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See also: 1998 in country music, 1999 in music, other events of 1999, 2000 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Contents

Events

  • March 6 – Legendary performer George Jones, in the midst of a comeback this year, is seriously injured when he crashed his Lexus into a bridge. It is later revealed that alcohol was a factor in the accident, and he pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges.
  • June – Comedian Jeff Foxworthy debuts his syndicated radio countdown show, "The Foxworthy Countdown."
  • September 4 – Lonestar's hit, "Amazed," spends its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the first song to do so since Jack Greene's 1966 hit, "There Goes My Everything." In several other trade magazines, including Radio & Records, "Amazed" reigns for nine weeks, which made it the longest-lasting Number One single since 1966's "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston. By year's end, "Amazed" is gaining popularity on CHR and adult contemporary stations (in re-mixed versions, which excised the steel guitar).

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
January 16 Right on the Money Alan Jackson 1
January 23 Wrong Again Martina McBride 1
January 30 Stand Beside Me Jo Dee Messina 3 *With this No. 1 hit, Messina became the first female artist to score three multi-week No. 1 songs from the same album (1998's I'm Alright)
February 20 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Mark Chesnutt 2 B
March 6 No Place That Far Sara Evans 1 A
March 13 You Were Mine Dixie Chicks 2
March 27 How Forever Feels Kenny Chesney 6
May 8 Wish You Were Here Mark Wills 1 A
May 15 Please Remember Me Tim McGraw 5
  • Originally a #69-peaking hit for its co-writer, Rodney Crowell, in 1995.
June 19 Write This Down George Strait 4
July 17 Amazed Lonestar 8 1
September 11 Single White Female Chely Wright 1 C
September 18 You Had Me from Hello Kenny Chesney 1
September 25 Something Like That Tim McGraw 5
October 30 I Love You Martina McBride 5
December 4 When I Said I Do Clint Black
(featuring Lisa Hartman Black)		 2 2
B - Clint Black
C - Lisa Hartman Black
  • Fell to #2 on December 11.
December 11 He Didn't Have to Be Brad Paisley 1 A
December 25 Breathe Faith Hill 6
  • Although a #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, this song was that chart's No. 1 song for the year 2000.
  • 1 - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine
  • 2 - Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • 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.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
January 11 Let Me Let Go Faith Hill 3 [2]
  • Also spent one week at #1 in 1998, having fallen to #2 on the week of December 14, 1998.
January 25 Fly (The Angel Song) The Wilkinsons 1 [B]
February 1 Right on the Money Alan Jackson 1
February 8 Stand Beside Me Jo Dee Messina 1
February 15 Unbelievable Diamond Rio 2
March 1 For a Little While Tim McGraw 1
March 8 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Mark Chesnutt 2 [B]
March 22 You Were Mine Dixie Chicks 1
March 29 Powerful Thing Trisha Yearwood 1 [B]
April 5 How Forever Feels Kenny Chesney 1
April 12 Meanwhile George Strait 1
April 19 I'll Think of a Reason Later Lee Ann Womack 2 [A]
May 3 Drive Me Wild Sawyer Brown 1 [B]
May 10 Please Remember Me Tim McGraw 2
May 24 Anyone Else Collin Raye 2
June 7 That's the Truth Paul Brandt 4
July 5 Write This Down George Strait 2
July 19 Amazed Lonestar 5 [1], [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of August 2 and returned to #1 from August 30 to September 13.
August 2 You've Got a Way Shania Twain 2
August 16 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Dwight Yoakam 1 [B]
August 23 God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You Alabama with 'N Sync 1 [B] - Alabama

[C] - 'N Sync
September 20 Single White Female Chely Wright 1 [C]
September 27 You Had Me from Hello Kenny Chesney 2
October 11 I Love You Martina McBride 5 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of October 25 and returned to #1 from November 15 through November 29.
October 25 Something Like That Tim McGraw 1
November 1 Come On Over Shania Twain 2
  • Debuted at #1.
December 6 When I Said I Do Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black 2 [C] - Lisa Hartman Black
December 20 Breathe Faith Hill 4 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of January 17, 2000, and returned to #1 from February 14 to February 21, 2000.
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

United States

Peak Single Artist Notes
8 All Things Considered Yankee Grey
22 Almost Home Mary Chapin Carpenter
4 Anyone Else Collin Raye
3 Busy Man Billy Ray Cyrus
19 By the Book Michael Peterson
21 Can't Get Enough Patty Loveless
6 Come On Over Shania Twain
30 A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K version) Chad Brock with Hank Williams, Jr. and George Jones
  • This was a rewrite of Williams' 1982 hit "A Country Boy Can Survive", re-written in response to the Year 2000 problem. It was also Williams' first Top 40 country hit since "If It Will, It Will" in 1991.
12 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Dwight Yoakam
  • Cover of Queen's Number One pop single from 1980.
6 Drive Me Wild Sawyer Brown
12 Everytime I Cry Terri Clark
15 Fly (The Angel Song) The Wilkinsons
2 For a Little While Tim McGraw
6 For You I Will Aaron Tippin
  • Tippin's first Top 40 country hit since "Without Your Love" in early 1996.
3 God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You Alabama with 'N Sync
  • 'N Sync's only entry on the country charts, and Alabama's last Top Ten country hit. A version featuring only 'N Sync was released to pop radio as well.
4 Gone Crazy Alan Jackson
5 Hands of a Working Man Ty Herndon
15 Hello L.O.V.E. John Michael Montgomery
13 Hillbilly Shoes Montgomery Gentry
4 Hold On to Me John Michael Montgomery
2 Home to You John Michael Montgomery
5 I Can't Get Over You Brooks & Dunn
10 I'll Go Crazy Andy Griggs
10 I'll Still Love You More Trisha Yearwood
2 I'll Think of a Reason Later Lee Ann Womack
3 I'm Already Taken Steve Wariner
  • This was a re-recording of a song that was previously a #63 country single for Wariner in 1978.
17 I'm Leaving Aaron Tippin
24 It Don't Matter to the Sun Chris Gaines
  • This was one of two singles that Garth Brooks recorded as Chris Gaines, a pseudonymous personality which he created for a side project.
14 Keepin' Up Alabama
2 Lesson in Leavin' Jo Dee Messina
  • Cover of Dottie West's 1980 single "A Lesson in Leaving".
  • Spent seven weeks at #2, the longest time spent at that position since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.
19 Lightning Does the Work Chad Brock
3 Little Good-Byes SHeDAISY
3 Little Man Alan Jackson
5 Lonely and Gone Montgomery Gentry
12 Love Ain't Like That Faith Hill
19 Make Up in Love Doug Stone
  • Stone's first Top 40 country hit since "Born in the Dark" in 1995.
16 A Man Ain't Made of Stone Randy Travis
4 Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Shania Twain
17 Maybe Not Tonight Sammy Kershaw with Lorrie Morgan
4 Meanwhile George Strait
15 Missing You Brooks & Dunn
  • Cover of John Waite's Number One pop hit from 1984.
6 A Night to Remember Joe Diffie
12 (Now You See Me) Now You Don't Lee Ann Womack
7 One Honest Heart Reba McEntire
3 Ordinary Life Chad Brock
24 Ordinary Love Shane Minor
6 Pop a Top Alan Jackson
6 Powerful Thing Trisha Yearwood
2 Ready to Run Dixie Chicks
4 The Secret of Life Faith Hill
16 She's Always Right Clay Walker
7 She's in Love Mark Wills
20 Slave to the Habit Shane Minor
19 Somebody's Out There Watching The Kinleys
2 Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man Randy Travis
18 Steam Ty Herndon
16 Stranger in My Mirror Randy Travis
8 That Don't Impress Me Much Shania Twain
4 There You Have It BlackHawk
17 This Heartache Never Sleeps Mark Chesnutt
6 Tonight the Heartache's on Me Dixie Chicks
2 Two Teardrops Steve Wariner
2 Unbelievable Diamond Rio
4 What Do You Say to That George Strait
2 Whatever You Say Martina McBride
12 Who Needs Pictures Brad Paisley
9 With You Lila McCann
6 Wrong Night Reba McEntire
25 You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss) Jessica Andrews
2 You Won't Ever Be Lonely Andy Griggs
2 You're Beginning to Get to Me Clay Walker
13 You've Got a Way Shania Twain

Canada

Peak Single Artist
9 Ain't Nobody Like You Patricia Conroy
8 All My Life Jim Witter
16 All Things Considered Yankee Grey
14 Back in Your Life Julian Austin
8 Better Off Broken Lisa Brokop
3 Big Deal LeAnn Rimes
9 Bit by Bit John Landry
6 Blue Horizon Farmer's Daughter
3 Boy Oh Boy The Wilkinsons
5 Busy Man Billy Ray Cyrus
22 By the Book Michael Peterson
8 Can't Get Enough Patty Loveless
5 Canadian Sunrise Prairie Oyster
8 Direction of Love Patricia Conroy
24 Don't Come Cryin' to Me Vince Gill
17 Easy as 1, 2, 3 The Spurs
2 Everytime I Cry Terri Clark
9 Forever in Love Shirley Myers with Duane Steele
15 Freeway Farmer's Daughter
3 Gone Crazy Alan Jackson
18 The Greatest Kenny Rogers
18 Hands of a Working Man Ty Herndon
6 He Didn't Have to Be Brad Paisley
11 Hello L.O.V.E. John Michael Montgomery
7 Hillbilly Shoes Montgomery Gentry
4 Hold on to Me John Michael Montgomery
8 Home to You John Michael Montgomery
21 How Do I Get There from Her George Fox
2 Husbands and Wives Brooks & Dunn
19 I Already Fell Gil Grand
2 I Can't Get Over You Brooks & Dunn
23 I Love How You Listen to Me Beverley Mahood
7 I Want a Man Lace
19 I Wish She Was Mine Colin Amey
2 I'll Go Crazy Andy Griggs
6 I'll Still Love You More Trisha Yearwood
10 I'm Already Taken Steve Wariner
23 It Don't Matter to the Sun Chris Gaines
13 It's a Beautiful Thing Paul Brandt
12 Ivey's Wall Bruce Guthro
10 Jumpin' Right In Jim Witter
9 Keep on Dreaming Prairie Oyster
8 Keepin' Up Alabama
16 Leslie's Wedding Day Joel Feeney
2 Lesson in Leavin' Jo Dee Messina
21 Lightning Does the Work Chad Brock
13 Little Good-Byes SHeDAISY
4 Little Man Alan Jackson
21 Live, Laugh, Love Clay Walker
11 Lonely and Gone Montgomery Gentry
15 Love Ain't Like That Faith Hill
25 Make Up in Love Doug Stone
24 A Man Ain't Made of Stone Randy Travis
2 Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Shania Twain
24 Maybe Not Tonight Sammy Kershaw with Lorrie Morgan
6 Missing You Brooks & Dunn
23 My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man Vince Gill with Patty Loveless
10 A Night to Remember Joe Diffie
4 No Place That Far Sara Evans
12 Nothing But Love (Standing in the Way) The Wilkinsons
11 Now You See Me (Now You Don't) Lee Ann Womack
5 One Honest Heart Reba McEntire
10 Ordinary Life Chad Brock
8 Ordinary Love Shane Minor
2 Pop a Top Alan Jackson
3 Ready to Run Dixie Chicks
22 Red Wine Kisses Montgomery Steele
9 Running Away with You Thomas Wade
2 The Secret of Life Faith Hill
15 She Ain't Gonna Cry Joel Feeney
14 She'll Find Someone to Love Her Jamie Warren
18 She's in Love Mark Wills
19 She's Sittin' Pretty Reese Klaiber
10 Shiver n' Shake Rick Tippe
8 Slave to the Habit Shane Minor
23 Somebody's Out There Watching The Kinleys
5 Someone You Used to Know Collin Raye
7 Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man Randy Travis
20 Stranger in My Mirror Randy Travis
6 Stuff That Matters Tara Lyn Hart
9 Sure Fire Love Sean Hogan
22 Survivor George Fox
2 That Don't Impress Me Much Shania Twain
7 There You Were John Landry
18 There's More Where That Came From Jason McCoy
10 This Heartache Never Sleeps Mark Chesnutt
19 Tired of Leavin' Sean Hogan
4 Tonight the Heartache's on Me Dixie Chicks
12 Triple Threat Rick Tippe
5 Two Teardrops Steve Wariner
15 Unsung Hero Terri Clark
10 What a Woman Wants to Hear Jamie Warren
2 What Do You Say to That George Strait
6 Whatever You Say Martina McBride
24 When Mama Ain't Happy Tracy Byrd
13 Who Needs Pictures Brad Paisley
12 Who Needs the Moon Chad Klinger
12 Wild Wild West Chris Cummings
4 Wish You Were Here Mark Wills
23 With You Lila McCann
5 Wrong Again Martina McBride
6 Wrong Night Reba McEntire
19 You Still Shake Me Deana Carter
11 You Won't Ever Be Lonely Andy Griggs
7 You're Beginning to Get to Me Clay Walker
24 You're Still Beautiful to Me Bryan White

Top new album releases

US CAN Album Artist Record Label
18 16 Biggest Hits Johnny Cash Columbia
17 20 Greatest Hits Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville
21 444 Charlie Major Dead Reckoning
69 3 A&E Biography Kenny Rogers Capitol Nashville
2 2 Always Never the Same George Strait MCA Nashville
26 10 The Austin Sessions Kris Kristofferson Atlantic
15 The Best of Farmer's Daughter Farmer's Daughter Universal
1 1 Breathe Faith Hill Warner Bros.
6 Classics Patty Loveless Epic
30 8 CMT All Access – Girls Night Out Sara Evans, Martina McBride,
Mindy McCready & Lorrie Morgan		 RCA Nashville
5 8 Cold Hard Truth George Jones Asylum
5 Country Heat 2000 Various Artists BMG
7 7 D'lectrified Clint Black RCA Nashville
10 9 Drive Me Wild Sawyer Brown Curb
3 5 Emotion Martina McBride RCA Nashville
5 5 Everywhere We Go Kenny Chesney BNA
1 1 Fly Dixie Chicks Monument
5 5 Forget About It Alison Krauss Rounder
1 Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas Garth Brooks Capitol Nashville
24 The Grass Is Blue Dolly Parton Blue Eye
17 Greatest Bits Jeff Foxworthy Warner Bros.
2 Greatest Hits Chris Gaines Capitol
12 The Greatest Hits Collection Michelle Wright Arista
24 Heart Shaped World Jessica Andrews DreamWorks Nashville
16 11 Home to You John Michael Montgomery Atlantic
13 How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 5 Roy D. Mercer Virgin Nashville
16 How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 6 Roy D. Mercer Virgin Nashville
9 8 How Do You Like Me Now?! Toby Keith DreamWorks Nashville
7 How Lucky I Am Bryan White Asylum
6 6 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Mark Chesnutt Decca Nashville
17 13 I'm Not So Tough Mindy McCready BNA
21 In Spite of Ourselves John Prine Oh Boy
20 It's About Time Tracy Byrd RCA Nashville
70 14 It's About Time Julie Reeves Virgin Nashville
5 Keepers: Greatest Hits Tracy Byrd MCA Nashville
17 Lace Lace 143
10 5 Last Chance for a Thousand Years:
Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the '90s		 Dwight Yoakam Reprise
1 2 LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes Curb
24 21 The Life of the Party Neal McCoy Giant
7 14 Live in Texas Lyle Lovett MCA Nashville
5 23 Live, Laugh, Love Clay Walker Giant
3 2 Lonely Grill Lonestar BNA
14 Love in the Real World Sherrié Austin Arista Nashville
15 11 A Man Ain't Made of Stone Randy Travis DreamWorks Nashville
7 Maybe Not Tonight Sammy Kershaw Mercury Nashville
10 Merry Christmas Wherever You Are George Strait MCA Nashville
9 More… Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville
19 14 The Mountain Steve Earle & Del McCoury Band E-Squared
8 My Heart Lorrie Morgan BNA
7 New Country 6 Various Artists Warner
23 25 A Night to Remember Joe Diffie Epic
4 Party Doll and Other Favorites Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia
63 21 The Pilgrim Marty Stuart MCA Nashville
1 2 A Place in the Sun Tim McGraw Curb
60 21 Play David Ball Warner Bros.
24 Ride with Bob Asleep at the Wheel DreamWorks Nashville
10 The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection Reba McEntire MCA Nashville
6 8 She Rides Wild Horses Kenny Rogers Dreamcatcher
15 16 Single White Female Chely Wright MCA Nashville
9 13 Smoke Rings in the Dark Gary Allan MCA Nashville
5 9 So Good Together Reba McEntire MCA Nashville
5 10 Something in the Air Lila McCann Asylum
7 Stampede Country Various Artists Sony
14 Steam Ty Herndon Epic
21 Stormy Hank Williams, Jr. Curb
45 13 Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's:
The Best of The Mavericks		 The Mavericks Mercury Nashville
21 Superstar Country Hits Various Artists UTV
10 4 Tattoos & Scars Montgomery Gentry Columbia
56 1 That's the Truth Paul Brandt Reprise
6 6 Tightrope Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville
4 4 Trio II Trio Asylum
5 5 Twentieth Century Alabama RCA Nashville
6 6 Two Teardrops Steve Wariner Capitol Nashville
2 4 Under the Influence Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
41 19 Untamed Yankee Grey Monument
6 Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris Asylum
4 6 What a Wonderful World Anne Murray StraightWay
6 4 The Whole SHeBANG SHeDAISY Lyric Street
13 13 Who Needs Pictures Brad Paisley Arista Nashville
43 12 Wildest Dreams John Berry DreamWorks Nashville
15 11 You Won't Ever Be Lonely Andy Griggs RCA Nashville

Other top albums

US CAN Album Artist Record Label
47 16 Biggest Hits Roy Orbison Monument
65 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Conway Twitty MCA Nashville
31 All-Star Country Christmas Various Artists Hip-O
46 Ancient Tones Ricky Skaggs Skaggs Family
32 Being Human Michael Peterson Reprise
50 Best of Country: 16 Original Country Hits Various Artists Madacy
37 Chad Brock Chad Brock Warner Bros.
29 Classic Country 1970–1974 Various Artists Time Life
30 Classic Country Early '70s Various Artists Time Life
30 Classic Country Late '60s Various Artists Time Life
34 Closer Susan Ashton Capitol Nashville
37 Country Fun Various Artists Warner Bros.
29 Country Hits of the '70s Various Artists EMI
63 Deryl Dodd Deryl Dodd Columbia
67 Duets Volume 1 Patsy Cline Mercury Nashville
38 For the Record – 43 Legendary Hits Merle Haggard BNA
69 Full Western Dress The Derailers Sire
28 Gettin' My Mind Right Tim Wilson Capitol Nashville
44 Here's Your Christmas Album Bill Engvall Warner Bros.
63 Hits and Highways Ahead Lee Roy Parnell Arista Nashville
45 I've Got a Right to Cry Mandy Barnett Sire
44 It's a Sorry World Tim Wilson Capitol Nashville
53 John Denver Christmas John Denver Laserlight
48 Juddmental Cledus T. Judd Razor & Tie
72 King of the Hill Soundtrack Various Artists Elektra
72 Live with the Possum George Jones Asylum
38 Make Up in Love Doug Stone Atlantic
61 Live at Billy Bob's Texas: Motorcycle Cowboy Merle Haggard Smith
63 The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits Johnny Cash Legacy
61 Old Dogs Old Dogs Atlantic
73 Revolutions The Great Divide Atlantic
39 Ryman Country Homecoming 1 Various Artists Coming Home
40 Ryman Country Homecoming 2 Various Artists Coming Home
41 Ryman Country Homecoming 3 Various Artists Coming Home
65 Soldier of the Cross Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Skaggs Family
70 South Sixty-Five South Sixty-Five Atlantic
74 Steve Austin's Stone Cold Country Various Artists Mars
43 Super Hits Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville
44 Super Hits Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
73 Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Platinum
30 Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart Epic
29 There Will Come a Day Shirley Myers Stony Plain
30 What I Deserve Kelly Willis Rykodisc
69 Your Love Amazes Me:
A Country Inspirational Collection		 Various Artists MCA Nashville

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major Awards

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

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.

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