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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1987.
June 13 — Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" spends three weeks at No. 1 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It is the first multi-week chart-topping song since "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap spent two weeks atop the chart in September 1985; in that time span, 85 songs would rotate in and out of the chart's top spot. Incidentally, only three other songs during the entire 1980s decade — all of them in 1980 — would spend more than two weeks at No. 1, owing much to how Billboard compiled the chart data at the time.
September — Dolly Parton 's much anticipated TV variety series, Dolly , premieres on ABC in September. Despite a promising start (due to strong ratings in its early weeks), the show was panned by critics and its audience began to lose interest. After a continual decline on viewership, the series was cancelled at the end of the 1987-1988 season.
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46-year-old singer-songwriter K.T. Oslin becomes the success story of the year with her hit "80s Ladies," a Grammy Award-winner which told the story of three friends from childhood who stayed together through an era of social change. The song spawned an award-winning video as well and despite only reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, was one of the most played songs of the year. Oslin's rise to fame in her mid-40s came at a time when mainstream country radio was beginning to shun older female artists in lieu of younger, more attractive stars.
Top hits of the year [ edit ] Singles released by American artists [ edit ]
US CAN Single
Artist
7
4
80's Ladies K. T. Oslin
86
17
Ain't No Cure for Love Jennifer Warnes
1
1
All My Ex's Live in Texas George Strait
1
1
Am I Blue George Strait
16
35
American Me
S-K-O
4
—
Another World Crystal Gayle with Gary Morris
2
2
Baby's Got a Hold on Me Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1
—
Baby's Got a New Baby S-K-O
4
8
The Bed You Made for Me Highway 101
10
9
Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) David Lynn Jones
1
1
Born to Boogie Hank Williams, Jr.
9
4
Brilliant Conversationalist T. Graham Brown
1
1
Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You The O'Kanes
6
1
The Carpenter John Conlee
4
7
Chains of Gold Sweethearts of the Rodeo
16
30
Changin' Partners Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
13
14
Child Support Barbara Mandrell
5
3
Cinderella Vince Gill
10
23
Cowboy Man Lyle Lovett
3
7
Crazy from the Heart The Bellamy Brothers
4
—
Crazy Over You Foster & Lloyd
7
5
Crime of Passion Ricky Van Shelton
1
2
Cry Myself to Sleep The Judds
9
12
Daddies Need to Grow Up Too The O'Kanes
10
10
Deep River Woman Lionel Richie with Alabama
85
17
Didn't You Go and Leave Me
Rosemary Sharp
1
3
Do Ya K. T. Oslin
4
5
Domestic Life John Conlee
10
4
Don't Be Cruel The Judds
1
1
Don't Go to Strangers T. Graham Brown
20
19
Don't Touch Me There Charly McClain
4
7
A Face in the Crowd Michael Martin Murphey with Holly Dunn
2
2
Fallin' for You for Years Conway Twitty
8
11
Fallin' Out Waylon Jennings
7
5
Fire in the Sky Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1
1
Fishin' in the Dark Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
7
11
Forever The Statler Brothers
1
1
Forever and Ever, Amen Randy Travis
16
18
Full Grown Fool Mickey Gilley
7
10
Girls Ride Horses Too Judy Rodman
13
18
Give Back My Heart
Lyle Lovett
1
3
Give Me Wings Michael Johnson
18
23
God Will
Lyle Lovett
8
10
Goodbye's All We've Got Left Steve Earle
10
11
Gotta Get Away Sweethearts of the Rodeo
9
6
Gotta Have You Eddie Rabbitt
2
3
Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) T. G. Sheppard
6
6
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Glen Campbell with Steve Wariner
10
—
Hard Livin' Keith Whitley
14
50
Have I Got Some Blues for You Charley Pride
18
39
He's Letting Go Baillie & the Boys
9
25
Homecoming '63 Keith Whitley
17
12
House of Blue Lights Asleep at the Wheel
1
1
How Do I Turn You On Ronnie Milsap
1
3
I Can't Win for Losin' You Earl Thomas Conley
1
1
I Know Where I'm Going The Judds
14
19
I Only Wanted You Marie Osmond
2
2
I Prefer the Moonlight Kenny Rogers
2
2
I Want to Know You Before We Make Love Conway Twitty
1
1
I Will Be There Dan Seals
1
1
I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) Randy Travis
10
24
I'll Be the One The Statler Brothers
5
9
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Judy Rodman
2
1
I'll Come Back as Another Woman Tanya Tucker
4
15
I'll Never Be in Love Again Don Williams
1
1
I'll Still Be Loving You Restless Heart
9
24
If There's Any Justice Lee Greenwood
1
1
It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) The Oak Ridge Boys
31
7
It Won't Hurt Dwight Yoakam
8
12
It's Only Over for You Tanya Tucker
2
3
Julia Conway Twitty
1
3
Kids of the Baby Boom The Bellamy Brothers
37
20
Killbilly Hill Southern Pacific
1
2
The Last One to Know Reba McEntire
1
1
Leave Me Lonely Gary Morris
4
5
Let the Music Lift You Up Reba McEntire
16
17
Let's Do Something Vince Gill
7
3
Little Sister Dwight Yoakam
8
1
Little Ways Dwight Yoakam
1
1
A Long Line of Love Michael Martin Murphey
10
7
Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This Ricky Skaggs with Sharon White
2
3
Love Me Like You Used To Tanya Tucker
6
5
Love Reunited The Desert Rose Band
2
2
Love Someone Like Me Holly Dunn
6
4
Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me John Schneider
1
1
Lynda Steve Wariner
1
1
Make No Mistake, She's Mine Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap
11
7
Mama's Rockin' Chair John Conlee
1
1
Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues The Judds
4
6
Midnight Girl/Sunset Town Sweethearts of the Rodeo
1
2
The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder Michael Johnson
1
1
Mornin' Ride Lee Greenwood
19
37
No Easy Horses
S-K-B
2
1
No Place Like Home Randy Travis
20
7
Nowhere Road Steve Earle
1
1
Ocean Front Property George Strait
9
17
Oh Heart Baillie & the Boys
11
—
Old Bridges Burn Slow Billy Joe Royal
2
2
One for the Money T. G. Sheppard
1
1
One Promise Too Late Reba McEntire
4
7
Only When I Love Holly Dunn
9
9
Plain Brown Wrapper Gary Morris
76
17
Real Good Heartache
Rosemary Sharp
1
1
Right from the Start Earl Thomas Conley
3
5
Right Hand Man Eddy Raven
8
6
The Right Left Hand George Jones
16
14
The Rock and Roll of Love
Tom Wopat
1
1
Rose in Paradise Waylon Jennings
6
18
Rough and Rowdy Days Waylon Jennings
9
12
Señorita Don Williams
4
3
She Couldn't Love Me Anymore T. Graham Brown
9
—
She Thinks That She'll Marry Judy Rodman
1
1
She's Too Good to Be True Exile
1
1
Shine, Shine, Shine Eddy Raven
1
1
Small Town Girl Steve Wariner
1
1
Snap Your Fingers Ronnie Milsap
1
5
Somebody Lied Ricky Van Shelton
5
3
Someone Lee Greenwood
1
1
Somewhere Tonight Highway 101
1
2
Straight to the Heart Crystal Gayle
20
—
Susannah
Tom Wopat
37
19
Sweet Little '66 Steve Earle
10
7
Take the Long Way Home John Schneider
4
3
Talkin' to the Moon Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers
7
4
Tar Top Alabama
3
6
Telling Me Lies Dolly Parton , Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
1
2
That Was a Close One Earl Thomas Conley
3
4
Then It's Love Don Williams
1
2
This Crazy Love The Oak Ridge Boys
5
1
Those Memories of You Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
1
1
Three Time Loser Dan Seals
6
10
Till I'm Too Old to Die Young Moe Bandy
17
35
Time In The Oak Ridge Boys
1
1
To Know Him Is to Love Him Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
5
4
Too Many Rivers The Forester Sisters
6
15
Train of Memories Kathy Mattea
2
2
Twenty Years Ago Kenny Rogers
1
1
The Way We Make a Broken Heart Rosanne Cash
1
1
The Weekend Steve Wariner
1
1
What Am I Gonna Do About You Reba McEntire
9
7
What Can I Do with My Heart Juice Newton
20
10
When a Woman Cries Janie Fricke
2
1
Whiskey, If You Were a Woman Highway 101
1
1
Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) Restless Heart
15
24
Why I Don't Know
Lyle Lovett
1
3
You Again The Forester Sisters
11
—
You Haven't Heard the Last of Me
Moe Bandy
1
1
You Still Move Me Dan Seals
2
5
You're My First Lady T. G. Sheppard
3
6
You're Never Too Old for Young Love Eddy Raven
5
—
You're the Power Kathy Mattea
1
1
"You've Got" the Touch Alabama
12
13
Your Love
Tammy Wynette
Singles released by Canadian artists [ edit ] Top new album releases [ edit ] Other top albums [ edit ] On television [ edit ] Regular series [ edit ] Specials [ edit ]
January 31 – Tyler Hubbard , member of Florida Georgia Line, a duo of the 2010s.
August 16 – Dan Smyers , member of Dan + Shay, a rising duo of the 2010s.
September 25 — Greg Bates , up-and-coming country singer of the early 2010s.
June 25 - Boudleaux Bryant , 67, songwriter (with wife Felice) of many 1950s and 1960s hits.
Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Major awards [ edit ] Grammy Awards [ edit ] Juno Awards [ edit ] Academy of Country Music [ edit ] Canadian Country Music Association [ edit ] Country Music Association [ edit ] Further reading [ edit ]
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.
Other links [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
