Country Music 1995
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 14th - "Not a Moment Too Soon" - Tim McGraw
- January 28 - "Gone Country" - Alan Jackson
- February 4th - "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" - Pam Tillis
- February 18th - "My Kind of Girl" - Collin Raye
- February 25 - "Old Enough to Know Better" - Wade Hayes
- March 11th - "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" - George Strait
- March 18 - "This Woman and This Man" - Clay Walker
- April 1 - "Thinkin 'About You" - Trisha Yearwood
- April 15th - "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" - Reba McEntire
- April 22nd - "I Can Love You Like That" - John Michael Montgomery
- April 29 - "Little Miss Honky Tonk" - Brooks & Dunn
- May 6 - "I Can Love You Like That" - John Michael Montgomery '
- May 20th - "Gonna Get a Life" - Mark Chesnutt
- May 27th - "What Mattered Most" - Ty Herndon
- June 3rd - "Summer's Comin '" - Clint Black
- June 24th - "Texas Tornado" - Tracy Lawrence
- July 1 - "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" - John Michael Montgomery
- July 22nd - "Any Man of Mine" - Shania Twain
- August 5th - "I Don't Even Know Your Name" - Alan Jackson
- Aug 12 - "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" - Lorrie Morgan
- August 19th - "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" - Brooks & Dunn
- September 2nd - "Not on Your Love" - Jeff Carson
- September 9 - "Someone Else's Star" - Bryan White
- September 16 - "I Like It, I Love It" - Tim McGraw
- October 21 - "She's Every Woman" - Garth Brooks
- October 28 - "Dust on the Bottle" - David Lee Murphy
- November 11th - "Check Yes or No" - George Strait
- December 9th - "Tall, Tall Trees" - Alan Jackson
- December 23rd - "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" - Aaron Tippin
Albums (selection)
- All I Want - Tim McGraw (Curb)
- Fresh Horses - Garth Brooks (Capitol)
- The Greatest Hits Collection - Alan Jackson (Arista)
- In Pictures - Alabama (RCA)
- It Matters to Me - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
- Starting Over - Reba McEntire (MCA)
- The Woman in Me - Shania Twain (Mercury / Polygram)
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Roger Miller (1936-1992)
- Jo Walker-Meador
Significant awards
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Alison Krauss - Baby, Now That I've Found You
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Vince Gill - Go Rest High On That Mountain
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - The Mavericks - Here Comes The Rain
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - Alison Krauss & Shenandoah - Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - Asleep At The Wheel - Hightower
- Best Country Song - Vince Gill - Go Rest High On That Mountain
- Best Country Album - Shania Twain - The Woman In Me
- Best Bluegrass Album - Nashville Bluegrass Band - Unleashed
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year - Brooks & Dunn
- Song Of The Year - "The Keeper of the Stars" - Tracy Byrd - Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo
- Single Of The Year - "Check Yes Or No" - George Strait
- Album Of The Year - The Woman In Me - Shania Twain
- Top Male Vocalist - Alan Jackson
- Top Female Vocalist - Patty Loveless
- Top Vocal Duo - Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group - The Mavericks
- Top New Male Vocalist - Bryan White
- Top New Female Vocalist - Shania Twain
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group - Lonestar
- Video Of The Year - "The Car" - Jeff Carson
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - Alan Jackson
- Song Of The Year - Independence Day - Gretchen Peters
- Single Of The Year - When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Album Of The Year - When Fallen Angels Fly - Patty Loveless
- Male Vocalist Of The Year - Vince Gill
- Female Vocalist Of The Year - Alison Krauss
- Vocal Duo Of The Year - Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group Of The Year - The Mavericks
- Musician Of The Year - Mark O'Connor
- Horizon Award - Alison Krauss
- Vocal Event Of The Year - Shenandoah with Alison Krauss - Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart
- Music Video Of The Year - Baby Likes To Rock It - The Tractors