Country-Musik 1990

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1990 im Genre Country-Musik.

Ereignisse

• 20. Januar – Die Hot-Country-Singles-Charts werden zu reinen Airplay-Charts. Gleichzeitig werden die Charts von 100 auf 75 Positionen verkürzt.
• 3. Februar: Nobody's Home von Clint Black wird die erste Nummer-Eins-Single, die sich drei Wochen auf der Position hält, seit Randy Travis’ Song Forever, Ever and Ever, Amen
• 7. April: Randy Travis bleibt mit Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart vier Wochen auf Platz 1, der letzte Song, der so lange in den Charts blieb, war Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys von Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson (1978)
• 7. Juli: George Straits Love Without End, Amen bleibt fünf Wochen auf der Eins, das erste Mal seit Dolly Partons Here You Come Again (1977)

Top Hits des Jahres

Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.

1. Nobody's Home – Clint Black
2. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart – Randy Travis
3. On Second Thought – Eddie Rabbitt
4. Love Without End, Amen – George Strait
5. Walkin' Away – Clint Black
6. I've Cried My Last Tear For You – Ricky Van Shelton
7. No Matter How High – Oak Ridge Boys
8. Help Me Hold On – Travis Tritt
9. Chains – Patty Loveless
10. Here in the Real World – Alan Jackson
    

Nummer-1-Hits

• 13. Januar – It Ain't Nothin‘ – Keith Whitley
• 20. Januar – Nobody's Home – Clint Black
• 10. Februar – Southern Star – Alabama
• 17. Februar – On Second Thought – Eddie Rabbitt
• 3. März – No Matter How High – Oak Ridge Boys
• 10. März – Chains – Patty Loveless
• 17. März – Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart – Randy Travis
• 14. April – Five Minutes – Lorrie Morgan
• 21. April – Love On Arrival – Dan Seals
• 12. Mai – Help Me Hold On – Travis Tritt
• 19. Mai – Walkin' Away – Clint Black
• 2. Juni – I've Cried My Last Tear For You – Ricky Van Shelton
• 9. Juni – Love Without End, Amen – George Strait
• 14. Juli – The Dance – Garth Brooks
• 4. August – Good Times – Dan Seals
• 18. August – Next to You, Next to Me – Shenandoah
• 8. September – Jukebox in My Mind – Alabama
• 6. Oktober – Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
• 3. November – You Lie – Reba McEntire
• 10. November – Home – Joe Diffie
• 17. November – You Really Had Me Going – Holly Dunn
• 24. November – Come Next Monday – K.T. Oslin
• 8. Dezember – I've Come to Expect It From You – George Strait

Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Single	Artist
17	Ain't Necessarily So	Willie Nelson
15	Ain't Nobody's Business	Hank Williams Jr.
11	American Boy	Eddie Rabbitt
2	Back in My Younger Days	Don Williams
14	Back Where I Come From	Mac McAnally
9	The Battle Hymn of Love	Kathy Mattea & Tim O’Brien
15	Black Coffee	Lacy J. Dalton
12	Black Velvet	Robin Lee
5	Born to Be Blue	The Judds
11	Bring Back Your Love to Me	Earl Thomas Conley
2	Chasin' That Neon Rainbow	Alan Jackson
2	Crazy in Love	Conway Twitty
5	Dancy's Dream	Restless Heart
7	The Domino Theory	Steve Wariner
6	Don't Go Out	Tanya Tucker with T. Graham Brown
4	Drinking Champagne	George Strait
15	Dumas Walker	The Kentucky Headhunters
4	Fast Movin' Train	Restless Heart
8	A Few Ole Country Boys	Randy Travis & George Jones
5	Fool Such as I	Baillie & the Boys
6	Fourteen Minutes Old	Doug Stone
5	Ghost in This House	Shenandoah
10	Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin‘	Hank Williams Jr.
16	Guardian Angels	The Judds
4	He Talks to Me	Lorrie Morgan
2	He Walked on Water	Randy Travis
13	Heartbreak Hurricane	Ricky Skaggs
3	Here in the Real World	Alan Jackson
8	Hillbilly Rock	Marty Stuart
2	Holdin' a Good Hand	Lee Greenwood
20	Hummingbird	Ricky Skaggs
9	I Can't Turn the Tide	Baillie & the Boys
7	I Could Be Persuaded	The Bellamy Brothers
3	I Fell in Love	Carlene Carter
2	I Meant Every Word He Said	Ricky Van Shelton
8	I Watched It All (On My Radio)	Lionel Cartwright
4	I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)	Doug Stone
2	I'm Gonna Be Somebody	Travis Tritt
3	I'm Over You	Keith Whitley
6	If Looks Could Kill	Rodney Crowell
6	If You Could Only See Me Now	T. Graham Brown
13	In Another Lifetime	The Desert Rose Band
12	In My Eyes	Lionel Cartwright
10	Island	Eddy Raven
5	It's You Again	Skip Ewing
4	Just as Long as I Have You	Don Williams
17	Keep It in the Middle of the Road	Exile
7	Leave It Alone	The Forester Sisters
7	Little Girl	Reba McEntire
3	Many a Long and Lonesome Highway	Rodney Crowell
18	Moonshadow Road	T. Graham Brown
2	My Arms Stay Open All Night	Tanya Tucker
7	My Heart Is Set on You	Lionel Cartwright
3	Never Knew Lonely	Vince Gill
20	The Night's Too Long	Patty Loveless
2	Nobody's Talking	Exile
2	Not Counting You	Garth Brooks
3	Nothing's News	Clint Black
8	Oh Lonesome Me	The Kentucky Headhunters
13	Oklahoma Swing	Vince Gill with Reba McEntire
5	On Down the Line	Patty Loveless
8	One Man Woman	The Judds
8	Overnight Success	George Strait
3	Pass It On Down	Alabama
8	Precious Thing	Steve Wariner
4	Put Yourself in My Shoes	Clint Black
7	Quittin' Time	Mary Chapin Carpenter
3	Richest Man on Earth	Paul Overstreet
10	Right in the Wrong Direction	Vern Gosdin
8	Runnin' with the Wind	Eddie Rabbitt
17	Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue	Billy Joe Royal
6	See If I Care	Shenandoah
2	Seein' My Father in Me	Paul Overstreet
2	She Came from Fort Worth	Kathy Mattea
12	Simple Man	Charlie Daniels Band
14	Someone Else's Trouble Now	Highway 101
14	Something of a Dreamer	Mary Chapin Carpenter
6	Sooner or Later	Eddy Raven
6	Start All Over Again	The Desert Rose Band
2	Statue of a Fool	Ricky Van Shelton
10	Story of Love	The Desert Rose Band
2	Stranger Things Have Happened	Ronnie Milsap
18	Tell Me Why	Jann Browne
4	That Just About Does It	Vern Gosdin
8	There You Are	Willie Nelson
14	This Ain't My First Rodeo	Vern Gosdin
11	This Side of Goodbye	Highway 101
13	‘Til a Tear Becomes a Rose	Keith Whitley & Lorrie Morgan
2	Till I Can't Take It Anymore	Billy Joe Royal
3	Too Cold at Home	Mark Chesnutt
2	Walk On	Reba McEntire
4	Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart	Highway 101
3	Walking Shoes	Tanya Tucker
3	Wanted	Alan Jackson
20	Western Girls	Marty Stuart
2	When I Call Your Name	Vince Gill
5	When I Could Come Home to You	Steve Wariner
10	When It's Gone	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
10	Where've You Been	Kathy Mattea
5	Wrong	Waylon Jennings
7	Yet	Exile

Deutschsprachige Singleveröffentlichungen

• Arizona – Truck Stop
• Hallo, Guten Morgen Deutschland 1990 – Tom Astor
• Junger Adler – Tom Astor
• Square Dance-Darling – Truck Stop

Alben

Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.

1. Killin’ Time – Clint Black
2. No Holdin’ Back – Randy Travis
3. Pickin’ on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters
4. Garth Brooks – Garth Brooks
5. Leave the Light On – Lorrie Morgan
6. RVS III – Ricky Van Shelton
7. Simple Man – Charlie Daniels Band
8. Willow in the Wind – Kathy Mattea
9. The Boys Are Back – Sawyer Brown
10. Reba Live – Reba McEntire

Nummer-eins-Alben

→ Hauptartikel: Liste der Nummer-eins-Country-Alben in den USA (1990)

• 30. Dezember 1989 – No Holdin’ Back – Randy Travis
• 27. Januar – Killin’ Time – Clint Black
• 3. März – RVS III – Ricky Van Shelton
• 5. Mai – Killin’ Time – Clint Black
• 14. Juli – Livin’ It Up – George Strait
• 13. Oktober – No Fences – Garth Brooks
• 24. November – Heroes & Friends – Randy Travis
• 1. Dezember – No Fences – Garth Brooks
• 22. Dezember – Put Yourself in My Shoes – Clint Black

Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Album	Künstler	Label
11	America (The Way I See It)	Hank Williams, Jr.	Curb/Warner Bros.
8	A Collection of Hits	Kathy Mattea	Mercury/PolyGram
3	Country Club	Travis Tritt	Warner Bros.
12	Doug Stone	Doug Stone	Epic
9	The Eagle	Waylon Jennings	Epic
11	Extra Mile	Shenandoah	Columbia
6	Fast Movin' Train	Restless Heart	RCA Nashville
5	Greatest Hits	Keith Whitley	RCA Nashville
4	Here in the Real World	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville
4	Highwayman 2	The Highwaymen	Columbia
19	I Fell in Love	Carlene Carter	Reprise
7	If There Was a Way	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
20	Laredo	Steve Wariner	MCA Nashville
2	Lone Wolf	Hank Williams, Jr.	Curb/Warner Bros.
5	Love Can Build a Bridge	The Judds	RCA/Curb
5	Love in a Small Town	K. T. Oslin	RCA Nashville
13	On Arrival	Dan Seals	Capitol Nashville
12	On Down the Line	Patty Loveless	MCA Nashville
17	Pages of Life	Desert Rose Band	Curb/MCA Nashville
3	Pass It on Down	Alabama	RCA Nashville
12	Pirates of the Mississippi	Pirates of the Mississippi	Capitol Nashville
2	Rumor Has It	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville
11	Shooting Straight in the Dark	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Columbia
18	Tennessee Woman	Tanya Tucker	Capitol Nashville
12	Too Cold at Home	Mark Chesnutt	MCA Nashville
12	Young Man	Billy Dean	SBK/Liberty

DeutschsprachigeAlbumveröffentlichungen

• 12 Uhr Mittags – Bruce Low (Kompilation)
• 500 Meilen von Zuhaus – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
• Arizona – Truck Stop (DE: Platz 42)
• Country Made in Germany – Ecke & Co
• Junger Adler – Tom Astor
• Ohne Grenzen – Jonny Hill
• Unsere Heimat ist der Ozean – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
• Zeit zu geh’n – Western Railroad

Geboren

• 28. Februar: Steve Grand
• 2. März: Luke Combs
• 30. März: Thomas Rhett
• 10. April: Maren Morris
• 24. April: Carly Pearce
• 17. Mai: Kree Harrison
• 27. Mai: Brett Kissel
• 23. Juli: Neil Perry (The Band Perry)
• 27. Juli: Cheyenne Kimball (Gloriana)
• 13. September: Hardy
• 22. Oktober: Dylan Scott

Gestorben

• 26. April: Wesley Rose (72)
• 15. August: Lew DeWitt (52, The Statler Brothers)
• 31. Oktober: Carl Belew (59)

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Tennessee Ernie Ford

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

• Gordie Tapp
• Ron Sparling

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Jimmy Webb

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – k.d.lang – Absolute Torch And Twang
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Lyle Lovett – Lyle Lovett And His Large Band
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Volume Two
• Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Hank Williams Jr. & Hank Williams Sr. – There's A Tear In My Beer
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Randy Scruggs – Amazing Grace
• Best Bluegrass Recording – Bruce Hornsby & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – The Valley Road
• Best Country Song – Rodney Crowell – After All This Time

Juno Awards

• Country Male Vocalist of the Year – George Fox
• Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Rita MacNeil
• Country Group or Duo of the Year – Prairie Oyster

Academy of Country Music Awards

• Entertainer Of The Year – George Strait
• Song Of The Year – Where've You Been – Kathy Mattea – Jon Vezner, Don Henry
• Single Of The Year – A Better Man – Clint Black
• Album Of The Year – Killin' Time – Clint Black
• Top Male Vocalist – Clint Black
• Top Female Vocalist – Kathy Mattea
• Top Vocal Duo – The Judds
• Top Vocal Group – Restless Heart
• Top New Male Vocalist – Clint Black
• Top New Female Vocalist – Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Kentucky HeadHunters
• Video Of The Year – There's A Tear In My Beer – Hank Williams Jr.

ARIA Awards

• Best Country Album – Warragul – John Williamson

Country Music Association Awards

• Entertainer of the Year – George Strait
• Song Of The Year – Where’ve You Been – J.Vezner / D.Henry
• Single Of The Year – When I Call Your Name – Vince Gill
• Album Of The Year – Pickin’ On Nashville – Kentucky HeadHunters
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Clint Black
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Kathy Mattea
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – The Judds
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Kentucky HeadHunters
• Musician Of The Year – Johny Gimble
• Horizon Award – Garth Brooks
• Vocal Event Of The Year – Lorrie Morgan / Keith Whitley
• Music Video Of The Year – The Dance – Garth Brooks

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Randy Travis
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
• Favorite Country Album – Old 8x10 – Randy Travis
• Favorite Country Song – Deeper Than the Holler – Randy Travis
• Favorite Country New Artist – Clint Black

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