1982 in country music

"See also:"
1981 in country music,
1982 in music,
other events of 1982,
1983 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

* October 30 – Hank Williams Jr. has nine albums simultaneously on the "Billboard magazine" Top Country Albums chart.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

"(As certified by Billboard magazine)"
*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.

Other major hits

*"Ain't No Money" - Rosanne Cash (#4)
*"Another Chance" – Tammy Wynette (#8)
*"Another Honky Tonk Night on Broadway" - David Frizzell and Shelly West (#4)
*"Another Sleepless Night" -- Anne Murray (#2)
*"Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" -- Merle Haggard (#2)
*"Be There For Me Baby" -- Johnny Lee
*"Big Ole Brew" -- Mel McDaniel
*"The Bird" -- Jerry Reed (#2)
*"Blaze of Glory" -- Kenny Rogers (#9)
*"Born to Run" -- Emmylou Harris (#4)
*"Break it to Me Gently" -- Juice Newton (#2)
*"Busted" -- John Conlee (#6)
*"Cherokee Fiddle" -- Johnny Lee (#10)
*"A Country Boy Can Survive" -- Hank Williams Jr. (#2)
*"Dancing Your Memory Away" -- Charly McClain
*"Diamonds in the Stars" -- Ray Price
*"Do Me With Love" -- Janie Fricke (#4)
*"Don't Look Back" - Gary Morris (#12)
*"Ever, Never Lovin' You" - Ed Bruce (#4)
*"Everybody Makes Mistakes" - Lacy J. Dalton
*"Every Time You Cross My Mind (You Break My Heart)" - Razzy Bailey
*"Get Into Reggae Cowboy" -- Bellamy Brothers
*"Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" -- Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline (#5)
*"Heartbreak Express" -- Dolly Parton (#7)
*"Heavenly Bodies" -- Earl Thomas Conley (#8)
*"Hey! Baby" - Anne Murray
*"I Don't Know Where to Start" -- Eddie Rabbitt (#2)
*"I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore" -- Charley Pride (#2)
*"I Just Came Here to Dance" - David Frizzell and Shelly West (#3)
*"I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" -- John Anderson (#7)
*"I Lie" -- Loretta Lynn (#9)
*"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" -- Oak Ridge Boys (#2)
*"I'm Not That Lonely Yet" -- Reba McEntire (#3)
*"If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" -- George Strait (#3)
*"If You're Waitin' On Me (You're Backin' Up)" -- The Kendalls
*"It Turns Me Inside Out" -- Lee Greenwood (#11)
*"It's High Time" -- Dottie West (#16)
*"It's Who You Love" -- Kieran Kane
*"Just Give Me What You Think is Fair" - Leon Everette
*"Kansas City Lights" -- Steve Wariner (#15)
*"Let It Be Me" -- Willie Nelson
*"Listen to the Radio" -- Don Williams (#3)
*"A Little Bit Crazy" -- Eddy Raven (#12)
*"Livin' In These Troubled Times" -- Crystal Gayle
*"A Love Song" - Kenny Rogers (#3)
*"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" -- Juice Newton
*"Love's Found You and Me" -- Ed Bruce (#13)
*"Love's Gonna Fall Here Tonight" -- Razzy Bailey (#8)
*"Marina Del Rey" -- George Strait (#6)
*"Midnight Rodeo" - Leon Everette
*"Mistakes" -- Don Williams (#3)
*"New Way Out" -- Karen Brooks (#17)
*"Oh Girl" - Con Hunley
*"Old Friends" -- Willie Nelson, Ray Price and Roger Miller
*"Only You (And You Alone)" -- Reba McEntire
*"Operator, Long Distance Please" -- Barbara Mandrell (#9)
*"Ring on Her Finger (Time on Her Hands)" -- Lee Greenwood (#5)
*"Rodeo Romeo" - Moe Bandy
*"Round the Clock Lovin'" -- Gail Davies (#9)
*"Same Ol' Me" -- George Jones (#3)
*"She's Lying" -- Lee Greenwood (#7)
*"She's Not Really Cheating (She's Just Getting Even)" -- Moe Bandy
*"She's Playing Hard to Forget" -- Eddy Raven
*"Shine" -- Waylon Jennings (#3)
*"Single Women" -- Dolly Parton (#8)
*"16th Avenue" - Lacy J. Dalton
*"So Fine" -- Oak Ridge Boys
*"Some Memories Just Won't Die" - Marty Robbins (#8)
*"Soul Searchin'" - Leon Everette
*"Speak Softly (You're Talkin' to My Heart)" -- Gene Watson
*"Step Back" - Ronnie McDowell (#7)
*"Sure Feels Like Love" - Larry Gatlin (#5)
*"Sweet Yesterday" - Sylvia (#12)
*"Tears of the Lonely" -- Mickey Gilley (#3)
*"Tell Me Why" - Earl Thomas Conley (#10)
*"Tennessee Rose" -- Emmylou Harris
*"Thank God For Kids" -- Oak Ridge Boys (#3)
*"This Dream's On Me" -- Gene Watson
*"Through the Years" -- Kenny Rogers (#5)
*"We Did But Now You Don't" -- Conway Twitty (#2)
*"Whatever" -- Statler Brothers
*"Who Do You Know in California" - Eddy Raven
*"Women Do Know How to Carry On" -- Waylon Jennings (#5)
*"Would You Catch a Falling Star" -- John Anderson (#6)
*"You Never Gave Up On Me" -- Crystal Gayle (#5)
*"You'll Be Back (Every Night In My Dreams)" -- Statler Brothers
*"You're My Bestest Friend" -- Mac Davis

Top new album releases

* "Always On My Mind" — Willie Nelson (Columbia)
* "Black on Black" — Waylon Jennings (RCA)
* "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" Soundtrack — Various Artists (RCA)
* "Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits" — Dolly Parton (RCA)
* "Finally!" — T. G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb)
* "Going Where the Lonely Go" — Merle Haggard (Epic)
* "Heartbreak Express" — Dolly Parton (RCA)
* "Inside" — Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
* "Mountain Music" — Alabama (RCA)
* "Somewhere Between Right & Wrong" — Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
* "Steve Wariner" — Steve Wariner (RCA)
* "Strait from the Heart" — George Strait (MCA)
* "A Taste of Yesterday's Wine" — Merle Haggard and George Jones (Epic)
* "Wild and Blue" — John Anderson (Warner Bros.)
* "Unlimited" — Reba McEntire (Mercury)
* "The Winning Hand" — Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee and Willie Nelson (Monument)

Other top new albums

*"Bobbie Sue" – Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)
*"Christmas" - Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)
*"Family & Friends" – Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill)
*"Highways & Heartaches" – Ricky Skaggs (Epic/CBS)
*"Love Will Turn You Around" – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)

On television

Regular series

* "Hee Haw" (1969-1993, syndicated)

pecials

Births

*February 3 – Jessica Harp, member of The Wreckers.
*August 28 – LeAnn Rimes, pop-country singer starting in the late 1990s.

Deaths

*December 8 – Marty Robbins, 57, prolific, multi-styled artist for more than 30 years (heart failure)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

*Lefty Frizzell (1928-1975)
*Roy Horton (1914-2003)
*Marty Robbins (1925-1982)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

*Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Break It To Me Gently" - Juice Newton
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- "Always On My Mind" - Willie Nelson
*Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- "Mountain Music" - Alabama
*Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Alabama Jubilee" - Roy Clark
*Best Country Song -- "Always On My Mind" - Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson

Academy of Country Music

*Entertainer Of The Year -- Alabama
*Song Of The Year -- "Are The Good Times Really Over" - Merle Haggard - Merle Haggard
*Single Of The Year -- "Always On My Mind" - Willie Nelson
*Album Of The Year -- Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
*Top Male Vocalist -- Ronnie Milsap
*Top Female Vocalist -- Sylvia
*Top Vocal Duo -- Shelly West and David Frizzell
*Top Vocal Group -- Alabama
*Top New Male Vocalist -- Michael Martin Murphey
*Top New Female Vocalist -- Karen Brooks

Country Music Association

*Instrumental Group of the Year -- Alabama
*Instrumentalist of the Year -- Chet Atkins
*Entertainer of the Year -- Alabama
*Male Vocalist of the Year -- Ricky Skaggs
*Female Vocalist of the Year -- Janie Fricke
*Horizon Award -- Ricky Skaggs
*Vocal Group of the Year -- Alabama
*Vocal Duo of the Year -- David Frizzell and Shelly West
*Album of the Year -- Willie Nelson
*Song of the Year -- "Always On My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James
*Single of the Year -- "Aways On My Mind" - Willie Nelson

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.

Other links

*Country Music Association
*Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

External links

* [http://www.cmaawards.com/2004/hof/default.asp Country Music Hall of Fame]