1986 in country music

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Contents

1 Events
2 Top hits of the year

2.1 Number one hits
2.2 Other major hits

3 Top new album releases

3.1 Christmas releases

4 On television

4.1 Regular series
4.2 Specials

5 Births
6 Deaths
7 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
8 Major Awards

8.1 Grammy awards
8.2 Academy of Country Music
8.3 Country Music Association

9 Further reading
10 Other links
11 External links

Events

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 renissance 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. They - along with popular newcomers from earlier in the decade such as George Strait and Reba McEntire, and longtime artists like George Jones, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty - prove that country music was not only the music of the people, but also the genre's resiliancy.
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 on June 25. Her father still refuses to talk about his daughter's death to this day.
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.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

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

Other major hits

On television

Regular series

Hee Haw (1969-1993, syndicated)

Specials

Births

November 24 - Megan Mullins, up-and-coming country star ("Ain't What it Used to Be").

Deaths

June 20 - Whitey Ford, 85, beloved Grand Ole Opry comedian and storyteller.
June 25 - Jenifer Strait, 13, daughter of George Strait (car accident).
June 27 - Joe Maphis, 65, prolific guitarist and fiddler, prominently featured on the theme to "Bonanza" (cancer).
December 5 - Carmol Taylor, 53, songwriter.

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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

Major Awards

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

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year -- Hank Williams Jr.
Song Of The Year -- "On The Other Hand" - Randy Travis - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Single Of The Year -- "On The Other Hand" - Randy Travis
Album Of The Year -- Storms Of Life - Randy Travis
Top Male Vocalist -- Randy Travis
Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire
Top Vocal Duo -- The Judds
Top Vocal Group -- Forester Sisters
Top New Male Vocalist -- Dwight Yoakam
Top New Female Vocalist -- Holly Dunn
Video Of The Year -- "Whoever's In New England" - Reba McEntire (Director: Jon Small)

Country Music Association

Instrumental Group of the Year -- Oak Ridge Boys
Instrumentalist of the Year -- Johnny Gimble
Entertainer of the Year -- Reba McEntire
Male Vocalist of the Year -- George Strait
Female Vocalist of the Year -- Reba McEntire
Horizon Award -- Randy Travis
Vocal Group of the Year -- The Judds
Vocal Duo of the Year -- Marie Osmond and Dan Seals
Album of the Year -- Ronnie Milsap
Song of the Year -- Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
Single of the Year -- Dan Seals
Music Video of the Year -- George Jones

External links

[Country Music Hall of Fame]

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