The 20 Best Country Songs of the 80s

The 20 Best Country Songs of the 80s

In the 80s, country music started crossover with pop music thanks to movies like 1980s Urban Cowboy starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. Many people refer to this decade as the Urban Cowboy Movement. During the mid-80s, country music hit a plateau, with one New York Times columnist declaring the genre dead. However, there was a resurgence next year when new artists like Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam, and Ricky Van Shelton started performing tr…