heard a Heart Break – Johnny Lee
* 1. Dezember – You're Heart's Not in It – Janie Fricke
* 8. Dezember – Chance of Lovin' You – Earl Thomas Conley
* 15. Dezember – Nobody Loves Me Like You Do – Anne Murray und Dave Loggins
* 22. Dezember – Why Not Me – The Judds

## Alben

### Nummer-1-Alben

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.

* seit 31. Dezember 1983 – Eyes That See in the Dark – Kenny Rogers
* 18. Februar – Right or Wrong – George Strait
* 25. Februar – Don't Cheat in Our Hometown – Ricky Skaggs
* 17. März – Roll On – Alabama
* 28. April – Deliver – Oak Ridge Boys
* 21. Juli – Major Moves – Hank Williams, Jr.
* 22. September – It's All in the Game – Merle Haggard
* 29. September – City of New Orleans – Willie Nelson
* 22. Dezember – Kentucky Hearts – Exile

### Weitere Alben

* Cheat the Night – Deborah Allen
* Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
* Greatest Hits – John Anderson
* Ladies' Choice – George Jones
* Let Me Be the First – Deborah Allen
* Never Could Toe the Mark – Waylon Jennings
* Why Not Me – The Judds

## Geboren

* 5. Februar: Tyler Farr
* 30. März: Justin Moore
* 8. Dezember: Sam Hunt

## Gestorben

* 28. Januar: Al Dexter
* 6. September: Ernest Tubb

## Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

### Country Music Hall of Fame

* Ralph Peer
* Floyd Tillman

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

* Wilf Carter
* Tommy Hunter
* Orval Prophet
* William Harrold Moon

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Hal David
* Billy Sherrill

## Die bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen

### Grammy Awards

* Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – A Little Good News – Anne Murray
* Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – I. O. U. – Lee Greenwood
* Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe mit Gesang (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal) – The Closer You Get ... – Alabama
* Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) Fireball – New South
* Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Stranger in My House von Mike Reid, Interpret Ronnie Milsap

### Academy of Country Music Awards

* Entertainer Of The Year – Alabama
* Song Of The Year – The Wind Beneath My Wings – Gary Morris – Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
* Single Of The Year – Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers und Dolly Parton
* Album Of The Year – The Closer You Get – Alabama
* Top Male Vocalist – Lee Greenwood
* Top Female Vocalist – Janie Fricke
* Top Vocal Duo – Dolly Parton und Kenny Rogers
* Top Vocal Group – Alabama
* Top New Male Vocalist – Jim Glaser
* Top New Female Vocalist – Gus Hardin

### Country Music Association

* Entertainer of the Year – Alabama
* Song Of The Year – Wind Beneath My Wings – L.Henley / J.Silbar
* Single Of The Year – A Little Good News – Anne Murray
* Album Of The Year – A Little Good News – Anne Murray
* Male Vocalist Of The Year – Lee Greenwood
* Female Vocalist Of The Year – Reba McEntire
* Vocal Duo Of The Year – Willie Nelson / Julio Iglesias
* Vocal Group Of The Year – Statler Brothers
* Instrumentalist Of The Year – Chet Atkins
* Horizon Award – The Judds
* Instrumental Group Of The Year – Ricky Skaggs Band

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Willie Nelson
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Barbara Mandrell
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
* Favorite Country Album – The Closer You Get... – Alabama
* Favorite Country Song – Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
* Favorite Country Video – Dixieland Delight – Alabama
