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    • Sep 7, 1979
    Waylon Jennings' "Greatest Hits" is certified platinum by the RIAA
    Jan 16, 1980
    Kenny Rogers' album "Kenny" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
    Feb 1, 1980
    The John Denver & The Muppets album "A Christmas Together" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
    Feb 1, 1980
    The Eagles' pop hit "Heartache Tonight" is certified gold by the RIAA, while the album it came from, "The Long Run," goes gold and platinum. The song goes on to become a country hit for Conway Twitty in 1983
    Apr 18, 1980
    The Lynyrd Skynyrd album "Gold & Platinum" is certified platinum by the RIAA. Among its contents: "Sweet Home Alabama," hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country music's 500 greatest singles of all-time
    May 28, 1980
    Kenny Rogers' album "Gideon," featuring songs written by Kim Carnes, is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
    Jul 24, 1980
    Ten days after it went gold, the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack is certified platinum by the RIAA. The double album features Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, The Eagles, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Linda Ronstadt & J.D. Souther, Jimmy Buffett and The Charlie Daniels Band, among others
    Nov 7, 1980
    The Charlie Daniels Band picks up an RIAA-certified platinum album, for "Full Moon"
    Nov 12, 1980
    Willie Nelson nabs his fifth platinum album from the RIAA, for "Honeysuckle Rose"
    Nov 26, 1980
    "Anne Murray's Greatest Hits" is certified platinum by the RIAA



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