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List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1987

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Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:23, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Came back from holiday to find that the list for 1986 has been promoted, so here's the list for 1987 which (assuming it's successful) will complete a 30-year run of country number ones at FL status. As ever, all comments will be addressed promptly..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:23, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Support Comments from Aoba47

• The first sentence of the lead's second paragraph is somewhat long. I would start a new sentence at this part "which had moved into the number one position in the issue of Billboard dated" with something like "It had moved...".
  • Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:30, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
• I have a question about this sentence: "Between those two chart-toppers, the only song to spend more than one week at number one was "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis, which topped the chart for three weeks during the summer." I am wondering if there is a way to avoid repeating "top" twice in the same sentence? Maybe something like "The only other song to ..." as it would cover the "Between those two chart-toppers" part in a more concise manner.
  • Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:30, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
• I have a comment about this sentence: "The song won Travis a Grammy for Best Country & Western Song and an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year." According to the Grammy website (here), Travis won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance not the Grammy for Best Country & Western Song.
  • Actually, the song did win the C&W Song award, but it won't show on your search for all Travis's awards, because the C&W Song Grammy is awarded to the song's writers, and he did not write it himself. I have re-worded the sentence slightly to take that into account -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:30, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
    • Just to confirm, Travis's Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was not for this song -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:20, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
      • Thank you for the clarification, and apologies for my mistake. However, I still have a question. According to this Wikipedia page, the category was only known as "Best Country & Western Song" between 1965 to 1968? It seems like the category would be Best Country Song for this. Either way, I would include a link to the specific Grammy award. Aoba47 (talk) 16:32, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
        • I am very unfamiliar with this part of the Grammys so apologies for any confusion. Aoba47 (talk) 06:05, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
          • Fixed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:24, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

As always, wonderful work with the list. Once my comments are addressed, I will be more than happy to support this for promotion. If you have the time and interest, I would greatly appreciate any feedback on my current FAC. It is about a country music album so it somewhat falls in your area of interest, although it did not appear on any music chart lol. Either way, have a great start to your week! Aoba47 (talk) 02:31, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

• Thanks for your comments. I will endeavour to take a look at your FAC -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:30, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

• Thank you! Aoba47 (talk) 16:33, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

• Thank you for addressing everything. I support this for promotion. Aoba47 (talk) 18:38, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

• Support – looks great as always. Care to check out Ojorojo and I's new FLC? – zmbro _(talk) 23:57, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
  • Will do. I am working my way through the eight FLCs which were started while I was away on holiday, and will get to that one in the fullness of time :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 06:20, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

• Support – Another one well done. One small thing: some publishers/works are linked in the citations and others aren't. If there isn't a reason for this, it would be better to be consistent (I did say small). —Ojorojo (talk) 15:45, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Comments

• I would add that "Give Me Wings" was the Top Country Single of 1987, through the yellow background and a dagger; ref: page 97
  • Added in prose, but I'd prefer not to highlight it in the table as I haven't done that in any of the 30+ other FLs and I would prefer to keep consistent -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:47, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
• Ref 2, 5, 12, 15: Link Billboard if you link it everywhere else
  • Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:47, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
• Ref 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |publisher=AllMusic
  • Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:47, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

-- Lirim | Talk 01:18, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

• Support — I do not see any other issues. —Lirim | Talk 19:50, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Resolved comments from Ianblair23 (talk) 10:26, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi ChrisTheDude, please find my comments below: Table March 28 – correct link to Small Town Girl (song) April 11 – correct link to "You've Got" the Touch and Alabama (band) May 30 – correct link to It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) September 12 – pipe link to Make No Mistake, He's Mine#Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers recording October 3 – correct link to You Again (song) October 17 – correct link to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band December 19 – correct link to K. T. Oslin References Refs 3–5, 10, 13, 16–66 – unlink Billboard (magazine) Ref 5 – fix link to [1] Refs 9, 11–12, 14–15 – unlink AllMusic Cheers – Ianblair23 (talk) 09:55, 13 November 2019 (UTC) @Ianblair23: - all done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:09, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

• Support. Well done ChrisTheDude. Cheers – Ianblair23 (talk) 10:27, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Source review by Cowlibob

Resolved comments from Cowlibob (talk) 18:55, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

* For "Mind your Own Business" song, I can't see the featured artists confirmed in the reference. For the sentence "At the other end of the scale, Milsap took his count of Hot Country number ones past 30, as he continued a run of eight consecutive number ones stretching back to 1985". Which part of the reference confirms that his number ones went past 30 and that it was his eighth consecutive since 1985? No deadlinks however I would recommend archiving the urls for the future Random spotchecks on ref 7, 18, 25, 35, 45, and 60 satisfactory. AGF on offline source Cowlibob (talk) 13:43, 13 November 2019 (UTC) @Cowlibob: Amended re: point 1, as while they were indisputably on the song, it seems Billboard did not credit them on the chart. Re: point 2, I have added an additional source which confirms that Milsap had 35 number ones, only 3 of which were after 1987, therefore a routine calculation says the ones he achieved in 1987 were his 30th, 31st and 32nd.... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:02, 13 November 2019 (UTC) @ChrisTheDude: Thanks for making the changes. I found this reference which should suffice for the featured appearance of the artists.[[2]] despite Billboard failing to recognise it. It's probably good to add it as you've mentioned in the lead that Reba made a featured appearance on the track. Cowlibob (talk) 16:51, 13 November 2019 (UTC) @Cowlibob: Hopefully all sorted now -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:51, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

(ec) BTW, if you watch this video, it actually shows a copy of the physical single of "Mind Your Own Business" and none of the featured vocalists are credited, so it wasn't just that Billboard failed to list them, but rather that they weren't credited on the single at all, which seems a bit harsh...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:58, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

That's the music business for you! Cowlibob (talk) 10:15, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

• Source review passed. Cowlibob (talk) 18:55, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Promoting. --PresN 21:55, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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