2005 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2005.
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- April 30 — Billboard magazine renames the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart "Hot Country Songs." The chart's renaming is part of a major redesign of the 110-year-old magazine.
- May 25 — OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
-born Carrie UnderwoodCarrie UnderwoodCarrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
becomes the fourth-season winner of "American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
." Although her first single, "Inside Your Heaven," tops the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, the 22-year-old Underwood's influences and music are predominantly country. Late in the year, she entered the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the first time with "Jesus Take the Wheel." Her debut album, Some Hearts, rockets to No. 1 on the album charts. - May 25 — 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...
proposes to longtime girlfriend and fellow country music star Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia 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...
in Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, ending long-standing speculation about their relationship. - September — Country music acts participate in benefit concertBenefit concertA benefit concert or charity concert is a concert, show or gala featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. Such events raise both funds and public awareness to address the cause at...
s to aid victims of Hurricane KatrinaHurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. On September 9, 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...
, 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...
and Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia 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...
are among the artists participating in "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastShelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastShelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast was a one hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005 at 8 p.m. ET/CT live from New York City and Los Angeles and tape delayed in the Mountain Time Zone and Pacific Time Zones...
," which airs live on cable and broadcast television stations in the United States and worldwide.
- "ReAct Now: Music & ReliefReAct Now: Music & ReliefReAct Now: Music & Relief was a four and a half hour long benefit concert which aired on September 10, 2005. MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, MTVU, VH1 Classic and The N broadcast the concert, which raised about $30 million for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts via the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army,...
" is held September 10. Country performers at the 4½-hour concert — which airs live on CMTCMT- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
— include 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...
and Gretchen WilsonGretchen WilsonGretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
.- October — Koch Records Nashville folds when its parent company goes out of business.
- November 9 — After 27 years as host of "American Country CountdownAmerican Country CountdownAmerican Country Countdown, also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the Mediabase country chart...
," radio personality Bob KingsleyBob KingsleyBob Kingsley is an American country music radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated programs "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" and "Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers."...
steps down, after his production company and ABC Radio Networks (which distributes the show) fail to come to terms in renegotiating a distribution agreement. Kix BrooksKix BrooksLeon Eric "Kix" Brooks III , is an American country music artist, best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn.-Early life:...
, one half of the superstar 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...
, is named the new host and was slated to take over January 21, 2006. Kingsley's last shows with "ACC" are the December 24 countdown program and "Christmas in America." - November 18 — The 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...
biopic, Walk the LineWalk the LineWalk the Line is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by James Mangold and based on the early life and career of country music artist Johnny Cash...
, opens nationwide. The movie stars Joaquin PhoenixJoaquin PhoenixJoaquin Rafael Phoenix , formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is an American film actor. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and his family returned to the continental United States four years later...
as "The Man in Black" and Reese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonLaura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower...
as his girlfriend (and wife-to-be) June CarterJune Carter CashValerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
. The movie is widely praised by critics and a major box office hit. - November 25 — 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...
releases The Limited SeriesThe Limited Series (2005 box set)The Limited Series is the name of Garth Brooks' second box set of albums. . The set was released in 2005 to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores...
, his second box set to be sold exclusively at Wal-MartWal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
and Sam's ClubSam's ClubSam's Club is a chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. , the Sam's Club chain serves more than 47 million U.S. members...
stores. The set contains his previous two studio albums, SevensSevens (album)Sevens is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 25, 1997, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain for several months and crossed over into the...
and 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...
; plus his Double Live album; The Lost Sessions, a new album of previously unreleased material; and an All Access DVD containing behind-the-scenes footage of his concerts. The Limited Series is Brooks' first box set to be released under his label, Pearl Records; he had left his longtime label, Capitol RecordsCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, earlier in the year. - December 5 — 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...
and Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia 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...
marry at their home in OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. It is Brooks' second marriage, Yearwood's third. - December 31 — Bob Kingsley's new countdown program, "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40," premieres with the annual year-end countdown. The new four-hour show, which aired on many of the same stations that aired "ACC," is distributed by the Jones Radio Network.
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- Mindy McCreadyMindy McCreadyMelinda 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...
endures a rough year, with stories about her personal and legal problems making headlines. They include violent run-ins with her ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight; various crimes she had been charged with (including fraud, prescription drug crimes, driving under the influenceDriving under the influenceDriving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
and probation violation) and at least two suicide attempts. Late in the year, Mindy spoke about her problems on The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
and Larry King LiveLarry King LiveLarry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
. - 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...
, the flagship artist for DreamWorks Nashville, departs to form his own label, Show Dog NashvilleShow Dog NashvilleShow Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
. DreamWorks – which had never really lived up to its expectations – is shut down shortly thereafter by its parent company, Universal Music Group. - The Country Music AssociationCountry Music AssociationThe Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
announces a new TV deal to move the CMA Awards to ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, after years of being broadcast on CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. - Tammy Genovese becomes the head of the Country Music AssociationCountry Music AssociationThe Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
, succeeding Ed Benson. - Country music icon George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
marks his 50th year in country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
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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 2005:
| US | Single | Artist | Reference |
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| 4 | Alcohol Alcohol (Brad Paisley song) "Alcohol" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from Paisley's 2005 album Time Well Wasted, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It also peaked at number 28 on the U.S... |
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.... |
| 8 | All Jacked Up All Jacked Up (song) "All Jacked Up" is a single, released in 2005, by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. On the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for August 6, 2005, "All Jacked Up" debuted at #21, setting a record for the highest ever debut by a female artist on the country charts... |
Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party... |
| 1 | Anything but Mine Anything but Mine "Anything but Mine" is the title of a single by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in early 2005 as the fifth single from his 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down. It reached number-one on the U.S... |
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... |
| 16 | Arlington | 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... |
| 1 | As Good as I Once Was As Good as I Once Was "As Good as I Once Was" is a single by American country music singer Toby Keith that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. This song and his 2003 single "Beer for My Horses" are both his longest-running Number One hits, each having spent six weeks at Number One... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
| 1 | Awful, Beautiful Life Awful, Beautiful Life "Awful, Beautiful Life" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was co-written with Harley Allen. It was released in June 2004 as the lead single from Worley's fourth, self-titled studio album. The song became his third and most recent No... |
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... |
| 2 | Baby Girl | Sugarland |
| 7 | Best I Ever Had Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) "Best I Ever Had " is a song recorded by the American alternative rock band Vertical Horizon on their fourth album Everything You Want, which was released in 1999. It was released as a single in 2001... |
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,... |
| 1 | Better Life Better Life "Better Life" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in July 2005 as the fourth single from Urban's 2004 album, Be Here. It spent six weeks atop Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and became Urban's seventh song to top that... |
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... |
| 5 | Big Blue Note Big Blue Note "Big Blue Note" was the third and final single from Toby Keith's 2005 album Honkytonk University. It peaked at #5 on the United States country charts... |
Toby Keith |
| 20 | Big Time Big Time (Big & Rich song) "Big Time" was the fourth and final single by country music duo Big & Rich from their 2004 debut album, Horse of a Different Color.-Meaning:... |
Big & Rich Big & Rich Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar... |
| 10 | Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in March 2005 as the lead-off single to his 2005 album That's Life. It is McCoy's first release from his now defunct personal label 903 Music... |
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
| 1 | Bless the Broken Road Bless the Broken Road "Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. It was co-written by Marcus Hummon and members of the country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, and recorded by Hummon a year later... |
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... |
| 16 | Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us) | 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... |
| 1 | Come a Little Closer Come a Little Closer "Come a Little Closer" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley.It was released in July 2005 as the second single from his album Modern Day Drifter. It went to number one on the U.S. Country chart in 2005. The song held that position for the... |
Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip... |
| 5 | Do You Want Fries with That Do You Want Fries with That "Do You Want Fries with That" is a song recorded by country music artist Tim McGraw. It is the fourth single released from his 2004 album Live Like You Were Dying. It peaked at #5 in the United States.-Content:... |
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... |
| 16 | Don't Ask Me How I Know | Bobby Pinson Bobby Pinson Bobby Olen Pinson is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit... |
| 7 | Don't Worry 'bout a Thing Don't Worry 'bout a Thing "Don't Worry 'bout a Thing" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music group SHeDAISY for their 2004 album Sweet Right Here. The third and final single from that album, the song was the fourth and final Top Ten hit of the group's career, reaching a peak of #7 on the U.S... |
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... |
| 14 | Drugs or Jesus Drugs or Jesus "Drugs or Jesus" is a song recorded by country music singer Tim McGraw. It is the third single from his 2004 album Live Like You Were Dying. It peaked at #14, thus becoming his first single since 1993's "Two Steppin' Mind" to miss the top ten... |
Tim McGraw |
| 1 | Fast Cars and Freedom Fast Cars and Freedom "Fast Cars and Freedom" is a single, released in March 2005 by country music group Rascal Flatts. It was the group's fourth Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.... |
Rascal Flatts |
| 15 | Georgia Rain Georgia Rain "Georgia Rain" is the title of a song written by Ed Hill and Karyn Rochelle, and recorded by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in April 2005 as the lead-off single for her ninth studio album Jasper County. The song, her first Top 40 country hit since "Inside Out" in 2001,... |
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... |
| 16 | God's Will | 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.... |
| 3 | Gone Gone (Montgomery Gentry song) "Gone" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in November 2004 as the third single from the duo's album You Do Your Thing, reaching a peak of #3 on the U.S. country charts, #53 on the... |
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,... |
| 3 | Good Ride Cowboy Good Ride Cowboy "Good Ride Cowboy" is a single, released in 2005, by American country music artist Garth Brooks. The song is a tribute to Chris LeDoux, another country musician and friend of Brooks'... |
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... |
| 10 | Goodbye Time Goodbye Time "Goodbye Time" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Conway Twitty. It was released in February 1988 as the first single from Twitty's 1988 album Still in Your Dreams. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.In 2004, a cover was recorded by... |
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... |
| 7 | He Gets That from Me He Gets That from Me "He Gets That from Me" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in August 2004, it was the third single from her album, Room to Breathe. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 2005.-Chart performance:... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
| 8 | Help Somebody Help Somebody "Help Somebody" is the title of a song co-written by Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by the country music duo Van Zant. It was released in March 2005 as the first single from their 2005 album Get Right with the Man. It peaked at #8 in the United States, and #29 in Canada. This song was their first... |
Van Zant Van Zant Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd... |
| 10 | Hicktown Hicktown "Hicktown" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in March 28, 2005 as the debut single from his self-titled album... |
Jason Aldean Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles... |
| 15 | Holy Water | Big & Rich |
| 2 | Homewrecker Homewrecker (song) "Homewrecker" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was the fourth and final single from her 2004 debut album Here for the Party, and was released to radio in January 2005... |
Gretchen Wilson |
| 8 | Honkytonk U Honkytonk U "Honkytonk U" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in February 2005 as the lead-off single, and partial title track to his 2005 album Honkytonk University... |
Toby Keith |
| 4 | How Am I Doin' How Am I Doin' "How Am I Doin" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in October 2004 as the third and final single from his self-titled debut album. The song became his second Top Five country hit that year, reaching a peak of number 4 and... |
Dierks Bentley |
| 18 | How Do You Get That Lonely | Blaine Larsen Blaine Larsen Blaine Larsen is an American country music artist. He was raised in Buckley, Washington. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album In My High School on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label. The album was re-issued in 2005 as Off to Join the World by BNA Records... |
| 10 | I May Hate Myself in the Morning I May Hate Myself in the Morning "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" is the title of a song written by Odie Blackmon and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack. The song was released in October 2004 as the lead-off single for her 2005 album, There's More Where That Came From. It was a Top 10 hit on both the U.S... |
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.... |
| 18 | (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden | Martina McBride |
| 17 | I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song) | 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... |
| 5 | If Heaven If Heaven "If Heaven" is the title of a song written by Gretchen Peters and recorded by American country music singer Andy Griggs. It was released in October 2004 as the second single from his 2004 album This I Gotta See... |
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... |
| 9 | If Something Should Happen If Something Should Happen "If Something Should Happen" is a song recorded by country music artist Darryl Worley. It is the second single released from his 2004 self-titled album. It peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of June 5, 2005.... |
Darryl Worley |
| 1 | It's Getting Better All the Time It's Getting Better All the Time "It's Getting Better All the Time" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was the second single from their 2004 album The Greatest Hits Collection II.-Chart positions:... |
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... |
| 6 | Keg in the Closet Keg in the Closet "Keg in the Closet" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in 2005 as the sixth and final single from his 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down... |
Kenny Chesney |
| 8 | Let Them Be Little Let Them Be Little (song) "Let Them Be Little" is the title of a song co-written by American country music artist Billy Dean with Richie McDonald, the lead singer of Lonestar at the time. It was released in August 2004 as the third single from Dean's album, Let Them Be Little. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot... |
Billy Dean Billy Dean William Harold "Billy" Dean, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search... |
| 17 | Long, Slow Kisses | Jeff Bates Jeff Bates Jeffery Wayne "Jeff" Bates is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2003, Bates released his debut album Rainbow Man that year. A second album, Leave the Light On, was released in 2005 on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed by Jeff Bates in 2008 on the... |
| 3 | Lot of Leavin' Left to Do Lot of Leavin' Left to Do "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in January 2005 as the lead-off single from his album Modern Day Drifter... |
Dierks Bentley |
| 1 | Making Memories of Us Making Memories of Us "Making Memories of Us" is the title of a song written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell that has been recorded by several artists. The first version was recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd on his 2003 album The Truth About Men... |
Keith Urban |
| 12 | Miss Me Baby Miss Me Baby "Miss Me Baby" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Chris Cagle. It is the first single released from his 2005 album Anywhere but Here. It peaked at number 12 on the Hot Country Songs chart.... |
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... |
| 1 | Mississippi Girl Mississippi Girl "Mississippi Girl" is a 2005 song recorded by country music singer Faith Hill and the lead single from her album Fireflies. A Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in late 2005, it was her first Number One on the country music charts since 2000's "The Way You Love Me".-About... |
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... |
| 5 | Monday Morning Church Monday Morning Church "Monday Morning Church" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in October 2004 as the second single released from his 2004 album What I Do. It peaked at number 5 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
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... |
| 1 | Mud on the Tires Mud on the Tires (song) "Mud on the Tires" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released in September 2004 as the fourth and final single off Paisley's 2003 album Mud on the Tires. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and... |
Brad Paisley |
| 1 | Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" is a single by American country music singer Billy Currington that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was the first single from Currington's 2005 album Doin' Somethin' Right.-Chart performance:... |
Billy Currington Billy Currington William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself... |
| 1 | My Give a Damn's Busted My Give a Damn's Busted "My Give a Damn's Busted" is the title of a song, co-written by American country music artist Joe Diffie along with Tom Shapiro and Tony Martin. Diffie originally recorded the song on his 2001 album In Another World. The song was later recorded by Jo Dee Messina for her 2005 album Delicious Surprise... |
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... |
| 16 | My Sister | Reba McEntire |
| 1 | Nothin' to Lose Nothin' to Lose "Nothin' to Lose" is the title of a song written by Marcel and Kevin Savigar, and recorded by American country artist Josh Gracin. It is the second single released from his self-titled CD. The song also became Josh's first number one hit on Billboard's Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Josh Gracin Josh Gracin Joshua Mario "Josh" Gracin is a country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of the Fox Networks talent competition American Idol.After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his... |
| 18 | Paper Angels | Jimmy Wayne Jimmy Wayne Jimmy Wayne Barber is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts... |
| 8 | Pickin' Wildflowers Pickin' Wildflowers "Pickin' Wildflowers" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Keith Anderson. It was released in December 2004 as the first single from his 2005 album, Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll, as well as Anderson's first single... |
Keith Anderson Keith Anderson Keith Anderson is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run ", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones, released in late 2001. Anderson was signed as a recording artist to Arista Nashville in 2004... |
| 1 | Play Something Country Play Something Country "Play Something Country" is the title of a song recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn, co-written by Ronnie Dunn and Terry McBride. It was released in June 2005 as the first single from the duo's 2005 album Hillbilly Deluxe... |
Brooks & Dunn |
| 3 | Probably Wouldn't Be This Way Probably Wouldn't Be This Way "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" is a song by country singer LeAnn Rimes from the 2005 album This Woman; it was composed by John Kennedy and Tammi Kidd.-Content:It is generally accepted as a haunting song with a darker tone... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
| 1 | A Real Fine Place to Start A Real Fine Place to Start "A Real Fine Place to Start" is the title of a song written by Radney Foster and George Ducas, and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. The song, which was released in May 2005, served as the lead-off single to Evans' fifth studio album, Real Fine Place. It reached the top of the U.S.... |
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... |
| 2 | Redneck Yacht Club Redneck Yacht Club "Redneck Yacht Club" is a song sung by country music singer-songwriter Craig Morgan. The second single released from his CD, My Kind of Livin, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart... |
Craig Morgan |
| 2 | Skin (Sarabeth) Skin (Sarabeth) "Skin " is a song performed by the country music group Rascal Flatts. The song was originally a hidden track on the first shipment of their album, Feels Like Today, and charted in mid-2005 as an album cut while the single "Fast Cars and Freedom" was climbing the charts... |
Rascal Flatts |
| 3 | Somebody's Hero Somebody's Hero "Somebody's Hero" is the title of a song written by Jamie O'Neal, Shaye Smith, and Ed Hill, and was recorded by Australian country artist O'Neal for her second studio album, Brave... |
Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians... |
| 2 | Something More Something More (Sugarland song) "Something More" is the title of a song written and recorded by the American country music group Sugarland. It was released in April 2005 as the second single from their debut album Twice the Speed of Life. Like its predecessor "Baby Girl", "Something More" was a #2 hit on the Hot Country Songs... |
Sugarland |
| 1 | Something to Be Proud Of Something to Be Proud Of "Something to Be Proud Of" is the title of a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Chris Wallin, and recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in May 2005 as the fourth and final single from their 2004 album You Do Your Thing... |
Montgomery Gentry |
| 2 | Songs About Me Songs About Me (song) "Songs About Me" is a song recorded by country music artist Trace Adkins. It is the lead-off single released in December 2004 from his 2005 album of the same name. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #15 in Canada.-Music video:... |
Trace Adkins |
| 5 | Stay with Me (Brass Bed) Stay with Me (Brass Bed) "Stay With Me " is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Josh Gracin. It was released in April 2005 as the third and final single from his self-titled CD... |
Josh Gracin |
| 18 | The Talkin' Song Repair Blues The Talkin' Song Repair Blues "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" is the title of a song written by Dennis Linde and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in March 2005 as the third single from his 2004 album What I Do. It peaked at number 18 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Songs... |
Alan Jackson |
| 1 | Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in August 2005 as the first single from Nichols' 2005 album III and the second #1 hit of his career... |
Joe Nichols |
| 1 | That's What I Love About Sunday That's What I Love About Sunday "That's What I Love About Sunday" is the title of a song written by Adam Dorsey and Mark Narmore, and recorded by American country music artist Craig Morgan. The song was the first single from his 2005 album My Kind of Livin . In early 2005, it became his only number one single, spending four weeks... |
Craig Morgan |
| 18 | Trying to Find Atlantis Trying to Find Atlantis "Trying to Find Atlantis" is the title of a song written by Chris Waters and Zack Turner, and recorded by Australian country artist Jamie O'Neal. It was released in 2004 and served as the lead single off of her second album, Brave and her first single for Capitol Nashville Records.-Song... |
Jamie O'Neal |
| 18 | USA Today USA Today (song) "USA Today" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in August 2005 as the fourth single from his 2004 album What I Do... |
Alan Jackson |
| 4 | What's a Guy Gotta Do What's a Guy Gotta Do "What's a Guy Gotta Do" is the title of a song co-written, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in November 2004 as the second and final single from his 2004 album Revelation. It peaked at number 4 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and... |
Joe Nichols |
| 4 | When I Think About Cheatin' When I Think About Cheatin' "When I Think About Cheatin" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was the third single from her 2004 debut album Here for the Party, and was released to radio in October 2004... |
Gretchen Wilson |
| 2 | Who You'd Be Today Who You'd Be Today "Who You'd Be Today" is a single by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was the first single from Chesney's 2005 album The Road and the Radio. It was also Chesney's highest-debuting single at the time, having entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at #26... |
Kenny Chesney |
| 4 | You'll Be There You'll Be There "You'll Be There" is the title of a song written by Cory Mayo and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from the album, Somewhere Down in Texas. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
| 8 | You're Like Comin' Home You're Like Coming Home "You're Like Comin' Home" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in June 2005 as the lead single from the album, Coming Home. The song peaked at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart... |
Lonestar |
| 2 | You're My Better Half You're My Better Half "You're My Better Half" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in October 2004 as the second single from Urban's album Be Here, and was a number 2 hit for him on the U.S... |
Keith Urban |
Top new album releases
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2005:| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Jacked Up All Jacked Up All Jacked Up is the second album by American country musician, Gretchen Wilson, released in 2005 on Epic Nashville . The album's title track served as its lead-off single. Debuting at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, it set what was then the record for the highest-debuting single... |
Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party... |
Epic | |
| 4 | Anywhere but Here Anywhere but Here (Chris Cagle album) -Album:-Singles:... |
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... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 1 | Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) - Chart performance :- 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 | Blame the Vain Blame the Vain Blame the Vain is an album by country music artist Dwight Yoakam, released in June 2005, and his first not to be produced by guitarist producer Pete Anderson. Yoakam wrote all the songs and produced the album himself... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
New West | |
| 6 | Brave Brave (Jamie O'Neal album) Brave is the second official studio album from Australian country singer Jamie O'Neal. It was her first release on the Capitol Records label, being issued on 1 March 2005 . It followed an unreleased second album for Mercury Records entitled On My Way to You, the title track of which carried over to... |
Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 3 | Coming Home Coming Home (Lonestar album) Coming Home is the seventh studio album released by American country music group Lonestar, released in 2005 on BNA Records. This album produced two singles for them on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "You're Like Coming Home" and "I'll Die Tryin'"... |
Lonestar Lonestar Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011... |
BNA | |
| 3 | Comin' to Your City Comin' To Your City In later presses of the album, "8th of November" was split into two tracks: one for Kris Kristofferson's opening and another for the song itself.-Big & Rich:*Big Kenny – vocals*John Rich – vocals, acoustic guitar-Additional musicians:*Max Abrams – saxophone... |
Big & Rich Big & Rich Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 6 | Countryman | 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 | |
| 1 | Delicious Surprise Delicious Surprise Delicious Surprise is the name of the fourth album by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina, released in 2005. Her first studio album since Burn almost five years previous, it produced a Number One single on the Billboard country music charts in "My Give a Damn's Busted", a song co-written... |
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 | |
| 2 | Doin' Somethin' Right Doin' Somethin' Right Doin' Somethin' Right is the second solo album by country singer Billy Currington. Released in 2005 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three singles in "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", "Why, Why, Why", and "Good Directions", which peaked at No. 1, No. 13 and No. 1, respectively, on... |
Billy Currington Billy Currington William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 5 | Erika Jo Erika Jo (album) Erika Jo is the self-titled debut album of country music singer Erika Jo. It was released on June 14, 2005 by Universal South Records, following the artist's win on the 2005 season of Nashville Star... |
Erika Jo Erika Jo Erika Jo Heriges , known simply by the stage name Erika Jo, is an American country music recording artist who was declared winner of the 2005 season of the Nashville Star television program. Eighteen years old at the time, Erika Jo is both the youngest person to win the competition and the first... |
Universal South | |
| 1 | Fireflies Fireflies (Faith Hill album) -String section on "Paris":*Bruce Dukov, Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Roberto Cani, Susaan Chatman, Mario DeLeon, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Endre Grant, Songa Lee-Kitto, Michael Markman, Robert Matsuda, Sara Parkins, Robert Peterson, Michele Richards, Anatoly Rosinsky, Josefina Vergara,... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 6 | Garage Garage (album) Garage is Cross Canadian Ragweed's seventh album. A limited release special edition included a bonus DVD containing six videos, one chronicling the band's 10th anniversary.-Track listing:#"Fightin' For" - 3:22... |
Cross Canadian Ragweed Cross Canadian Ragweed Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross , Cody Canada , and Randy Ragsdale . Jeremy Plato's name was not involved in the band naming... |
Universal South | |
| 2 | Get Right with the Man Get Right with the Man -Personnel:Taken from liner notes.*Bekka Bramlett - background vocals*Tom Bukovac - electric guitar*Perry Coleman - background vocals*Eric Darken - percussion*Glen Duncan - fiddle*Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar*Greg Morrow - drums, percussion... |
Van Zant Van Zant Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd... |
Columbia | |
| 2 | Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime is the title of a two-disc live compilation album released in 2005 by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. The album was recorded live at the Grand Ole Opry house on February 1, 2005. It features a mix of Wynonna's solo songs, songs that she originally... |
Wynonna Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds... |
Asylum-Curb | |
| 1 | Hillbilly Deluxe Hillbilly Deluxe (Brooks & Dunn album) Hillbilly Deluxe is the ninth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 2005 on Arista Nashville. Certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 2005 and 2007: the Number One hit "Play... |
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 | |
| 1 | Honkytonk University Honkytonk University Honkytonk University is an album by country music singer Toby Keith, released in 2005. The album has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for sales of in excess of 2 million units.... |
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 | |
| 6 | Hot Apple Pie Hot Apple Pie (album) Hot Apple Pie is an eponymous debut album released by country music band Hot Apple Pie. It was released June 28, 2005 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. The tracks "Hillbillies", "We're Makin' Up" and "Easy Does It" were all released as singles, respectively reaching #26, #54 and #50 on the... |
Hot Apple Pie Hot Apple Pie Hot Apple Pie was an American country music band founded in 2002 by Brady Seals , Keith Horne , Trey Landry , and Mark "Sparky" Matejka . Matjeka was replaced in 2006 by Kevin Ray. Seals was initially co-lead vocalist and keyboardist in the band Little Texas until 1997... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 2 | III III (Joe Nichols album) III is the fourth studio album from country music artist Joe Nichols. The album's name is the Roman numeral three. It was his third album to be released on Universal South Records. The album produced Nichols' second Number One hit in "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", as well as the Top Ten hit... |
Joe Nichols | Universal South | |
| 6 | Jason Aldean Jason Aldean (album) -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-External links:*[ Jason Aldean] at Allmusic... |
Jason Aldean Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles... |
Broken Bow | |
| 1 | Jasper County Jasper County (album) Jasper County is the ninth studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's first studio album in four years since 2001's Inside Out.... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 1 | Kerosene Kerosene (album) - Personnel :Musicians* Richard Bennett – guitar* Chad Cromwell – drums* Eric Darken – percussion* Natalie Hemby – background vocals* Joey Huffman – keyboards* Jay Joyce – guitar* Miranda Lambert – background vocals, lead vocals... |
Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut... |
Epic | |
| 2 | The Legend of Johnny Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc compilation album of country music legend Johnny Cash's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash’s American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at Sun and Columbia... |
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... |
Island | |
| 8 | Let Them Be Little Let Them Be Little Let Them Be Little is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Billy Dean. His first album since Real Man seven years previous, it is also his first release on the Asylum-Curb label... |
Billy Dean Billy Dean William Harold "Billy" Dean, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search... |
Asylum-Curb | |
| 4 | Life Goes On Life Goes On (Terri Clark album) Life Goes On is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in 2005 as her final album for Mercury Records. It produced three singles in "She Didn't Have Time", "Damn Right", and "Slow News Day"... |
Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 2 | Loco Motive Loco Motive Loco Motive is an album by American country rap artist Cowboy Troy. Released in 2005 as his first album for Warner Bros. Records, it features the single "I Play Chicken with the Train", a #48 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2005... |
Cowboy Troy Cowboy Troy Troy Lee Coleman III is an American musician, better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, who performs country rap. He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an aggregation of country music singer-songwriters whose membership also includes Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and James Otto... |
RAYBAW | |
| 1 | Modern Day Drifter Modern Day Drifter - Album :- Singles :-Certifications:- Personnel :* Steve Brewster – drums* Jimmy Carter – bass guitar* J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar, Danelectro* Aubrey Haynie – fiddle* Lona Heins – background vocals* Wes Hightower – background vocals... |
Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 7 | My Kind of Livin' My Kind of Livin' -Personnel:*Eddie Bayers - drums*Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, keyboards*J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar*Larry Franklin - fiddle*Kevin Grant - bass guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Lona Heins - background vocals*Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro, Pedabro... |
Craig Morgan | Broken Bow | |
| 1 | Real Fine Place Real Fine Place Real Fine Place is a country music album by singer/songwriter Sara Evans. It is her fifth studio album and the follow-up album to the platinum Restless. The album has been certified platinum for U.S. shipments of a million copies... |
Sara Evans Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 3 | Reba #1's Reba 1's Reba #1's is a double-disc compilation album released in 2005 celebrating Reba McEntire's thirty years in the music industry. It is the first compilation of her career to include tracks from her early Mercury Records years along with her MCA recordings. The album features all of McEntire's solo... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 4 | R.I.D.E. R.I.D.E. R.I.D.E. is the third and final studio album by American country music group Trick Pony. It is also the group's only recording for the Asylum-Curb label. The album's name is an abbreviation for "Rebellious Individuals Delivering Entertainment".... |
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... |
Asylum-Curb | |
| 1 | The Right to Bare Arms The Right to Bare Arms The Right to Bare Arms is an album by American comedian Larry the Cable Guy. This album was released on March 29, 2005 on Warner Music Nashville. It has been certified gold by the RIAA.-Track listing:All material written by Larry the Cable Guy.... |
Larry the Cable Guy Larry the Cable Guy Daniel Lawrence Whitney , better known by his stage name and character Larry the Cable Guy, is an American comedian, actor, and former radio personality.... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 1 | The Road and the Radio The Road and the Radio The Road and the Radio is the eleventh album released by country music singer and guitarist Kenny Chesney. It was released on November 8, 2005. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 on November 26, 2005.... |
Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... |
BNA | |
| 1 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 2 | Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 Something To Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 is a compilation album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2005 . The track "She Don't Tell Me To" was newly recorded for this album, and was released as a single... |
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 | Somewhere Down in Texas Somewhere Down in Texas Somewhere Down in Texas is an album by American country music singer George Strait. This album was released on June 28, 2005 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This album was certified platinum and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 1 | Songs About Me Songs About Me -Personnel:*Larry Beaird - acoustic guitar*Bruce Bouton - Dobro, steel guitar*Mike Brignardello - bass guitar*Pat Buchanan - electric guitar*Tom Bukovac - electric guitar*Perry Coleman - background vocals*J.T... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 8 | That's Life That's Life (Neal McCoy album) That's Life is a studio album, released in 2005, by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released on his own 903 Music label. Three singles were released from this album: "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", the first of these three, reached #10 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2005,... |
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
903 | |
| 8 | Then & Now: The Hits Collection Then & Now: The Hits Collection Then & Now: The Hits Collection is the second greatest-hits collection from American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It is composed several hits from his previous albums, as well as the newly-recorded tracks "Used to the Pain" and "If I Don't Make It Back". Both of these were released as... |
Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 3 | There's More Where That Came From There's More Where That Came From There's More Where That Came From is a 2005 album from Lee Ann Womack. It received numerous awards and critical acclaim and was also Womack's highest selling album since 2000's I Hope You Dance. The album was Womack's return to a traditional country music style, as well as her seventh album... |
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 | |
| 9 | Those Were the Days Those Were the Days (Dolly Parton album) -Charts:The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week of release.-External links:* at dollyon-line.com... |
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 | |
| 2 | This Woman This Woman -Personnel:Credits for This Woman were adapted from liner notes.*Adam Ayan — mastering on "Afraid to Fall" and "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"*Bekka Bramlett — background vocals*Ben Fowler — recording*B... |
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... |
Asylum-Curb | |
| 1 | Time Well Wasted Time Well Wasted -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, background vocals*Randel Currie – steel guitar*Eric Darken - percussion, vibraphone*Jerry Douglas - Dobro*Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin... |
Brad Paisley Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 1 | Timeless | Martina McBride Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 5 | Times Like These Times Like These (Buddy Jewell album) Times Like These is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Buddy Jewell. The album was released on April 26, 2005 by Columbia Records... |
Buddy Jewell Buddy Jewell Buddy Jewell Jr. is an American country music artist who was the first winner on the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. Signed to Columbia Records in 2003, Jewell made his debut on the American country music scene with the release of his self-titled album, which produced the singles "Help... |
Columbia | |
| 1 | Totally Country Vol. 4 Totally Country Vol. 4 -Track listing:#"That'd Be Alright" - Alan Jackson #"Redneck Woman" - Gretchen Wilson #"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - Kenny Chesney #"Some Beach" - Blake Shelton #"Save a Horse " - Big & Rich... |
Various Artists | Sony BMG | |
| 1 | Tough All Over Tough All Over -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Perry Coleman - background vocals*Chad Cromwell - drums*Eric Darken - percussion*Kenny Greenberg - acoustic guitar on track 2, electric guitar on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 12*Wes Hightower - background vocals... |
Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 3 | Walk the Line Soundtrack Walk the Line (soundtrack) Walk the Line is a Grammy Award-winning soundtrack from the movie Walk the Line released November 15, 2005 by Wind-Up Records. There are nine songs performed by Joaquin Phoenix, four songs by Reese Witherspoon, one song by Waylon Payne, one song by Johnathan Rice, two songs by Tyler Hilton, and... |
Various Artists | Wind-Up |
Other top albums
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| 42 | 16 Biggest Hits 16 Biggest Hits (Waylon Jennings album) 16 Biggest Hits is a 2005 Waylon Jennings compilation album. It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings.-Track listing:#"This Time" – 2:26... |
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 13 | All of Me All of Me (Anne Murray album) -Chart performance:... |
Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
StraightWay | |
| 20 | Anthology, Volume 1 | 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 | |
| 35 | Barely Famous Hits Barely Famous Hits Barely Famous Hits is the fourth album by the American country music duo The Warren Brothers. It was released in 2005 via BNA Records. The album reprises songs from the duo's first three studio albums, two of which were also released on BNA.... |
The Warren Brothers | BNA | |
| 47 | Childish Things Childish Things Childish Things is a 2005 album by singer-songwriter James McMurtry . It was awarded the 2006 Americana Music Association Album of the Year Award.-Track listing:#"See the Elephant" – 4:27... |
James McMurtry James McMurtry James McMurtry is a Texas rock/Texas Country singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor... |
Compadre | |
| 14 | Cost of Living | Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.... |
New West | |
| 39 | Country's Got Heart | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 13 | Dream Big Dream Big Dream Big is Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand's third album, independently released in 2003 under the title Hey Hey Hey. It featured 4 tracks that had debuted on the band's first two albums but re-recorded as well as 8 brand new songs... |
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand is an American bluegrass group founded in the mid-1990s in Ogden, UT. The band's lineup comprises Ryan Shupe , Roger Archibald , Ryan Tilby , Craig Miner , and Nate Smeding... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 29 | Dreamin' My Dreams | 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 | |
| 36 | Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic is a 2005 album by country singer Clint Black. He describes it as a "barroom, honky-tonk kind of album" with songs "about drinking, good for drinking, or written while drinking". The tracks "Rainbow in the Rain", "Code of the West", "Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic"... |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
Equity | |
| 39 | Everything and More Everything and More (Billy Gilman album) Everything and More is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Billy Gilman. It was released in 2005 as his first album for Image Entertainment... |
Billy Gilman Billy Gilman William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts... |
Image | |
| 28 | Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise is the sixteenth studio album released by American country music artist Randy Travis.It is his fifth album of gospel music and his fifth release for Word Records. The album comprises nineteen covers of traditional and contemporary gospel songs... |
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 | |
| 43 | Gold | Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 14 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Tracy Byrd album) Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It was released in 2005 as his only album for BNA Records. The tracks "Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman" and "Johnny Cash" were previously unreleased; only the former was released as a single... |
Tracy Byrd | BNA | |
| 42 | Hanna-McEuen | Hanna-McEuen Hanna-McEuen -Track listing:#"Fool Around" - 3:22#"Blue Sunrise" - 3:34#"Read Between the Lies" - 3:30#"Something Like a Broken Heart" - 3:52... |
DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 13 | Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't is an album by country music singer George Jones, released in 2005.-History:Originally conceived as "songs I wished I had recorded," Jones recorded eleven songs that included many he had passed on over the years that... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
Bandit | |
| 31 | The Legend The Legend (box set) The Legend is a box set by country singer Johnny Cash, released in 2005 on Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. It is one of the few multi-disc sets that contain songs recorded throughout Cash's entire career, from 1955 to 2003... |
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 | |
| 23 | Man Like Me Man Like Me Man Like Me is the debut album by American country music artist Bobby Pinson. It was released in 2005 by RCA Nashville and peaked at #23 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
Bobby Pinson Bobby Pinson Bobby Olen Pinson is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 18 | The Metropolitan Hotel The Metropolitan Hotel The Metropolitan Hotel is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was her first album for the Dualtone label, after a failed deal with the Vivaton! label. This album produced four singles, of which two were Top 40 hits on the country music charts: the... |
Chely Wright Chely Wright Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"... |
Dualtone | |
| 47 | Mission Temple Fireworks Stand Mission Temple Fireworks Stand Mission Temple Fireworks Stand is the fifteenth studio album by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. Their first studio album since Can You Hear Me Now three years previous, it produced three singles. The first of these, which was the title track, was a collaboration with Robert Randolph... |
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 | My Kind of Music My Kind of Music (Ray Scott album) -Album:-Singles:... |
Ray Scott Ray Scott (singer) Carlton Ray Scott, Jr. is an American country music artist. He started his first band at age 19, and later moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to attend the Music Business Institute. After receiving an associate's degree, he moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he started another band before moving... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 40 | Nashville Star 2005 Finalists | Various Artists | Universal South | |
| 42 | Nothing Left to Hide | 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 | |
| 14 | Off to Join the World Off to Join the World -Album:-Singles:... |
Blaine Larsen Blaine Larsen Blaine Larsen is an American country music artist. He was raised in Buckley, Washington. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album In My High School on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label. The album was re-issued in 2005 as Off to Join the World by BNA Records... |
BNA | |
| 37 | The Outsider The Outsider (Rodney Crowell album) Fate's Right Hand is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Rodney Crowell. It was released on August 16, 2005 via Columbia Records... |
Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.... |
Columbia | |
| 22 | Patriotic Country 2 Patriotic Country Patriotic Country is a series of three albums featuring American patriotic-themed country music. The series, which has sold over 300,000 copies, is part of Music For a Cause, a record label committed to using the power of song, to help raise awareness and funds for worthy charities... |
Various Artists | BMG Heritage | |
| 22 | Put the "O" Back in Country | Shooter Jennings Shooter Jennings Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings is an American singer-songwriter active in the country music and Southern rock genres as well as making his first foray into psychedelic rock in 2009... |
Universal South | |
| 31 | Ride Ride (Shelly Fairchild album) Ride is the debut album of American country music artist Shelly Fairchild, released in March 2005 on Columbia Records. It includes the singles "You Don't Lie Here Anymore", "Tiny Town" and "Kiss Me". Although "You Don't Lie Here Anymore" reached #35 on the U.S... |
Shelly Fairchild Shelly Fairchild Shelly Fairchild is an American music recording artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 2004, she released her debut album Ride in early 2005... |
Columbia | |
| 12 | The Road to Here The Road to Here -Little Big Town:*Karen Fairchild – vocals*Kimberly Roads – vocals*Philip Sweet – vocals*Jimi Westbrook – vocals-Additional musicians:*Ron Block – banjo, acoustic guitar*Mark Childers – bass guitar on "Boondocks" and "Live with Lonesome"... |
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... |
Equity | |
| 13 | Songs Songs (Willie Nelson album) - Track listing :#Crazy [Original Demo] - 3:58#Touch Me - 2:13#Good Times - 2:27#Yesterday's Wine - 3:13#Whiskey River - 4:04#Stay All Night - 2:34#It's Not Supposed to Be That Way - 3:30#Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - 2:21... |
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 | |
| 26 | The Story of My Life The Story of My Life (Deana Carter album) The Story of My Life is the fifth studio album released by American country singer/songwriter Deana Carter. The album peaked at #26 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and #150 on the Billboard 200. "One Day at a Time" was released in March 2005 as the lead-off single, and entered the Billboard... |
Deana Carter Deana Carter Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million... |
Vanguard | |
| 12 | Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-Personnel:*Keith Anderson – lead vocals, background vocals*Brian Barnett – piano, drums*Tom Bukovac – electric guitar*Chad Cromwell – drums*Eric Darken – percussion, lap steel guitar*Tom Hambridge – background vocals... |
Keith Anderson Keith Anderson Keith Anderson is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run ", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones, released in late 2001. Anderson was signed as a recording artist to Arista Nashville in 2004... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 23 | The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways -Chart performance:... |
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including... |
Rhino | |
| 21 | What I Really Mean What I Really Mean What I Really Mean is an album by Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, first released in the United States on May 10, 2005 by Koch Entertainment.-Track listing:*All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted.... |
Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,... |
Koch |
Deaths
- February 6 — Merle KilgoreMerle KilgoreWyatt Merle Kilgore was an American singer, songwriter, and manager.-Early life:Although born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Merle Kilgore was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the son of Wyatt and Gladys B. Kilgore...
, 70, prolific songwriter ("Wolverton Mountain," "Ring of Fire") and manager of Hank Williams Jr. (cancer) - February 12 — Sammi SmithSammi SmithSammi Smith was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Faye Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson...
, 61, best known for "Help Me Make it Through the Night." - March 2 — Joe Carter, 78, son of A.P. and Sara Carter.
- March 9 — Chris LeDouxChris LeDouxChris 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...
, 56, world champion bareback rider who sang about the rodeo circuit and cowboy life. - May 14 — Jimmy MartinJimmy MartinJimmy Martin was an American bluegrass musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass".-Early years:Born James H. Martin in Sneedville, Tennessee. Jimmy Martin was born into the hard farming life of rural East Tennessee. He grew up near Sneedville, singing in church and with friends from surrounding...
, 77, the "King of BluegrassBluegrass musicBluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
." - August 16 — Vassar ClementsVassar ClementsVassar Clements was a Grammy Award- winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical...
, 77, legendary fiddle player. (cancer)
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- AlabamaAlabama (band)Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
(Randy Owen (born 1949); Teddy Gentry (born 1952); Jeff Cook (born 1949); and Mark Herndon (born 1955)). - DeFord BaileyDeFord BaileyDeFord Bailey was an American country music star from the 1920s until 1941, and the first performer on the Grand Ole Opry...
(1899–1982) - Glen CampbellGlen CampbellGlen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...
(born 1936)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Gary FjellgaardGary FjellgaardGary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your...
- R. Harlan Smith
- Paul Kennedy
Grammy Awards
(presented February 8, 2006 in Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
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- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "The Connection," Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "You'll Think of MeYou'll Think of Me"You'll Think of Me" is the title of a song recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. The song was written by hit songwriters Darrell Brown, Ty Lacy and Dennis Matkosky. It was released in January 2004 as the fourth single from his album Golden Road...
," Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... - Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Restless," Alison Krauss & Union StationAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Like We Never Loved At AllLike We Never Loved at All"Like We Never Loved At All" is the second single from American country singer Faith Hill's album Fireflies. The song features husband Tim McGraw singing harmony vocals...
," 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...
and Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Unionhouse Branch," Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Best Country Song — "Bless the Broken RoadBless the Broken Road"Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. It was co-written by Marcus Hummon and members of the country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, and recorded by Hummon a year later...
", Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus HummonMarcus HummonMarcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All... - Best Country Album — Lonely Runs Both WaysLonely Runs Both WaysLonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23, 2004. The album won the band three Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Restless", Best Country Instrumental...
, Alison Krauss & Union Station - Best Bluegrass Album — The Company We Keep, Del McCoury BandDel McCoury BandThe Del McCoury Band is a bluegrass band. Originally Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass, the band went through a number of changes until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo,...
Juno Awards
(presented April 2, 2006 in HalifaxCity of Halifax
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- Country Recording of the Year — The Road HammersThe Road Hammers (album)The Road Hammers is the debut album of The Road Hammers, a Canadian-based country rock band fronted by singer Jason McCoy. Released in 2005 on Open Road Recordings, it produced the singles "I'm a Road Hammer", "East Bound and Down" , "Nashville Bound" and "Girl on the Billboard"...
, The Road HammersThe Road HammersThe Road Hammers was a Canadian Country music group composed of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. Formed by McCoy as a side project, the trio's music is influenced by 1960s and 1970s trucker music and Southern rock. Their first self-titled album included remakes of several classic...
CMT Music Awards
(presented April 11 in NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
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- Video of the Year — "Days Go ByDays Go By (Keith Urban song)"Days Go By" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in June 2004 as the lead-off single for his Be Here album, which ends with a variation called "These Are the Days.". It became Urban's fifth Number One single, spending four...
," Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... - Male Video of the Year — "I Go BackI Go Back"I Go Back" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2004 as the third single from his 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down. The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator recalls various moments in his life, and how he is...
," 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... - Female Video of the Year — "When I Think About Cheatin'" Gretchen WilsonGretchen WilsonGretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
- Group/Duo Video of the Year — "Feels Like TodayFeels Like Today (song)"Feels Like Today" is a single by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2004....
," 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... - Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Redneck WomanRedneck Woman"Redneck Woman" is the debut single of American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. Released in 2004, the single served as the lead-off to her multi-platinum debut album Here for the Party. The song was also Wilson's only number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
," Gretchen Wilson - Collaborative Video of the Year — "Whiskey LullabyWhiskey Lullaby"Whiskey Lullaby" is the title of a country song composed by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. It was first recorded by Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss on Paisley's 2003 album Mud on the Tires, and released on April 12, 2004, as that album's third single, and the eleventh chart single of...
," 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....
Featuring Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in... - Hottest Video of the Year — "Whiskey GirlWhiskey Girl"Whiskey Girl" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in March 2004 as the third single from the album, Shock'n Y'all...
," 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... - Most Inspiring Video of the Year — "Live Like You Were DyingLive Like You Were Dying (song)"Live Like You Were Dying" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song appears on his Live Like You Were Dying album. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard country music charts, and held that position for a total of seven...
," 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... - Video Director of the Year — "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley Featuring Alison Krauss (Director: Rick SchroderRick SchroderRichard Bartlett "Rick" Schroder, Jr. is an American actor and film director.He debuted in the 1979 hit film The Champ, going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons...
) - Johnny Cash Visionary Award — Loretta LynnLoretta LynnLoretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
Academy of Country Music
(presented May 23, 2006 in Las VegasLas Vegas Strip
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- Entertainer of the Year — 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...
- Song of the Year — "Believe," Ronnie DunnRonnie DunnRonnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
and Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts.... - Single of the Year — "Jesus, Take the WheelJesus, Take the Wheel"Jesus, Take the Wheel" is a song written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. It is the second single from Carrie Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts....
," Carrie UnderwoodCarrie UnderwoodCarrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005... - Album of the Year — Time Well WastedTime Well Wasted-Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, background vocals*Randel Currie – steel guitar*Eric Darken - percussion, vibraphone*Jerry Douglas - Dobro*Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin...
, Brad PaisleyBrad PaisleyBrad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... - Top Male Vocalist — Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
- Top Female Vocalist — Sara EvansSara EvansSara 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...
- 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 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...
- Top New Male Vocalist — Jason AldeanJason AldeanJason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
- Top New Female Vocalist — Carrie Underwood
- Top New Duo or Group — SugarlandSugarland (band)Sugarland, an American country music duo, is composed of singer–songwriters Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush . Sugarland was founded in 2002 by Kristen Hall with Bush and ultimately became a trio after hiring Jennifer Nettles as lead singer...
- Video of the Year — "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley and Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
(Director: Jim Shea) - Vocal Event of the Year — "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
- ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year — Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
- Pioneer Awards — Little Jimmy DickensLittle Jimmy DickensJames Cecil Dickens , better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" , and his rhinestone-studded outfits...
, Kris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonKristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
, Bill MonroeBill MonroeWilliam Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
and Earl ScruggsEarl ScruggsEarl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
Canadian Country Music Association
(presented September 12 in CalgaryCalgary
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- Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award — George CanyonGeorge CanyonGeorge Canyon is a Canadian country music singer. He was runner up Nashville Star 2 in 2004. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia and later lived in Hopewell, Nova Scotia before he moved west. He currently lives in High River, Alberta...
- Male Artist of the Year — George Canyon
- Female Artist of the Year — 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...
- Group or Duo of the Year — The Road HammersThe Road HammersThe Road Hammers was a Canadian Country music group composed of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. Formed by McCoy as a side project, the trio's music is influenced by 1960s and 1970s trucker music and Southern rock. Their first self-titled album included remakes of several classic...
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "My Name," George Canyon, Gordie SampsonGordie SampsonGordie Sampson is a singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.He has written songs for Carrie Underwood , Martina McBride , LeAnn Rimes , and George Canyon and produced and sound engineered...
- Single of the Year — "My Name," George Canyon
- Album of the Year — This Time AroundThis Time Around (Paul Brandt album)This Time Around is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt, released on Orange Music Canada, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, in 2004...
, 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... - Top Selling Album — Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Shania Twain album)Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Shania Twain, released in 2004 . The album contains 21 tracks from her three Diamond albums The Woman in Me, Come on Over and Up!. Also included are three new songs: "Party for Two" which hit the top ten at country in the U.S...
, 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 Video of the Year — "ConvoyConvoyA convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...
," Paul Brandt - Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Amanda WilkinsonAmanda WilkinsonAmanda Nichole Wilkinson was born January 17, 1982, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and was raised in nearby Trenton, Ontario. She is a Canadian country music singer. She is also a member of country group The Wilkinsons, which includes her father Steve and brother Tyler. She began singing early. Her...
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Corb LundCorb Lund and the Hurtin' AlbertansCorb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans are a Canadian country music band, formerly known as the Corb Lund Band.-Corb Lund:Corb Lund, the lead singer, grew up in Southern Alberta living on his family's farm and ranches near Taber, Cardston and Rosemary. He is proud of being an Albertan...
Country Music Association
(presented November 15 in New York City)- Entertainer of the Year — Keith UrbanKeith UrbanKeith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
- Song of the Year — "Whiskey LullabyWhiskey Lullaby"Whiskey Lullaby" is the title of a country song composed by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. It was first recorded by Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss on Paisley's 2003 album Mud on the Tires, and released on April 12, 2004, as that album's third single, and the eleventh chart single of...
," Bill Anderson and Jon RandallJon RandallJon Randall Stewart is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 1995, he debuted that year with the album What You Don't Know. A second album for RCA, 1996's Great Day to Be Alive, was recorded but never released... - Single of the Year — "I May Hate Myself in the MorningI May Hate Myself in the Morning"I May Hate Myself in the Morning" is the title of a song written by Odie Blackmon and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack. The song was released in October 2004 as the lead-off single for her 2005 album, There's More Where That Came From. It was a Top 10 hit on both the U.S...
," Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... - Album of the Year — There's More Where That Came FromThere's More Where That Came FromThere's More Where That Came From is a 2005 album from Lee Ann Womack. It received numerous awards and critical acclaim and was also Womack's highest selling album since 2000's I Hope You Dance. The album was Womack's return to a traditional country music style, as well as her seventh album...
, Lee Ann Womack - Male Vocalist of the Year — Keith Urban
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Gretchen WilsonGretchen WilsonGretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
- 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 — 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...
- Horizon Award — Dierks BentleyDierks BentleyDierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip...
- Video of the Year — "As Good As I Once WasAs Good as I Once Was"As Good as I Once Was" is a single by American country music singer Toby Keith that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. This song and his 2003 single "Beer for My Horses" are both his longest-running Number One hits, each having spent six weeks at Number One...
," 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...
(Director: Michael Salomon) - Vocal Event of the Year — "Good News, Bad News," George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
and Lee Ann Womack - 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.