Kenny Rogers
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	August 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020 BIGGEST LP: Greatest Hits (1980) GRAMMY AWARDS: 3 BILLBOARD: '100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists': 38

Rogers was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Single ("Lucille").

Rogers won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("Lucille").

Rogers won an American Music Award for Favorite Country Album (10 Years Of Gold).

# 1 Singles Artist of the Year ( # 1 Male Artist of the Year)

Rogers hit the Top 10 with "Coward Of The County."
from the LP Kenny
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 26 - 22 - 22 - 13 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 10 - 12 - 16 - 23 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 33
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Rogers topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks with "Coward Of The County."
Rogers won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Album (The Gambler) and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group.

Rogers won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("The Gambler") and was nominated for Album of the Year (The Gambler), Record of the Year ("The Gambler"), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("She Believes In Me"), and Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("All I Ever Need Is You" with Dottie West).

April 12: Rogers hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes.
from the LP Gideon
ARC chart run: 22 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 14 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 46
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Rogers hit the Top 10 with "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes.

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Love The World Away."
from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 15 - 11 - 9 - 23 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 105
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Rogers hit the Top 10 with "Love The World Away."

Rogers hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Lady."
from the LP Kenny Roger's Greatest Hits
ARC chart run: 36 - 16 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 14 - 17 - 34 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 2
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Rogers hit #1 for 5 weeks with "Lady."

Rogers topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Male, Top Country Artist (singles & albums),Top Country Album (Kenny), Top Country Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Country Album Artist, and Top Country Album Artist - Male.

# 16 Singles Artist of the Year

Rogers won 4 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Single ("Coward Of The County"), and Favorite Country Album (The Gambler), and was nominated for Favorite Country Single ("Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes) and Favorite Country Album (Ten Years Of Gold).

Rogers was nominated for 3 Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Lady"), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Lady"), and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes).

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "I Don't Need You."
from the LP Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 34 - 20 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 11 - 20 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 31
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Rogers hit the Top 10 with "I Don't Need You."

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Share Your Love."
from the LP Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 35 - 25 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 120
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Rogers topped the Billboard 1981 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Pop Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Pop Album Artist - Male, Top Pop Singles Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist - Male, Top Country Artist (singles & albums), Top Country Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Country Album Artist, Top Country Album Artist - Male, Top Adult Contemporary Artist, Top Adult Contemporary Artist - Male, and with the Top Adult Contemporary Single ("I Don't Need You").

# 24 Singles Artist of the Year

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Through The Years."
from the LP Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 25 - 23 - 21 - 16 - 13 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 27 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 74
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Rogers won 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Country Album (Greatest Hits).

Rogers was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("What Are We Doing In Love" with Dottie West).

Rogers hit the Top 10 with "Through The Years."

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Love Will Turn You Around."
from the LP Love Will Turn You Around
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 25 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 14 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 69
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Rogers hit the Top 10 with "Love Will Turn You Around."

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "A Love Song."
from the LP Love Will Turn You Around
ARC chart run: 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 237
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# 23 Singles Artist of the Year

Rogers won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Single ("Love Will Turn You Around"), and was honored with the Award of Merit.
Rogers hit the Top 40 with the remake of "We've Got Tonight" with Sheena Easton.
from the LP We've Got Tonight
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 24 - 19 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 11 - 19 - 26 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 35

Rogers was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("Love Will Turn You Around").
Rogers hit the Top 10 with "We've Got Tonight" with Sheena Easton.

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "All My Life."
from the LP We've Got Tonight
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 195

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton.
from the LP Eyes That See In The Dark
ARC chart run: 35 - 24 - 16 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 17 - 23 - 27 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 9

Rogers hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with Dolly Parton with "Islands In The Stream."

# 67 Singles Artist of the Year

Rogers won an American Music Award for Favorite Country Single ("Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton), and was nominated for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group (with Dolly Parton).

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "This Woman."
from the LP Eyes That See In The Dark
ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 26 - 22 - 18 - 16 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 159
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Rogers was nominated for 2 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("All My Life") and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton).

Rogers hit the Top 40 with "What About Me" with Kim Carnes and James Ingram.
from the LP What About Me?
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 28 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 22 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 113
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Rogers hit the Top 10 with "What About Me" with Kim Carnes and James Ingram.

Rogers won 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Single ("Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton for the 2nd year), and Favorite Country Album (Eyes That See In The Dark).

Rogers was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Real Love" with Dolly Parton).

Rogers won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet ("Make No Mistake, She's Mine" with Ronnie Milsap).

# 67 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Kenny was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Calling Me" with Don Henley).

March 5: Kenny could be heard on the Lionel Richie LP Tuskegee on the re-recorded duet of "Lady."

Kenny released You Can't Make Old Friends.

• January 26: Kenny was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("You Can't Make Old Friends" with Dolly Parton).

• March 20: Kenny died at the age of 81.

• April 4: "The Gambler" topped the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart.

• June 2: Life Is Like A Song was released.