This video presents the 200 most popular songs of the eighties in the United States, as ranked by Billboard's Hot 100 Singles. Each song has been given points according to each position they held week after week, their peak position, weeks in the Top 10, weeks in the Top 40, and weeks on the Hot 100.
One of the greatest voices in American country music, Don Williams, known to many as "the Gentle Giant" died today at the age of 78. He announced in March of 2016 that he was retiring from touring to spend time at his home and enjoy his family. He passed quietly (like his persona) at his home among family.
He amassed 17 #1 songs on the Billboard Country songs chart and 13 on the Canadian country music chart with his last being "Back in My Younger Days", which reached #2 on the Billboard chart and #1 in Canada in 1990.
May 3rd 1979
Don Williams (L) with Claude Akins who presented him his 2 CMA Awards for Song and Record of the Year for 1978, "Tulsa Time".