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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1976.

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  • The CB radio craze was sweeping country music, as no less than three No. 1 songs are about citizens-band radios. C. W. McCall's "Convoy" — about a band of truck drivers who fight back against redneck police officers — spends four of its six weeks at No. 1 in January, and goes on to be Billboard's No. 1 country song of 1976. Other top songs where CB radios were central to the plot were:
    • "The White Knight" by Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band, about a lead-footed truck driver who is led into a speed trap by a corrupt state trooper.
    • "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine, a sentimental recitation about a fatherless, physically handicapped boy who keeps in touch with truck drivers. He states his lone wish is to ride around with his father, but since that can't happen, other truck drivers make good on the wish by showing up at the young lad's home and giving him rides.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 31 This Time I Hurt Her More than She Loves Me Conway Twitty 1
February 7 Sometimes Bill Anderson and
Mary Lou Turner		 1 [B] - Bill Anderson
[C] - Mary Lou Turner
February 14 The White Knight Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band 1 [C]
  • Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band is a pseudonym for Jay Huguely.
February 21 Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings
and Willie Nelson		 3
March 13 The Roots of My Raising Merle Haggard 1
March 20 Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) Tom T. Hall 1 [B]
March 27 'Til the Rivers All Run Dry Don Williams 1
April 3 You'll Lose a Good Thing Freddy Fender 1 [B]
April 10 'Til I Can Make it On My Own Tammy Wynette 1
April 17 Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) Eddie Rabbitt 1 [A]
April 24 Together Again Emmylou Harris 1 [A]

Cover of the Buck Owens' #1 song in 1964.
May 1 Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time Mickey Gilley 1
May 8 My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You Charley Pride 1
May 15 What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down Ronnie Milsap 1
May 22 After All the Good is Gone Conway Twitty 1
May 29 One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash 2
June 12 I'll Get Over You Crystal Gayle 1 [A]
June 19 El Paso City Marty Robbins 2
July 3 All These Things Joe Stampley 1
July 10 The Door is Always Open Dave & Sugar 1 [A]
July 17 Teddy Bear Red Sovine 3 [B]
August 7 Golden Ring George Jones and
Tammy Wynette		 1
August 14 Say It Again Don Williams 1
August 21 Bring It On Home to Me Mickey Gilley 1
August 28 (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man Ronnie Milsap 2
September 11 I Don't Want to Have to Marry You Jim Ed Brown and
Helen Cornelius		 2 [C] - Jim Ed Brown
[C] - Helen Cornelius
September 25 If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time Willie Nelson 1
October 2 Here's Some Love Tanya Tucker 1
October 9 The Games That Daddies Play Conway Twitty 1
October 16 You and Me Tammy Wynette 2
October 30 Among My Souvenirs Marty Robbins 2 [B]
November 6 Cherokee Maiden Merle Haggard 1 Cover of the Bob Wills hit.
November 13 Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) Loretta Lynn 2
November 27 Good Woman Blues Mel Tillis 2
December 11 Thinkin' of a Rendezvous Johnny Duncan 2 [A]
December 25 Sweet Dreams Emmylou Harris 2
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 10 Easy as Pie Billy "Crash" Craddock 1 [B]
January 17 Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.) Glen Campbell 2 [B]
January 31 The Blind Man in the Bleachers Kenny Starr 1 [C]
February 7 This Time I Hurt Her More than She Loves Me Conway Twitty 1
February 14 The Happiness of Having You Charley Pride 1
February 21 Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You Tanya Tucker 1
February 28 Somebody Loves You Crystal Gayle 1? [A]
March 6 ??? ??? ???
  • This chart is missing from the RPM archives.
March 13 One Night of Cheatin' Carroll Baker 1?
March 20 On the Road Dick Damron 1
March 27 Motels and Memories T. G. Sheppard 1
April 3 Angels, Roses and Rain Dickey Lee 1 [C]
April 10 You Are the Song (Inside of Me) Freddie Hart 1 [B]
April 17 ('Till) I Kissed You Connie Smith 1 [B]
April 24 If I Let Her Come In Ray Griff 1 [C]
May 1 'Til I Can Make it On My Own Tammy Wynette 1
May 8 Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) Eddie Rabbitt 1 [A]
May 15 Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time Mickey Gilley 1
May 22 My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You Charley Pride 1
May 29 What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down Ronnie Milsap 1
June 5 After All the Good is Gone Conway Twitty 2
June 19 One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash 1
June 26 El Paso City Marty Robbins 1
July 3 I Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way Lyle 1 [C]
July 10 Tonight with Love Carroll Baker 1
July 17 The Door is Always Open Dave & Sugar 1 [C]
July 24 Vaya con Dios Freddy Fender 1
July 31 Here Comes the Freedom Train Merle Haggard 1
August 7 Teddy Bear Red Sovine 2 [C]
August 21 The Letter Conway Twitty and
Loretta Lynn		 2
September 4 Rocky Mountain Music Eddie Rabbitt 1
September 11 Bring It On Home to Me Mickey Gilley 1
September 18 (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man Ronnie Milsap 2
October 2 Can't You See Waylon Jennings 1
October 9 All I Can Do Dolly Parton 2 [2]
  • Fell to #4 on the week of October 16.
October 16 If You Keep Throwing Dirt Family Brown 1 [A]
October 30 The Games That Daddies Play Conway Twitty 1
November 6 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot 1 [B]
November 13 Why I Had to Pass This Way Carroll Baker 1
November 20 A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About Charley Pride 1
November 27 Cherokee Maiden Merle Haggard 1
December 4 Somebody, Somewhere Loretta Lynn 1
December 11 Living It Down Freddy Fender 1
December 18 Good Woman Blues Mel Tillis 1
December 25 Thinkin' of a Rendezvous Johnny Duncan 1 [A]
Notes
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

Singles released by Canadian artists

US CAN Single Artist
16 Baby Pictures Chris Nielsen
82 13 Big Big World Ronnie Prophet
19 Bobbie's Trains Ron McLeod
11 Breaking Up with Brenda Canadian Zephyr
9 California Dream Colin Butler
19 5 The Call Anne Murray
17 Did I Forget to Tell Her Jerry Palmer
7 Feelin' Kinda Lucky Tonight Ray Materick
13 Go Gently Dianne Leigh
41 18 Golden Oldie Anne Murray
3 Good Ol' Fashion Memories Dick Damron
19 He Loves Me When He's Got the Time Post Family
17 Honest Love Ronnie Kartman
13 The Hooker George Rowsell
19 I Wanna Be Bad Julie Lynn
15 If You Don't Laugh Hank Smith
11 Jesse Patti MacDonnell
9 Let Me Do Something Lord Blake Emmons
8 Lisa Mae Orval Prophet
10 Lost in a Love Song Christopher Ward
12 Lovin' You from a Distance Mercey Brothers
15 Mama's Voice R. Harlan Smith
15 Midnight Flight The Good Brothers
12 Mornings Breaking Over California Brian Austin
3 Mule Skinner Blues Jerry Palmer
13 My Love for You Newman Sisters
8 Not So Far Away Donna Moon
20 Old Loves Never Die Mercey Brothers
2 One Way Ticket to a Lady Jerry Palmer
8 Outlaw Heroes Roy Payne
9 Rainin' in My Heart Ronnie Burla
15 Rusty Come Back R. Harlan Smith
20 Sadie the Cleaning Lady Carlton Showband
36 13 Shine On Ronnie Prophet
20 That's the Kind of Man I Am The Good Brothers
24 9 That's What I Get (For Doin' My Own Thinkin') Ray Griff
19 Traveling Road Show Band Tony White
13 Two of a Kind Burton & Honeyman
15 Universal Girl R. Harlan Smith
14 You Know I Want You Chris Nielsen

Top Albums

Other new albums

Births

  • June 18 — Blake Shelton, neotraditionalist of the 2000s.
  • October 19 — Cyndi Thomson, female vocalist who enjoyed brief fame in the early 2000s.
  • October 30 — Kassidy Osborn, member of SHeDAISY.
  • November 26 — Joe Nichols, neotraditionalist of the 2000s.

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

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