List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1983
Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1983, 50 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1]
One of only two songs to spend more than one week at number one was "Islands in the Stream", a collaboration between Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. The song was a considerable crossover success, also topping the Adult Contemporary chart and reaching number one on the all-genres Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] In 2005 the song topped a CMT poll of the best country duets of all time.[4] The other multi-week number one was "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" by Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, which ended the year in the top spot. Alabama, Crystal Gayle and John Anderson tied for the most number ones of the year, with three each, along with Mickey Gilley, who achieved two solo number ones and also reached the top spot with "Paradise Tonight", a collaboration with Charly McClain, and Merle Haggard who similarly gained two solo number ones and spent a week at the top with "Pancho and Lefty", a duet with Willie Nelson.
In addition to the artists who achieved three number ones, Kenny Rogers also spent three weeks at the top, as his two weeks in collaboration with Dolly Parton followed a week spent at number one with "We've Got Tonight", a duet with Sheena Easton. A fourth male-female duet to top the Hot Country chart in 1983 was "Faking Love" by T. G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks. In January Reba McEntire topped the chart for the first time with "Can't Even Get the Blues".[5] McEntire would go on to become one of the most successful female singers in country music history, topping the chart regularly for nearly three decades; in 2011 she achieved her 25th number one song, tying with Dolly Parton for the most chart-topping songs by a female artist.[6] In contrast, several veteran singers added to their extensive tallies of chart-toppers; Merle Haggard's three number ones took his career total to 32 spanning 17 years.[7]
Chart history
a. ^ Double A-sided single
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005. Record Research. p. ix. ISBN 9780898201659.
- ↑ Hoffmann, Frank (2016). Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000. Routledge. ISBN 9781135868857. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Flashback: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers Take 'Islands in the Stream' to New Heights". Rolling Stone. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Shelburne, Craig (June 9, 2005). ""Islands in the Stream" Named Greatest Country Duet". CMT. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Shelburne, Craig (July 30, 2004). "It's the 22nd Time at No. 1 for Reba McEntire". CMT. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, Gayle; Stefano, Angela. "Story Behind the Song: Reba McEntire, 'Turn On the Radio'". The Boot. Townsquare Media. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ↑ Tamburin, Adam (April 6, 2016). "See Merle Haggard's 38 No. 1 hits". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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