Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1987 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse
- 13. Juni: Randy Travis’ Song Forever and Ever, Amen ist der erste Song seit dem September 1985, der mehr als zwei Wochen auf Platz 1 der Charts verbringt.
- September — Dolly Parton erhält eine eigene Fernsehshow: Dolly. Trotz eines viel versprechenden Starts und hohem Zuschauerinteresse wurde die Show von der Kritik verrissen. Nach einem ständigen Rückgang der Zuschauerzahlen wurde die Serie 1988 eingestellt.
Top Hits des Jahres
Jahresendcharts
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
- Give Me Wings – Michael Johnson
- Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) – T.G. Sheppard
- What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire
- Fishin' in the Dark – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Cry Myself to Sleep – The Judds
- You Again – The Forester Sisters
- Somebody Lied – Ricky Van Shelton
- The Way We Make a Broken Heart – Rosanne Cash
- It Takes a Little Rain – Oak Ridge Boys
Nummer-1-Hits
- 10. Januar – Give Me Wings – Michael Johnson
- 17. Januar – What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire
- 24. Januar – Cry Myself to Sleep – The Judds
- 31. Januar – You Still Move Me – Dan Seals
- 7. Februar – Leave Me Lonely – Gary Morris
- 14. Februar – How Do I Turn You On – Ronnie Milsap
- 21. Februar – Straight to the Heart – Crystal Gayle
- 28. Februar – Can't Win for Losin' You – Earl Thomas Conley
- 7. März – Mornin' Ride – Lee Greenwood
- 14. März – Baby's Got a New Baby – S-K-O
- 21. März – I'll Still Be Loving You – Restless Heart
- 28. März – Small Town Girl – Steve Wariner
- 4. April – Ocean Front Property – George Strait
- 11. April – You've Got' The Touch Alabama
- 18. April – Kids of the Baby Boom – The Bellamy Brothers
- 25. April – Rose in Paradise – Waylon Jennings
- 2. Mai – Don't Go to Strangerws – T. Graham Brown
- 9. Mai – The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder – Michael Johnson
- 16. Mai – To Know Him Is to Love Him – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt und Emmylou Harris
- 23. Mai – Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You – The O’Kanes
- 30. Mai – It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow) – The Oak Ridge Boys
- 6. Juni – I Will Be There – Dan Seals
- 13. Juni – Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis
- 4. Juli – That Was a Close One – Earl Thomas Conley
- 11. Juli – All My Ex's Live in Texas – George Strait
- 18. Juli – I Know Where I'm Going – The Judds
- 25. Juli – The Weekend – Steve Wariner
- 1. August – Snap Your Fingers – Ronnie Milsap
- 8. August – One Promise Too Late – Reba McEntire
- 15. August – A Long Line of Love – Michael Martin Murphey
- 22. August – Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right) – Restless Heart
- 29. August – Born to Boogie – Hank Williams, Jr.
- 5. September – She's Too Good to Be True ´Exile
- 12. September – Make No Mistake, She's Mine – Kenny Rogers und Ronnie Milsap
- 19. September – This Crazy Love – The Oak Ridge Boys
- 26. September – Three Time Loser – Dan Seals
- 3. Oktober – (I'd Choose) You Again – Forester Sisters
- 10. Oktober – The Way We Make a Broken Heart – Rosanne Cash
- 17. Oktober – Fishin' in the Dark – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 24. Oktober – Shine, Shine, Shine – Eddy Raven
- 31. Oktober – Right From the Start – Earl Thomas Conley
- 7. November – Am I Blue – George Strait
- 14. November – Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues – The Judds
- 21. November – I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) – Randy Travis
- 28. November – Lynda – Steve Wariner
- 5. Dezember – Somebody Lied – Ricky Van Shelton
- 12. Dezember – The Last One to Know – Reba McEntire
- 19. Dezember – Do Ya – K.T. Oslin
- 26. Dezember – Somewhere Tonight – Highway 101
Weitere Hits
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
Deutschsprachige Singles
- Die Lady und der Tramp – Truck Stop
Alben
Jahres-End-Charts
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
- Storms of Life – Randy Travis
- Ocean Front Property – George Strait
- Wheels – Restless Heart
- The Touch – Alabama
- Guitars, Cadillac etc. etc. – Dwight Yoakam
- Always & Forever – Randy Travis
- What Am, I Gona Do About You – Reba McEntire
- Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Nummer-1-Alben
- 27. Dezember 1986 – The Touch – Alabama
- 24. Januar – What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire
- 14. Februar – Ocean Front Property – George Strait
- 21. März – Heartland – The Judds
- 28. Februar – Can't Win for Losin' You – Earl Thomas Conley
- 7. März – Mornin' Ride – Lee Greenwood
- 11. April – Hank Live – Hank Williams, Jr.
- 18. April – Wheels – Restless Heart
- 2. Mai – Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
- 6. Juni – Hillbily Deluxe – Dwight Yoakam
- 20. Juni – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
- 29. August – Born to Boogie – Hank Williams, Jr.
- 5. September – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
- 7. November – Greatest Hits Volume II – George Strait
- 14. November – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
- 21. November – Just Us – Alabama
- 28. November – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Weitere Alben
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
Deutschsprachige Alben
- Greatest Hits – Live – Western Union
- Lass rollen, Trucker! – Tom Astor
- Freunde bleiben – Truck Stop
- Eine kleine Dosis Freiheit – Tom Astor
- Viel Herz – D. W. Rogers
- Weit ist der Weg – Freddy Quinn (Kompilation)
Geboren
- 31. Januar: Tyler Hubbard
- 7. Mai: Russell Dickerson
- 23. Juni: Caitlin Rose
- 16. August: Dan Smyers
- 25. September: Greg Bates
- 17. Oktober: Jameson Rodgers
Gestorben
- 5. Februar: Dub Adams
- 14. März: Tex Fletcher
- 25. Juni: Boudleaux Bryant
- 27. August: Benny Barnes
- 27. November: Charline Arthur
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
Country Music Hall of Fame
- Rod Brasfield
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
- Lucille Starr
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Roy Orbison
- Sonny Throckmorton
Bedeutende Auszeichnungen
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
- 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, Autor
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Ian Tyson
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — k.d. lang
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
Academy of Country Music Awards
- Entertainer of The Year – Hank Williams Jr.
- Song 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 (Regisseur: Jeff Schock and Jon Small)
ARIA Awards
- Best Country Album - Mallee Boy (John Williamson)
Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — k.d. lang
- Male Artist of the Year — Ian Tyson
- Female Artist of the Year — Anita Perras
- Group of the Year — Family Brown
- SOCAN Song of the Year — Heroes Gary Fjellgaard (Performer: Mercey Brothers)
- Single of the Year — Navajo Rug, Ian Tyson
- Album of the Year — Cowboyography, Ian Tyson
- Top Selling Album — Storms of Life, Randy Travis
- Vista Rising Star Award — k.d. lang
- Duo of the Year — Anita Perras and Tim Taylor
Country Music Association Awards
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Johnny Gimble
- Entertainer of the Year – Hank Williams, Jr.
- Male Vocalist of the Year – Randy Travis
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Reba McEntire
- Horizon Award – Holly Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year – The Judds
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Ricky Skaggs und Sharon White
- Album of the Year – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
- Song of the Year – Forever And Ever, Amen – Autoren: Paul Overstreet und Don Schlitz
- Single of the Year – Forever And Ever, Amen – Randy Travis
- Music Video of the Year – My Name is Bocephus – Hank Williams, Jr. (Regisseur: Bill Fishman und Preacher Ewing)
American Music Awards
- Favorite Country Male Artist – Willie Nelson
- Favorite Country Female Artist – Barbara Mandrell
- Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
- Favorite Country Album – Greatest Hits – Alabama
- Favorite Country Song – Grandpa (Tell Me ’Bout the Good Ol’ Days) – The Judds
- Favorite Country Video – Grandpa (Tell Me ’Bout the Good Ol’ Days) – The Judds
- Favorite Country Male Video Artist – George Jones
- Favorite Country Female Video Artist – Reba McEntire
- Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist – Alabama
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