See also: 1986 in country music, 1987 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1985 in country music, 1986 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events For the first time in its 42-year history, there is a new No. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1987 in country music, 1988 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Chirag is queer and adam is gaga ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• January 10 - "Give Me Wings" - Michael Johnson
• January 17 - "What Am I Gonna Do About You" - Reba McEntire
• January 24 - "Cry Myself to Sleep" - The Judds
• January 31 - "You Still Move Me" - Dan Seals
• February 7 - "Leave Me Lonely" - Gary Morris
• February 14 - "How Do I Turn You On" - Ronnie Milsap
• February 21 - "Straight to the Heart" - Crystal Gayle
• February 28 - "I Can't Win for Losin' You" - Earl Thomas Conley
• March 7 - "Mornin' Ride" - Lee Greenwood
• March 14 - "Baby's Got a New Baby" - Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet
• March 21 - "I'll Still Be Loving You" - Restless Heart
• March 28 - "Small Town Girl" - Steve Wariner
• April 4 - "Ocean Front Property" - George Strait
• April 11 - "'You've Got' The Touch" - Alabama
• April 18 - "Kids of the Baby Boom" - Bellamy Brothers
• April 25 - "Rose in Paradise" - Waylon Jennings
• May 2 - "Don't Go to Strangers" - T. Graham Brown
• May 9 - "The Moon is Still Over Her Shoulder" - Michael Johnson
• May 16 - "To Know Him is to Love Him" - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton
• May 23 - "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You" - The O'Kanes
• May 30 - "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" - Oak Ridge Boys
• June 6 - "I Will Be There" - Dan Seals
• June 13 - "Forever and Ever, Amen" - Randy Travis
• July 4 - "That Was a Close One" - Earl Thomas Conley
• July 11 - "All My Ex's Live in Texas" - George Strait
• July 18 - "I Know Where I'm Going" - The Judds
• July 25 - "The Weekend" - Steve Wariner
• August 1 - "Snap Your Fingers" - Ronnie Milsap
• August 8 - "One Promise Too Late" - Reba McEntire
• August 15 - "A Long Line of Love" - Michael Martin Murphey
• August 22 - "Why Does it Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" - Restless Heart
• August 29 - "Born to Boogie" - Hank Williams Jr.
• September 5 - "She's Too Good to be True" - Exile
• September 12 - "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" - Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers
• September 19 - "This Crazy Love" - Oak Ridge Boys
• September 26 - "Three Time Loser" - Dan Seals
• October 3 - "You Again" - Forester Sisters
• October 10 - "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" - Rosanne Cash
• October 17 - "Fishin' in the Dark" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• October 24 - "Shine, Shine, Shine" - Eddy Raven
• October 31 - "Right From the Start" - Earl Thomas Conley
• November 7 - "Am I Blue" - George Strait
• November 14 - "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues" - The Judds
• November 21 - "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" - Randy Travis
• November 28 - "Lynda" - Steve Wariner
• December 5 - "Somebody Lied" - Ricky Van Shelton
• December 12 - "The Last One to Know" - Reba McEntire
• December 19 - "Do Ya'" - K.T. Oslin
• December 26 - "Somewhere Tonight" - Highway 101

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... There have been several well-known people named Michael Johnson, including: Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Johnson (politician) Michael Johnson (singer) Michael Johnson (Montana) Michael Johnson (North Bendian) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, best known for pop ballads that include 22 #1 hits on the Billboard Country Chart. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Judds are an American mother/daughter country music duo of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1950 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Crystal Gayle on the cover of her concert DVD Crystal Gayle in Concert, showing her trademark long hair Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country and western singer. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... Lee Greenwood (born October 27, 1942) is an American country singer-songwriter. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Steve Wariner (born December 25, 1954 in Noblesville, Indiana is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country singer. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Alabama is a country music band that was started in 1969 but did not get a recording contract until 1977. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... The Bellamy Brothers are a band. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... There have been several well-known people named Michael Johnson, including: Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Johnson (politician) Michael Johnson (singer) Michael Johnson (Montana) Michael Johnson (North Bendian) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer, songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Harris graduated high school as class valedictorian and won a dramatic scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Linda Ronstadt on the cover of her 2002 collection The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer. ... Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer and actress. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... The Oak Ridge Boys are one of the best-known country and gospel bands in United States. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1950 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina) is an American country singer. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country singer. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... The Judds are an American mother/daughter country music duo of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Steve Wariner (born December 25, 1954 in Noblesville, Indiana is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, best known for pop ballads that include 22 #1 hits on the Billboard Country Chart. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Michael Martin Murphey was a successful American country singer/songwriter whose biggest hit was Wild Fire, produced by Bob Johnston. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... Kenneth Donald Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer and actor. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... The Oak Ridge Boys are one of the best-known country and gospel bands in United States. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1950 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... Rosanne Cash is the daughter of Johnny Cash, born shortly before the release of her fathers first single. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since 1966. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Eddy Raven (born August 19, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American singer and songwriter. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country singer. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... The Judds are an American mother/daughter country music duo of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina) is an American country singer. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Wariner (born December 25, 1954 in Noblesville, Indiana is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, best known for pop ballads that include 22 #1 hits on the Billboard Country Chart. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kay Toinette K.T. Oslin, (born 1941), is a country music singer. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ...

Other Major Hits

Top New Album Releases

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Hank Williams Jr.
• Song Of The Year -- "Forever And Ever Amen" - Randy Travis - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
• Single Of The Year -- "Forever And Ever Amen" - Randy Travis
• Album Of The Year -- Trio - Trio
• Top Male Vocalist -- Randy Travis
• Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire
• Top Vocal Duo -- The Judds
• Top Vocal Group -- Highway 101
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Ricky Van Shelton
• Top New Female Vocalist -- K.T. Oslin
• Video Of The Year -- "80's Ladies" - K.T. Oslin

Hank Williams, Jr. ... Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina) is an American country singer. ... Generally speaking, a trio or threesome is a group of three. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, best known for pop ballads that include 22 #1 hits on the Billboard Country Chart. ... The Judds are an American mother/daughter country music duo of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Kay Toinette K.T. Oslin, (born 1941), is a country music singer. ...

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