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Alabama's means to realm superstardom began with their first free on RCA Records, "Tennessee River," which began a band of 21 uninterrupted top-charting songs. Among those No. 1 songs were "Love in say publicly First Degree," "Mountain Music," "Dixieland Delight" and "If You're Gonna Make reference to in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle sham the Band)," just express name a few.

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Quick Success

Right from the start, Alabama hit the bullseye, scoring eight #1 country singles between May 1980 and August 1982. This impressive list included trademark numbers such as “Tennessee River,” “Feels So Right,” and “Mountain Music.” Along with “Feels So Right,” “Love in the First Degree” and “Take Me Down” also became Top Twenty pop hits.

Each year from 1980 through 1993, Alabama placed at least one single per year at #1 on the country chart, including “Dixieland Delight” (1983), “Forty Hour Week (For a Livin’)” (1985), “Can’t Keep a Good Man Down” (1986), “Song of the South” (1989), and “I’m in a Hurry (and Don’t Know Why)” (1992.

Alabama also recorded numerous albums that went platinum or multi-platinum, including My Home’s in Alabama, Feels So Right, Mountain Music, The Closer You Get . . ., Roll On, 40 Hour Week, Greatest Hits, and Alabama Christmas. Many of these albums also became Top Thirty pop albums, another testament to the group’s selling power and broad fan base. All the while, the band won awards by the handfuls, including the prestigious Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year award for three years running in 1982-1984.

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Dixieland Delight: See Alabama Through the Years [Pictures]

Alabama is one of the most influential groups in country music history.

Randy Owen, Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry formed the group in 1969, calling themselves Wild Country before rocketing to fame as Alabama in the '70s and '80s.

Their first No. 1 single, "Tennessee River," hit the radio in 1980, sparking a massive career that includes 21 consecutive No. 1 hits. Just some of the group's career-defining hits include "Mountain Music," "Dixieland Delight," "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" and "Song of the South," all of which are instantly recognizable as Alabama classics.

In addition to a string of chart-topping hits, the group also earned a number of awards for their work. The group members have taken home a combined total of 24 ACM, CMA and Grammy Awards over their multi-decade career, claiming the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award at the CMAs three years in a row, as well as earning the same prize at the ACM Awards five times.

Additionally, the group belongs to some of the industry's most respected organizations, with an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and a star o