1990 in country music
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See also: 1989 in country music, 1990 in music, other events of 1990, 1991 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music
Contents
Events
- Starting with its January 20 Hot Country Singles chart, Billboard magazine begins basing the chart entirely on radio airplay through the Broadcast Data System (BDS), which uses a computerized system to detect actual airplay. The number of chart positions is reduced from 100 to 75.
- On February 17, the chart is renamed "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" (to reflect the growing number of radio-popular songs that were not released commerically as singles).
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(as certified by Billboard magazine)- January 13 - "It Ain't Nothin'" - Keith Whitley
- January 20 - "Nobody's Home" - Clint Black
- February 10 - "Southern Star" - Alabama
- February 17 - "On Second Thought" - Eddie Rabbitt
- March 3 - "No Matter How High" - Oak Ridge Boys
- March 10 - "Chains" - Patty Loveless
- March 17 - "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" - Randy Travis
- April 14 - "Five Minutes" - Lorrie Morgan
- April 21 - "Love On Arrival" - Dan Seals
- May 12 - "Help Me Hold On" - Travis Tritt
- May 19 - "Walkin' Away" - Clint Black
- June 2 - "I've Cried My Last Tear For You" - Ricky Van Shelton
- June 9 - "Love Without End, Amen" - George Strait
- July 14 - "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
- August 4 - "Good Times" - Dan Seals
- August 18 - "Next to You, Next to Me" - Shenandoah
- September 8 - "Jukebox in My Mind" - Alabama
- October 6 - "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- November 3 - "You Lie" - Reba McEntire
- November 10 - "Home" - Joe Diffie
- November 17 - "You Really Had Me Going" - Holly Dunn
- November 24 - "Come Next Monday" - K.T. Oslin
- December 8 - "I've Come to Expect It From You" - George Strait
Other major hits
Top new album releases
- – various artists (Smithsonian)
- A Collection of Hits – Kathy Mattea (Mercury/Polygram)
- Columbia Country Classics, five-volume set – various artists (Columbia/Sony)
- Livin' It Up – George Strait (MCA)
- No Fences – Garth Brooks (Capitol)
- Pass It On Down – Alabama (RCA)
- Put Yourself in My Shoes – Clint Black (RCA)
- Rumor Has It – Reba McEntire (MCA)
On television
Regular series
- Hee Haw (1969-1993, syndicated)
Specials
Deaths
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Major Awards
Grammy awards
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Where've You Been" - Kathy Mattea
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- "When I Call Your Name" - Vince Gill
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- "Pickin' On Nashville" - The Kentucky Headhunters (Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young)
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration -- "Poor Boy Blues" - Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
- Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "So Soft, Your Goodbye" - Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
- Best Bluegrass Recording -- "I've Got That Old Feeling" - Alison Krauss
- Best Country Song -- "Where've You Been" - Don Henry and Jon Vesner
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year -- "The Dance" - Garth Brooks - Tony Arata
- Single Of The Year -- "Friends In Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- Album Of The Year -- "No Fences" - Garth Brooks
- Top Male Vocalist -- Garth Brooks
- Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo -- The Judds
- Top Vocal Group -- Shenandoah
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Alan Jackson
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Shelby Lynne
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Pirates of the Mississippi
- Video Of The Year -- "The Dance" - Garth Brooks (Director: John Lloyd Miller)
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year -- George Strait
- Male Vocalist of the Year -- Clint Black
- Female Vocalist of the Year -- Kathy Mattea
- Horizon Award -- Garth Brooks
- Vocal Group of the Year -- Kentucky HeadHunters
- Vocal Duo of the Year -- The Judds
- Vocal Event of the Year -- Lorrie Morgan and Keith Whitley
- Album of the Year -- Kentucky Headhunters
- Song of the Year -- Don Henry and Jon Vezner
- Single of the Year -- Vince Gill
- Musician of the Year -- Johnny Gimble
- Music Video of the Year -- Garth Brooks
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.
Other links
External links
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