2002 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2002.
charts in 2002:
Events
- November — Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!Up! (album)-Critical reception:Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72/100 from Metacritic...
. It opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year.
Top hits of the year
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in 2002:
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| 18 | All Over Me All Over Me (Blake Shelton song) "All Over Me" is a song composed by Earl Thomas Conley, Mike Pyle, and Blake Shelton. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from Shelton's first album, Blake Shelton. This is Shelton's first single released under the Warner Bros. label after his original record company, Giant... |
Blake Shelton Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
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| 5 | American Child American Child (song) "American Child" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in April 2002 as the lead-off single to the album of the same name... |
Phil Vassar Phil Vassar Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an... |
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| 1 | Beautiful Mess Beautiful Mess "Beautiful Mess" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music band Diamond Rio. It was co-written by Shane Minor, Clay Mills, and former Exile member Sonny LeMaire, and was the first single from Diamond Rio's 2002 studio album Completely... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
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| 15 | Before I Knew Better | Brad Martin | |
| 1 | Blessed | Martina McBride Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... |
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| 1 | Bring On the Rain Bring On the Rain "Bring On the Rain" is the title of a country music song written by Billy Montana and Helen Darling. It was recorded by Jo Dee Messina on her 2000 album Burn, and was released in September 2001 as that album's fourth single... |
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... (featuring Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... ) |
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Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
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| 1 | The Cowboy in Me The Cowboy in Me "The Cowboy in Me" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Released in December 2001, it was the third single from McGraw's Set This Circus Down album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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| 12 | Cry Cry (Faith Hill song) “Cry” was the first single from American Country singer Faith Hill's 2002 Cry album. Before her rendition, the song was recorded by its writer, Angie Aparo for his 1999 album, The American.... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
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| 1 | Drive (For Daddy Gene) Drive (For Daddy Gene) "Drive " is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, "Drive". It reached number one on the U.S... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
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| 12 | Every River Every River (Brooks & Dunn song) "Every River" is the title of a song written by American country music artist Kim Richey along with Angelo Petraglia and Tom Littlefield. First recorded by Richey on her 1997 album Bitter Sweet, it was later covered by the duo Brooks & Dunn, who released it as the fifth and final single from the... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
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| 12 | Forgive Forgive (song) "Forgive" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Rebecca Lynn Howard. It was released in May 2002 as the only single from Howard's 2002 studio album Forgive, and the only Top 40 country hit of her career. The song peaked at #12 on Billboard Hot... |
Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard is an American country music artist. She has charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and has released three studio albums... |
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| 1 | Good Morning Beautiful | Steve Holy Steve Holy Steve Holy is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records since 1999, he has released three studio albums: 2000's Blue Moon 2006's Brand New Girlfriend and 2011's Love Don't Run... |
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| 1 | The Good Stuff The Good Stuff "The Good Stuff" is a single, released in May 2002, by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was the second single from his 2002 album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.... |
Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... |
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| 17 | Help Me Understand | Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
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| 1 | I Breathe In, I Breathe Out I Breathe In, I Breathe Out "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" is the title of a song recorded and co-written by country music artist Chris Cagle. It was first recorded by David Kersh on his 1998 album If I Never Stop Loving You; Kersh's version was not released as a single.... |
Chris Cagle Chris Cagle Chris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud... |
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| 18 | I Cry | Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran is an American country music artist. Signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album that year, followed a year later by Life Happened... |
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| 2 | I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday) I Don't Have to Be Me ('Til Monday) "I Don't Have To Be Me " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Azar. It was released in October 2001 as the lead-off single from his second studio album, Waitin' on Joe, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Azar's... |
Steve Azar Steve Azar Stephen Thomas "Steve" Azar is an American country music artist. Azar was signed to River North Nashville in 1995, and he released his debut album on February 27, 1996. After leaving River North, Azar took time away from his music... |
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| 7 | I Don't Want You to Go I Don't Want You to Go "I Don't Want You to Go" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It is the third single from her 2001 debut album Room with a View. The song was also her third entry on two U.S... |
Carolyn Dawn Johnson Carolyn Dawn Johnson Carolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999... |
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| 5 | I Keep Looking I Keep Looking "I Keep Looking" is the title of a song written by Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin, and co-written and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. It was released in March 2002 as the fourth and final single from her album Born to Fly. The song was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &... |
Sara Evans Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... |
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| 1 | I Miss My Friend I Miss My Friend (song) "I Miss My Friend" is a country music song written by Tom Shapiro, Mark Nesler, and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music singer Darryl Worley. The first single from his album of the same name, it also became his first number one single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Darryl Worley Darryl Worley Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last , I Miss My Friend , Have You Forgotten? , and Darryl Worley in 2004... |
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| 4 | I Should Be Sleeping I Should Be Sleeping "I Should Be Sleeping" is the title of a song written by Shaye Smith and Lisa Drew, and recorded by Canadian country music group Emerson Drive. It was released in October 2001 as their first single from their debut self-titled album, Emerson Drive. The song reached the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard... |
Emerson Drive Emerson Drive Emerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open... |
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| 7 | I'm Gonna Getcha Good! I'm Gonna Getcha Good! "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was originally released to American radio on September 23, 2002... |
Shania Twain Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million... |
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| 1 | I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) "I'm Gonna Miss Her " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from his second studio album Part II, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart that year, becoming the third... |
Brad Paisley Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
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| 4 | I'm Movin' On I'm Movin' On (Rascal Flatts song) "I'm Movin' On" is the title of a song written by Phillip White and D. Vincent Williams, and recorded by the country music group Rascal Flatts on their self-titled debut album... |
Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
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| 3 | The Impossible | Joe Nichols | |
| 10 | In Another World In Another World (song) "In Another World" is the title of a song written by Tom Shapiro, Wally Wilson and Jimmy Yeary. It was recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie as the title track to his eighth studio album, 2001's In Another World... |
Joe Diffie Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",... |
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| 9 | Just Let Me Be in Love Just Let Me Be in Love "Just Let Me Be in Love" is a song performed by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in August 2001, it was the second single released from his 2001 album Ten Rounds... |
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| 13 | Just What I Do | Trick Pony Trick Pony Trick Pony was an American country music group. It was formed in 1996 by Keith Burns , Ira Dean , and Heidi Newfield . The group recorded three studio albums: Trick Pony, On a Mission and R.I.D.E., released in 2001, 2002 and 2005, respectively... |
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| 2 | Landslide Landslide (song) The country group Dixie Chicks then covered "Landslide" on their 2002 Home album. This rendition, featuring the group's trademark two- and three-part harmonies reached the Top 10 of both the pop and country charts as well as several other charts. It became the Dixie Chicks' only number 1 single ... |
Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... |
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| 20 | Life Happened | Tammy Cochran | |
| 1 | Living and Living Well Living and Living Well "Living and Living Well" is a song written by Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. released in February 2002 as the second single from his 2001 album, The Road Less Traveled. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
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| 1 | The Long Goodbye | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 2 | Long Time Gone Long Time Gone "Long Time Gone" is a country song by Darrell Scott, published on the 2000 album Real Time which Scott recorded together with Tim O'Brien.-Content:... |
Dixie Chicks | |
| 8 | Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and James LeBlanc, and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in January 2002 as the fourth and final single from his 2000 album Down the Road I Go... |
Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
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| 5 | My Heart Is Lost to You My Heart Is Lost to You "My Heart Is Lost to You" is a song recorded by the country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It is the fourth single released from their 2001 album Steers & Stripes. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.-Music video:... |
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| 1 | My List | Toby Keith | |
| 5 | My Town | Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,... |
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| 3 | Not a Day Goes By Not a Day Goes By "Not a Day Goes By" is the title of a song written by Maribeth Derry and Steve Diamond, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in January 2002 as the fourth and final single from their album, I'm Already There... |
Lonestar Lonestar Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011... |
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| 14 | Ol' Red Ol' Red "Ol' Red" is a song written by James "Bo" Bohan, Don Goodman and Mark Sherrill. The song was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album You Oughta Be Here with Me and covered by Kenny Rogers on his 1993 album If Only My Heart Had a Voice, although neither artist released it as a single... |
Blake Shelton | |
| 3 | The One The One (Gary Allan song) "The One" is a song written by Karen Manno and Billy Lee, and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his CD, Alright Guy... |
Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
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| 5 | Red Ragtop Red Ragtop "Red Ragtop" is the title of a song written by Jason White and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in September 2002 as the lead-off single on his 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. The song peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles... |
Tim McGraw | |
| 16 | Saints & Angels Saints & Angels "Saints & Angels" is the title of a song written by Victoria Banks and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. It was released in September 2001 as the third single from her album Born to Fly... |
Sara Evans | |
| 11 | She Was | Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item... |
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| 1 | She'll Leave You with a Smile She'll Leave You with a Smile "She'll Leave You with a Smile" is the title of a song written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 2002 as the last single from his 2001 album The Road Less Traveled. It was his 38th Number One hit on the... |
George Strait | |
| 7 | Some Days You Gotta Dance Some Days You Gotta Dance "Some Days You Gotta Dance" is a single by American country music group the Dixie Chicks. Released in 2001, it was the eighth and final single from their 1999 album, Fly. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 2002. "Some Days You Gotta Dance" was... |
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| 1 | Somebody Like You Somebody Like You "Somebody Like You" is the title of a song recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban, co-written by him and John Shanks. It is the first single release from his 2002 studio album Golden Road, as well as his fifth American single release... |
Keith Urban Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... |
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| 20 | Something Worth Leaving Behind Something Worth Leaving Behind (song) "Something Worth Leaving Behind" is a song written by Brett Beavers and Tom Douglas and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack. It was released in 2002 as the first single from her album of the same name; it peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks.-Background:Womack... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
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| 16 | Squeeze Me In | 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... with Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
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| 13 | Strong Enough to Be Your Man | Travis Tritt | |
| 1 | Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo "Ten Rounds with José Cuervo" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in April 2002, it was the third single from Byrd's Ten Rounds album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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| 16 | That's Just Jessie | Kevin Denney Kevin Denney Kevin Denney is an American country music artist. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2001, he made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album , which produced three chart singles, including "That's Just Jessie", a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &... |
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| 3 | That's When I Love You That's When I Love You "That's When I Love You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in October 2001 as the fifth and final single to his 2000 self-titled debut album Phil Vassar. It peaked at #3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and #37 on the... |
Phil Vassar | |
| 1 | These Days These Days (Rascal Flatts song) "These Days" is the title of a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Steve Robson, and Danny Wells, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts on their 2002 album Melt... |
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| 18 | Thicker Than Blood | Garth Brooks | |
| 19 | 'Til Nothing Comes Between Us | John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
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| 7 | Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man" is a song written by Rivers Rutherford and Troy Verges, and recorded by American country music artist Andy Griggs. Released in January 2002, it was the second single from the album Freedom. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Andy Griggs Andy Griggs Andrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville and a fourth for Montage Music Group... |
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| 1 | Unbroken Unbroken (song) "Unbroken" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Released in June 2002, it was the fourth single from McGraw's Set This Circus Down album... |
Tim McGraw | |
| 2 | What If She's an Angel What If She's an Angel "What If She's an Angel" is a single by American country music artist Tommy Shane Steiner. Released in December 2001, it was the first single from Steiner's debut album, Then Came the Night. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 2002, becoming his only Top... |
Tommy Shane Steiner Tommy Shane Steiner Tommy Shane Steiner is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 2001 with the single "What If She's an Angel", which reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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| 8 | When You Lie Next to Me When You Lie Next to Me (song) "When You Lie Next to Me" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Kellie Coffey. It was released as her debut single in December 2001, and served as the lead-off single to her first studio album, also titled When You Lie Next to Me. To date, it is Coffey's only Top... |
Kellie Coffey Kellie Coffey Kellie Coffey is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2002 with the release of her single "When You Lie Next to Me", a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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| 2 | Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" is a title of a song written by Kenny Beard, Casey Beathard, and co-written and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and also peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot... |
Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990... |
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| 3 | Where Would You Be Where Would You Be "Where Would You Be" is the title of a song recorded by American country singer Martina McBride. It was released in May 2002 as the third single fromGreatest Hits album. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Charts:"Where Would You Be" debuted at #45... |
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| 1 | Who's Your Daddy? Who's Your Daddy? (Toby Keith song) "Who's Your Daddy?" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2002 as the second single from Keith's Unleashed album. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 22 on... |
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| 3 | Work in Progress Work in Progress (song) "Work in Progress" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in June 2002 as the third single from his 2002 album Drive. It peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 35 on the U.S... |
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| 2 | Wrapped Around Wrapped Around "Wrapped Around" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Brad Paisley. It was released in August 2001 as the second single released from Paisley's album Part II and reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 2002... |
Brad Paisley | |
| 5 | Wrapped Up in You Wrapped up in You "Wrapped Up in You" is the title of a song written by Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from his eighth studio album Scarecrow... |
Garth Brooks | |
| 2 | Young Young (Kenny Chesney song) "Young" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in December 2001 as the lead single from his 2002 album "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems". It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 35 on the... |
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Top new album releases
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2002:| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Reference |
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| 8 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 9 | The Almeria Club Recordings The Almeria Club Recordings The Almeria Club Recordings is an album by American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, Jr. This album was released on January 8, 2002 on the Curb Records label. This album was said to be a "break-through" in the career of Hank Williams, Jr. He recorded most of the songs at "The... |
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 | |
| 4 | American Child American Child American Child is the second studio album by American country music artist Phil Vassar. Released in 2002, the album initiailly contained twelve tracks, with the title track serving as the lead-off single, reaching Top Five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.After the lead-off... |
Phil Vassar Phil Vassar Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 2 | American IV: The Man Comes Around American IV: The Man Comes Around American IV: The Man Comes Around is the fourth album in the American series by Johnny Cash, released in 2002. The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own spare style, with help from producer Rick Rubin... |
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
Lost Highway | |
| 3 | Completely | 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 | |
| 1 | Cry Cry (Faith Hill album) -Personnel:*Faith Hill - vocals*Tim Akers - keyboard*Rick Baptist - trumpet*Greg Barnhill - background vocals*Bob Becker - viola*Charlie Bisharat - violin*Bekka Bramlett - tambourine, background vocals*Denyse Buffum - viola*Paul Bushnell - bass... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 1 | Drive Drive (Alan Jackson album) Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the Number One hit "Where Were You ", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 1 | Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits | 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 | |
| 5 | Forgive Forgive (album) Forgive is the second studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. The album was released in September 2002 by MCA Nashville... |
Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard is an American country music artist. She has charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and has released three studio albums... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 7 | Freedom Freedom (Andy Griggs album) Freedom is the second album by country music singer Andy Griggs. Released in 2002 on RCA Records Nashville, it features the singles "How Cool Is That", "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man", and "Practice Life", a duet with Martina McBride; respectively, these reached No. 22, No. 7, and No... |
Andy Griggs Andy Griggs Andrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville and a fourth for Montage Music Group... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 2 | Golden Road Golden Road (album) Golden Road is the third solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It was released in 2002 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Somebody Like You", "Raining on Sunday", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" and "You'll Think of Me".... |
Keith Urban Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 5 | The Great Divide The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album) The Great Divide is an album released in 2002 by American country music singer Willie Nelson. It contains several duets and musical collaborations with artists such as Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Lee Ann Womack, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Brian McKnight, and Bonnie Raitt... |
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... |
Lost Highway | |
| 4 | Halos & Horns Halos & Horns Halos & Horns is the 37th studio album by Dolly Parton, released in May 2002.-History:Her third album for the independent, roots music label Sugar Hill, the album continued Parton's experimentation with the folk and bluegrass sounds begun on The Grass Is Blue 1999 and Little Sparrow 2001... |
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
Blue Eye | |
| 1 | Home Home (Dixie Chicks album) Home is the sixth studio album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 2002 on Monument/Columbia Records. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums.... |
Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... |
Open Wide | |
| 1 | I Miss My Friend I Miss My Friend I Miss My Friend is the second album of country music singer Darryl Worley, it was released on July 16, 2002. The album produced Worley's first Number One single on the Hot Country Songs charts in its title track; "Family Tree" was also a Top 30 hit for him on the same chart... |
Darryl Worley Darryl Worley Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last , I Miss My Friend , Have You Forgotten? , and Darryl Worley in 2004... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 7 | Jerusalem | Steve Earle Steve Earle Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.... |
E-Squared | |
| 3 | Knock on the Sky Knock on the Sky Knock on the Sky is the second studio album of country music trio SHeDAISY. It was released on June 25, 2002. The two singles from this album, "Get Over Yourself" and "Mine All Mine", were minor Top 30 hits on the country charts... |
SHeDAISY SHeDAISY SHeDAISY is an American country music group founded in the late 1980s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn , Kelsi Marie Osborn , and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn from Magna, Utah... |
Lyric Street | |
| 6 | Let It Be Christmas Let It Be Christmas -Track listing:#"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 2:58#"Winter Wonderland" – 2:18#"O Come All Ye Faithful" – 3:18#"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" -Track listing:#"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:58#"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) –... |
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 | Live Live (Alison Krauss album) Live is the eleventh album, and first all-live album, by Alison Krauss and Union Station. All of the songs except "Down to the River to Pray" were recorded at The Louisville Palace April 29–30, 2002... |
Alison Krauss & Union Station Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in... |
Rounder | |
| 9 | Man with a Memory Man with a Memory Man with a Memory is the second studio album released by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in 2003 on the Universal South Records label. The album produced four singles on the Billboard country music charts: "The Impossible", "Brokenheartsville" , "She Only Smokes When She... |
Joe Nichols | Universal South | |
| 1 | Melt | Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
Lyric Street | |
| 3 | My Town My Town (album) My Town is the third album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2002 . Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced three consecutive Top Five hits on the Billboard country charts in the title track, "Speed", and "Hell Yeah". It is Montgomery Gentry's... |
Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,... |
Columbia | |
| 1 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Album :- Singles :- Certifications :... |
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 | |
| 8 | Rise and Shine Rise and Shine (Randy Travis album) Rise and Shine is the title of an album released in 2002 by American country music artist Randy Travis. His second gospel album, it produced the single "Three Wooden Crosses", which in 2003 became his first Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart since 1994's "Whisper My Name"... |
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... |
Word/Curb | |
| 7 | Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top is a tribute album released in 2002 featuring various country music artists performing classic ZZ Top songs.-Critical reception:... |
Various Artists | RCA Nashville | |
| 9 | Side Tracks Side Tracks Side Tracks is a compilation album by Steve Earle. The album was released on 2002.-Track listing:All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.#"Some Dreams" - 3:04#"Open Your Window" - 3:51#"Me and the Eagle" - 4:55... |
Steve Earle Steve Earle Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.... |
E-Squared | |
| 2 | Something Worth Leaving Behind Something Worth Leaving Behind Something Worth Leaving Behind is a 2002 album from Lee Ann Womack. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at #16 and the Top Country Albums at #2. Two singles were released from the album; the title-track and "Forever Everyday"... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 10 | Stars & Stripes Stars & Stripes (album) Stars & Stripes is an album released in 2002 by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It features the singles "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly", "Love Like There's No Tomorrow" and "I'll Take Love over Money"... |
Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990... |
Lyric Street | |
| 4 | Strong Enough | Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... |
Columbia | |
| 6 | Then Came the Night Then Came the Night Then Came the Night is the debut album of American country music artist Tommy Shane Steiner, released in 2002 on RCA Records. It features the single "What If She's an Angel", a #2 hit for Steiner on the Hot Country Songs charts in late 2001-early 2002... |
Tommy Shane Steiner Tommy Shane Steiner Tommy Shane Steiner is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 2001 with the single "What If She's an Angel", which reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 2 | This Side This Side This Side is the Grammy-winning fourth album by the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, released on Sugar Hill in the summer of 2002. It gained some notoriety in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, Spit on a Stranger... |
Nickel Creek Nickel Creek Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006... |
Sugar Hill | |
| 2 | Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors | Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
Curb | |
| 2 | Totally Country Totally Country Totally Country is the first country music album in the Totally Hits series. Released in 2002 via BNA Records, it includes seventeen country hit singles from 2000 to 2002... |
Various Artists | BNA | |
| 5 | Totally Country Vol. 2 Totally Country Vol. 2 -Track listing:# "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" - Travis Tritt # "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" - Chris Cagle # "Just What I Do" - Trick Pony # "My Town" - Montgomery Gentry # "That's When I Love You" - Phil Vassar... |
Various Artists | Epic | |
| 3 | Twisted Angel Twisted Angel Twisted Angel is the seventh album by American country pop singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on October 1, 2002 by Curb Records. The album was critically panned.... |
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 | Unleashed Unleashed (Toby Keith album) Unleashed is the title of American country music singer Toby Keith's seventh studio album, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records Nashville... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 1 | Up! Up! (album) -Critical reception:Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72/100 from Metacritic... |
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... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 5 | When You Lie Next to Me When You Lie Next to Me When You Lie Next to Me is the debut studio album by American country music artist Kellie Coffey. It was released on May 7, 2002 by BNA Records. "When You Lie Next to Me," "At the End of the Day" and "Whatever It Takes" were all released as singles... |
Kellie Coffey Kellie Coffey Kellie Coffey is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2002 with the release of her single "When You Lie Next to Me", a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
BNA |
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| 47 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | 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... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 14 | After the Storm | 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 | |
| 39 | Another Way to Go Another Way to Go (Radney Foster album) Another Way to Go is the fifth full-length album by country music singer-songwriter Radney Foster. It was released in 2002 on Dualtone Records; his second for the label.... |
Radney Foster Radney Foster Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd... |
Dualtone | |
| 13 | Barricades & Brickwalls Barricades & Brickwalls - Charts :... |
Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 46 | The Best of America | Various Artists | Curb | |
| 20 | Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas is the twelfth album of original recordings by country music artist Patty Loveless. The first half of the album comprises covers of well-known traditional Christmas tunes... |
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 | |
| 47 | Bramble Rose Bramble Rose Bramble Rose is the debut album by alternative country artist Tift Merritt. It was released on Lost Highway Records in 2002.-Track listing:# "Trouble Over Me"# "Virginia, No One Can Warn You"# "Neighborhood"# "Bird of Freedom"# "Bramble Rose"... |
Tift Merritt Tift Merritt Catherine Tift Merritt is an American singer-songwriter, musician and North Carolina native. With her longtime band, she has built what has been called a "unique" and critically acclaimed body of work of "sonic short stories and poignant performances." She has been compared to songwriters like... |
Lost Highway | |
| 39 | Can You Hear Me Now Can You Hear Me Now Can You Hear Me Now is the fourteenth studio album by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released in 2002 on Curb Records. The album's singles all failed to make Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Circles" reached #45, the title track peaked at #47, and "I Need a Girlfriend"... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Curb | |
| 39 | Can't Back Down Can't Back Down Can't Back Down is the seventh studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. It was also his last album for Epic Records, and the first album of his career not to produce any Top 40 country hits. "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That from Me", the first single, reached #43 on the Hot Country... |
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 | |
| 35 | Chase the Sun Chase the Sun (Shannon Lawson album) Chase the Sun is the debut album of American country music artist Shannon Lawson. It was released in 2002 on the MCA Nashville label, and it produced two singles: "Dream Your Way to Me" and "Goodbye on a Bad Day", which respectively reached #45 and #28 on the Billboard country charts, while the... |
Shannon Lawson Shannon Lawson (singer) Shannon Lawson is an American country music artist. He is also a member of the MuzikMafia, a collection of country musicians known for their "music without prejudice".... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 37 | Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography is a stand up comedy album by Bill Engvall. It was released in 2002 via Warner Bros. Records.-Track listing:# Introduction# Freshness Emergency# Grading Your Biological Output# Driver's Ed# Old Fashioned... |
Bill Engvall Bill Engvall William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr. is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.-Early life:Bill Engvall was born in Galveston, Texas... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 28 | Classic Country: Great Story Songs | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 19 | Cledus Envy Cledus Envy Cledus Envy is a 2002 album released by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd, released on Monument Records. It features "Leave You Laughin'", Judd's first serious song... |
Cledus T. Judd Cledus T. Judd Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies... |
Monument | |
| 39 | Cledus Navidad Cledus Navidad Cledus Navidad is a Christmas album released by country music artist Cledus T. Judd. The track "Merry Christmas from the Whole Fam Damily", included here, was previously on his 2000 album Just Another Day in Parodies... |
Cledus T. Judd Cledus T. Judd Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies... |
Monument | |
| 37 | The Color of Roses | 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.... |
Image | |
| 13 | Country Croonin' Country Croonin' -Chart performance:... |
Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
StraightWay | |
| 46 | The Dark The Dark (Guy Clark album) The Dark is an album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 2002.Clark is the co-writer on all songs except his cover of the Townes Van Zandt song "Rex's Blues". The Dark is his first release without a solo composition... |
Guy Clark Guy Clark Guy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell.... |
Sugar Hill | |
| 21 | Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions is a 2002 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss.... |
The Chieftains The Chieftains The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:... |
RCA | |
| 29 | Easy Easy (Kelly Willis album) Easy is the fifth album by Kelly Willis. The music is a little bit more "country" than its immediate predecessor What I Deserve, but less rousing than on her first three albums with MCA Records... |
Kelly Willis Kelly Willis Kelly Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as contemporary country, alternative country and new traditionalist.-Early life:... |
Rykodisc | |
| 34 | Electric Electric (Jack Ingram album) Electric is the 5th studio album, released in 2002, by American country music artist Jack Ingram. The only single released was, "One Thing" which failed to chart... |
Jack Ingram Jack Ingram Jack Owen Ingram is an American Texas Country artist signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, six live albums and eighteen singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. country Top 40 until the late... |
Columbia | |
| 21 | Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever | 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 | |
| 13 | Emerson Drive Emerson Drive (album) Emerson Drive is the third studio album from Canadian country music band Emerson Drive and their major-label debut, it was released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. It produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: the Top 5 hits "I Should Be Sleeping" and "Fall Into Me",... |
Emerson Drive Emerson Drive Emerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 16 | The Essential Johnny Cash The Essential Johnny Cash The Essential Johnny Cash is a double-compact disc compilation by Johnny Cash released as part of Sony BMG's Essential series. It was compiled to commemorate Cash's 70th birthday... |
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
Legacy | |
| 35 | The Family Album | Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer is a fictional character created by disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank calls. Seventeen Roy D... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 18 | Forever Country | Various Artists | Razor & Tie | |
| 16 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Mark Wills album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation of American country music artist Mark Wills. Released in 2002 on Mercury Nashville Records, it features the greatest hits from his first four studio albums: 1996's Mark Wills, 1998's Wish You Were Here, 2000's Permanently, and 2001's Loving Every... |
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 | |
| 49 | The Heart of a Legend | 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... |
Madacy | |
| 39 | A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love is the second album by American band Hayseed Dixie, released in 2002 .-Track listing:#"My Best Friend's Girl" – 2:54#"Centerfold" A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love is the second album by American band Hayseed Dixie, released in 2002 (see 2002 in... |
Hayseed Dixie Hayseed Dixie Hayseed Dixie is an American band which began in the autumn of 2000 with the release of their first album, A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC. The band performs a mixture of cover versions of hard rock songs and original compositions in a style that is a unique fusion of bluegrass and rock music and are... |
Dualtone | |
| 40 | How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats is a studio album by bluegrass, country and country rock artist Charlie Daniels. It was released on January 29, 2002... |
Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
Sparrow | |
| 26 | If That Ain't Country If That Ain't Country If That Ain't Country is the title of a studio album recorded by American country music artist Anthony Smith. It was released in 2002 on Mercury Nashville Records as his only studio album. Three singles were released from it: the title track, followed by "John J. Blanchard" and "Half a Man"... |
Anthony Smith Anthony Smith (songwriter) Ralph Anthony Smith is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a musician, Smith recorded his first album, If That Ain't Country, on Mercury Nashville Records in 2003. The album produced three Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 48 | Inside Traxx 2002 | Various Artists | Curb | |
| 12 | It Won't Be Christmas Without You It Won't Be Christmas Without You It Won't Be Christmas Without You is a Christmas music album by country group Brooks & Dunn released in 2002. Their first album of Christmas music, it features covers of traditional Christmas songs, as well as several newly written tunes... |
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 | |
| 39 | Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden is an album by Johnny Cash that was recorded in December 1969 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but which was not released until 2002.... |
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
Legacy | |
| 18 | A Joyful Noise A Joyful Noise (Jo Dee Messina album) A Joyful Noise is an album of Christmas music, released by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina. Her first Christmas album, it was released in 2002 on Curb Records... |
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 | |
| 14 | Kevin Denney Kevin Denney (album) Kevin Denney is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Kevin Denney, released in 2002 on Lyric Street Records. It features the singles "That's Just Jessie", "Cadillac Tears" and "It'll Go Away", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts between... |
Kevin Denney Kevin Denney Kevin Denney is an American country music artist. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2001, he made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album , which produced three chart singles, including "That's Just Jessie", a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &... |
Lyric Street | |
| 17 | Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash is a tribute album to country singer Johnny Cash, released on Legacy Recordings on September 24, 2002 , several days after the previous tribute album to Cash, Dressed in Black. The record features several legendary musicians, including Little... |
Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 11 | Life Happened Life Happened Life Happened is the second studio album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2002 by Epic Records and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran is an American country music artist. Signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album that year, followed a year later by Life Happened... |
Epic | |
| 40 | Little Big Town Little Big Town (album) -Album:-Singles:... |
Little Big Town Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its inception: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, and Phillip Sweet. The quartet's musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies, with all... |
Monument | |
| 27 | Love Songs | John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 17 | Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' Lovesick, Broke and Driftin', released in 2002, was the second studio album from singer/songwriter Hank Williams III.-Track listing:All songs written by Hank Williams III unless otherwise noted.# "7 Months, 39 Days"... |
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 | |
| 48 | The Lovin' Side | 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... |
Rhino | |
| 23 | Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt (album) Mark Chesnutt is the tenth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His only album for the Columbia Records Nashville label, it features the singles "She Was", "I Want My Baby Back" and "I'm in Love with a Married Woman", which peaked at #11, #47, and #48, respectively,... |
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... |
Columbia | |
| 50 | Midnight and Lonesome | Buddy Miller Buddy Miller Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee... |
Hightone | |
| 29 | Mindy McCready Mindy McCready (album) - Chart performance :... |
Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 35 | Miss Fortune | Allison Moorer Allison Moorer Allison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S... |
Universal South | |
| 19 | Now Again | The Flatlanders The Flatlanders The Flatlanders are a country band with considerable country rock influence from Lubbock, Texas founded by singers/songwriters/guitarists Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, and Butch Hancock.... |
New West | |
| 13 | On a Mission | Trick Pony Trick Pony Trick Pony was an American country music group. It was formed in 1996 by Keith Burns , Ira Dean , and Heidi Newfield . The group recorded three studio albums: Trick Pony, On a Mission and R.I.D.E., released in 2001, 2002 and 2005, respectively... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 29 | Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album Osama—Yo' Mama: The Album is an album released by country music artist Ray Stevens. It was released by Curb Records on February 12, 2002. One single was released from it, which was "Osama-Yo' Mama", which peaked at #48 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2001 and accounted for Stevens' first chart... |
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
Curb | |
| 28 | Outside the Lines | Cory Morrow Cory Morrow Cory Morrow is a Texas Country singer/songwriter who has gained popularity throughout the Southwest. Morrow started playing guitar at Memorial High School in Houston. He continued to develop as a musician while attending Texas Tech University, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity... |
Write On | |
| 17 | Pinmonkey Pinmonkey (album) Pinmonkey is a self-titled album released by the American country music group Pinmonkey. It was issued in late 2002 on BNA Records. The album peaked at #17 on the Top Country Albums charts and produced two Top 40 country singles: "Barbed Wire and Roses" and "I Drove All Night"... |
Pinmonkey Pinmonkey Pinmonkey is an American country music group formed in 1998 by Michael Reynolds , brothers Michael and Chad Jeffers , and former Pure Prairie League member Rick Shell . Their first album, Speak No Evil, was released independently in 2002... |
BNA | |
| 13 | Pictures Pictures (John Michael Montgomery album) Pictures is the eighth studio album to be released by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was also his first full length album for Warner Bros. Records, following the closure of Atlantic Records' country division in 2001.. The track "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us", the first... |
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 22 | Ralph Stanley | Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley , also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, is an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing.-Biography:... |
Columbia | |
| 40 | Redneck Fiddlin' Man Redneck Fiddlin' Man Redneck Fiddlin' Man is an album by bluegrass and country rock artist Charlie Daniels. It was released on July 23, 2002 and peaked at number 40 on the Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:# "Rock This Joint"# "Waco"# "Little Joe and Big Bill"... |
Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... |
Blue Hat | |
| 36 | Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe | Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:... |
Lyric Street | |
| 12 | Room to Breathe Room to Breathe (Delbert McClinton album) -Personnel:*Delbert McClinton - vocals, guitar, harmonica*Todd Sharp - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, background vocals*Bill Campbell - rhythm guitar*Gary Nicholson - acoustic guitar, background vocals... |
Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.... |
New West | |
| 38 | Roses | Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
Narada | |
| 19 | The Season for Romance The Season For Romance The Season for Romance is a 2002 Christmas album from Lee Ann Womack. It was released two months after her fourth studio album, Something Worth Leaving Behind.-Track listing:#"The Season for Romance" – 4:09... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 38 | Sixwire Sixwire (album) Sixwire is the self-titled debut album by the American country music band Sixwire. It was released on June 30, 2002 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville... |
Sixwire Sixwire Sixwire is an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group is composed of Andy Childs , Robb Houston , John Howard , Steve Mandile , and Chuck Tilley . The band's name references the six strings on a guitar. Sixwire recorded one album for Warner Bros... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 37 | Spirit Dancer Spirit Dancer Spirit Dancer is the fifth studio album recorded by country music band BlackHawk. It was also their only album on the Columbia Records label, and the first recorded after the death of former member Van Stephenson. The tracks "Days of America" and "One Night in New Orleans" were released as singles... |
BlackHawk | Columbia | |
| 18 | Stars & Guitars Willie Nelson & Friends - Stars & Guitars Willie Nelson & Friends – Stars & Guitars is a 2002 live album by country singer Willie Nelson.- Track listing :# "Whiskey River" - 2:39#*duet with Sheryl Crow# "Good Hearted Woman" - 4:09... |
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... |
Lost Highway | |
| 39 | Tanya Tanya (album) Tanya is the title of an album released in 2002 by Tanya Tucker on her own Tuckertime label.The highest charting Billboard Country Single was the #34 "A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be." Other noteworthy songs include "Old Weakness ," and "I Can Live Without You " and "I Can Do That." The album peaked at... |
Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13... |
Tuckertime | |
| 32 | This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation, released in 2002 by country music artist Ty Herndon. Its only single was the previously unreleased "A Few Short Years". Shortly before this album's release, Herndon charted at #37 on the Hot Country Songs charts with "Heather's... |
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 | |
| 27 | Time-Life's Treasury of Bluegrass | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 32 | The Ultimate Collection | Hank Williams | Mercury Nashville | |
| 23 | Up! (Country Mixes) | 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... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 19 | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt is a hits compilation by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. The album was released by Rhino Records in 2002.... |
Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... |
Elektra | |
| 29 | Waitin' on Joe Waitin' on Joe Waitin' on Joe is the title of a studio album by country music artist Steve Azar. It was released in 2002 on Mercury Nashville Records as the second album of his career, six years after his debut album Heartbreak Town. Waitin' on Joe features the singles "I Don't Have to be Me " and "Waitin' on Joe"... |
Steve Azar Steve Azar Stephen Thomas "Steve" Azar is an American country music artist. Azar was signed to River North Nashville in 1995, and he released his debut album on February 27, 1996. After leaving River North, Azar took time away from his music... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 14 | We Were Soldiers Soundtrack | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 42 | White Trash Christmas White Trash Christmas White Trash Christmas is the fifth Christmas album by Bob Rivers. It was released in 2002, two years after Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire... |
Bob Rivers Bob Rivers Bob Rivers is a well-known American rock and roll radio on air personality in the Pacific Northwest as well as a prolific producer of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies.... |
Atlantic | |
| 18 | Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III is the 2002 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is notable for having many charting albums and singles... |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 34 | Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel -Personnel:*Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar*Mike Brignardello – bass guitar*Lisa Cochran – background vocals*Melodie Crittenden – background vocals*Eric Darken – percussion*Dan Dugmore – steel guitar*Paul Franklin – steel guitar... |
Brad Martin | Epic | |
| 45 | Winter Marquee Winter Marquee Winter Marquee is a live album by folk singer Nanci Griffith. Recorded live during the Clock Without Hands tour in spring 2002, this album grew from the original wish to capture just one live song into a 14 track live CD album , Griffith's first live recording since One Fair Summer Evening... |
Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:... |
Rounder |
Deaths
- February 13 — Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsWaylon 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...
, 64, singer and guitarist (diabetic complications) - March 3 — Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
, 74, songwriter
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Bill CarlisleBill CarlisleWilliam Toliver Carlisle was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.-Biography:Bill Carlisle was born in Wakefield, Kentucky...
(1908-2003) - Porter WagonerPorter WagonerPorter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...
(1927-2007)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Anne MurrayAnne MurrayMorna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
- Art Snider
- Bev Munro
- D'Arcy Scott
- Elmer Tippe
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "CryCry (Faith Hill song)“Cry” was the first single from American Country singer Faith Hill's 2002 Cry album. Before her rendition, the song was recorded by its writer, Angie Aparo for his 1999 album, The American....
," Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Give My Love to Rose," Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Long Time GoneLong Time Gone"Long Time Gone" is a country song by Darrell Scott, published on the 2000 album Real Time which Scott recorded together with Tim O'Brien.-Content:...
," Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... - Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Mendocino County Line," Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
and Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Lil' Jack Slade," Dixie Chicks
- Best Country Song — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"Where Were You " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Written in the wake of the September 11 attacks, it was introduced at the Country Music Association's annual awards show on November 7, 2001...
," Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... - Best Country Album — HomeHome (Dixie Chicks album)Home is the sixth studio album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 2002 on Monument/Columbia Records. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums....
, Dixie Chicks - Best Bluegrass Album — Lost in the Lonesome Pines, Jim LauderdaleJim LauderdaleJim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:...
, Ralph StanleyRalph StanleyRalph Stanley , also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, is an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing.-Biography:...
& the Clinch Mountain Boys
Juno Awards
- Country Recording of the Year — "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was originally released to American radio on September 23, 2002...
," 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...
CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards
- Video of the Year — "YoungYoung (Kenny Chesney song)"Young" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in December 2001 as the lead single from his 2002 album "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems". It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 35 on the...
," Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "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... - Male Video of the Year — "Young," Kenny Chesney
- Female Video of the Year — "Blessed," Martina McBrideMartina McBrideMartina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
- Group / Duo Video of the Year — "Only in AmericaOnly in America (song)"Only in America" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2001 album Steers & Stripes. Kix Brooks, one-half of the duo, co-wrote the song with Don Cook and Ronnie Rogers, although it features Ronnie Dunn on lead vocals...
," 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... - Breakthrough Video of the Year — "I Breathe In, I Breathe OutI Breathe In, I Breathe Out"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" is the title of a song recorded and co-written by country music artist Chris Cagle. It was first recorded by David Kersh on his 1998 album If I Never Stop Loving You; Kersh's version was not released as a single....
," Chris CagleChris CagleChris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud... - Video Collaboration of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
Featuring Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... - Hottest Video of the Year — "The Cowboy in MeThe Cowboy in Me"The Cowboy in Me" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Released in December 2001, it was the third single from McGraw's Set This Circus Down album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
," 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... - Concept Video of the Year — "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"I'm Gonna Miss Her " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from his second studio album Part II, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart that year, becoming the third...
," Brad PaisleyBrad PaisleyBrad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... - Fashion Plate Video of the Year — "Jezebel," Chely WrightChely WrightRichell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"...
- "LOL" (Laugh Out Loud) Video of the Year — "I Wanna Talk About MeI Wanna Talk About Me"I Wanna Talk About Me" is the title of a song written by Bobby Braddock and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from Keith's album Pull My Chain...
," Toby KeithToby KeithToby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... - Love Your Country Video of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"Where Were You " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Written in the wake of the September 11 attacks, it was introduced at the Country Music Association's annual awards show on November 7, 2001...
," Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... - Video Director of the Year — "I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby Keith (Director: Michael Salomon)
- Video Visionary Award — Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Toby KeithToby KeithToby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
- Song of the Year — "I'm Movin' OnI'm Movin' On (Rascal Flatts song)"I'm Movin' On" is the title of a song written by Phillip White and D. Vincent Williams, and recorded by the country music group Rascal Flatts on their self-titled debut album...
," Rascal FlattsRascal FlattsRascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... - Single of the Year — "The Good StuffThe Good Stuff"The Good Stuff" is a single, released in May 2002, by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was the second single from his 2002 album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems....
," Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "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... - Album of the Year — DriveDrive (Alan Jackson album)Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the Number One hit "Where Were You ", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001...
, Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... - Top Male Vocalist — Kenny Chesney
- Top Female Vocalist — Martina McBrideMartina McBrideMartina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
- 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 — Rascal Flatts
- Top New Male Vocaliast — Joe Nichols
- Top New Female Vocaliast — Kellie CoffeyKellie CoffeyKellie Coffey is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2002 with the release of her single "When You Lie Next to Me", a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Emerson DriveEmerson DriveEmerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
- Video of the Year — "Drive (For Daddy Gene)Drive (For Daddy Gene)"Drive " is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, "Drive". It reached number one on the U.S...
," Alan Jackson (Director: Steven Goldmann) - Vocal Event of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
and Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
Canadian Country Music Association
- Fans' Choice Award — 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...
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Female Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
- Group or Duo of the Year — Emerson DriveEmerson DriveEmerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Ten Million Teardrops," 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...
, Tim Taylor - Single of the Year — "I Don't Want You to Go," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Album of the Year — Small Towns and Big DreamsSmall Towns and Big DreamsSmall Towns and Big Dreams is the first live album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt. "Canadian Man" is the track recorded in the studio...
, Paul Brandt - Top Selling Album — ScarecrowScarecrow (Garth Brooks album)Scarecrow is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and 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... - CMT Video of the Year — "I Don't Want You to Go," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Emerson DriveEmerson DriveEmerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Jimmy RankinJimmy RankinJimmy Rankin is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released four solo studio albums. As a solo artist, Rankin was named Roots Artist of the Year in 2002 by the Canadian Country Music Association...
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- Entertainer of the Year — Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
- Song of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"Where Were You " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Written in the wake of the September 11 attacks, it was introduced at the Country Music Association's annual awards show on November 7, 2001...
," Alan Jackson - Single of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Album of the Year — DriveDrive (Alan Jackson album)Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the Number One hit "Where Were You ", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001...
, Alan Jackson - Male Vocalist of the Year — Alan Jackson
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Martina McBrideMartina McBrideMartina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
- Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
- Musician of the Year — Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
- Horizon Award — Rascal FlattsRascal FlattsRascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
- Music Video of the Year — "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"I'm Gonna Miss Her " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from his second studio album Part II, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart that year, becoming the third...
," Brad PaisleyBrad PaisleyBrad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
(Director: Peter Zavadil) - Vocal Event of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
and Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... - Musician of the Year — Jerry DouglasJerry Douglas (musician)Jerry Douglas is an American record producer and resonator guitar player. Called "Dobro's matchless contemporary master," by The New York Times, and lauded as "my favorite musician" by John Fogerty, Douglas is one of the world’s most renowned Dobro players.-Career:In addition to his twelve solo...
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.