1994 in country music
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See also: 1993 in country music, 1994 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 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 1 - "Wild One" - Faith Hill
- January 29 - "Live Until I Die" - Clay Walker
- February 5 - "I Swear" - John Michael Montgomery
- March 5 - "I Just Wanted You to Know" - Mark Chesnutt
- March 12 - "Tryin' to Get Over You" - Vince Gill
- March 19 - "No Doubt About It" - Neal McCoy
- April 2 - "My Love" - Little Texas
- April 16 - "If the Good Die Young" - Tracy Lawrence
- April 30 - "Piece of My Heart" - Faith Hill
- May 7 - "A Good Run of Bad Luck" - Clint Black
- May 14 - "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" - Shenandoah
- May 21 - "Your Love Amazes Me" - John Berry
- May 28 - "Don't Take the Girl" - Tim McGraw
- June 11 - "That Ain't No Way to Go" - Brooks & Dunn
- June 18 - "Wink" - Neal McCoy
- July 16 - "Foolish Pride" - Travis Tritt
- July 23 - "Summertime Blues" - Alan Jackson
- August 13 - "Be My Baby Tonight" - John Michael Montgomery
- August 27 - "Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open" - Clay Walker
- September 3 - "Whisper My Name" - Randy Travis
- September 10 - "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" - Trisha Yearwood
- September 24 - "Third Rock From the Sun" - Joe Diffie
- October 8 - "Who's That Man" - Toby Keith
- October 15 - "She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" - Brooks & Dunn
- October 29 - "Livin' On Love" - Alan Jackson
- November 19 - "Shut Up and Kiss Me" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- November 26 - "If I Could Make a Living" - Clay Walker
- December 3 - "The Big One" - George Strait
- December 10 - "If You've Got Love" - John Michael Montgomery
- December 17 - "Pickup Man" - Joe Diffie
Other major hits
- "Addicted to a Dollar" - Doug Stone
- "Better Your Heart Than Mine" - Trisha Yearwood
- "Callin' Baton Rouge" - Garth Brooks
- "Cowboy Band" - Billy Dean
- "Drive" - Steve Wariner
- "Down on the Farm" - Tim McGraw
- "Every Once in a While" - BlackHawk
- "Fast as You" - Dwight Yoakam
- "Girls With Guitars" - Wynonna
- "Goodbye Says It All" - BlackHawk
- "Half the Man - Clint Black
- "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- "Hey Cinderella" - Suzy Bogguss
- "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" - Patty Loveless
- "I Never Knew Love" - Doug Stone
- "I Take My Chances" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- "I See It Now" - Tracy Lawrence
- "I Sure Can Smell the Rain" - BlackHawk
- "I Try to Think About Elvis" - Patty Loveless
- "I Wish I Could've Been There" - John Anderson
- "I'd Like to Have That One Back" - George Strait
- "In My Own Backyard" - Joe Diffie
- "Independence Day" - Martina McBride
- "Indian Outlaw" - Tim McGraw
- "Is It Over Yet" - Wynonna
- "It Won't Be Over You" - Steve Wariner
- "I've Got It Made" - John Anderson
- "John Deere Green" - Joe Diffie
- "Kick a Little" - Little Texas
- "Life #9" - Martina McBride
- "Little Rock" - Collin Raye
- "Love a Little Stronger" - Diamond Rio
- "Lovebug" - George Strait
- "Man of My Word" - Collin Raye
- "More Love" - Doug Stone
- "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" - Kathy Mattea
- "O What a Thrill" - The Mavericks
- "One Night a Day" - Garth Brooks
- "Pocket of a Clown" - Dwight Yoakam
- "Rock Bottom" - Wynonna
- "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" - Brooks & Dunn
- "Rope the Moon" - John Michael Montgomery
- "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry" - Rick Trevino
- "She Dreams" - Mark Chesnutt
- "She Thinks His Name Was John" - Reba McEntire
- "She'd Give Anything" - Boy Howdy
- "Standing Outside the Fire" - Garth Brooks
- "Stop on a Dime" - Little Texas
- "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." - Alabama
- "That's My Story" - Collin Raye
- "That's What I Get For Losin' You" - Hal Ketchum
- "The Cheap Seats" - Alabama
- "The Man in Love With You" - George Strait
- "There Goes My Heart" - The Mavericks
- "They Asked About You" - Reba McEntire
- "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" - Boy Howdy
- "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" - Hal Ketchum
- "Try Not to Look So Pretty" - Dwight Yoakam
- "Untanglin' My Mind" - Clint Black
- "Walkin' Away a Winner" - Kathy Mattea
- "Watermelon Crawl" - Tracy Byrd
- "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" - Alabama
- "We Just Disagree" - Billy Dean
- "What a Crying Shame" - The Mavericks
- "What the Cowgirls Do" - Vince Gill
- "What's in It For Me" - John Berry
- "When the Thought of You Catches Up With Me" - David Ball
- "Whenever You Come Around" - Vince Gill
- "Wish I Didn't Know Now" - Toby Keith
- "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" - Alan Jackson
- "Why Haven't I Heard From You" - Reba McEntire
- "Workin' Man Blues" - Jed Zeppelin (Diamond Rio, Lee Roy Parnell, and Steve Wariner)
- "You Will" - Patty Loveless
Top new album releases
- 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)
Deaths
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Merle Haggard (born 1937)
Major Awards
Grammy awards
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 (Director: Jon Small)
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.
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