1986 in country music

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[edit] Events

  • June 25 — Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of George Strait (who by now is one of country music's top performers) is killed in a car accident in San Marcos, Texas. Her father still refuses to talk about his daughter's death to this day.

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  • For the first time in its 42-year history, there is a new No. 1 song for each week of the year, according to Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles Chart.
  • 1986 was a renaissance year in country music, with a host of "New Traditionalist"-minded artists reinvigorating a genre that critics were saying had grown increasingly stagnant and pop-oriented. Among the most successful new artists: Holly Dunn, Ricky Van Shelton, Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam. Keith Whitley, another artist who had been around for a few years, has his first real hit early in the year. They - along with popular newcomers from earlier in the decade such as Alabama, George Strait and Reba McEntire, and longtime artists like George Jones, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty - proved not only that country music was the music of the people, but also that the genre had real resiliency.
  • After 17 years of playing co-host to Roy Clark, Buck Owens announces his departure from the still-popular "Hee Haw." Clark would soldier on alone for the next six years, with rotating guest stars each week.

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
January 11 Morning Desire Kenny Rogers 1
January 18 Bop Dan Seals 1
January 25 Never Be You Rosanne Cash 1 1
February 1 Just in Case The Forester Sisters 1
February 8 Hurt Juice Newton 1
February 15 Making Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers Song) Gary Morris
with Crystal Gayle		 1
February 22 There's No Stopping Your Heart Marie Osmond 1
March 1 You Can Dream of Me Steve Wariner 1
March 8 Think About Love Dolly Parton 1
March 15 I Could Get Used to You Exile 1
March 22 What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This) John Schneider 1
March 29 Don't Underestimate My Love for You Lee Greenwood 1
April 5 100% Chance of Rain Gary Morris 1
April 12 She and I Alabama 1
April 19 Cajun Moon Ricky Skaggs 1
April 26 Now and Forever (You and Me) Anne Murray 1 B
May 3 Once in a Blue Moon Earl Thomas Conley 1
May 10 Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) The Judds 1
May 17 Ain't Misbehavin' Hank Williams Jr. 1
May 24 Tomb of the Unknown Love Kenny Rogers 1
May 31 Whoever's in New England Reba McEntire 1
June 7 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Ronnie Milsap 1
June 14 Life's Highway Steve Wariner 1
June 21 Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes The Forester Sisters 1
June 28 Living in the Promiseland Willie Nelson 1
July 5 Everything That Glitters (is Not Gold) Dan Seals 1
July 12 Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love) Lee Greenwood 1
July 19 Until I Met You Judy Rodman 1 C
July 26 On the Other Hand Randy Travis 1 A
August 2 Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her George Strait 1
August 9 Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain The Judds 1
August 16 You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight John Schneider 1 B
August 23 Strong Heart T.G. Sheppard 1 B
August 30 Heartbeat in the Darkness Don Williams 1
September 6 Desperado Love Conway Twitty 1 B
September 13 Little Rock Reba McEntire 1
September 20 Got My Heart Set on You John Conlee 1 B
September 27 In Love Ronnie Milsap 1
October 4 Always Have, Always Will Janie Fricke 1 B
October 11 Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers) Eddie Rabbitt
with Juice Newton		 1 B - Juice Newton
October 18 Just Another Love Tanya Tucker 1
October 25 Cry Crystal Gayle 1
November 1 It'll Be Me Exile 1
November 8 Diggin' Up Bones Randy Travis 1
November 15 That Rock Won't Roll Restless Heart 1 A
November 22 You're Still New to Me Paul Davis
with Marie Osmond		 1 A - Paul Davis
B - Marie Osmond
November 29 Touch Me When We're Dancing Alabama 1
December 6 It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You George Strait 1
December 13 Hell and High Water T. Graham Brown 1 A
December 20 Too Much is Not Enough The Bellamy Brothers
with The Forester Sisters		 1
December 27 Mind Your Own Business Hank Williams Jr.
featuring Reba McEntire, Tom Petty,
Reverend Ike, & Willie Nelson		 2 C - Reverend Ike
C - Tom Petty
  • 1 - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.
  • A - First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B - Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
  • C - Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

[edit] Other major hits

[edit] Top new album releases

[edit] Other new album releases

[edit] Christmas releases

[edit] Gospel/Christian albums

[edit] On television

[edit] Regular series

[edit] Specials

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

  • The Duke of Paducah (1901-1986)
  • Wesley Rose (1918-1990)

[edit] Major Awards

[edit] Grammy awards

  • Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Whoever's In New England" - Reba McEntire
  • Best Country Vocal Solo Performance, Male -- "Lost In The Fifties Tonight" - Ronnie Milsap
  • Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" - Judds (Naomi Judd, Wynonna Judd)
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) -- "Raisin' The Dickins" - Ricky Skaggs
  • Best Country Song -- "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" - Jamie O'Hara, songwriter

[edit] Academy of Country Music

[edit] Country Music Association

[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.

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