Country Music 1990
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 13th - "It Ain't Nothin '" - Keith Whitley
- January 20th - "Nobody's Home" - Clint Black
- February 10 - "Southern Star" - Alabama
- February 17th - "On Second Thought" - Eddie Rabbitt
- March 3rd - "No Matter How High" - Oak Ridge Boys
- March 10th - "Chains" - Patty Loveless
- March 17th - "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" - Randy Travis
- April 14th - "Five Minutes" - Lorrie Morgan
- April 21st - "Love On Arrival" - Dan Seals
- May 12th - "Help Me Hold On" - Travis Tritt
- May 19th - "Walkin 'Away" - Clint Black
- June 2nd - "I've Cried My Last Tear For You" - Ricky Van Shelton
- June 9th - Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
- July 14th - "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
- August 4th - Good Times - Dan Seals
- August 18th - "Next to You, Next to Me" - Shenandoah
- September 8 - "Jukebox in My Mind" - Alabama
- October 6th - "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- November 3rd - "You Lie" - Reba McEntire
- November 10th - "Home" - Joe Diffie
- November 17th - "You Really Had Me Going" - Holly Dunn
- November 24th - "Come Next Monday" - KT Oslin
- December 8th - "I've Come to Expect It From You" - George Strait
Albums (selection)
- A Collection of Hits - Kathy Mattea (Mercury / Polygram)
- Livin 'It Up - George Strait (MCA)
- No Fences - Garth Brooks (Capitol)
- Pass It On Down - Alabama (RCA)
- Put Yourself in My Shoes - Clint Black (RCA)
- Rumor Has It - Reba McEntire (MCA)
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Significant awards
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Kathy Mattea - Where've You Been
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Vince Gill - When I Call Your Name
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Kentucky Headhunters - Pickin 'On Nashville
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration - Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Poor Boy Blues
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - So Soft, Your Goodbye
- Best Bluegrass Recording - Alison Krauss - I've Got That Old Feeling
- Best Country Song - Don Henry & Jon Vesner - Where've You Been
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year - Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year - "The Dance" - Garth Brooks - Tony Arata
- Single Of The Year - "Friends In Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- Album Of The Year - No Fences - Garth Brooks
- Top Male Vocalist - Garth Brooks
- Top Female Vocalist - Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo - The Judds
- Top Vocal Group - Shenandoah
- Top New Male Vocalist - Alan Jackson
- Top New Female Vocalist - Shelby Lynne
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group - Pirates of the Mississippi
- Video Of The Year - "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - George Strait
- Song Of The Year - Where've You Been - J.Vezner / D.Henry
- Single Of The Year - When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
- Album Of The Year - Pickin 'On Nashville - Kentucky HeadHunters
- Male Vocalist Of The Year - Clint Black
- Female Vocalist Of The Year - Kathy Mattea
- Vocal Duo Of The Year - The Judds
- Vocal Group Of The Year - Kentucky HeadHunters
- Musician Of The Year - Johny Gimble
- Horizon Award - Garth Brooks
- Vocal Event Of The Year - Lorrie Morgan / Keith Whitley
- Music Video Of The Year - The Dance - Garth Brooks