Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Barbara Mandrell, “Happy Birthday Dear Heartache” August 15, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 Barbara Mandrell earns her final No. 1 hit to date.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Johnny Lee with Lane Brody, “The Yellow Rose” August 15, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 Johnny Lee teams up with Lane Brody for a chart-topping hit.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: The Statler Brothers, “Elizabeth” August 14, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 A lineup change fuels a Statler Brothers comeback.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Janie Fricke, “Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It” August 14, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 2 Janie Fricke scores another uptempo hit.
Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 14 August 8, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1 Turnpike Troubadours and Ashley McBryde earn straight A’s.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Lee Greenwood, “Going, Going, Gone” August 8, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1 Lee Greenwood’s second No. 1 single is a marked improvement on its predecessor.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Exile, “Woke Up in Love” August 7, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 Another pop act revives their career by going country.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Ricky Skaggs, “Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown” August 7, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 Ricky Skaggs revives a track that he originally recorded with Keith Whitley.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Merle Haggard, “That’s the Way Love Goes” August 3, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5 A gorgeous cover of a Johnny Rodriguez hit returns Merle Haggard and Lefty Frizzell to the top of the chart.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Alabama, “Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)” August 2, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 7 Alabama rolls on.