Top Country Songs of 1980 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1979 <-1980-> 1981
Top songs: #1: Crying by Don McLean - #2: Lady by Kenny Rogers - #3: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton - #4: I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt - #5: Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer by Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
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Crying
#1
05/1980

Crying
Don McLean

from Chain Lightning   Chain Lightning
370 pts
5
US
2
AC
6
ctry




1
UK
[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Lady
#2
10/1980

Lady
Kenny Rogers

from Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits   
339 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


42
R&B
12
UK
produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1380]
written by Lionel Richie
9 to 5
#3
11/1980

9 to 5
Dolly Parton

from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs   9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
280 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry
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
I Love a Rainy Night
#4
11/1980

I Love a Rainy Night
Eddie Rabbitt

from Horizon   Horizon
264 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry






[Elektra 47066]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
#5
03/1980

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

from Gideon   
185 pts
4
US
2
AC
3
ctry






[United Artists 1345]
written by Kim Carnes & Dave Ellingson
Drivin' My Life Away
#6
06/1980

Drivin' My Life Away
Eddie Rabbitt

from Horizon   Horizon
175 pts
5
US
3
AC
1
ctry






[Elektra 46656]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
Lookin' for Love
#7
07/1980

Lookin' for Love
Johnny Lee

from Lookin' for Love   
165 pts
5
US
10
AC
1
ctry






[Full Moon 47004]
written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison & Patti Ryan
Somebody's Knockin'
#8
10/1980

Somebody's Knockin'
Terri Gibbs

from Somebody's Knockin'   
103 pts
13
US
3
AC
8
ctry






[MCA 41309]
written by Jerry Gillespie & Ed Penney
Love the World Away
#9
06/1980

Love the World Away
Kenny Rogers

from Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
96 pts
14
US
8
AC
4
ctry






[United Artists 1359]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny Wilson
Smoky Mountain Rain
#10
10/1980

Smoky Mountain Rain
Ronnie Milsap

94 pts
24
US
1
AC
1
ctry






[RCA 12084]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
Stand by Me
#11
05/1980

Stand by Me
Mickey Gilley

from Encore   Encore
90 pts
22
US
3
AC
1
ctry






[Full Moon 46640]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
On the Road Again
#12
08/1980

On the Road Again
Willie Nelson

from Honeysuckle Rose   Honeysuckle Rose
88 pts
20
US
7
AC
1
ctry






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #471]
[Columbia 11351]
written by Willie Nelson
#13
06/1980

Why Not Me
Fred Knoblock

from Why Not Me   Why Not Me
88 pts
18
US
1
AC
30
ctry






[Scotti Brothers 518]
written by Fred Knoblock & Carson Whitsett
In America
#14
05/1980

In America
The Charlie Daniels Band

from Full Moon   Full Moon
86 pts
11
US


13
ctry






[Epic 9-50888]
written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall
#15
01/1980

Three Times in Love
Tommy James

from Three Times in Love   
84 pts
19
US
1
AC
93
ctry






[Millenium 11785]
written by Ronnie Serota & Tommy James
I Believe in You
#16
08/1980

I Believe in You
Don Williams

from I Believe in You   
79 pts
24
US
8
AC
1
ctry






[MCA 41304]
written by Roger Cook & Sam Hogin
Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)
#17
08/1980

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

from Music Man   
72 pts
21
US


1
ctry






[RCA 12067]
written by Waylon Jennings
Could I Have This Dance
#18
09/1980

Could I Have This Dance
Anne Murray

from Anne Murray's Greatest Hits   
71 pts
33
US
3
AC
1
ctry






[Capitol 4920]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Bob House
#19
11/1980

Killin' Time
Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton

62 pts
28
US
5
AC
10
ctry






[Scotti Brothers 609]
written by Jeff Harrington & Jeff Pennig
It's Hard to Be Humble
#20
03/1980

It's Hard to Be Humble
Mac Davis

from It's Hard to Be Humble   
62 pts
43
US


10
ctry




27
UK
[Casablanca 2244]
written by Mac Davis
#21
12/1980

Seven Bridges Road
Eagles

from Eagles Live   Eagles Live
58 pts
21
US
17
AC
55
ctry






live
[Asylum 47100]
written by Steve Young
#22
06/1980

Make a Little Magic
The Dirt Band

from Make a Little Magic   
52 pts
25
US
12
AC
77
ctry






featuring Nicolette Larson
[United Artists 1356]
written by Robert Carpenter, Jeff Hanna & Richard Hathaway
#23
03/1980

Starting Over Again
Dolly Parton

from Dolly, Dolly, Dolly   
50 pts
36
US
35
AC
1
ctry






[RCA 11926]
written by Donna Summer & Bruce Sudano
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
#24
01/1980

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Willie Nelson

from The Electric Horseman   
45 pts
44
US
29
AC
1
ctry






[Columbia 11186]
written by Sharon Vaughn
#25
04/1980

Lucky Me
Anne Murray

from Somebody's Waiting   
42 pts
42
US
8
AC
9
ctry






[Capitol 4848]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
#26
02/1980

It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
Crystal Gayle

from Miss the Mississippi   
42 pts
63
US
17
AC
1
ctry






[Columbia 11198]
written by Roger Greenaway & Geoff Stephens
#27
06/1980

That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris

from Roadie OST   
38 pts
55
US
10
AC
6
ctry






[Warner 49262]
written by Roy Orbison & Chris Price
True Love Ways
#28
05/1980

True Love Ways
Mickey Gilley

from That's All That Matters to Me   
36 pts
66
US
40
AC
1
ctry






[Epic 50876]
written by Buddy Holly & Norman Petty
#29
02/1980

A Lesson in Leavin'
Dottie West

from Special Delivery   Special Delivery
35 pts
73
US
42
AC
1
ctry






[United Artists 1339]
written by Randy Goodrum & Brent Maher
#30
03/1980

Gone Too Far
Eddie Rabbitt

from Loveline   
33 pts
82
US
35
AC
1
ctry






[Elektra 46613]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
The Legend of Wooley Swamp
#31
08/1980

The Legend of Wooley Swamp
The Charlie Daniels Band

from Full Moon   Full Moon
30 pts
31
US


80
ctry






[Epic 50921]
written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall
#32
09/1980

If You Ever Change Your Mind
Crystal Gayle

from These Days   
30 pts


18
AC
1
ctry






[Columbia 11359]
written by Parker McGee & Bob Gundry
#33
01/1980

I Wish I Was Eighteen Again
George Burns

from I Wish I Was Eighteen Again   
29 pts
49
US
25
AC
15
ctry






[Mercury 57011]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#34
11/1980

Fool That I Am
Rita Coolidge

from Coast to Coast: Music from the Motion Picture Sound Track   
27 pts
46
US
15
AC
72
ctry






[A&M 2281]
written by Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager
The Blue Side
#35
05/1980

The Blue Side
Crystal Gayle

from Miss the Mississippi   
27 pts
81
US
16
AC
8
ctry






[Columbia 11270]
written by David Lasley & Allee Willis
Ashes by Now
#36
05/1980

Ashes by Now
Rodney Crowell

from But What Will the Neighbors Think   
27 pts
37
US
46
AC
78
ctry






[Warner 49224]
written by Rodney Crowell
#37
02/1980

Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again
Debby Boone

from Love Has No Reason   Love Has No Reason
26 pts


31
AC
1
ctry






[Warner/Curb 49176]
written by Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
#38
06/1980

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
Anne Murray

from Somebody's Waiting   
26 pts
64
US
13
AC
23
ctry






[Capitol 4878]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Cowboys and Clowns
#39
08/1980

Cowboys and Clowns
Ronnie Milsap

from Bronco Billy: The Original Music Soundtrack   Bronco Billy: The Original Music Soundtrack
26 pts
103
US


1
ctry






[RCA 12006]
written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett, Gary Harju & Larry Herbstritt
#40
10/1980

One in a Million
Johnny Lee

from Lookin' for Love   
26 pts
102
US


1
ctry






[Full Moon 47076]
written by Chick Rains
#41
10/1980

That's All That Matters
Mickey Gilley

from Biggest Hits   
26 pts
101
US


1
ctry






[Epic 50940]
written by Hank Cochran
#42
10/1980

Texas in My Rear View Mirror
Mac Davis

from Texas in My Rear View Mirror   
25 pts
51
US


9
ctry






[Casablanca 2305]
written by Mac Davis
Somethin' Bout You Baby I Like
#43
05/1980

Somethin' Bout You Baby I Like
Rita Coolidge & Glen Campbell

from Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like   
24 pts
42
US
39
AC
60
ctry






[Capitol 4865]
written by Richie Supa
#44
02/1980

Autograph
John Denver

from Autograph   Autograph
23 pts
52
US
20
AC
84
ctry






[RCA 11915]
written by John Denver
#45
1980

Silent Night (After the Fight)
Ronnie Milsap

from Milsap Magic   Milsap Magic
22 pts




1
ctry






written by John Schweers
#46
1980

Misery Loves Company
Ronnie Milsap

from Milsap Magic   Milsap Magic
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12006]
written by Jerry Reed
#47
03/1980

One Day at a Time
Cristy Lane

from Ask Me to Dance   Ask Me to Dance
22 pts




1
ctry






[United Artists 1342]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Marijohn Wilkin
#48
05/1980

Dancin' Cowboys
The Bellamy Brothers

from You Can Get Crazy   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner/Curb 49241]
written by David Bellamy
#49
09/1980

Why Lady Why
Alabama

from My Home's in Alabama   My Home's in Alabama
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12091]
written by Teddy Gentry & Richard Scott
#50
05/1980

Tennessee River
Alabama

from My Home's in Alabama   My Home's in Alabama
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12018]
written by Randy Owen
#51
04/1980

My Heart
Ronnie Milsap

from Milsap Magic   Milsap Magic
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 11952]
written by Don Pfrimmer & Charles Quillen
#52
11/1980

I Keep Coming Back / True Life Country Music
Razzy Bailey

from Razzy   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12120]
written by Jim Hurt, Johnny Slate, Larry Keith, Danny Morrison, Jeff Silbar & Sam Lorber
#53
04/1980

He Stopped Loving Her Today
George Jones

from I Am What I Am   I Am What I Am
22 pts




1
ctry






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #270]
[Epic 50867]
written by Bobby Braddock & Curly Putman
Bar Room Buddies
#54
05/1980

Bar Room Buddies
Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood

from Bronco Billy: The Original Music Soundtrack   Bronco Billy: The Original Music Soundtrack
22 pts




1
ctry






[Elektra 46634]
written by Milton Brown & Cliff Crofford
#55
11/1980

Who's Cheatin' Who
Charly McClain

from Who's Cheatin' Who   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Epic 50948]
written by Jerry Hayes
Trying to Love Two Women
#56
04/1980

Trying to Love Two Women
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Together   
22 pts




1
ctry






[MCA 41217]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#57
02/1980

I'd Just Love to Lay You Down
Conway Twitty

from Heart and Soul   Heart and Soul
22 pts




1
ctry






[MCA 41174]
written by Johnny MacRae
I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
#58
10/1980

I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
Merle Haggard

from Back to the Barrooms   Back to the Barrooms
22 pts




1
ctry






[MCA 51014]
written by Merle Haggard
#59
03/1980

Beneath Still Waters
Emmylou Harris

from Blue Kentucky Girl   Blue Kentucky Girl
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner 49164]
written by Dallas Frazier
#60
01/1980

Why Don't You Spend the Night
Ronnie Milsap

from Milsap Magic   Milsap Magic
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 11909]
written by Bob McDill
#61
02/1980

Sugar Daddy
The Bellamy Brothers

from You Can Get Crazy   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner/Curb 49160]
written by David Bellamy
#62
12/1980

Southern Rains
Mel Tillis

from Southern Rains   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Elektra 47082]
written by Roger Murrah
#63
01/1980

I Ain't Living Long Like This
Waylon Jennings

from What Goes Around Comes Around   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA PB-11898]
written by Rodney Crowell
#64
08/1980

Do You Wanna Go to Heaven
T. G. Sheppard

from Smooth Sailin'   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner/Curb 49515]
written by Curly Putman & Bucky Jones
#65
12/1980

Are You Happy Baby?
Dottie West

from Wild West   Wild West
22 pts




1
ctry






[Liberty 1392]
written by Bob Stone
#66
05/1980

You Win Again
Charley Pride

from There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me   There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12002]
written by Hank Williams
Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You
#67
07/1980

Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You
Dolly Parton

from Dolly, Dolly, Dolly   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12040]
written by Pebe Sebert & Hugh Moffatt
Loving Up a Storm
#68
08/1980

Loving Up a Storm
Razzy Bailey

from Razzy   
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 12062]
written by Danny Morrison & Johnny Slate
#69
12/1980

I Feel Like Lovin' You Again
T. G. Sheppard

from Smooth Sailin'   
22 pts




1
ctry






[Warner/Curb 49615]
written by Bobby Braddock & Sonny Throckmorton
#70
02/1980

Honky Tonk Blues
Charley Pride

from There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me   There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me
22 pts




1
ctry






[RCA 11912]
written by Hank Williams
#71
07/1980

Heart of Mine
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Together   
22 pts
105
US
49
AC
3
ctry






[MCA 41280]
written by Michael Foster [songwriter]
#72
06/1980

Crackers
Barbara Mandrell

from Love Is Fair   
20 pts
105
US


3
ctry






[MCA 41263]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
#73
06/1980

Making Plans
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

from Porter & Dolly   
19 pts




2
ctry






[RCA 11983]
written by Johnny Russell & Voni Morrisson
Good Ole Boys Like Me
#74
03/1980

Good Ole Boys Like Me
Don Williams

from Portrait   
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 41205]
written by Bob McDill
#75
11/1980

Down to My Last Broken Heart
Janie Fricke

from I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry   
19 pts




2
ctry






[Columbia 11384]
written by Chick Rains
#76
03/1980

Two Story House
George Jones & Tammy Wynette

from Together Again   
19 pts




2
ctry






[Epic 50849]
written by David Lindsay, Glenn Tubb & Tammy Wynette
#77
03/1980

The Way I Am
Merle Haggard

from The Way I Am   
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 41200]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#78
08/1980

I'm Not Ready Yet
George Jones

from I Am What I Am   I Am What I Am
19 pts




2
ctry






[Epic 50922]
written by Tom T. Hall
#79
05/1980

Friday Night Blues
John Conlee

from Friday Night Blues   Friday Night Blues
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 41233]
written by Sonny Throckmorton & Rafe VanHoy
#80
09/1980

She Can't Say That Anymore
John Conlee

from Friday Night Blues   Friday Night Blues
19 pts




2
ctry






[MCA 41321]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#81
12/1980

Wandering Eyes
Ronnie McDowell

from Going, Going, Gone   
19 pts




2
ctry






[Epic 50962]
written by Jamie O'Hara
#82
10/1980

Who Were You Thinkin' Of
Dandy & The Doolittle Band

18 pts
49
US


54
ctry






[Columbia 11355]
written by Jim Glaser, Paul Gauvin & Cathie Pelletier
#83
10/1980

Lovers Live Longer
The Bellamy Brothers

from Sons of the Sun   
16 pts




3
ctry






[Warner/Curb 49573]
written by David Bellamy
#84
11/1980

Beautiful You
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Together   
16 pts




3
ctry






[MCA 51022]
written by David Hanner
#85
10/1980

A Bridge That Just Won't Burn
Conway Twitty

from Rest Your Love on Me   
16 pts




3
ctry






[MCA 51011]
written by Roger Murrah & Jim McBride
#86
08/1980

Faded Love
Willie Nelson & Ray Price

from San Antonio Rose   
16 pts




3
ctry






[Columbia 11329]
written by Bob Wills & John Wills
#87
04/1980

Your Body Is an Outlaw
Mel Tillis

from Your Body Is an Outlaw   
16 pts




3
ctry






[Elektra 46628]
written by Buzz Rabin
Misery and Gin
#88
07/1980

Misery and Gin
Merle Haggard

from Back to the Barrooms   Back to the Barrooms
16 pts




3
ctry






[MCA 41255]
written by John Durrill & Snuff Garrett
#89
09/1980

You Almost Slipped My Mind
Charley Pride

from Roll on Mississippi   Roll on Mississippi
15 pts




4
ctry






[RCA 12100]
written by Troy Seals, Don Goodman, Tilden Back & Delbert Barker
#90
11/1980

I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Gail Davies

from I'll Be There   
15 pts




4
ctry






[Warner 49592]
written by Rusty Gabbard & Ray Price
#91
01/1980

Nothing Sure Looked Good on You
Gene Watson

from Should I Come Home   
15 pts




4
ctry






[Capitol 4814]
written by Jim Rushing
Can I See You Tonight
#92
12/1980

Can I See You Tonight
Tanya Tucker

from Dreamlovers   Dreamlovers
15 pts




4
ctry






[MCA 51037]
written by Deborah Allen & Rafe Vanhoy
#93
02/1980

Shriner's Convention
Ray Stevens

from Shriner's Convention   
15 pts
101
US


7
ctry






[novelty]
[RCA 11911]
written by Ray Stevens
#94
05/1980

Clyde
Waylon Jennings

from Music Man   
15 pts
103
US


7
ctry






[RCA 12007]
written by J.J. Cale
#95
03/1980

Shotgun Rider
Joe Sun

from Out of Your Mind   Out of Your Mind
15 pts
71
US


23
ctry






[Ovation 1141]
written by Larry Henley, Johnny Slate & Jim Hurt
#96
03/1980

Takin' Somebody with Me When I Fall
Larry Gatlin

from Straight Ahead   
15 pts
108
US
36
AC
12
ctry






as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band
[Columbia 11219]
written by Larry Gatlin
#97
1980

Take Me to Your Lovin' Place
The Gatlin Brothers

from Help Yourself   
14 pts




5
ctry







written by Larry Gatlin
#98
10/1980

Giving Up Easy
Leon Everette

from If I Keep on Going Crazy   If I Keep on Going Crazy
14 pts




5
ctry






R
[RCA 12111]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
#99
03/1980

Temporarily Yours
Jeanne Pruett

from Encore!   
14 pts




5
ctry






[IBC 0008]
written by Robert Warren Fischer & James Fron Throckmorton
#100
04/1980

I'm Already Blue
The Kendalls

from Heart of the Matter   
14 pts




5
ctry






[Ovation 1143]
written by Bob McDill

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