Ten Favorite Country Pop Albums, 1975-1982
(This stuff was all over my parents’ turntables and car radios in the pre-MTV era of my childhood, so I’m confining myself to the music of that moment. I’ve listed the albums in order of preference.)
Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson (1982)
Feels So Right by Alabama (1981)
Juice by Juice Newton (1981)
Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John (1975)
Horizon by Eddie Rabbitt (1980)
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs by Dolly Parton (1980)
There’s No Gettin’ Over Me by Ronnie Milsap (1981)
We Must Believe in Magic by Crystal Gayle (1977)
Just Sylvia by Sylvia (1982)
The Gambler by Kenny Rogers (1978)
— January 24, 2026