Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Hank Williams Jr., “Texas Women” January 11, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 Hank Williams Jr. earns his first No. 1 hit of the eighties.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Alabama, “Old Flame” January 10, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 Alabama’s superstar era begins on a quiet note.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Sylvia, “Drifter” January 9, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 12 Prairie disco arrives at country radio.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Elvis Presley, “Guitar Man” January 8, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 A reworked sixties track becomes Elvis Presley’s final No. 1 country hit.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: The Bellamy Brothers, “Do You Love as Good as You Look” January 8, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1 Some books can be judged by their covers.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Willie Nelson, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” January 6, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5 Willie Nelson actually took this record to number one.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Dottie West, “Are You Happy Baby?” January 5, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 Dottie West’s past and present collide.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Charly McClain, “Who’s Cheatin’ Who” January 4, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 An eighties lady tops the chart for the first time.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Mel Tillis, “Southern Rains” January 4, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5 A Country Music Hall of Famer and patriarch earns his final No. 1 single.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Razzy Bailey, “I Keep Coming Back”/”True Life Country Music” December 31, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 10 Razzy Bailey tops the chart with the first of three consecutive double-sided hits.