This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1977.
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(as certified by RPM)
| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | U.S. peak | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | Every Face Tells a Story | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | 21 | [B] |
| January 15 | Sweet Dreams | Emmylou Harris | 1 | ||
| January 22 | I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| January 29 | You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye) | Crystal Gayle | 2 | ||
| February 12 | Let My Love Be Your Pillow | Ronnie Milsap | 2 | ||
| February 26 | Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye | Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius |
1 | 2 | [C] - Jim Ed Brown [C] - Helen Cornelius |
| March 5 | Near You | George Jones and Tammy Wynette |
1 | ||
| March 12 | Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow | Tom Jones | 2 | [C] | |
| March 26 | She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory | Charley Pride | 1 | ||
| April 2 | It's My Party | Carroll Baker | 1 | — | |
| April 9 | Heart Healer | Mel Tillis | 1 | ||
| April 16 | Lucille | Kenny Rogers | 2 | [A] | |
| April 30 | It Couldn't Have Been Any Better | Johnny Duncan | 1 | ||
| May 7 | She's Got You | Loretta Lynn | 1 | ||
| May 14 | She's Pulling Me Back Again | Mickey Gilley | 1 | ||
| May 21 | Play Guitar Play | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| May 28 | Paper Rosie | Gene Watson | 1 | 3 | [C] |
| June 4 | The Rains Came | Freddy Fender | 2 | 4 | [B] |
| June 18 | Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) | Waylon Jennings | 3 | [1] | |
| July 9 | I'll Be Leaving Alone | Charley Pride | 1 | ||
| July 16 | That Was Yesterday | Donna Fargo | 2 | ||
| July 30 | It's Late and I Have to Go | Carroll Baker | 2 | — | |
| August 13 | Making Believe | Emmylou Harris | 1 | 8 | |
| August 20 | I Can't Love You Enough | Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn |
1 | 2 | |
| August 27 | Susan Flowers | Dick Damron | 1 | — | [B] |
| September 3 | Rollin' with the Flow | Charlie Rich | 1 | [B] | |
| September 10 | Way Down/Pledging My Love | Elvis Presley | 2 | ||
| September 24 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue | Crystal Gayle | 2 | ||
| October 8 | Christopher Mary | Burton & Honeyman | 1 | — | [C] |
| October 15 | Daytime Friends | Kenny Rogers | 2 | ||
| October 29 | Heaven's Just a Sin Away | The Kendalls | 1 | [C] | |
| November 5 | The Morning After Baby Let Me Down | Carroll Baker | 1 | — | |
| November 12 | I'm Just a Country Boy | Don Williams | 1 | ||
| November 19 | We Can't Go on Living Like This | Eddie Rabbitt | 1 | 6 | |
| November 26 | More to Me | Charley Pride | 1 | ||
| December 3 | The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) | Waylon Jennings | 1 | ||
| December 10 | Here You Come Again | Dolly Parton | 2 | ||
| December 24 | Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring | Conway Twitty | 1 | 3 | |
| December 31 | Sweet Music Man | Kenny Rogers | 1 | 9 |
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 16 | Abilene | Sonny James |
| 4 | 3 | Adios Amigo | Marty Robbins |
| 10 | 6 | (After Sweet Memories) Play Born to Lose Again | Dottsy |
| 12 | 23 | Anything but Leavin' | Larry Gatlin |
| 7 | 3 | Are You Ready for the Country | Waylon Jennings |
| 15 | 20 | Baby, I Love You So | Joe Stampley |
| 22 | 20 | Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight | John Denver |
| 19 | — | Barbara Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know | Mel Street |
| 2 | 2 | Blue Bayou | Linda Ronstadt |
| 11 | 23 | Bluest Heartache of the Year | Kenny Dale |
| 12 | 8 | Born Believer | Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius |
| 9 | 3 | Burning Memories | Mel Tillis |
| 23 | 10 | C.B. Savage | Rod Hart |
| 9 | 7 | Chains of Love | Mickey Gilley |
| 7 | 15 | Cheap Perfume and Candlelight | Bobby Borchers |
| 15 | — | Close Enough for Lonesome | Mel Street |
| 15 | 50 | Country Party | Johnny Lee |
| 13 | 33 | Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry | Moe Bandy |
| 6 | 2 | Crazy | Linda Ronstadt |
| 16 | 19 | Dancing the Night Away | Tanya Tucker |
| 15 | 38 | The Danger of a Stranger | Stella Parton |
| 5 | 5 | Desperado | Johnny Rodriguez |
| 3 | 10 | Don't Be Angry | Donna Fargo |
| 5 | 5 | Don't Go City Girl on Me | Tommy Overstreet |
| 6 | 5 | Don't Let Me Touch You | Marty Robbins |
| 15 | — | Don't Say Goodbye | Rex Allen, Jr. |
| 5 | 5 | Don't Throw It All Away | Dave & Sugar |
| 2 | 2 | East Bound and Down | Jerry Reed |
| 12 | 13 | Easy Look | Charlie Rich |
| 14 | 7 | Everyday I Have to Cry Some | Joe Stampley |
| 19 | — | The Feeling's Right | Narvel Felts |
| 18 | — | Fool | John Wesley Ryles |
| 9 | 16 | Fools Fall in Love | Jacky Ward |
| 4 | 3 | From Graceland to the Promised Land | Merle Haggard |
| 18 | — | Gentle to Your Senses | Mel McDaniel |
| 16 | 15 | Hangin' On | Vern Gosdin and Emmylou Harris |
| 19 | 15 | He Ain't You | Lynn Anderson |
| 7 | 4 | Head to Toe | Bill Anderson |
| 12 | 14 | Hold Me | Barbara Mandrell |
| 4 | 2 | Honky Tonk Memories | Mickey Gilley |
| 2 | 5 | I Can't Help Myself | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 10 | 7 | I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) | Marty Robbins |
| 3 | — | I Don't Wanna Cry | Larry Gatlin |
| 3 | 3 | I Got the Hoss | Mel Tillis |
| 15 | 10 | I Just Came Home to Count the Memories | Cal Smith |
| 9 | 20 | I Love You a Thousand Ways | Willie Nelson |
| 8 | 8 | I Was There | The Statler Brothers |
| 2 | 3 | I'll Do It All Over Again | Crystal Gayle |
| 10 | 17 | I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire) | Rex Allen, Jr. |
| 2 | 4 | I'm Knee Deep in Loving You | Dave & Sugar |
| 11 | 29 | I'm Not Easy | Billie Jo Spears |
| 9 | 9 | I'm Sorry for You, My Friend | Moe Bandy |
| 8 | 6 | I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) | Johnny Paycheck |
| 16 | — | I've Got You (To Come Home To) | Don King |
| 12 | 18 | If It Ain't Love by Now | Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius |
| 11 | 12 | If Love Was a Bottle of Wine | Tommy Overstreet |
| 5 | 5 | If Practice Makes Perfect | Johnny Rodriguez |
| 2 | 2 | If We're Not Back in Love by Monday | Merle Haggard |
| 11 | 16 | If You Don't Love Me (Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone) | Freddy Fender |
| 16 | — | If You Ever Get to Houston (Look Me Down) | Don Gibson |
| 20 | 17 | If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody | Dickey Lee |
| 8 | 17 | If You Want Me | Billie Jo Spears |
| 15 | 30 | In the Jailhouse Now | Sonny James |
| 7 | 2 | It's a Cowboy-Lovin' Night | Tanya Tucker |
| 12 | 8 | It's All in the Game | Tom T. Hall |
| 14 | — | It's Nothin' to Me | Jim Reeves |
| 13 | 8 | The King Is Gone | Ronnie McDowell |
| 7 | 28 | Let Me Down Easy | Cristy Lane |
| 6 | 8 | (Let's Get Together) One Last Time | Tammy Wynette |
| 6 | 5 | Liars One, Believers Zero | Bill Anderson |
| 11 | 4 | Light of a Clear Blue Morning | Dolly Parton |
| 21 | 10 | Look Who I'm Cheatin' on Tonight | Bobby Bare |
| 3 | 6 | Love Is Just a Game | Larry Gatlin |
| 12 | — | Love's Explosion | Margo Smith |
| 19 | — | Loving Arms | Sammi Smith |
| 20 | 18 | Lovin' On | T. G. Sheppard |
| 14 | 16 | A Mansion on the Hill | Ray Price |
| 13 | 8 | Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffett |
| 3 | 3 | Married but Not to Each Other | Barbara Mandrell |
| 15 | 12 | Me and Millie (Stompin' Grapes and Gettin' Silly) | Ronnie Sessions |
| 16 | 31 | Midnight Angel | Barbara Mandrell |
| 27 | 9 | Mobile Boogie | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 9 | 6 | Mockingbird Hill | Donna Fargo |
| 17 | 27 | Mother Country Music | Vern Gosdin |
| 10 | 15 | The Movies | The Statler Brothers |
| 20 | — | My Good Thing's Gone | Narvel Felts |
| 24 | 14 | My Mountain Dew | Charlie Rich |
| 43 | 12 | New Kid in Town | Eagles |
| 11 | 9 | The Old Man and His Horn | Gene Watson |
| 5 | 9 | Once in a Lifetime Thing | John Wesley Ryles |
| 6 | 17 | One of a Kind | Tammy Wynette |
| 13 | — | The Pay Phone | Bob Luman |
| 13 | 23 | The Pleasure's Been All Mine | Freddie Hart |
| 2 | 3 | Ramblin' Fever | Merle Haggard |
| 12 | 7 | Ridin' Rainbows | Tanya Tucker |
| 17 | 18 | Right Time of the Night | Jennifer Warnes |
| 2 | 5 | Roses for Mama | C. W. McCall |
| 14 | — | Savin' This Love Song for You | Johnny Rodriguez |
| 19 | 21 | Semolita | Jerry Reed |
| 8 | 17 | Shame on Me | Donna Fargo |
| 11 | 16 | Shame Shame on Me (I Had Planned to Be Your Man) | Kenny Dale |
| 11 | 2 | She Just Loved the Cheatin' Out of Me | Moe Bandy |
| 11 | — | She Took More Than Her Share | Moe Bandy |
| 17 | — | She's the Girl of My Dreams | Don King |
| 18 | 10 | Silver Medals and Sweet Memories | The Statler Brothers |
| 19 | 32 | Sing a Sad Song | Wynn Stewart |
| 7 | 7 | Slide Off Your Satin Sheets | Johnny Paycheck |
| 5 | 5 | A Song in the Night | Johnny Duncan |
| 5 | 17 | Southern California | George Jones and Tammy Wynette |
| 5 | 4 | Statues Without Hearts | Larry Gatlin |
| 11 | 13 | Still the One | Bill Anderson |
| 4 | 7 | Sunflower | Glen Campbell |
| 7 | 4 | A Tear Fell | Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 16 | 25 | Ten Years of This | Gary Stewart |
| 11 | 4 | Thank God She's Mine | Freddie Hart |
| 7 | 6 | That's the Way Love Should Be | Dave & Sugar |
| 11 | 49 | There She Goes Again | Joe Stampley |
| 20 | — | This Time I'm in It for the Love | Tommy Overstreet |
| 7 | 37 | Till the End | Vern Gosdin |
| 18 | 11 | Too Much Is Not Enough | Billie Jo Spears |
| 18 | — | Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa | Randy Barlow |
| 3 | 2 | Two Dollars in the Jukebox | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 8 | 4 | Two Less Lonely People | Rex Allen, Jr. |
| 4 | 4 | Uncloudy Day | Willie Nelson |
| 22 | 12 | Virginia, How Far Will You Go | Dickey Lee |
| 18 | — | What a Way to Go | Bobby Borchers |
| 21 | 14 | What're You Doing Tonight | Janie Fricke |
| 19 | 12 | When It's Just You and Me | Dottie West |
| 18 | 22 | Where Are You Going, Billy Boy | Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner |
| 12 | 19 | Whispers | Bobby Borchers |
| 7 | 6 | Why Can't He Be You | Loretta Lynn |
| 8 | 3 | Why Lovers Turn to Strangers | Freddie Hart |
| 16 | 9 | Wiggle Wiggle | Ronnie Sessions |
| 16 | 8 | A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today | Merle Haggard |
| 12 | 6 | Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man | Lynn Anderson |
| 3 | 2 | Y'all Come Back Saloon | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 9 | 11 | Yesterday's Gone | Vern Gosdin and Emmylou Harris |
| 4 | 6 | You Light Up My Life | Debby Boone |
| 6 | 4 | (You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie | Emmylou Harris |
| 16 | 11 | You Ought to Hear Me Cry | Willie Nelson |
| 9 | 21 | You're Free to Go | Sonny James |
| 4 | 11 | Your Man Loves You Honey | Tom T. Hall |
| 11 | 7 | Your Place or Mine | Gary Stewart |
| 20 | — | Your Pretty Roses Came Too Late | Lois Johnson |
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 13 | Here Comes Yesterday | R. Harlan Smith |
| — | 17 | Hey Good Lookin' | Bob Lucier |
| — | 14 | Homemade Wine | The Good Brothers |
| — | 8 | I'd Love You Like Nobody Dared To | Chris Nielsen |
| — | 18 | If I Believed in Myself | Mercey Brothers |
| — | 9 | It's Crying Time for Me | Dallas Harms |
| — | 20 | Jamie | Mercey Brothers |
| — | 7 | Jukebox Lover | Family Brown |
| 27 | 11 | The Last of the Winfield Amateurs | Ray Griff |
| — | 11 | Leroy Can't Go Home | Orval Prophet |
| — | 10 | Lovin' Fool | Family Brown |
| — | 10 | Michelle's Song | Russell Thornberry |
| — | 18 | On the Road Again | Burton & Honeyman |
| 28 | 20 | A Passing Thing | Ray Griff |
| — | 19 | Phone Call from Allyson | Ronnie Prophet |
| — | 14 | Race Among the Ruins | Gordon Lightfoot |
| — | 20 | Rocky Road | Glory-Anne Carriere |
| — | 19 | Shadow of a Man | Mike Graham |
| — | 14 | Shilo Song | Gene MacLellan with Anne Murray |
| — | 11 | Sing a Song of Love | Family Brown |
| — | 13 | Tulsa Turnaround | Gustafson |
| — | 13 | Waylon's T-Shirt | Dick Damron |
| — | 7 | Wiggle It a Little | Rondini |
| — | 9 | Woman Alone | Glory-Anne Carriere |
| — | 19 | Would You Still Love Me | Mike Graham |
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