1993 in country music
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See also: 1992 in country music, 1993 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music
Contents
Events
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(as certified by Billboard magazine)- January 16 - "Somewhere Other Than the Night" - Garth Brooks
- January 23 - "Look Heart, No Hands" - Randy Travis
- February 6 - "Too Busy Being in Love" - Doug Stone
- February 13 - "Can I Trust You With My Heart" - Travis Tritt
- February 27 - "What Part of No" - Lorrie Morgan
- March 20 - "Heartland" - George Strait
- March 27 - "When My Ship Comes In" - Clint Black
- April 10 - "The Heart Won't Lie" - Reba McEntire and Vince Gill
- April 24 - "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" - Sammy Kershaw
- May 1 - "Alibis" - Tracy Lawrence
- May 15 - "I Love the Way You Love Me" - John Michael Montgomery
- June 5 - "Should've Been a Cowboy" - Toby Keith
- June 19 - "Blame It on Your Heart" - Patty Loveless
- July 3 - "That Summer" - Garth Brooks
- July 10 - "Money in the Bank" - John Anderson
- July 17 - "Chattahoochee" - Alan Jackson
- August 14 - "It Sure is Monday" - Mark Chesnutt
- August 21 - "Why Didn't I Think of That" - Doug Stone
- August 28 - "Can't Break It to My Heart" - Tracy Lawrence
- September 4 - "Thank God For You" - Sawyer Brown
- September 18 - "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" - Garth Brooks
- September 25 - "Holdin' Heaven" - Tracy Byrd
- "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" by Garth Brooks returns to No. 1 on October 2.
Other major hits
Top new album releases
- Almost Goodbye – Mark Chesnutt (MCA)
- Close to the Edge – Diamond Rio (Arista)
- Greatest Hits Vol. 2 – Reba McEntire (MCA)
- Hard Working Man – Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
- In Pieces – Garth Brooks (Capitol)
- No Ordinary Man – Tracy Byrd (MCA)
- No Time to Kill – Clint Black (RCA)
- Shania Twain – Shania Twain (Mercury/Polygram)
- Tell Me Why - Wynonna (MCA)
- True Believer – Ronnie Milsap (Liberty)
Christmas albums
- Let There Be Peace on Earth – Vince Gill (MCA)
On television
Regular series
- Hee Haw (1969-1993, syndicated)
Specials
Deaths
- June 5 – Conway Twitty, 59, giant music star since the 1950s who set records for most No. 1 country hits (abdominal aneurysm).
- November 30 – David Houston, 54, top country singer of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for "Almost Persuaded" (brain aneurysm).
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Willie Nelson (born 1933)
Major Awards
Grammy awards
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year -- "I Love The Way You Love Me" - John Michael Montgomery - Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon
- Single Of The Year -- "Chattahoochee" - Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year -- A Lot About Livin' - Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist -- Vince Gill
- Top Female Vocalist -- Wynonna
- Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group -- Little Texas
- Top New Male Vocalist -- John Michael Montgomery
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Faith Hill
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- The Gibson/Miller Band
- Video Of The Year -- "We Shall Be Free" - Garth Brooks
Country Music Association
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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