"Backroads" is the title of a song written by Canadian country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Charlie Major

Charlie Major

Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles....

, and recorded by American singer Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...

. Shelton included it on his album Backroads

Backroads (Ricky Van Shelton album)

Backroads is the fifth Studio Album by Country Music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first three singles released from the album, "Rockin' Years" , "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines" all were number 1 hits. "After the Lights Go Out" and "Backroads" charted at #13 and #2, respectively...

, and released it in early 1992 as the fourth and final single from it. It had previously served as the b-side to that album's earlier single "I Am a Simple Man

I Am a Simple Man

"I Am a Simple Man" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and recorded by American Country Music artist Ricky Van Shelton. It was released as the second single in 1991 from his album, Backroads...

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The song won Major a Canadian Country Music Association

Canadian Country Music Association

The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...

 award for Song of the Year. Major subsequently recorded it for his 2004 album Inside Out

Inside Out (Charlie Major album)

Inside Out is the sixth album released by Canadian country music singer Charlie Major. The album was written and produced entirely by Major...

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Chart performance

"Backroads" spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot 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...

 charts, peaking at #2 for one week. It also reached #3 on the Canadian country music charts published by RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

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Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3