The 1980s didn't have a big country scene. This is the only country album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 in the 1980s.
Country music from the 1980s often gets overshadowed by the decades surrounding it. The 1970s were huge for the likes of Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. It was the decade of Outlaw ...
George Jones' 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' took the top spot in a recent survey of the best-ever country songs.