Country Music 1994

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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