2004 in country music
See also: 2003 in country music, 2004 in music, other events of 2004, 2005 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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Events
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Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
| Date | Song Name | Artist | Wks. No. 1 | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7 | Remember When | Alan Jackson | 2 | |
| February 21 | American Soldier | Toby Keith | 4 | |
| March 20 | Watch the Wind Blow By | Tim McGraw | 2 | |
| April 3 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker | 5 | |
| May 8 | You'll Think of Me | Keith Urban | 2 | |
| May 22 | Mayberry | Rascal Flatts | 1 | |
| May 29 | Redneck Woman | Gretchen Wilson | 5 | |
| July 3 | If You Ever Stop Loving Me | Montgomery Gentry | 1 | |
| July 10 | Whiskey Girl | Toby Keith | 1 | |
| July 17 | Live Like You Were Dying | Tim McGraw | 7 | 1, 2 |
| August 7 | Somebody | Reba McEntire | 1 | |
| September 11 | Girls Lie Too | Terri Clark | 1 | |
| September 18 | Days Go By | Keith Urban | 4 | |
| October 16 | Suds in the Bucket | Sara Evans | 1 | |
| October 23 | I Hate Everything | George Strait | 2 | |
| November 6 | In a Real Love | Phil Vassar | 2 | |
| November 20 | Mr. Mom | Lonestar | 2 | |
| December 4 | Nothin' On But the Radio | Gary Allan | 2 | |
| December 18 | Back When | Tim McGraw | 1 | |
| December 25 | Some Beach | Blake Shelton | 4 |
- 1 – No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.
- 2 – Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
Other major hits
- "Break Down Here" -- Julie Roberts
- "Cool to Be a Fool" -- Joe Nichols
- "Desperately" -- George Strait (#2)
- "Drinkin' Bone" -- Tracy Byrd (#7)
- "Good Little Girls" -- Blue County (#11)
- "Here For the Party" -- Gretchen Wilson (#3)
- "Hey Good Lookin'" -- Jimmy Buffett with George Strait, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, & Toby Keith (#8)
- "Honesty (Write Me A List)" -- Rodney Atkins (#4)
- "Hot Mama" -- Trace Adkins (#5)
- "I Go Back" -- Kenny Chesney (#2)
- "I Got a Feelin'" -- Billy Currington (#5)
- "I Wanna Do It All" -- Terri Clark
- "I Want to Live" -- Josh Gracin
- "If Nobody Believed in You" -- Joe Nichols (#10)
- "In My Daughter's Eyes" -- Martina McBride (#4)
- "Let's Be Us Again" -- Lonestar (#4)
- "Letters From Home" -- John Michael Montgomery (#2)
- "Little Moments" -- Brad Paisley (#2)
- "Loco" -- David Lee Murphy (#5)
- "Long Black Train" -- Josh Turner (#13)
- "Me and Emily" -- Rachel Proctor (#15)
- "Paint Me a Birmingham" -- Tracy Lawrence (#4)
- "Perfect" -- Sara Evans (#2)
- "Rough and Ready" -- Trace Adkins (#13)
- "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" -- Big & Rich (#11)
- "She Thinks She Needs Me" -- Andy Griggs (#5)
- "Simple Life" -- Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- "Spend My Time" -- Clint Black
- "Songs About Rain" -- Gary Allan (#12)
- "Stays in Mexico" -- Toby Keith (#3)
- "Sweet Southern Comfort" -- Buddy Jewell (#3)
- "That's What It's All About" -- Brooks & Dunn (#2)
- "That's What She Gets For Loving Me" -- Brooks & Dunn (#6)
- "Too Much of a Good Thing" -- Alan Jackson (#5)
- "Whiskey Lullaby" -- Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (#3)
- "The Woman With You" -- Kenny Chesney (#2)
- "You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl" -- Brooks & Dunn (#3)
Top new album releases
- 50 Number Ones -- George Strait (MCA Nashville)
- Be Here -- Keith Urban (Capitol)
- Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill -- Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
- Darryl Worley -- Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
- Feels Like Today -- Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)
- Greatest Hits -- Shania Twain (Mercury)
- The Greatest Hits 1994-2004 -- Terri Clark (Mercury)
- Greatest Hits Collection II -- Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville/BMG)
- Here For the Party -- Gretchen Wilson (Epic/Sony)
- Horse of a Different Color -- Big & Rich (Warner Bros.)
- Live Like You Were Dying -- Tim McGraw (Curb)
- Passing Through -- Randy Travis (World Entertainment)
- Sweet Right Here -- SHeDAISY (Lyric Street)
- Twice the Speed of Life -- Sugarland (Mercury)
- Van Lear Rose -- Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
- When the Sun Goes Down -- Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Deaths
- June 10 — Ray Charles, 74, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music.
- September 19 — Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World."
- September 23 — Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s.
- December 27 — Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer.
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Jim Foglesong (1922- )
- Kris Kristofferson (1936- )
Major Awards
Grammy awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Keep on the Sunny Side," June Carter Cash.
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Next Big Thing," Vince Gill.
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "A Simple Life," Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "How's the World Treating You," Alison Krauss and James Taylor.
- Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Cluck Old Hen," Alison Krauss & Union Station.
- Best Country Song -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins.
- Best Country Album -- Livin', Lovin', Losin' – Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Various Artists (Carl Jackson, producer).
- Best Bluegrass Album -- Live, Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Toby Keith
- Song Of The Year -- "Three Wooden Crosses" - Randy Travis - Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams Williams
- Single Of The Year -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year -- "Shock'n Y' All" - Toby Keith
- Top Male Vocalist -- Toby Keith
- Top Female Vocalist -- Martina McBride
- Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group -- Rascal Flatts
- Top New Artist -- Dierks Bentley
- Video Of The Year -- "Beer For My Horses" - Toby Keith and Willie Nelson (Director: Michael Salomon)
- Vocal Event Of The Year -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year -- Kenny Chesney
- Male Vocalist of the Year -- Keith Urban
- Female Vocalist of the Year -- Martina McBride
- Horizon Award -- Gretchen Wilson
- Vocal Group of the Year -- Rascal Flatts
- Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Event of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby" Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
- Single of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim McGraw
- Song of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
- Album of the Year -- When the Sun Goes Down, Kenny Chesney
- Video of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby" Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
- Musician of the Year -- Dann Huff
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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