2000 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2000.
Events
- March 4 — "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...
" by 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...
becomes the first country song to have topped both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & TracksHot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
and the Billboard Hot 100 chart since the Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
-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...
duet, "Islands In The Stream" in October 1983. The country-leaning "Amazed" — which had a brief run in the Hot 100 during the summer of 1999 — had been remixedRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
for Top 40 radio, launching it to its run of pop-radio success. - March 10 — 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 Christian singer Amy GrantAmy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
are married.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
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| 19 | 38 | Almost Doesn't Count Almost Doesn't Count "Almost Doesn't Count" is an Grammy-award nominated R&B ballad written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche for Brandy's second studio album Never Say Never . It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 .The ballad reached the top 20 in New... |
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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| 15 | 23 | Another Nine Minutes | 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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| 2 | 1 | Back at One Back at One (song) "Back at One" is a song written and recorded by American R&B singer Brian McKnight, and released as a single from his 1999 album Back at One. "Back at One" was a #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Later that same year country music singer Mark Wills released a cover version of the song,... |
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| 8 | 11 | Because You Love Me Because You Love Me "Because You Love Me" is the title of a song written by Kostas and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina... |
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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| 5 | 1 | Been There Been There "Been There" is a single co-written and recorded by American country music singers Clint Black and Steve Wariner that peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2000... |
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 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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| 19 | 12 | Beer Thirty | 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 | 7 | The Best Day The Best Day "The Best Day" is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Carson Chamberlain, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 2000 as the first single released from his album, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits... |
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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| 1 | ? | Best of Intentions Best of Intentions "Best of Intentions" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Travis Tritt. It was released in June 2000 as the first single from his album, Down the Road I Go. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 27... |
Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
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| 6 | 3 | Big Deal Big Deal (song) "Big Deal" is the title of a song recorded by LeAnn Rimes, released as the first single from her album, LeAnn Rimes , on September 28, 1999. The song charted at #6 on the US country charts and #23 on the US Hot 100 chart... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
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| 1 | 9 | Buy Me a Rose Buy Me a Rose "Buy Me a Rose" is the title of a song written by Jim Funk and Erik Hickenlooper, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in October 1999 from his album She Rides Wild Horses... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... (featuring Billy Dean Billy Dean William Harold "Billy" Dean, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search... and 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... ) |
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| 5 | 1 | Carlene Carlene "Carlene" is the debut single of country music artist Phil Vassar. The first single from his self-titled debut album, "Carlene" reached a peak of #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and it reached #1 in Canada.-Content:"Carlene" is a... |
Phil Vassar Phil Vassar Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an... |
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| 3 | 6 | The Chain of Love The Chain of Love "The Chain of Love" is the title of a song written by Rory Lee Feek and Jonnie Barnett, and recorded by country singer Clay Walker. It was released in January 2000 as the third single from his 1999 album Live, Laugh, Love, "The Chain of Love" reached a peak of #3 on the Billboard Hot Country... |
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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| 10 | 7 | Cold Day in July Cold Day in July "Cold Day in July" is a country music song written by Richard Leigh and most known as performed by the Dixie Chicks.Two artists recorded the song in 1992, Suzy Bogguss on her album Voices in the Wind and Joy Lynn White on her debut album, Between Midnight & Hindsight... |
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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| 3 | 1 | Couldn't Last a Moment Couldn't Last a Moment "Couldn't Last a Moment" is the title of a song written by Danny Wells and Jeffrey Steele and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in February 2000 as the first single released from his album, Tracks, it peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard country music charts and... |
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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| 4 | 3 | Country Comes to Town | Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
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| 1 | 1 | Cowboy Take Me Away Cowboy Take Me Away "Cowboy Take Me Away" is the title of a song recorded by American country group the Dixie Chicks. It was released in November 1999 as a single from their album, Fly. The song's title is derived from a famous slogan used in commercials for Calgon bath and beauty products. It reached Number One on... |
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| 17 | 19 | Daddy Won't Sell the Farm Daddy Won't Sell the Farm "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" is the title of a song written by Robin Branda and Steve Fox, and recorded recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in November 1999 as the third single from their debut album Tattoos & Scars... |
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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| 13 | 18 | Do What You Gotta Do Do What You Gotta Do "Do What You Gotta Do" is the title of a song written by guitarist Pat Flynn and recorded by the New Grass Revival for their 1989 Capitol album Friday Night in America. The song was also recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in January 2000 as fourth and final... |
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
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| 6 | 13 | Feels Like Love Feels Like Love "Feels Like Love" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in May 2000 as the second single from the album Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
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| 6 | 3 | Flowers on the Wall Flowers on the Wall "Flowers on The Wall" is a song made famous by country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by the group's original tenor, Lew DeWitt, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching No.... |
Eric Heatherly Eric Heatherly Eric Heatherly is an American country music artist. In 2000, he debuted with a cover of The Statler Brothers' "Flowers on the Wall", the first of three singles from his debut album Swimming in Champagne, which was issued in 2000 on Mercury Nashville Records... |
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| 2 | 1 | Go On Go On "Go On" is the title of a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in July 2000 as the lead-off single from his 2000 album George Strait.-Content:... |
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| 13 | 5 | Goodbye Earl Goodbye Earl "Goodbye Earl", written by Dennis Linde, is a country music song. Initially recorded by the band Sons of the Desert for an unreleased album in the late 1990s, the song gained fame when it was recorded by the Dixie Chicks on their second studio album featuring Natalie Maines as lead vocalist on... |
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| 1 | 1 | How Do You Like Me Now?! How Do You Like Me Now?! (song) "How Do You Like Me Now?!" is the title of a song, released in November 1999, by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was the second single released from the album How Do You Like Me Now?!. Keith wrote it with Chuck Cannon.... |
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| 1 | 1 | I Hope You Dance I Hope You Dance (song) "I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark D. Sandersand Tia Sillers, and recorded by country singer Lee Ann Womack along with Sons of the Desert... |
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.... with Sons of the Desert Sons of the Desert (band) Sons of the Desert was an American country music band founded in 1989 in Waco, Texas by brothers Drew Womack and Tim Womack , along with Scott Saunders , Doug Virden and Brian Westrum... |
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| 3 | ? | I Lost It I Lost It "I Lost It" is the first single released from Kenny Chesney's Greatest Hits album. It peaked at #3 in late-2000. It was co-written by Neil Thrasher and Jimmy Olander, lead guitarist of the band Diamond Rio. Pam Tillis provides background vocals for the song.... |
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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| 8 | 16 | I Need You I Need You (LeAnn Rimes song) "I Need You" is a song performed by American country pop artist, LeAnn Rimes. It was released on July 18, 2000 as a single from Jesus: Music From & Inspired by the Epic Mini Series. It spent 25 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart and peaked at #11... |
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| 2 | 3 | I Will… But I Will… But "I Will... But" is the title of a song recorded by American country group SHeDAISY. It was the third single released from their debut album The Whole SHeBANG. It is SHeDAISY's highest-peaking single of their career, reaching #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as well as... |
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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| 4 | 4 | I'll Be I'll Be (Reba McEntire song) "I'll Be" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in January 2000, it was the second single from her album, So Good Together. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2000.... |
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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| 1 | 4 | It Must Be Love It Must Be Love (Don Williams song) "It Must Be Love" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1979, the single became Don's ninth Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.-Chart performance:-Alan Jackson version:... |
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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| 11 | 52 | It Was | 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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| 18 | 25 | It's a Love Thing It's a Love Thing "It's a Love Thing" is the title of a song written by Monty Powell and co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in August 1999 from his first American self-titled album. It peaked at #18 on the U.S... |
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... |
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| 5 | 11 | It's Always Somethin' It's Always Somethin' "It's Always Somethin" is the title of a song written by Aimee Mayo and Marv Green, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in February 2000 as the third single from his 1999 album A Night to Remember. It peaked at #5 on the U.S... |
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 | ? | Just Another Day in Paradise Just Another Day in Paradise (song) "Just Another Day in Paradise" is a single by country music singer Phil Vassar that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Vassar's first Number One as an artist. It was the second single released from his self-titled debut album... |
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| 22 | 10 | Katie Wants a Fast One Katie Wants a Fast One "Katie Wants a Fast One" is the title of a song co-written by American country artist Steve Wariner and recorded by Wariner and Garth Brooks. It was released in July 2000 as the second single from the album Faith in You... |
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| 1 | 3 | Kiss This Kiss This (song) "Kiss This" is a single, released in 2000, by country music singer Aaron Tippin. It was the first single released from his CD People Like Us... |
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 | 3 | Lessons Learned Lessons Learned (song) "Lessons Learned" is the title of a country music song written by Paul Nelson, Larry Boone, and Tracy Lawrence, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence on his album of the same title, from which it was released as the lead-off single... |
Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... |
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| 6 | 5 | Let's Make Love Let's Make Love (song) "Let's Make Love" is a duet between Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw. It was the third single off Hill's multi-platinum album Breathe... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... with Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
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| 20 | 25 | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye | Vince Gill | |
| 1 | 1 | The Little Girl The Little Girl "The Little Girl" is a song written by Harley Allen and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The song features harmony vocals by bluegrass musicians Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski, both members of Alison Krauss and Union Station. It was released in August 2000 as the... |
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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| 18 | 24 | Lonely | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 3 | 2 | Love's the Only House Love's the Only House "Love's the Only House" is the title of a song written by Buzz Cason and Tom Douglas and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. It was released in 1999 as the second single from her fifth studio album, Emotion.-Song information:... |
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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| 18 | 21 | Me Neither Me Neither "Me Neither" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released in February 2000 as the third single released from Paisley's album Who Needs Pictures and reached a peak of number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in... |
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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| 18 | ? | Meanwhile Back at the Ranch | The Clark Family Experience The Clark Family Experience -Track listing:#"Going Away" - 3:51#"Because" - 3:45#"It'll Always Be You" - 3:21#"Standin' Still" - 3:23... |
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| 10 | 4 | More More (Trace Adkins song) "More" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in January 2000 as the second single from his 1999 album of the same name. It peaked at number 10 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 4 on the Canadian RPM... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
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| 1 | 4 | My Best Friend My Best Friend (song) "My Best Friend" is a single by country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the third single released from his CD, A Place In The Sun.-Content:... |
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| 15 | ? | My Love Goes On and On My Love Goes On and On "My Love Goes On and On" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Chris Cagle. It his debut single released from his 2000 debut album Play It Loud... |
Chris Cagle Chris Cagle Chris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud... |
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| 1 | ? | My Next Thirty Years My Next Thirty Years "My Next Thirty Years" is the title of a song written by Phil Vassar and recorded by Tim McGraw. It was released in July 2000 as the fifth single from McGraw's A Place in the Sun album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 27 on the U.S... |
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| 20 | 23 | One Voice One Voice (Billy Gilman song) "One Voice" is the debut single from country music singer Billy Gilman. The song was the lead-off single to Gilman's debut album also titled One Voice. The song became Gilman's first Top 20 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, making him the youngest singer to have a Top 40... |
Billy Gilman Billy Gilman William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts... |
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| 3 | 4 | Prayin' for Daylight Prayin' for Daylight "Prayin' for Daylight" is the debut single by American country music group Rascal Flatts. Released in early 2000 as the lead-off single from the band's self-titled debut album, it peaked at #3 on the U.S... |
Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
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| 11 | 25 | Put Your Hand in Mine Put Your Hand in Mine "Put Your Hand in Mine" is the title of a country music song written by Skip Ewing and Jimmy Wayne . It was recorded by American country music singer Tracy Byrd on his 1999 album, It's About Time, from which it was released as the lead-off single... |
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| 16 | 20 | Real Live Woman | 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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| 11 | 20 | She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" is the title of a country music song written by Jim Collins and Paul Overstreet. It was recorded by Kenny Chesney for his 1999 album Everywhere We Go, from which it was released as the album's third single... |
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| 2 | 2 | She's More She's More "She's More" is the title of a song written by Liz Hengber and Rob Crosby, and recorded by American country music singer Andy Griggs. It was released in January 2000 as the third single from his debut album, You Won't Ever Be Lonely... |
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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| 1 | 1 | Smile Smile (Lonestar song) "Smile" is the title of a song written by Keith Follesé and Chris Lindsey, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in October 1999 as the third single from the album, Lonely Grill. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart... |
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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| 12 | 5 | Smoke Rings in the Dark Smoke Rings in the Dark (song) "Smoke Rings in the Dark" is a song written by Rivers Rutherford and Houston Robert, and recorded by country music artist Gary Allan. It is the lead-off single to his 1999 album of the same name. It was released in August 1999, and peaked at #12 on the U.S. country chart in February 2000 and at #5... |
Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
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| 7 | 1 | Some Things Never Change | Tim McGraw | |
| 26 | 16 | Stuck in Love | The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
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| 13 | ? | That's the Kind of Mood I'm In That's the Kind of Mood I'm In "That's the Kind of Mood I'm In" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her fifth album with Epic Records, Strong Heart, her tenth album overall. The single was released in 2000. It was the first single released from the album.... |
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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| 1 | 1 | That's the Way That's the Way (Jo Dee Messina song) "That's the Way" is the title of a song written by Annie Roboff and Holly Lamar, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in May 2000 as lead-off single for her album, Burn, the song spent four weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks , and was her... |
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| 10 | ? | There You Are There You Are (Martina McBride song) "There You Are" is the title of a song written by Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders, and Bob DiPiero, and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. It was released as the third single from her fifth studio album, Emotion. The song was McBride's twelfth Top Ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
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| 9 | 18 | This Woman Needs This Woman Needs "This Woman Needs" is a single by American country music group SHeDAISY. Released in 1999, it was the second single from their debut album, The Whole SHeBANG. The song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 2000. It also reached #18 on the RPM Country Tracks chart... |
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| 3 | 9 | Unconditional Unconditional (Clay Davidson song) "Unconditional" is the debut single of American country music singer Clay Davidson that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at #3. It was his most successful hit single to date.-Content:... |
Clay Davidson Clay Davidson Clay Davidson is an American country music artist. He signed to Virgin Records' Nashville division in late 1999, Davidson released his debut album Unconditional on April 11, 2000. Its title track was a top 5 hit for him on the Billboard country charts, and the album produced two more Top 30 hits... |
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| 1 | 1 | The Way You Love Me The Way You Love Me (Faith Hill song) "The Way You Love Me" is a song by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was the second single off her 1999 Breathe album, released as a single in 2000. It was also her second number one country single from her CD Breathe and her 8th number one country single overall... |
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| 20 | ? | We're So Good Together | Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | ? | We Danced We Danced "We Danced" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in June 2000 as the fourth and final single from his debut CD, Who Needs Pictures... |
Brad Paisley | |
| 1 | 1 | What About Now What About Now (Lonestar song) "What About Now" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in April 2000 as the fourth single from their 1999 album, Lonely Grill, it spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Ron Harbin, Aaron... |
Lonestar | |
| 3 | 5 | What Do You Say What Do You Say "What Do You Say" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in August 1999, it was the first single from her album, So Good Together. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 2000 and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
Reba McEntire | |
| 8 | 13 | What I Need to Do What I Need to Do "What I Need To Do" is a song recorded by country music artist Kenny Chesney. It is the fourth and final single released from Kenny Chesney's 1999 album Everywhere We Go... |
Kenny Chesney | |
| 15 | 30 | When You Need My Love When You Need My Love "When You Need My Love" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in March 2000 as the first single from his debut album Hard Rain Don't Last. It peaked at #15 on the United States country chart and at #75 on the Hot 100... |
Darryl Worley Darryl Worley Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last , I Miss My Friend , Have You Forgotten? , and Darryl Worley in 2004... |
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| 6 | ? | www.memory Www.memory "www.memory" is the title of a song by American country music singer Alan Jackson. The song was released in October 2000 as the first single from his 2000 album When Somebody Loves You.A number 6 hit for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts in early 2001.-Content:The song uses Internet... |
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| 1 | 1 | Yes! Yes! (song) "Yes!" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Chad Brock. It was released in February 2000 as the second single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It is considered to be Brock's... |
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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| 17 | ? | You Won't Be Lonely Now | 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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| 5 | 7 | You'll Always Be Loved By Me You'll Always Be Loved By Me "You'll Always Be Loved By Me" is a song recorded by Brooks & Dunn. It is the third and final single released from their 1999 album Tight Rope. It peaked at #5, and is the only single from the album to reach the Top 10. The title of its parent album Tightrope is mentioned in this song.-Chart... |
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| 4 | 20 | Your Everything Your Everything "Your Everything" is the title of a song written by Chris Lindsey and Bob Regan, and recorded by country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in May 2000 as the second single from Urban's self-titled album and the first Top Five single of his career, reaching a peak of #4 on the Billboard... |
Keith Urban |
Singles released by Canadian artists
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| — | 8 | Angeline | 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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| — | 4 | Black Is Black | Amanda Stott Amanda Stott Amanda Stott is a Canadian pop singer from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.-Biography:Amanda grew up on her family farm but her father was a saxophonist and pianist. She started singing in her church choir when she was just three years old and first gained prominence as a country singer at the 1994... |
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| — | 19 | Dream Vacation | Sean Hogan | |
| — | 5 | Forever Loving You | 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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| 25 | ? | Georgia Georgia (Carolyn Dawn Johnson song) "Georgia" is the debut single co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in September 2000 as the lead single from her album Room with a View. The song peaked at number 25 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and number 98 on the Billboard... |
Carolyn Dawn Johnson Carolyn Dawn Johnson Carolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999... |
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| — | 2 | Horseshoes | Adam Gregory Adam Gregory Adam Gregory is a country music singer and actor. Active since 2000, he has recorded three studio albums, including 2000's The Way I'm Made and 2002's Workin' On It, both on Epic Records, as well as a self-titled album in 2006 on Mensa Records... |
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| — | 10 | I Surrender | 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... |
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| — | 14 | I Will Be Loving You | 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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| 17 | 4 | I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life) I'm Holdin' on to Love (to Save My Life) "I'm Holdin' On to Love " is the title of a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the twelfth and final single released from her 1997 album Come on Over. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song was originally released to North American country radio stations in July 2000... |
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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| — | 10 | I'm Missin' You | Shirley Myers Shirley Myers Shirley Myers is a Canadian country music artist. She was signed to Stony Plain Records and released her debut album, Let It Rain, in 1997. The first single, the title track, reached the Top 5 of the Canadian Country Singles chart. Myers was nominated for a 1998 Juno Award for Best Country Female... |
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| — | 11 | In the Middle of Something | Diane Chase Diane Chase Diane Chase is a Canadian country music artist. Chase has released three studio albums, 2000's In the Middle of Something, 2004's The Ride and 2009's Gettin' There. Her debut album produced two charting singles on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada, of which the highest was the #11-peaking... |
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| 34 | 11 | Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. It was released in January 2000 as the lead single from their album Here and Now. The song reached number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and number 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
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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| — | 3 | Kind of Like It's Love | 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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| — | 5 | Kiss 'Em All | 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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| 13 | 9 | A Little Gasoline A Little Gasoline "A Little Gasoline" is the title of a song written by Dean Miller and Tammy Rogers and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in July 2000, it was the first single from her album Fearless... |
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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| — | 16 | Long Gone and Forgotten | 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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| — | 14 | More Where That Came From | 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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| — | 7 | No One Hurts Me More Than Me | 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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| — | 7 | One Beat at a Time | 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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| — | 4 | Only Know I Do | Adam Gregory | |
| — | 8 | Right Here Right Now | Charlie Major Charlie Major Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.... with Joy Lynn White Joy Lynn White Joy Lynn White is an American country music singer and composer, who gained fame in the Country Music world in 1992 after being nominated for an Academy of Country Music award for top new female vocalist. She ultimately lost to Canadian artist Michelle Wright... |
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| 30 | 3 | Rock This Country! Rock This Country! "Rock This Country!" is the title of a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, it was the tenth single released to country radio in January 2000 from her 1997 album Come on Over. Written by Mutt Lange and Twain, "Rock This Country!" was released to North American country radio stations in late 1999... |
Shania Twain | |
| — | 14 | Same Things | The Poverty Plainsmen The Poverty Plainsmen The Poverty Plainsmen is a Saskatchewan-based country music band, originating in smalltown Tilston, Manitoba by brothers Sean Smith and Mark Smith in October 1987.-Career:... |
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| — | 6 | Save Me | Tara Lyn Hart | |
| 49 | 10 | Shame on Me | The Wilkinsons | |
| — | 12 | Somebody to Love | Amanda Stott | |
| — | 16 | Sunny Day in the Park | 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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| — | 7 | The Sycamore Tree | 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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| — | 4 | Take the Money and Run Take the Money and Run (song) "Take the Money and Run" is a song recorded in 1976 by the Steve Miller Band. A song about two young bandits, it was one of the many hit singles produced by the Steve Miller Band in the 1970s and featured on Fly Like an Eagle. The song peaked at #11 on the U.S... |
Julian Austin | |
| — | 4 | That'll Teach Her | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 7 | Tough as a Pickup Truck | Jim Witter | |
| — | 15 | True Love (Never Goes Out of Style) | Lace | |
| — | 7 | Walkin' in the Sunshine | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 19 | Walking Away with You | Diane Chase | |
| — | 19 | What My Heart Don't Know | 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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| — | 5 | When I Found You | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 16 | When You Say Jump | Rick Tippe | |
| — | 11 | You and Only You | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 10 | You Better Be Sure | Shirley Myers |
Top new album releases
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| 10 | Back in Your Life Back in Your Life Back in Your Life is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Julian Austin. It was released by ViK. Recordings on March 7, 2000... |
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"... |
ViK. | |
| 7 | Blue Moon | Steve Holy Steve Holy Steve Holy is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records since 1999, he has released three studio albums: 2000's Blue Moon 2006's Brand New Girlfriend and 2011's Love Don't Run... |
Curb | |
| 6 | 12 | Born to Fly Born to Fly Born to Fly is a country music album by Sara Evans, released October 10, 2000. It is her highest-selling album to date, having earned 2× Platinum certification by the RIAA for U.S. sales of two million copies. The lead single, "Born to Fly," reached number one on January 19, 2001. The album was one... |
Sara Evans Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... |
RCA Nashville |
| 2 | 4 | Brand New Me Brand New Me Brand New Me is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. His last album for the Atlantic label, it features the Number One single "The Little Girl" as well as "Even Then" and "That's What I Like About You", both of which failed to make Top... |
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 "... |
Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Brand New Year Brand New Year Brand New Year is a Christmas album from country music trio SHeDAISY; it was released September 26, 2000. The renditions of "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells" both charted on the Billboard country charts in 2000, peaking at #37 and #44, respectively.-Track listing:#"Deck the Halls" -... |
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 | |
| 1 | 1 | Burn Burn (Jo Dee Messina album) Burn is the third studio album by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina, released in August of 2000 by Curb Records.Her first No. 1 Billboard album on the Top Country Albums charts, it also hit No. 19 on the Billboard 200... |
Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two... |
Curb |
| 4 | Classic Christmas | Billy Gilman Billy Gilman William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts... |
Epic | |
| 1 | 1 | Coyote Ugly Soundtrack Coyote Ugly (film) Coyote Ugly is a 2000 romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City. The film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia... |
Various Artists | Curb |
| 5 | The Days in Between The Days in Between The Days In Between is a 2000 album by Blue Rodeo."Truscott" is about the Steven Truscott case.-Track listing:All songs by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy.#"Cinema Song" – 3:32#"The Seeker" – 3:46#"Begging You to Let Me In" – 3:29... |
Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987... |
Warner | |
| 8 | Down the Road I Go | Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
Columbia | |
| 24 | 6 | dwightyoakamacoustic.net Dwightyoakamacoustic.net dwightyoakamacoustic.net is the title of a studio album released in 2000 by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It features twenty-five of his songs recorded in an acoustic manner, save for "Little Sister" which also features Pete Anderson on electric guitar... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise |
| 19 | 7 | Everlasting Love Songs | Various Artists | UTV |
| 8 | 4 | Fearless Fearless (Terri Clark album) Fearless is Canadian country music singer Terri Clark's fourth studio album. It was released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville. The album produced three singles in "A Little Gasoline", "No Fear" and "Getting There", which respectively reached #13, #27, and #41 on the Billboard country charts. A fourth... |
Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
Mercury Nashville |
| 1 | 8 | George Strait George Strait (album) George Strait is a self-titled 2000 album by country singer George Strait. The first album of his career not to achieve RIAA platinum certification, it produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Go On" at #2, "Don't Make Me Come over There and Love You"... |
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 |
| 1 | 15 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Kenny Chesney album) -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-References:... |
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 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Tim McGraw album) Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on November 21, 2000, and reached #4 on the Billboard Country charts. All of the songs, with the exception of "Let's Make Love" , were released on various albums by the singer... |
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 | |
| 13 | 5 | Here and Now Here and Now (The Wilkinsons album) Here and Now is the second studio album by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons, and was released on April 4, 2000. The album includes "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend", which peaked at number 34 on the U.S. country charts.-Track listing:... |
The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons is a country music trio from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the group comprises lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the... |
Giant |
| 9 | Honky Tonk Sonatas Honky Tonk Sonatas Honky Tonk Sonatas is the fourth album by Canadian country music singer Jason McCoy.-Track listing:# I've Got a Weakness - 4:26# Kind of Like It's Love - 3:00... |
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... |
Universal | |
| 1 | 4 | I Hope You Dance I Hope You Dance I Hope You Dance is the title of the third studio release by American country music singer Lee Ann Womack. It was released on May 23, 2000 as her first album for MCA Nashville... |
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.... |
MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 5 | Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Latest Greatest Straitest Hits is a 2000 compilation album by George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album represents his greatest hits since the release of his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box. The set contains two newly-recorded tracks. "The Best Day" was released as a single and... |
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 | 37 | Lessons Learned Lessons Learned Lessons Learned is the sixth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was also his last album for Atlantic Records before the closure of Atlantic's Nashville division in 2000... |
Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... |
Atlantic |
| 4 | 6 | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye is the tenth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 2000 on MCA Nashville Records... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
MCA Nashville |
| 9 | Milk Cow Blues Milk Cow Blues Milk Cow Blues is an album from American country music artist Willie Nelson. This album was released on September 19, 2000, on the Island Records label. It features many famous blues artists, including B. B. King and Dr. John.-Track listing:... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
Island | |
| 2 | New Country 7 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 5 | 6 | New Day Dawning New Day Dawning (Wynonna Judd album) New Day Dawning is the title of the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. The album produced only two chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Can't Nobody Love You " at #31, and "Going Nowhere" at #43... |
Wynonna Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds... |
Mercury/Curb |
| 1 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman.... |
Various Artists | Lost Highway | |
| 2 | 6 | One Voice One Voice (Billy Gilman album) One Voice is the debut studio album from country music singer Billy Gilman. The album was released on June 20, 2000 via Epic Records Nashville. It reached #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum. The highest charting single from the album was the... |
Billy Gilman Billy Gilman William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts... |
Epic |
| 5 | 16 | People Like Us People Like Us (Aaron Tippin album) People Like Us is the title of an album released in 2000 by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. His second album for the Lyric Street label, it features his third and final Number One single on the country charts, "Kiss This". Also released from this album were the title track and "Always... |
Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990... |
Lyric Street |
| 3 | 8 | Permanently Permanently Permanently is the third studio album by American country music singer Mark Wills. Released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Back at One", "Almost Doesn't Count", and "I Want to Know Permanently is the... |
Mark Wills Mark Wills Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well... |
Mercury Nashville |
| 3 | 14 | Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (album) -Rascal Flatts:*Gary LeVox - lead vocals*Jay DeMarcus - harmony vocals, bass guitar *Joe Don Rooney - harmony vocals-Additional musicians:*Tim Akers - keyboards*Larry Beaird - acoustic guitar... |
Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
Lyric Street |
| 4 | 6 | Real Live Woman Real Live Woman Real Live Woman is the eighth album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.The album reached #4 on the Billboard country albums chart. It produced a #16 hit on the Billboard country music charts in "Real Live Woman" and a #45 hit in "Where Are You Now"... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
MCA Nashville |
| 5 | 3 | Red Dirt Girl Red Dirt Girl Red Dirt Girl is an Emmylou Harris album from 2000, which reached #3 on the Billboard country album charts and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2001. The album was a significant departure for Harris, as eleven of the twelve tracks were written or co-written by her. She was... |
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... |
Nonesuch |
| 17 | 6 | Swimming in Champagne Swimming in Champagne Swimming in Champagne is the debut album of American country music artist Eric Heatherly. It features a cover of "Flowers on the Wall", originally recorded by The Statler Brothers in 1965... |
Eric Heatherly Eric Heatherly Eric Heatherly is an American country music artist. In 2000, he debuted with a cover of The Statler Brothers' "Flowers on the Wall", the first of three singles from his debut album Swimming in Champagne, which was issued in 2000 on Mercury Nashville Records... |
Mercury Nashville |
| 7 | Tomorrow's Sounds Today Tomorrow's Sounds Today Tomorrow's Sounds Today is the twelfth album by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It rose to No. 7 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. There were two charting singles among its tracks: "What Do You Know About Love" at No. 26 and "I Want You to Want Me" at No. 49 on the Hot Country Songs chart... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise | |
| 9 | 8 | Tracks Tracks (Collin Raye album) Tracks is the sixth studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. It contains the singles "Couldn't Last a Moment", "Tired of Loving This Way", and "You Still Take Me There". "Couldn't Last a Moment" was Raye's final Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts at #3, while the other two... |
Collin Raye Collin Raye Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... |
Epic |
| 5 | 8 | Transcendental Blues Transcendental Blues Transcendental Blues is an album released in 2000 by Steve Earle. It features Sharon Shannon on the track "The Galway Girl". The album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contempory Folk Album category.-Track listing:... |
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.... |
E-Squared |
| 3 | Ultimate Classic Country | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 10 | The Way I'm Made The Way I'm Made The Way I'm Made is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer Adam Gregory, released on May 23, 2000, by Epic Records. It has since been certified Gold by the CRIA for sales of 50,000 copies. The album earned Gregory a Prairie Music Award for Outstanding Country Music Recording in... |
Adam Gregory Adam Gregory Adam Gregory is a country music singer and actor. Active since 2000, he has recorded three studio albums, including 2000's The Way I'm Made and 2002's Workin' On It, both on Epic Records, as well as a self-titled album in 2006 on Mensa Records... |
Epic | |
| 1 | When Somebody Loves You When Somebody Loves You When Somebody Loves You is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on November 7, 2000, and produced the singles "Where I Come From", "www.memory", "When Somebody Loves You", and "It's Alright to Be a Redneck."... |
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 |
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 24-7-365 24-7-365 (Neal McCoy album) -Chart performance:... |
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 | |
| 19 | 40 #1 Hits 40 Number 1 Hits 40 #1 Hits is a greatest hits collection by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 2000 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s... |
Virgin Nashville | |
| 18 | Amanda Stott Amanda Stott (album) Amanda Stott is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Amanda Stott. It was released by Warner Music Canada on January 4, 2000. The album peaked at number 18 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:... |
Amanda Stott Amanda Stott Amanda Stott is a Canadian pop singer from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.-Biography:Amanda grew up on her family farm but her father was a saxophonist and pianist. She started singing in her church choir when she was just three years old and first gained prominence as a country singer at the 1994... |
Warner | |
| 11 | American III: Solitary Man American III: Solitary Man American III: Solitary Man is the third album in the American series by Johnny Cash released in 2000. The album was notable for being Cash's highest charting solo studio LP since his 1976 One Piece at a Time , an album that reached No. 2 Country based on the title cut... |
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... |
Lost Highway | |
| 15 | 30 | Big Funny Big Funny Big Funny is an album by American comedian Jeff Foxworthy. It was released by DreamWorks Records on April 25, 2000. The album peaked at number 143 on the Billboard 200 chart.-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... |
DreamWorks Nashville |
| 42 | Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe | 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 | |
| 45 | Buddy & Julie Miller Buddy & Julie Miller Buddy & Julie Miller is a 2001 album by Buddy and Julie Miller. Prior to this recording the husband and wife singer-songwriters had each made appearances on the other's solo recordings, but this disc marked their first official release as a duo. The music has been described as more rock based than... |
Buddy Buddy Miller Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee... & Julie Miller Julie Miller Julie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981... |
Hightone | |
| 46 | Coast to Coast | BR5-49 | Arista Nashville | |
| 22 | A Country Superstar Christmas III | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 17 | Cowboy | 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 | |
| 19 | The Elvis Presley Collection – Country | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
RCA | |
| 31 | Faith in You Faith in You -Chart performance:... |
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 | |
| 36 | The Fun of Your Love | Jennifer Day Jennifer Day Jennifer Day Morrison is an American country music singer. Signed to BNA Records in late 1999, she has released one studio album and has charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
BNA | |
| 27 | Furnace Room Lullaby Furnace Room Lullaby Furnace Room Lullaby is an alternative country album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, released in February 2000, on Mint/Bloodshot Records. It was Case's second solo album.... |
Neko Case Neko Case Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers.... |
Mint | |
| 26 | Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big a Boy Are Ya? | 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 | |
| 18 | 18 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (BlackHawk album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits package released by the country music band Blackhawk. It features hits from their first four studio albums, as well as the newly recorded "It Takes a Woman", "I Need You All the Time", and "Ships of Heaven". "I Need You All the Time" was released as a single... |
BlackHawk | Arista Nashville |
| 25 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Bryan White album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits package released by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in 2000 on Asylum Records... |
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 | |
| 43 | Greatest Hits | John Berry | Capitol Nashville | |
| 12 | Greatest Hits/Souvenirs | Stompin' Tom Connors Stompin' Tom Connors Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC is one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singers.He lives in Wellington County, Ontario.- Early life :... |
EMI | |
| 42 | Guitar Genius/Relaxin' with Chet/Nashville Gold | Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 33 | Hard Rain Don't Last Hard Rain Don't Last Hard Rain Don't Last is the debut album of country music singer Darryl Worley. It was released on July 18, 2000 via DreamWorks Records. The tracks "When You Need My Love", "A Good Day to Run", "Second Wind" and "Sideways" were all released as singles from this album... |
Darryl Worley Darryl Worley Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last , I Miss My Friend , Have You Forgotten? , and Darryl Worley in 2004... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 26 | The Hardest Part | Allison Moorer Allison Moorer Allison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 48 | Hillbilly Homebody: 27 Comedy Classics | Tim Wilson | Capitol Nashville | |
| 35 | The Hits Live The Hits Live The Hits Live is the title of a live compilation album released in 2000 by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. The album comprises fourteen live renditions of their 1980s and 1990s country hits, as well as a live rendition of the single "800 Pound Jesus" from their 2000 album Drive Me Wild... |
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 | |
| 32 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 7 | 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 | |
| 18 | I'm Diggin' It I'm Diggin' It I'm Diggin' It is the debut album by American country music artist Alecia Elliott. It was released in 2000 by MCA Nashville and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
Alecia Elliott Alecia Elliott Alecia Elliott is a former contemporary country music singer and actress. She was discovered by Lorrie Morgan, who was impressed by her demo recordings in the mid-1990s. Elliott issued her first studio recording on MCA Nashville in 2000 entitled I'm Diggin' It, then shortly thereafter vanished... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 26 | If I Could Only Fly | 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,... |
Epitaph | |
| 18 | II II (The Kinleys album) II is the second studio album by the American country music duo The Kinleys. It was released in 2000 as their second and final album for Epic Records. It includes the singles "She Ain't the Girl for You" and "I'm In", both of which charted on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
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... |
Epic | |
| 35 | The Innocent Years | Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 34 | Inspirational Journey Inspirational Journey Inspirational Journey is the twelfth studio album from American country music artist Randy Travis. His first album of gospel music, it also marked his return to Warner Bros. Records . The album was originally cut during Travis's tenure on Warner Bros... |
Randy Travis Randy Travis Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 25 | Just Another Day in Parodies Just Another Day in Parodies Just Another Day in Parodies is an album, released in 2000, from country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. It was his first album for Monument Records after parting ways with Razor & Tie... |
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... |
Monument | |
| 34 | King of Nothing King of Nothing King of Nothing is the second studio album by American country music duo The Warren Brothers. It was released in September 2000 via BNA Records... |
The Warren Brothers | BNA | |
| 17 | Lonesomeville Lonesomeville Lonesomeville is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on February 15, 2000... |
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... |
Warner | |
| 43 | Love Songs | Collin Raye Collin Raye Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... |
Epic | |
| 18 | Morning Wood | Rodney Carrington Rodney Carrington Rodney Scott Carrington is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music artist. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 13 | Nickel Creek Nickel Creek (album) Nickel Creek is an eponymous album by the acoustic/"newgrass" trio known as Nickel Creek. Although the group had released two albums prior to this, they are not produced anymore and the band's style was redefined before the release of Nickel Creek; therefore this album is widely regarded as... |
Nickel Creek Nickel Creek Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006... |
Sugar Hill | |
| 14 | Now That's Awesome Now That's Awesome Now That's Awesome is a 2000 comedy album by comedian Bill Engvall. It was his only release for BNA Records.The album includes the musical tracks "Now That's Awesome" and "Shoulda Shut Up," with guest vocals from T. Graham Brown, Neal McCoy and Tracy Byrd on the former, and Julie Reeves on the latter... |
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... |
BNA | |
| 23 | Phil Vassar Phil Vassar (Album) Phil Vassar is the self-titled 2000 debut album from American country music artist Phil Vassar. It features the singles "Carlene", "Just Another Day in Paradise", "Rose Bouquet", "Six-Pack Summer" and "That's When I Love You". All of these, except "Rose Bouquet", charted in the Top Ten on the... |
Phil Vassar Phil Vassar Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 19 | Play It Loud Play It Loud (Chris Cagle album) -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:... |
Chris Cagle Chris Cagle Chris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud... |
Virgin Nashville | |
| 16 | 16 | Reunion Live | The Judds The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country... |
Mercury/Curb |
| 14 | Shiver Shiver (Jamie O'Neal album) Shiver is the debut country album from country music artist Jamie O'Neal. Released on October 31, 2000, the album reached its peak of number 14 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and number 125 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000. The was released through... |
Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 37 | Still Country | Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
Audium | |
| 13 | 24 | Southern Rain Southern Rain Southern Rain is an album, released in 2000, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was his first album for the Monument Records label. The album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the number 17 "You Won't Be Lonely Now"... |
Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
Monument |
| 13 | Strong Heart Strong Heart Strong Heart is the tenth album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was released on August 29, 2000 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on September 16 , and remaining on the charts for 34 weeks until May 19, 2001. The album also... |
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 | |
| 15 | String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits album by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released by ViK. Recordings on June 20, 2000. The album peaked at number 15 on the RPM Country Albums chart.... |
Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster is an award-winning Canadian country music group from Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994... |
ViK. | |
| 46 | Super Hits | 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 | |
| 50 | Super Hits | Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 17 | There You Go Again There You Go Again There You Go Again is a CD released in 2000 by Kenny Rogers on his own Dreamcatcher Records label. It was Rogers' second studio album on his own Dreamcatcher label and produced the singles "There You Go Again," "He Will, She Knows" and "Homeland."... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Dreamcatcher | |
| 11 | This Christmas Time This Christmas Time This Christmas Time is an album of Christmas music by the American country music group Lonestar. Their first Christmas album, it was released in 2000 on BNA Records... |
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 | |
| 38 | TJM Prime Country Hits | Various Artists | Foundation | |
| 21 | 21 | To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection is a compilation album by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It was released by BNA Records in February 2000. Its only single, "To Get to You," peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
BNA |
| 49 | The Ultimate Collection | 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... |
UTV | |
| 17 | Ultimate Country Party 2 | Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 33 | Unconditional Unconditional (album) Unconditional is the only album by American country music artist Clay Davidson, released in 2000 on Virgin Records Nashville. Its title track was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 2000... |
Clay Davidson Clay Davidson Clay Davidson is an American country music artist. He signed to Virgin Records' Nashville division in late 1999, Davidson released his debut album Unconditional on April 11, 2000. Its title track was a top 5 hit for him on the Billboard country charts, and the album produced two more Top 30 hits... |
Virgin Nashville | |
| 18 | 31 | Where the Heart Is Soundtrack | Various Artists | BNA |
| 17 | 21 | Yes! Yes! (Chad Brock album) Yes! is the second album released by country music artist Chad Brock. Lead-off single "A Country Boy Can Survive ", featuring George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr., is a rewritten version of Williams' hit "A Country Boy Can Survive", rewritten to address the Y2K problem. This song peaked at #30 on... |
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. |
Deaths
- March 7 — Pee Wee KingPee Wee KingJulius Frank Anthony Kuczynski , known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing "The Tennessee Waltz"....
, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack) - March 14 — Tommy CollinsTommy Collins (country music)Leonard Raymond Sipes , better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter....
, 69, singer and songwriter who helped create the Bakersfield SoundBakersfield soundThe Bakersfield sound was a genre of country music developed in the mid- to late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. The many hit singles were largely produced by Capitol Records country music head, Ken Nelson. Bakersfield country was a reaction against the slickly produced, string... - April 21 — Neal Matthews, Jr.Neal Matthews, Jr.Neal Matthews, Jr. was an American vocalist who achieved fame as part of The Jordanaires, one of country music's premier backup groups; most notably with Elvis Presley.-Biography:...
, 70, member of The JordanairesThe JordanairesThe Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
(heart attack) - November 5 — Jimmie DavisJimmie DavisJames Houston Davis , better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted singer of both sacred and popular songs who served two nonconsecutive terms as the 47th Governor of Louisiana...
, 101, the "Singing Governor", two-term governorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
from 1944-1948 and again from 1960-1964 (natural causes)
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Charley PrideCharley PrideCharley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
(born 1938) - Faron YoungFaron YoungFaron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...
(1932-1996)
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "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 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... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Solitary Man," Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Cherokee MaidenCherokee Maiden"Cherokee Maiden" is a Western swing love song written by Cindy Walker. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:Merle Haggard recorded "Cherokee Maiden" in 1976 . It spent 11 weeks on the charts, reaching #1....
," 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... - Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love (song)"Let's Make Love" is a duet between Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw. It was the third single off Hill's multi-platinum album Breathe...
," Faith Hill and 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... - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Leaving Cottondale," Alison BrownAlison BrownAlison Brown is an American banjo player and guitarist known for a soft nylon-string banjo sound. She has won and has been nominated on several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck for her unique style of playing...
and Béla FleckBéla FleckBéla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in... - Best Country Song — "I Hope You DanceI Hope You Dance (song)"I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark D. Sandersand Tia Sillers, and recorded by country singer Lee Ann Womack along with Sons of the Desert...
," Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers - Best Country Album — BreatheBreathe (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 - Best Bluegrass Album — The Grass Is BlueThe Grass Is Blue-Chart performance:-External links:*...
, 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...
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 — Terri ClarkTerri ClarkTerri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
- Best Country Group or Duo — 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...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
- Song of the Year — "I Hope You DanceI Hope You Dance (song)"I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark D. Sandersand Tia Sillers, and recorded by country singer Lee Ann Womack along with Sons of the Desert...
," Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers - Single of the Year — "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee 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....
- Album of the Year — 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 KeithToby KeithToby 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... - Top Male Vocalist — Toby Keith
- 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 — 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...
- Top Vocal Group — Dixie Chicks
- Top New Male Vocalist — Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith 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...
- Top New Female Vocalist — Jamie O'NealJamie O'NealJamie O'Neal is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians...
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Rascal FlattsRascal FlattsRascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
- Video of the Year — "Goodbye EarlGoodbye Earl"Goodbye Earl", written by Dennis Linde, is a country music song. Initially recorded by the band Sons of the Desert for an unreleased album in the late 1990s, the song gained fame when it was recorded by the Dixie Chicks on their second studio album featuring Natalie Maines as lead vocalist on...
," Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard) - Vocal Event of the Year — "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack and Sons Of The DesertSons of the Desert (band)Sons of the Desert was an American country music band founded in 1989 in Waco, Texas by brothers Drew Womack and Tim Womack , along with Scott Saunders , Doug Virden and Brian Westrum...
Canadian Country Music Association
- Chevy Fans' Choice Award — 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...
- 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 — Michelle WrightMichelle WrightMichelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...
- Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm," Steve FoxSteve Fox (musician)Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music...
, Robin Branda - Single of the Year — "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend," The Wilkinsons
- Album of the Year — Here and NowHere and Now (The Wilkinsons album)Here and Now is the second studio album by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons, and was released on April 4, 2000. The album includes "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend", which peaked at number 34 on the U.S. country charts.-Track listing:...
, The Wilkinsons - Top Selling Album — 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...
- Video of the Year — "That's the TruthThat'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...
," Paul Brandt - FACTOR Rising Star Award — Tara Lyn HartTara Lyn HartTara 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...
- Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year — "Get Me Through December," Natalie MacMasterNatalie MacMasterNatalie MacMaster, CM is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada who plays Cape Breton fiddle music....
and Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
- Song of the Year — "I Hope You DanceI Hope You Dance (song)"I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark D. Sandersand Tia Sillers, and recorded by country singer Lee Ann Womack along with Sons of the Desert...
," Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers - Single of the Year — "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee 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....
- Album of the Year — Fly, Dixie Chicks
- Male Vocalist of the 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...
- Female Vocalist of the Year — 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...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — 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,...
- Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie Chicks
- Horizon Award — 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....
- Music Video of the Year — "Goodbye EarlGoodbye Earl"Goodbye Earl", written by Dennis Linde, is a country music song. Initially recorded by the band Sons of the Desert for an unreleased album in the late 1990s, the song gained fame when it was recorded by the Dixie Chicks on their second studio album featuring Natalie Maines as lead vocalist on...
," Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard) - Vocal Event of the Year — "Murder on Music RowMurder on Music Row"Murder on Music Row" is a song made popular as a 2000 duet between country music artists George Strait and Alan Jackson. Although not released officially as a single, it gained attention for its criticism of mainstream country music trends at the time, and received enough unsolicited airplay to...
," George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
and Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan 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... - Musician of the Year — Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.