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On This Day in 1980, Kenny Rogers Started a Three-Week Run at No. 1 With a Massive Hit That Caused Trouble for a Popular Country Trio

On this day (January 5) in 1980, Kenny Rogers topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “Coward of the County.” It spent three weeks at the top of the country chart and became Rogers’ biggest ...
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On This Day in 1979, Kenny Rogers Was at No. 1 With an Album That Helped Cement His Domination of the Country Charts

On this day (November 19) in 1979, Kenny Rogers was at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with Kenny. The LP was a massive hit, spending 25 uninterrupted weeks in the top spot. It also ...
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5 Kenny Rogers songs that prove 1978 was the best year of his career

Kenny Rogers, the genre-spanning icon who became the king of soft rock, released a slew of these career-defining hits in his ...
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Kenny Rogers Turned His Career Around With One Classic No. 1 Hit

Kenny Rogers became one of the most enduring superstars in country music history, but he was a middle-aged man looking for an unlikely comeback when he scored his first No. 1 country hit in 1977.