1996 in country music
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.
Events
- June 28 — First annual Country Stampede Music FestivalCountry Stampede Music FestivalThe Country Stampede Music Festival is an outdoor country music and camping festival held at Tuttle Creek Lake State Park, north of Manhattan, Kansas. The festival has been held annually since 1996, on the last weekend in June....
begins - October 6 — 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...
and 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...
are married, and quickly become country music's most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful "Spontaneous Combustion" tour that year.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 18 | 4 to 1 in Atlanta | Tracy Byrd | |
| 15 | 3 | Ain't Got Nothin' on Us Ain't Got Nothin' on Us "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" is the title of a song written by Jim Robinson and Wendell Mobley, and recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in August 1996 as the lead single from his 1996 album What I Do the Best... |
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 "... |
|
| 5 | 2 | All I Want Is a Life All I Want Is a Life "All I Want Is a Life" is a song written by Stan Munsey, Tony Mullins and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by country music artist Tim McGraw. It is the third single, and the partial title track to his 1995 album All I Want. It peaked at #5 in the United States, and #2 in Canada.-Chart positions:"All I... |
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... |
|
| 13 | 15 | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" is the title of a song written by Raul Malo and Al Anderson, and recorded American country music group The Mavericks featuring accordionist Flaco Jiménez. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from the album Music for All Occasions... |
The Mavericks The Mavericks The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts... with Flaco Jiménez Flaco Jiménez Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales... |
|
| 11 | 14 | Almost a Memory Now Almost a Memory Now "Almost a Memory Now" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from their 1995 album Strong Enough... |
Blackhawk Blackhawk (band) Blackhawk is an American country music group founded in 1992 by Henry Paul , Van Stephenson , and Dave Robbins... |
|
| 24 | 18 | Are We in Trouble Now | 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... |
|
| 1 | 1 | The Beaches of Cheyenne The Beaches of Cheyenne "The Beaches of Cheyenne" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in December 1995 as the third of six singles from his 1995 album Fresh Horses... |
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... |
|
| 1 | 1 | Believe Me Baby (I Lied) Believe Me Baby (I Lied) "Believe Me Baby " is a 1996 single released by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's fourth #1 hit out of the five #1 hits during the course of her career.-Content:... |
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... |
|
| 17 | 8 | Big Guitar Big Guitar (song) "Big Guitar" is the title of a song written by Henry Gross and Henry Paul, and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in June 1996 as the fourth single from their 1995 album Strong Enough... |
Blackhawk | |
| 1 | 1 | Bigger Than the Beatles Bigger Than the Beatles "Bigger Than The Beatles" is the title of a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson and Steve Dukes, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life's So Funny. The song reached Number One 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",... |
|
| 10 | 1 | Blue Blue (LeAnn Rimes song) "Blue" is the title of the debut single released by American country music singer, LeAnn Rimes, released in 1996 from her debut album of the same name . The song propelled Rimes to fame at thirteen years old.... |
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... |
|
| 1 | 1 | Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky (song) "Blue Clear Sky" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in April 1996 as the first single from Strait's album of the same name... |
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... |
|
| 12 | 14 | Born in the Dark | Doug Stone | |
| 18 | 24 | Bury the Shovel Bury the Shovel "Bury the Shovel is the title of a country music song written by Chris Arms and Chuck Jones. It was recorded by American singer Clay Walker on his 1995 album Hypnotize the Moon and released as the album's fourth and final single.... |
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... |
|
| 18 | 21 | By My Side | 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.... with Jon Randall Jon Randall Jon Randall Stewart is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 1995, he debuted that year with the album What You Don't Know. A second album for RCA, 1996's Great Day to Be Alive, was recorded but never released... |
|
| 1 | 2 | Carried Away Carried Away (George Strait song) "Carried Away" is the title of a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by George Strait for his 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from the album, and in August of that year, it became Strait's 30th Billboard number-one single... |
George Strait | |
| 19 | 8 | The Change The Change (song) "The Change" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Released in 1996, it was the fourth single from the album Fresh Horses. The song reached #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 10 | 30 | Change My Mind Change My Mind "Change My Mind" is the title of a song written by Jason Blume and A.J. Masters, and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in July 1996 as the first single from the album Faces... |
John Berry | |
| 4 | 4 | Cowboy Love Cowboy Love "Cowboy Love" is a song recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in November 1995 as the fourth single from his 1995 self-titled album John Michael Montgomery... |
John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1 | 3 | Daddy's Money Daddy's Money "Daddy's Money" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Ricochet. It was released in April 1996 as the second single from their self-titled debut album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1996. The song was written by Bob... |
Ricochet Ricochet (band) Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of... |
|
| 6 | 2 | Deep Down Deep Down (song) "Deep Down" is a single by American country music artist Pam Tillis. Released in 1996, it was the first single from the album All of This Love. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Pam Tillis Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.... |
|
| 2 | 9 | Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in February 1996 as the lead single released from his album Blue Moon, and peaked at #2 in the United States, and #9 in Canada... |
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... |
|
| 1 | 3 | Don't Get Me Started Don't Get Me Started "Don't Get Me Started" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Rhett Akins Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for the label , followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment... |
|
| 3 | 10 | Every Light in the House Every Light in the House "Every Light in the House" is a country music song written by Kent Robbins and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was the second single released from his debut album, Dreamin' Out Loud, and his first Top Five single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, where it peaked... |
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... |
|
| 2 | 2 | Every Time I Get Around You Every Time I Get Around You "Every Time I Get Around You" is the name of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in March 1996 as the first single for his album "Gettin' Out the Good Stuff". The song peaked at number 2 on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts... |
David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was... |
|
| 34 | 17 | Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name | John Berry | |
| 2 | 1 | The Fear of Being Alone The Fear of Being Alone "The Fear of Being Alone" is a single by country music singer Reba McEntire that peaked at #2 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the first single released from her 1996 CD What If It's You.... |
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... |
|
| 12 | 10 | Givin' Water to a Drowning Man Givin' Water to a Drowning Man "Givin' Water to a Drowning Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in May 1996 as the fourth single from his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes... |
Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
|
| 6 | 44 | Goodnight Sweetheart | David Kersh David Kersh David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,... |
|
| 23 | 17 | Grandpa Told Me So | 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... |
|
| 1 | 1 | Guys Do It All the Time Guys Do It All The Time "Guys Do It All the Time" is a country music song performed by Mindy McCready and written by Bobby Whiteside and Kim Tribble. The song was released on June 15, 1996, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 14 of that year. It is McCready's only... |
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... |
|
| 2 | 3 | Heads Carolina, Tails California Heads Carolina, Tails California "Heads Carolina, Tails California" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders and recorded by American country artist Jo Dee Messina. The song was released in January 1996 as her debut single and served as the lead-off single for her self-titled debut album. The song reached... |
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... |
|
| 21 | 12 | Heart Half Empty | Ty Herndon Ty Herndon Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most... with Stephanie Bentley Stephanie Bentley Stephanie Kay Bentley is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
|
| 3 | 3 | Heart's Desire Heart's Desire (Lee Roy Parnell song) "Heart's Desire" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was the third from his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes on Career Records. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number three in 1996. It was his last Top Ten... |
Lee Roy Parnell | |
| 14 | 5 | Heaven Help My Heart Heaven Help My Heart "Heaven Help My Heart" is a song written by Tina Arena, David Tyson and Dean McTaggart, originally recorded by Arena for her 1994 album Don't Ask. Her version of the song charted at number 22 in Australia.... |
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... |
|
| 14 | 34 | Heaven in My Woman's Eyes | Tracy Byrd | |
| 12 | 1 | High Lonesome Sound High Lonesome Sound (song) "High Lonesome Sound" is a single by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in April 1996, it was the first single from his album, High Lonesome Sound... |
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... |
|
| 6 | 20 | Holdin' Onto Somethin' Holdin' Onto Somethin' "Holdin' Onto Somethin" is a single by American country music artist Jeff Carson. Released in 1996, it was the fourth single from his debut album, Jeff Carson. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1996... |
Jeff Carson Jeff Carson Jeffrey Lee Herndon , known professionally as Jeff Carson, is an American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995, releasing his self-titled debut album that year, followed by Butterfly Kisses in 1998... |
|
| 3 | 5 | Home Home (Alan Jackson song) "Home" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. The song was originally recorded by him on his 1989 debut album Here in the Real World... |
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... |
|
| 23 | 8 | Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best (song) "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" is the title of a song written by Marty Stuart and recorded by American country music artists Stuart and Travis Tritt. It was released in April 1996 as the first single and title track from the album Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best... |
Marty Stuart Marty Stuart John Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music... with 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... |
|
| 2 | 6 | Hypnotize the Moon Hypnotize the Moon (song) "Hypnotize the Moon" is a song written by Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. Released in January 1996 as the second single from Walker's CD, Hypnotize the Moon, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Reception:Larry... |
Clay Walker | |
| 2 | 3 | I Am That Man I Am That Man "I Am That Man" is the title of a song written by Terry McBride and Monty Powell, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1996 the second single released from their fourth studio album, Borderline. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles... |
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... |
|
| 4 | 2 | I Can Still Make Cheyenne I Can Still Make Cheyenne "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" is the title of a song written by Aaron Barker and Erv Woolsey and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from Strait's 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. The song also appears on 50 Number Ones... |
George Strait | |
| 2 | 8 | I Don't Think I Will I Don't Think I Will "I Don't Think I Will" is the title of a song written by Doug Johnson and recorded by American country music artist James Bonamy. It was released in April 1996 as the third single from the album, What I Live to Do... |
James Bonamy James Bonamy James Michael Bonamy is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two... |
|
| 5 | 8 | I Know She Still Loves Me I Know She Still Loves Me "I Know She Still Loves Me" is the title of a song written by Aaron Barker and Monty Holmes, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in December 1995 as the second and final single from his box set Strait Out of the Box... |
George Strait | |
| 3 | 2 | I Think About You I Think About You (song) "I Think About You" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and Steve Seskin, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from his 1995 album of the same name... |
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... |
|
| 1 | 5 | I'll Try I'll Try "I'll Try" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was one of two newly-recorded tracks on his 1995 compilation album The Greatest Hits Collection, and like "Tall, Tall Trees" , it was a number-one hit for him on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
Alan Jackson | |
| 4 | 2 | I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore "I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore" is the title of a song co-written by Skip Ewing and Donny Kees, and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White on his 1996 album Between Now and Forever. It was the first single from the album and peaked at number 4 on the U.S. country chart and at... |
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... |
|
| 4 | 13 | If You Loved Me If You Loved Me "If You Loved Me" is the title of a song co-written by Paul Nelson and Tom Shapiro and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in December 1995 as the lead off single from his album, Time Marches On. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S... |
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... |
|
| 1 | 2 | It Matters to Me It Matters to Me (song) "It Matters to Me" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was the second single from her 1995 album of the same name and her third Number One hit on the Billboard country charts as well as her first Hot 100 hit. The corresponding video was directed by famed... |
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... |
|
| 19 | 17 | It Works | Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
|
| 7 | 4 | It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings "It Wouldn't to Have Wings" is the title of a song written by Jerry Foster, Roger Lavoie and Johnny Morris. It was recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt and released in December 1995 as the second single from the album Wings. The song reached number 7 on the U.S... |
Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item... |
|
| 15 | 17 | It's All in Your Head It's All in Your Head (song) "It's All in Your Head" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from their 1996 album, IV. It peaked at #15 in the United States, and #17 in Canada... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
|
| 14 | 21 | It's Lonely Out There | Pam Tillis | |
| 5 | 2 | It's Midnight Cinderella It's Midnight Cinderella "It's Midnight Cinderella" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in June 1996 as the fifth single from his 1995 album Fresh Horses. The song reached a peak of #5 on the U.S... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 5 | 11 | It's What I Do It's What I Do (song) "It's What I Do" is the title of a song written by Tom Shapiro and Chuck Jones, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released in January 1996 as the first single from his fifth studio album, 1996's It's What I Do... |
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... |
|
| 6 | 6 | Jacob's Ladder Jacob's Ladder (Mark Wills song) "Jacob's Ladder" is the title of a song written by Cal Sweat, Brenda Sweat, and Tony Martin. It was recorded by American country music artist Mark Wills, who released it in May 1996 as the first single from his self-titled debut album. It reached a peak of number 6 on both the U.S... |
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... |
|
| 2 | 36 | Learning as You Go Learning as You Go (song) "Learning as You Go" is the title of a song written by Larry Boone and Billy Lawson, and recorded by American country music artist Rick Trevino. Released in June 1996, it was the first single and title track from the album Learning as You Go... |
Rick Trevino Rick Trevino Ricardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate... |
|
| 1 | 1 | Like the Rain Like the Rain "Like the Rain" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was recorded as one of several new tracks for his 1996 Greatest Hits package... |
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... |
|
| 3 | 1 | Like There Ain't No Yesterday Like There Ain't No Yesterday "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in November 1995 as the second single from their 1995 album Strong Enough. It peaked at #3 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their... |
Blackhawk | |
| 1 | 2 | Little Bitty Little Bitty "Little Bitty" is the title of a song written by American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall and recorded by Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1996 as the lead-off single to Jackson's fifth studio album Everything I Love. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard country music... |
Alan Jackson | |
| 1 | 1 | Living in a Moment Living in a Moment (song) "Living in a Moment" is the title of a country music song recorded by Ty Herndon. It was released in June 1996 as the first single from his album of the same name, and in October of that year, it became his second Number One hit .... |
Ty Herndon | |
| 1 | 3 | Lonely Too Long Lonely Too Long "Lonely Too Long" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth, her eighth album overall. The single was released in 1996... |
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... |
|
| 4 | 4 | Long as I Live Long as I Live "Long as I Live" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. Released in February 1996, it was the fifth single from the album John Michael Montgomery... |
John Michael Montgomery | |
| 9 | 10 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Ricochet song) "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music group Ricochet. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from their self-titled debut album... |
Ricochet | |
| 12 | 20 | Love Remains | Collin Raye | |
| 4 | 13 | The Maker Said Take Her The Maker Said Take Her "The Maker Said Take Her" is the title of a song written by Ronnie Rogers and Mark Wright, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in June 1996 as the fifth and final single from their 1995 album In Pictures... |
Alabama | |
| 13 | 8 | Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released as the third single from their CD, Borderline, it received moderate success on the US Country chart, where it peaked at #13, while it was a #8 in Canada... |
Brooks & Dunn | |
| 2 | 8 | Me and You Me and You (Kenny Chesney song) "Me and You" is the title of a country music song co-written by Skip Ewing and Ray Herndon, the latter of whom was formerly the guitarist of the band McBride & the Ride. It was recorded by singer Kenny Chesney, who included it on two albums: 1995's All I Need to Know and 1996's Me and You... |
Kenny Chesney | |
| 5 | 4 | Meant to Be Meant to Be (song) "Meant to Be" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in March 1996 as the lead-off single from his 1996 album Politics, Religion and Her... |
Sammy Kershaw Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications... |
|
| 3 | 7 | More Than You'll Ever Know More Than You'll Ever Know "More Than You'll Ever Know" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in July 1996 as the lead-off single released from his 1996 album The Restless Kind... |
Travis Tritt | |
| 1 | 1 | My Maria My Maria "My Maria" is a song co-written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Stevenson released "My Maria" as a single in August 1973, and the song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at #1 on the US... |
Brooks & Dunn | |
| 1 | 1 | No News No News "No News" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from their debut album, Lonestar. "No News" reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 1996 , giving the group its first... |
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... |
|
| 3 | 4 | Not Enough Hours in the Night Not Enough Hours in the Night "Not Enough Hours in the Night" is a single by American country music artist Doug Supernaw. It is the first single released from his 1995 album You Still Got Me. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #4 in Canada, his highest charting song in Canada. It was his third top five hit, as well as... |
Doug Supernaw Doug Supernaw Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande , Deep... |
|
| 3 | 10 | Not That Different Not That Different "Not That Different" is the title of a song written by Karen Taylor-Good and Joie Scott, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in November 1995 the second single from his 1995 album, I Think About You... |
Collin Raye | |
| 2 | 4 | On a Good Night On a Good Night (song) "On a Good Night" is the title of a song by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was co-written by Paul Nelson, Larry Boone and producer Don Cook. It was released in May 1996 as the lead-off single from Hayes' second album On a Good Night in mid 1996. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot... |
Wade Hayes Wade Hayes Tony Wade Hayes is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better... |
|
| 1 | 4 | One Way Ticket (Because I Can) One Way Ticket (Because I Can) "One Way Ticket " is a single, released in 1996, by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. The single made her the fourth teen-aged country music act to score a Number One single on the U.S. Billboard country music charts. It is also her only Number One country hit.According to one of her... |
LeAnn Rimes | |
| 5 | 7 | Only on Days That End in "Y" Only on Days That End in "Y" "Only on Days That End in "Y"" is the title of a song written by Richard Fagan and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released May 27, 1996 as the third single from his 1995 album, Hypnotize the Moon... |
Clay Walker | |
| 13 | 5 | Out with a Bang Out with a Bang (song) "Out with a Bang" is the name of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in November 1995 as the third and final single for his album "Out with a Bang". The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S... |
David Lee Murphy | |
| 20 | 14 | Ready, Willing and Able | Lari White Lari White Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network... |
|
| 1 | 2 | Rebecca Lynn Rebecca Lynn "Rebecca Lynn" is the title of a song co-written by Skip Ewing and Don Sampson. It was recorded by country music singer Bryan White on his late 1994 self-titled debut album, from which it was released as the fourth and final single... |
Bryan White | |
| 18 | — | Redneck 12 Days of Christmas | 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... |
|
| 9 | 14 | Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" is a single by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. Greenwood's version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1982. A cover was released by Reba McEntire in November 1995 as the second single from her album, Starting Over... |
Reba McEntire | |
| 8 | 12 | The River and the Highway The River and the Highway "The River and the Highway" is a single by American country music artist Pam Tillis. Released in 1996, it was the second single from the album All of This Love. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Pam Tillis | |
| 5 | 12 | The Road You Leave Behind The Road You Leave Behind "The Road You Leave Behind" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in July 1996 as the second single for his album "Gettin' Out the Good Stuff". The song peaked at number 5 on the U.S... |
David Lee Murphy | |
| 19 | 19 | 'Round Here 'Round Here "Round Here" is a single by American country music group Sawyer Brown. Released in November 1995, it was the second single from the album This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All. The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
|
| 8 | 9 | Runnin' Away with My Heart Runnin' Away with My Heart "Runnin' Away with My Heart" is the title of a song recorded by the country music band Lonestar. It was released in May 1996 as the third single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at #8 on the country charts in the United States, and at #9 in Canada. Michael Britt, the band's... |
Lonestar | |
| 38 | 18 | Say I | Alabama | |
| 1 | 5 | She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Released in 1996, it was the fourth single from McGraw's All I Want album... |
Tim McGraw | |
| 17 | 20 | She Said Yes She Said Yes "She Said Yes" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in October 1995 as is the fourth and final single from his 1995 debut album A Thousand Memories... |
Rhett Akins | |
| 26 | 20 | She's Got a Mind of Her Own | James Bonamy | |
| 1 | 1 | So Much for Pretending So Much for Pretending "So Much for Pretending" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White. Released in mid-1996 as the second single from his 1996 album Between Now and Forever, the song was White's third No. 1 single — and with a pair of weeks on top , his only... |
Bryan White | |
| 13 | 13 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis Linda Davis Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles... |
|
| 3 | 8 | Someone Else's Dream Someone Else's Dream "Someone Else's Dream" is the title of a country music song written by Trey Bruce and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by Faith Hill. It was released in 1996 as the third single from her 1995 album It Matters to Me, and it peaked at #3 on the Billboard country charts.-Chart positions:... |
Faith Hill | |
| 2 | 42 | Stars over Texas Stars over Texas "Stars over Texas" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in July 1996 as the third single from his 1996 album, Time Marches On. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 42... |
Tracy Lawrence | |
| 19 | 26 | Starting Over Again Starting Over Again "Starting Over Again" was a 1980 U.S. pop and country hit single for Dolly Parton. Telling the story of a middle aged couple separating after 30 years of marriage, the song was written by Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano... |
Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | 1 | Strawberry Wine Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter song) "Strawberry Wine" is the title of a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in August 1996 as Carter's debut single and served as the lead-off to her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song went on to peak at... |
Deana Carter Deana Carter Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million... |
|
| 6 | 13 | Ten Thousand Angels Ten Thousand Angels (song) "Ten Thousand Angels" is the debut single by American country music artist Mindy McCready. Released in 1996, it was the first single and title track from the album Ten Thousand Angels. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Mindy McCready | |
| 4 | 3 | That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" is the title of a song written by Tom Shapiro and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released in June 1996 as the first single from his fifth studio album, 1996's It's What I Do... |
Billy Dean | |
| 4 | 3 | That Ol' Wind That Ol' Wind "That Ol' Wind" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. He recorded it on his 1995 album Fresh Horses and released it as the album's sixth and final single in late 1996. The song peaked at #4 on the U.S... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 18 | 34 | That's Enough of That | Mila Mason Mila Mason Mila Mason is an American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including its title track... |
|
| 4 | 19 | That's What I Get for Lovin' You That's What I Get for Lovin' You "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" is the title of a song co-written by Kent Blazy and Neil Thrasher and released as a single by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was the second single released from their album, IV. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #19 in Canada... |
Diamond Rio | |
| 4 | 7 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is the title of a doo-wop song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry, and again in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name, becoming a #6 pop hit that year... |
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
|
| 20 | 33 | There's a Girl in Texas | Trace Adkins | |
| 13 | 27 | A Thousand Times a Day A Thousand Times a Day "A Thousand Times a Day" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded by American country singer George Jones on his 1992 album High-Tech Redneck.... |
Patty Loveless | |
| 1 | 1 | Time Marches On Time Marches On (song) "Time Marches On" is the title of a country music song recorded by Tracy Lawrence. It was written by Bobby Braddock, who also wrote Lawrence's 1995 Number One hit "Texas Tornado". The title track and second single from his fourth studio album, it was the fifteenth chart single of his career... |
Tracy Lawrence | |
| 1 | 3 | To Be Loved by You To Be Loved by You "To Be Loved by You" is a 1996 song performed by Wynonna. The first single from Wynonna's Revelations album, it was also that album's first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.-Chart performance:... |
Wynonna | |
| 4 | 10 | Too Much Fun Too Much Fun "Too Much Fun" is the title of a song written by Curtis Wright and Jeff Knight, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles &... |
Daryle Singletary Daryle Singletary Daryle Bruce Singletary is an American country music singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary in 1995, All Because of You in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth in 1998... |
|
| 3 | 19 | Treat Her Right Treat Her Right (Sawyer Brown song) "Treat Her Right" is a single by American country music group Sawyer Brown. Released in March 1996, it was the third single from the album This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:"Treat Her Right"... |
Sawyer Brown | |
| 10 | 7 | Vidalia Vidalia (song) "Vidalia" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album Politics, Religion and Her... |
Sammy Kershaw | |
| 2 | 2 | Walkin' Away Walkin' Away (Diamond Rio song) "Walkin' Away" is the title of a song co-written by Annie Roboff and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was the lead-off single from their album, IV.- Content :... |
Diamond Rio | |
| 5 | 21 | What Do I Know What Do I Know "What Do I Know" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Ricochet. It was released in December 1995 as the first single from their self-titled debut album. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 1996... |
Ricochet | |
| 5 | 15 | What I Meant to Say What I Meant to Say "What I Meant to Say" is the title of a song by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was co-written by Sam Hogin, Jim McBride and Don Cook, who also produced it. It was the fourth and final single released from Hayes' debut album Old Enough to Know Better in late 1995... |
Wade Hayes | |
| 12 | 20 | When a Woman Loves a Man When a Woman Loves a Man (Lee Roy Parnell song) "When a Woman Loves a Man" is the title of a song written by Rafe VanHoy and Mark Luna, and recorded by American singer Lee Roy Parnell with Trisha Yearwood providing harmony. It was released in August 1995 as the second single from his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes... |
Lee Roy Parnell | |
| 45 | 18 | When Cowboys Didn't Dance | Lonestar | |
| 1 | 5 | Wild Angels Wild Angels (song) "Wild Angels" is the title of a song performed by American country music artist Martina McBride. Released in November 1995, it was the second single from McBride's album of the same name. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, giving McBride her first... |
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.... |
|
| 6 | 11 | A Woman's Touch A Woman's Touch (song) "A Woman's Touch" is a song recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from his 1996 album Blue Moon... |
Toby Keith | |
| 5 | 6 | Worlds Apart Worlds Apart (Vince Gill song) "Worlds Apart" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in July 1996, it was the second single from the album High Lonesome Sound... |
Vince Gill | |
| 25 | 18 | Would I | Randy Travis | |
| 37 | 13 | Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Mark Chesnutt | |
| 1 | 1 | You Can Feel Bad You Can Feel Bad "You Can Feel Bad" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth, her eighth album overall. The single was released in 1995... |
Patty Loveless | |
| 6 | 1 | You Can't Lose Me You Can't Lose Me "You Can't Lose Me" is a song by Faith Hill, released as the fourth single from her album It Matters to Me. It reached a peak of #6 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1996, although it was a Number One on the RPM Top Country Tracks charts in Canada... |
Faith Hill | |
| 3 | 13 | You Gotta Love That You Gotta Love That (song) "You Gotta Love That" is the title of a song written by Jess Brown and Brett Jones and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. Released in January 1996, it was the fourth single from his album You Gotta Love That... |
Neal McCoy | |
| 7 | 22 | You're Not in Kansas Anymore You're Not in Kansas Anymore "You're Not in Kansas Anymore" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols and Zack Turner, and recorded by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album Jo Dee Messina... |
Jo Dee Messina |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 18 | All She Wants | Rena Gaile Rena Gaile Rena Gaile is a Canadian country music artist. Gaile's first single, "Make Time for Love," was released in 1983. She released an additional seven singles between 1989 and 1993 before issuing her first studio album, Out on a Limb, in 1995... |
|
| — | 4 | All the Way | 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... |
|
| — | 5 | Ancient History | 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... |
|
| — | 1 | Anita Got Married Anita Got Married "Anita Got Married" is a single by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album P.O. Box 423. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Duane Steele Duane Steele Duane Steele, is a Canadian country music country music artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married" in 1996.... |
|
| — | 1 | Candle Candle (Jason McCoy song) "Candle" is a single by Canadian country music artist Jason McCoy. Released in 1995, it was the sixth single from his album Jason McCoy. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1996.-Content:... |
Jason McCoy | |
| — | 10 | Cloud of Dust | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 1 | Cornfields or Cadillacs Cornfields or Cadillacs "Cornfields or Cadillacs" is a single by Canadian country music band Farmer's Daughter. Released in 1996, it was the first single from their album Makin' Hay. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in November 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Farmer's Daughter Farmer's Daughter (band) Farmer's Daughter is a Canadian country music group. Farmer's Daughter recorded three studio albums and charted sixteen singles on the Canadian country music charts. Their highest charting single was the Number One song "Cornfields or Cadillacs."-Career:... |
|
| — | 1 | Crank My Tractor Crank My Tractor "Crank My Tractor" is a single by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Released in 1996, it was the second single from her album For Me It's You. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in December 1996.-Chart performance:... |
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... |
|
| — | 20 | A Fine Line | Lawnie Wallace Lawnie Wallace Lawnie Wallace is a Canadian country music artist. Wallace recorded one studio album for MCA Canada, 1995's Thought I Was Dreaming. This album produced four singles for her on the Canadian country music charts, of which the highest was the #8-peaking title track.-Singles:-References:... |
|
| — | 14 | Foolproof | Desert Dolphins Desert Dolphins Desert Dolphins is a Canadian country music group. Their 1994 single "Dynamite" reached the Top 10 of the RPM Country Tracks chart. They later returned to the Top 20 with their 1996 single "Foolproof."-Albums:-Singles:... |
|
| — | 18 | Forty Days and Nights | The Rankin Family The Rankin Family The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.- Career... |
|
| 28 | 7 | Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) Home Ain't Where His Heart is (Anymore) "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is " is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in July 1996 as the seventh single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. It was written by Twain and Mutt Lange. The song became the first from The Woman in... |
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... |
|
| 2 | 1 | I Do I Do (Paul Brandt song) "I Do", also known as Robin's Song, is the title of a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt for his 1996 debut album Calm Before the Storm. It was released as the second single from that album where it reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
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... |
|
| — | 4 | I Waited | 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... |
|
| 8 | 1 | If I Were You If I Were You (Terri Clark song) "If I Were You" is the title of a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from her album Terri Clark. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in June 1996.... |
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... |
|
| 1 | 1 | (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! " I'm Outta Here!" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1995 as the fourth single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's second number-one hit at... |
Shania Twain | |
| — | 1 | It's Lonely I Can't Stand It's Lonely I Can't Stand "It's Lonely I Can't Stand" is a single by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. Released in 1996, it was the third single from Major's album Lucky Man. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in May 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Charlie Major Charlie Major Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.... |
|
| — | 3 | Keep Me Rockin' | Patricia Conroy Patricia Conroy Patricia Conroy is a Canadian country music singer. In her career, she has released five studio albums and a one compilation album. Several of her singles have charted on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, most notably her number one hits "Somebody's Leavin'" and "What Else Can I Do" from 1994... |
|
| — | 13 | Love Music Loves to Dance | Calvin Wiggett Calvin Wiggett Calvin Wiggett is a country music singer. Wiggett recorded one studio album for Royalty Records, 1995's Made for Each Other... |
|
| 5 | 1 | My Heart Has a History My Heart Has a History "My Heart Has a History" is the title of a country music song written by Paul Brandt and Mark D. Sanders. Released as Brandt's debut single, it is the first single from his debut album, Calm Before the Storm... |
Paul Brandt | |
| 1 | 1 | No One Needs to Know No One Needs to Know "No One Needs to Know" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in May 1996 as the sixth single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Twain and Mutt Lange. The song became Twain's third consecutive... |
Shania Twain | |
| 50 | 1 | Nobody's Girl Nobody's Girl (song) "Nobody's Girl" is a single by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Released in 1996, it was the first single from her album For Me It's You. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Michelle Wright | |
| — | 4 | One Step Back | 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:... |
|
| 5 | 1 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me Poor Poor Pitiful Me "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written by Warren Zevon.-Content:In keeping with Zevon's sardonic lyrical style, the song's verses deal with a failed suicide, domestic abuse, and a brush with sadomasochism. The song appeared first on Zevon's 1976 self-titled solo album... |
Terri Clark | |
| — | 16 | Rhythm of Your Wings | Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your... |
|
| — | 9 | Roving Gypsy Boy | The Rankin Family | |
| — | 14 | Sittin' Pretty | Thomas Wade Thomas Wade (singer) Thomas Wade is a Canadian country music artist. He was the lead singer of the group Thomas Wade & Wayward, who released their eponymous debut album in 1996... |
|
| — | 18 | So, So Long | Rachel Matkin Rachel Matkin Rachel Matkin is a Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing with at the age of thirteen with her father Dave and her brothers Seth and Judd in The Matkin Family Band. They opened for Ian Tyson, Dwight Yoakam, Patricia Conroy, Lisa Brokop, The Moffats and Gary Fjellgaard... |
|
| — | 2 | Stuck on Your Love | Duane Steele | |
| 34 | 11 | Suddenly Single Suddenly Single "Suddenly Single" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in July 1996, it was the third single from her album Terri Clark. The song reached #11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in June 1996. It also peaked at #34 on the U.S... |
Terri Clark | |
| — | 1 | Sure Enough Sure Enough "Sure Enough" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album Somewhere Inside. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Chris Cummings | |
| — | 13 | Take You by the Heart | The Cruzeros The Cruzeros The Cruzeros is an award-winning Canadian Country rock band. Gordon Park was a bass player from 2000–2003.-Albums:-Singles:... |
|
| — | 1 | Tell Me Something I Don't Know Tell Me Something I Don't Know (Charlie Major song) "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" is a single by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. Released in 1995, it was the second single from Major's album Lucky Man. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Charlie Major | |
| — | 8 | Thought I Was Dreaming | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 3 | The Trouble with Love | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Unbelievable Love Unbelievable Love "Unbelievable Love" is a single by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. Released in 1996, it was the first single from their album Blue Plate Special. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in November 1996.-Chart performance:... |
Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 2 | Waiting on You | Charlie Major | |
| — | 12 | Watching Her Sleep | Jamie Warren | |
| 3 | 3 | When Boy Meets Girl When Boy Meets Girl "When Boy Meets Girl" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It as released in October 1995 as the second single from her album Terri Clark. The song reached #3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1996 and #3 on the Billboard Hot Country... |
Terri Clark | |
| — | 15 | Wild and Free | Joan Kennedy Joan Kennedy (musician) Joan Kennedy is a female country music singer. She came to fame after winning the Canadian National Talent Contest in 1983 and issued her first album, I'm a Big Girl Now, the following year in 1984... |
|
| — | 15 | Windows to the Past | The Neilsons The Neilsons The Neilsons is a Canadian country music group. Their 1996 single "Windows to the Past" reached the Top 20 of the RPM Country Tracks chart. The music video for the song aired regularly on CMT. They later returned to the Top 40 with their 1996 single "We'll Hold On."-Singles:... |
|
| 1 | 1 | You Win My Love You Win My Love "You Win My Love" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fifth single released from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written solely by Mutt Lange, making it one of the very few Shania songs which she did not co-write. The song became Twain's third number-one hit at... |
Shania Twain | |
| — | 8 | Zero to Sixty | Thomas Wade |
Top new album releases
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | All the Good 'Uns (The Best of Ian Tyson) | Ian Tyson Ian Tyson Ian Tyson CM, AOE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.-Career:Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria in 1933, and grew up in Duncan B.C... |
Stony Plain | |
| 10 | Anne Murray Anne Murray (album) -Chart performance:... |
Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
SBK/Capitol | |
| 13 | The Best of Country Heat | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 17 | 9 | The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney -Chart performance:... |
Various Artists | Walt Disney |
| 7 | 3 | Between Now and Forever Between Now and Forever Between Now and Forever is the second studio album by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in 1996 on Asylum Records. Like his debut album Bryan White, it was certified platinum by the RIAA for U.S. sales of one million copies... |
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 |
| 12 | 18 | Big Love Big Love (album) Big Love is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. The album was released in 1996 on MCA Records and contains four singles: the title track, a cover of Johnny Paycheck's " She's All I Got", "Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine", and "Good Ol' Fashioned Love"... |
Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville |
| 13 | The Birth of a Star | 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... |
Razor & Tie | |
| 1 | 1 | Blue Blue (LeAnn Rimes album) Blue is the debut album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996 by Curb Records. It reached #3 on Billboard 200, and #1 on Top Country Albums.... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
Curb |
| 1 | 3 | Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles... |
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 |
| 6 | Blue Moon Blue Moon (Toby Keith album) Blue Moon is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist Toby Keith. The third album of his career and his only album for A&M Records , it was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States... |
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... |
A&M | |
| 5 | Blue Plate Special Blue Plate Special Blue Plate Special is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released by Velvel Records on August 28, 1996... |
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... |
Velvel | |
| 1 | 1 | Borderline Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album) Borderline is the fourth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released in 1996 on Arista Records, the album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for the duo: the Number One hit "My Maria" Borderline (1996) is the fourth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn.... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
Arista Nashville |
| 33 | 12 | BR5-49 BR5-49 (album) BR5-49 is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band BR5-49. The album was released in 1996 on the Arista Nashville label. Three singles were released from the album, all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
BR5-49 | Arista Nashville |
| 14 | 1 | Calm Before the Storm Calm Before the Storm (Paul Brandt album) Calm Before the Storm is the debut album of Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt, released in 1996 on Reprise Records. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the CRIA and gold by the RIAA, and it is his most successful album in the United States... |
Paul Brandt Paul Brandt Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break... |
Reprise |
| 23 | Christmas: The Gift Christmas: The Gift Christmas: The Gift is an album released in 1996 by country music artist Collin Raye. It was Raye's first Christmas album. It is composed largely of cover songs, except for "It Could Happen Again", which was newly written and recorded for this album.... |
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 | Christmas Volume II Christmas Vol. II (Alabama album) Christmas, Vol. 2 is the second Christmas album of country music band Alabama. It was released on September 17, 1996.-Track listing:#"The Blessings" - 4:35... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 1 | CMT Canada '96 | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 1 | Collection Collection (The Rankin Family album) Collection is the first greatest hits album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. It was released by EMI in 1996. The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Roving Gypsy Boy Remix" – 4:05... |
The Rankin Family The Rankin Family The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.- Career... |
EMI | |
| 3 | Crank It Up: The Music Album Crank It Up: The Music Album Crank It Up: The Music Album is the first musical album recorded by Jeff Foxworthy. It features many of Foxworthy's skits set to music, primarily with choruses sung by other musicians. Two comedy sketches, "S. I. N. G. L... |
Jeff Foxworthy Jeff Foxworthy Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy is an American comedian, television and radio personality and author. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White. Known for his "you might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 2 | 1 | Did I Shave My Legs for This? Did I Shave My Legs for This? Did I Shave My Legs for This? is the debut album of American country artist Deana Carter, released in 1996. It features her breakthrough debut single "Strawberry Wine", a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts at the end of that year... |
Deana Carter Deana Carter Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 16 | Dreamin' Out Loud Dreamin' out Loud -Personnel:*Trace Adkins - acoustic guitar, lead vocals*Eddie Bayers - drums*Barry Beckett - organ*Bill Cuomo - synthesizer*Paul Franklin - steel guitar*Rob Hajacos - fiddle*Brent Mason - electric guitar*Terry McMillan - harmonica*Matt Rollings - piano... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 22 | Everybody Knows Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album) Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by country music artist, Trisha Yearwood.Everybody Knows is an album containing country pop-styled ballads. It was given 3 out of 5 stars by Allmusic.... |
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 |
| 1 | 1 | Everything I Love Everything I Love Everything I Love is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 29, 1996 and produced six singles for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "Little Bitty" and "There Goes", Top Ten hits in the title track, "Between the... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
Arista Nashville |
| 9 | 9 | Faces Faces (John Berry album) Faces is an album released by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in 1996 by Capitol Nashville. It peaked at #9 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
John Berry | Capitol Nashville |
| 74 | 6 | For Me It's You For Me It's You For Me It's You is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Michelle Wright, and was released on August 27, 1996 on Arista Nashville... |
Michelle Wright Michelle Wright Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice... |
Arista Nashville |
| 4 | Friends & Lovers | Various Artists | Sony | |
| 9 | 10 | Full Circle Full Circle (Randy Travis album) Full Circle is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. His last album for Warner Bros. Records , the album produced four singles: "Are We in Trouble Now", "Would I", "Price to Pay", and a cover of Roger Miller's hit single "King of the Road"... |
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. |
| 12 | 6 | Gettin' Out the Good Stuff Gettin' Out the Good Stuff Gettin' Out the Good Stuff is the second album released by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. The tracks "Every Time I Get Around You" and "The Road You Leave Behind" were both Top 5 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1996... |
David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was... |
MCA Nashville |
| 10 | The Gift The Gift (Kenny Rogers album) The Gift is a 1996 holiday album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.This fourth holiday album brought Rogers back to the charts, both with the album itself , but also with a single .The Gift was originally released... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Magnatone | |
| 21 | Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight Sweetheart (album) Goodnight Sweetheart is the debut album of American country music artist David Kersh. It contains the hit singles "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names", "Goodnight Sweetheart", "Another You", and "Day In, Day Out". Respectively, these reached #65, #6, #3 and #11 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
David Kersh David Kersh David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,... |
Curb | |
| 8 | 9 | Greater Need Greater Need Greater Need is a studio album, released in 1996, by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It included three singles, all of which entered the Billboard country singles charts: "By My Side" , "I Just Might Be" and "Good as I Was to You."Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out... |
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 |
| 2 | 5 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Clint Black album) Greatest Hits is a 1996 compilation album by country singer Clint Black. It compiles a dozen hit songs from his first five albums... |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
RCA Nashville |
| 18 | 14 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Mark Chesnutt album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It features ten of the greatest hits from his second through sixth studio albums, as well as the newly-recorded tracks "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain"... |
Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item... |
Decca Nashville |
| 3 | 5 | High Lonesome Sound High Lonesome Sound High Lonesome Sound is the eighth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1996 on MCA Nashville Records. It features the singles "High Lonesome Sound," "Worlds Apart," "Pretty Little Adrianna, "A Little More Love" and "You and You Alone." Two versions of the... |
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 |
| 27 | 21 | Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best -Album:-Singles:-References:*... |
Marty Stuart Marty Stuart John Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music... |
MCA Nashville |
| 23 | I Stoled This Record I Stoled This Record I Stoled This Record is the second album from country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. His highest-selling album to date, it has been certified gold in the United States, although none of its singles charted... |
Cledus T. Judd Cledus T. Judd Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies... |
Razor & Tie | |
| 18 | It's What I Do It's What I Do It's What I Do is the title of the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was his first album since Men'll Be Boys two years previous. This was also his first release for Capitol Records Nashville, as the Nashville division of Liberty Records had been merged... |
Billy Dean Billy Dean William Harold "Billy" Dean, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 14 | 4 | IV IV (Diamond Rio album) IV is the fourth studio album released by American country music band Diamond Rio. It produced the Top 5 singles "Walkin' Away", "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" and "Holdin'", as well as the #15 "It's All in Your Head". "She Misses Him on Sunday the Most" was released as a single in Germany only... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
Arista Nashville |
| 22 | 8 | Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Messina (album) Jo Dee Messina is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Jo Dee Messina, released in 1996.It was co-produced by country music artist Tim McGraw and McGraw's frequent co-producer Byron Gallimore... |
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 |
| 10 | 3 | Just the Same Just the Same Just the Same is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Terri Clark. It was released in late 1996 on Mercury Records. In the U.S., this album produced the singles "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" , "Emotional Girl", and the title track, which respectively reached #5, #10 and #49 on the... |
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/PolyGram |
| 17 | Learning as You Go Learning as You Go Learning As You Go is the third English-language album from Hispanic American country music singer Rick Trevino. It features "Running Out Of Reasons To Run", which was Trevino's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Rick Trevino Rick Trevino Ricardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate... |
Columbia | |
| 74 | 18 | Lisa Brokop Lisa Brokop (album) Lisa Brokop is the self-titled third studio album by Canadian country music artist Lisa Brokop. It was released on February 20, 1996 by Capitol Records. "She Can't Save Him," "Before He Kissed Me" and "West of Crazy" were all released as singles... |
Lisa Brokop Lisa brokop Lisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 18 | Living in a Moment Living in a Moment Living in a Moment is the second album from American country music artist Ty Herndon. The album was released in 1996 via Epic Records. Like his debut album What Mattered Most, the album has been certified gold by the RIAA... |
Ty Herndon Ty Herndon Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most... |
Epic |
| 11 | Makin' Hay Makin' Hay Makin' Hay is the second studio album by Canadian country music group Farmer's Daughter, and was released in 1996 by Universal Music Canada.-Track listing:# "Cornfields or Cadillacs" - 3:33... |
Farmer's Daughter | Universal | |
| 9 | Me and You | 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 | |
| 4 | 2 | Measure of a Man Measure of a Man (Kevin Sharp album) Measure of a Man is the title of the debut album of American country music artist Kevin Sharp. The debut single, "Nobody Knows" went to number one on both the American and Canadian country charts. The next two singles, "She's Sure Taking It Well" and If You Love Somebody" both charted in the top... |
Kevin Sharp | Asylum |
| 7 | 7 | Neal McCoy Neal McCoy (album) Neal McCoy is the self-titled album released by American country music artist Neal McCoy in 1996. His fifth studio album overall, it features the singles "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" , "Going, Going, Gone" , and "That Woman of Mine"... |
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... |
Atlantic |
| 3 | New Country 3 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 19 | 11 | Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) -Chart performance:... |
Various Artists | Decca Nashville |
| 11 | On a Good Night On a Good Night On a Good Night is the second studio album released by American country music artist Wade Hayes. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced a #2-peaking single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in its title track that year... |
Wade Hayes Wade Hayes Tony Wade Hayes is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1994, he made his debut that year with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better... |
Columbia | |
| 3 | 13 | A Place in the World A Place in the World (album) A Place in the World is the sixth album by Mary Chapin Carpenter, and was a #3 Country Album on the Billboard charts. Album tracks that entered the Hot Country Singles chart were "Let Me into Your Heart" at #11, "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" at #35, and "Keeping the Faith" at #58... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
Columbia |
| 17 | Politics, Religion and Her Politics, Religion and Her Politics, Religion and Her is a 1996 album by country musician Sammy Kershaw. The album launched several charting singles and itself charted at #115 on The Billboard 200, also peaking at #17 on Top Country Albums... |
Sammy Kershaw Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications... |
Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 36 | 13 | Reflections: Songs of Love | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
RCA |
| 7 | 8 | The Restless Kind The Restless Kind The Restless Kind is the American artist Travis Tritt's fifth album, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1996. The tracks "More Than You'll Ever Know", "Helping Me Get over You" , "She's Going Home with Me", and "Where Corn Don't Grow" were released as singles, all peaking in the Top 40 on the... |
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. |
| 2 | 1 | Revelations Revelations (Wynonna Judd album) Revelations is the title of the third studio album released by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. Her first album since Tell Me Why three years previous, it was released in 1996 on MCA Records in association with Curb Records... |
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... |
Curb/MCA Nashville |
| 14 | 12 | Ricochet Ricochet (Ricochet album) Ricochet is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Ricochet. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "What Do I Know", "Daddy's Money" , "Love Is Stronger Than Pride", and "Ease My... |
Ricochet Ricochet (band) Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of... |
Columbia |
| 4 | The Road to Ensenada The Road to Ensenada The Road To Ensenada is an album of songs recorded by Lyle Lovett and released in 1996.At the Grammy Awards of 1997, The Road to Ensenada won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.-Track listing:All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted.... |
Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"... |
Curb | |
| 19 | Shady Grove Shady Grove (Garcia/Grisman album) Shady Grove is the name of an acoustic album by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. It was released on the Acoustic Disc record label in 1996. The album was produced by Garcia and Grisman for Dawg Productions. Also appearing on the album: Joe Craven, Jim Kerwin, Matt Eakle, Bryan Bowers, and Will... |
Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead... & David Grisman David Grisman David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey... |
Acoustic Disc | |
| 72 | 11 | Solid Ground | 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:... |
Atlantic |
| 13 | Somebody New Somebody New (album) Somebody New is the second studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. The album was released by Decca Nashville on June 4, 1996... |
Rhett Akins Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for the label , followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 21 | Somewhere Inside Somewhere Inside (album) Somewhere Inside is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on June 18, 1996... |
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 | |
| 20 | 4 | Spirit Spirit (Willie Nelson album) Spirit is an album by country music singer Willie Nelson. The album differs from Nelson's other albums because of the use of fewer instruments and has a more classical/Spanish influence than others... |
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 |
| 12 | 11 | Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is an album by The Beach Boys. Released in 1996, it is, despite its 'Volume 1' sub-title, their only venture into the genre of country pop music.... |
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962... |
River North |
| 21 | Steppin' Country 2 | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 5 | 1 | Ten Thousand Angels Ten Thousand Angels -Personnel:*Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar*Kathy Burdick – background vocals*Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar*Paul Franklin – steel guitar*Sonny Garrish – steel guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar*John Hobbs – piano... |
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 |
| 3 | 3 | Tennessee Moon Tennessee Moon Tennessee Moon is an album by Neil Diamond. Released in February 1996, it is the product of a collaboration with various country music songwriters and performers. A companion television special entitled Under a Tennessee Moon was aired on ABC... |
Neil Diamond Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present.... |
Columbia |
| 43 | 20 | That's Enough of That That's Enough of That That's Enough of That is the debut album of American country music artist Mila Mason. It was released in 1996 on Atlantic Records Nashville... |
Mila Mason Mila Mason Mila Mason is an American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including its title track... |
Atlantic |
| 4 | 4 | Time Marches On Time Marches On Time Marches On is the fourth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. The title track spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard country charts in 1996, becoming Lawrence's biggest chart hit to date... |
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 |
| 20 | 14 | Trail of Tears Trail of Tears (Billy Ray Cyrus album) Trail of Tears is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus's 4th studio album. It was released on January 1, 1996, and is the follow-up album to the 1994 album Storm in the Heartland. It was Cyrus' first release in over two years. Two singles were released: the title track and "Three Little Words", which... |
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... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 21 | 24 | Treasures Treasures (Dolly Parton album) Treasures is a 1996 Dolly Parton album, made up of covers of rock and country hits from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It was her 33rd studio album. Among the selections were work by Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis... |
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
Rising Tide |
| 10 | 16 | The Trouble with the Truth The Trouble with the Truth The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts, and #86 on the Pop charts... |
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 |
| 8 | Untamed and True 3 | Various Artists | MCA | |
| 20 | Used Heart for Sale Used Heart for Sale -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-Personnel:*Gary Allan – lead vocals*Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, steel guitar*Owen Hale – drums*Jim Lauderdale – background vocals*B... |
Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 5 | 14 | What I Do the Best What I Do the Best What I Do the Best is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The tracks "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us", "Friends", "How Was I to Know" and "I Miss You a Little" were all released as singles, peaking at #15, #2, #2, and #6, respectively on the Hot... |
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
Atlantic |
| 16 | What I Live to Do What I Live to Do What I Live to Do is the debut album of American country music artist James Bonamy. Released in February 1996, it features the single "I Don't Think I Will", a #2 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, as well as the hits "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" and "All I Do Is Love... |
James Bonamy James Bonamy James Michael Bonamy is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two... |
Epic | |
| 1 | 3 | What If It's You What If It's You What If It's You, released in 1996, is the twenty-third album from Reba McEntire. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart and #15 on the Billboard 200. It is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. What If It's You was the first album she did not use studio musicians, relying... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
MCA Nashville |
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam is an album by American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, Jr. This album was released on April 4, 1996 on the Curb Records label.-Track listing:# Don Juan d'Bubba – 2:55# Houston, We Have a Problem – 3:38... |
Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
Curb | |
| 60 | All Because of You All Because of You (Daryle Singletary album) All Because of You is the second album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released on October 8, 1996 via Giant Records. Although its lead-off single "Amen Kind of Love" reached #2 on the U.S. country singles charts, the next two singles both missed Top 40... |
Daryle Singletary Daryle Singletary Daryle Bruce Singletary is an American country music singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary in 1995, All Because of You in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth in 1998... |
Giant | |
| 74 | Almost Alone Almost Alone (Chet Atkins album) Almost Alone is an album by Chet Atkins. He was 71 at the time of the album's release. It is almost all solo guitar instrumentals. "Jam Man" won the 1997 Grammy award for Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance.... |
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... |
Columbia | |
| 53 | Don't Fence Me In Don't Fence Me In (album) Don't Fence Me In is the third studio album released by American country music artist Lari White. The album was released on February 16, 1996. The album produced two chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Ready, Willing, and Able", which peaked at #20, and "Wild at... |
Lari White Lari White Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 73 | Elvis: Great Country Songs | 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 | |
| 51 | Give Me Some Wheels Give Me Some Wheels Give Me Some Wheels is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. For the album's title track and lead-off single, Bogguss reunited with Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, the co-writers of one of her most successful singles, "Hey Cinderella"... |
Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 56 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (1996 John Anderson album) Greatest Hits is country artist John Anderson's second compilation album of that name. It was released in 1996 on RCA Records.-Track listing:#"Money in the Bank" – 2:58... |
John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years... |
BNA | |
| 60 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Confederate Railroad album) Greatest Hits is Confederate Railroad's first compilation album. It was released on June 18, 1996 by Atlantic Nashville. It peaked at #60 on the US country albums chart.-Track listing:# "Queen of Memphis" – 3:20... |
Confederate Railroad Confederate Railroad Confederate Railroad is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia by Danny Shirley , Michael Lamb , Mark Dufresne , Chris McDaniel , Warren "Gates" Nichols and Wayne Secrest... |
Atlantic | |
| 36 | Hang of the Heartache | Desert Dolphins Desert Dolphins Desert Dolphins is a Canadian country music group. Their 1994 single "Dynamite" reached the Top 10 of the RPM Country Tracks chart. They later returned to the Top 20 with their 1996 single "Foolproof."-Albums:-Singles:... |
Quality | |
| 39 | Hit Country '96 | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 43 | The Hits The Hits (Hal Ketchum album) The Hits is the title of the first compilation album by country music artist Hal Ketchum in 1996. It briefly appeared on Billboards Top Country Albums chart, peaking at #43. Three songs were newly recorded for this collection, "Satisfied Mind", the Bob Ferguson cover "Wings of a Dove" and "Hang in... |
Hal Ketchum Hal Ketchum Hal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry... |
Curb | |
| 26 | I Lived to Tell It All I Lived to Tell It All I Lived to Tell It All is an album by country music artist George Jones This album was released on August 13, 1996 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This was also a companion piece to his best-selling autobiography of the same name, I Lived to Tell It All.-Track listing:#"Honky Tonk Song" I Lived... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 47 | I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits |
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
Columbia | |
| 53 | Live | 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... |
Laughing Hyena | |
| 47 | The Luv Collection: Real Luv | Various Artists | EMI-Capitol | |
| 60 | 28 | Mandy Barnett | Mandy Barnett Mandy Barnett Amanda Carol "Mandy" Barnett is a country music singer and stage actress. In her musical career, she has released three albums and charted three singles on the Billboard country charts. Her highest-charting country single is "Now That's All Right With Me", which reached #43 in 1996... |
Asylum |
| 38 | Mark Wills Mark Wills (album) Mark Wills is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Mark Wills. Released in 1996 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Jacob's Ladder", "High Low and In Between", and "Places I've Never... |
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 | |
| 45 | My Roots Are Showing… | K. T. Oslin K. T. Oslin Kay Toinette "K. T." Oslin is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the chart.-Early life and career:... |
BNA | |
| 38 | NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 66 | NFL Country NFL Country NFL Country is a compilation album released by the National Football League that featured country musicians performing songs with NFL stars... |
Various Artists | Gridiron | |
| 54 | Now and Then | Shenandoah Shenandoah (band) Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 40 | Paradise Paradise (John Anderson album) Paradise is the sixteenth studio album of country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1996 under the BNA Records label. The album produced the singles: "Paradise" , which peaked at 26 on United States Country charts and 21 on Canadian charts, "Long Hard Lesson Learned", which peaked at... |
John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years... |
BNA | |
| 32 | P.O. Box 423 P.O. Box 423 P.O. Box 423 is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele. It was released by Mercury Records in February 1996. The album peaked at number 32 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Stuck On Your Love" – 3:29... |
Duane Steele Duane Steele Duane Steele, is a Canadian country music country music artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married" in 1996.... |
Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 36 | Remembering Stan Rogers: An East Coast Tribute II |
Various Artists | Atlantica | |
| 50 | The Rocky Mountain Collection | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
RCA | |
| 32 | Semi Crazy | Junior Brown Junior Brown Jamieson "Junior" Brown is an American country guitarist and singer. He has released nine studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel... |
Curb | |
| 37 | Smokin' Armadillos | Smokin' Armadillos Smokin' Armadillos The Smokin' Armadillos is an American country music group formed in Bakersfield, California in 1992. Their highest charting single, "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind," peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1996; it was included on their self-titled debut album, issued... |
Curb | |
| 26 | Some Things Are Meant to Be Some Things Are Meant to Be Some Things Are Meant to Be is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Linda Davis. Her final studio album for Arista Records, it produced Davis's second-highest chart hit in "Some Things Are Meant to Be", a #13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1996... |
Linda Davis Linda Davis Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 33 | Stampede Stampede (Chris LeDoux album) Stampede is the title of a studio album released by American country music artist Chris LeDoux for. It was his first album released for Capitol Nashville after the Liberty Records name was retired. Overall, it is his 30th album. "Gravitational Pull", "When I Say Forever" and "Five Dollar Fine" were... |
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 | |
| 38 | Star of Wonder – A Country Christmas Collection |
Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 44 | Starlite Lounge Starlite Lounge Starlite Lounge is the title of the third studio album from American country music singer David Ball. It was his second album for Warner Bros. Records and was released in 1996. The album produced the singles "Circle of Friends" and "Hangin' In and Hangin' On", which respectively reached #49 and... |
David Ball | Warner Bros. | |
| 46 | Super Hits | Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 66 | Super Hits | Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 51 | Super Hits | Keith Whitley Keith Whitley Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 29 | Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Three Hanks: Men With Broken Hearts Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts is a studio album released by American record label Curb Records in 1996. It combines Hank Williams Sr's songs with accompanying vocals of his son Hank Williams Jr., and his grandson Hank Williams III.-Track listing:... |
Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... & Hank Williams III Hank Williams III Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal... |
Curb | |
| 54 | Two Ways to Fall Two Ways to Fall Two Ways to Fall is the second studio album released by American country music artist Ty England. His second and final album for the RCA Records label, it produced the singles "Irresistible You" and "All of the Above", which peaked at #22 and #46, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles... |
Ty England Ty England Gary Tyler "Ty" England is an American country music singer and guitarist. Initially a member of Garth Brooks' band, England began his solo career in 1995, recording a self-titled debut album on RCA Records. A second album, Two Ways to Fall, followed in 1996... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 26 | Unchained | 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... |
American | |
| 42 | 31 | You Still Got Me You Still Got Me You Still Got Me is the third studio album from country music artist Doug Supernaw. Released in November 1995, the album produced the single "Not Enough Hours in the Night", a Top 5 hit for Supernaw on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1996... |
Doug Supernaw Doug Supernaw Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande , Deep... |
Giant |
Deaths
- March 4 — Minnie PearlMinnie PearlSarah Ophelia Colley Cannon , known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991.-Early life:Sarah Colley was born in Centerville, in Hickman County, Tennessee,...
, 83, legendary comedienne known for her trademark greeting, "How-dee!" and her straw hat with price tag; a regular on Hee HawHee HawHee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being...
(stroke). - May 3 — Patsy MontanaPatsy MontanaRuby Rose Blevins , known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first female country performer to have a million-selling single...
, 87, first female country singer to have a single sell one million copies ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's SweetheartI Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" is a country and Western song written and first recorded in 1935 by Rubye Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country and Western song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies....
"). - June 16 — Anthony Armstrong JonesAnthony Armstrong JonesRonnie Jones was an American country music singer known professionally as Anthony Armstrong Jones, a stage name that he took from the name of the British photographer who married Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon...
, 47, male singer best known for his Top Ten cover version of "Take a Letter MariaTake A Letter Maria"Take a Letter Maria" is a song written and recorded by R. B. Greaves, an American soul singer. The song has a Latin music flavor, complete with a mariachi-style horn section. It tells of a man who learns of his wife's infidelity the night before and dictates a letter of separation to "Maria", his...
" - December 10 — 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...
, 64, Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob", and "The Singing Sheriff" he had many hits including "Hello WallsHello Walls"Hello Walls" is an American country music song recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961, reaching #1 country and #12 pop, and introduced its songwriter – Willie Nelson – to a national audience....
" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die YoungLive Fast, Love Hard, Die YoungLive Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a...
" (suicide).
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Patsy MontanaPatsy MontanaRuby Rose Blevins , known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first female country performer to have a million-selling single...
(1908-1996) - Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
(1929-2006) - Ray PriceRay Price (musician)Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
(born 1925)
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "BlueBlue (LeAnn Rimes song)"Blue" is the title of the debut single released by American country music singer, LeAnn Rimes, released in 1996 from her debut album of the same name . The song propelled Rimes to fame at thirteen years old....
," LeAnn RimesLeAnn RimesLeAnn 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... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Worlds Apart," Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "My MariaMy Maria"My Maria" is a song co-written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Stevenson released "My Maria" as a single in August 1973, and the song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at #1 on the US...
," 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... - Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "High Lonesome SoundHigh Lonesome Sound (song)"High Lonesome Sound" is a single by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in April 1996, it was the first single from his album, High Lonesome Sound...
," Vince Gill (featuring 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...
) - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Jam Man," Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester 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...
- Best Country Song — "Blue," Bill MackBill MackBill Mack is one of the most recognizable voices in country music radio. For many years, Mack was best known as the host of The Country Roads Show, the overnight country music show on WBAP, a clear channel station in Fort Worth...
(Performer: LeAnn Rimes) - Best Country Album — The Road to EnsenadaThe Road to EnsenadaThe Road To Ensenada is an album of songs recorded by Lyle Lovett and released in 1996.At the Grammy Awards of 1997, The Road to Ensenada won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.-Track listing:All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted....
, Lyle LovettLyle LovettLyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"...
(Producers: Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett) - Best Bluegrass Album — True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe, Various Artists (Producer: Todd PhillipsTodd PhillipsTodd Phillips is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for directing the comedy films Road Trip, Old School, The Hangover, and Due Date.-Early life:...
)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist 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...
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin FamilyThe Rankin FamilyThe Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.- Career...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — 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...
- Song of the Year — "BlueBlue (LeAnn Rimes song)"Blue" is the title of the debut single released by American country music singer, LeAnn Rimes, released in 1996 from her debut album of the same name . The song propelled Rimes to fame at thirteen years old....
," Bill MackBill MackBill Mack is one of the most recognizable voices in country music radio. For many years, Mack was best known as the host of The Country Roads Show, the overnight country music show on WBAP, a clear channel station in Fort Worth... - Single of the Year — "Blue," LeAnn RimesLeAnn RimesLeAnn 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...
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear SkyBlue Clear SkyBlue Clear Sky is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles...
, 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... - Top Male Vocalist — George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist — Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
- 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 — Sawyer BrownSawyer BrownSawyer 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...
- Top New Male Vocalist — Trace AdkinsTrace AdkinsTracy 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...
- Top New Female Vocalist — LeAnn Rimes
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — RicochetRicochet (band)Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of...
- Video of the Year — "I Think About You," Collin RayeCollin RayeFloyd 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...
(Director: Steven Goldmann)
Canadian Country Music Association
- NCN Fans' Choice Award — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Male Artist of the Year — Charlie MajorCharlie MajorCharlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles....
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie OysterPrairie OysterPrairie 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...
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "My Heart Has a HistoryMy Heart Has a History"My Heart Has a History" is the title of a country music song written by Paul Brandt and Mark D. Sanders. Released as Brandt's debut single, it is the first single from his debut album, Calm Before the Storm...
," 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...
, Mark D. Sanders - Single of the Year — "Better Things to DoBetter Things to Do"Better Things to Do" is the title of a song written by Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, and co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Terri Clark. It was released in July 1995 as her debut single and served as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album. It was a Top 10 hit on both the U.S...
," 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... - Album of the Year — Terri ClarkTerri Clark (album)Terri Clark is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer Terri Clark, and was released on August 8, 1995 on Mercury Nashville Records. It was certified platinum by the RIAA and 3× Platinum by the CRIA. The album produced four singles in both Canada and the U.S.: "Better Things...
, Terri Clark - Top Selling Album — Fresh HorsesFresh Horses (album)Fresh Horses is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 21, 1995. Fresh Horses peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart , and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart....
, Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... - Video of the Year — "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" I'm Outta Here!" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1995 as the fourth single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's second number-one hit at...
," Shania Twain - Vista Rising Star Award — Terri Clark
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Jim WitterJim WitterJim 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:...
and Cassandra VasikCassandra VasikCassandra Vasik is a Canadian country singer/songwriter from Blenheim, Ontario. Vasik won the 1992 Canadian Country Music Association "Rising Star" award as well as the 1992 Juno Award for Best Country Female Vocalist.-Albums:- Singles :...
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
- Song of the Year — "Go Rest High on That MountainGo Rest High on That Mountain"Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a country song written and recorded by Vince Gill. It was released in August 1995 as a single from his 1994 album When Love Finds You. It is a eulogic ballad. Gill began writing the song following the death of country music superstar Keith Whitley, who died in 1989...
," 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... - Single of the Year — "Check Yes or NoCheck Yes or No"Check Yes or No" is the title of a song written by Danny Wells and Dana Hunt, and recorded by American country singer George Strait. It was released in September 1995 as the lead single from his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box. It peaked at number-one on both the U.S...
," 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... - Album of the Year — Blue Clear SkyBlue Clear SkyBlue Clear Sky is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles...
, George Strait - Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
- Vocal Group of the Year — The MavericksThe MavericksThe Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...
- Horizon Award — Bryan WhiteBryan WhiteBryan White is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's Between Now and Forever, were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 1997's The...
- Music Video of the Year — "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior BrownJunior BrownJamieson "Junior" Brown is an American country guitarist and singer. He has released nine studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel...
(Director: Michael McNamara) - Vocal Event of the Year — "I Will Always Love YouI Will Always Love You"I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...
," Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
and Vince Gill - Musician of the Year — Mark O'ConnorMark O'ConnorMark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz, country and classical violinist fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...
RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Best Country Album — The Woman in Me, Shania Twain
- Best Country Single — "Any Man of MineAny Man of Mine"Any Man of Mine" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in April 1995 as the second single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain...
", Shania Twain - Top Male Vocalist — Charlie MajorCharlie MajorCharlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles....
- Top Female Vocalist — Shania Twain
- Top Group — Prairie OysterPrairie OysterPrairie 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...
- Outstanding New Artist — Jason McCoyJason McCoyJason McCoy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.He was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario.He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music...
- Top Country Composer(s) — Shania Twain
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.