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''See also:''
2003 in country music,
2004 in music,
other events of 2004,
2005 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
''(As certified by Billboard magazine)''
★ '1' – No. 1 song of the year, as determined by ''Billboard magazine''.
★ '2' – Song dropped from No. 1 on August 7 and later returned to top spot on August 14.
★ 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.
★ "Break Down Here" - Julie Roberts (#18)
★ "Come Home Soon" - SHeDAISY (#14)
★ "Cool to Be a Fool" - Joe Nichols (#18)
★ "Desperately" - George Strait (#6)
★ "Don't Break My Heart Again" - Pat Green (#21)
★ "Drinkin' Bone" - Tracy Byrd (#7)
★ "Every Friday Afternoon" - Craig Morgan (#25)
★ "Feels Like Today" - Rascal Flatts (#9)
★ "The First Cut Is The Deepest" - Sheryl Crow (#35)
★ "Good Little Girls" - Blue County (#11)
★ "Here For the Party" - Gretchen Wilson (#3)
★ "Hey Good Lookin'" - Jimmy Buffett (featuring Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Toby Keith) (#8)
★ "Honesty (Write Me a List)" - Rodney Atkins (#4)
★ "Hot Mama" - Trace Adkins (#5)
★ "I Can't Sleep" - Clay Walker (#9)
★ "I Go Back" - Kenny Chesney (#2)
★ "I Got a Feelin'" - Billy Currington (#5)
★ "I Love You This Much" - Jimmy Wayne (#6)
★ "I Wanna Do It All" - Terri Clark (#2)
★ "I Wanna Make You Cry" - Jeff Bates (#23)
★ "I Want To Live" - Josh Gracin (#4)
★ "I Wish" - Jo Dee Messina (#15)
★ "If Nobody Believed in You" - Joe Nichols (#10)
★ "In My Daughter's Eyes" - Martina McBride (#4)
★ "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" - Shania Twain (#18)
★ "It's All How You Look At It" - Tracy Lawrence (#36)
★ "Last One Standing" - Emerson Drive (#21)
★ "Let's Be Us Again" - Lonestar (#4)
★ "Letters From Home" - John Michael Montgomery (#2)
★ "Little Moments" - Brad Paisley (#2)
★ "Loco" - David Lee Murphy (#5)
★ "Long Black Train" - Josh Turner (#13)
★ "Me and Emily" - Rachel Proctor (#18)
★ "Men Don't Change" - Amy Dalley (#23)
★ "My Last Name" - Dierks Bentley (#17)
★ "Paint Me a Birmingham" - Tracy Lawrence (#4)
★ "Party for Two" - Shania Twain with Billy Currington (#7)
★ "Passenger Seat" - SHeDAISY (#12)
★ "Perfect" - Sara Evans (#2)
★ "Rough and Ready" - Trace Adkins (#13)
★ "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" - Big & Rich (#11)
★ "She Thinks She Needs Me" - Andy Griggs (#5)
★ "Simple Life" - Carolyn Dawn Johnson (#13)
★ "Songs About Rain" - Gary Allan (#12)
★ "Spend My Time" - Clint Black (#17)
★ "Stays in Mexico" - Toby Keith (#3)
★ "Sweet Southern Comfort" - Buddy Jewell (#3)
★ "That's Cool" - Blue County (#24)
★ "That's What It's All About" - Brooks & Dunn (#2)
★ "That's What She Gets For Loving Me" - Brooks & Dunn (#6)
★ "Too Much of a Good Thing" - Alan Jackson (#5)
★ "Tougher Than Nails" - Joe Diffie (#19)
★ "Trip Around the Sun" - Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride (#20)
★ "What It Ain't" - Josh Turner (#31)
★ "What Say You" - Travis Tritt with John Mellencamp (#21)
★ "Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss (#3)
★ "Wild West Show" - Big & Rich (#21)
★ "The Woman with You" - Kenny Chesney (#2)
★ "The Wrong Girl" - Lee Ann Womack (#24)
★ "You Are" - Jimmy Wayne (#18)
★ "You Do Your Thing" - Montgomery Gentry (#22)
★ "You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl" - Brooks & Dunn (#3)
★ "You're In My Head" - Brian McComas (#21)
★ ''50 Years of Hits'' — George Jones (Bandit Records)
★ ''50 Number Ones'' — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Be Here'' — Keith Urban (Capitol)
★ ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'' — Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Darryl Worley'' — Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
★ ''Feels Like Today'' — Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Shania Twain (Mercury)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Lee Ann Womack (MCA)
★ ''Greatest Hits 1994-2004'' — Terri Clark (Mercury)
★ ''Greatest Hits 2'' — Toby Keith (DreamWorks Nashville)
★ ''Greatest Hits Collection II'' — Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Here for the Party'' — Gretchen Wilson (Epic)
★ ''Horse of a Different Color'' — Big & Rich (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Josh Gracin'' — Josh Gracin (Lyric Street)
★ ''Let's Be Us Again'' — Lonestar (BNA)
★ ''Letters From Home'' — John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros.)
★ ''License to Chill'' — Jimmy Buffett (Mailboat)
★ ''Live Like You Were Dying'' — Tim McGraw (Curb)
★ ''Lonely Runs Both Ways'' — Alison Krauss & Union Station (Rounder)
★ ''Lucky Ones'' — Pat Green (Republic)
★ ''My Honky Tonk History'' — Travis Tritt (Columbia)
★ ''Outlaws & Angels'' — Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)
★ ''Patient Man'' — Brad Cotter (Epic)
★ ''Revelation'' — Joe Nichols (Universal South)
★ ''Shaken Not Stirred'' — Phil Vassar (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Spend My Time'' — Clint Black (Equity)
★ ''Strong'' — Tracy Lawrence (DreamWorks)
★ ''Sweet Right Here'' — SHeDAISY (Lyric Street)
★ ''This I Gotta See'' — Andy Griggs (RCA)
★ ''Twice the Speed of Life'' — Sugarland (Mercury)
★ ''Van Lear Rose'' — Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
★ ''What I Do'' — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)
★ ''When the Sun Goes Down'' — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
★ ''You Do Your Thing'' — Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)
★ ''20 Originals: The Early Years'' — Chris LeDoux (Capitol)
★ ''25 Number Ones'' — Conway Twitty (MCA)
★ ''40 #1 Hits'' — Merle Haggard (Capitol)
★ ''42 Ultimate Hits'' — Kenny Rogers (Capitol)
★ ''Between Here and Gone'' — Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia)
★ ''Biploar and Proud'' — Cledus T. Judd (Koch)
★ ''Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Blue County'' — Blue County (Curb)
★ ''Christmas with You'' — Clint Black (Equity)
★ ''Days of Our Lives'' — James Otto (Mercury)
★ ''A Decade of Laughs'' — Bill Engvall (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits'' — John Denver (RCA)
★ ''Dress Rehearsal'' — Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Arista Nashville)
★ ''The Duel'' — Allison Moorer (Universal South)
★ ''Dwight's Used Records'' — Dwight Yoakam (Koch)
★ ''The Essenshul Cledus T. Judd'' — Cledus T. Judd (Koch)
★ ''Good Times'' — Charlie Robison (DualTone)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Rodney Carrington (Capitol)
★ ''Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered'' — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros.)
★ ''I Give My Heart'' — John Berry (Clear Sky)
★ ''It Always Will Be'' — Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)
★ ''Julie Roberts'' — Julie Roberts (Mercury)
★ ''Katrina Elam'' — Katrina Elam (Universal South)
★ ''Live and Well'' — Dolly Parton (Blue Eye/Sugar Hill)
★ ''Lone Starry Night'' — John Arthur Martinez (DualTone)
★ ''Loose, Loud & Crazy'' — Kevin Fowler (Equity)
★ ''My Mother's Hymn Book'' — Johnny Cash (Lost Highway)
★ ''The Notorious Cherry Bombs'' — The Notorious Cherry Bombs (Universal South)
★ ''One Good Friend'' — George Canyon (Universal South)
★ ''Passing Through'' — Randy Travis (Word Entertainment/Curb)
★ ''Patriotic Country'' — Various Artists (BMG Heritage)
★ ''The Revolution Starts Now'' — Steve Earle (Artemis)
★ ''Savin' the Honky Tonk'' — Mark Chesnutt (Vivaton)
★ ''Show Me How'' — Lorrie Morgan (Image)
★ ''Songs Inspired by the Passion of the Christ'' — Various Artists (Universal South)
★ ''Soul Gravy'' — Cross Canadian Ragweed (Universal South)
★ ''Tangled in the Pines'' — BR5-49 (DualTone)
★ ''Tougher Than Nails'' — Joe Diffie (Broken Bow)
★ ''A Traditional Christmas'' — Joe Nichols (Universal South)
★ ''Trent Willmon'' — Trent Willmon (Columbia)
★ ''Tryin' to Get There'' — David Lee Murphy (Koch)
★ ''Ultimate Alabama'' — Alabama (RCA)
★ ''Ultimate Waylon Jennings'' — Waylon Jennings (RCA)
★ ''The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family'' — Various Artists (DualTone)
★ ''The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam'' — Dwight Yoakam (Rhino)
★ ''The Very Best of Randy Travis'' — Randy Travis (Rhino)
★ ''A Very Larry Christmas'' — Larry the Cable Guy (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Wayward Angel'' — Kasey Chambers (Warner Bros.)
★ ''What a Wonderful World'' — LeAnn Rimes (Asylum-Curb)
★ ''What If?'' — Emerson Drive (DreamWorks)
★ ''Where I Belong'' — Rachel Proctor (BNA)
★ June 10 — Ray Charles, 74, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music.
★ September 19 — Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World."
★ September 23 — Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s.
★ December 27 — Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer.
★ Jim Foglesong (1922- )
★ Kris Kristofferson (1936- )
''(presented February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles)''
★ 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' -- "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Best Male Country Vocal Performance' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw.
★ 'Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal' -- "Top of the World (live recording)," Dixie Chicks
★ 'Best Country Collaboration with Vocals' -- "Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn and Jack White
★ 'Best Country Instrumental Performance' -- "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas
★ 'Best Country Song' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
★ 'Best Country Album' -- ''Van Lear Rose'', Loretta Lynn
★ 'Best Bluegrass Album' -- ''Brand New Strings'', Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
''(presented May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas)''
★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Kenny Chesney
★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
★ 'Single of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
★ 'Album of the Year' -- ''Be Here'', Keith Urban
★ 'Top Male Vocalist' -- Keith Urban
★ 'Top Female Vocalist' -- Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Top Vocal Duo' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Top Vocal Group' -- Rascal Flatts
★ 'Top New Artist' -- Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Video of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (director: Rick Schroder)
★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
★ 'ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year' -- Neal McCoy
''(presented November 9 in Nashville)''
★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Kenny Chesney
★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
★ 'Single of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
★ 'Album of the Year' -- ''When the Sun Goes Down'', Kenny Chesney
★ 'Male Vocalist of the Year' -- Keith Urban
★ 'Female Vocalist of the Year' -- Martina McBride
★ 'Vocal Duo of the Year' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Vocal Group of the Year' -- Rascal Flatts
★ 'Horizon Award' -- Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Video of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
★ 'Musician of the Year' -- Dann Huff
★ 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
2003 in country music,
2004 in music,
other events of 2004,
2005 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
Events
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''.
★ '2' – Song dropped from No. 1 on August 7 and later returned to top spot on August 14.
★ 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
★ "Break Down Here" - Julie Roberts (#18)
★ "Come Home Soon" - SHeDAISY (#14)
★ "Cool to Be a Fool" - Joe Nichols (#18)
★ "Desperately" - George Strait (#6)
★ "Don't Break My Heart Again" - Pat Green (#21)
★ "Drinkin' Bone" - Tracy Byrd (#7)
★ "Every Friday Afternoon" - Craig Morgan (#25)
★ "Feels Like Today" - Rascal Flatts (#9)
★ "The First Cut Is The Deepest" - Sheryl Crow (#35)
★ "Good Little Girls" - Blue County (#11)
★ "Here For the Party" - Gretchen Wilson (#3)
★ "Hey Good Lookin'" - Jimmy Buffett (featuring Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Toby Keith) (#8)
★ "Honesty (Write Me a List)" - Rodney Atkins (#4)
★ "Hot Mama" - Trace Adkins (#5)
★ "I Can't Sleep" - Clay Walker (#9)
★ "I Go Back" - Kenny Chesney (#2)
★ "I Got a Feelin'" - Billy Currington (#5)
★ "I Love You This Much" - Jimmy Wayne (#6)
★ "I Wanna Do It All" - Terri Clark (#2)
★ "I Wanna Make You Cry" - Jeff Bates (#23)
★ "I Want To Live" - Josh Gracin (#4)
★ "I Wish" - Jo Dee Messina (#15)
★ "If Nobody Believed in You" - Joe Nichols (#10)
★ "In My Daughter's Eyes" - Martina McBride (#4)
★ "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" - Shania Twain (#18)
★ "It's All How You Look At It" - Tracy Lawrence (#36)
★ "Last One Standing" - Emerson Drive (#21)
★ "Let's Be Us Again" - Lonestar (#4)
★ "Letters From Home" - John Michael Montgomery (#2)
★ "Little Moments" - Brad Paisley (#2)
★ "Loco" - David Lee Murphy (#5)
★ "Long Black Train" - Josh Turner (#13)
★ "Me and Emily" - Rachel Proctor (#18)
★ "Men Don't Change" - Amy Dalley (#23)
★ "My Last Name" - Dierks Bentley (#17)
★ "Paint Me a Birmingham" - Tracy Lawrence (#4)
★ "Party for Two" - Shania Twain with Billy Currington (#7)
★ "Passenger Seat" - SHeDAISY (#12)
★ "Perfect" - Sara Evans (#2)
★ "Rough and Ready" - Trace Adkins (#13)
★ "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" - Big & Rich (#11)
★ "She Thinks She Needs Me" - Andy Griggs (#5)
★ "Simple Life" - Carolyn Dawn Johnson (#13)
★ "Songs About Rain" - Gary Allan (#12)
★ "Spend My Time" - Clint Black (#17)
★ "Stays in Mexico" - Toby Keith (#3)
★ "Sweet Southern Comfort" - Buddy Jewell (#3)
★ "That's Cool" - Blue County (#24)
★ "That's What It's All About" - Brooks & Dunn (#2)
★ "That's What She Gets For Loving Me" - Brooks & Dunn (#6)
★ "Too Much of a Good Thing" - Alan Jackson (#5)
★ "Tougher Than Nails" - Joe Diffie (#19)
★ "Trip Around the Sun" - Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride (#20)
★ "What It Ain't" - Josh Turner (#31)
★ "What Say You" - Travis Tritt with John Mellencamp (#21)
★ "Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss (#3)
★ "Wild West Show" - Big & Rich (#21)
★ "The Woman with You" - Kenny Chesney (#2)
★ "The Wrong Girl" - Lee Ann Womack (#24)
★ "You Are" - Jimmy Wayne (#18)
★ "You Do Your Thing" - Montgomery Gentry (#22)
★ "You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl" - Brooks & Dunn (#3)
★ "You're In My Head" - Brian McComas (#21)
Top new album releases
★ ''50 Years of Hits'' — George Jones (Bandit Records)
★ ''50 Number Ones'' — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
★ ''Be Here'' — Keith Urban (Capitol)
★ ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'' — Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Darryl Worley'' — Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
★ ''Feels Like Today'' — Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Shania Twain (Mercury)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Lee Ann Womack (MCA)
★ ''Greatest Hits 1994-2004'' — Terri Clark (Mercury)
★ ''Greatest Hits 2'' — Toby Keith (DreamWorks Nashville)
★ ''Greatest Hits Collection II'' — Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Here for the Party'' — Gretchen Wilson (Epic)
★ ''Horse of a Different Color'' — Big & Rich (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Josh Gracin'' — Josh Gracin (Lyric Street)
★ ''Let's Be Us Again'' — Lonestar (BNA)
★ ''Letters From Home'' — John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros.)
★ ''License to Chill'' — Jimmy Buffett (Mailboat)
★ ''Live Like You Were Dying'' — Tim McGraw (Curb)
★ ''Lonely Runs Both Ways'' — Alison Krauss & Union Station (Rounder)
★ ''Lucky Ones'' — Pat Green (Republic)
★ ''My Honky Tonk History'' — Travis Tritt (Columbia)
★ ''Outlaws & Angels'' — Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)
★ ''Patient Man'' — Brad Cotter (Epic)
★ ''Revelation'' — Joe Nichols (Universal South)
★ ''Shaken Not Stirred'' — Phil Vassar (Arista Nashville)
★ ''Spend My Time'' — Clint Black (Equity)
★ ''Strong'' — Tracy Lawrence (DreamWorks)
★ ''Sweet Right Here'' — SHeDAISY (Lyric Street)
★ ''This I Gotta See'' — Andy Griggs (RCA)
★ ''Twice the Speed of Life'' — Sugarland (Mercury)
★ ''Van Lear Rose'' — Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
★ ''What I Do'' — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)
★ ''When the Sun Goes Down'' — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
★ ''You Do Your Thing'' — Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)
Other top albums
★ ''20 Originals: The Early Years'' — Chris LeDoux (Capitol)
★ ''25 Number Ones'' — Conway Twitty (MCA)
★ ''40 #1 Hits'' — Merle Haggard (Capitol)
★ ''42 Ultimate Hits'' — Kenny Rogers (Capitol)
★ ''Between Here and Gone'' — Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia)
★ ''Biploar and Proud'' — Cledus T. Judd (Koch)
★ ''Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Blue County'' — Blue County (Curb)
★ ''Christmas with You'' — Clint Black (Equity)
★ ''Days of Our Lives'' — James Otto (Mercury)
★ ''A Decade of Laughs'' — Bill Engvall (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits'' — John Denver (RCA)
★ ''Dress Rehearsal'' — Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Arista Nashville)
★ ''The Duel'' — Allison Moorer (Universal South)
★ ''Dwight's Used Records'' — Dwight Yoakam (Koch)
★ ''The Essenshul Cledus T. Judd'' — Cledus T. Judd (Koch)
★ ''Good Times'' — Charlie Robison (DualTone)
★ ''Greatest Hits'' — Rodney Carrington (Capitol)
★ ''Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered'' — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros.)
★ ''I Give My Heart'' — John Berry (Clear Sky)
★ ''It Always Will Be'' — Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)
★ ''Julie Roberts'' — Julie Roberts (Mercury)
★ ''Katrina Elam'' — Katrina Elam (Universal South)
★ ''Live and Well'' — Dolly Parton (Blue Eye/Sugar Hill)
★ ''Lone Starry Night'' — John Arthur Martinez (DualTone)
★ ''Loose, Loud & Crazy'' — Kevin Fowler (Equity)
★ ''My Mother's Hymn Book'' — Johnny Cash (Lost Highway)
★ ''The Notorious Cherry Bombs'' — The Notorious Cherry Bombs (Universal South)
★ ''One Good Friend'' — George Canyon (Universal South)
★ ''Passing Through'' — Randy Travis (Word Entertainment/Curb)
★ ''Patriotic Country'' — Various Artists (BMG Heritage)
★ ''The Revolution Starts Now'' — Steve Earle (Artemis)
★ ''Savin' the Honky Tonk'' — Mark Chesnutt (Vivaton)
★ ''Show Me How'' — Lorrie Morgan (Image)
★ ''Songs Inspired by the Passion of the Christ'' — Various Artists (Universal South)
★ ''Soul Gravy'' — Cross Canadian Ragweed (Universal South)
★ ''Tangled in the Pines'' — BR5-49 (DualTone)
★ ''Tougher Than Nails'' — Joe Diffie (Broken Bow)
★ ''A Traditional Christmas'' — Joe Nichols (Universal South)
★ ''Trent Willmon'' — Trent Willmon (Columbia)
★ ''Tryin' to Get There'' — David Lee Murphy (Koch)
★ ''Ultimate Alabama'' — Alabama (RCA)
★ ''Ultimate Waylon Jennings'' — Waylon Jennings (RCA)
★ ''The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family'' — Various Artists (DualTone)
★ ''The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam'' — Dwight Yoakam (Rhino)
★ ''The Very Best of Randy Travis'' — Randy Travis (Rhino)
★ ''A Very Larry Christmas'' — Larry the Cable Guy (Warner Bros.)
★ ''Wayward Angel'' — Kasey Chambers (Warner Bros.)
★ ''What a Wonderful World'' — LeAnn Rimes (Asylum-Curb)
★ ''What If?'' — Emerson Drive (DreamWorks)
★ ''Where I Belong'' — Rachel Proctor (BNA)
Deaths
★ June 10 — Ray Charles, 74, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music.
★ September 19 — Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World."
★ September 23 — Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s.
★ December 27 — Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer.
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
★ Jim Foglesong (1922- )
★ Kris Kristofferson (1936- )
Major Awards
Grammy awards
''(presented February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles)''
★ 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' -- "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Best Male Country Vocal Performance' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw.
★ 'Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal' -- "Top of the World (live recording)," Dixie Chicks
★ 'Best Country Collaboration with Vocals' -- "Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn and Jack White
★ 'Best Country Instrumental Performance' -- "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas
★ 'Best Country Song' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
★ 'Best Country Album' -- ''Van Lear Rose'', Loretta Lynn
★ 'Best Bluegrass Album' -- ''Brand New Strings'', Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Academy of Country Music
''(presented May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas)''
★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Kenny Chesney
★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
★ 'Single of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
★ 'Album of the Year' -- ''Be Here'', Keith Urban
★ 'Top Male Vocalist' -- Keith Urban
★ 'Top Female Vocalist' -- Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Top Vocal Duo' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Top Vocal Group' -- Rascal Flatts
★ 'Top New Artist' -- Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Video of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (director: Rick Schroder)
★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
★ 'ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year' -- Neal McCoy
Country Music Association
''(presented November 9 in Nashville)''
★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Kenny Chesney
★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
★ 'Single of the Year' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
★ 'Album of the Year' -- ''When the Sun Goes Down'', Kenny Chesney
★ 'Male Vocalist of the Year' -- Keith Urban
★ 'Female Vocalist of the Year' -- Martina McBride
★ 'Vocal Duo of the Year' -- Brooks & Dunn
★ 'Vocal Group of the Year' -- Rascal Flatts
★ 'Horizon Award' -- Gretchen Wilson
★ 'Video of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
★ 'Musician of the Year' -- Dann Huff
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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