Country-Musik 1976: Übersicht über die Ereignisse in der Country-Musik im Jahre 1976

Nummer-1-Hits

• 31. Januar – This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me – Conway Twitty
• 7. Februar – Sometimes – Bill Anderson und Mary Lou Turner
• 14. Februar – The White Knight – Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
• 21. Februar – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson
• 13. März – The Roots of My Raising – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 20. März – Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) – Tom T. Hall
• 27. März – Til the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams
• 3. April – You'll Lose a Good Thing – Freddy Fender
• 10. April – Til I Can Make it On My Own – Tammy Wynette
• 17. April – Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) – Eddie Rabbitt
• 24. April – Together Again – Emmylou Harris
• 1. Mai – Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time – Mickey Gilley
• 8. Mai – My Eyes Can Only See As Far as You – Charley Pride
• 15. Mai – What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down – Ronnie Milsap
• 22. Mai – After All the Good is Gone – Conway Twitty
• 29. Mai – One Piece at a Time – Johnny Cash
• 12. Juni – I'll Get Over You – Crystal Gayle
• 19. Juni – El Paso City – Marty Robbins
• 3. Juli – All These Things – Joe Stampley
• 10. Juli – The Door is Always Open – Dave & Sugar
• 17. Juli – Teddy Bear – Red Sovine
• 7. August – Golden Ring – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
• 14. August – Say it Again – Don Williams
• 21. August – Bring it on Home to Me – Mickey Gilley
• 28. August – I'm a Stand by Your Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
• 11. September – I Don't Want to Have to Marry You – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
• 25. September – If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time – Willie Nelson
• 2. Oktober – Here's Some Love – Tanya Tucker
• 9. Oktober – The Games That Daddies Play – Conway Twitty
• 16. Oktober – You and Me – Tammy Wynette
• 30. Oktober – Among My Souvenirs – Marty Robbins
• 6. November – Cherokee Maiden – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 13. November – Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) – Loretta Lynn
• 27. November – Good Woman Blues – Mel Tillis
• 11. Dezember – Thinkin' of a Rendezvous – Johnny Duncan
• 25. Dezember – Sweet Dreams (Of You) – Emmylou Harris

Weitere große Hits

• 9,999,999 Tears – Dickey Lee
• After the Storm – Wynn Stewart
• Afternoon Delight – Johnny Carver
• All I Can Do – Dolly Parton
• Amazing Grace (Used to be Her Favorite Song) – Amazing Rhythm Aces
• Angels, Roses and Rain – Dickey Lee
• The Blind Man in the Bleachers – Kenny Starr
• Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin
• Can't You See – Waylon Jennings
• Come On Over – Olivia Newton-John
• Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You – Tanya Tucker
• Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (Medley) – Glen Campbell
• Don't Stop Believin – Olivia Newton-John
• The End is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Song) – Amazing Rhythm Aces
• Fly Away – John Denver
• God Bless America Again – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Hank Williams You Wrote My Life – Moe Bandy
• Her Name Is ... – George Jones
• Hillbilly Heart – Johnny Rodriguez
• Home Made Love – Tom Bresh
• I Couldn't Be Me Without You – Johnny Rodriguez
• I Wonder if I Ever Said Goodbye – Johnny Rodriguez
• I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose – Dottsy
• I'm Gonna Love You – Dave & Sugar
• If I Had To Do it All Over Again – Roy Clark
• I.O.U. – Jimmy Dean
• Is Forever Longer Than Always – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
• Just in Case – Ronnie Milsap
• Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) – Kenny Rogers
• Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers
• The Letter – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Livin' it Down – Freddy Fender
• Lonely Teardrops – Narvel Felts
• Love Lifted Me – Kenny Rogers
• Love Revival – Mel Tillis
• Me and Ole C.B. – Dave Dudley
• Mental Revenge – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• Misty Blue – Billie Jo Spears
• One of These Days – Emmylou Harris
• Queen of the Silver Dollar – Dave & Sugar
• Remember Me (When the Candlelights are Gleaming) – Willie Nelson
• Save All Your Kisses For Me – Margo Smith
• Show Me a Man – T.G. Sheppard
• Somebody Loves You – Crystal Gayle
• Standing Room Only – Barbara Mandrell
• Stranger – Johnny Duncan
• Suspicious Minds – Waylon Jennings und Jessi Colter
• Thank Got I've Got You – Statler Brothers
• That's What Made Me Love You – Bill Anderson
• ('Til) I Kissed You – Connie Smith
• Tracks of My Tears – Linda Ronstadt
• Vaya Con Dios – Freddy Fender
• Walk Softly – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• What I've Got in Mind – Billie Jo Spears
• The Winner – Bobby Bare
• You Could Know as Much About a Stranger – Gene Watson
• You Rubbed it In All Wrong – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• You've Got Me to Hold On To – Tanya Tucker

• Alone Again – George Jones
• Their Greatest Hits: 1971–1975 – The Eagles
• Till I Can Make it on My Own – Tammy Wynette
• Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser und Jessi Colter

• 09. Januar – Hayes Carll
• 17. März – Keifer Thompson
• 26. Mai – Brenn Hill
• 04. Juni – Kasey Chambers
• 18. Juni – Blake Shelton
• 17. Juli – Luke Bryan
• 26. November – Joe Nichols

• 28. Januar – Charles Ray „Skeeter“ Clayton Willis

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Paul Cohen
• Kitty Wells

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Carl Belew
• Dallas Frazier
• John D. Loudermilk
• Moon Mullican
• Curly Putman

Grammy Awards

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Linda Ronstadt – I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Rita Coolidge und Kris Kristofferson – Lover Please
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins – The Entertainer
• Best Country Song – (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Larry Butler, Chips Moman (Songwriters) und B.J. Thomas (Performer)

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Loretta Lynn
• Song Of The Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell – Larry Weiss
• Single Of The Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
• Album Of The Year – Feelings – Loretta Lynn Conway Twitty
• Top Male Vocalist – Conway Twitty
• Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist – Freddy Fender
• Top New Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year – Mel Tillis
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Dolly Parton
• Instrumental Group of the Year – Roy Clark & Buck Trent
• Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
• Single of the Year – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
• Song of the Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Larry Weiss
• Album of the Year – Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, und Jessi Colter
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Hargus „Pig“ Robbins

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – John Denver
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Olivia Newton-John
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Donny & Marie Osmond
• Favorite Country Album – Back Home Again – John Denver
• Favorite Country Song – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell