1982 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1982.
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[edit] Events
- October 30 — Hank Williams, Jr. has nine albums simultaneously on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
[edit] Top hits of the year
See also: List of number-one country singles of 1982 (U.S.) and List of number-one country hits of 1982 (Canada)
[edit] Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 31 | After the Love Slips Away | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 4 | 5 | Ain't No Money | Rosanne Cash |
| 1 | 1 | Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson |
| 5 | — | The American Dream | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 8 | 3 | Another Chance | Tammy Wynette |
| 4 | 20 | Another Honky Tonk Night on Broadway | David Frizzell and Shelly West |
| 1 | 1 | Any Day Now | Ronnie Milsap |
| 2 | 1 | Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) | Merle Haggard |
| 19 | 19 | Ashes to Ashes | Terri Gibbs |
| 36 | 15 | Bad News | Boxcar Willie |
| 10 | 5 | Be There for Me Baby | Johnny Lee |
| 1 | 1 | Big City | Merle Haggard |
| 4 | 4 | Big Ole Brew | Mel McDaniel |
| 9 | 4 | Blaze of Glory | Kenny Rogers |
| 1 | 2 | Blue Moon with Heartache | Rosanne Cash |
| 1 | 1 | Bobbie Sue | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 3 | 10 | Born to Run | Emmylou Harris |
| 2 | 2 | Break It to Me Gently | Juice Newton |
| 6 | 5 | Busted | John Conlee |
| 10 | 24 | Cherokee Fiddle | Johnny Lee |
| 1 | 1 | Close Enough to Perfect | Alabama |
| 1 | 7 | The Clown | Conway Twitty |
| 2 | 2 | A Country Boy Can Survive | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1 | 3 | Crying My Heart Out Over You | Ricky Skaggs |
| 3 | 6 | Dancing Your Memory Away | Charly McClain |
| 9 | 22 | Diamonds in the Stars | Ray Price |
| 4 | 1 | Do Me with Love | Janie Fricke |
| 12 | 35 | Don't Look Back | Gary Morris |
| 1 | 8 | Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby | Janie Fricke |
| 15 | — | Dreams Die Hard | Gary Morris |
| 4 | 4 | Ever Never Lovin' You | Ed Bruce |
| 5 | 28 | Everybody Makes Mistakes | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 10 | 9 | Every Time You Cross My Mind (You Break My Heart) | Razzy Bailey |
| 1 | 10 | Finally | T. G. Sheppard |
| 1 | 1 | Fool Hearted Memory | George Strait |
| 1 | 20 | For All the Wrong Reasons | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 18 | 7 | Forty and Fadin' | Ray Price |
| 1 | 5 | Fourteen Carat Mind | Gene Watson |
| 21 | 9 | Get into Reggae Cowboy | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 8 | 27 | Hard Candy Christmas | Dolly Parton |
| 5 | 1 | Have You Ever Been Lonely? | Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves |
| 1 | 2 | He Got You | Ronnie Milsap |
| 7 | 1 | Heartbreak Express | Dolly Parton |
| 1 | 1 | Heartbroke | Ricky Skaggs |
| 8 | 3 | Heavenly Bodies | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 1 | 6 | Honky Tonkin' | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1 | 2 | I Don't Care | Ricky Skaggs |
| 2 | 13 | I Don't Know Where to Start | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 2 | 1 | I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore | Charley Pride |
| 3 | 9 | I Just Came Here to Dance | David Frizzell and Shelly West |
| 7 | 5 | I Just Came Home to Count the Memories | John Anderson |
| 11 | 24 | I Just Cut Myself (On a Piece of Her Broken Heart) | Ronnie McDowell |
| 9 | 9 | I Lie | Loretta Lynn |
| 17 | — | I Think About Your Lovin' | The Osmonds |
| 1 | 1 | I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton |
| 2 | 4 | I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone) | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1 | 1 | I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World | Ronnie Milsap |
| 18 | 24 | I'm Goin' Hurtin' | Joe Stampley |
| 1 | 3 | I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home | David Frizzell |
| 3 | 11 | I'm Not That Lonely Yet | Reba McEntire |
| 3 | 2 | If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home) | George Strait |
| 10 | — | If You're Waitin' on Me (You're Backin' up) | The Kendalls |
| 15 | 12 | In Like with Each Other | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers |
| 19 | 40 | Innocent Lies | Sonny James |
| 1 | 1 | It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy | Janie Fricke |
| 17 | — | It Turns Me Inside Out | Lee Greenwood |
| 19 | — | It'll Be Her | Tompall & the Glaser Brothers |
| 16 | 31 | It's High Time | Dottie West |
| 16 | — | It's Who You Love | Kieran Kane |
| 7 | 4 | Just Give Me What You Think is Fair | Leon Everette |
| 1 | 2 | Just to Satisfy You | Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson |
| 15 | — | Kansas City Lights | Steve Wariner |
| 17 | — | The Killin' Kind | Bandana |
| 2 | 1 | Let It Be Me | Willie Nelson |
| 3 | 1 | Listen to the Radio | Don Williams |
| 12 | 43 | A Little Bit Crazy | Eddy Raven |
| 9 | 30 | Livin' in These Troubled Times | Crystal Gayle |
| 1 | 1 | Lonely Nights | Mickey Gilley |
| 1 | 1 | Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good | Don Williams |
| 1 | 1 | Love Will Turn You Around | Kenny Rogers |
| 13 | 14 | Love's Found You and Me | Ed Bruce |
| 8 | 11 | Love's Gonna Fall Here Tonight | Razzy Bailey |
| 19 | 41 | Making Love from Memory | Loretta Lynn |
| 9 | 19 | Midnight Rodeo | Leon Everette |
| 12 | 7 | Mis'ry River | Terri Gibbs |
| 3 | 3 | Mistakes | Don Williams |
| 1 | 1 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| 1 | 1 | Mountain of Love | Charley Pride |
| 20 | — | Natural Love | Petula Clark |
| 12 | 32 | New Cut Road | Bobby Bare |
| 17 | — | New Way Out | Karen Brooks |
| 20 | 44 | No Relief in Sight | Con Hunley |
| 1 | 1 | Nobody | Sylvia |
| 19 | — | Nothing but the Radio On | James & Michael Younger |
| 12 | 26 | Oh Girl | Con Hunley |
| 19 | 18 | Old Friends | Willie Nelson, Ray Price, and Roger Miller |
| 1 | 1 | Only One You | T. G. Sheppard |
| 13 | — | Only You (And You Alone) | Reba McEntire |
| 9 | 9 | Operator, Long Distance Please | Barbara Mandrell |
| 19 | 37 | Preaching Up a Storm | Mel McDaniel |
| 1 | 1 | Put Your Dreams Away | Mickey Gilley |
| 1 | 3 | Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night | Conway Twitty |
| 1 | 7 | Redneck Girl | The Bellamy Brothers |
| 5 | 2 | Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands | Lee Greenwood |
| 10 | 12 | Rodeo Romeo | Moe Bandy |
| 9 | 13 | 'Round the Clock Lovin' | Gail Davies |
| — | 16 | Run for the Roses | Dan Fogelberg |
| 5 | 1 | Same Ole Me | George Jones |
| 1 | 3 | She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) | Jerry Reed |
| 1 | 2 | She Left Love All Over Me | Razzy Bailey |
| 19 | 21 | She Used to Sing on Sunday | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers |
| 7 | 6 | She's Lying | Lee Greenwood |
| 4 | 2 | She's Not Really Cheating (She's Just Getting Even) | Moe Bandy |
| 10 | — | She's Playing Hard to Forget | Eddy Raven |
| 5 | 1 | Shine | Waylon Jennings |
| 8 | 1 | Single Women | Dolly Parton |
| 13 | 2 | (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay | Waylon Jennings with Willie Nelson |
| 7 | 13 | 16th Avenue | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 13 | — | Slow Down | Lacy J. Dalton |
| 1 | 6 | Slow Hand | Conway Twitty |
| 22 | 16 | So Fine | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 10 | 1 | Some Memories Just Won't Die | Marty Robbins |
| 20 | 39 | Some of My Best Friends Are Old Songs | Louise Mandrell |
| 1 | 4 | Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1 | 39 | Somewhere Between Right and Wrong | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 10 | 20 | Soul Searchin' | Leon Everette |
| 9 | 4 | Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart) | Gene Watson |
| 17 | — | Stay a Little Longer | Mel Tillis |
| 7 | — | Step Back | Ronnie McDowell |
| 19 | 35 | Stuck Right in the Middle of Your Love | Billy Swan |
| 5 | 1 | Sure Feels Like Love | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers |
| 12 | 11 | Sweet Yesterday | Sylvia |
| 1 | 1 | The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | Juice Newton |
| 1 | 1 | Take Me Down | Alabama |
| 10 | 22 | Take Me to the Country | Mel McDaniel |
| 3 | 1 | Tears of the Lonely | Mickey Gilley |
| 10 | — | Tell Me Why | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 9 | 5 | Tennessee Rose | Emmylou Harris |
| 8 | 11 | This Dream's on Me | Gene Watson |
| 5 | 5 | Through the Years | Kenny Rogers |
| 24 | 17 | Tie Your Dream to Mine | Marty Robbins |
| 1 | 3 | 'Till You're Gone | Barbara Mandrell |
| 5 | 20 | The Very Best Is You | Charly McClain |
| 1 | 5 | War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) | T. G. Sheppard |
| 4 | 3 | Watchin' Girls Go By | Ronnie McDowell |
| 2 | 2 | We Did But Now You Don't | Conway Twitty |
| 1 | 1 | What's Forever For | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 7 | 13 | Whatever | The Statler Brothers |
| 18 | — | When a Man Loves a Woman | Jack Grayson & Blackjack |
| 14 | 46 | When You Fall in Love | Johnny Lee |
| 11 | — | Who Do You Know in California | Eddy Raven |
| 1 | 15 | Wild and Blue | John Anderson |
| 16 | 15 | A Woman's Touch | Tom Jones |
| 4 | 6 | Women Do Know How to Carry On | Waylon Jennings |
| 6 | 15 | Would You Catch a Falling Star | John Anderson |
| 12 | — | Years Ago | The Statler Brothers |
| 1 | 5 | Yesterday's Wine | Merle Haggard and George Jones |
| 1 | 1 | You and I | Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle |
| 5 | 3 | You Never Gave Up on Me | Crystal Gayle |
| 10 | — | You Put the Blue in Me | The Whites |
| 16 | 42 | You Still Get to Me in My Dreams | Tammy Wynette |
| 17 | 7 | You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio) | Gail Davies |
| 3 | — | You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams) | The Statler Brothers |
| 5 | 26 | You're My Bestest Friend | Mac Davis |
| 1 | 2 | You're So Good When You're Bad | Charley Pride |
| 1 | 10 | You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had | Ed Bruce |
[edit] Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 19 | Another Motel Memory | Ruth Ann |
| 4 | 1 | Another Sleepless Night | Anne Murray |
| — | 6 | Brand New Tears (For an Old Heartache) | Carroll Baker |
| — | 9 | Did I Forget to Tell Her | Jerry Palmer |
| — | 7 | A Dreamer and a Fool (Am I) | Kevin Waara |
| — | 18 | Everybody's Going Country | Midnite Rodeo Band |
| — | 8 | The Ex-Superstar's Waltz | Ronnie Prophet |
| — | 4 | From the Bar Room to the Bedroom | Eddie Eastman |
| — | 9 | Good Ol' Time Country Rock 'N' Roll | Dick Damron |
| 7 | 1 | Hey! Baby | Anne Murray |
| — | 7 | Honky Tonk Angels and Good Ol' Boys | Dick Damron |
| — | 20 | I Am Your Fire | Bill Hersh & Blue Train |
| — | 13 | I've Gotta Cowboy in the Saddle | Iris Larratt |
| — | 14 | Intimate Strangers | Eddie Eastman |
| — | 7 | Kentucky Serenade | Tony Prophet |
| — | 14 | Lay Your Heart on the Line | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 10 | (Livin' On) Fast Love | Midnite Rodeo Band |
| — | 12 | Married or Single | Ruth Ann |
| — | 8 | Maybe It's Love This Time | Mercey Brothers |
| — | 11 | Nobody Quite Like You | Eddie Eastman |
| — | 15 | Overnight Success | John Allan Cameron |
| — | 16 | The Parting of the Ways | John Winters |
| — | 9 | Raised on Country Music | Family Brown |
| — | 9 | Reunion | Dick Damron |
| — | 4 | The Second Time Around | Carroll Baker |
| — | 10 | Should You Ever Think of Cheating | John Winters |
| 61 | 4 | Some Never Stand a Chance | Family Brown |
| — | 16 | Starlight Lady | Gurney Anderson |
| — | 10 | Sugartime | Glory-Anne Carriere |
| — | 6 | Summertime | The Good Brothers |
| — | 17 | Ten Years Old and Barefoot | Gary Fjellgaard |
| — | 10 | Took a Train to Vegas | Gilles Godard |
| — | 10 | Took You Back Again | Canadian Zephyr |
| — | 15 | You Never Really Loved Me | David Thompson |
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | After All These Years | Tompall & the Glaser Brothers | Elektra |
| 29 | Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose | Bobby Bare | Columbia |
| 37 | Amazing Grace | Cristy Lane | Liberty |
| 53 | Back in the Country | Roy Acuff | Elektra |
| 63 | Backslidin' | Joe Stampley | Epic |
| 34 | Best of Boxcar, Vol. 1 | Boxcar Willie | Main Street |
| 62 | The Best of Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson | RCA |
| 39 | Biggest Hits | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
| 64 | Biggest Hits | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 64 | Bluegrass Spectacular | Osborne Brothers | RCA |
| 47 | Changes | Tanya Tucker | Arista |
| 62 | Charley Pride Live | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 35 | Conway's #1 Classics Volume Two | Conway Twitty | Elektra |
| 50 | A Country Christmas | Various Artists | RCA |
| 29 | The Elvis Medley | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| 52 | Family & Friends | Ricky Skaggs | Rounder |
| 39 | Gary Morris | Gary Morris | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | A Gatlin Family Christmas | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers | Columbia |
| 41 | Givin' Herself Away | Gail Davies | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Goin' Home for Christmas | Merle Haggard | Epic |
| 62 | Good Love & Heartbreak | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 49 | Greatest Hits | Moe Bandy | Columbia |
| 34 | Greatest Hits | Janie Fricke | Columbia |
| 43 | Greatest Hits | Charly McClain | Epic |
| 59 | He Set My Life to Music | Barbara Mandrell | MCA |
| 48 | Heartbreak | Rodney Lay and the Wild West | Churchill |
| 42 | Here's to Us | Cristy Lane | Liberty |
| 27 | Honkytonk Man (Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | The Hottest Night of the Year | Anne Murray | Capitol |
| 63 | I Write It Down | Ed Bruce | MCA |
| 37 | I'm Goin' Hurtin' | Joe Stampley | Epic |
| 38 | It's a Long Way to Daytona | Mel Tillis | Elektra |
| 59 | Jack Grayson Sings | Jack Grayson | Joe-Wes |
| 26 | Just Hooked on Country | Albert Coleman's Atlanta Pops | Epic |
| 38 | Kieran Kane | Kieran Kane | Elektra |
| 27 | Last Train to Heaven | Boxcar Willie | Main Street |
| 59 | A Little More Razz | Razzy Bailey | RCA |
| 67 | Live | Tanya Tucker | MCA |
| 58 | Mel Tillis' Greatest Hits | Mel Tillis | Elektra |
| 48 | Memories of Christmas | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| 37 | Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits | Merle Haggard | MCA |
| 45 | Night After Night | Jacky Ward | Asylum |
| 56 | Oh Girl | Con Hunley | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Old Home Town | Glen Campbell | Atlantic America |
| 54 | The Osmond Brothers | The Osmond Brothers | Elektra/Curb |
| 41 | Pistol Packin' Mama | Hoyt Axton | Jeremiah |
| 49 | The Roy Clark Show Live from Austin City Limits | Roy Clark | Churchill |
| 31 | Soft Touch | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 33 | Some Days It Rains All Night Long | Terri Gibbs | MCA |
| 32 | Sounds Like Love | Johnny Lee | Full Moon |
| 35 | Steve Wariner | Steve Wariner | RCA |
| 38 | Stickin' Together | The Kendalls | Mercury |
| 56 | Sugar Free | Dave Rowland | Elektra |
| 43 | Take Me to the Country | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |
| 67 | Talk to Me | Cindy Hurt | Churchill |
| 27 | This Dream's on Me | Gene Watson | MCA |
| 43 | Turned Loose | Roy Clark | Churchill |
| 38 | Walk On | Karen Brooks | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Jack Grayson | Koala |
| 44 | (You're My) Super Woman/(You're My) Incredible Man | Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon | RCA |
[edit] On television
[edit] Regular series
- Hee Haw (1969–1993, syndicated)
[edit] Specials
[edit] Births
- February 3 — Jessica Harp, member of The Wreckers.
- April 12 – Easton Corbin, neotraditionalist of the early 2010s, with hits including "A Little More Country Than That."
- April 24 – Kelly Clarkson, pop singer who crossed over to country for hits including "Because of You" (duet with Reba McEntire) and "Don't You Wanna Stay" (duet with Jason Aldean); first winner of American Idol.
- July 5 — Dave Haywood, member of Lady Antebellum.
- August 28 — LeAnn Rimes, pop-country singer starting in the late 1990s.
[edit] Deaths
- July 2 - DeFord Bailey, 82, harmonicaist and first African American performer on the Grand Ole Opry.
- October 27 - Hoyt Hawkins, 55, member of The Jordanaires.
- December 8 — Marty Robbins, 57, prolific, multi-styled artist for more than 30 years (heart failure).
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975)
- Roy Horton (1914–2003)
- Marty Robbins (1925–1982)
[edit] Major awards
[edit] Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Break It to Me Gently," Juice Newton
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Always on My Mind," Willie Nelson
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Mountain Music," Alabama
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Alabama Jubilee," Roy Clark
- Best Country Song — "Always on My Mind," Johnny Christopher, Wayne Carson Thompson and Mark James (Performer: Willie Nelson)
[edit] Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Ronnie Hawkins
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne Murray
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Good Brothers
[edit] Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Alabama
- Song of the Year — "Are the Good Times Really Over," Merle Haggard (Performer: Merle Haggard)
- Single of the Year — "Always on My Mind," Willie Nelson
- Album of the Year — Always on My Mind, Willie Nelson
- Top Male Vocalist — Ronnie Milsap
- Top Female Vocalist — Sylvia
- Top Vocal Duo — Shelly West and David Frizzell
- Top Vocal Group — Alabama
- Top New Male Vocalist — Michael Martin Murphey
- Top New Female Vocalist — Karen Brooks
[edit] Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Family Brown
- Male Artist of the Year — Terry Carisse
- Female Artist of the Year — Carroll Baker
- Group of the Year — Family Brown
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Some Never Stand a Chance," Family Brown (Performer: Family Brown)
- Single of the Year — "Some Never Stand a Chance," Family Brown
- Album of the Year — Raised on Country Music, Family Brown
- Vista Rising Star Award — Ruth Ann
[edit] Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Alabama
- Song of the Year — "Always on My Mind," Johnny Christopher, Wayne Carson Thompson and Mark James (Performer: Willie Nelson)
- Single of the Year — "Always on My Mind," Willie Nelson
- Album of the Year — Always on My Mind, Willie Nelson
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Ricky Skaggs
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Janie Fricke
- Vocal Duo of the Year — David Frizzell and Shelly West
- Vocal Group of the Year — Alabama
- Horizon Award — Ricky Skaggs
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins
- Instrumental Group of the Year — Alabama
[edit] Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
