2004 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2004.

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Lynn Anderson arrested near her home in Taos, New Mexico after being charged with a DUI for drunk driving. A motorist called the local police after noticing Anderson's car weaving in and out of lanes, almost causing an accident. Anderson later pulled over to the side of the road after spotting the police, where the police conducted a field sobriety test. She was released on a $1000 bail the next day.

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard)

Date	Song Name	Artist	Wks. No. 1	Spec. Note
February 7	Remember When	Alan Jackson	2
February 21	American Soldier	Toby Keith	4
March 20	Watch the Wind Blow By	Tim McGraw	2
April 3	When the Sun Goes Down	Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker	5	^{[C] - Uncle Kracker}
May 8	You'll Think of Me	Keith Urban	2
May 22	Mayberry	Rascal Flatts	1
May 29	Redneck Woman	Gretchen Wilson	5	^[C] This song was the first Number One single for a female solo artist since Martina McBride hit #1 with "Blessed" for two weeks in March-April 2002.
July 3	If You Ever Stop Loving Me	Montgomery Gentry	1	^[A]
July 10	Whiskey Girl	Toby Keith	1
July 17	Live Like You Were Dying	Tim McGraw	7	^{[1], [2]} Fell to #2 on the chart week of August 7.
August 7	Somebody	Reba McEntire	1	^[B] McEntire's first Billboard Number One since "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) in 1998.
September 11	Girls Lie Too	Terri Clark	1	^[B] Clark's first Billboard Number One since "You're Easy on the Eyes" in late 1998-early 1999.
September 18	Days Go By	Keith Urban	4
October 16	Suds in the Bucket	Sara Evans	1
October 23	I Hate Everything	George Strait	2
November 6	In a Real Love	Phil Vassar	2	^[B] Vassar's first Number One since "Just Another Day in Paradise" in 2000.
November 20	Mr. Mom	Lonestar	2	^[B]
December 4	Nothing On but the Radio	Gary Allan	2	^[B]
December 18	Back When	Tim McGraw	1
December 25	Some Beach	Blake Shelton	4

Notes

1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

[edit] Other major hits

Peak	Single	Artist	Notes
18	Break Down Here	Julie Roberts
14	Come Home Soon	SHeDAISY
18	Cool to Be a Fool	Joe Nichols
6	Desperately	George Strait
7	Drinkin' Bone	Tracy Byrd
9	Feels Like Today	Rascal Flatts
11	Good Little Girls	Blue County
3	Here for the Party	Gretchen Wilson	Co-written by Big Kenny and John Rich of the duo Big & Rich.
8	Hey Good Lookin'	Jimmy Buffett with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Toby Keith	Cover of the Hank Williams song.
4	Honesty (Write Me a List)	Rodney Atkins
5	Hot Mama	Trace Adkins
12	How Far	Martina McBride
9	I Can't Sleep	Clay Walker	Co-written by Chely Wright, who also sang background vocals on it.
2	I Go Back	Kenny Chesney	Spent seven non-consecutive weeks at #2, tying a record previously set by Jo Dee Messina with "Lesson in Leaving" in 1999 for the longest time spent at that position since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.
5	I Got a Feelin'	Billy Currington
6	I Love You This Much	Jimmy Wayne
3	I Wanna Do It All	Terri Clark
4	I Want to Live	Josh Gracin	This was the debut single for Gracin, the first country music artist to have been a contestant on American Idol.
10	If Nobody Believed in You	Joe Nichols
4	In My Daughter's Eyes	Martina McBride
18	It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing	Shania Twain
4	Let's Be Us Again	Lonestar
2	Letters from Home	John Michael Montgomery
2	Little Moments	Brad Paisley
5	Loco	David Lee Murphy	Murphy's first chart single since "Just Don't Wait Around 'Til She's Leavin'" in 1998, and his first Top 5 since "The Road You Leave Behind" in 1996.
13	Long Black Train	Josh Turner
18	Me and Emily	Rachel Proctor
17	My Last Name	Dierks Bentley
4	Paint Me a Birmingham	Tracy Lawrence	Lawrence's first Top 40 single since 2001's "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" and his first Top 5 since "Lessons Learned" in late 1999-early 2000.
7	Party for Two	Shania Twain with Billy Currington	A pop version of this song was also released, featuring Mark McGrath as a duet partner.
12	Passenger Seat	SHeDAISY
2	Perfect	Sara Evans
13	Rough & Ready	Trace Adkins
11	Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)	Big & Rich
5	She Thinks She Needs Me	Andy Griggs
9	She's Not Just a Pretty Face	Shania Twain
13	Simple Life	Carolyn Dawn Johnson
12	Songs About Rain	Gary Allan
16	Spend My Time	Clint Black	Black's first single for his personal label, Equity Music Group.
3	Stays in Mexico	Toby Keith
3	Sweet Southern Comfort	Buddy Jewell
2	That's What It's All About	Brooks & Dunn
6	That's What She Gets for Loving Me	Brooks & Dunn
5	Too Much of a Good Thing	Alan Jackson
19	Tougher Than Nails	Joe Diffie	Diffie's first Top 40 hit since 2001's "In Another World".
20	Trip Around the Sun	Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride
3	Whiskey Lullaby	Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss	Krauss's first Top 40 country hit since her 2000 guest apperance alongside Billy Dean on Kenny Rogers's "Buy Me a Rose".
2	The Woman with You	Kenny Chesney
18	You Are	Jimmy Wayne
3	You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl	Brooks & Dunn

[edit] Top new album releases

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
6	42 Ultimate Hits	Kenny Rogers	Capitol Nashville
1	50 Number Ones	George Strait	MCA Nashville
20	50 Years of Hits	George Jones	Bandit
1	Be Here	Keith Urban	Capitol Nashville
5	Between Here and Gone	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Columbia
17	Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak	Big & Rich	Warner Bros.
15	Bipolar and Proud	Cledus T. Judd	Koch
3	Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros.
10	Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Soundtrack	Various Artists	Warner Bros.
12	Darryl Worley	Darryl Worley	DreamWorks Nashville
9	Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits	John Denver	RCA
9	Dress Rehearsal	Carolyn Dawn Johnson	Arista Nashville
1	Feels Like Today	Rascal Flatts	Lyric Street
11	Greatest Hits	Rodney Carrington	Capitol Nashville
1	Greatest Hits	Shania Twain	Mercury Nashville
2	Greatest Hits	Lee Ann Womack	MCA Nashville
4	Greatest Hits 1994–2004	Terri Clark	Mercury Nashville
2	Greatest Hits 2	Toby Keith	DreamWorks Nashville
2	Greatest Hits Collection II	Brooks & Dunn	Arista Nashville
23	Have a Fun Christmas	Various Artists	Time Life
7	Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered	Jeff Foxworthy	Warner Bros.
1	Here for the Party	Gretchen Wilson	Epic
1	Horse of a Different Color	Big & Rich	Warner Bros.
12	It Always Will Be	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway
2	Josh Gracin	Josh Gracin	Lyric Street
9	Julie Roberts	Julie Roberts	Mercury Nashville
2	Let's Be Us Again	Lonestar	BNA
3	Letters from Home	John Michael Montgomery	Warner Bros.
1	License to Chill	Jimmy Buffett	Mailboat
22	Live and Well	Dolly Parton	Blue Eye
1	Live Like You Were Dying	Tim McGraw	Curb
6	Lonely Runs Both Ways	Alison Krauss & Union Station	Rounder
6	Lucky Ones	Pat Green	Republic
7	My Honky Tonk History	Travis Tritt	Columbia
23	The Notorious Cherry Bombs	The Notorious Cherry Bombs	Universal South
10	Outlaws and Angels	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway
23	Passing Through	Randy Travis	Word/Curb
4	Patient Man	Brad Cotter	Epic
9	Patriotic Country	Various Artists	BMG Heritage
3	Revelation	Joe Nichols	Universal South
12	The Revolution Starts Now	Steve Earle	E-Squared
23	Savin' the Honky Tonk	Mark Chesnutt	Vivaton!
10	Shaken Not Stirred	Phil Vassar	Arista Nashville
25	Shimmy Down the Chimney: A Country Christmas	Various Artists	Capitol Nashville
7	Songs Inspired by the Passion of the Christ	Various Artists	Universal South
5	Soul Gravy	Cross Canadian Ragweed	Universal South
3	Spend My Time	Clint Black	Equity
2	Strong	Tracy Lawrence	DreamWorks Nashville
2	Sweet Right Here	SHeDAISY	Lyric Street
7	This I Gotta See	Andy Griggs	RCA Nashville
22	Trent Willmon	Trent Willmon	Columbia
3	Twice the Speed of Life	Sugarland	Mercury Nashville
10	Ultimate Alabama	Alabama	RCA Nashville
16	Ultimate Waylon Jennings	Waylon Jennings	RCA Nashville
2	Van Lear Rose	Loretta Lynn	Interscope
10	The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam	Dwight Yoakam	Rhino
10	The Very Best of Randy Travis	Randy Travis	Rhino
8	A Very Larry Christmas	Larry the Cable Guy	Warner Bros.
13	What a Wonderful World	LeAnn Rimes	Asylum-Curb
1	What I Do	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville
12	What If?	Emerson Drive	DreamWorks Nashville
1	When the Sun Goes Down	Kenny Chesney	BNA
8	Where I Belong	Rachel Proctor	BNA
2	You Do Your Thing	Montgomery Gentry	Columbia

[edit] Other top albums

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
61	#1 Country Hits	The Countdown Singers	Madacy
58	20 Originals: The Early Years	Chris LeDoux	Capitol Nashville
29	25 Number Ones	Conway Twitty	MCA Nashville
60	40 #1 Hits	Merle Haggard	Capitol Nashville
28	Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute to Gospel	Various Artists	Sparrow
32	Blue County	Blue County	Curb
60	Brand New Strings	Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder	Skaggs Family
74	Christmas with Kenny	Kenny Rogers	Rio Creek
46	Christmas with You	Clint Black	Equity
61	Classic Country: God, Family, Country	Various Artists	Time Life
72	Classic Country: Hard to Find Hits	Various Artists	Time Life
73	Conway Twitty The Legend	Conway Twitty	Platinum Disc
66	Country Favorites	Various Artists	Madacy
51	Country's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the Century	Various Artists	New Haven
61	Days of Our Lives	James Otto	Mercury Nashville
27	A Decade of Laughs	Bill Engvall	Warner Bros.
52	The Definitive Collection	Patsy Cline	MCA Nashville
48	The Definitive Collection	Don Williams	MCA Nashville
73	Down Home Chrome	Junior Brown	Telarc
55	The Duel	Allison Moorer	Universal South
57	Dwight's Used Records	Dwight Yoakam	Koch
37	Elvis at Sun	Elvis Presley	RCA
30	Elvis: Ultimate Gospel	Elvis Presley	RCA
72	The Essential David Allan Coe	David Allan Coe	Legacy
66	The Essential John Denver	John Denver	Madacy
66	The Essential Super Hits	Charlie Daniels	Blue Hat
61	The Essenshul Cledus T. Judd	Cledus T. Judd	Koch
52	Get Well Soon	Roy D. Mercer	Capitol Nashville
52	Gettin' Rowdy: A Classic Country Collection	Various Artists	Time Life
52	Good Times	Charlie Robison	Dualtone
45	Heroes	The Isaacs	Gaither
50	Hurt by the Best	Raymond Harris	Cane
70	I Give My Heart	John Berry	Clear Sky
42	Katrina Elam	Katrina Elam	Universal South
34	Keith Urban in the Ranch	The Ranch	Capitol Nashville
64	King of My World	Sam Bush	Sugar Hill
70	Live Across Texas	Roger Creager	Dualtone
27	Live at Billy Bob's Texas	Willie Nelson	Smith
49	Lone Starry Night	John Arthur Martinez	Dualtone
31	Loose, Loud, & Crazy	Kevin Fowler	Equity
53	Love Songs	Kenny Rogers	Madacy
69	Moody Bluegrass: The Moody Blues	Various Artists	Rounder
67	Mountain Tracks: Volume 3	Yonder Mountain String Band	Frog Pad
27	My Mother's Hymn Book	Johnny Cash	Lost Highway
68	Old Crow Medicine Show	Old Crow Medicine Show	Nettwerk
35	One Good Friend	George Canyon	Universal South
69	She Left Me for Rudolph	X-mas Balls	S.D.E.G.
49	Show Me How	Lorrie Morgan	Image
65	Somewhere in the Middle	Jason Boland & the Stragglers	Smith
58	Tangled in the Pines	BR549	Dualtone
46	This Is Americana	Various Artists	Americana Music Association
72	Thomas Kincade Country Christmas	Various Artists	Madacy
42	Tougher Than Nails	Joe Diffie	Broken Bow
47	A Traditional Christmas	Joe Nichols	Universal South
46	Tryin' to Get There	David Lee Murphy	Koch
65	The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family	Various Artists	Dualtone
39	Unforgettable	Merle Haggard	Capitol Nashville
64	Universal United House of Prayer	Buddy Miller	New West
31	Wayward Angel	Kasey Chambers	Warner Bros.
35	Wheels of Fortune	The Flatlanders	New West

[edit] Deaths

June 10 — Ray Charles, 74, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music.
September 19 — Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World."
September 23 — Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s.
December 27 — Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer.

[edit] Hall of Fame inductees

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Jim Foglesong (born 1922)
Kris Kristofferson (born 1936)

[edit] Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

[edit] Major awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

(presented February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw.
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "Top of the World (live recording)," Dixie Chicks
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn and Jack White
Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas
Best Country Song -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
Best Country Album -- Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
Best Bluegrass Album -- Brand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

[edit] Juno Awards

(presented April 3, 2005 in Winnipeg)

Country Recording of the Year -- One Good Friend, George Canyon

[edit] CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards

(presented April 21 in Nashville)

Video of the Year -- "American Soldier," Toby Keith
Male Video of the Year -- "There Goes My Life," Kenny Chesney
Female Video of the Year -- "Forever and for Always," Shania Twain
Group/Duo Video of the Year -- "I Melt," Rascal Flatts
Breakthrough Video of the Year -- "What Was I Thinkin'," Dierks Bentley
Collaborative Video of the Year -- "Beer for My Horses," Toby Keith and Willie Nelson
Hottest Video of the Year -- "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," Kenny Chesney
Cameo of the Year -- "Celebrity," Jason Alexander, Jim Belushi, Little Jimmy Dickens, Trista Rehn, William Shatner, Brad Paisley
Video Director of the Year -- "Beer for My Horses," Toby Keith and Willie Nelson (Director: Michael Salomon)
Johnny Cash Visionary Award -- Reba McEntire

[edit] Academy of Country Music

(presented May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas)

Entertainer of the Year -- Kenny Chesney
Song of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
Single of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
Album of the Year -- Be Here, Keith Urban
Top Male Vocalist -- Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist -- Gretchen Wilson
Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
Top Vocal Group -- Rascal Flatts
Top New Artist -- Gretchen Wilson
Video of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
Vocal Event of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year -- Neal McCoy

[edit] Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 13 in Edmonton)

Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award -- Terri Clark
Male Artist of the Year -- Jason McCoy
Female Artist of the Year -- Terri Clark
Group or Duo of the Year -- Doc Walker
SOCAN Song of the Year -- "Die of a Broken Heart," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Single of the Year -- "Simple Life," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Album of the Year -- Dress Rehearsal, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Top Selling Album -- Greatest Hits Volume II, Alan Jackson
CMT Video of the Year -- "Simple Life," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award -- George Canyon
Roots Artist or Group of the Year -- Corb Lund

[edit] Country Music Association

(presented November 9 in Nashville)

Entertainer of the Year -- Kenny Chesney
Song of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
Single of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
Album of the Year -- When the Sun Goes Down, Kenny Chesney
Male Vocalist of the Year -- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year -- Martina McBride
Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Group of the Year -- Rascal Flatts
Horizon Award -- Gretchen Wilson
Video of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
Vocal Event of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
Musician of the Year -- Dann Huff

[edit] 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.

[edit] Other links

[edit] External links

Country Music Hall of Fame

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