Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn - consisting of Kix Brooks (born May 12, 1955 in Shreveport, Louisiana ) and Ronnie Dunn (born June 1, 1953 in Coleman, Texas ) - is one of the most successful duos in the history of country music . By 2009, they had 20 number 1 singles and six number 1 albums on the US country charts.
Musical career
Kix Brooks grew up in the neighborhood of Johnny Horton and played music with his daughter as a teenager. During this time he began to compose his first songs. In the early 1980s he moved to Nashville , where he quickly established himself as a songwriter. He also made some records, but they weren't particularly successful.
Ronnie Dunn came to Nashville after winning a talent competition. He found a job at the same music publisher that Brooks was working for. At first, they successfully wrote songs together. In 1990 they got a record deal. Their first single, Brand New Man , reached number 1 on the country charts. A year later, their debut album of the same name was released, from which other number 1 hits were released, including one of their greatest hits: Boot Scootin 'Boogie . The album went triple platinum. Almost all of the tracks were written by the duo themselves.
In 1993 their second album, Hard Working Man , was released, which also went platinum. Their streak of success continued in the following years, practically every single and every album reached high hit parade positions. Brooks & Dunn have received numerous awards, including the CMA Award Vocal Duo of the Year 14 times between 1991 and 2006 .
On August 10, 2009, the duo announced on their homepage that they were going their separate ways after The Last Rodeo Tour 2010. A few weeks later, the double CD # 1's… And Then Some was released , which includes all of Brooks & Dunn's number one successes.
At the end of 2014, the duo announced their reunion. Together with Reba McEntire , they performed the show Together in Vegas in Las Vegas the following year . The engagement at Caesars Palace was so successful that the show will continue to be performed there in 2018.
further activities
Kix Brooks is the presenter of the weekly radio music show "American Country Countdown Top 40" which is produced in the USA. This broadcast is in Germany every Sunday u. a. to be heard on AFN ( American Forces Network ) Heidelberg.
Discography
Albums
Note: The US album charts have 200 places, the country charts 50 places. The Canadian RPM Country Album Charts were only 33 places up to December 1994, then 40 places. The RPM charts end in November 2000. The other charts have 100 positions each.
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
|
Country
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 CA
|
CA Country
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| 1991 | Brand New Man |
US10  × 6
(153 weeks)US |
Country3 (280 weeks) Country |
CA- × 3
|
CA Country5 (... weeks) CA Country |
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| 1993 | Hard workin 'man |
US9 × 5
(99 weeks)US |
Country2 (166 weeks) Country |
CA41 × 3
(29 weeks)CA |
CA Country1 (35 weeks) CA Country |
Number 6 in the 1993 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| 1994 | Waitin 'on Sundown |
US15th × 3
(59 weeks)US |
Country1 (85 weeks) Country |
CA31 (15 weeks)CA |
CA Country1 (44 weeks) CA Country |
# 28 in the Canadian Country Charts in 1994;
36th place in the 1995 Canadian Country Chart |
|
| 1996 | Borderline |
US5 × 2
(70 weeks)US |
Country1 (102 weeks) Country |
CA37  (21 weeks)CA |
CA Country1 (67 weeks) CA Country |
# 5 in the 1996 Canadian Country Chart;
# 41 in the 1997 Canadian Country Chart |
|
| 1997 | The Greatest Hits Collection |
US4th × 4
(90 weeks)US |
Country2 (... weeks) Country |
CA16 × 2
(6 weeks)CA |
- |
# 20 in the 1997 Canadian Country Chart;
14th in the 1998 Canadian Country Chart |
|
| 1998 | If You See Her |
US11 × 2
(40 weeks)US |
Country4 (72 weeks) Country |
CA42 (9 weeks)CA |
CA Country7 (68 weeks) CA Country |
Ranked 16th in the 1998 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| 1999 | Tight rope |
US31 (14 weeks)US |
Country6 (54 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country6 (27 weeks) CA Country |
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| 2001 | Steers & Stripes |
US4th (70 weeks)US |
Country1 (104 weeks) Country |
CA- |
- | ||
| 2003 | Red Dirt Road |
US4th (53 weeks)US |
Country1 (79 weeks) Country |
CA- |
- | ||
| 2004 | The Greatest Hits Collection II |
US7th (34 weeks)US |
Country2 (95 weeks) Country |
- | - | ||
| 2005 | Hillbilly Deluxe |
US3 (94 weeks)US |
Country1 (104 weeks) Country |
CA31 (… Where.)CA |
- | ||
| 2007 | Cowboy town |
US13 (20 weeks) US |
Country4 (71 weeks) Country |
CA23 (... weeks) CA |
CA Country5 (... weeks) CA Country |
||
| 2009 | # 1s… And Then Some |
US5 (52 weeks)US |
Country1 (78 weeks) Country |
CA10 (1 week) CA |
- | ||
| 2016 | Tattooed Heart |
US33 (1 week) US |
Country3 (10 weeks) Country |
- | - |
as Ronnie Dunn
|
|
| 2019 | reboot |
US8 (6 weeks) US |
Country1 (7 weeks) Country |
CA16 (6 weeks) CA |
- | ||
| 2020 | Re-Dunn |
US169 (1 week) US |
Country17 (1 week) Country |
- | - |
as Ronnie Dunn
|
|
| Number one albums | US-US | Country7thCountry | CA-CA | CA Country3CA Country | |||
| Top 10 albums | US9US | Country15thCountry | CA-CA | CA Country7thCA Country | |||
| Albums in the charts | US16US | Country15thCountry | CA7thCA | CA Country7thCA Country | |||
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Country
|
CA
|
CA Country
|
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| 1991 | Brand New Man Brand New Man |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (19 weeks) CA Country |
63rd place in the 1991 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| My Next Broken Heart Brand New Man |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (17 weeks) CA Country |
96th in the 1992 Canadian Country Chart
|
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| 1992 | Neon Moon Brand New Man |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (21 weeks) CA Country |
Ranked 25th in the 1992 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| Boot Scootin 'Boogie Brand New Man |
US50 (15 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (18 weeks) CA Country |
17th place in the 1992 Canadian country charts
|
||
| Lost and Found Brand New Man |
- |
Country6 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country6 (20 weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 1993 | Hard Workin 'Man Hard Workin' Man |
- |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (21 weeks) CA Country |
Number 6 in the 1993 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| We'll Burn That Bridge Hard Workin 'Man |
- |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (21 weeks) CA Country |
Number 30 in the 1993 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| She Used to Be Mine Hard Workin 'Man |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (18 weeks) CA Country |
Number 35 in the 1993 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| Rock My World (Little Country Girl) Hard Workin 'Man |
US97 (3 weeks) US |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (17 weeks) CA Country |
38th in the Canadian country charts for 1994
|
||
| 1994 | Ride 'Em High, Ride' Em Low from 8 Seconds: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
- |
Country73 (4 weeks) Country |
- | - | ||
| That Ain't No Way to Go Hard Workin 'Man |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (19 weeks) CA Country |
Ranked 59th in the 1994 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| She's Not the Cheatin 'Kind Waitin' on Sundown |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (18 weeks) CA Country |
Ranked 51st in the Canadian country charts for 1994
|
||
| I'll Never Forgive My Heart Waitin 'on Sundown |
- |
Country6 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country2 (19 weeks) CA Country |
Ranked 10th in the 1995 Canadian Country Chart
|
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| 1995 | Little Miss Honky Tonk Waitin 'on Sundown |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (20 weeks) CA Country |
Number 67 in the 1995 Canadian country charts
|
|
| You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Waitin 'on Sundown |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (20 weeks) CA Country |
21st in the 1995 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| Whiskey Under the Bridge Waitin 'on Sundown |
- |
Country5 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (20 weeks) CA Country |
50th place in the 1995 Canadian Country Chart
|
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| 1996 | My Maria Borderline |
US79 (12 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (21 weeks) CA Country |
# 12 in the 1996 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| I am that man borderline |
- |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (20 weeks) CA Country |
39th in the 1996 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing Borderline |
- |
Country13 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country8 (15 weeks) CA Country |
|||
| A Man This Lonely Borderline |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country4 (18 weeks) CA Country |
62nd in the 1997 Canadian Country Chart
|
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| 1997 | Why Would I Say Goodbye Borderline |
- |
Country8 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country9 (23 weeks) CA Country |
# 82 in the 1997 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| Honky Tonk Truth The Greatest Hits Collection |
- |
Country3 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (20 weeks) CA Country |
39th in the 1997 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| He's Got You The Greatest Hits Collection |
- |
Country2 (24 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (16 weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 1998 | If You See Him / If You See Her If You See Her |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (22 weeks) CA Country |
with Reba McEntire
ranked 14th in the 1998 Canadian country charts |
|
| How Long Gone If You See Her |
- |
Country1 (21 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (23 weeks) CA Country |
Number 37 in the 1998 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| Husbands and Wives If You See Her |
US36 (9 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country2 (22 weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 1999 | I Can't Get Over You If You See Her |
US51 (11 weeks) US |
Country5 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country2 (20 weeks) CA Country |
31st in the 1999 Canadian Country Chart
|
|
| South of Santa Fe If You See Her |
- |
Country41 (10 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country45 (15 weeks) CA Country |
|||
| Missing You Tight Rope |
US75 (3 weeks) US |
Country15 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country6 (23 weeks) CA Country |
63rd in the 1999 Canadian Country Chart
|
||
| Beer Thirty Tight Rope |
- |
Country19 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country12 (24 weeks) CA Country |
|||
| Against The Wind King of the Hill: Original Television Soundtrack |
- |
Country53 (13 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| 2000 | You'll Always Be Loved By Me Tight Rope |
US55 (19 weeks) US |
Country5 (29 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country7 (33 weeks) CA Country |
||
| Goin 'Under Gettin' Over You Tight Rope |
- |
Country60 (7 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| 2001 | Ain't Nothing 'Bout You Steers & Stripes |
US25 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (29 weeks) Country |
- | - | ||
| Only in America Steers & Stripes |
US33 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (33 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| The Long Goodbye Steers & Stripes |
US39 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (27 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| 2002 | My Heart Is Lost to You Steers & Stripes |
US48 (13 weeks) US |
Country5 (20 weeks) Country |
- | - | ||
| Every River Steers & Stripes |
US75 (5 weeks) US |
Country12 (20 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| It Won't Be Christmas Without You It Won't Be Christmas Without You |
- |
Country41 (3 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| 2003 | Winter Wonderland It Won't Be Christmas without You |
- |
Country57 (2 weeks) Country |
- | - | ||
| Red Dirt Road Red Dirt Road |
US25 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (29 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl Red Dirt Road |
US39 (20 weeks) US |
Country3 (23 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| Rockin 'Little Christmas It Won't Be Christmas without You |
- |
Country57 (1 week) Country |
- | - | |||
| 2004 | That's What She Gets for Loving Me Red Dirt Road |
US53 (14 weeks) US |
Country6 (22 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (... weeks) CA Country |
||
| That's What It's All About The Greatest Hits Collection II |
US38 (20 weeks) US |
Country2 (23 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country2 (... weeks) CA Country |
|||
| It's Getting Better All the Time The Greatest Hits Collection II |
US56 (16 weeks) US |
Country1 (26 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country3 (... weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 2005 | Play Something Country Hillbilly Deluxe |
US37 (17 weeks)US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country1 (... week) CA Country |
||
| Believe Hillbilly Deluxe |
US60 (20 weeks)US |
Country8 (30 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country21 (... weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 2006 | Building Bridges Hillbilly Deluxe |
US66 (12 weeks) US |
Country4 (22 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country2 (... weeks) CA Country |
with Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill
|
|
| Hillbilly Deluxe Hillbilly Deluxe |
US86 (9 weeks)US |
Country16 (20 weeks) Country |
- |
CA Country20 (... weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 2007 | Proud of the House We Built Cowboy Town |
US57 (15 weeks) US |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
CA60 (15 weeks) CA |
CA Country1 (... week) CA Country |
||
| Cowboy Town Cowboy Town |
- |
Country56 (3 weeks) Country |
- | - | |||
| God Must Be Busy Cowboy Town |
US78 (11 weeks) US |
Country11 (21 weeks) Country |
CA92 (2 weeks) CA |
CA Country11 (... weeks) CA Country |
|||
| 2008 | Put a Girl in It Cowboy Town |
US54 (13 weeks) US |
Country3 (20 weeks) Country |
CA62 (15 weeks) CA |
CA Country1 (... week) CA Country |
||
| Cowgirls Don't Cry Cowboy Town |
US44 (20 weeks)US |
Country2 (24 weeks) Country |
CA49 (18 weeks) CA |
CA Country1 (... week) CA Country |
with Reba McEntire
|
||
| 2009 | Indian Summer # 1s… and Then Some |
- |
Country16 (14 weeks) Country |
CA74 (2 weeks) CA |
- | ||
| Honky Tonk Stomp # 1s… and Then Some |
US96 (3 weeks) US |
Country16 (14 weeks) Country |
- | - |
feat. Billy Gibbons
|
||
| Over the next hill |
- |
Country55 (14 weeks) Country |
- | - |
with Mac Powell
|
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| 2011 | Bleed Red |
US62 (18 weeks) US |
Country10 (20 weeks) Country |
- | - |
as Ronnie Dunn
|
|
| Cost of livin ' |
US86 (8 weeks) US |
Country19 (23 weeks) Country |
- | - |
as Ronnie Dunn
|
||
| 2019 | 1, 2 many |
US97 (1 week) US |
Country20 (15 weeks) Country |
- | - |
with Luke Combs
|
|
| Number one singles | US-US | Country20thCountry | CA-CA | CA Country17thCA Country | |||
| Top 10 singles | US-US | Country41Country | CA-CA | CA Country36CA Country | |||
| Singles in the charts | US27US | Country58Country | CA4thCA | CA Country41CA Country | |||
Video albums
- 2004: Red Dirt Road And Other Video Hits (US:platinum)
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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|
Canada (MC)
|
4 × gold4th
|
10 × platinum10
|
1,200,000 | musiccanada.com |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
5 × gold5
|
28 × platinum28
|
29,600,000 | riaa.com |
| All in all |
9 × gold9
|
38 × platinum38
|
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The most important awards
- 1991 Academy of Country Music Top New Vocal Duo / Group
- 1991 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1992 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1992 Academy of Country Music Album of the Year
- 1992 Academy of Country Music Single of the Year
- 1992 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1993 TNN / Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1993 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo / Group w / Vocals
- 1993 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1993 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1994 TNN / Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1994 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1994 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1995 TNN / Music City News Vocal Group / Duo of the Year
- 1995 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1996 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo / Group w / Vocals
- 1996 CMA Entertainer of the Year
- 1996 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1996 Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year
- 1996 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 1997 TNN / Music City News Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1997 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1997 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
- 1997 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo / Group
- 1998 TNN / Music City News Vocal Group or Duo of the Year
- 1998 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 1999 TNN Awards / Music City News Vocal Group or Duo of the Year
- 1999 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2000 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2001 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2001 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2002 CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards Group / Duo Video of the Year
- 2002 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2002 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2003 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2003 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2003 CMT 40 Greatest Men in Country Music
- 2004 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
- 2004 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2004 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2005 Billboard Music Awards Favorite Country Group
- 2005 American Music Awards Favorite Band, Duo or Group
- 2005 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2005 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2005 People's Choice Awards Favorite Country Group
- 2006 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2006 CMA Music Video of the Year "Believe"
- 2006 CMA Single of the Year "Believe"
- 2006 Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Duo
- 2006 Academy of Country Music Song of the Year "Believe"
- 2007 CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year
- 2007 Academy of Country Music Awards Top Vocal Duo
- 2007 Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year for "Building Bridges" with Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow
swell
- ↑ MESSAGE FROM BROOKS AND DUNN | 8/10/09 ( memento of September 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), Brooks & Dunn
- ↑ http://people.com/country/brooks-dunn-reba-mcentire-to-reunite-at-new-las-vegas-show/
- ↑ https://www.caesars.com/caesars-palace/shows/reba-brooks-dunn-las-vegas#.WngolK7iaUk
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↑ a b chart sources:
- Brooks & Dunn on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart
- Brooks & Dunn in the US Top Country Albums chart
- Brooks & Dunn on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart
- Brooks & Dunn in the US Hot Country Songs chart
- Canadian Charts RPM Weekly (Search Form)
- ↑ The RPM Top 50 Country Albums of 1993 , Vol. 58, Ed. 23, December 18, 1993, Library and Archives Canada (PDF, 112 kB)
- ^ RPM Top 50 Country Albums of 1994 , Vol. 60, Ed. December 21, 1994, Library and Archives Canada (PDF, 38 kB)
- ^ RPM Top 50 Country Albums of 1995 , Vol. 62, Ed. 20, December 18, 1995, Library and Archives Canada (PDF, 288 kB)
- ↑ RPM's Year End Country Albums of 1996 Top 50 , Vol. 64, Ed. December 18, 1997, Library and Archives Canada (PDF, 179 kB)
- ↑ a b RPM's Top 50 Country Albums of 1997 , Vol. 66, Ed. December 15, 1997, Library and Archives Canada (PDF, 38 kB)
- ↑ a b RPM's Top 50 Country Albums of 1998 , Vol. 68, December 12, 1998, Library and Archives Canada (PDF, 194 kB)
- ↑ RPM 100 Country Tracks of 1991 , RPM Vol. 55, No. 3, December 21, 1991, (PDF, 84 kB)
- ↑ a b c RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992 , RPM Vol. 56, No. 25, 19 December 1992, (PDF, 74 kB)
- ↑ a b c The RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993 , RPM Vol. 58, Ed. 23, December 18, 1993, (PDF, 74 kB)
- ↑ a b c RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994 , RPM Vol. 60, Ed. December 21, 1994, (PDF, 64 kB)
- ↑ a b c d RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995 , RPM Vol. 62, Ed. 20, December 18, 1995, (PDF, 288 kB)
- ↑ a b RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996 , RPM Vol. 64, Ed. December 18, 1996, (PDF, 288 kB)
- ↑ a b c RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Country Tracks , RPM Vol. 66, No. December 15, 1997, (PDF, 72 kB)
- ↑ a b RPM's Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998 , RPM Vol. 66, No. December 15, 1997, (PDF, 346 kB)
- ↑ a b RPM Top 100 Country Tracks 1999 , RPM Vol. 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999, (PDF, 349 kB)
Web links
Commons : Brooks & Dunn - collection of images, videos and audio files
