Country Music 1994
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 1st - "Wild One" - Faith Hill
- January 29th - "Live Until I Die" - Clay Walker
- February 5th - "I Swear" - John Michael Montgomery
- March 5th - "I Just Wanted You to Know" - Mark Chesnutt
- March 12th - "Tryin 'to Get Over You" - Vince Gill
- March 19th - "No Doubt About It" - Neal McCoy
- April 2nd - "My Love" - Little Texas
- April 16 - "If the Good Die Young" - Tracy Lawrence
- April 30th - Piece of My Heart - Faith Hill
- May 7th - "A Good Run of Bad Luck" - Clint Black
- May 14th - "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" - Shenandoah
- May 21st - “Your Love Amazes Me” - John Berry
- May 28th - "Don't Take the Girl" - Tim McGraw
- June 11th - "That Ain't No Way to Go" - Brooks & Dunn
- June 18 - "Wink" - Neal McCoy
- July 16 - "Foolish Pride" - Travis Tritt
- July 23rd - "Summertime Blues" - Alan Jackson
- August 13 - Be My Baby Tonight - John Michael Montgomery
- August 27th - Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open - Clay Walker
- September 3rd - "Whisper My Name" - Randy Travis
- September 10th - "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" - Trisha Yearwood
- September 24th - "Third Rock From the Sun" - Joe Diffie
- October 8th - "Who's That Man" - Toby Keith
- October 15th - "She's Not the Cheatin 'Kind" - Brooks & Dunn
- October 29th - "Livin 'On Love" - Alan Jackson
- November 19 - "Shut Up and Kiss Me" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- November 26th - "If I Could Make a Living" - Clay Walker
- December 3rd - "The Big One" - George Strait
- December 10th - "If You've Got Love" - John Michael Montgomery
- December 17th - "Pickup Man" - Joe Diffie
Albums (selection)
- Boomtown - Toby Keith (Mercury / Polygram)
- Greatest Hits Vol. III - Alabama (RCA)
- Love a Little Stronger - Diamond Rio (Arista)
- Not a Moment Too Soon - Tim McGraw (Curb)
- Read My Mind - Reba McEntire (MCA)
- Sweetheart's Dance - Pam Tillis (Arista)
- Take Me as I Am - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
- This is Me - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
- Who I Am - Alan Jackson (Arista)
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Merle Haggard (1937-2016)
Significant awards
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shut Up And Kiss Me
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Vince Gill - When Love Finds You
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Asleep At The Wheel - Blues For Dixie
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration - Aaron Neville & Trisha Yearwood - I Fall To Pieces
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - Chet Atkins - Young Thing
- Best Country Song - Frank J. Myers & Gary Baker - I Swear
- Best Country Album - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road
- Best Bluegrass Album - Jerry Douglas - The Great Dobro Sessions
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year - Reba McEntire
- Song Of The Year - "I Swear" - John Michael Montgomery - Gary Baker, Frank Myers
- Single Of The Year - "I Swear" - John Michael Montgomery
- Album Of The Year - Not A Moment Too Soon - Tim McGraw
- Top Male Vocalist - Alan Jackson
- Top Female Vocalist - Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo - Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group - The Mavericks
- Top New Male Vocalist - Tim McGraw
- Top New Female Vocalist - Chely Wright
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group - The Mavericks
- Video Of The Year - "The Red Strokes" - Garth Brooks
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - Vince Gill
- Song Of The Year - Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson / Jim McBride
- Single Of The Year - I Swear - John Michael Montgomery
- Album Of The Year - Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles - various artists
- Male Vocalist Of The Year - Vince Gill
- Female Vocalist Of The Year - Pam Tillis
- Vocal Duo Of The Year - Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group Of The Year - Diamond Rio
- Musician Of The Year - Mark O'Connor
- Horizon Award - John Michael Montgomery
- Vocal Event Of The Year - Reba McEntire mit Linda Davis - Does He Love You
- Music Video Of The Year - Independence Day - Martina McBride