1998 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1998.
Events
- January 10 — "Retro Country USA," a weekly two-hour syndicated radio program spotlighting major country hits of the 1980s (along with some from the 1970s and early 1990s), premieres. The show is hosted by TampaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
radio personality Ken Cooper. - February 25 — Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
's album, Unchained, wins a Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Country Album. The album had been a critical success but was largely ignored by mainstream country radio, a fact Cash and producer Rick RubinRick RubinFrederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
pick up on when they purchase a full-page advertisement in Billboard magazine. The ad, which appeared in March, featured a young Cash displaying his middle finger and sarcastically "thanking" radio for supporting the album. - June 30 — The divorce of VinceVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
and Janis Gill (of Sweethearts of the RodeoSweethearts of the RodeoSweethearts of the Rodeo is an American country music duo composed of sisters Janis Oliver and Kristine Oliver . The duo recorded for Columbia Records between 1986 and 1991, releasing four albums and twelve singles for the label. In the 1990s, they also recorded two albums for Sugar Hill Records...
) is finalized. - December — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
honors Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
for his lifetime contributions to the arts. Nelson is the first primarily country performer so honored.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
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| 16 | 7 | Absence of the Heart Absence of the Heart "Absence of the Heart" is the title of a song written by Chris Farren, Chuck Jones, and co-written and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in September 1998 as the lead-off single for her second album Everything's Gonna Be Alright... |
Deana Carter Deana Carter Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million... |
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| 4 | 6 | Angel in My Eyes Angel in My Eyes "Angel in My Eyes" is a song recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was a new recording which was released as a single from his 1997 Greatest Hits package. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #6 in Canada.-Chart positions:... |
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
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| 2 | 3 | Between the Devil and Me Between the Devil and Me "Between the Devil and Me" is the title of a country music song co-written by Harley Allen and Carson Chamberlain. It was recorded by American singer Alan Jackson on his 1996 album Everything I Love, from which it was released in late 1997 as the album's fifth single. It peaked at number two on the... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
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| 1 | 17 | A Broken Wing A Broken Wing "A Broken Wing" is a song recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride, written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and James House. It appears on McBride's 1997 album Evolution, from which it was released as the second single... |
Martina McBride Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... |
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| 26 | 14 | Burnin' the Roadhouse Down | Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records... with Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
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| 1 | 1 | Bye, Bye | Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two... |
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| 11 | 17 | A Chance | Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... |
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| 14 | 12 | Come Some Rainy Day | Wynonna | |
| 4 | 4 | Commitment Commitment (song) "Commitment" is a song by LeAnn Rimes, release as the lead single from her album Sittin' on Top of the World. The song placed at #4 on the US country charts, #38 in the UK. It was later featured on Rimes' Greatest Hits and its international version, The Best of LeAnn Rimes.-Charts:... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
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| 3 | 2 | Cover You in Kisses Cover You in Kisses "Cover You in Kisses" is the title of a song written by Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown and Brett Jones, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in May 1998 as the second single from the album Leave a Mark. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country... |
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| 5 | 9 | The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy) The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy) "The Day That She Left Tulsa " is the title of a song by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was co-written by Mark D. Sanders and Steve Diamond. It was the lead-off single released from Hayes' third album When the Wrong One Loves You Right in late 1997. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot... |
Wade Hayes Wade Hayes Tony Wade Hayes is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better... |
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| 2 | 2 | Don't Laugh at Me Don't Laugh at Me "Don't Laugh at Me" is the title of a song written by Allen Shamblin and Steve Seskin. It was recorded by American country music artist Mark Wills and released in July 1998 as the second single from his 1998 album Wish You Were Here. Like "I Do " before it, "Don't Laugh at Me" was a number 2 hit on... |
Mark Wills Mark Wills Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well... |
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| 5 | 3 | Dream Walkin' Dream Walkin' (song) "Dream Walkin" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from his 1997 album of the same name... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
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| 2 | 3 | Everything's Changed Everything's Changed "Everything's Changed" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in June 1998 as the fourth and final single from their 1997 album Crazy Nights. Their ninth chart single overall, it was also the last single to feature bass guitarist John Rich, who was... |
Lonestar Lonestar Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011... |
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| 4 | 4 | Forever Love Forever Love (Reba McEntire song) "Forever Love" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in July 1998, it was the second single from her album, If You See Him. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1998.... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
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| 18 | 22 | Getcha Some Getcha Some "Getcha Some" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in September 1998 as the lead single released from his album, Greatest Hits Volume One. It peaked at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S. and... |
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| 2 | 4 | Happy Girl Happy Girl (song) "Happy Girl" is the title of a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Annie Roboff. It was recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride, who released it in May 1998 from her fourth studio album, 1997's Evolution. The song reached a peak of #2 on the U.S... |
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| 2 | 3 | He's Got You He's Got You "He's Got You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in October 1997 as the second and final single from their album, The Greatest Hits Collection. The song peaked at number 2 on the US Country chart.... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
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| 20 | 22 | High on Love | Patty Loveless Patty Loveless Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... |
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| 9 | 4 | The Hole The Hole (song) "The Hole" is the title of a song written by Skip Ewing and James Dean Hicks, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his 1998 album You and You Alone, it peaked at #4 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and #4 in... |
Randy Travis Randy Travis Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... |
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| 2 | 2 | Holes in the Floor of Heaven Holes in the Floor of Heaven "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Steve Wariner. It is the lead-off single from his 1998 album Burnin' the Roadhouse Down, as well as his first single in four years... |
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| 1 | 1 | How Long Gone How Long Gone "How Long Gone" is the title of a song written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from their CD, If You See Her... |
Brooks & Dunn | |
| 18 | 14 | A House with No Curtains A House with No Curtains "A House with No Curtains" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was the sixth single from his 1996 album Everything I Love, and was released to radio in January 1998... |
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| 2 | 9 | How Do You Fall in Love How Do You Fall in Love "How Do You Fall in Love" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was a newly recorded song from their 1998 compilation album For the Record, where it was released as a single... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
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| 13 | 30 | How Do You Sleep at Night | Wade Hayes | |
| 1 | 2 | Husbands and Wives Husbands and Wives (song) Country music duo Brooks & Dunn covered the song on their 1998 album If You See Her. Featuring lead vocals from Ronnie Dunn, their version was the album's third single, reaching the top of the country singles charts in December 1998. It was also a Top 40 pop hit, peaking at #36 on the Billboard Hot... |
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| 7 | 3 | I Can Love You Better I Can Love You Better "I Can Love You Better" is the title of a song written by Pamela Brown Hayes and Kostas and recorded by American country music group the Dixie Chicks... |
Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... |
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| 1 | 2 | I Can Still Feel You I Can Still Feel You "I Can Still Feel You" is the title of a song written by Kim Tribble and Tammy Hyler, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was the first single released from his CD, The Walls Came Down.-Song structure:"I Can... |
Collin Raye Collin Raye Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... |
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| 2 | 3 | I Do (Cherish You) I Do (Cherish You) "I Do " is a song written by Keith Stegall and Dan Hill. It was first released in 1998 by country music artist Mark Wills. The first single from his second album Wish You Were Here, it became his third top ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year.-98 Degrees... |
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| 1 | 1 | I Just Want to Dance with You I Just Want to Dance with You "I Just Want to Dance with You" is the title of a song written by John Prine and Roger Cook, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
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| 18 | 22 | I Might Even Quit Lovin' You | Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item... |
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| 12 | 7 | I Said a Prayer I Said a Prayer "I Said a Prayer" is a single by American country music artist Pam Tillis. Released in 1998, it was the first single from the album Every Time. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Pam Tillis Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.... |
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| 3 | 1 | I Wanna Fall in Love I Wanna Fall in Love "I Wanna Fall in Love" is a single by American country music artist Lila McCann. Released in late 1997, it was the second single from her debut album, Lila. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1998 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
Lila McCann Lila McCann Lila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling... |
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| 9 | 28 | I Wanna Feel That Way Again I Wanna Feel That Way Again "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" is a single by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in 1998, it was the second single from the album I'm from the Country. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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| 20 | 31 | I Wanna Remember This | Linda Davis Linda Davis Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles... |
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| 3 | 2 | I'll Go On Loving You I'll Go On Loving You "I'll Go On Loving You" is a song written by Kieran Kane and recorded by country music artist Alan Jackson. It is the lead-off single to his 1998 album High Mileage. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 2 in Canada.-Content:... |
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| 1 | 1 | I'm Alright I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina song) "I'm Alright" is the title of a song written by Phil Vassar and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in May 1998 as the second single from her 1998 album of the same name. It became her second consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard country charts, spending... |
Jo Dee Messina | |
| 3 | 1 | I'm from the Country I'm from the Country (song) "I'm from the Country" is the title of a country music song written by Marty Brown, Stan Webb, and Richard Young, who is rhythm guitarist of the band The Kentucky Headhunters... |
Tracy Byrd | |
| 2 | 4 | I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" is a song written and recorded by English rock singer Sting. It was released from his 1996 album Mercury Falling. The song was also released as a single, and reached #94 and #54 on the U.S. and UK singles charts, respectively. Sting also recorded the song as a... |
Toby Keith with Sting | |
| 3 | 10 | If I Never Stop Loving You If I Never Stop Loving You (song) "If I Never Stop Loving You" is the title track of American country music artist David Kersh's second and last album. It was co-written by noted songwriter Skip Ewing and Donny Kees... |
David Kersh David Kersh David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,... |
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| 22 | 15 | If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It) | Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
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| 5 | 1 | If You Ever Have Forever in Mind If You Ever Have Forever in Mind "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in May 1998, it was the first single from the album The Key. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 in Canada... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
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| 1 | 1 | If You See Him/If You See Her If You See Him/If You See Her "If You See Him/If You See Her" is the title of a song released in 1998 by American country music artist Reba McEntire, along with the duo Brooks & Dunn. It served as the title track to each artist's respective 1998 albums , both released on June 2 of that year... |
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| 4 | 4 | Imagine That Imagine That (Diamond Rio song) "Imagine That" is the title of a song co-written by Bryan White, Derek George, and John Tirro and released as a single by American country music group Diamond Rio in November 1997. It was the second and final single released from their first Greatest Hits collection... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
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| 1 | 10 | It Must Be Love It Must Be Love (Ty Herndon song) "It Must Be Love" is a song written by Craig Bickhardt and Jack Sundrud. It was recorded and released in August 1998 by American country music singer Ty Herndon on his album Big Hopes, from which it was released as that album's second single in mid-1998... |
Ty Herndon Ty Herndon Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most... |
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| 7 | 23 | It Would Be You | Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
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| 9 | 5 | It's Your Song It's Your Song "It's Your Song" is the title of a song written by Pam Wolfe and Benita Hill, and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released as the only single from his 1998 live album Double Live, reaching a peak of #9 on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts and #5 on the... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 12 | 9 | Just Between You and Me Just Between You and Me (The Kinleys song) "Just Between You and Me" is a single by American country music duo The Kinleys. Released in 1998, it was the second single and title track from the album Just Between and Me. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
The Kinleys The Kinleys The Kinleys was an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley, born November 5, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for the Epic Records label , also charting eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
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| 3 | 4 | Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by pop singer Chynna Phillips for her solo debut album, Naked and Sacred, released in 1995. The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album. In 1998, the song was recorded by country singer... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... with Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
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| 1 | 1 | Just to See You Smile Just to See You Smile "Just to See You Smile" is the title of a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in August 1997 as the third single from the album Everywhere... |
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| 1 | 1 | Let Me Let Go Let Me Let Go "Let Me Let Go" is the third single from Faith Hill's album Faith. The song features background vocals by country artist Vince Gill. "Let Me Let Go" was also remixed into a pop version and used as the soundtrack for the movie Message in a Bottle. The remix was also added to the international album... |
Faith Hill | |
| 2 | 11 | A Little Past Little Rock A Little Past Little Rock "A Little Past Little Rock" is the title of a song written by Brett Jones, Tony Lane, Jess Brown, and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack. It was released as the lead-off single to her second studio album, Some Things I Know. The song peaked at #2 on the U.S... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
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| 3 | 1 | Little Red Rodeo Little Red Rodeo "Little Red Rodeo" is a single by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was released in December 1997 as the third and final single from his CD, The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits, it was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.... |
Collin Raye | |
| 11 | 10 | Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone (Trace Adkins song) "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was co-written by Jody Alan Sweet and Mary Danna... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
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| 12 | 6 | Loosen Up My Strings Loosen Up My Strings "Loosen Up My Strings" is a single by country music artist Clint Black. It was the fifth single released from his 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights. It peaked at #12 in the United States, and #6 in Canada.-Charts:... |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
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| 2 | 3 | Love of My Life Love of My Life (Sammy Kershaw song) "Love of My Life" is the title of a song co-written by Keith Stegall, and recorded by country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in October 1997 as the lead-off single from his 1997 album Labor of Love. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #3 in Canada... |
Sammy Kershaw Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications... |
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| 14 | 11 | Love Working on You Love Working on You "Love Working on You" is the title of a song written by Jim Collins and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in March 1998 as the lead single from his 1998 album Leave a Mark... |
John Michael Montgomery | |
| 5 | 14 | A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go) A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go) "A Man Holdin' On " is a single by American country music artist Ty Herndon. Released in March 1998, it was the first single from his album, Big Hopes... |
Ty Herndon | |
| 1 | 1 | Nothin' but the Taillights Nothin' but the Taillights (song) "Nothin' but The Taillights" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the third single released from his album of the same name.-Content:The song is an uptempo,... |
Clint Black | |
| 10 | 5 | Nothin' New Under the Moon Nothin' New Under the Moon "Nothin' New Under the Moon" is a song by LeAnn Rimes, released as the third single from her album Sittin' on Top of the World. The song placed at #10 on the US country charts.-Charts:... |
LeAnn Rimes | |
| 4 | 9 | On the Side of Angels On the Side of Angels "On the Side of Angels" is a song by LeAnn Rimes, released as a promotional single from her album You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs. It was also later featured on her Greatest Hits album.- "Holiday in Your Heart" Promotion :... |
LeAnn Rimes | |
| 2 | 1 | One of These Days One of These Days (Marcus Hummon song) "One of These Days" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American country music singer Marcus Hummon on his album All in Good Time. It was later covered by country music artist Tim McGraw. McGraw's version is the fourth single from his 1997 album Everywhere... |
Tim McGraw | |
| 2 | 1 | Out of My Bones Out of My Bones "Out of My Bones" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in March 1998 as the lead-off single from his 1998 CD, You and You Alone, it peaked at number two on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it was a number-one hit in Canada... |
Randy Travis | |
| 14 | 12 | One of Those Nights Tonight | Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
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| 16 | 22 | One Small Miracle | Bryan White Bryan White Bryan White is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's Between Now and Forever, were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 1997's The... |
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| 1 | 1 | Perfect Love Perfect Love "Perfect Love" is a single by country music artist Trisha Yearwood that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
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| 1 | 1 | Round About Way Round About Way "Round About Way" is the title of a song written by Steve Dean and Willis R. Nance, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 1998 as the fourth and final single from his CD, Carrying Your Love With Me... |
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| 13 | 23 | Say When Say When (song) "Say When" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music group Lonestar, written by then band member John Rich along with Larry Boone and Paul Nelson. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from their 1997 album Crazy Nights. It peaked at number 13 on the U.S... |
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| 2 | 1 | She's Gonna Make It She's Gonna Make It "She's Gonna Make It" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the second single from his 1997 album Sevens. It peaked at number two on the U.S. country singles chart, while it was a number-one country song in Canada.... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 21 | 10 | She's Got That Look in Her Eyes She's Got That Look in Her Eyes "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1998, it was the fourth single from the album Dancin' on the Boulevard... |
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| 1 | 1 | The Shoes You're Wearing The Shoes You're Wearing "The Shoes You're Wearing" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Clint Black. It was released in April 1998 as the fourth single from Black's Nothin' but the Taillights album. The song reached Number One on the U.S... |
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| 33 | 18 | Somebody to Love | Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... |
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| 3 | 5 | Someone You Used to Know Someone You Used to Know "Someone You Used to Know" is a single written by Tim Johnson and Rory Lee Feek and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. Released in August 1998 as the second single released from his CD, The Walls Came Down, it peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard country music charts and #5 on the... |
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| 16 | 10 | Stepping Stone Stepping Stone (Lari White song) "Stepping Stone" is a single by American country music artist Lari White. Released in 1998, it was the first single and title track from the album Stepping Stone. The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Lari White Lari White Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network... |
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| 23 | 13 | Still in Love with You | Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
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| 4 | 15 | Texas Size Heartache Texas Size Heartache "Texas Size Heartache" is the title of a song written by Zack Turner and Lonnie Wilson, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It is included on his 1998 Greatest Hits album, for which it was one of three newly-recorded songs. It reached a peak of #4 on the country music charts... |
Joe Diffie Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",... |
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| 2 | 9 | That's Why I'm Here That's Why I'm Here (song) "That's Why I'm Here" is the title of a song written by Mark Alan Springer and Shaye Smith. It was recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney and released in March 1998 as the third single from his 1997 album I Will Stand... |
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| 2 | 4 | Then What? Then What? "Then What?" is a single by American country music artist Clay Walker that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Clay Walker Clay Walker Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die." Both singles were included on... |
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| 2 | 4 | There Goes My Baby There Goes My Baby (Trisha Yearwood song) "There Goes My Baby" is a single by American country music singer, Trisha Yearwood in 1998. It was the lead single off of her 1998 studio album, Where Your Road Leads.-Song information:... |
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| 1 | 3 | There's Your Trouble There's Your Trouble "There's Your Trouble" is a song made famous by the country music band, the Dixie Chicks. Written by Mark Selby and Tia Sillers, the song was released in 1998 as the second track to the band's fourth album, Wide Open Spaces.-Awards:... |
Dixie Chicks | |
| 17 | 23 | Things Change | Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
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| 1 | 1 | This Kiss This Kiss "This Kiss" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff, and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill. Released on March 10, 1998 as the first single from her 1998 album Faith, it became a crossover single, reaching #1 on the U.S... |
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| 12 | 17 | To Have You Back Again To Have You Back Again "To Have You Back Again" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her fourth album with Epic Records, Long Stretch of Lonesome, her ninth album overall. The single was released in 1998... |
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| 1 | 7 | To Make You Feel My Love | Garth Brooks | |
| 8 | 5 | Too Good to Be True Too Good to Be True (Michael Peterson song) "Too Good to Be True" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from his debut album, Michael Peterson... |
Michael Peterson Michael Peterson (singer) Michael James Peterson is an American country music artist. He made his debut on the country music scene in 1997 with his self-titled debut album, which produced five Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including the Number One hit "From Here to Eternity"... |
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| 2 | 1 | True True (George Strait song) "True" is the title of a song written by Marv Green and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album, One Step at a Time. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S... |
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| 1 | 1 | Two Piña Coladas Two Piña Coladas "Two Piña Coladas" is a song released by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from his 1997 album Sevens. It hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1998. A concert version is available on Double Live. The song was written by Shawn Camp,... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 9 | 14 | Valentine Valentine (Martina McBride song) "Valentine" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman, with a guest vocal from Martina McBride... |
Martina McBride with Jim Brickman Jim Brickman Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists... |
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| 4 | 2 | We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" is the title of a song written by Jim Lauderdale, and recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1998 as the third and final single from his 1998 album One Step at a Time... |
George Strait | |
| 23 | 19 | What If? What If (Reba McEntire song) "What If" written by Diane Warren, is a song recorded by Reba McEntire, released as a promotional single in 1997. This single was released commercially to benefit the Salvation Army with all proceeds being donated to their service. The song was performed by Reba at the Dallas Cowboys Halftime Game... |
Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | 1 | What If I Said What If I Said "What If I Said" is the title of a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Anita Cochran and Steve Wariner. The single was Cochran's only Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as well as her only Top 40 single on that chart... |
Anita Cochran Anita Cochran Anita Renee Cockerham , known professionally as Anita Cochran, is an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1997, she made her debut on the U.S. country charts that year with the release of her first album Back to You... with Steve Wariner |
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| 1 | 1 | Where the Green Grass Grows Where the Green Grass Grows "Where the Green Grass Grows" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Jess Leary and performed by Tim McGraw. Released in July 1998, it was the fifth single from McGraw's Everywhere album. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number... |
Tim McGraw | |
| 18 | 18 | Where Your Road Leads | Trisha Yearwood with Garth Brooks | |
| 1 | 1 | Wide Open Spaces Wide Open Spaces (song) "Wide Open Spaces" is a country song from the Dixie Chicks, written by Susan Gibson. Appearing as the title song on the band's 1998 album Wide Open Spaces, it was released as a single in August of that year, and hit number one on the U.S. Country singles chart, spending four weeks there in... |
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| 3 | 1 | You Move Me | Garth Brooks | |
| 12 | 4 | You Walked In You Walked In "You Walked In" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was written by Canadian pop-rock star Bryan Adams and producer Robert "Mutt" Lange. The song was released in August 1997 as second single from Lonestar's 1997 album Crazy Nights.The song peaked at No... |
Lonestar | |
| 19 | 12 | You'll Never Know | Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the... |
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| 4 | 5 | You're Gone | Diamond Rio | |
| 2 | 2 | You've Got to Talk to Me You've Got to Talk to Me "You've Got to Talk to Me" is the title of a song written by Jamie O'Hara and recorded by American singer Lee Ann Womack. It was released in late 1997 as the third single from her self-titled debut album.... |
Lee Ann Womack |
Singles released by Canadian artists
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| 3 | 1 | 26 Cents 26 Cents "26 Cents" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. It was released in June 1998, it was the first single from their album Nothing but Love. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1998 and number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons is a country music trio from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the group comprises lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the... |
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| — | 20 | Chevy Blue Eyes | Brent McAthey Brent McAthey Brent McAthey is a Canadian country music artist. McAthey has released six studio albums. He reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart in 1998 with "Chevy Blue Eyes."-Albums:-Singles:-External links:... |
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| — | 7 | Cried All the Way Home | Jamie Warren Jamie Warren Jamie Warren, born April 8, 1961 in Hanover, Ontario, Canada, is a country music singer-songwriter, and the most awarded independent male artist in the Canadian country music industry.-Biography:... |
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| — | 3 | Diamond | Julian Austin Julian Austin (musician) Julian Austin, born August 24, 1963 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses"... |
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| — | 17 | Do the Math | George Fox George Fox (musician) George Fox is a country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.His debut single “Angelina” reached #8 on Canadian country music charts... |
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| 6 | 1 | Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) "Don't Be Stupid " is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain... |
Shania Twain Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million... |
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| — | 15 | Falling | Bruce Guthro Bruce Guthro Bruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career... |
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| 73 | 6 | Famous First Words Famous First Words (song) "Famous First Words" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill and JB Rudd, and was recorded by Canadian country music artist Gil Grand. It was released as the debut single and title track from Grand's 1998 debut album. It peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It also... |
Gil Grand Gil Grand Gil Grand is a country music singer, best known for his hit "Famous First Words." Active since 1998, he has released three studio albums to date: 1998's Famous First Words, 2002's Burnin′ and 2006's Somebody's Someone... |
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| 6 | 1 | From This Moment On | Shania Twain with Bryan White Bryan White Bryan White is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's Between Now and Forever, were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 1997's The... |
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| — | 10 | Get Hot or Go Home | Rick Tippe Rick Tippe Rick Tippe is a Canadian country music artist. Tippe has released seven albums on Moon Tan Records, including a greatest hits collection in 2000. His highest charting single, "The Craziest Thing," peaked at #9 in 1996... |
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| — | 13 | Hard Time Loving You | Julian Austin | |
| — | 10 | Has Anybody Seen My Angel | Denise Murray Denise Murray Denise Murray is a Canadian female country music singer. Signed to Loggerhead Records in 1997, Murray released her debut album, What You Mean to Me, which included the top ten hit "Has Anybody Seen My Angel", which reached #10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada... |
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| — | 9 | Haven't You Heard | Shirley Myers Shirley Myers Shirley Myers is a Canadian country music artist. She was signed to Stony Plain Records and released her debut album, Let It Rain, in 1997. The first single, the title track, reached the Top 5 of the Canadian Country Singles chart. Myers was nominated for a 1998 Juno Award for Best Country Female... |
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| 1 | 1 | Honey, I'm Home Honey, I'm Home "Honey, I'm Home" is a song by Shania Twain, from her album Come On Over, released as the sixth overall single, being the fifth to country radio. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The song was originally released in the summer of 1998 following the mass success of "You're Still... |
Shania Twain | |
| 59 | 19 | How Do I Let Go | Lisa Brokop Lisa brokop Lisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada... |
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| — | 12 | I Read Lips | Thomas Wade Thomas Wade (singer) Thomas Wade is a Canadian country music artist. He was the lead singer of the group Thomas Wade & Wayward, who released their eponymous debut album in 1996... |
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| — | 6 | I'm Gone | George Fox | |
| — | 15 | I'm Gonna Make Her Mine | Jason McCoy Jason McCoy Jason McCoy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.He was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario.He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music... |
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| — | 10 | If I Could Just Get to You | Duane Steele Duane Steele Duane Steele, is a Canadian country music country music artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married" in 1996.... |
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| 50 | 1 | The Kind of Heart That Breaks The Kind of Heart That Breaks "The Kind of Heart That Breaks" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in late 1997, it was the first single from Cummings' album Chris Cummings. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1998 and #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Chris Cummings Chris Cummings Christopher Allen Thomas "Chris" Cummings born August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations... |
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| — | 17 | Let's Kiss and Make Up | Beverley Mahood Beverley Mahood Beverley Mahood is a country music singer-songwriter in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace, produced by the renowned Los Angeles producer, David Foster. She was also a Canadian television host... with Ken Munshaw Ken Munshaw Ken Munshaw is a Canadian country music artist. Munshaw has released three studio albums, Human Condition , Time Tells All and Short Stories... |
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| 55 | 17 | Let's Start Livin' | Gil Grand | |
| — | 3 | A Little Bit of You | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 12 | A Little Bit of Your Love | Joel Feeney Joel Feeney Joel Feeney is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and record producer. In his performing career, he is most notable for his 1995 Number 1 hit "What Kind of Man". He is also notable for co-writing LeAnn Rimes' 2005 hit "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense", which reached Number 1 in Canada... |
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| — | 9 | A Minute and a Half | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 7 | Movin' On | The Rankins The Rankin Family The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.- Career... |
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| — | 14 | Never Givin' Up | Rick Tippe | |
| 2 | 2 | Now That I Found You Now That I Found You "Now That I Found You" is the title of a song written by J.D. Martin, Paul Begaud and Vanessa Corish. It was recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in April 1998, it was the first single from her album How I Feel... |
Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
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| — | 9 | One Last Step | Shirley Myers | |
| — | 3 | Outside the Frame | Paul Brandt Paul Brandt Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break... |
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| — | 17 | Radio 101 | Beverley Mahood | |
| — | 19 | The River Song | Montgomery Steele Montgomery Steele Montgomery Steele is a Canadian country music artist. Steele's 1997 album, First Time Out, became the first 100% Canadian content debut CD to chart five consecutive Top 30 singles on the RPM charts. Steele's Top 30 singles include "Indian Woman," "In This Heart of Mine," "The River Song," "Red Wine... |
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| — | 20 | She Made Me an Offer | Rick Tippe | |
| — | 4 | Some Days Are Better | Charlie Major Charlie Major Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.... |
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| — | 12 | There's a Song in There Somewhere | Thomas Wade | |
| — | 20 | Two Out of Three Ain't Bad Two out of Three Ain't Bad "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a love song by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career, preceded by "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" and followed by "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman. It reached #11 on... |
Julian Austin | |
| — | 18 | Underneath the Moon | Montana Sky Montana Sky (band) Montana Sky is a Canadian country music group. Their 1997 single "Underneath the Moon" reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart. They later returned to the Top 20 with their 1998 single "A Whole Lot of Love." After disbanding for several years, founding members Larry MacDonald, Keith... |
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| — | 1 | Walk This Road Walk This Road "Walk This Road" is a single by Canadian folk music artist Bruce Guthro. Released in 1997, it was the first single from Guthro's Of Your Son album. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1998 and also reached #16 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Bruce Guthro | |
| — | 10 | The Way Love Goes | Jamie Warren | |
| — | 12 | What My Heart Already Knows | Julian Austin | |
| 68 | 10 | What's Come Over You | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 20 | What's Not to Love | Lisa Brokop | |
| — | 19 | A Whole Lot of Love | Montana Sky | |
| — | 12 | Woman's Work | Tracey Brown Tracey Brown Tracey Brown is a Canadian country music artist. Brown, a former member of Family Brown, was nominated for a 1999 Juno Award for Best Country Female Vocalist... |
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| — | 5 | Yeah! | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 10 | You Can Trust in My Love | Charlie Major | |
| 1 | 1 | You're Easy on the Eyes You're Easy on the Eyes "You're Easy On The Eyes" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in August 1998 as the second single from her CD, How I Feel, it spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, giving Clark her... |
Terri Clark | |
| 1 | 1 | You're Still the One You're Still the One "You're Still the One" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, while it was the first to be released to pop and international markets. Released in 1998, the single peaked at number two becoming Twain's first top ten... |
Shania Twain |
Top new album releases
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| 18 | Ain't It the Truth Ain't It the Truth Ain't It the Truth is the third studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1998 via Giant Records. It was led off by the single "The Note" , which peaked at #28 on the country singles charts that year... |
Daryle Singletary Daryle Singletary Daryle Bruce Singletary is an American country music singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary in 1995, All Because of You in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth in 1998... |
Giant | |
| 21 | The Apostle Soundtrack The Apostle The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role. John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson and Billy Joe Shaver also appear... |
Various Artists | Decca Nashville | |
| 9 | 14 | Back with a Heart Back with a Heart Back With a Heart is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1998.-Production, Release and Singles:The album was recorded in Nashville and marked a return to the U.S Country charts after an absence of almost twenty years. The album featured the single "I Honestly Love You," a re-recording of her... |
Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA... |
MCA Nashville |
| 13 | 12 | The Best of Tracy Lawrence The Best of Tracy Lawrence The Best of Tracy Lawrence is a compilation album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It is a compilation of songs previously released on his first four studio albums... |
Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... |
Atlantic |
| 22 | 31 | Big Hopes Big Hopes Big Hopes is the third studio album recorded by country music artist Ty Herndon. It features the singles "A Man Holding On ", "It Must Be Love", and "Hands of a Working Man". These songs peaked at #5, #1, and #5, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Ty Herndon Ty Herndon Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most... |
Epic |
| 6 | Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection is the second Christmas album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville Records. The album was recorded with the Patrick Williams Orchestra.-Track listing:... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 6 | 15 | Burnin' the Roadhouse Down Burnin' the Roadhouse Down Burnin' the Roadhouse Down is the title of an album released in 1998 by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was the first of three albums that he recorded for the Capitol Records Nashville label after having been dropped from Arista Records' roster in 1996. It was the second album of... |
Steve Wariner Steve Wariner Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 14 | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is the 1998 album by singer-songwriter and guitarist Lucinda Williams, her fifth professional release. Issued by Mercury/Polygram Records, it was recorded in Nashville and Canoga Park, California... |
Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,... |
Mercury | |
| 2 | Country Heat 1998 | Various Artists | Ariola | |
| 22 | A Country Superstar Christmas | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 16 | Did I Shave My Back for This? Did I Shave My Back for This? Did I Shave My Back for This? is the third album from country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The title of the album itself is a take-off on Deana Carter's 1996 debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, whose title track is parodied here... |
Cledus T. Judd Cledus T. Judd Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies... |
Razor & Tie | |
| 16 | Dorkfish Dorkfish Dorkfish is a 1998 comedy album by comedian Bill Engvall. It was released in 1998 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes a novelty Christmas song titled "Here's Your Sign Christmas," which charted at #39 on Hot Country Songs in 1998 and #46 in 1999... |
Bill Engvall Bill Engvall William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr. is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.-Early life:Bill Engvall was born in Galveston, Texas... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 1 | 1 | Double Live | Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 11 | Everything's Gonna Be Alright | Deana Carter Deana Carter Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 2 | 1 | Faith Faith (Faith Hill album) International version – Love Will Always Win-Production:*Producers: Faith Hill and Byron Gallimore , Faith Hill and Dann Huff *Associate producer: Ann Callis*Engineers: Jeff Balding, Julian King... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Famous First Words | Gil Grand Gil Grand Gil Grand is a country music singer, best known for his hit "Famous First Words." Active since 1998, he has released three studio albums to date: 1998's Famous First Words, 2002's Burnin′ and 2006's Somebody's Someone... |
Monument | |
| 39 | 17 | Farmers in a Changing World | The Tractors The Tractors The Tractors is an American country rock band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians, headed by guitarist Steve Ripley. Under the band's original lineup, The Tractors was signed to Arista Records in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut album that year; the album went on to become... |
Arista Nashville |
| 2 | 4 | For the Record For the Record For the Record is a two-disc, 44-track greatest hits package released by the American country music band Alabama.The album chronicles the biggest hits from Alabama released between 1980 and 1998. The lineup includes all 33 of their Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks No... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA Nashville |
| 21 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Joe Diffie album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits package released by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in 1998 on Epic Records, it contains the biggest hit singles from his first five studio albums, as well as three new tracks , of which the first two were released as singles.Don Cook and... |
Joe Diffie Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",... |
Epic | |
| 9 | 18 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Clay Walker album) -Critical reception:Kris Teo of Sunday Mail wrote "The material will never be confused with thinking man's country since it punches all the predictable thematic buttons... |
Clay Walker Clay Walker Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die." Both singles were included on... |
Giant |
| 5 | Greatest Hits Volume One Greatest Hits Volume One (Toby Keith album) Greatest Hits Volume One is the title of a greatest hits package released in 1998 by American country music artist Toby Keith. His final release for Mercury Records, it features twelve tracks from his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 1 | 1 | High Mileage High Mileage High Mileage is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 1, 1998 and produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for Jackson: "I'll Go on Loving You" , "Right on the Money" , "Gone Crazy" and "Little Man"... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
Arista Nashville |
| 1 | 3 | Hope Floats Soundtrack | Various Artists | Capitol Nashville |
| 13 | 20 | The Horse Whisperer Soundtrack | Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
| 19 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 4 | Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer is a fictional character created by disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank calls. Seventeen Roy D... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 10 | 4 | How I Feel How I Feel How I Feel is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in 1998 on Mercury Nashville, the album produced the singles "Now That I Found You", "You're Easy on the Eyes", "Everytime I Cry", and "Unsung Hero"... |
Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
Mercury Nashville |
| 23 | Hungry Again Hungry Again -Chart performance:-External links:*... |
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 5 | 5 | I'm Alright I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina album) I'm Alright is the second studio album released by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for U.S. sales of two million copies... |
Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two... |
Curb |
| 8 | 9 | I'm from the Country I'm from the Country I'm from the Country is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in mid-1998 as his final studio album for MCA Records, it produced only two singles: the title track and "I Wanna Feel That Way Again", both of which reached Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country... |
Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville |
| 13 | If I Never Stop Loving You If I Never Stop Loving You -Track listing:#"If I Never Stop Loving You" - 3:35#"The Need" - 3:33#"The Sudden Stop" - 3:36#"Wonderful Tonight" - 3:39... |
David Kersh David Kersh David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,... |
Curb | |
| 4 | 7 | If You See Her If You See Her If You See Her is the fifth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 1998 on Arista Nashville. The album featured five chart singles: "If You See Him/If You See Her" , "How Long Gone" , "Husbands and Wives" , "I Can't Get Over You" , and "South of Santa Fe"... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
Arista Nashville |
| 2 | 7 | If You See Him If You See Him If You See Him is the twenty-fourth album, released in 1998 by American country music artist Reba McEntire. The lead single was "If You See Him/If You See Her", a duet with Brooks & Dunn, which was concurrently released on Brooks & Dunn's corresponding album If You See Her; the song reached Number... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
MCA Nashville |
| 37 | 15 | It Don't Get Any Better Than This It Don't Get Any Better Than This It Don't Get Any Better Than This is an album by American country music singer George Jones. This album was released on April 7, 1998 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This album was Jones's final album with MCA Nashville Records. The album's title track was used as the theme song to Jones's talk... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
MCA Nashville |
| 21 | It Would Be You It Would Be You -Album:-Singles:... |
Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 3 | It's Now! It's Live! | The Mavericks The Mavericks The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 1 | 2 | The Key The Key (Vince Gill album) The Key is the ninth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville Records. It features the singles "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind," "Kindly Keep It Country," "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" and "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man." This final track... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
MCA Nashville |
| 15 | 26 | Leave a Mark Leave a Mark Leave a Mark is the fifth studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The tracks "Love Working on You", "Cover You in Kisses", and "Hold On to Me" were all released as singles, reaching #15, #3 and #4, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts... |
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
Atlantic |
| 1 | 1 | The Limited Series The Limited Series (1998 box set) The Limited Series is a box set released by country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on May 5, 1998 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart with 372,410 copies sold. It features re-issues of Garth's first six albums, with a bonus track added to each... |
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 11 | 12 | A Long Way Home A Long Way Home A Long Way Home is the tenth album of new recordings by Dwight Yoakam. It reached No. 11 on the Billboard Country Album, with two of its tracks charting on the Hot Country Singles chart. "Things Change" reached No. 17, while "These Arms" peaked at No. 57... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise |
| 3 | Moments and Memories: The Best of Reba Moments and Memories: The Best of Reba Moments and Memories: The Best of Reba is a compilation album by Reba McEntire, released in 1999 on MCA Nashville. Three versions of this album were released in three separate countries, Australia/Brazil, Canada, and Europe... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 2 | New Country 5 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 15 | No More Looking over My Shoulder | Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 11 | 4 | No Place That Far No Place That Far No Place That Far is the second album released by country singer songwriter Sara Evans. The first single, "Cryin' Game", only made it to number 56. This single also included a non-album track titled "Wait a Minute". However, it produced Evans' first number one country hit in its second single, the... |
Sara Evans Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... |
RCA Nashville |
| 16 | 4 | Nothing but Love Nothing But Love (album) Nothing But Love is the first studio album by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. It was released on August 11, 1998. The album produced their first chart singles in "26 Cents" and "Fly ", which respectively reached #3 and #15 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Both songs were #1 country... |
The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons is a country music trio from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the group comprises lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the... |
Giant |
| 6 | Of Your Son Of Your Son Of Your Son is the 1998 second album from Canadian artist Bruce Guthro. The album produced the singles Walk This Road, Falling, Good Love and Love Lives On... |
Bruce Guthro Bruce Guthro Bruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career... |
EMI | |
| 24 | One Road Man | Chris LeDoux Chris LeDoux Chris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 1 | 3 | One Step at a Time | George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
MCA Nashville |
| 8 | 6 | The Prince of Egypt (Nashville) The Prince of Egypt (Nashville) The Prince of Egypt was one of three albums released along with Dreamworks's 1998 movie, The Prince of Egypt. This country-themed album featured several prominent country music acts.... |
Various Artists | DreamWorks Nashville |
| 32 | 9 | Shot Full of Love Shot Full of Love Shot Full of Love is an album, released in 1998, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features the single "Busy Man", which peaked at number 3 in early 1999, becoming Cyrus's first Top Ten country hit since "Somebody New" in 1993... |
Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
Monument |
| 2 | 2 | Sittin' on Top of the World Sittin' on Top of the World (album) -Remixes:*Digital download#"Sittin' on Top of the World" 5:34#"Sittin' on Top of the World" 4:36-Charts:... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
Curb |
| 25 | 11 | The Sky's the Limit | BlackHawk | Arista Nashville |
| 20 | Some Things I Know Some Things I Know Some Things I Know is the second album from Lee Ann Womack. It was released in 1998 and rose to the #20 position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first two singles, "A Little Past Little Rock" and "I'll Think of a Reason Later," both peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 9 | Step Inside This House Step Inside This House Step Inside This House is an album of songs recorded by Lyle Lovett and released in 1998. In contrast with his earlier albums, populated mostly by songs penned by Lovett, House is a double-length album of cover songs written by fellow Texans.... |
Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 18 | 1 | Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette Remembered -Chart performance:... |
Various Artists | Asylum |
| 17 | 15 | Teatro | Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Island |
| 3 | 4 | Touched by an Angel: The Album Touched by an Angel: The Album -Chart performance:... |
Various Artists | Epic |
| 8 | 21 | Totally Committed Totally Committed Totally Committed is an album by American comedian Jeff Foxworthy. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on May 19, 1998. The album peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.-Track listing:... |
Jeff Foxworthy Jeff Foxworthy Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy is an American comedian, television and radio personality and author. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White. Known for his "you might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy... |
Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 3 | Trampoline Trampoline (The Mavericks album) Trampoline is the fifth studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on March 10, 1998 by MCA Nashville. It features the singles "To Be with You," "Dance the Night Away" and "I've Got This Feeling." Although none of these singles were Top 40 hits on the U.S... |
The Mavericks The Mavericks The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts... |
MCA Nashville |
| 36 | 18 | Tribute to Tradition | Various Artists | Columbia |
| 12 | Ultimate Country Party | Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 9 | 2 | Unbelievable Unbelievable (Diamond Rio album) Unbelievable is the fifth studio album released by country music group Diamond Rio. Its title track and "You're Gone" were both Top 5 hits on the country charts in 1998-1999, while "I Know How the River Feels" was a minor Top 40, and was later a #69 for the group McAlyster in 2000.-Track... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
Arista Nashville |
| 25 | VH1 Storytellers VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson VH1 Storytellers is a live album by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, released in 1998 on American Recordings. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and was the third record released as part of Cash's 9-year period of collaboration with Rubin.The opening track is a duet with Cash and Nelson, followed... |
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... & Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Columbia | |
| 8 | 13 | The Walls Came Down The Walls Came Down The Walls Came Down is the fifth studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. The album's lead-off single, "I Can Still Feel You", was Raye's fourth and final Number One on the Billboard country charts... |
Collin Raye Collin Raye Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... |
Epic |
| 11 | What Is This Country? What Is This Country? What Is This Country? is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released by ViK. Recordings on November 10, 1998... |
Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster is an award-winning Canadian country music group from Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994... |
ViK. | |
| 23 | What This Country Needs What This Country Needs What This Country Needs is a 1998 album released by country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was his first full studio album since switching from RCA Records to Lyric Street Records... |
Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990... |
Lyric Street | |
| 9 | 22 | When the Wrong One Loves You Right When the Wrong One Loves You Right When the Wrong One Loves You Right is the third studio album released by American country music artist Wade Hayes. Released in January 1998 as his final album for Columbia Records Nashville, it includes the singles "The Day That She Left Tulsa " and "How Do You Sleep at Night", which peaked at #5... |
Wade Hayes Wade Hayes Tony Wade Hayes is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better... |
Columbia |
| 21 | When You Get to Be You When You Get to Be You When You Get to Be You is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Lisa Brokop. It was released on July 21, 1998 by Columbia Records... |
Lisa Brokop Lisa brokop Lisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada... |
Columbia | |
| 3 | 2 | Where Your Road Leads Where Your Road Leads Where Your Road Leads is the eighth studio album by country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released in 1998 by MCA Nashville.The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
MCA Nashville |
| 9 | White Christmas White Christmas (Martina McBride album) - 1999 re-release:- 2007 re-release:-Album:-Singles:-Release history:-References:... |
Martina McBride Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 1 | 1 | Wide Open Spaces Wide Open Spaces Wide Open Spaces is the major label debut of American country music band the Dixie Chicks, and the fourth studio album overall, released in 1998 . It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success... |
Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... |
Monument |
| 47 | 19 | Wine Into Water | T. Graham Brown T. Graham Brown Anthony "T." Graham Brown is an American country music artist. Active since 1986, Brown has recorded a total of thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
Intersound |
| 8 | Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here (Mark Wills album) Wish You Were Here is the second studio album of American country music artist Mark Wills. Released on May 5, 1998, on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, all of which made top 10: "I Do ", "Don't Laugh at Me", "Wish You... |
Mark Wills Mark Wills Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 7 | You and You Alone You and You Alone You and You Alone is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. His first album for DreamWorks Records Nashville, it produced four singles on the Billboard country music charts between 1998 and 1999: "Out of My Bones", "The Hole", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man", and... |
Randy Travis Randy Travis Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... |
DreamWorks Nashville |
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| 55 | 16 Biggest Hits 16 Biggest Hits (Merle Haggard album) 16 Biggest Hits is a 1998 Merle Haggard compilation album. It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings.The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.-Track listing:... |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
Epic | |
| 50 | 16 Biggest Hits 16 Biggest Hits (George Jones album) -Chart performance:-External links:* * *... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
Epic | |
| 29 | 16 Biggest Hits 16 Biggest Hits (Willie Nelson album) 16 Biggest Hits is a compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was released on July 14, 1998.The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies.- Track listing :#"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" – 2:20... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Columbia | |
| 75 | 29 Nights 29 Nights -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar*Chad Cromwell – drums*Glen Duncan – fiddle*Mike Henderson – harp*Steve Hinson – steel guitar, Dobro... |
Danni Leigh Danni Leigh Danni Leigh is an American honky tonk-style country music singer. At age 19, she relocated to Orlando, Florida, intending to audition as a singer at Disney World but ended up moving to Nashville in 1994.... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 73 | Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World is the debut album of the American country music duo The Warren Brothers. It was released on October 27, 1998 via BNA Records... |
The Warren Brothers | BNA | |
| 38 | The Best of John Denver | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
Madacy | |
| 38 | Big Backyard Beat Show | BR5-49 | Arista Nashville | |
| 30 | Black Dog Soundtrack | Various Artists | Decca Nashville | |
| 69 | Break in the Storm | The Great Divide The Great Divide (band) The Great Divide was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country music group, originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Great Divide formed its own record label, publishing company and operating company, and began recording. The group's first two albums, Goin' For Broke and Break In The Storm, were... |
Atlantic | |
| 58 | The Civil War: The Nashville Sessions | Various Artists | Atlantic | |
| 71 | Closing in on the Fire Closing in on the Fire Closing In on the Fire is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on the small Ark 21 Records label on June 16, 1998. It features contributions from several celebrities associated with both country and rock music... |
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
Ark 21 | |
| 27 | CMT Canada '99 | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 50 | Country Christmas Classics | Various Artists | RCA Nashville | |
| 63 | The Essential Alabama The Essential Alabama (RCA Essential Series) The Essential Alabama was a compilation album that chronicled the music of the country music band Alabama. Issued as part of BMG International's "The Essential" series, the album was released in June 1998.... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 73 | The Essential Lorrie Morgan | Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
BNA | |
| 26 | Every Time Every Time (album) Every Time is a 1998 album from American country music singer Pam Tillis. The album peaked #26 on the Billboard country albums charts. Singles from the album were "I Said a Prayer" which reached #12 on the Hot Country Singles chart, and the title track at #38... |
Pam Tillis Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 52 | Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB is an album by bluegrass and country rock artist Charlie Daniels. It was originally released on August 18, 1998, but was re-released on July 12, 2005.- Track listing :# "Texas"# "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"... |
Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
Blue Hat | |
| 66 | Greatest #1 Hits | Randy Travis Randy Travis Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 36 | Greatest Country Hits | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
RCA | |
| 47 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Restless Heart album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Records in 1998. "No End to This Road" and "For Lack of Better Words", two tracks new to this album, were released as singles, and "Somebody's Gonna Get That Girl" is new to this album as... |
Restless Heart Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 73 | Hangin' with Rodney | Rodney Carrington Rodney Carrington Rodney Scott Carrington is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music artist. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 37 | I Saw the Light | Hal Ketchum Hal Ketchum Hal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry... |
Curb | |
| 69 | I Turn the Page | Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,... |
Giant | |
| 70 | I'm Just That Way | Mark Nesler Mark Nesler Mark Nesler is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts... |
Asylum | |
| 61 | I'm Yours I'm Yours (album) I'm Yours is the fifth album by country music artist Linda Davis. Her only album for DreamWorks Records, it was released in 1998. The album comprises seven new songs and seven previously-released songs... |
Linda Davis Linda Davis Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 57 | Keep on Rockin' Keep on Rockin' (album) Keep on Rockin' is the fourth studio album by the American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was issued by Atlantic Records in 1998... |
Confederate Railroad Confederate Railroad Confederate Railroad is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia by Danny Shirley , Michael Lamb , Mark Dufresne , Chris McDaniel , Warren "Gates" Nichols and Wayne Secrest... |
Atlantic | |
| 34 | Long Walk Back | Junior Brown Junior Brown Jamieson "Junior" Brown is an American country guitarist and singer. He has released nine studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel... |
Curb | |
| 38 | Love Is Love Is (Kevin Sharp album) Love Is is the title of the second album released by American country music artist Kevin Sharp. The two singles released from the album, "Love Is All That Really Matters" and "If She Only Knew", both failed to reach the top 40 in the charts while the album itself reached #36 on the Billboard Top... |
Kevin Sharp | Asylum | |
| 66 | The Lynns | The Lynns The Lynns The Lynns is an American country music duo, consisting of Loretta Lynn's twin daughters, Peggy Lynn and Patsy Lynn. The Lynns have received CMA Award nominations for Vocal Duo of the Year in 1998 and 1999.-Albums:-Singles:-Music videos:... |
Reprise | |
| 42 | Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt | Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 27 | A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play for You? | Paul Brandt Paul Brandt Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break... |
Reprise | |
| 41 | Real Man Real Man Real Man is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released August 25, 1998 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes two singles: the title track and "Innocent Bystander", which respectively reached #33 and #68 on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts... |
Billy Dean Billy Dean William Harold "Billy" Dean, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 57 | Rhythm and Country | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
RCA | |
| 36 | Secret Love Secret Love (Lorrie Morgan album) Secret Love is an album by Lorrie Morgan released in 1998. She dedicated this album to her late father, George Morgan. It peaked at #36 on the Billboard Country Album chart... |
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
BNA | |
| 27 | Spyboy Spyboy (album) Spyboy is a 1998 live album by Emmylou Harris and her backing band, Spyboy, which she formed for a tour to perform songs from her 1995 career-redefining album, Wrecking Ball. Taking a stripped-down approach, Harris is backed by a power trio comprising country singer-songwriter Buddy Miller on... |
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... |
Eminent | |
| 50 | Stepping Stone Stepping Stone (album) Stepping Stone is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Lari White. Released on July 28, 1998 as her first album for Lyric Street Records after leaving RCA Nashville... |
Lari White Lari White Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network... |
Lyric Street | |
| 38 | The Strong One The Strong One The Strong One is the second studio album by American country music artist Mila Mason, released in 1998 on Atlantic Records Nashville... |
Mila Mason Mila Mason Mila Mason is an American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including its title track... |
Atlantic | |
| 72 | Super Hits | John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years... |
BNA | |
| 53 | Super Hits | Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
BNA | |
| 72 | Super Hits | Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 59 | Super Hits II | Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 55 | Twistin' in the Wind | Joe Ely Joe Ely Joe Ely is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll.... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 33 | What Livin's All About What Livin's All About What Livin's All About is the third studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. The album accounted for two singles: "More Than Everything" and "Better Than It Used to Be", which respectively reached #41 and #47 on the Billboard country... |
Rhett Akins Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for the label , followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 56 | Write It in Stone Write It in Stone Write It in Stone is the debut album of American country music artist Keith Harling. Released in 1998 on the MCA Nashville label, it produced four singles: "Papa Bear", "Coming Back for You", the title track, and "There Goes the Neighborhood", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs... |
Keith Harling Keith Harling Keith Harling is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1998 with the album Write It in Stone, issued on the MCA Nashville label. It produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
MCA Nashville |
Deaths
- January 7 — Owen BradleyOwen BradleyOwen Bradley was an American record producer who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.-Before the fame:...
, 82, legendary record producer for top artists. (respiratory illness) - January 17 — Cliffie StoneCliffie StoneCliffie Stone , born Clifford Gilpin Snyder, was an American country singer, musician, record producer, music publisher, and radio and TV personality who was pivotal in the development of California’s thriving country music scene after World War II during a career that lasted six decades...
, 80, music executive and bassist. - January 19 — Carl PerkinsCarl PerkinsCarl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
, 65, top picker and rockabilly artist. (complications from multiple strokes) - January 24 — Justin TubbJustin TubbJustin Wayne Tubb was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was the oldest son of legendary country singer Ernest Tubb.-Biography:...
, 62, singer-songwriter who fused honky-tonk and rockabilly in the 1950s. - February 19 — Grandpa JonesGrandpa JonesLouis Marshall Jones , known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer...
, 84, banjo player, old-time country/gospel singer, comedian and regular on "Hee HawHee HawHee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being...
" (stroke) - February 25 — Rockin' Sidney SimienRockin' SidneySidney Simien aka Rockin' Sidney and Count Rockin' Sidney, was an American R&B, zydeco, and soul musician who began recording in the late 1950s and continued performing until his death.-Biography:...
, 59, rhythm and blues, Zydeco, and soul musician best known to country audiences for his 1985 hit, "My Toot Toot." (cancer) - April 6 — Tammy WynetteTammy WynetteVirginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
, 55, top country female vocalist of the 1960s and 1970s, best known for hits "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and "Stand By Your Man." (blood clot) - April 16 — Rose MaddoxRose MaddoxRoselea Maddox , better known as Rose Maddox, was an American country singer-songwriter and fiddle player.Born in Boaz, Alabama, Maddox was the singer in the Maddox Brothers and Rose....
, 71, female honky-tonk and rockabilly pioneer who fronted the Maddox Brothers and RoseMaddox Brothers and RoseThe Maddox Brothers and Rose, known as America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band from the 1930s to the 1950s, consisted of four brothers, Fred, Cal, Cliff and Don Maddox, along with their sister Rose. Cliff died in 1949 and was replaced by brother Henry...
(kidney failure) - May 7 — Eddie RabbittEddie RabbittEdward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
, 56, prolific songwriter and pop-country vocalist who once had 35 Top 10 hits in as many releases. (lung cancer) - June 10 — Steve Sanders, 45, member of the Oak Ridge Boys from 1987 to 1995; replaced and succeeded by William Lee GoldenWilliam Lee GoldenWilliam Lee Golden , a native of Brewton, Alabama, is an American country music singer. Between 1965 and 1987, and again from 1995 onward, he has been the baritone singer in the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys.-Personal life:...
. (suicideSuicideSuicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
) - July 6 — Roy RogersRoy RogersRoy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
, 86, actor, singer and "King of the Cowboys." (congestive heart failure) - October 2 — Gene AutryGene AutryOrvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
, 91, actor and "The Singing Cowboy" (lymphoma).
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- George MorganGeorge Morgan (singer)George Thomas Morgan was a mid-20th century American country music singer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a former member of the Grand Ole Opry.-Biography:...
(1924-1975) - Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
(1935-1977) - E.W. “Bud” Wendell (born 1927)
- Tammy WynetteTammy WynetteVirginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
(1942-1998)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Ray GriffRay GriffRay Griff is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time...
- Bill Anderson
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "You're Still the OneYou're Still the One"You're Still the One" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, while it was the first to be released to pop and international markets. Released in 1998, the single peaked at number two becoming Twain's first top ten...
," Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind," Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "There's Your Trouble," Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Same Old Train," Clint BlackClint BlackClint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
, Joe DiffieJoe DiffieJoe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",...
, Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
, Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
, Earl ScruggsEarl ScruggsEarl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
, Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
, Marty StuartMarty StuartJohn Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music...
, Pam TillisPam TillisPamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis....
, Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
, Travis TrittTravis TrittJames Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
and Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "A Soldier's Joy," Vince Gill and Randy ScruggsRandy ScruggsRandy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13...
- Best Country Song — "You're Still the One," Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Best Country Album — Wide Open SpacesWide Open SpacesWide Open Spaces is the major label debut of American country music band the Dixie Chicks, and the fourth studio album overall, released in 1998 . It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success...
, Dixie Chicks - Best Bluegrass Album — Bluegrass Rules!, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
Juno Awards
- Best Country Male Vocalist — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Best Country Female Vocalist — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Best Country Group or Duo — LeahyLeahyLeahy is the name of a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of eleven siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been actively touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s when they were known as The Leahy Family...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
- Song of the Year — "Holes in the Floor of Heaven," Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
and Billy Kirsch - Single of the Year — "This KissThis Kiss"This Kiss" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff, and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill. Released on March 10, 1998 as the first single from her 1998 album Faith, it became a crossover single, reaching #1 on the U.S...
," Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... - Album of the Year — Wide Open SpacesWide Open SpacesWide Open Spaces is the major label debut of American country music band the Dixie Chicks, and the fourth studio album overall, released in 1998 . It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success...
, Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... - Top Male Vocalist — Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
- Top Female Vocalist — Faith Hill
- Top Vocal Duo or Group — Dixie Chicks
- Top New Male Vocalist — Mark WillsMark WillsDaryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well...
- Top New Female Vocalist — Jo Dee MessinaJo Dee MessinaJo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Dixie Chicks
- Video of the Year — "This Kiss," Faith Hill (Director: Steven Goldmann)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "Just To Hear You Say That You Love MeJust to Hear You Say That You Love Me"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by pop singer Chynna Phillips for her solo debut album, Naked and Sacred, released in 1995. The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album. In 1998, the song was recorded by country singer...
," Faith Hill with Tim McGraw
Canadian Country Music Association
- CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group or Duo of the Year — LeahyLeahyLeahy is the name of a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of eleven siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been actively touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s when they were known as The Leahy Family...
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Born Again in DixielandBorn Again in Dixieland"Born Again in Dixieland" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Jason McCoy. Released in June 1997, it was the lead single from his album Playin' for Keeps. The song reached #3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in September 1997...
," Jason McCoyJason McCoyJason McCoy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.He was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario.He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music...
, Naoise Sheridan, Denny Carr - Single of the Year — "You're Still the OneYou're Still the One"You're Still the One" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, while it was the first to be released to pop and international markets. Released in 1998, the single peaked at number two becoming Twain's first top ten...
," Shania Twain - Album of the Year — Come on OverCome on Over (Shania Twain album)Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...
, Shania Twain - Top Selling Album — Come on Over, Shania Twain
- Video of the Year — "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"Don't Be Stupid " is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain...
," Shania Twain - Wrangler Rising Star Award — Bruce GuthroBruce GuthroBruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career...
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year — "Your Love," Michelle WrightMichelle WrightMichelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...
and Jim BrickmanJim BrickmanJim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists...
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
- Song of the Year — "Holes in the Floor of Heaven," Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
and Billy Kirsch - Single of the Year — "Holes in the Floor of Heaven," Steve Wariner
- Album of the Year — Everywhere, Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
- Male Vocalist of the Year — George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
- Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
- Horizon Award — Dixie Chicks
- Music Video of the Year — "This KissThis Kiss"This Kiss" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff, and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill. Released on March 10, 1998 as the first single from her 1998 album Faith, it became a crossover single, reaching #1 on the U.S...
," Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
(Director: Steven Goldmann) - Vocal Event of the Year — "You Don't Seem to Miss MeYou Don't Seem to Miss Me"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless featuring backing vocals from George Jones. It was included on her fourth album with Epic Records, Long Stretch of Lonesome, her ninth album overall. The single was released in 1997...
," Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
with George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... - Musician of the Year — Brett Mason
RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Best Country Album — Come On OverCome on Over (Shania Twain album)Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...
, Shania Twain - Best Country Single — "Little Ol' KissesLittle Ol' Kisses"Little Ol' Kisses" is a single by Canadian country music artist Julian Austin. Released in 1997, it was the first single from Austin's album What My Heart Already Knows. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1997....
", Julian AustinJulian Austin (musician)Julian Austin, born August 24, 1963 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses"... - Male Artist of the Year — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Female Artist of the Year — Terri ClarkTerri ClarkTerri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
- Group of the Year — LeahyLeahyLeahy is the name of a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of eleven siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been actively touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s when they were known as The Leahy Family...
- Outstanding New Male Artist — Bruce GuthroBruce GuthroBruce Guthro is a Canadian singer / songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and in 1998 also joined Scottish folk rock band Runrig, whilst still pursuing his solo career...
- Outstanding New Female Artist — Beverley MahoodBeverley MahoodBeverley Mahood is a country music singer-songwriter in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace, produced by the renowned Los Angeles producer, David Foster. She was also a Canadian television host...
- Outstanding New Group or Duo — Montana SkyMontana Sky (band)Montana Sky is a Canadian country music group. Their 1997 single "Underneath the Moon" reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart. They later returned to the Top 20 with their 1998 single "A Whole Lot of Love." After disbanding for several years, founding members Larry MacDonald, Keith...
- Canadian Country Video — "Little Ol' Kisses", Julian Austin
- Top Country Composer(s) — Julian Austin
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.