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.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Don Williams, “Stay Young” July 30, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 2 A seventies British duo gives Don Williams an eighties No. 1 hit.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: John Conlee, “In My Eyes” July 30, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 John Conlee turns a Conway Twitty album cut into a No. 1 hit.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Ronnie Milsap, “Show Her” July 30, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 Ronnie Milsap turns to Mike Reid for another No. 1 hit.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Crystal Gayle, “The Sound of Goodbye” July 27, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 6 Crystal Gayle gives legendary songwriter Hugh Prestwood his first No. 1 hit.