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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of the 1980s

1970s <-1980-> 1990s
    

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1.
06/1981

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me by Ronnie Milsap

from There's No Gettin' Over Me   
179

5
US
2
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 12264]
written by Walt Aldridge & Tom Brasfield
2.
11/1980

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs   
268

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country
77
dance






47
UK
charted as 9 to 5 / The House of the Rising Sun in US dance charts
[RCA 12133]
written by Dolly Parton
3.
10/1982

A Love Song by Kenny Rogers

from Love Will Turn You Around   
43

47
US
10
AC
3
country










[Liberty 1485]
written by Lee Greenwood
4.
04/1983

All My Life by Kenny Rogers

from We've Got Tonight   
49

37
US
2
AC
13
country










co-produced by David Foster
[Liberty 1495]
written by Dave Robbins, Jeff Silbar & Van Stephenson
5.
10/1983

Almost Over You by Sheena Easton

from Best Kept Secret   
59

25
US
4
AC
86
country








89
UK
[EMI America 8186]
written by Jennifer Kimball & Cindy Richardson
6.
03/1982

Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson

from Always on My Mind   
187

5
US
2
AC
✫1
country








49
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1983]
[Columbia 02741]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson
7.
02/1981

Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton

from Juice   
181

4
US
✫1
AC
22
country




57
rock




[Capitol 4976]
written by Chip Taylor
8.
01/1982

Another Sleepless Night by Anne Murray

from Where Do You Go When You Dream   
42

44
US
11
AC
4
country










[Capitol 5083]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
9.
05/1982

Any Day Now by Ronnie Milsap

from Inside   
114

14
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13216]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
10.
11/1986

At This Moment by Billy Vera

from By Request: The Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters   
228

✫1
US
✫1
AC
42
country


70
R&B






as Billy Vera & the Beaters
[R]
[live]
[Rhino 74403]
written by Billy Vera
11.
08/1983

Baby I Lied by Deborah Allen

from Cheat the Night   
58

26
US
10
AC
4
country










[RCA 13600]
written by Deborah Allen, Rory Michael Bourke (as Rory Bourke) & Rafe VanHoy (as Rafe Van Hoy)
12.
03/1981

Blessed Are the Believers by Anne Murray

from Where Do You Go When You Dream   
60

34
US
10
AC
✫1
country










[Capitol 4987]
written by Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke & Sandy Pinkard
13.
01/1982

Bobbie Sue by The Oak Ridge Boys

from Bobbie Sue   
100

12
US
19
AC
✫1
country










[MCA 51231]
written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler & Adele Tyler
14.
10/1985

Bop by Dan Seals

from Won't Be Blue Anymore   
48

42
US
10
AC
✫1
country










[EMI America 8289]
written by Jennifer Kimball & Paul Davis
15.
08/1982

Break It to Me Gently by Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies   
122

11
US
✫1
AC
2
country










[Capitol 5148]
written by Joe Seneca & Diane Lampert
16.
04/1981

But You Know I Love You by Dolly Parton

from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs   
51

41
US
14
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 12200]
written by Mike Settle
17.
09/1980

Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray

from Anne Murray's Greatest Hits   
67

33
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[Capitol 4920]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Bob House
18.
12/1984

Crazy by Kenny Rogers

from What About Me   
42

79
US
5
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13975]
written by Richard Marx & Kenny Rogers
19.
05/1980

Crying by Don McLean

from Chain Lightning   
354

5
US
2
AC
6
country








✫1
UK
[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
20.
03/1980

Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer by Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes

from Gideon   
178

4
US
2
AC
3
country










[United Artists 1345]
written by Kim Carnes & Dave Ellingson
21.
07/1983

Don't You Know How Much I Love You by Ronnie Milsap

from Keyed Up   
40

58
US
12
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13564]
written by Michael D. Stewart (as Michael Stewart) & Dan E. Williams (as Dan Williams)
22.
06/1980

Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt

from Horizon   
168

5
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[Elektra 46656]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
23.
04/1981

Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys

from Fancy Free   
168

5
US
8
AC
✫1
country










[MCA 51084]
written by Dallas Frazier
24.
10/1986

Facts of Love by Jeff Lorber & Karyn White

62

27
US


9
country
9
dance
17
R&B






as Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White
[Warner 28588]
written by Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers
25.
05/1981

Feels So Right by Alabama

from Feels So Right   
85

20
US
9
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 12236]
written by Randy Owen
26.
04/1982

Finally by T. G. Sheppard

from Finally   
42

58
US
17
AC
✫1
country










[Warner/Curb 50041]
written by Gary Chapman
27.
01/1981

Guitar Man by Elvis Presley

from Guitar Man   
83

28
US
16
AC
✫1
country








43
UK
US reissue; remix of 1968-hit
[RCA PB-12158]
written by Jerry Reed
28.
08/1982

He Got You by Ronnie Milsap

from Inside   
42

59
US
15
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13286]
written by Ralph Murphy & Bobby Wood
29.
11/1982

Heart of the Night by Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies   
59

25
US
4
AC
53
country










[Capitol 5192]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark
30.
08/1980

I Believe in You by Don Williams

from I Believe in You   
75

24
US
8
AC
✫1
country










[MCA 41304]
written by Roger Cook & Sam Hogin
31.
04/1982

I Don't Know Where to Start by Eddie Rabbitt

from Step by Step   
55

35
US
9
AC
2
country










[Elektra 47435]
written by Thom Schuyler
32.
06/1981

I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers

from Share Your Love   
206

3
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country










produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1415]
written by Rick Christian
33.
11/1980

I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt

from Horizon   
252

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country










[Elektra 47066]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
34.
03/1981

I Loved 'Em Every One by T. G. Sheppard

from I Love 'Em All   
66

37
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[Warner/Curb 49690]
written by Phil Sampson
35.
07/1982

I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton

from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas   
43

53
US
17
AC
✫1
country










[re-recording]
[RCA 13260]
written by Dolly Parton
36.
10/1981

I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World by Ronnie Milsap

from There's No Gettin' Over Me   
93

20
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 12342]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
37.
12/1986

I'll Still Be Loving You by Restless Heart

from Wheels   
66

33
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 5065]
written by Todd Cerney, Mary Ann Kennedy & Pat Bunch
38.
03/1982

I've Never Been to Me by Charlene

from I've Never Been to Me   
357

3
US
7
AC
60
country








✫1
UK
[R]
[Motown 1611]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Ken Hirsch
39.
04/1983

I.O.U. by Lee Greenwood

from Somebody's Gonna Love You   
41

53
US
4
AC
6
country










[MCA 52199]
written by Kerry Chater & Austin Roberts
40.
05/1980

In America by The Charlie Daniels Band

from Full Moon   
82

11
US


13
country










[Epic 50888]
written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel DiGregorio (as Joel "Taz" DiGregorio), Fred Edwards, Charlie Hayward (as Charles Hayward) & James W. Marshall
41.
08/1983

Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

from Eyes That See in the Dark   
321

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country








7
UK
[RCA Victor PB-13615]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
42.
03/1980

It's Hard to Be Humble by Mac Davis

from It's Hard to Be Humble   
59

43
US


10
country








27
UK
[Casablanca 2244]
written by Mac Davis
43.
02/1980

It's Like We Never Said Goodbye by Crystal Gayle

from Miss the Mississippi   
40

63
US
17
AC
✫1
country










[Columbia 11198]
written by Roger Greenaway & Geoff Stephens
44.
05/1981

It's Now or Never by John Schneider

from Now or Never   
101

14
US
5
AC
4
country










[Scotti Brothers 02105]
written by Wally Gold & Aaron Schroeder
45.
11/1981

Key Largo by Bertie Higgins

from Just Another Day in Paradise   
131

8
US
✫1
AC
50
country










[Kat Family 02524]
written by Bertie Higgins & Sonny Limbo
46.
11/1980

Killin' Time by Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton

59

28
US
5
AC
10
country










[Scotti Brothers 609]
written by Jeff Harrington & Jeff Pennig
47.
06/1987

La Bamba by Los Lobos

from La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
382

✫1
US
4
AC
57
country




11
rock


✫1
UK
[Slash 28336]
written by traditional
48.
10/1980

Lady by Kenny Rogers

from Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits   
323

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country


42
R&B




12
UK
produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1380]
written by Lionel Richie
49.
08/1982

Let It Be Me by Willie Nelson

from Always on My Mind   
49

40
US
11
AC
2
country










[Columbia 03073]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis)
50.
07/1980

Lookin' for Love by Johnny Lee

from Lookin' for Love   
159

5
US
10
AC
✫1
country










[Full Moon 47004]
written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison & Patti Ryan
51.
07/1982

Love Will Turn You Around by Kenny Rogers

from Love Will Turn You Around   
117

13
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country










[Liberty 1471]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler & Even Stevens
52.
10/1981

Love in the First Degree by Alabama

from Feels So Right   
106

15
US
5
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 12288]
written by Tim DuBois & Jim Hunt
53.
06/1980

Love the World Away by Kenny Rogers

from Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
91

14
US
8
AC
4
country










[United Artists 1359]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny Wilson
54.
05/1982

Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me by Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies   
127

7
US
4
AC
30
country










[Capitol 5120]
written by Gary Burr
55.
04/1980

Lucky Me by Anne Murray

from Somebody's Waiting   
40

42
US
8
AC
9
country










[Capitol 4848]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
56.
06/1980

Make a Little Magic by The Dirt Band

from Make a Little Magic   
50

25
US
12
AC
77
country










featuring Nicolette Larson
[United Artists 1356]
written by Robert Carpenter, Jeff Hanna & Richard Hathaway
57.
01/1987

Mandolin Rain by Bruce Hornsby

from The Way It Is   
181

4
US
✫1
AC
38
country




2
rock


70
UK
as Bruce Hornsby and The Range
[RCA 5087]
written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby
58.
02/1981

Mister Sandman by Emmylou Harris

from Evangeline   
45

37
US
8
AC
10
country










[Warner 49684]
written by Pat Ballard
59.
10/1985

Morning Desire by Kenny Rogers

from Heart of the Matter   
41

72
US
8
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 14194]
written by Dave Loggins
60.
01/1980

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys by Willie Nelson

from The Electric Horseman   
43

44
US
29
AC
✫1
country










[Columbia 11186]
written by Sharon Rice (as Sharon Vaughn)
61.
06/1982

Nobody by Sylvia [Sylvia Kirby aka Sylvia Hutton]

from Just Sylvia   
102

15
US
5
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13223]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
62.
01/1986

Now and Forever (You and Me) by Anne Murray

from Something to Talk About   
40

92
US
7
AC
✫1
country










produced by David Foster
[Capitol 5547]
written by David Foster, Randy Goodrum & Jim Vallance
63.
08/1980

On the Road Again by Willie Nelson

from Honeysuckle Rose   
83

20
US
7
AC
✫1
country










[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #471]
[Columbia 11351]
written by Willie Nelson
64.
09/1984

On the Wings of a Nightingale by The Everly Brothers

from EB 84   
42

50
US
9
AC
49
country








41
UK
produced by Dave Edmunds
[Mercury 880213]
written by Paul McCartney
65.
11/1981

Only One You by T. G. Sheppard

from Finally   
40

68
US
20
AC
✫1
country










[Warner/Curb 49858]
written by Michael Garvin & Bucky Jones
66.
04/1988

Perfect by Fairground Attraction

from The First of a Million Kisses   
215

80
US
31
AC
85
country






23
alt.
✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1989]
[RCA 8789]
written by Mark Nevin (as Mark E. Nevin)
67.
05/1981

Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton

from Juice   
224

2
US
2
AC
14
country








76
UK
[Capitol 4997]
written by Hank DeVito
68.
12/1980

Seven Bridges Road by Eagles

from Eagles Live   
55

21
US
17
AC
55
country










[live]
[Asylum 47100]
written by Steve Young
69.
02/1981

Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash

from Seven Year Ache   
85

22
US
6
AC
✫1
country










[Columbia 11426]
written by Rosanne Cash
70.
12/1982

Shame on the Moon by Bob Seger

from The Distance   
210

2
US
✫1
AC
15
country










as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5187]
written by Rodney Crowell
71.
09/1981

Share Your Love by Kenny Rogers

from Share Your Love   
110

14
US
✫1
AC
5
country










produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1430]
written by Al Braggs (as Alfred Braggs) & Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
72.
04/1981

Since I Don't Have You by Don McLean

from Chain Lightning   
62

23
US
6
AC
68
country










[Millennium 11804]
written by Joe Rock (as Joseph Rock), Jimmy Beaumont (as James Beaumont) & Lennie Martin (as Lenny Martin)
73.
10/1980

Smoky Mountain Rain by Ronnie Milsap

90

24
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 12084]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
74.
06/1981

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) by John Denver

from Some Days Are Diamonds   
44

36
US
12
AC
10
country










[RCA 12246]
written by Dick Feller
75.
10/1980

Somebody's Knockin' by Terri Gibbs

from Somebody's Knockin'   
98

13
US
3
AC
8
country










[MCA 41309]
written by Jerry Gillespie & Ed Penney
76.
11/1981

Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight by Eddie Rabbitt

from Step by Step   
99

15
US
10
AC
✫1
country










[Elektra 47239]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
77.
05/1980

Stand by Me by Mickey Gilley

from Encore   
86

22
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[Full Moon 46640]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
78.
03/1980

Starting Over Again by Dolly Parton

from Dolly, Dolly, Dolly   
48

36
US
35
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 11926]
written by Donna Summer & Bruce Sudano
79.
07/1981

Step by Step by Eddie Rabbitt

from Step by Step   
176

5
US
3
AC
✫1
country










[Elektra 47174]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
80.
03/1983

Stranger in My House by Ronnie Milsap

from Keyed Up   
63

23
US
8
AC
5
country










[RCA 13470]
written by Mike Reid
81.
06/1984

Stuck on You by Lionel Richie

from Can't Slow Down   
233

3
US
✫1
AC
24
country


8
R&B




12
UK
[Motown 1746]
written by Lionel Richie
82.
05/1982

Take Me Down by Alabama

from Mountain Music   
92

18
US
5
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13210]
written by Mark Gray [country singer] & J.P. Pennington
83.
05/1983

The Closer You Get by Alabama

from The Closer You Get   
50

38
US
9
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13524]
written by J.P. Pennington & Mark Gray [country singer]
84.
10/1981

The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) by Juice Newton

from Juice   
161

7
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country










[Capitol 5046]
written by Otha Young
85.
08/1980

Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) by Waylon Jennings

from Music Man   
68

21
US


✫1
country










[RCA 12067]
written by Waylon Jennings
86.
01/1980

Three Times in Love by Tommy James

from Three Times in Love   
80

19
US
✫1
AC
93
country










[Millennium 11785]
written by Ronnie Serota & Tommy James
87.
12/1981

Through the Years by Kenny Rogers

from Share Your Love   
113

13
US
✫1
AC
5
country










produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1444]
written by Steve Dorff & Marty Panzer
88.
03/1984

To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson

from Half Nelson   
199

5
US
3
AC
✫1
country








17
UK
[Columbia 04217]
written by Albert Hammond & Hal David
89.
06/1982

Wasted on the Way by Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Daylight Again   
124

9
US
2
AC
87
country




9
rock




[Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash
90.
03/1985

We Are the World by USA for Africa

from We Are the World: U.S.A. for Africa   
429

✫1
US
✫1
AC
76
country


✫1
R&B
27
rock


✫1
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1986]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1986]
benefit recording by all-star group
[Columbia 04839]
written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie
91.
01/1983

We've Got Tonight by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton

from We've Got Tonight   
176

6
US
2
AC
✫1
country








28
UK
[Liberty 1492]
written by Bob Seger
92.
09/1984

What About Me? by Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes & James Ingram

from What About Me   
88

15
US
✫1
AC
70
country


57
R&B




92
UK
[RCA 13899]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Foster & Richard Marx
93.
03/1981

What Are We Doin' in Love by Dottie West

from Wild West   
104

14
US
7
AC
✫1
country










featuring Kenny Rogers
[Liberty 1404]
written by Randy Goodrum
94.
06/1982

What's Forever For by Michael Martin Murphey

from Michael Martin Murphey   
92

19
US
4
AC
✫1
country










as Michael Murphey
[Liberty 1466]
written by Rafe VanHoy (as Rafe Van Hoy)
95.
04/1984

When We Make Love by Alabama

from Roll On   
39

72
US
8
AC
✫1
country










[RCA 13763]
written by Troy Seals & Mentor Williams
96.
06/1980

Why Not Me by Fred Knoblock

from Why Not Me   
84

18
US
✫1
AC
30
country










[Scotti Brothers 518]
written by Fred Knoblock & Carson Whitsett
97.
04/1983

You Can't Run from Love by Eddie Rabbitt

from Radio Romance   
54

55
US
2
AC
✫1
country










[Warner 29712]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
98.
07/1981

You Don't Know Me by Mickey Gilley

from You Don't Know Me   
47

55
US
12
AC
✫1
country










[Epic 02172]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
99.
01/1989

You Got It by Roy Orbison

from Mystery Girl   
272

9
US
✫1
AC
7
country




2
rock


3
UK
[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty
100.
10/1982

You and I by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle

from Radio Romance   
158

7
US
2
AC
✫1
country








81
UK
[Elektra 69936]
written by Frank J. Myers
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