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Contents 1 Events 2 Top hits of the year 2.1 Number one hits 2.2 Other major hits 3 Top new album releases 3.1 Other top albums 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees 7 Major Awards 7.1 Grammy awards 7.2 Academy of Country Music 7.3 Country Music Association 8 Further reading 9 Other links 10 External links

Events

• March 10 – Vince Gill and Christian singer Amy Grant are married.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Date	Song Name	Artist	Wks. No. 1	Spec. Note
February 5	Cowboy Take Me Away	Dixie Chicks	3
February 26	My Best Friend	Tim McGraw	2
March 11	Smile	Lonestar	1
March 18	How Do You Like Me Now?!	Toby Keith	5	1 Keith's first Billboard Number One since "Me Too" in 1997. First Number One for the DreamWorks Nashville label.
April 22	The Best Day	George Strait	3
May 13	Buy Me a Rose	Kenny Rogers (featuring Billy Dean and Alison Krauss)	1	B - Kenny Rogers C - Billy Dean C - Alison Krauss With this song, Rogers (age 61 at the time) became the oldest country singer to have a Number One hit, breaking a record set by Hank Snow in 1974. Rogers' first Billboard Number One since "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (a duet with Ronnie Milsap) in 1987.
May 20	The Way You Love Me	Faith Hill	4
June 17	Yes!	Chad Brock	3	C
July 8	I Hope You Dance	Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert	5	C - Lee Ann Womack C - Sons of the Desert Also reached Number One on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts.
August 12	What About Now	Lonestar	4
September 9	It Must Be Love	Alan Jackson	1	Cover of the 1979 Don Williams song, which also was a #1.
September 16	That's the Way	Jo Dee Messina	4
October 14	Kiss This	Aaron Tippin	2	B Co-written by Tippin's wife, Thea. Tippin's first Billboard Number One since "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" in 1995. First Number One for the Lyric Street Records label.
October 28	The Little Girl	John Michael Montgomery	3	B Montgomery's first Billboard Number One since "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" in 1995.
November 18	Best of Intentions	Travis Tritt	1	B Tritt's first Billboard Number One since "Foolish Pride" in July 1994.
November 25	Just Another Day in Paradise	Phil Vassar	1	A
December 2	We Danced	Brad Paisley	2
December 16	My Next Thirty Years	Tim McGraw	5

• 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.

Other major hits

Peak	Single	Artist	Notes
18	Almost Doesn't Count	Mark Wills	Cover of Brandy's 1998 pop single.
15	Another Nine Minutes	Yankee Grey
2	Back at One	Mark Wills	Cover of Brian McKnight's 1999 pop single.
8	Because You Love Me	Jo Dee Messina
5	Been There	Clint Black with Steve Wariner
19	Beer Thirty	Brooks & Dunn
6	Big Deal	LeAnn Rimes
24	Blue Moon	Steve Holy
5	Carlene	Phil Vassar	Prior to releasing this, his debut single as a recording artist, Vassar had written Number One hits for Alan Jackson, Jo Dee Messina, and Tim McGraw.
3	The Chain of Love	Clay Walker
10	Cold Day in July	Dixie Chicks
3	Couldn't Last a Moment	Collin Raye
4	Country Comes to Town	Toby Keith
17	Daddy Won't Sell the Farm	Montgomery Gentry
13	Do What You Gotta Do	Garth Brooks
6	Feels Like Love	Vince Gill
6	Flowers on the Wall	Eric Heatherly	A cover of The Statler Brothers' debut single from 1965, this was also Heatherly's debut single.
2	Go On	George Strait
13	Goodbye Earl	Dixie Chicks
3	I Lost It	Kenny Chesney	Co-written by Jimmy Olander of Diamond Rio.
8	I Need You	LeAnn Rimes	While becoming a Top 10 country hit, this song was also a major crossover hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Rimes, peaking at #11.
2	I Will… But	SHeDAISY
4	I'll Be	Reba McEntire
17	I'm Holdin' on to Love (to Save My Life)	Shania Twain
11	It Was	Chely Wright
18	It's a Love Thing	keith urban
5	It's Always Somethin'	Joe Diffie
22	Katie Wants a Fast One	Steve Wariner with Garth Brooks
3	Lessons Learned	Tracy Lawrence	Lawrence's first Top 40 country hit since "The Coast Is Clear" in late 1997.
6	Let's Make Love	Faith Hill with Tim McGraw
20	Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye	Vince Gill
13	A Little Gasoline	Terri Clark
11	Live, Laugh, Love	Clay Walker
18	Lonely	Tracy Lawrence
3	Love's the Only House	Martina McBride
18	Me Neither	Brad Paisley
18	Meanwhile Back at the Ranch	The Clark Family Experience
10	More	Trace Adkins
38	Murder on Music Row	George Strait with Alan Jackson	Although not released as a single, this song gained media attention for its criticism of then-current country pop trends.
15	My Love Goes On and On	Chris Cagle
20	One Voice	Billy Gilman	This song made Gilman, who was 12 at the time of its release, the youngest male artist to chart a Top 40 country hit.
3	Prayin' for Daylight	Rascal Flatts
11	Put Your Hand in Mine	Tracy Byrd	Co-written by Jimmy Wayne, who had not yet begun his recording career.
21	The Quittin' Kind	Joe Diffie
16	Real Live Woman	Trisha Yearwood
11	She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy	Kenny Chesney
2	She's More	Andy Griggs
24	Small Stuff	Alabama
12	Smoke Rings in the Dark	Gary Allan
7	Some Things Never Change	Tim McGraw
22	That's the Beat of a Heart	The Warren Brothers with Sara Evans
13	That's the Kind of Mood I'm In	Patty Loveless
10	There You Are	Martina McBride
9	This Woman Needs	SHeDAISY
24	Unbreakable Heart	Jessica Andrews
3	Unconditional	Clay Davidson
21	The Visit	Chad Brock
20	We're So Good Together	Reba McEntire
3	What Do You Say	Reba McEntire
8	What I Need to Do	Kenny Chesney
21	When You Come Back to Me Again	Garth Brooks
15	When You Need My Love	Darryl Worley
26	Where Are You, Christmas?	Faith Hill	Re-recording of a song from the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
6	www.memory	Alan Jackson
17	You Won't Be Lonely Now	Billy Ray Cyrus
5	You'll Always Be Loved by Me	Brooks & Dunn
4	Your Everything	keith urban

Top new album releases

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label
19		40 #1 Hits	Ronnie Milsap	Virgin Nashville
	18	Amanda Stott	Amanda Stott	Warner
11		American III: Solitary Man	Johnny Cash	Lost Highway
	10	Back in Your Life	Julian Austin	ViK.
15	30	Big Funny	Jeff Foxworthy	DreamWorks Nashville
7		Blue Moon	Steve Holy	Curb
6		Born to Fly	Sara Evans	RCA Nashville
2	4	Brand New Me	John Michael Montgomery	Warner Bros.
10		Brand New Year	SHeDAISY	Lyric Street
1	1	Burn	Jo Dee Messina	Curb
4		Classic Christmas	Billy Gilman	Epic
22		A Country Superstar Christmas III	Various Artists	Hip-O
17		Cowboy	Chris LeDoux	Capitol Nashville
1	1	Coyote Ugly Soundtrack	Various Artists	Curb
	5	The Days in Between	Blue Rodeo	Warner
8		Down the Road I Go	Travis Tritt	Columbia
24	6	dwightyoakamacoustic.net	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
19		The Elvis Presley Collection – Country	Elvis Presley	RCA
19	7	Everlasting Love Songs	Various Artists	UTV
8	4	Fearless	Terri Clark	Mercury Nashville
1		George Strait	George Strait	MCA Nashville
18	18	Greatest Hits	BlackHawk	Arista Nashville
1	15	Greatest Hits	Kenny Chesney	BNA
1		Greatest Hits	Tim McGraw	Curb
25		Greatest Hits	Bryan White	Asylum
	12	Greatest Hits/Souvenirs	Stompin' Tom Connors	EMI
13	5	Here and Now	The Wilkinsons	Giant
	9	Honky Tonk Sonatas	Jason McCoy	Universal
1	4	I Hope You Dance	Lee Ann Womack	MCA Nashville
18		I'm Diggin' It	Alecia Elliott	MCA Nashville
18		II	The Kinleys	Epic
25		Just Another Day in Parodies	Cledus T. Judd	Monument
17	27	Keith Urban	Keith Urban	Capitol Nashville
1	5	Latest Greatest Straitest Hits	George Strait	MCA Nashville
9	37	Lessons Learned	Tracy Lawrence	Atlantic
4	6	Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye	Vince Gill	MCA Nashville
	17	Lonesomeville	Chris Cummings	Warner
	9	Milk Cow Blues	Willie Nelson	Island
18		Morning Wood	Rodney Carrington	Capitol Nashville
	2	New Country 7	Various Artists	Warner
5	6	New Day Dawning	Wynonna	Mercury/Curb
13		Nickel Creek	Nickel Creek	Sugar Hill
14		Now That's Awesome	Bill Engvall	BNA
1		O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack	Various Artists	Lost Highway
2		One Voice	Billy Gilman	Epic
5	16	People Like Us	Aaron Tippin	Lyric Street
3	8	Permanently	Mark Wills	Mercury Nashville
23		Phil Vassar	Phil Vassar	Arista Nashville
19		Play It Loud	Chris Cagle	Virgin Nashville
3	15	Rascal Flatts	Rascal Flatts	Lyric Street
4	6	Real Live Woman	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville
5	3	Red Dirt Girl	Emmylou Harris	Nonesuch
16	16	Reunion Live	The Judds	Mercury/Curb
14		Shiver	Jamie O'Neal	Mercury Nashville
13	24	Southern Rain	Billy Ray Cyrus	Monument
13		Strong Heart	Patty Loveless	Epic
	15	String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection	Prairie Oyster	ViK.
17	6	Swimming in Champagne	Eric Heatherly	Mercury Nashville
17		There You Go Again	Kenny Rogers	Dreamcatcher
11		This Christmas Time	Lonestar	BNA
21	21	To Get to You – Greatest Hits Collection	Lorrie Morgan	BNA
7		Tomorrow's Sounds Today	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
9	8	Tracks	Collin Raye	Epic
5	8	Transcendental Blues	Steve Earle	E-Squared
	3	Ultimate Classic Country	Various Artists	Warner
17		Ultimate Country Party 2	Various Artists	Arista Nashville
	10	The Way I'm Made	Adam Gregory	Epic
1		When Somebody Loves You	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville
18	31	Where the Heart Is Soundtrack	Various Artists	BNA
17	21	Yes!	Chad Brock	Warner Bros.

Other top albums

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label
69		20 Golden Hits	Roy Orbison	TVT
71		20 Greatest Hits	Glen Campbell	Capitol Nashville
67		20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	Waylon Jennings	MCA Nashville
74		20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	Don Williams	MCA Nashville
28		24-7-365	Neal McCoy	Giant
42		Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs Family
58		Blue Christmas	Ricky Van Shelton	Audium
53		The Blue Collar Comedy Tour: Live	Various Artists	Scream
45		Buddy & Julie Miller	Buddy & Julie Miller	Hightone
46		Coast to Coast	BR5-49	Arista Nashville
73		Drew's Famous: Country Radio's Most Requested	Various Artists	Turn Up the Music
31		Faith in You	Steve Wariner	Capitol Nashville
52		Farm Aid: Volume One – Live	Various Artists	Redline
70		Forever Gold	Freddy Fender	St. Clair
36		The Fun of Your Love	Jennifer Day	BNA
	27	Furnace Room Lullaby	Neko Case	Mint
66		Good Old Country	Lee Greenwood	St. Clair
26		Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big a Boy Are Ya?	Roy D. Mercer	Virgin Nashville
43		Greatest Hits	John Berry	Capitol Nashville
42		Guitar Genius/Relaxin' with Chet/Nashville Gold	Chet Atkins	RCA Nashville
33		Hard Rain Don't Last	Darryl Worley	DreamWorks Nashville
26		The Hardest Part	Allison Moorer	MCA Nashville
55		Highways & Heartaches	Wade Hayes	Monument
48		Hillbilly Homebody: 27 Comedy Classics	Tim Wilson	Capitol Nashville
35		The Hits Live	Sawyer Brown	Curb
32		How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 7	Roy D. Mercer	Virgin Nashville
26		If I Could Only Fly	Merle Haggard	Epitaph
35		The Innocent Years	Kathy Mattea	MCA Nashville
34		Inspirational Journey	Randy Travis	Warner Bros.
34		King of Nothing	The Warren Brothers	BNA
71		Life of the Party	Charlie Robison	Lucky Dog
66		Live @ Antone's	Joe Ely	Rounder
53		Lost in the Feeling	Mark Chesnutt	MCA Nashville
67		Love, God, Murder	Johnny Cash	Legacy
43		Love Songs	Collin Raye	Epic
62		My Heart Is Bethlehem	John Berry	Ark 21
71		Never Say Die: Live	Waylon Jennings	Lucky Dog
54		Rebecca Lynn Howard	Rebecca Lynn Howard	MCA Nashville
52		Risin' Outlaw	Hank Williams III	Curb
63		Rockin' Country Party Pack	Confederate Railroad	Atlantic
37		Still Country	Loretta Lynn	Audium
46		Super Hits	Mindy McCready	BNA
50		Super Hits	Travis Tritt	Warner Bros.
38		TJM Prime Country Hits	Various Artists	Foundation
49		The Ultimate Collection	Patsy Cline	UTV
33		Unconditional	Clay Davidson	Virgin Nashville
71		What You Leave Behind	Ricochet	Columbia
72		Wings of a Dove	Various Artists	Curb

Births

Deaths

• March 7 - Pee Wee King, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack)
• April 21 - Neal Matthews, Jr., 70, member of The Jordanaires (heart attack)
• November 5 - Jimmie Davis, 101, the "Singing Governor", two-term governor of Louisiana from 1944-1948 and again from 1960-1964 (natural causes)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Charley Pride (born 1938)
• Faron Young (1932–1996)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Breathe," Faith Hill
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Solitary Man," Johnny Cash
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "Cherokee Maiden," Asleep at the Wheel
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "Let's Make Love," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
• Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Leaving Cottondale," Alison Brown and Béla Fleck
• Best Country Song -- "I Hope You Dance," Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
• Best Country Album -- Breathe, Faith Hill
• Best Bluegrass Album -- The Grass Is Blue, Dolly Parton

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
• Song Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers
• Single Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack
• Album Of The Year -- How Do You Like Me Now?!, Toby Keith
• Top Male Vocalist -- Toby Keith
• Top Female Vocalist -- Faith Hill
• Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group -- Dixie Chicks
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Keith Urban
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Jamie O'Neal
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Rascal Flatts
• Video Of The Year -- "Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
• Vocal Event Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack and Sons Of The Desert

Country Music Association

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
• Song Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers
• Single Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack
• Album Of The Year -- Fly, Dixie Chicks
• Male Vocalist Of The Year -- Tim McGraw
• Female Vocalist Of The Year -- Faith Hill
• Vocal Duo Of The Year -- Brooks & Dunn
• Vocal Group Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
• Horizon Award -- Brad Paisley
• Music Video Of The Year -- "Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
• Vocal Event Of The Year -- "Murder on Music Row," George Strait and Alan Jackson
• Musician Of The Year -- Hargus "Pig" Robbins

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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