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Revision as of 23:58, 9 January 2008
See also: 2007 in country music, 2008 in music, other events of 2008, 2009 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
Events
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
United States
Canada
| Date | Song Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Letter to Me | Brad Paisley | 1 | |
| January 11 | Our Song | Taylor Swift | 1 |
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Other major hits
United States
Canada
| Peak | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | All-American Girl | Carrie Underwood |
| 21 | Breakin' On The Love Thing | Alex J. Robinson |
| 8 | Don't Waste Your Pretty | Willie Mack |
| 20 | Everyday Woman | Emerson Drive |
| 5 | Flirtin' With Me | Jason Blaine |
| 13 | Get My Drink On | Toby Keith |
| 19 | God Must Be Busy | Brooks & Dunn |
| 3 | In My Next Life | Terri Clark |
| 15 | Ready, Set, Don't Go | Billy Ray Cyrus with Miley Cyrus |
| 23 | Shiftwork | Kenny Chesney with George Strait |
| 12 | Small Town Southern Man | Alan Jackson |
| 9 | Stay | Sugarland |
| 27 | Suspicions | Tim McGraw |
| 10 | That Train | Doc Walker |
| 8 | What Do Ya Think About That | Montgomery Gentry |
Top new album releases
Other top albums
| Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Thing Going | Rhonda Vincent | Rounder | January 8 |
| Love Revival | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville | January 1 |
Announced
| Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends | Anne Murray | Manhattan | January 15 (US only) |
| Backwoods Barbie | Dolly Parton | Dolly | February 5 |
| The Best of SHeDAISY | SHeDAISY | Lyric Street | February 5 |
| Blood, Sweat, and Steel | The Road Hammers | Montage | June 1 |
| Broken In | Trent Willmon | Compadre | February 26 |
| C'mon! | Keith Anderson | Columbia | TBA |
| Coal | Kathy Mattea | Narada | TBA |
| Good Time | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | March 4 |
| I Keep Coming Back | Josh Gracin | Lyric Street | TBA |
| Just A Little Lovin | Shelby Lynne | Lost Highway | January 29 |
| Love Songs | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury Nashville | January 29 |
| Love Songs | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville | January 15 |
| Moment of Forever | Willie Nelson | Lost Highway | January 29 |
| My Life is a Country Song | Chris Cagle | Capitol Nashville | February 19 |
| My Next Life | Terri Clark | BNA | April 1 |
| Perfectly Clear | Jewel | Valory | March 11 |
| Picture of Me | Lee Brice | Curb | TBA |
| Prayer of a Common Man | Phil Vassar | Universal South | March 11 |
| Rollin' with the Flow | Mark Chesnutt | Lofton Creek | TBA |
| Sounds So Good | Ashton Shepherd | MCA Nashville | March 25 |
| Starting Now | Chuck Wicks | RCA Nashville | January 22 |
| Stronger | Carlene Carter | Eleven Thirty | March 4 |
| Sunset Man | James Otto | Raybaw/Warner Bros. | TBA |
Deaths
- January 6 — Ken Nelson, 96, record producer for artists including Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and many others.
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Major Awards
Grammy awards
(To be presented February 10)
CMT Music Awards
(To be presented April 14 in Nashville)
Academy of Country Music
(To be presented May 18)
Country Music Association
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.