Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1976 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

  • 31. Januar – This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me – Conway Twitty
  • 7. Februar – Sometimes – Bill Anderson und Mary Lou Turner
  • 14. Februar – The White Knight – Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
  • 21. Februar – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson
  • 13. März – The Roots of My Raising – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
  • 20. März – Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) – Tom T. Hall
  • 27. März – Til the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams
  • 3. April – You'll Lose a Good Thing – Freddy Fender
  • 10. April – Til I Can Make it On My Own – Tammy Wynette
  • 17. April – Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) – Eddie Rabbitt
  • 24. April – Together Again – Emmylou Harris
  • 1. Mai – Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time – Mickey Gilley
  • 8. Mai – My Eyes Can Only See As Far as You – Charley Pride
  • 15. Mai – What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down – Ronnie Milsap
  • 22. Mai – After All the Good is Gone – Conway Twitty
  • 29. Mai – One Piece at a Time – Johnny Cash
  • 12. Juni – I'll Get Over You – Crystal Gayle
  • 19. Juni – El Paso City – Marty Robbins
  • 3. Juli – All These Things – Joe Stampley
  • 10. Juli – The Door is Always Open – Dave & Sugar
  • 17. Juli – Teddy Bear – Red Sovine
  • 7. August – Golden Ring – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
  • 14. August – Say it Again – Don Williams
  • 21. August – Bring it on Home to Me – Mickey Gilley
  • 28. August – I'm a Stand by Your Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
  • 11. September – I Don't Want to Have to Marry You – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
  • 25. September – If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time – Willie Nelson
  • 2. Oktober – Here's Some Love – Tanya Tucker
  • 9. Oktober – The Games That Daddies Play – Conway Twitty
  • 16. Oktober – You and Me – Tammy Wynette
  • 30. Oktober – Among My Souvenirs – Marty Robbins
  • 6. November – Cherokee Maiden – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
  • 13. November – Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) – Loretta Lynn
  • 27. November – Good Woman Blues – Mel Tillis
  • 11. Dezember – Thinkin' of a Rendezvous – Johnny Duncan
  • 25. Dezember – Sweet Dreams (Of You) – Emmylou Harris

Weitere große Hits

  • 9,999,999 Tears – Dickey Lee
  • After the Storm – Wynn Stewart
  • Afternoon Delight – Johnny Carver
  • All I Can Do – Dolly Parton
  • Amazing Grace (Used to be Her Favorite Song) – Amazing Rhythm Aces
  • Angels, Roses and Rain – Dickey Lee
  • The Blind Man in the Bleachers – Kenny Starr
  • Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin
  • Can't You See – Waylon Jennings
  • Come On Over – Olivia Newton-John
  • Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You – Tanya Tucker
  • Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (Medley) – Glen Campbell
  • Don't Stop Believin – Olivia Newton-John
  • The End is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Song) – Amazing Rhythm Aces
  • Fly Away – John Denver
  • God Bless America Again – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
  • Hank Williams You Wrote My Life – Moe Bandy
  • Her Name Is ... – George Jones
  • Hillbilly Heart – Johnny Rodriguez
  • Home Made Love – Tom Bresh
  • I Couldn't Be Me Without You – Johnny Rodriguez
  • I Wonder if I Ever Said Goodbye – Johnny Rodriguez
  • I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose – Dottsy
  • I'm Gonna Love You – Dave & Sugar
  • If I Had To Do it All Over Again – Roy Clark
  • I.O.U. – Jimmy Dean
  • Is Forever Longer Than Always – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
  • Just in Case – Ronnie Milsap
  • Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) – Kenny Rogers
  • Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers
  • The Letter – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
  • Livin' it Down – Freddy Fender
  • Lonely Teardrops – Narvel Felts
  • Love Lifted Me – Kenny Rogers
  • Love Revival – Mel Tillis
  • Me and Ole C.B. – Dave Dudley
  • Mental Revenge – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
  • Misty Blue – Billie Jo Spears
  • One of These Days – Emmylou Harris
  • Queen of the Silver Dollar – Dave & Sugar
  • Remember Me (When the Candlelights are Gleaming) – Willie Nelson
  • Save All Your Kisses For Me – Margo Smith
  • Show Me a Man – T.G. Sheppard
  • Somebody Loves You – Crystal Gayle
  • Standing Room Only – Barbara Mandrell
  • Stranger – Johnny Duncan
  • Suspicious Minds – Waylon Jennings und Jessi Colter
  • Thank Got I've Got You – Statler Brothers
  • That's What Made Me Love You – Bill Anderson
  • ('Til) I Kissed You – Connie Smith
  • Tracks of My Tears – Linda Ronstadt
  • Vaya Con Dios – Freddy Fender
  • Walk Softly – Billy "Crash" Craddock
  • What I've Got in Mind – Billie Jo Spears
  • The Winner – Bobby Bare
  • You Could Know as Much About a Stranger – Gene Watson
  • You Rubbed it In All Wrong – Billy "Crash" Craddock
  • You've Got Me to Hold On To – Tanya Tucker

Alben (Auswahl)

  • Alone Again – George Jones
  • Their Greatest Hits: 1971–1975 – The Eagles
  • Till I Can Make it on My Own – Tammy Wynette
  • Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser und Jessi Colter

Geboren

  • 09. Januar – Hayes Carll
  • 17. März – Keifer Thompson
  • 26. Mai – Brenn Hill
  • 04. Juni – Kasey Chambers
  • 18. Juni – Blake Shelton
  • 17. Juli – Luke Bryan
  • 26. November – Joe Nichols

Gestorben

  • 28. Januar – Charles Ray „Skeeter“ Clayton Willis

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

  • Paul Cohen
  • Kitty Wells

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

  • Carl Belew
  • Dallas Frazier
  • John D. Loudermilk
  • Moon Mullican
  • Curly Putman

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

  • Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Linda Ronstadt – I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
  • Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  • Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Rita Coolidge und Kris Kristofferson – Lover Please
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins – The Entertainer
  • Best Country Song – (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Larry Butler, Chips Moman (Songwriters) und B.J. Thomas (Performer)

Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer Of The Year – Loretta Lynn
  • Song Of The Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell – Larry Weiss
  • Single Of The Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
  • Album Of The Year – Feelings – Loretta Lynn Conway Twitty
  • Top Male Vocalist – Conway Twitty
  • Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn
  • Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
  • Top New Male Vocalist – Freddy Fender
  • Top New Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle

Country Music Association

  • Entertainer of the Year – Mel Tillis
  • Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
  • Female Vocalist of the Year – Dolly Parton
  • Instrumental Group of the Year – Roy Clark & Buck Trent
  • Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
  • Vocal Duo of the Year – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
  • Single of the Year – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
  • Song of the Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Larry Weiss
  • Album of the Year – Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, und Jessi Colter
  • Instrumentalist of the Year – Hargus „Pig“ Robbins

American Music Awards

  • Favorite Country Male Artist – John Denver
  • Favorite Country Female Artist – Olivia Newton-John
  • Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Donny & Marie Osmond
  • Favorite Country Album – Back Home Again – John Denver
  • Favorite Country Song – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

Einzelnachweise


Top 100 Country Song Chart for 1976

Top 100 Country Songs of 1976

Top Hits 1976 Playlist RTL+

Classic Country 19751979 2CD (1999)

Country Music (1972) Plex