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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1987.
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By genre |
By topic |
US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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7 | 4 | 80's Ladies | K. T. Oslin |
86 | 17 | Ain't No Cure for Love | Jennifer Warnes |
1 | 1 | All My Ex's Live in Texas | George Strait |
1 | 1 | Am I Blue | George Strait |
16 | 35 | American Me | S-K-O |
4 | — | Another World | Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris |
2 | 2 | Baby's Got a Hold on Me | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
1 | — | Baby's Got a New Baby | S-K-O |
4 | 8 | The Bed You Made for Me | Highway 101 |
10 | 9 | Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) | David Lynn Jones |
1 | 1 | Born to Boogie | Hank Williams, Jr. |
9 | 4 | Brilliant Conversationalist | T. Graham Brown |
1 | 1 | Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You | The O'Kanes |
6 | 1 | The Carpenter | John Conlee |
4 | 7 | Chains of Gold | Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
16 | 30 | Changin' Partners | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers |
13 | 14 | Child Support | Barbara Mandrell |
5 | 3 | Cinderella | Vince Gill |
10 | 23 | Cowboy Man | Lyle Lovett |
3 | 7 | Crazy from the Heart | The Bellamy Brothers |
4 | — | Crazy Over You | Foster & Lloyd |
7 | 5 | Crime of Passion | Ricky Van Shelton |
1 | 2 | Cry Myself to Sleep | The Judds |
9 | 12 | Daddies Need to Grow Up Too | The O'Kanes |
10 | 10 | Deep River Woman | Lionel Richie with Alabama |
85 | 17 | Didn't You Go and Leave Me | Rosemary Sharp |
1 | 3 | Do Ya | K. T. Oslin |
4 | 5 | Domestic Life | John Conlee |
10 | 4 | Don't Be Cruel | The Judds |
1 | 1 | Don't Go to Strangers | T. Graham Brown |
20 | 19 | Don't Touch Me There | Charly McClain |
4 | 7 | A Face in the Crowd | Michael Martin Murphey and Holly Dunn |
2 | 2 | Fallin' for You for Years | Conway Twitty |
8 | 11 | Fallin' Out | Waylon Jennings |
7 | 5 | Fire in the Sky | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
1 | 1 | Fishin' in the Dark | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
7 | 11 | Forever | The Statler Brothers |
1 | 1 | Forever and Ever, Amen | Randy Travis |
16 | 18 | Full Grown Fool | Mickey Gilley |
7 | 10 | Girls Ride Horses Too | Judy Rodman |
13 | 18 | Give Back My Heart | Lyle Lovett |
1 | 3 | Give Me Wings | Michael Johnson |
18 | 23 | God Will | Lyle Lovett |
8 | 10 | Goodbye's All We've Got Left | Steve Earle |
10 | 11 | Gotta Get Away | Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
9 | 6 | Gotta Have You | Eddie Rabbitt |
2 | 3 | Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) | T. G. Sheppard |
6 | 6 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Glen Campbell (with Steve Wariner) |
10 | — | Hard Livin' | Keith Whitley |
14 | 50 | Have I Got Some Blues for You | Charley Pride |
18 | 39 | He's Letting Go | Baillie & the Boys |
9 | 25 | Homecoming '63 | Keith Whitley |
17 | 12 | House of Blue Lights | Asleep at the Wheel |
1 | 1 | How Do I Turn You On | Ronnie Milsap |
1 | 3 | I Can't Win for Losin' You | Earl Thomas Conley |
1 | 1 | I Know Where I'm Going | The Judds |
14 | 19 | I Only Wanted You | Marie Osmond |
2 | 2 | I Prefer the Moonlight | Kenny Rogers |
2 | 2 | I Want to Know You Before We Make Love | Conway Twitty |
1 | 1 | I Will Be There | Dan Seals |
1 | 1 | I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) | Randy Travis |
10 | 24 | I'll Be the One | The Statler Brothers |
5 | 9 | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | Judy Rodman |
2 | 1 | I'll Come Back as Another Woman | Tanya Tucker |
4 | 15 | I'll Never Be in Love Again | Don Williams |
1 | 1 | I'll Still Be Loving You | Restless Heart |
9 | 24 | If There's Any Justice | Lee Greenwood |
1 | 1 | It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) | The Oak Ridge Boys |
31 | 7 | It Won't Hurt | Dwight Yoakam |
8 | 12 | It's Only Over for You | Tanya Tucker |
2 | 3 | Julia | Conway Twitty |
1 | 3 | Kids of the Baby Boom | The Bellamy Brothers |
37 | 20 | Killbilly Hill | Southern Pacific |
1 | 2 | The Last One to Know | Reba McEntire |
1 | 1 | Leave Me Lonely | Gary Morris |
4 | 5 | Let the Music Lift You Up | Reba McEntire |
16 | 17 | Let's Do Something | Vince Gill |
7 | 3 | Little Sister | Dwight Yoakam |
8 | 1 | Little Ways | Dwight Yoakam |
1 | 1 | A Long Line of Love | Michael Martin Murphey |
10 | 7 | Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This | Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White |
2 | 3 | Love Me Like You Used To | Tanya Tucker |
6 | 5 | Love Reunited | The Desert Rose Band |
2 | 2 | Love Someone Like Me | Holly Dunn |
6 | 4 | Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me | John Schneider |
1 | 1 | Lynda | Steve Wariner |
1 | 1 | Make No Mistake, She's Mine | Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap |
11 | 7 | Mama's Rockin' Chair | John Conlee |
1 | 1 | Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues | The Judds |
4 | 6 | Midnight Girl/Sunset Town | Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
1 | 2 | The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder | Michael Johnson |
1 | 1 | Mornin' Ride | Lee Greenwood |
19 | 37 | No Easy Horses | S-K-B |
2 | 1 | No Place Like Home | Randy Travis |
20 | 7 | Nowhere Road | Steve Earle |
1 | 1 | Ocean Front Property | George Strait |
9 | 17 | Oh Heart | Baillie & the Boys |
11 | — | Old Bridges Burn Slow | Billy Joe Royal |
2 | 2 | One for the Money | T. G. Sheppard |
1 | 1 | One Promise Too Late | Reba McEntire |
4 | 7 | Only When I Love | Holly Dunn |
9 | 9 | Plain Brown Wrapper | Gary Morris |
76 | 17 | Real Good Heartache | Rosemary Sharp |
1 | 1 | Right from the Start | Earl Thomas Conley |
3 | 5 | Right Hand Man | Eddy Raven |
8 | 6 | The Right Left Hand | George Jones |
16 | 14 | The Rock and Roll of Love | Tom Wopat |
1 | 1 | Rose in Paradise | Waylon Jennings |
6 | 18 | Rough and Rowdy Days | Waylon Jennings |
9 | 12 | Señorita | Don Williams |
4 | 3 | She Couldn't Love Me Anymore | T. Graham Brown |
9 | — | She Thinks That She'll Marry | Judy Rodman |
1 | 1 | She's Too Good to Be True | Exile |
1 | 1 | Shine, Shine, Shine | Eddy Raven |
1 | 1 | Small Town Girl | Steve Wariner |
1 | 1 | Snap Your Fingers | Ronnie Milsap |
1 | 5 | Somebody Lied | Ricky Van Shelton |
5 | 3 | Someone | Lee Greenwood |
1 | 1 | Somewhere Tonight | Highway 101 |
1 | 2 | Straight to the Heart | Crystal Gayle |
20 | — | Susannah | Tom Wopat |
37 | 19 | Sweet Little '66 | Steve Earle |
10 | 7 | Take the Long Way Home | John Schneider |
4 | 3 | Talkin' to the Moon | Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers |
7 | 4 | Tar Top | Alabama |
3 | 6 | Telling Me Lies | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris |
1 | 2 | That Was a Close One | Earl Thomas Conley |
3 | 4 | Then It's Love | Don Williams |
1 | 2 | This Crazy Love | The Oak Ridge Boys |
5 | 1 | Those Memories of You | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris |
1 | 1 | Three Time Loser | Dan Seals |
6 | 10 | Till I'm Too Old to Die Young | Moe Bandy |
17 | 35 | Time In | The Oak Ridge Boys |
1 | 1 | To Know Him Is to Love Him | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris |
5 | 4 | Too Many Rivers | The Forester Sisters |
6 | 15 | Train of Memories | Kathy Mattea |
2 | 2 | Twenty Years Ago | Kenny Rogers |
1 | 1 | The Way We Make a Broken Heart | Rosanne Cash |
1 | 1 | The Weekend | Steve Wariner |
1 | 1 | What Am I Gonna Do About You | Reba McEntire |
9 | 7 | What Can I Do with My Heart | Juice Newton |
20 | 10 | When a Woman Cries | Janie Fricke |
2 | 1 | Whiskey, If You Were a Woman | Highway 101 |
1 | 1 | Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) | Restless Heart |
15 | 24 | Why I Don't Know | Lyle Lovett |
1 | 3 | You Again | The Forester Sisters |
11 | — | You Haven't Heard the Last of Me | Moe Bandy |
1 | 1 | You Still Move Me | Dan Seals |
2 | 5 | You're My First Lady | T. G. Sheppard |
3 | 6 | You're Never Too Old for Young Love | Eddy Raven |
5 | — | You're the Power | Kathy Mattea |
1 | 1 | "You've Got" the Touch | Alabama |
12 | 13 | Your Love | Tammy Wynette |
US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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— | 8 | All I Really Need | Audie Henry |
20 | 10 | Are You Still in Love with Me | Anne Murray |
— | 6 | Arms That Love (Hearts That Don't) | Carroll Baker |
— | 19 | Better Off Alone | The Good Brothers |
— | 9 | Cowboy Pride | Ian Tyson |
— | 10 | Death and Taxes and Me Lovin' You | Carroll Baker |
— | 15 | Denim Blue Eyes | Sylvia Tyson |
— | 14 | Diamonds in the Dark | Cameron Molloy with Silver Weasel |
— | 9 | Heroes | Mercey Brothers |
— | 10 | I Love You More | Family Brown |
— | 20 | I've Found Someone Too | Anita Perras |
— | 16 | Listen to My Heart | Stoker Bros |
— | 11 | New Fool at an Old Game | Michelle Wright |
— | 9 | No Holiday in L.A. | Ronnie Prophet |
— | 13 | None of the Feeling Is Gone | Terry Carisse with Michelle Wright |
— | 3 | Old Photographs | Terry Carisse |
— | 8 | Raised by the Radio | Mercey Brothers |
84 | 11 | Roller Coaster | Alibi |
— | 13 | Say When | Tim Taylor |
— | 14 | Small Talk | Glory-Anne Carriere |
— | 10 | Starting Forever Again | Terry Carisse |
— | 15 | Taste of Romance | Bootleg |
— | 20 | Too Short a Ride | Sylvia Tyson |
— | 14 | True Blue | Anne Lord |
— | 1 | Try | Blue Rodeo |
— | 10 | Walk in the Rain Tonight | Gary Fjellgaard |
— | 20 | What a Fool I'd Be | Colleen Peterson |
US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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16 | 10 | Asleep at the Wheel | Epic |
14 | 20 Greatest Hits | Don Williams | MCA |
1 | 80's Ladies | K. T. Oslin | RCA |
18 | After All This Time | Charley Pride | 16th Avenue |
1 | Always & Forever | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. |
16 | American Faces | John Conlee | Columbia |
23 | Angel Band | Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. |
7 | The Best | Dan Seals | Capitol |
25 | Borderline | Conway Twitty | MCA |
1 | Born to Boogie | Hank Williams, Jr. | Curb/Warner Bros. |
23 | Brilliant Conversationalist | T. Graham Brown | Capitol |
8 | Chill Factor | Merle Haggard | Epic |
17 | Come On Joe | Jo-El Sonnier | RCA |
22 | Cornerstone | Holly Dunn | MTM |
21 | Country Rap | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
25 | Crackin' Up | Ray Stevens | MCA |
24 | The Desert Rose Band | The Desert Rose Band | Curb/MCA |
15 | Exit 0 | Steve Earle & The Dukes | MCA |
2 | Greatest Hits | Reba McEntire | MCA |
22 | Greatest Hits | John Schneider | MCA |
25 | Greatest Hits | Steve Wariner | MCA |
1 | Greatest Hits Volume Two | George Strait | MCA |
19 | Hangin' Tough | Waylon Jennings | MCA |
1 | Hank Live | Hank Williams, Jr. | Curb/Warner Bros. |
9 | Harmony | Anne Murray | Capitol |
13 | Heart & Soul | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
20 | Heartbeat | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
1 | Heartland | The Judds | Curb/RCA |
7 | Highway 101 | Highway 101 | Warner Bros. |
1 | Hillbilly Deluxe | Dwight Yoakam | Reprise |
24 | Hits | Gary Morris | Warner Bros. |
14 | Hold On | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Warner Bros. |
18 | I Prefer the Moonlight | Kenny Rogers | RCA |
14 | Island in the Sea | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
1 | Just Us | Alabama | RCA |
6 | King's Record Shop | Rosanne Cash | Columbia |
3 | The Last One to Know | Reba McEntire | MCA |
23 | Lone Star State of Mind | Nanci Griffith | MCA |
10 | Love Me Like You Used To | Tanya Tucker | Capitol |
22 | A Man Called Hoss | Waylon Jennings | MCA |
9 | Maple Street Memories | The Statler Brothers | Mercury |
1 | Ocean Front Property | George Strait | MCA |
18 | Rainbow | Dolly Parton | Columbia |
18 | Right Hand Man | Eddy Raven | RCA |
5 | The Royal Treatment | Billy Joe Royal | Atlantic |
13 | Shelter from the Night | Exile | Epic |
16 | Somewhere in the Night | Sawyer Brown | Capitol/Curb |
24 | Sure Feels Good | Barbara Mandrell | EMI America |
14 | Too Wild Too Long | George Jones | Epic |
1 | Trio | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris |
Warner Bros. |
11 | Untasted Honey | Kathy Mattea | Mercury |
13 | The Way Back Home | Vince Gill | RCA |
25 | What If We Fall in Love? | Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris | Warner Bros. |
14 | Where the Fast Lane Ends | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
1 | Wild-Eyed Dream | Ricky Van Shelton | Columbia |
13 | You Again | The Forester Sisters | Warner Bros. |
10 | You Haven't Heard the Last of Me | Moe Bandy | Curb |
US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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29 | After Midnight | Janie Frickie | Columbia |
37 | Ain't No Binds | The Whites | MCA |
32 | Americana | Michael Martin Murphey | Warner Bros. |
56 | Angel with a Lariat | k.d. lang | Sire |
48 | Back to Basics | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
27 | Baillie & the Boys | Baillie & the Boys | RCA |
53 | The Best of Crystal Gayle | Crystal Gayle | Warner Bros. |
41 | Blue Skies Again | John Anderson | MCA |
51 | Break the Routine | The Kendalls | Step One |
63 | Celebration | Janie Frickie | Columbia |
66 | A Christmas Card | The Forester Sisters | Warner Bros. |
57 | A Christmas Tradition | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |
49 | Christmas Time with The Judds | The Judds | Curb/RCA |
47 | Country Collection | Various Artists | K-Tel |
48 | Country Now | Various Artists | K-Tel |
50 | Crazy from the Heart | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
69 | A Crystal Christmas | Crystal Gayle | Warner Bros. |
59 | Emotion | Juice Newton | RCA |
33 | Foster & Lloyd | Foster & Lloyd | RCA |
43 | Greatest Hits | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |
59 | Greatest Hits | Sylvia | RCA |
41 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | Ray Stevens | MCA |
62 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | Ray Stevens | MCA |
28 | Hard Times on Easy Street | David Lynn Jones | Mercury |
43 | Higher Ground | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
54 | Honky Tonk Crazy | Gene Watson | Epic |
38 | If There's Any Justice | Lee Greenwood | MCA |
29 | It's a Crazy World | Steve Wariner | MCA |
36 | Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town | Johnny Cash | Mercury/PolyGram |
54 | Larry Boone | Larry Boone | Mercury |
63 | The Lonesome Jubilee | John Mellencamp | Mercury |
50 | A Matter of Life... and Death | David Allan Coe | Columbia |
72 | Merry Christmas to You | Reba McEntire | MCA |
54 | Modern Times | Johnny Paycheck | Mercury/PolyGram |
52 | No Easy Horses | S-K-B | MTM |
47 | One for the Money | T. G. Sheppard | Columbia |
55 | The Only One | O. B. McClinton | Epic |
71 | The Patsy Cline Story | Patsy Cline | MCA |
29 | A Place Called Love | Judy Rodman | MTM |
49 | Rattlesnake Annie | Rattlesnake Annie | Columbia |
60 | Romeo's Escape | Dave Alvin | Epic |
65 | Rosie Flores | Rosie Flores | Reprise |
31 | Seashores of Old Mexico | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson | Epic |
35 | Still I Stay | Charly McClain | Epic |
32 | Still within the Sound of My Voice | Glen Campbell | MCA |
26 | Super Hits | George Jones | Epic |
39 | Walking the Line | Merle Haggard, George Jones & Willie Nelson |
Epic |
42 | What a Girl Next Door Could Do | Girls Next Door | MTM |
41 | You Ain't Seen the Last of Me | John Schneider | MCA |
(presented in Sydney on March 2, 1987)