Country-Musik 1976
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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 (Epic)
- Their Greatest Hits: 1971–1975 – The Eagles (Asylum)
- Till I Can Make it on My Own – Tammy Wynette (Epic)
- Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser und Jessi Colter (RCA)
Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame
- Paul Cohen (1908–1970)
- Kitty Wells (1919–2012)
Bedeutende Auszeichnungen
Grammy Awards
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female – Linda Ronstadt – "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – Willie Nelson – "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
- Best Country Vocal 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 – Mickey Gilley
- Song Of The Year – "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" – Mickey Gilley – Baker Knight
- Single Of The Year – "Bring It On Home" – Mickey Gilley
- Album Of The Year – Gilley's Smoking – Mickey Gilley
- Top Male Vocalist – Mickey Gilley
- Top Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle
- Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
- Top New Male Vocalist – Moe Bandy
- Top New Female Vocalist – Billie Jo Spears
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 und Buck Trent
- Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- Single of the Year – Good Hearted Woman, Waylon Jennings und 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
