Crystal was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as a member in January 2017 by her sister Loretta Lynn. The Academy of Country Music recognized Crystal with the 2016 Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award for her lifetime achievements in country music. And in 2009 Crystal was honored to receive her own star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame.

These honors are fitting tributes to Crystal who has been a favorite of audiences of
country and popular music since attaining national prominence with her first chart
records in the mid-seventies. Renowned for her classic recording of her timeless
signature song "Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Crystal also scored with her
multi-format hits, "You’ve Been Talking In Your Sleep," "When I Dream," "Half the Way,"and her duet with Eddie Rabbitt, "Just You and I." Crystal has released over twenty number one hits and has been awarded numerous times by the Grammy’s, the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music, the American Music
Awards, and the American Music Operators Association. Of Crystal Gayle’s 35 top-
10 country hits to date, 13 have become sizable pop and/or adult-contemporary hits as well.