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This is a list of important events in country music that took place in 1977.
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Events
- June 25 - Waylon Jennings successful, "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to Basics of Love)" spent his sixth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. This is only the third (and last, last) six weeks. 1 song of the 1970s, and will be the last song to spend time on the charts for 20 years (until 1997 "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill).
- June 26 - Elvis Presley performs his last concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- August 20 - Elvis Presley's funeral was broadcast on television on ABC, CBS and NBC (The West Coast & The Marianas and American Samoa chose to display Prerecord), ahead of Saturday's Children's Program.
- December 31 - Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" spent the fifth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. This will be the last song that spent time on chart tops until the 1990s "Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait.
Maps 1977 in country music
Most popular hits of the year
Number one hit
United States
(as certified by Billboard)
Canada
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