1998 – Country Rock singer Eddie Rabbitt dies of lung cancer at age 56.
1998 – Country Rock singer Eddie Rabbitt dies of lung cancer at age 56.
Edward Thomas Rabbitt (born November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was a country music singer. He enjoyed much pop success in his career, helping develop the crossover-influenced sound in country music during the 1970s and 80s. During his career, he scored 26 number-ones on Billboard’s country chart.
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Hot 100 | US AC | |||
| 1974 | “You Get To Me” | 34 | – | – | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1975 | “Forgive and Forget” | 12 | – | – | |
| “I Should Have Married You” | 11 | – | – | ||
| 1976 | “Do You Right Tonight” | 5 | – | – | Rocky Mountain Music |
| “Drinkin’ My Baby (Off My Mind)” | 1 | – | – | ||
| “Rocky Mountain Music”/”Do You Right Tonight” | 5 | 76 | 48 | ||
| 1977 | “Two Dollars in the Jukebox” | 3 | – | – | |
| “I Can’t Help Myself” | 2 | 71 | – | Rabbitt | |
| “We Can’t Go on Living Like This” | 6 | – | – | ||
| 1978 | “Hearts on Fire” | 2 | – | – | Variations |
| “You Don’t Love Me Anymore” | 1 | 53 | 18 | ||
| “I Just Want to Love You” | 1 | – | 47 | ||
| 1979 | “Every Which Way But Loose“ | 1 | 30 | 26 | The Best of Eddie Rabbitt |
| “Suspicions” | 1 | 13 | 9 | Loveline | |
| “Pour Me Another Tequila” | 5 | – | – | ||
| 1980 | “Gone Too Far” | 1 | 82 | 35 | |
| “Drivin’ My Life Away” | 1 | 5 | 3 | Horizon | |
| 1981 | “I Love a Rainy Night” | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| “Step By Step” | 1 | 5 | 3 | Step By Step | |
| “Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight” | 1 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1982 | “I Don’t Know Where to Start” | 2 | 35 | 9 | |
| “You and I” (w/ Crystal Gayle) | 1 | 7 | 2 | Radio Romance | |
| 1983 | “You Can’t Run From Love” | 1 | 55 | 2 | |
| “You Put the Beat in My Heart” | 10 | 81 | 15 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
| 1984 | “Nothing Like Falling in Love” | 10 | – | 38 | |
| “B-B-B Burnin’ Up With Love” | 3 | – | 36 | The Best Year of My Life | |
| 1985 | “The Best Year of My Life” | 1 | – | – | |
| “Warning Sign” | 4 | – | – | ||
| “She’s Comin’ Back to Say Goodbye” | 6 | – | – | ||
| “A World Without Love” | 10 | – | 35 | Rabbitt Trax | |
| 1986 | “Repetitive Regret” | 4 | – | – | |
| “Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)” (w/ Juice Newton) | 1 | – | – | ||
| 1987 | “Gotta Have You” | 9 | – | – | |
| 1988 | “I Wanna Dance With You” | 1 | – | – | I Wanna Dance With You |
| “The Wanderer” | 1 | – | – | ||
| “We Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right” | 7 | – | – | ||
| 1990 | “On Second Thought” | 1 | – | – | Jersey Boy |
| “Runnin’ With the Wind” | 8 | – | – | ||
| “It’s Lonely Out Tonite” | 32 | – | – | ||
| “American Boy” | 11 | – | – | ||
| 1991 | “Tennessee Born and Bred” | 58 | – | – | |
| “Hang Up the Phone” | 50 | – | – | Ten Rounds | |
