Country-Musik 1976

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