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Español1994 IN COUNTRY MUSIC
See also:
1993 in country music'', ''1994 in music'', ''other events of 1994'', ''1995 in country music'', ''1990s in music'' and the ''List of years in Country Music
★ January 8 – Star, Mississippi-native Faith Hill hits paydirt with her first single release, "Wild One." The song spends four weeks atop the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, the longest for a debut release by a female artist since Connie Smith's debut "Once a Day" in 1964.
★ March – Tim McGraw's first major hit, "Indian Outlaw," causes considerable controversy due to lyrics about Native Americans, and the single is boycotted at a handful of stations. Nevertheless, the song's notoriety helps spur its popularity and allows it to become just the second major crossover hit in 10 years, reaching No. 15 on the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot 100 singles chart (in addition to its No. 8 peak on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart); the song will also jumpstart McGraw's fledgling career, which had gotten off to a less-than-stellar start a year earlier.
: Incidentally, McGraw's first taste of success comes at approximately the same time as that of his wife-to-be — Faith Hill. At this point, their careers are on separate paths.
★ April 12 – The premiere issue of ''Country Weekly'' magazine hits the store shelves. Garth Brooks graces the cover of the first issue.
''(as certified by Billboard magazine)''
★ '1' No. 1 song of the year, as determined by ''Billboard magazine''.
★ A First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
★ B Last ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
★ C Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
★ "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" - Toby Keith (#2)
★ "Addicted to a Dollar" - Doug Stone (#4)
★ "Baby Likes to Rock It" - The Tractors (#11)
★ "Before You Kill Us All" - Randy Travis (#2)
★ "Better Your Heart Than Mine" - Trisha Yearwood (#21)
★ "The Boys and Me" - Sawyer Brown (#4)
★ "The Call of the Wild" - Aaron Tippin (#17)
★ "Callin' Baton Rouge" - Garth Brooks (#2)
★ "The Cheap Seats" - Alabama (#13)
★ "Cowboy Band" - Billy Dean (#24)
★ "Cowboys Don't Cry" - Daron Norwood (#24)
★ "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" - Confederate Railroad (#9)
★ "Down on the Farm" - Tim McGraw (#2)
★ "Elvis and Andy" - Confederate Railroad (#20)
★ "Every Once in a While" - BlackHawk (#2)
★ "Fast as You" - Dwight Yoakam (#2)
★ "Girls With Guitars" - Wynonna featuring Naomi Judd and Lyle Lovett (#10)
★ "Goodbye Says It All" - BlackHawk (#11)
★ "Half the Man" - Clint Black (#4)
★ "Hangin' In" - Tanya Tucker (#4)
★ "Hard to Say" - Sawyer Brown (#5)
★ "Has Anybody Seen Amy" - John & Audrey Wiggins (#22)
★ "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" - Mary Chapin Carpenter (#2)
★ "Hey Cinderella" - Suzy Bogguss (#5)
★ "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" - Patty Loveless (#3)
★ "I Never Knew Love" - Doug Stone (#2)
★ "I See It Now" - Tracy Lawrence (#2)
★ "I Sure Can Smell the Rain" - BlackHawk (#9)
★ "I Take My Chances" - Mary Chapin Carpenter (#2)
★ "I Try to Think About Elvis" - Patty Loveless (#3)
★ "I Wish I Could Have Been There" - John Anderson (#4)
★ "I'd Like to Have That One Back" - George Strait (#3)
★ "If It Wasn't For Her (I Wouldn't Have You)" - Daron Norwood (#26)
★ "I'm Holding My Own" - Lee Roy Parnell (#3)
★ "In My Own Backyard" - Joe Diffie (#19)
★ "Independence Day" - Martina McBride (#12)
★ "Indian Outlaw" - Tim McGraw (#8)
★ "Is It Over Yet" - Wynonna (#6)
★ "It Won't Be Over You" - Steve Wariner (#18)
★ "I've Got It Made" - John Anderson (#3)
★ "John Deere Green" - Joe Diffie (#5)
★ "Jukebox Junkie" - Ken Mellons (#8)
★ "Kick a Little" - Little Texas (#5)
★ "Life #9" - Martina McBride (#6)
★ "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" - Tracy Byrd (#4)
★ "Little Rock" - Collin Raye (#2)
★ "Love a Little Stronger" - Diamond Rio (#2)
★ "Lovebug" - George Strait (#8)
★ "The Man in Love With You" - George Strait (#4)
★ "Man of My Word" - Collin Raye (#8)
★ "More Love" - Doug Stone (#6)
★ "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" - Kathy Mattea (#13)
★ "Now I Know" - Lari White (#5)
★ "O What a Thrill" - The Mavericks (#18)
★ "One Night a Day" - Garth Brooks (#7)
★ "Pocket of a Clown" - Dwight Yoakam (#22)
★ "Red and Rio Grande" - Doug Supernaw (#23)
★ "Renegades, Rebels, and Rogues" - Tracy Lawrence (#7)
★ "Rock Bottom" - Wynonna (#2)
★ "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" - Brooks & Dunn (#2)
★ "Rope the Moon" - John Michael Montgomery (#4)
★ "Sawmill Road" - Diamond Rio (#21)
★ "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry" - Rick Trevino (#3)
★ "She Dreams" - Mark Chesnutt (#6)
★ "She Thinks His Name Was John" - Reba McEntire (#15)
★ "She'd Give Anything" - Boy Howdy (#4)
★ "Spilled Perfume" - Pam Tillis (#5)
★ "Standing Outside the Fire" - Garth Brooks (#3)
★ "State of Mind" - Clint Black (#2)
★ "Stop on a Dime" - Little Texas (#14)
★ "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." - Alabama (#7)
★ "Take It Easy" - Travis Tritt (#21)
★ "Take Me as I Am" - Faith Hill (#2)
★ "Take These Chains From My Heart" - Lee Roy Parnell with Ronnie Dunn (#17)
★ "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" - Travis Tritt (#22)
★ "That's My Baby" - Lari White (#10)
★ "That's My Story" - Collin Raye (#6)
★ "That's What I Get For Losin' You" - Hal Ketchum (#22)
★ "The City Put the Country Back in Me" - Neal McCoy (#5)
★ "There Goes My Heart" - The Mavericks (#20)
★ "They Asked About You" - Reba McEntire (#7)
★ "They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore" - Boy Howdy (#2)
★ "Thinkin' Problem" - David Ball (#2)
★ "This is Me" - Randy Travis (#5)
★ "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" - Hal Ketchum (#20)
★ "Try Not to Look So Pretty" - Dwight Yoakam (#14)
★ "Untanglin' My Mind" - Clint Black (#4)
★ "Walking Away a Winner" - Kathy Mattea (#3)
★ "Watermelon Crawl" - Tracy Byrd (#4)
★ "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" - Alabama (#6)
★ "We Don't Have to Do This" - Tanya Tucker (#11)
★ "We Just Disagree" - Billy Dean (#9)
★ "What a Crying Shame" - The Mavericks (#25)
★ "What the Cowgirls Do" - Vince Gill (#2)
★ "What's in It For Me" - John Berry (#5)
★ "When Love Finds You" - Vince Gill (#3)
★ "When The Thought of You Catches Up With Me" - David Ball (#7)
★ "When You Walk in the Room" - Pam Tillis (#2)
★ "Whenever You Come Around" - Vince Gill (#2)
★ "Where Was I" - Ricky Van Shelton (#20)
★ "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" - Alan Jackson (#4)
★ "Why Haven't I Heard From You" - Reba McEntire (#5)
★ "Wish I Didn't Know Now" - Toby Keith (#2)
★ "Woman, Sensuous Woman" - Mark Chesnutt (#21)
★ "You Just Watch Me" - Tanya Tucker (#20)
★ "You Will" - Patty Loveless (#6)
★ ''8 Seconds Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (MCA Nashville)
★ ''American Recordings'' — Johnny Cash (American)
★ ''BlackHawk'' — BlackHawk (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Boomtown'' — Toby Keith (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Bradley Barn Sessions'' — George Jones (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Bryan White'' — Bryan White (Asylum)
★ ''Extremes'' — Collin Raye (Epic)
★ ''Feelin' Good Train'' — Sammy Kershaw (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Billy Dean (Liberty Records)
★ ''Greatest Hits, Vol. 1'' — Doug Stone (Epic)
★ ''Greatest Hits Vol. III'' — Alabama (RCA)
★ ''Haywire'' — Chris LeDoux (Capitol Nashville)
★ '' — Dolly Parton (Columbia)
★ ''The Hits'' — Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''I See It Now'' — Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
★ ''If I Could Make a Living'' — Clay Walker (Giant)
★ ''John Berry'' — John Berry (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Kick a Little'' — Little Texas (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Kickin' It Up'' — John Michael Montgomery (Atlantic)
★ ''Lead On'' — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Lookin' Back at Myself'' — Aaron Tippin (RCA)
★ ''Love a Little Stronger'' — Diamond Rio (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Maverick Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Atlantic)
★ ''No Doubt About It'' — Neal McCoy (Atlantic)
★ ''No Ordinary Man'' — Tracy Byrd (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Not a Moment Too Soon'' — Tim McGraw (Curb)
★ ''Notorious'' — Confederate Railroad (Atlantic)
★ ''One Emotion'' — Clint Black (RCA)
★ ''Read My Mind'' — Reba McEntire (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Rhythm, Country and Blues'' — Various Artists (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Rick Trevino'' — Rick Trevino (Columbia)
★ ''She'd Give Anything'' — Boy Howdy (Curb)
★ ''Skynyrd Friends'' — Various Artists (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Stones in the Road'' — Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia)
★ ''Storm in the Heartland'' — Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Sweetheart's Dance'' — Pam Tillis (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof'' — Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Thinkin' Problem'' — David Ball (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Third Rock from the Sun'' — Joe Diffie (Epic)
★ ''This is Me'' — Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
★ ''The Tractors'' — The Tractors (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Waitin' on Sundown'' — Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Walking Away a Winner'' — Kathy Mattea (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''War Paint'' — Lorrie Morgan (BNA)
★ ''What a Crying Shame'' — The Mavericks (MCA Nashville)
★ ''What a Way to Live'' — Mark Chesnutt (Decca Nashville)
★ ''When Fallen Angels Fly'' — Patty Loveless (Epic)
★ ''When Love Finds You'' — Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Who I Am'' — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Wishes'' — Lari White (RCA)
★ ''The Best of Chris LeDoux'' — Chris LeDoux (Liberty Records)
★ ''Christmas Time's a-Comin' — Sammy Kershaw (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Country 'Til I Die'' — John Anderson (BNA)
★ ''The Cowboy Way Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Epic)
★ ''Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind'' — Doug Supernaw (BNA)
★ ''Every Little Word'' — Hal Ketchum (Curb)
★ ''George Ducas'' — George Ducas (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Suzy Bogguss (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Healing Hands of Time'' — Willie Nelson (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Keith Whitley/A Tribute Album'' — Various Artists (BNA)
★ ''Ken Mellons'' — Ken Mellons (Epic)
★ ''Love and Honor'' — Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
★ ''Love and Luck'' — Marty Stuart (MCA)
★ ''Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard'' — Various Artists (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Men'll Be Boys'' — Billy Dean (Liberty Records)
★ ''Merle Haggard 1994'' — Merle Haggard (Curb)
★ ''Moonlight Becomes You'' — Willie Nelson (Justice)
★ ''Red Hot + Country'' — Various Artists (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Shoot for the Moon'' — Linda Davis (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Simpatico'' — Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''The Sweetest Gift'' — Trisha Yearwood (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Waymore's Blues (Part II)'' — Waylon Jennings (RCA)
★ Merle Haggard (born 1937)
★ 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' -- "Shut Up and Kiss Me," Mary Chapin Carpenter
★ 'Best Male Country Vocal Performance' -- "When Love Finds You," Vince Gill
★ 'Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal' -- "Blues for Dixie," Asleep at the Wheel and Lyle Lovett
★ 'Best Country Collaboration With Vocals' -- "I Fall to Pieces," Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood
★ 'Best Country Instrumental Performance' -- "Young Thing," Chet Atkins
★ 'Best Country Song' -- "I Swear," Gary Baker, Frank Myers (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
★ 'Best Country Album' -- ''Stones in the Road'', Mary Chapin Carpenter
★ 'Best Bluegrass Album' -- ''The Great Dobro Sessions'', Various Artists (Producers: Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor)
★ 'Entertainer Of The Year' -- Reba McEntire
★ 'Song Of The Year' -- "I Swear," Gary Baker, Frank Myers (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
★ 'Single Of The Year' -- "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery
★ 'Album Of The Year' -- ''Not a Moment Too Soon'', Tim McGraw
★ 'Top Male Vocalist' -- Alan Jackson
★ 'Top Female Vocalist' -- Reba McEntire
★ 'Top Vocal Duo' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Top Vocal Group' -- The Mavericks
★ 'Top New Male Vocalist' -- Tim McGraw
★ 'Top New Female Vocalist' -- Chely Wright
★ 'Top New Vocal Duo Or Group' -- The Mavericks
★ 'Video Of The Year' -- "The Red Strokes" - Garth Brooks (Director: Jon Small)
★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Vince Gill
★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson and Jim McBride (Performer: Alan Jackson)
★ 'Single of the Year' -- "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery
★ 'Album of the Year' -- '', Various Artists
★ 'Male Vocalist of the Year' -- Vince Gill
★ 'Female Vocalist of the Year' -- Pam Tillis
★ 'Vocal Duo of the Year' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Vocal Group of the Year' -- Diamond Rio
★ 'Horizon Award' -- John Michael Montgomery
★ 'Music Video of the Year' -- "Independence Day," Martina McBride
★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Does He Love You," Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
★ 'Musician of the Year' -- Mark O'Connor
★ Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
★ Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
★ Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
★ Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
★ Country Music Association
★ Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
★ Country Music Hall of Fame
1993 in country music'', ''1994 in music'', ''other events of 1994'', ''1995 in country music'', ''1990s in music'' and the ''List of years in Country Music
Events
★ January 8 – Star, Mississippi-native Faith Hill hits paydirt with her first single release, "Wild One." The song spends four weeks atop the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, the longest for a debut release by a female artist since Connie Smith's debut "Once a Day" in 1964.
★ March – Tim McGraw's first major hit, "Indian Outlaw," causes considerable controversy due to lyrics about Native Americans, and the single is boycotted at a handful of stations. Nevertheless, the song's notoriety helps spur its popularity and allows it to become just the second major crossover hit in 10 years, reaching No. 15 on the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot 100 singles chart (in addition to its No. 8 peak on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart); the song will also jumpstart McGraw's fledgling career, which had gotten off to a less-than-stellar start a year earlier.
: Incidentally, McGraw's first taste of success comes at approximately the same time as that of his wife-to-be — Faith Hill. At this point, their careers are on separate paths.
★ April 12 – The premiere issue of ''Country Weekly'' magazine hits the store shelves. Garth Brooks graces the cover of the first issue.
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
''(as certified by Billboard magazine)''
★ '1' No. 1 song of the year, as determined by ''Billboard magazine''.
★ A First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
★ B Last ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
★ C Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
Other major hits
★ "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" - Toby Keith (#2)
★ "Addicted to a Dollar" - Doug Stone (#4)
★ "Baby Likes to Rock It" - The Tractors (#11)
★ "Before You Kill Us All" - Randy Travis (#2)
★ "Better Your Heart Than Mine" - Trisha Yearwood (#21)
★ "The Boys and Me" - Sawyer Brown (#4)
★ "The Call of the Wild" - Aaron Tippin (#17)
★ "Callin' Baton Rouge" - Garth Brooks (#2)
★ "The Cheap Seats" - Alabama (#13)
★ "Cowboy Band" - Billy Dean (#24)
★ "Cowboys Don't Cry" - Daron Norwood (#24)
★ "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" - Confederate Railroad (#9)
★ "Down on the Farm" - Tim McGraw (#2)
★ "Elvis and Andy" - Confederate Railroad (#20)
★ "Every Once in a While" - BlackHawk (#2)
★ "Fast as You" - Dwight Yoakam (#2)
★ "Girls With Guitars" - Wynonna featuring Naomi Judd and Lyle Lovett (#10)
★ "Goodbye Says It All" - BlackHawk (#11)
★ "Half the Man" - Clint Black (#4)
★ "Hangin' In" - Tanya Tucker (#4)
★ "Hard to Say" - Sawyer Brown (#5)
★ "Has Anybody Seen Amy" - John & Audrey Wiggins (#22)
★ "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" - Mary Chapin Carpenter (#2)
★ "Hey Cinderella" - Suzy Bogguss (#5)
★ "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" - Patty Loveless (#3)
★ "I Never Knew Love" - Doug Stone (#2)
★ "I See It Now" - Tracy Lawrence (#2)
★ "I Sure Can Smell the Rain" - BlackHawk (#9)
★ "I Take My Chances" - Mary Chapin Carpenter (#2)
★ "I Try to Think About Elvis" - Patty Loveless (#3)
★ "I Wish I Could Have Been There" - John Anderson (#4)
★ "I'd Like to Have That One Back" - George Strait (#3)
★ "If It Wasn't For Her (I Wouldn't Have You)" - Daron Norwood (#26)
★ "I'm Holding My Own" - Lee Roy Parnell (#3)
★ "In My Own Backyard" - Joe Diffie (#19)
★ "Independence Day" - Martina McBride (#12)
★ "Indian Outlaw" - Tim McGraw (#8)
★ "Is It Over Yet" - Wynonna (#6)
★ "It Won't Be Over You" - Steve Wariner (#18)
★ "I've Got It Made" - John Anderson (#3)
★ "John Deere Green" - Joe Diffie (#5)
★ "Jukebox Junkie" - Ken Mellons (#8)
★ "Kick a Little" - Little Texas (#5)
★ "Life #9" - Martina McBride (#6)
★ "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" - Tracy Byrd (#4)
★ "Little Rock" - Collin Raye (#2)
★ "Love a Little Stronger" - Diamond Rio (#2)
★ "Lovebug" - George Strait (#8)
★ "The Man in Love With You" - George Strait (#4)
★ "Man of My Word" - Collin Raye (#8)
★ "More Love" - Doug Stone (#6)
★ "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" - Kathy Mattea (#13)
★ "Now I Know" - Lari White (#5)
★ "O What a Thrill" - The Mavericks (#18)
★ "One Night a Day" - Garth Brooks (#7)
★ "Pocket of a Clown" - Dwight Yoakam (#22)
★ "Red and Rio Grande" - Doug Supernaw (#23)
★ "Renegades, Rebels, and Rogues" - Tracy Lawrence (#7)
★ "Rock Bottom" - Wynonna (#2)
★ "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" - Brooks & Dunn (#2)
★ "Rope the Moon" - John Michael Montgomery (#4)
★ "Sawmill Road" - Diamond Rio (#21)
★ "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry" - Rick Trevino (#3)
★ "She Dreams" - Mark Chesnutt (#6)
★ "She Thinks His Name Was John" - Reba McEntire (#15)
★ "She'd Give Anything" - Boy Howdy (#4)
★ "Spilled Perfume" - Pam Tillis (#5)
★ "Standing Outside the Fire" - Garth Brooks (#3)
★ "State of Mind" - Clint Black (#2)
★ "Stop on a Dime" - Little Texas (#14)
★ "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." - Alabama (#7)
★ "Take It Easy" - Travis Tritt (#21)
★ "Take Me as I Am" - Faith Hill (#2)
★ "Take These Chains From My Heart" - Lee Roy Parnell with Ronnie Dunn (#17)
★ "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" - Travis Tritt (#22)
★ "That's My Baby" - Lari White (#10)
★ "That's My Story" - Collin Raye (#6)
★ "That's What I Get For Losin' You" - Hal Ketchum (#22)
★ "The City Put the Country Back in Me" - Neal McCoy (#5)
★ "There Goes My Heart" - The Mavericks (#20)
★ "They Asked About You" - Reba McEntire (#7)
★ "They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore" - Boy Howdy (#2)
★ "Thinkin' Problem" - David Ball (#2)
★ "This is Me" - Randy Travis (#5)
★ "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" - Hal Ketchum (#20)
★ "Try Not to Look So Pretty" - Dwight Yoakam (#14)
★ "Untanglin' My Mind" - Clint Black (#4)
★ "Walking Away a Winner" - Kathy Mattea (#3)
★ "Watermelon Crawl" - Tracy Byrd (#4)
★ "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" - Alabama (#6)
★ "We Don't Have to Do This" - Tanya Tucker (#11)
★ "We Just Disagree" - Billy Dean (#9)
★ "What a Crying Shame" - The Mavericks (#25)
★ "What the Cowgirls Do" - Vince Gill (#2)
★ "What's in It For Me" - John Berry (#5)
★ "When Love Finds You" - Vince Gill (#3)
★ "When The Thought of You Catches Up With Me" - David Ball (#7)
★ "When You Walk in the Room" - Pam Tillis (#2)
★ "Whenever You Come Around" - Vince Gill (#2)
★ "Where Was I" - Ricky Van Shelton (#20)
★ "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" - Alan Jackson (#4)
★ "Why Haven't I Heard From You" - Reba McEntire (#5)
★ "Wish I Didn't Know Now" - Toby Keith (#2)
★ "Woman, Sensuous Woman" - Mark Chesnutt (#21)
★ "You Just Watch Me" - Tanya Tucker (#20)
★ "You Will" - Patty Loveless (#6)
Top new album releases
★ ''8 Seconds Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (MCA Nashville)
★ ''American Recordings'' — Johnny Cash (American)
★ ''BlackHawk'' — BlackHawk (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Boomtown'' — Toby Keith (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Bradley Barn Sessions'' — George Jones (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Bryan White'' — Bryan White (Asylum)
★ ''Extremes'' — Collin Raye (Epic)
★ ''Feelin' Good Train'' — Sammy Kershaw (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Billy Dean (Liberty Records)
★ ''Greatest Hits, Vol. 1'' — Doug Stone (Epic)
★ ''Greatest Hits Vol. III'' — Alabama (RCA)
★ ''Haywire'' — Chris LeDoux (Capitol Nashville)
★ '' — Dolly Parton (Columbia)
★ ''The Hits'' — Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''I See It Now'' — Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
★ ''If I Could Make a Living'' — Clay Walker (Giant)
★ ''John Berry'' — John Berry (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Kick a Little'' — Little Texas (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Kickin' It Up'' — John Michael Montgomery (Atlantic)
★ ''Lead On'' — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Lookin' Back at Myself'' — Aaron Tippin (RCA)
★ ''Love a Little Stronger'' — Diamond Rio (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Maverick Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Atlantic)
★ ''No Doubt About It'' — Neal McCoy (Atlantic)
★ ''No Ordinary Man'' — Tracy Byrd (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Not a Moment Too Soon'' — Tim McGraw (Curb)
★ ''Notorious'' — Confederate Railroad (Atlantic)
★ ''One Emotion'' — Clint Black (RCA)
★ ''Read My Mind'' — Reba McEntire (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Rhythm, Country and Blues'' — Various Artists (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Rick Trevino'' — Rick Trevino (Columbia)
★ ''She'd Give Anything'' — Boy Howdy (Curb)
★ ''Skynyrd Friends'' — Various Artists (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Stones in the Road'' — Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia)
★ ''Storm in the Heartland'' — Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Sweetheart's Dance'' — Pam Tillis (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof'' — Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Thinkin' Problem'' — David Ball (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Third Rock from the Sun'' — Joe Diffie (Epic)
★ ''This is Me'' — Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
★ ''The Tractors'' — The Tractors (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Waitin' on Sundown'' — Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Walking Away a Winner'' — Kathy Mattea (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''War Paint'' — Lorrie Morgan (BNA)
★ ''What a Crying Shame'' — The Mavericks (MCA Nashville)
★ ''What a Way to Live'' — Mark Chesnutt (Decca Nashville)
★ ''When Fallen Angels Fly'' — Patty Loveless (Epic)
★ ''When Love Finds You'' — Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Who I Am'' — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Wishes'' — Lari White (RCA)
Other top albums
★ ''The Best of Chris LeDoux'' — Chris LeDoux (Liberty Records)
★ ''Christmas Time's a-Comin' — Sammy Kershaw (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Country 'Til I Die'' — John Anderson (BNA)
★ ''The Cowboy Way Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Epic)
★ ''Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind'' — Doug Supernaw (BNA)
★ ''Every Little Word'' — Hal Ketchum (Curb)
★ ''George Ducas'' — George Ducas (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Suzy Bogguss (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Healing Hands of Time'' — Willie Nelson (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''Keith Whitley/A Tribute Album'' — Various Artists (BNA)
★ ''Ken Mellons'' — Ken Mellons (Epic)
★ ''Love and Honor'' — Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
★ ''Love and Luck'' — Marty Stuart (MCA)
★ ''Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard'' — Various Artists (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Men'll Be Boys'' — Billy Dean (Liberty Records)
★ ''Merle Haggard 1994'' — Merle Haggard (Curb)
★ ''Moonlight Becomes You'' — Willie Nelson (Justice)
★ ''Red Hot + Country'' — Various Artists (Mercury Nashville)
★ ''Shoot for the Moon'' — Linda Davis (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Simpatico'' — Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins (Capitol Nashville)
★ ''The Sweetest Gift'' — Trisha Yearwood (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Waymore's Blues (Part II)'' — Waylon Jennings (RCA)
Deaths
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
★ Merle Haggard (born 1937)
Major Awards
Grammy awards
★ 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' -- "Shut Up and Kiss Me," Mary Chapin Carpenter
★ 'Best Male Country Vocal Performance' -- "When Love Finds You," Vince Gill
★ 'Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal' -- "Blues for Dixie," Asleep at the Wheel and Lyle Lovett
★ 'Best Country Collaboration With Vocals' -- "I Fall to Pieces," Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood
★ 'Best Country Instrumental Performance' -- "Young Thing," Chet Atkins
★ 'Best Country Song' -- "I Swear," Gary Baker, Frank Myers (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
★ 'Best Country Album' -- ''Stones in the Road'', Mary Chapin Carpenter
★ 'Best Bluegrass Album' -- ''The Great Dobro Sessions'', Various Artists (Producers: Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor)
Academy of Country Music
★ 'Entertainer Of The Year' -- Reba McEntire
★ 'Song Of The Year' -- "I Swear," Gary Baker, Frank Myers (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
★ 'Single Of The Year' -- "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery
★ 'Album Of The Year' -- ''Not a Moment Too Soon'', Tim McGraw
★ 'Top Male Vocalist' -- Alan Jackson
★ 'Top Female Vocalist' -- Reba McEntire
★ 'Top Vocal Duo' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Top Vocal Group' -- The Mavericks
★ 'Top New Male Vocalist' -- Tim McGraw
★ 'Top New Female Vocalist' -- Chely Wright
★ 'Top New Vocal Duo Or Group' -- The Mavericks
★ 'Video Of The Year' -- "The Red Strokes" - Garth Brooks (Director: Jon Small)
Country Music Association
★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Vince Gill
★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson and Jim McBride (Performer: Alan Jackson)
★ 'Single of the Year' -- "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery
★ 'Album of the Year' -- '', Various Artists
★ 'Male Vocalist of the Year' -- Vince Gill
★ 'Female Vocalist of the Year' -- Pam Tillis
★ 'Vocal Duo of the Year' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Vocal Group of the Year' -- Diamond Rio
★ 'Horizon Award' -- John Michael Montgomery
★ 'Music Video of the Year' -- "Independence Day," Martina McBride
★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Does He Love You," Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
★ 'Musician of the Year' -- Mark O'Connor
Further reading
★ Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
★ Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
★ Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
★ Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
Other links
★ Country Music Association
★ Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
External links
★ Country Music Hall of Fame
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