Country Music 1991

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Top hits of the year

Number 1 hits

January 12th - "Unanswered Prayers" - Garth Brooks
January 26 - Forever's as Far as I'll Go - Alabama
February 2nd - "Daddy's Come Around" - Paul Overstreet
February 9th - "Brother Jukebox" - Mark Chesnutt
February 23 - "Walk on Faith" - Mike Reid
March 9 - "I'd Love You All Over Again" - Alan Jackson
March 23rd - "Loving Blind" - Clint Black
April 6 - "Two of a Kind, Workin 'on a Full House" - Garth Brooks
April 13 - Down Home - Alabama
May 4th - "Rockin 'Years" - Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton
May 11 - "If I Know Me" - George Strait
May 25th - "In a Different Light" - Doug Stone
June 1st - "Meet in the Middle" - Diamond Rio
June 15th - "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" - Joe Diffie
June 22nd - "The Thunder Rolls" - Garth Brooks
July 6th - "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
July 27th - "I Am a Simple Man" - Ricky Van Shelton
August 3rd - "She's In Love With the Boy" - Trisha Yearwood
August 17th - "You Know Me Better Than That" - George Strait
September 7th - "Brand New Man" - Brooks & Dunn
September 21st - "Leap of Faith" - Lionel Cartwright
September 28th - "Where Are You Now" - Clint Black
October 12th - "Keep it Between the Lines" - Ricky Van Shelton
October 26th - "Anymore" - Travis Tritt
November 9 - "Someday" - Alan Jackson
November 16 - "Shameless" - Garth Brooks
November 30th - "Forever Together" - Randy Travis
December 7th - "For My Broken Heart" - Reba McEntire
December 21 - "My Next Broken Heart" - Brooks & Dunn

Albums (selection)

"All I Can Be" - Collin Raye (Epic / Sony)
"Back to the Grindstone" - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
"Brand New Man" - Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
"Chasin 'the Sun" - Lionel Cartwright (MCA)
"Chill of an Early Fall" - George Strait (MCA)
"Diamond Rio" - Diamond Rio (Arista)
"Don't Go Near the Water" - Sammy Kershaw (Mercury)
"Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson (Arista)
"Eagle When She Flies" - Dolly Parton (Columbia / Sony)
"For My Broken Heart" - Reba McEntire (MCA)
"Greatest Hits Vol. II" - Alabama (RCA)
"High Lonesome" - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
"Heroes" - Paul Overstreet (RCA)
"I Thought it Was You" - Doug Stone (Epic / Sony)
"It's All About to Change" - Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)
Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill (MCA)
"Pure Hank" - Hank Williams Jr. (Warner / Curb)
"Put Yourself in My Place" - Pam Tillis (Arista)
"Ropin 'the Wind" - Garth Brooks (Capitol)
"Something in Red" - Lorrie Morgan (RCA)
"Sticks and Stones" - Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
"Trisha Yearwood" - Trisha Yearwood (MCA)
"Turning for Home" - Mike Reid (Columbia / Sony)
"Unstoppable" - Oak Ridge Boys (RCA)
"Up Against My Heart" - Patty Loveless (MCA)

Died

February 24 - Webb Pierce (69)
September 4 - Dottie West (58)
October 17 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, 72

The most important awards

Grammy Awards

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Down At The Twist And Shout
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Garth Brooks - Ropin 'The Wind
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Judds - Love Can Build A Bridge
Best Country Vocal Collaboration - Ricky Skaggs , Steve Wariner , Mark O'Connor & Vince Gill - The New Nashville Cats
Best Bluegrass Album - Carl Jackson & John Starling - Spring Training
Best Country Song - John Jarvis, Naomi Judd & Paul Overstreet - Love Can Build A Bridge

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year - Garth Brooks
Song Of The Year - "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" - Billy Dean - Billy Dean, Richard Leigh
Single Of The Year - "Don't Rock The Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
Album Of The Year - Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson
Top Male Vocalist - Garth Brooks
Top Female Vocalist - Reba McEntire
Top Vocal Duo - Brooks & Dunn
Top Vocal Group - Diamond Rio
Top New Male Vocalist - Billy Dean
Top New Female Vocalist - Trisha Yearwood
Top New Vocal Duo Or Group - Brooks & Dunn
Video Of The Year - "Is There Life Out There?" - Reba McEntire

Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year - Garth Brooks
Song Of The Year - When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill / Tim DuBois
Single Of The Year - Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
Album Of The Year - No Fences - Garth Brooks
Male Vocalist Of The Year - Vince Gill
Female Vocalist Of The Year - Tanya Tucker
Vocal Duo Of The Year - The Judds
Vocal Group Of The Year - Kentucky HeadHunters
Musician Of The Year - Mark O'Connor
Horizon Award - Travis Tritt
Vocal Event Of The Year - Mark O'Connor & The New Nashville Cats
Music Video Of The Year - The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks