Country-Musik 1972

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1972 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 08. Januar – Would You Take Another Chance on Me – Jerry Lee Lewis
• 15. Januar – Carolyn – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 05. Februar – One’s on the Way – Loretta Lynn
• 19. Februar – Four in the Morning – Faron Young
• 04. März – Bedtime Story – Tammy Wynette
• 11. März – My Hang Up Is You – Freddie Hart
• 22. April – Chantilly Lace / Think About it Darlin’ – Jerry Lee Lewis
• 13. Mai – Grandma Harp – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 27. Mai – (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date – Conway Twitty
• 03. Juni – The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo
• 24. Juni – That’s Why I Love You Like I Do – Sonny James
• 01. Juli – Eleven Roses – Hank Williams Jr.
• 15. Juli – Made in Japan – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• 22. Juli – It’s Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer – Charley Pride
• 12. August – Bless Your Heart – Freddie Hart
• 26. August – If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry – Jerry Wallace
• 02. September – Woman (Sensuous Woman) – Don Gibson
• 16. September – When the Snow is on the Roses – Sonny James
• 23. September – I Can’t Stop Loving You – Conway Twitty
• 30. September – I Ain’t Never – Mel Tillis
• 14. Oktober – Funny Face – Donna Fargo
• 04. November – It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad) – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 11. November – My Man (Understands) – Tammy Wynette
• 18. November – She’s Too Good to be True – Charley Pride
• 09. Dezember – Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me) – Freddie Hart
• 30. Dezember – She’s Got to be a Saint – Ray Price

Weitere Hits

• Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ But the Leaves on the Trees – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• Ain't That a Shame – Hank Williams Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
• All His Children – Charley Pride
• All the Lonely Women in the World – Bill Anderson
• Ann (Don’t Go Runnin’) – Tommy Overstreet
• Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis
• The Best Part of Livin’ – Marty Robbins
• Borrowed Angel – Mel Street
• The Ceremony – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
• Class of ’57 – Statler Brothers
• Cotton Jenny – Anne Murray
• Cry – Lynn Anderson
• Delta Dawn – Tanya Tucker
• Do You Remember These – Statler Brothers
• Fool Me – Lynn Anderson
• Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings
• Heaven is My Woman’s Love – Tommy Overstreet
• Here I Am Again – Loretta Lynn
• I Can’t See Me Without You – Conway Twitty
• I’m a Truck – Red Simpson
• I’m Gonna Knock at Your Door – Billy "Crash" Craddock
• I’ve Found Someone of My Own – Cal Smith
• I’ve Got to Have You – Sammi Smith
• If It Ain’t Love Let’s Leave it Alone – Connie Smith
• If You Touch Me (You’ve Got to Feel Me) – Joe Stampley
• Just for What I Am – Connie Smith
• The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka – Roy Clark
• Listen to a Country Song – Lynn Anderson
• Lonely Women Make Good Lovers – Bob Luman
• Lonesomest Lonesome – Ray Price
• Lovin’ You Could Never Be Better – George Jones
• Manhattan, Kansas – Glen Campbell
• Me and Jesus – Tom T. Hall (featuring the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Choir)
• Missing You – Jim Reeves
• Oney – Johnny Cash
• Only Love (Can Break a Heart) – Sonny James
• A Picture of Me (Without You) – George Jones
• Pretend I Never Happened – Waylon Jennings
• Reach Out Your Hand – Tammy Wynette
• Red Red Wine – Roy Drusky
• Rocky Mountain High – John Denver
• Sweet Dream Woman – Waylon Jennings
• There’s a Party Going On – Jody Miller
• A Thing Called Love – Johnny Cash
• This Little Girl of Mine – Faron Young
• To Get to You – Jerry Wallace
• Tonight My Baby's Comin' Home – Barbara Mandrell
• Touch Your Woman – Dolly Parton
• We Can Make It – Johnny Cash
• When You Say Love – Bob Luman
• Whiskey River – Johnny Bush
• White Silver Sands – Sonny James

Alben (Auswahl)

• The Eagles – The Eagles (Asylum)
• Garden Party – Rick Nelson (MCA)
• The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo (Dot)
• The Right Combination – Burning the Midnight Oil – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA)
• Will the Circle Be Unbroken? – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)

Geboren

• 28. Februar – Boss Burns
• 5. April – Pat Green
• 16. August – Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks)
• 28. Oktober – Brad Paisley

Gestorben

• 23. Januar – T. Texas Tyler, 55
• 22. Juni – Elton Britt, 58, Country-Star der 1940er Jahre

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Jimmie Davis

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Felice und Boudleaux Bryant
• Lefty Frizzell
• Jack Rhodes
• Don Robertson
• Mel Tillis

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through the Night
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Jerry Reed – When You're Hot, You're Hot
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty – After The Fire Is Gone
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Snowbird – Chet Atkins
• Best Country Song – Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through The Night – (Autor: Kris Kristofferson)

Academy of Country Music Awards

• Entertainer Of The Year – Freddie Hart
• Song Of The Year – Easy Lovin‘ – Freddie Hart – Freddie Hart
• Single Of The Year – Easy Lovin‘ – Freddie Hart
• Album Of The Year – Easy Lovin‘ – Freddie Hart
• Top Male Vocalist – Freddie Hart
• Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist – Tony Booth
• Top New Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell

Country Music Association Awards

• Entertainer of the Year – Loretta Lynn
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Charley Pride
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Loretta Lynn
• Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
• Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Single of the Year – The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A., Donna Fargo
• Song of the Year – Easy Lovin‘, Freddie Hart
• Album of the Year – Let Me Tell You About a Song, Merle Haggard
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Charlie McCoy

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