1999 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1999.
Events
- March 6 — Legendary performer 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....
, in the midst of a comeback this year, is seriously injured when he crashed his Lexus into a bridge. It is later revealed that alcohol was a factor in the accident, and he pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges. - June — Comedian Jeff FoxworthyJeff FoxworthyJeffrey 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...
debuts his syndicated radio countdown show, "The Foxworthy Countdown." The radio show would end ten years later. - September 4 — LonestarLonestarLonestar 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...
's hit, "Amazed," spends its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the first song to do so since Jack GreeneJack GreeneJack Greene is an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."-Early career:...
's 1966 hit, "There Goes My Everything." In several other trade magazines, including Radio & RecordsRadio & RecordsRadio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...
, "Amazed" reigns for nine weeks, which made it the longest-lasting Number One single since 1966's "Almost Persuaded" by David HoustonDavid Houston (singer)Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...
. By year's end, "Amazed" is gaining popularity on CHRContemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
and adult contemporary stations (in re-mixed versions, which excised the steel guitar).
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
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| 8 | 16 | All Things Considered All Things Considered (song) "All Things Considered" is the title of a song written by lead vocalist Tim Hunt and recorded by the American country music group Yankee Grey. It was released in June 1999 as the leadoff single from the group's first album, Untamed... |
Yankee Grey Yankee Grey Yankee Grey was an American country music group originally composed of six members: David Buchanan , Matthew Basford , Joe Caverlee , Kevin Griffin , Jerry Hughes , and Tim Hunt , all of whom met in Cincinnati, Ohio.Founded in 1986, the band toured throughout the state of Ohio before being signed... |
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| 1 | 1 | Amazed Amazed "Amazed" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music group Lonestar, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill... |
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 | 1 | Anyone Else Anyone Else "Anyone Else" is a single by American country music artist Collin Raye. Released in January 1999, it was the third single from Raye's album The Walls Came Down. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1999 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
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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| 1 | 1 | Breathe Breathe (Faith Hill song) "Breathe" is a country song by American recording artist Faith Hill, released as the first single from her 1999 album of the same name. The song was written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar. "Breathe" became Hill's 7th number one on the country music charts in the US. The song spent four weeks... |
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... |
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| 3 | 5 | Busy Man Busy Man "Busy Man" is the title of a song written by Bob Regan and George Teren. It was recorded by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1998 album Shot Full of Love, from which it was released in October of that year as the album's third single. The song reached a peak of number 3 on the U.S... |
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... |
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| 19 | 22 | By the Book | 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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| 21 | 8 | Can't Get Enough Can't Get Enough (Patty Loveless song) "Can't Get Enough" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her first compilation album with Epic Records, Classics, her third compilation album overall. The single was released in 1999... |
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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| 12 | 1 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Crazy Little Thing Called Love "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits... |
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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| 6 | 1 | Drive Me Wild Drive Me Wild (song) "Drive Me Wild" is a single by American country music group Sawyer Brown. Released in November 1998, it was the first single and title track from the album Drive Me Wild. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
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| 2 | 1 | For a Little While For a Little While "For A Little While" is the title of a song written by Steve Mandile, Jerry Vandiver, and Phil Vassar. It was recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and was released in November 1998 as the sixth and final single from his 1997 album, Everywhere.... |
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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| 6 | 27 | For You I Will For You I Will (Aaron Tippin song) "For You I Will" is the title of a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from the album, What This Country Needs. The song reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles... |
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... |
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| 3 | 1 | God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You " A Little More Time On You" is the sixth and final single released from 'N Sync's self-titled debut album. While the previous singles were released in Europe, this one was not, and subsequently only charted in Australia and the US, reaching #46 and #8 respectively... |
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... with 'N Sync 'N Sync N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick... |
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| 4 | 3 | Gone Crazy Gone Crazy "Gone Crazy" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 1999, it is the third single from his 1998 album High Mileage. The song peaked at number 4 on the U.S... |
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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| 26 | 18 | The Greatest | Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
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| 5 | 18 | Hands of a Working Man Hands of a Working Man "Hands of a Working Man" is the title of a song written by D. Vincent Williams and Jim Collins, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in January 1999 as the third single from his album, Big Hopes... |
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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| 1 | 6 | He Didn't Have to Be He Didn't Have to Be "He Didn't Have to Be" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in August 1999 as the second single from his debut album, Who Needs Pictures... |
Brad Paisley Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
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| 15 | 11 | Hello L.O.V.E. | 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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| 13 | 7 | Hillbilly Shoes Hillbilly Shoes "Hillbilly Shoes" is the title of a song recorded by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in February 1999 as their debut single and the lead-off single to their 1999 debut album Tattoos & Scars. It peaked at #13 in the United States, and #7 in Canada... |
Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,... |
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| 4 | 4 | Hold On to Me Hold On to Me (John Michael Montgomery song) "Hold On to Me" is the title of a song written by Blair Daly and Will Rambeaux, and recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in September 1998 as the third and final single from his 1998 album Leave a Mark... |
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| 2 | 8 | Home to You Home to You (song) "Home to You" is the title of a song written by Arlos Smith and Sara Light, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery.It was released in July 1999 as the second single and title track from the album Home to You... |
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| 1 | 1 | How Forever Feels How Forever Feels "How Forever Feels" is the title of a song written by Wendell Mobley and Tony Mullins, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in December 1998 as the first single released from his album, Everywhere We Go. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
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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| 5 | 2 | I Can't Get Over You I Can't Get Over You (Brooks & Dunn song) "I Can't Get Over You" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was the fourth single from their 1998 album, If You See Her, and it reached a peak of #5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and #52 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Chart positions:"I Can't Get Over You" debuted at... |
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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| 1 | 1 | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing I Don't Want to Miss a Thing "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon. Written by Diane Warren, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song stayed at number one for four weeks from September 5 to September 26, 1998... |
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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| 1 | 1 | I Love You I Love You (Martina McBride song) "I Love You" is a hit single by Country singer, Martina McBride, released in July 1999 as the first single off her new album, Emotion. McBride originally recorded "I Love You" for the 1999 film's soundtrack, Runaway Bride, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The promotion the song got on the... |
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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| 10 | 2 | I'll Go Crazy I'll Go Crazy (Andy Griggs song) "I'll Go Crazy" is a single by American country music artist Andy Griggs. Released in July 1999, it was the second single from the album You Won't Ever Be Lonely. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Andy Griggs Andy Griggs Andrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville and a fourth for Montage Music Group... |
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| 10 | 6 | I'll Still Love You More I'll Still Love You More "I'll Still Love You More" is a single by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. Released in 1999, it was the fourth single from the album Where Your Road Leads. The song reached #10 on 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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| 2 | 1 | I'll Think of a Reason Later I'll Think of a Reason Later "I'll Think of a Reason Later" is a song written by Tony Martin and Tim Nichols and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack. It was released in late 1998 as the second single from her CD, Some Things I Know; it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks.-Content:The song... |
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 | 10 | I'm Already Taken I'm Already Taken "I'm Already Taken" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Steve Wariner. It was originally released in 1978 as his debut single, peaking at #63 on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts. In 1999, Wariner re-recorded the song for his album Two Teardrops... |
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... |
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| 17 | 37 | I'm Leaving | Aaron Tippin | |
| 14 | 8 | Keepin' Up Keepin' Up "Keepin' Up" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in November 1998 as the second and final single from their compilation album For the Record... |
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| 2 | 2 | Lesson in Leavin' | 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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| 19 | 21 | Lightning Does the Work | Chad Brock Chad Brock Chad Brock is an American country music artist and disc jockey. Before beginning his musical career in the late 1990s, he was a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling , until an injury forced him to retire.... |
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| 3 | 13 | Little Good-Byes Little Good-Byes "Little Good-Byes" is the title of a song recorded by American country group SHeDAISY. It was released as the group's debut single, which served as the lead-off single to their debut album The Whole SHeBANG.... |
SHeDAISY SHeDAISY SHeDAISY is an American country music group founded in the late 1980s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn , Kelsi Marie Osborn , and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn from Magna, Utah... |
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| 3 | 4 | Little Man Little Man (Alan Jackson song) "Little Man" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1999 as the fourth and final single from his 1998 album High Mileage. The song topped at number three on the U.S... |
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| 11 | 21 | Live, Laugh, Love Live, Laugh, Love (song) "Live, Laugh, Love" is a single by country singer Clay Walker. Released in August 1999 as the second single from his 1999 album of the same name, "Live, Laugh, Love" reached a peak of #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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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| 5 | 11 | Lonely and Gone Lonely and Gone "Lonely and Gone" is the title of a song recorded by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the second single released from their debut album Tattoos & Scars. It peaked at #5, thus becoming their first top 5 hit. The song was co-written by Bill McCorvey of Pirates of the Mississippi, Dave... |
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| 12 | 15 | Love Ain't Like That | Faith Hill | |
| 19 | 25 | Make Up in Love | Doug Stone | |
| 16 | 24 | A Man Ain't Made of Stone A Man Ain't Made of Stone (song) "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" is the title of a song recorded by Randy Travis. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his album, A Man Ain't Made of Stone, it peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at #24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. It also peaked at #82... |
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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| 17 | 24 | Maybe Not Tonight | 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... with 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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| 4 | 1 | Meanwhile Meanwhile (song) "Meanwhile" is the title of a song written by Wayland Holyfield and Fred Knoblock, and recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1999 as the lead-off single to his 1999 album Always Never the Same... |
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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| 15 | 6 | Missing You Missing You (John Waite song) "Missing You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by British musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from the album No Brakes... |
Brooks & Dunn | |
| 6 | 10 | A Night to Remember A Night to Remember (Joe Diffie song) "A Night to Remember" is the title of a song written by Max T. Barnes and T.W. Hale, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in March 1999 as the first single from his 1999 album A Night to Remember. The single peaked at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles... |
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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| 1 | 4 | No Place That Far No Place That Far (song) "No Place That Far" is a song on the No Place That Far album by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was her first Top 40 song on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as her first #1 country single... |
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... |
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| 12 | 11 | (Now You See Me) Now You Don't (Now You See Me) Now You Don't " Now You Don't" is a song written by Tony Lane, Jess Brown, and David Lee and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack... |
Lee Ann Womack | |
| 7 | 5 | One Honest Heart One Honest Heart "One Honest Heart" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released on March 30 1999, it was the fourth and final single from her album, If You See Him... |
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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| 3 | 10 | Ordinary Life Ordinary Life "Ordinary Life" is the title of a song written by Connie Harrington and Bonnie Baker, and recorded by American country music artist Chad Brock. It was released as the second single in November 1998 from his self-titled debut album, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
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| 24 | 8 | Ordinary Love Ordinary Love (Shane Minor song) "Ordinary Love" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Shane Minor. It was released in 1999 as the second single from the album Shane Minor. The song reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada... |
Shane Minor Shane Minor Shane Allen Minor is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999, Minor released his self-titled album that year, and it produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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| 1 | 1 | Please Remember Me Please Remember Me "Please Remember Me" is the title of a song co-written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings. Originally recorded by Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel of the South, his version was released as a single that year. Crowell's version of the song peaked at #69 on the Billboard... |
Tim McGraw | |
| 6 | 2 | Pop a Top Pop a Top "Pop a Top" is a song written by Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It is the lead-off single to his 1999 album Under the Influence. It peaked at number 6 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 2 on the Canadian RPM... |
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| 6 | 1 | Powerful Thing Powerful Thing "Powerful Thing" is a single by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. Released in November 1998, it was the third single from her album Where Your Road Leads. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1999 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
Trisha Yearwood | |
| 2 | 3 | Ready to Run Ready to Run (song) "Ready to Run" is the title of a single released in 1999 by the Dixie Chicks, an American country music group. It was co-written by the group's fiddler, Martie Seidel along with Marcus Hummon... |
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 | 1 | Right on the Money Right on the Money "Right on the Money" is a single by American country music singer Alan Jackson. Released in 1998 as the second single from his CD, High Mileage, and co-written by Phil Vassar, the song became Jackson's sixteenth number-one single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Content:The song is in... |
Alan Jackson | |
| 4 | 2 | The Secret of Life The Secret of Life "The Secret of Life" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Peters. It was then recorded by Faith Hill and released in April 1999 as the fifth single from her album Faith. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Faith Hill | |
| 16 | 35 | She's Always Right She's Always Right "She's Always Right" is a song written by Richie McDonald, Phil Barnhart, Ed Hill and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in 1999 as the first single to his album Live, Laugh, Love... |
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| 7 | 18 | She's in Love She's in Love "She's In Love" is the title of a song written by Keith Stegall and Dan Hill, and recorded by American country artist Mark Wills. It was the fourth and final single from his album Wish You Were Here and it was his seventh single overall. It later appears on Wills' Greatest Hits package. It peaked... |
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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| 1 | 1 | Single White Female Single White Female (song) "Single White Female" is the title of a song written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Shaye Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Chely Wright. The song is her highest-charting single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
Chely Wright Chely Wright Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"... |
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| 20 | 8 | Slave to the Habit Slave to the Habit "Slave to the Habit" is the debut title of a song recorded by American country music artist Shane Minor. It was released in March 1999 as the first single from the album Shane Minor. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 8 on the RPM... |
Shane Minor | |
| 19 | 23 | Somebody's Out There Watching | 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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| 1 | 1 | Something Like That Something Like That "Something Like That" is a song written by Rick Ferrell and Keith Follesé, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in June 1999 as the second single from McGraw's album, A Place in the Sun. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ... |
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| 2 | 7 | Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" is the title of a song written by Trey Bruce and Glen Burtnik. First recorded by Mark Collie on his 1995 album Tennessee Plates, it was later recorded by Randy Travis... |
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| 1 | 1 | Stand Beside Me Stand Beside Me "Stand Beside Me" is the title of a song written by Stephen Allen Davis and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in October 1998 as third single from her album, I'm Alright, the song spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, making... |
Jo Dee Messina | |
| 18 | 19 | Steam Steam (Ty Herndon song) "Steam" is the title of a song written by Lewis Anderson and Bob Regan, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his album of the same name, Steam... |
Ty Herndon | |
| 16 | 20 | Stranger in My Mirror Stranger in My Mirror "Stranger in My Mirror" is the title of a song written by Skip Ewing and Kim Williams. It was recorded by American country music artist, Randy Travis... |
Randy Travis | |
| 4 | 10 | There You Have It There You Have It "There You Have It" is the title of a song written by Steve Bogard and Rick Giles, and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in August 1998 as the lead-off single to their fourth album The Sky's the Limit... |
Blackhawk Blackhawk (band) Blackhawk is an American country music group founded in 1992 by Henry Paul , Van Stephenson , and Dave Robbins... |
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| 17 | 10 | This Heartache Never Sleeps This Heartache Never Sleeps "This Heartache Never Sleeps" is the title of a song written by Tim Johnson and Daryl Burgess, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in 1999 as the second single from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing... |
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| 6 | 4 | Tonight the Heartache's on Me Tonight the Heartache's on Me "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" is a song by the Dixie Chicks, and the final single from their 1998 album Wide Open Spaces. It was released in May 1999 by Monument Records, and was written by Mary Francis, Johnny MacRae and Bob Morrison.... |
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| 2 | 5 | Two Teardrops Two Teardrops (song) "Two Teardrops" is a single by American country music artist Steve Wariner. Released in 1999, it was the first single and title track from the album Two Teardrops. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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| 2 | 1 | Unbelievable Unbelievable (Diamond Rio song) "Unbelievable" is the title of a single, released in late 1998, by American country music band Diamond Rio. It was the second single from their fifth studio album, also titled Unbelievable.... |
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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| 4 | 2 | What Do You Say to That What Do You Say to That "What Do You Say to That" is the title of a song written by Jim Lauderdale and Melba Montgomery. First recorded by David Ball on his 1999 album Play, it was later recorded by George Strait on his 1999 album Always Never the Same. Strait's version was released in July 1999 as the third and final... |
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| 2 | 6 | Whatever You Say | Martina McBride | |
| 1 | 1 | When I Said I Do When I Said I Do "When I Said I Do" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singers Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black as a duet. It was released in August 1999 as the first single from Clint Black's album, D'lectrified. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
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... with Lisa Hartman Black |
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| 12 | 13 | Who Needs Pictures Who Needs Pictures (song) "Who Needs Pictures" is the title of a song by co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Brad Paisley. It was released in February 1999 as his first single from his 1999 debut album, Who Needs Pictures... |
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| 1 | 4 | Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here (Mark Wills song) "Wish You Were Here" is the title of a song recorded by American country musician Mark Wills. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
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| 9 | 23 | With You With You (Lila McCann song) "With You" is a single by American country music artist Lila McCann. Released in 1999, it was the first single from her second album, Something in the Air. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1999, becoming her last Top 40 single to date. It was also... |
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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| 1 | 1 | Write This Down Write This Down "Write This Down" is the title of a song written by Dana Hunt and Kent Robbins, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1999 as the second single from his album Always Never the Same. It was Strait's 36th Number One single on the Hot Country Singles &... |
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| 1 | 5 | Wrong Again Wrong Again (song) "Wrong Again" is a song performed by Martina McBride. Released in September 1998, it was the fifth single from McBride's Evolution album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.... |
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| 6 | 6 | Wrong Night Wrong Night "Wrong Night" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in October 1998, it was the third single from her album, If You See Him. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1999.... |
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| 1 | 11 | You Had Me from Hello You Had Me from Hello "You Had Me from Hello" is a song performed by Kenny Chesney. Released in 1999, it was the second single from Chesney's album, Everywhere We Go. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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| 36 | 19 | You Still Shake Me | 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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| 1 | 1 | You Were Mine You Were Mine "You Were Mine" is a hit song by the Dixie Chicks, from their 1998 album Wide Open Spaces. It was released in December 1998, and hit number one on the U.S. Country singles chart, spending two weeks there in March 1999... |
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| 2 | 11 | You Won't Ever Be Lonely You Won't Ever Be Lonely (song) "You Won't Ever Be Lonely" is the debut single of American country music singer Andy Griggs. Released in November 1998 as the lead-off single from his debut album, You Won't Ever Be Lonely, it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.-Chart performance:The song... |
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| 2 | 7 | You're Beginning to Get to Me You're Beginning to Get to Me "You're Beginning To Get To Me" is a single by American country music singer Clay Walker. Released as the second single from his CD, Greatest Hits, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
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Singles released by Canadian artists
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| — | 9 | Ain't Nobody Like You | Patricia Conroy Patricia Conroy Patricia Conroy is a Canadian country music singer. In her career, she has released five studio albums and a one compilation album. Several of her singles have charted on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, most notably her number one hits "Somebody's Leavin'" and "What Else Can I Do" from 1994... |
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| — | 8 | All My Life | Jim Witter Jim Witter Jim Witter, born November 2, 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is an award winning country music and Christian music singer/songwriter. Ten of Witter's songs reached the top 10 on Canadian country radio.-Biography:... |
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| — | 14 | Back in Your Life | 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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| — | 8 | Better Off Broken | 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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| — | 9 | Bit by Bit | John Landry John Landry John Landry is a Canadian country music artist. Landry's debut album, Forever Took Too Long, was released in 1999 by Spin Records. Its first two singles, "There You Were" and "Bit by Bit," both reached the Top 10 of the Canadian Country Singles chart... |
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| — | 6 | Blue Horizon | Farmer's Daughter | |
| 50 | 3 | Boy Oh Boy Boy Oh Boy (The Wilkinsons song) "Boy Oh Boy" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. It was released in March 1999 as the third single from their album Nothing but Love. The song reached number 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and number 50 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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| — | 5 | Canadian Sunrise | 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... |
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| 6 | 1 | Come On Over | 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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| — | 8 | Direction of Love | Patricia Conroy | |
| — | 17 | Easy as 1, 2, 3 | The Spurs The Spurs The Spurs is a Canadian country music group. Their 1999 single "Easy as 1, 2, 3" reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart. They later reached the Top 40 with the single "Swingin' Door of Love."-Singles:... |
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| 12 | 2 | Everytime I Cry Everytime I Cry "Everytime I Cry" is the title of a song written by Bob Regan and Karen Staley, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in January 1999 as the third 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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| 15 | 1 | Fly (The Angel Song) Fly (The Angel Song) "Fly " is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. It was released in October 1998 as the second single from their album Nothing but Love. The song reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1999 and number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
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| — | 9 | Forever in Love | 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... with 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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| — | 15 | Freeway | Farmer's Daughter | |
| 70 | 19 | I Already Fell | 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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| 65 | 7 | I Want a Man | Lace Lace (band) Lace was a Canadian country music group who formed in 1998 with the backing of music producer David Foster. Active between 1998 and 2001, the band charted four singles on national country music charts, in addition to releasing a self-titled studio album on 143 Records Lace was a Canadian country... |
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| — | 19 | I Wish She Was Mine | Colin Amey Colin Amey Colin Amey is a Canadian country music artist. Amey has released three studio albums, 1998's Colin Amey, 2000's What My Heart Don't Know and 2006's Getaway. Two of Amey's singles reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada, "I Wish She Was Mine" and "What My Heart Don't... |
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| 36 | 13 | It's a Beautiful Thing It's a Beautiful Thing (Paul Brandt song) "It's a Beautiful Thing", is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman. The first version of this song was released on September 14, 1999 by Canadian singer Paul Brandt from his 1999 album That's the Truth, from which it was released as a single in... |
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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| — | 12 | Ivey's Wall | 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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| — | 10 | Jumpin' Right In | Jim Witter | |
| — | 9 | Keep On Dreaming | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 16 | Leslie's Wedding Day | 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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| 4 | 2 | Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Man! I Feel like a Woman! "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is the seventh single released from Shania Twain's 1997 album Come on Over. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," originally released to North American country radio stations in early 1999, was the opening song on both Twain's Come on Over... |
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| — | 12 | Nothing But Love (Standing in the Way) | The Wilkinsons | |
| — | 9 | Running Away with You | 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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| — | 15 | She Ain't Gonna Cry | Joel Feeney | |
| — | 14 | She'll Find Someone to Love Her | 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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| — | 19 | She's Sittin' Pretty | Reese Klaiber Reese Klaiber Reese Klaiber is a Canadian country music artist. In 1998, Klaiber released his debut album, Where I Come From. His 1999 single "She's Sittin' Pretty" reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart.-Singles:-References:... |
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| — | 10 | Shiver n' Shake | 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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| 67 | 6 | Stuff That Matters | Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart, born April 11, 1978 in Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter.-Biography:Tara Lyn Hart has been singing since she was 5 years old. By the time she started junior high school, she was playing 80 dates a year, performing anywhere she could... |
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| — | 9 | Sure Fire Love | Sean Hogan Sean Hogan Sean Hogan is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.-Biography:Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Hogan attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, studying music. In 2003 he won the Roots Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards and he has also won the Independent Male Artist of the... |
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| 8 | 2 | That Don't Impress Me Much That Don't Impress Me Much That Don't Impress Me Much is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the sixth country single released from her 1997 album Come on Over. It was third to pop and fourth to international markets. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain, and was originally released to... |
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| 49 | 1 | That's the Truth That's the Truth (song) "That's the Truth" is a single by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. Released in April 1999, it was the first single from Brandt's album That's the Truth... |
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| — | 7 | There You Were | John Landry | |
| — | 18 | There's More Where That Came From | 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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| — | 19 | Tired of Leavin' | Sean Hogan | |
| — | 12 | Triple Threat | Rick Tippe | |
| — | 15 | Unsung Hero | Terri Clark | |
| — | 10 | What a Woman Wants to Hear | Jamie Warren | |
| — | 12 | Who Needs the Moon | Chad Klinger Chad Klinger Chad Klinger is a Canadian country music artist. Klinger recorded his self-titled debut CD in Nashville in 1998, produced by Dean Sams of Lonestar. Two singles released from the project, "Who Needs the Moon" and "Bring It On," reached the Top 30 of the RPM Country Tracks chart... |
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| — | 12 | Wild Wild West | 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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| 13 | 1 | You've Got a Way You've Got a Way "You've Got a Way" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the eighth single released to country radio from her 1997 album Come on Over. It was also the fourth single released to AC radio and fifth to Oceania. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song was originally released to... |
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Top new album releases
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| 18 | 16 Biggest Hits 16 Biggest Hits (Johnny Cash album) -Chart performance:-References:... |
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... |
Columbia | |
| 17 | 20 Greatest Hits | 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 | |
| 21 | 444 444 (Charlie Major album) 444 is the fifth album released by Canadian country music singer Charlie Major. It produced the singles "Right Here, Right Now", "One True Love", and "Side by Side". -Track listing:-Chart performance:... |
Charlie Major Charlie Major Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.... |
Dead Reckoning | |
| 69 | 3 | A&E Biography | Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 2 | 2 | Always Never the Same Always Never the Same (George Strait album) Always Never the Same is the title of an album released in 1999 by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced the singles "Meanwhile", "Write This Down", and "What Do You Say to That", which respectively reached #4, #1, and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ... |
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 |
| 26 | 10 | The Austin Sessions The Austin Sessions (Kris Kristofferson album) The Austin Sessions is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Atlantic Records in 1999 . It features stripped-down versions of Kristofferson's most famous material, including "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"... |
Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"... |
Atlantic |
| 15 | The Best of Farmer's Daughter The Best of Farmer's Daughter The Best of Farmer's Daughter is the greatest hits album by Canadian country music group Farmer's Daughter, and was released in 1999 by Universal Music Canada.-Track listing:# "Walkin' in the Sunshine" - 3:45... |
Farmer's Daughter | Universal | |
| 1 | 1 | Breathe Breathe (Faith Hill album) -Personnel:*Faith Hill: Vocal*Dennis Wilson, Gene Miller, Stephanie Bentley, Lisa Bevill, Bekka Bramlett, Chris Rodriguez, Kim Parent, Lisa Cochran: Vocal Backing*Jerry McPherson, B... |
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. |
| 6 | Classics | 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... |
Epic | |
| 30 | 8 | CMT All Access – Girls Night Out | 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... , 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.... , 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... & 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.... |
RCA Nashville |
| 5 | 8 | Cold Hard Truth Cold Hard Truth Cold Hard Truth is an album by American country music singer George Jones. The album was released on June 22, 1999 on the Asylum label. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 53 on The Billboard 200 chart. Cold Hard Truth went Gold in 2000... |
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.... |
Asylum |
| 5 | Country Heat 2000 | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 7 | 7 | D'lectrified D'lectrified D'lectrified is a 1999 album by country singer Clint Black. It is also the first album in Black's career that he produced by himself.... |
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... |
RCA Nashville |
| 10 | 9 | Drive Me Wild Drive Me Wild Drive Me Wild is the thirteenth studio album by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released on March 2, 1999 on the Curb Records label... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Curb |
| 3 | 5 | Emotion Emotion (Martina McBride album) -Personnel:*Wes Hightower, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Troy Johnson, Gordon Kennedy: Vocal Backing*J.T. Corenflos, Dan Dugmore, B. James Lowry, Paul Worley: Guitars*Dann Huff: Guitars, Organ, Wurlitzer*Doug Lancio, Biff Watson: Guitars, Bouzouki*Aubrey Haynie: Fiddle... |
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 |
| 5 | 5 | Everywhere We Go Everywhere We Go Everywhere We Go is the fifth album of country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on March 2, 1999 on BNA Records. The first in his career to receive 2× Platinum certification for sales of two million copies, it produced four singles: "How Forever Feels", "You Had Me from Hello", "She... |
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... |
BNA |
| 1 | 1 | Fly | 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 |
| 5 | 5 | Forget About It Forget About It Forget About It is the eighth studio album by Alison Krauss, released in 1999. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The lead-off single "Forget About It" peaked at number 67 on the Country Singles Chart and "Stay" reached number 28 on the Adult Contemporary chart.-Track... |
Alison Krauss Alison Krauss Alison 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... |
Rounder |
| 1 | Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas is the twelfth studio album, and second holiday album, by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 23, 1999, peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart , and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart... |
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 | |
| 24 | The Grass Is Blue The Grass Is Blue -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... |
Blue Eye | |
| 17 | Greatest Bits Greatest Bits Greatest Bits is a compilation album by American comedian Jeff Foxworthy. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on October 12, 1999. The album peaked at number 189 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. | |
| 2 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Chris Gaines album) Greatest Hits, also titled Garth Brooks in.... The Life of Chris Gaines, is part of the alter ego project of American country music artist Garth Brooks, in which Brooks assumes the fictitious persona of alternative rock artist Chris Gaines... |
Chris Gaines Chris Gaines Chris Gaines is a fictional alternative rock persona created as an alter ego for Garth Brooks to explore rock and roll styles far removed from his success as a country singer.... |
Capitol | |
| 12 | The Greatest Hits Collection The Greatest Hits Collection (Michelle Wright album) The Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Michelle Wright, and was released in Canada on November 2, 1999 on Arista Nashville.-Track listing:... |
Michelle Wright Michelle Wright Michelle 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... |
Arista | |
| 24 | Heart Shaped World | Jessica Andrews Jessica Andrews Jessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 16 | 11 | Home to You Home to You Home to You is a studio album released in 1999 by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It includes the singles "Hello L.O.V.E.", "Home to You", "You Are", and "Nothing Catches Jesus By Surprise"... |
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 |
| 13 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 5 | 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... |
Virgin Nashville | |
| 16 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 6 | 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... |
Virgin Nashville | |
| 9 | 8 | How Do You Like Me Now?! How Do You Like Me Now?! How Do You Like Me Now?! is the fifth studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. It was his first album for DreamWorks Records after parting ways with Mercury Records after Mercury Nashville rejected this album. After buying the master, Keith gave the album to DreamWorks... |
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... |
DreamWorks Nashville |
| 7 | How Lucky I Am How Lucky I Am How Lucky I Am is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in 1999 on Asylum Records. The album included two singles: "You're Still Beautiful to Me" at #39 and "God Gave Me You" at #40... |
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... |
Asylum | |
| 6 | 6 | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (album) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing is the eighth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His last album for the Decca Records label, it produced two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The first of these singles was a cover of the Aerosmith song "I Don't Want... |
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... |
Decca Nashville |
| 17 | 13 | I'm Not So Tough I'm Not So Tough -Chart performance:... |
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... |
BNA |
| 21 | In Spite of Ourselves In Spite of Ourselves In Spite of Ourselves is an album of duets between John Prine and various well-known female folk and alt-country vocalists, released in 1999.The album was Prine’s first release since successfully battling throat cancer... |
John Prine John Prine John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:... |
Oh Boy | |
| 20 | It's About Time It's About Time (Tracy Byrd album) It's About Time is the sixth studio album, and seventh album overall, to be released by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It was his first album to be released on RCA Nashville after his departure from MCA Nashville, his previous label, in 1999... |
Tracy Byrd | RCA Nashville | |
| 70 | 14 | It's About Time | Julie Reeves Julie Reeves Julie Reeves is an American country music artist. She released one studio album for Virgin Records in 1999, and charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including two minor Top 40 hits. Reeves was once married to country music parodist Cledus T... |
Virgin Nashville |
| 5 | Keepers: Greatest Hits Keepers: Greatest Hits Keepers: Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It was released in February 1999 as his last album for MCA, and it contains the previously unreleased track "When Mama Ain't Happy", which was issued as a single.This compilation also... |
Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville | |
| 17 | 27 | Keith Urban | Keith Urban Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 17 | Lace Lace (album) Lace is the studio album by Canadian country music group Lace. The album was released on October 5, 1999 on 143 Records.-Track listing:# "I Want a Man" – 4:16# "Life Is Good" – 3:59... |
Lace Lace (band) Lace was a Canadian country music group who formed in 1998 with the backing of music producer David Foster. Active between 1998 and 2001, the band charted four singles on national country music charts, in addition to releasing a self-titled studio album on 143 Records Lace was a Canadian country... |
143 | |
| 10 | 5 | Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's is the second compilation album released by American country music singer Dwight Yoakam. It includes eleven of his hit singles from the 1990s, as well as three new recordings... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise |
| 1 | 2 | LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes (album) -Charts:LeAnn Rimes debuted at #8 on Billboard 200 with 115,000 copies sold in its first week.-Peak positions:-Year end-chart:-Sales:-References:... |
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 |
| 24 | 21 | The Life of the Party The Life of the Party (album) The Life of the Party is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy. Released in 1999, it contains the singles "I Was" and "The Girls of Summer", which peaked at #37 and #42, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year... |
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... |
Giant |
| 7 | 14 | Live in Texas Live in Texas (Lyle Lovett album) Live in Texas is a live album by American country music artist Lyle Lovett recorded from July 1995 to September 1995 and released on June 29, 1999.-Track listing:All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as indicated.# "Penguins" – 2:35... |
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 |
| 5 | 23 | Live, Laugh, Love Live, Laugh, Love -Critical reception:Paul Verna of Billboard wrote "Clay Walker is quietly establishing himself as one of today's leading men in country. He has always had a strong live act, and that quality has been increasingly evident on his albums." Verna also listed "Holding Her and Loving You" and "If a Man... |
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 |
| 3 | 2 | Lonely Grill Lonely Grill Lonely Grill is the third album released by American country group Lonestar, released in the United States on June 1, 1999 by BNA Records. It reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number three on Hot Country Albums... |
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... |
BNA |
| 14 | Love in the Real World Love in the Real World Love in the Real World is the second studio album by Australian country music artist Sherrié Austin. It was released in 1999 by Arista Nashville and peaked at #14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
Sherrié Austin Sherrié Austin Sherrie Veronica Krenn is an Australian actress and singer, known professionally as Sherrié Austin. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié initially recorded as one half of the duo Colorhaus, which also featured Phil Radford... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 15 | 11 | A Man Ain't Made of Stone A Man Ain't Made of Stone A Man Ain't Made of Stone is the eleventh studio album from American country music artist Randy Travis. Released in 1999 as his second album for the DreamWorks label, it produced four singles, of which only one — the title track — was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts... |
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 |
| 7 | Maybe Not Tonight Maybe Not Tonight Maybe Not Tonight is the title of the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in 1999 on Mercury Records. The first album of his career not to achieve an RIAA certification, it also failed to produce any Top Ten country hits... |
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... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 10 | Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Merry Christmas Wherever You Are is a Christmas album by George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. It has his versions of many classic Christmas songs, as well as the newly-penned tracks "I Know What I Want for Christmas", "Old Time Christmas", "Noel Leon", "Santa's on His Way" and the title... |
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 | |
| 9 | More… More… (Trace Adkins album) -Album:-Singles:... |
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... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 19 | 14 | The Mountain | Steve Earle Steve Earle Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.... & Del McCoury Band Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band is a bluegrass band. Originally Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass, the band went through a number of changes until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo,... |
E-Squared |
| 8 | My Heart My Heart (Lorrie Morgan album) My Heart is a 1999 album by country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It features two chart singles: "Here I Go Again" and "Maybe Not Tonight", a duet with Sammy Kershaw . The latter song was also included on Kershaw's 1999 album Maybe Not 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.... |
BNA | |
| 7 | New Country 6 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 23 | 25 | A Night to Remember A Night to Remember (Joe Diffie album) A Night to Remember is the seventh main studio album released by American country music artist Joe Diffie. His last album for Epic Records, it contains the singles "A Night to Remember", "The Quittin' Kind", and "It's Always Somethin'", which respectively reached #6, #21, and #5 on the Billboard... |
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 |
| 4 | Party Doll and Other Favorites Party Doll and Other Favorites Party Doll and Other Favorites is the title of American country music singer Mary Chapin Carpenter's first compilation album. It was released in 1999 on the Columbia Records label and comprises a mix of her greatest hits, several album cuts, and newly recorded tracks... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
Columbia | |
| 63 | 21 | The Pilgrim | Marty Stuart Marty Stuart John 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... |
MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 2 | A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun (Tim McGraw album) A Place in the Sun is the fifth album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on May 4, 1999. "Please Remember Me" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year... |
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... |
Curb |
| 60 | 21 | Play Play (David Ball album) Play is the title of the fourth studio album by American country music singer David Ball. It was released in 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. The album produced the singles "Watching My Baby Not Come Back" and "I Want To with You", which respectively reached #47 and #67 on the Billboard country... |
David Ball | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Ride with Bob | Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 10 | The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection is Reba McEntire's twenty-fifth album, and second Christmas album, the follow-up to her 1987 album Merry Christmas to You. The album features mostly new, original holiday tunes with only a couple of traditional favorites... |
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 | |
| 6 | 8 | She Rides Wild Horses She Rides Wild Horses She Rides Wild Horses is the title of a studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1999 on his own Dreamcatcher Records label... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Dreamcatcher |
| 15 | 16 | Single White Female Single White Female (album) Single White Female is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Chely Wright. Released in 1999 on MCA Nashville Records , it is also her highest selling album, having been certified gold by the RIAA. The album's title track became Wright's first and only Number One hit on the... |
Chely Wright Chely Wright Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"... |
MCA Nashville |
| 9 | 13 | Smoke Rings in the Dark Smoke Rings in the Dark -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-Personnel:*Gary Allan – lead vocals*Lisa Cochran – background vocals*Christy Cornelius – background vocals*Chad Cromwell – drums*Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar*Steve Gibson – electric guitar... |
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,... |
MCA Nashville |
| 5 | 9 | So Good Together So Good Together So Good Together is the twenty-sixth album from Reba McEntire. It was released in 1999 and was preceded by the single What Do You Say. What Do You Say peaked at #3 on the country chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Video. It also became her highest charting single on the... |
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 |
| 5 | 10 | Something in the Air Something in the Air (album) Something in the Air is the second album from American country music singer Lila McCann. Her second and final album for Asylum Records, it was released in 1999 and it achieved RIAA gold certification... |
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... |
Asylum |
| 7 | Stampede Country | Various Artists | Sony | |
| 14 | Steam | 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 | |
| 21 | Stormy | Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
Curb | |
| 45 | 13 | Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks is the first greatest hits collection by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was originally released on November 9, 1999 by Mercury Nashville. It was re-released on January 25, 2000 with three bonus tracks... |
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... |
Mercury Nashville |
| 21 | Superstar Country Hits | Various Artists | UTV | |
| 10 | 4 | Tattoos & Scars Tattoos & Scars Tattoos & Scars is the first album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry, released in 1999 on Columbia Records Nashville... |
Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,... |
Columbia |
| 56 | 1 | That's the Truth That's the Truth That's the Truth is the fourth album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt. The album has been certified Gold by the CRIA. Four singles — "That's the Truth", "It's a Beautiful Thing", "That Hurts", and "The Sycamore Tree" — were released from the album, all but "That Hurts" charted on the... |
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 |
| 6 | 6 | Tight Rope | 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 |
| 4 | 4 | Trio II | 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... , Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... & 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... |
Asylum |
| 5 | 5 | Twentieth Century Twentieth Century (Alabama album) 20th Century is the 15th studio album of country music band Alabama. Released in 1999 on RCA Records, the album produced the singles " A Little More Time on You", a duet with 'N Sync, "Small Stuff", "We Made Love" and "Twentieth Century", which respectively reached #3, #24, #63 & #51 on the Hot... |
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 |
| 6 | 6 | Two Teardrops Two Teardrops Two Teardrops is the fifteenth album of country music singer Steve Wariner. Released in 1999, it was his second studio album for Capitol Records Nashville. The album, which was certified gold in the United States, produced two singles for Wariner on the Billboard country charts in 1999: "I'm... |
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 |
| 2 | 4 | Under the Influence Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album) Under The Influence is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 26, 1999, and features covers of other country artists' material. Three singles were released from Under the Influence; "Pop a Top", "The Blues Man", and "It Must Be Love", which... |
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 |
| 41 | 19 | Untamed Untamed (Yankee Grey album) Untamed is the debut album of the American country music band Yankee Grey. It was released in 1999 on Monument Records Nashville. The album produced three chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "All Things Considered" at #8, "Another Nine Minutes" at #15,... |
Yankee Grey Yankee Grey Yankee Grey was an American country music group originally composed of six members: David Buchanan , Matthew Basford , Joe Caverlee , Kevin Griffin , Jerry Hughes , and Tim Hunt , all of whom met in Cincinnati, Ohio.Founded in 1986, the band toured throughout the state of Ohio before being signed... |
Monument |
| 6 | Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions is a 1999 album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt and singer/songwriter/guitarist Emmylou Harris.The album was well-received critically and landed on several year-end Top Ten lists... |
Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... & 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... |
Asylum | |
| 4 | 6 | What a Wonderful World What a Wonderful World (Anne Murray album) -Chart performance:... |
Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
StraightWay |
| 6 | 4 | The Whole SHeBANG The Whole SHeBANG The Whole SHeBANG is the debut album by the American country music group SHeDAISY. It was released on May 11, 1999 on Lyric Street Records, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
SHeDAISY SHeDAISY SHeDAISY is an American country music group founded in the late 1980s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn , Kelsi Marie Osborn , and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn from Magna, Utah... |
Lyric Street |
| 13 | 13 | Who Needs Pictures Who Needs Pictures -Personnel:*Eddie Bayers - drums on tracks 1-3, 5, 9*Earl Clark - steel guitar on "Cloud of Dust"*Glen Duncan - fiddle and mandolin*James Gregory - bass guitar*Bernie Herms - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, strings*Wes Hightower - background vocals... |
Brad Paisley Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
Arista Nashville |
| 43 | 12 | Wildest Dreams Wildest Dreams (John Berry album) Wildest Dreams is the title of an album released in 1999 by American country music singer John Berry. It was his only release for the Lyric Street Records label, and his first release after exiting Capitol Records in 1998. The album includes the singles "Love Is for Giving" and "Power Windows,"... |
John Berry | Lyric Street |
| 15 | 11 | You Won't Ever Be Lonely You Won't Ever Be Lonely -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar*Jessi Colter – background vocals*Charles Cushman – 5-string banjo*Stuart Duncan – fiddle*Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin*Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar... |
Andy Griggs Andy Griggs Andrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville and a fourth for Montage Music Group... |
RCA Nashville |
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| 47 | 16 Biggest Hits 16 Biggest Hits (Roy Orbison album) 16 Biggest Hits is a 1999 Roy Orbison 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:... |
Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... |
Monument | |
| 65 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 31 | All-Star Country Christmas | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 46 | Ancient Tones Ancient Tones Ancient Tones is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on January 26, 1999. In 2000, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.- Track listing :... |
Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie 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:... |
Skaggs Family | |
| 32 | Being Human Being Human (album) Being Human is the second album by American country music singer Michael Peterson. It was released June 8, 1999 via Reprise Records. The album includes the singles "Somethin' 'bout a Sunday' and "Sure Feels Real Good", which respectively reached #45 and #39 on the Billboard country singles charts... |
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"... |
Reprise | |
| 50 | Best of Country: 16 Original Country Hits | Various Artists | Madacy | |
| 37 | Chad Brock Chad Brock (album) Chad Brock is the eponymous debut album of country music artist Chad Brock. Released in 1998 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville, the album produced three chart singles for Brock on the Billboard country charts between 1998 and 1999. In order of release, these were "Evangeline" , "Ordinary Life" ... |
Chad Brock Chad Brock Chad Brock is an American country music artist and disc jockey. Before beginning his musical career in the late 1990s, he was a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling , until an injury forced him to retire.... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 29 | Classic Country 1970–1974 | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 30 | Classic Country Early '70s | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 30 | Classic Country Late '60s | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 34 | Closer Closer (Susan Ashton album) Closer is sixth full-length album by Christian music singer Susan Ashton. It was released in 1999 on Capitol Records. It was her only disc for the label. It was produced by Emory Gordy, Jr.. The album contains songs written by Diane Warren, Matraca Berg and Kim Richey... |
Susan Ashton Susan Ashton Susan Ashton is a best-selling and award-winning American Contemporary Christian Music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 37 | Country Fun | Various Artists | Warner Bros. | |
| 29 | Country Hits of the '70s | Various Artists | EMI | |
| 63 | Deryl Dodd | Deryl Dodd Deryl Dodd Deryl Dwaine Dodd is an American Texas Country artist. Originally a regular on the Texas club circuit, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, soon finding work as a background vocalist and songwriter... |
Columbia | |
| 67 | Duets Volume 1 | Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 38 | For the Record – 43 Legendary Hits | 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,... |
BNA | |
| 69 | Full Western Dress | The Derailers The Derailers The Derailers are an American country music band based in Austin, Texas. They were founded by Portland, Oregon natives Tony Villanueva and Brian Hofeldt in 1994.-History:... |
Sire | |
| 28 | Gettin' My Mind Right | Tim Wilson | Capitol Nashville | |
| 44 | Here's Your Christmas Album Here's Your Christmas Album Here's Your Christmas Album is a 1999 comedy album by comedian Bill Engvall. It contains original Christmas songs, some with vocals from Engvall and others by studio singers.-Track listing:#"Introduction" #"I'm Getting Sued By Santa Claus"... |
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. | |
| 63 | Hits and Highways Ahead Hits and Highways Ahead Hits and Highways Ahead is the first compilation album released by country music artist Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1999 by the Arista Nashville label... |
Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 45 | I've Got a Right to Cry | Mandy Barnett Mandy Barnett Amanda Carol "Mandy" Barnett is a country music singer and stage actress. In her musical career, she has released three albums and charted three singles on the Billboard country charts. Her highest-charting country single is "Now That's All Right With Me", which reached #43 in 1996... |
Sire | |
| 44 | It's a Sorry World | Tim Wilson | Capitol Nashville | |
| 53 | John Denver Christmas | 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... |
Laserlight | |
| 48 | Juddmental Juddmental Juddmental is the fourth album from country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. It was his final album for Razor & Tie Records before he left for Monument Records in 2000.... |
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 | |
| 72 | King of the Hill Soundtrack | Various Artists | Elektra | |
| 72 | Live with the Possum Live With the Possum Live With the Possum is a live album by American country music singer George Jones. This album was released on November 9, 1999 on the Asylum Records label. This is Jones' second and final album with Asylum Records. This is also Jones' second live album... |
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.... |
Asylum | |
| 38 | Make Up in Love Make up in Love Make Up in Love is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Doug Stone. Released in 1999 as his only album for Atlantic Records, it features the singles "Make up in Love,” a cover of R.B. Greaves' "Take a Letter, Maria", and “Surprise." The title track was the only one of these to... |
Doug Stone | Atlantic | |
| 61 | Live at Billy Bob's Texas: Motorcycle Cowboy | 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,... |
Smith | |
| 63 | The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits | 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... |
Legacy | |
| 61 | Old Dogs | Old Dogs Old Dogs Old Dogs was an American country music supergroup composed of singers Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, and Jerry Reed. Signed in 1998 to Atlantic Records, Old Dogs recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year. The album's content was written primarily by author, poet, and... |
Atlantic | |
| 73 | Revolutions | 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 | |
| 39 | Ryman Country Homecoming 1 | Various Artists | Coming Home | |
| 40 | Ryman Country Homecoming 2 | Various Artists | Coming Home | |
| 41 | Ryman Country Homecoming 3 | Various Artists | Coming Home | |
| 65 | Soldier of the Cross | Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie 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:... & Kentucky Thunder Kentucky Thunder Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. Many members of the band have won numerous awards. Bandleader Ricky Skaggs plays mandolin and is the lead vocalist... |
Skaggs Family | |
| 70 | South Sixty-Five | South Sixty-Five South 65 -Track listing:#"Baby's Got My Number" – 3:00#"Climbing Up Mt. Everest" – 3:03#"I'm There" – 4:12#"Uncle Hickory's General Store" -Track listing:#"Baby's Got My Number" (Roger Cook, Anthony L. Smith) – 3:00#"Climbing Up Mt. Everest" (Tommy Lee James, Robin Lerner) – 3:03#"I'm There" (Kelly... |
Atlantic | |
| 74 | Steve Austin's Stone Cold Country | Various Artists | Mars | |
| 43 | Super Hits Super Hits (Brooks & Dunn album) -Critical reception:Super Hits received three out of five stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. Erlewine concludes that the album is "entertaining," although most fans would be "better-served by the definitive Greatest Hits."-Chart performance:... |
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 | |
| 44 | Super Hits Super Hits (Alan Jackson album) -Critical reception:Super Hits received two and half stars out of five from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. Erlewine concludes that the album is "entertaining" on its own terms but "simply doesn't deliver the hits it promises."-Chart performance:... |
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 | |
| 73 | Suzy Bogguss | 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... |
Platinum | |
| 30 | Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart (album) Tara Lyn Hart is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Tara Lyn Hart. It was released by Epic Records on October 5, 1999. The album peaked at number 30 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Stuff That Matters" – 3:28... |
Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart, born April 11, 1978 in Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter.-Biography:Tara Lyn Hart has been singing since she was 5 years old. By the time she started junior high school, she was playing 80 dates a year, performing anywhere she could... |
Epic | |
| 29 | There Will Come a Day There Will Come a Day There Will Come a Day is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Shirley Myers. It was released by Stony Plain Records on June 8, 1999... |
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... |
Stony Plain | |
| 30 | What I Deserve What I Deserve What I Deserve is the fourth studio album by Kelly Willis, released more than six years after her self-titled album. Willis's three previous efforts with her old label, MCA, while critically acclaimed, did not achieve much in sales. With the long lapse of time came a new style for Willis... |
Kelly Willis Kelly Willis Kelly Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as contemporary country, alternative country and new traditionalist.-Early life:... |
Rykodisc | |
| 69 | Your Love Amazes Me: A Country Inspirational Collection |
Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
Deaths
- December 17 — Rex AllenRex AllenRex Elvie Allen was an American film actor, singer and songwriter, known as the Arizona Cowboy, particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-Family...
, 78, "The Arizona Cowboy" and traveling rodeo performer. - December 20 — Hank SnowHank SnowClarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
, 85, "The Singing Ranger," best known for "I'm Movin' On."
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Johnny BondJohnny BondCyrus Whitfield Bond , known professionally as Johnny Bond, was a popular American country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s.-Biography:...
(1915-1978) - Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly 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...
(born 1946) - Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
(1933-1993)
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!Man! I Feel like a Woman!"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is the seventh single released from Shania Twain's 1997 album Come on Over. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," originally released to North American country radio stations in early 1999, was the opening song on both Twain's Come on Over...
," 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 — "Choices," 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....
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Ready to Run," 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 — "After the Gold Rush," 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...
, Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly 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...
and Linda RonstadtLinda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Bob's Breakdowns," Tommy AllsupTommy AllsupTommy Allsup is an American musician.He worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys...
, Asleep at the WheelAsleep at the WheelAsleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty...
, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, 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...
and 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... - Best Country Song — "Come on Over," Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Best Country Album — Fly, Dixie Chicks
- Best Bluegrass Album — Ancient Tones, 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 Artist — 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 Artist — 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 — The RankinsThe Rankin FamilyThe 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...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer 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...
- Song of the Year — "AmazedAmazed"Amazed" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music group Lonestar, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill...
," Marv Green, Aimee Mayo - Single of the Year — "Amazed," LonestarLonestarLonestar 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...
- Album of the Year — Fly, 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 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...
- Top Vocal Duo or Group — Dixie Chicks
- Top New Male Vocalist — Brad PaisleyBrad PaisleyBrad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
- Top New Female Vocalist — Jessica AndrewsJessica AndrewsJessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews...
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Montgomery GentryMontgomery GentryMontgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
- Video of the Year — "BreatheBreathe (Faith Hill song)"Breathe" is a country song by American recording artist Faith Hill, released as the first single from her 1999 album of the same name. The song was written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar. "Breathe" became Hill's 7th number one on the country music charts in the US. The song spent four weeks...
," Faith Hill (Director: Lili Fini Zanuck) - Vocal Event of the Year — "When I Said I Do," 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...
with Lisa Hartman Black
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 — The WilkinsonsThe WilkinsonsThe 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...
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "26 Cents26 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...
," Steve Wilkinson, William Wallace - Single of the Year — "26 Cents," The Wilkinsons
- Album of the Year — Nothing but LoveNothing 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 - Top Selling 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 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... - Video of the Year — "That Don't Impress Me MuchThat Don't Impress Me MuchThat Don't Impress Me Much is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the sixth country single released from her 1997 album Come on Over. It was third to pop and fourth to international markets. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain, and was originally released to...
," Shania Twain - Wrangler Rising Star Award — The Wilkinsons
- Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year — "From This Moment On," Shania Twain and Bryan WhiteBryan WhiteBryan 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...
Country Music Association
- Entertainer 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...
- Song 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...
," Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff and Beth Nielsen Chapman - Single of the Year — "Wide Open SpacesWide 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...
," 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... - Album of the Year — A Place in the SunA Place in the Sun (Tim McGraw album)A Place in the Sun is the fifth album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on May 4, 1999. "Please Remember Me" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year...
, 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 — Tim McGraw
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Martina McBrideMartina McBrideMartina 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....
- 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 Chicks
- Horizon Award — 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...
- Music Video of the Year — "Wide Open SpacesWide 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...
," Dixie Chicks (Director: Thom Oliphant) - Vocal Event of the Year — "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man," 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...
and 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... - Musician of the Year — Randy ScruggsRandy ScruggsRandy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13...
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 — Nothing but LoveNothing 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 WilkinsonsThe WilkinsonsThe 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... - Best Country Single — "26 Cents26 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 - Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- Outstanding New Male Artist — Gil GrandGil GrandGil 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...
- Outstanding New Female Artist — Stephanie BeaumontStephanie BeaumontStephanie Beaumont is a Canadian female country music artist. Beaumont first came to success with her 1996 debut album, Love & Dreams. Her second album, co-produced by singer-songwriter Jeffrey Steele, Way Over My Heart, was released in 1998...
- Outstanding New Group or Duo — The Johner BrothersThe Johner BrothersThe Johner Brothers are a Canadian country music duo from Saskatchewan. They have won more than 40 awards from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association, including Entertainer of the Decade in 1999.-Biography:...
- Canadian Country Video — "26 Cents", The Wilkinsons
- Top Country Composer(s) — 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...
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.