Kenny Rogers became one of the most enduring superstars in country music history, but he was a middle-aged man looking for an unlikely comeback when he scored his first No. 1 country hit in 1977.

Kenny Rogers was a country-pop crossover dynamo in the 70s and 80s. These were his five biggest hits in America.

Let's not mince words: 1978 was not only the best year for Kenny Rogers' long and celebrated career, but one of the best years for any songwriter. In what was evidently a Beatles-esque fit of ...