1995 in country music
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See also: 1994 in country music, 1995 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 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 14 - "Not a Moment Too Soon" - Tim McGraw
- January 28 - "Gone Country" - Alan Jackson
- February 4 - "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" - Pam Tillis
- February 18 - "My Kind of Girl" - Collin Raye
- February 25 - "Old Enough to Know Better" - Wade Hayes
- March 11 - "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 15 - "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" - Reba McEntire
- April 22 - "I Can Love You Like That" - John Michael Montgomery
- April 29 - "Little Miss Honky Tonk" - Brooks & Dunn
- "I Can Love You Like That" by John Michael Montgomery returns to No. 1 on May 6
Other major hits
- "A Little Bit of You" - Lee Roy Parnell
- "All I Need to Know" - Kenny Chesney
- "Amy's Back in Austin" - Little Texas
- "And Still" - Reba McEntire
- "As Any Fool Can See" - Tracy Lawrence
- "Bend Until It Breaks" - John Anderson
- "Better Things to Do" - Terri Clark
- "Big Ol' Truck" - Toby Keith
- "Bobbie Ann Mason" - Rick Trevino
- "The Box" - Randy Travis
- "Bubba Hyde" - Diamond Rio
- "Can't Be Really Gone" - Tim McGraw
- "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" - Shenandoah
- "Doctor Time" - Rick Trevino
- "Don't Stop - Wade Hayes
- "Down in Flames" - BlackHawk
- "Fall in Love" - Kenny Chesney
- "Finish What We Started" - Diamond Rio
- "The First Step" - Tracy Byrd
- "Give Me One More Shot" - Alabama
- "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill
- "Goin' Through the Big 'D'" - Mark Chesnutt
- "Halfway Down" - Patty Loveless
- "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" - Shenandoah
- "Here I Am" - Patty Loveless
- "I Brake For Brunettes" - Rhett Akins
- "I Don't Believe in Goodbye" - Sawyer Brown
- "I Let Her Lie" - Daryle Singletary
- "I Wanna Go Too Far" - Trisha Yearwood
- "I Want My Goodbye Back" - Ty Herndon
- "I Was Blown Away" - Pam Tillis
- "I'll Never Forgive My Heart" - Brooks & Dunn
- "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" - Blackhawk
- "I'm Still Dancing With You" - Wade Hayes
- "If I Were You" - Collin Raye
- "If the World Had a Front Porch" - Tracy Lawrence
- "In Between Dances" - Pam Tillis
- "In Pictures" - Alabama
- "The First Step" - Tracy Byrd
- "The Keeper of the Stars" - Tracy Byrd
- "Let's Go to Vegas" - Faith Hill
- "Life Goes On" - Little Texas
- "Lipstick Promises" - George Ducas
- "Look What Followed Me Home" - David Ball
- "Mississippi Moon" - John Anderson
- "Night is Fallin' in My Heart" - Diamond Rio
- "No Man's Land" - John Michael Montgomery
- "On My Own" - Reba McEntire with Linda Davis, Martina McBride, & Trisha Yearwood
- "One Boy, One Girl" - Collin Raye
- "One Emotion" - Clint Black
- "Party Crowd" - David Lee Murphy
- "Refried Dreams" - Tim McGraw
- "Safe in the Arms of Love" - Martina McBride
- "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" - Alabama
- "So Help Me Girl" - Joe Diffie
- "Sometimes She Forgets" - Travis Tritt
- "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" - Shenandoah with Alison Krauss
- "Song for the Life" - Alan Jackson
- "Southern Grace" - Little Texas
- "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" - John Berry
- "Tell Me I Was Dreaming" - Travis Tritt
- "Tender When I Want to Be" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- "Tequila Talkin'" - Lonestar
- "That Ain't My Truck" - Rhett Akins
- "That's How You Know When You're in Love" - Lari White
- "That's Just About Right" - BlackHawk
- "There Playing Our Song" - Neal McCoy
- "This is Me" - Randy Travis
- "This is Me Missing You" - James House
- "(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It All" - Sawyer Brown
- "Upstairs Downtown" - Toby Keith
- "Walkin' to Jerusalem" - Tracy Byrd
- "When a Woman Loves a Man" - Lee Roy Parnell feat. Trisha Yearwood
- "Wherever You Go" - Clint Black
- "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" - Vince Gill
- "Whiskey Under the Bridge" - Brooks & Dunn
- "Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" - Shania Twain
- "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" - Shania Twain
- "You Ain't Much Fun" - Toby Keith
- "You Can Sleep While I Drive" - Trisha Yearwood
- "You Better Think Twice" - Vince Gill
- "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" - Perfect Stranger
Notable Christmas songs
- "Santa I'm Right Here" - Toby Keith
Top new album releases
- 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)
Deaths
November 10: 0Curly Fox. Fiddler, Remaining Half Of Old Time Country/Comedy Duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (Texas Ruby died in 1963). Died One Day After His 85th Birthday.Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Roger Miller (1936–1992)
- Jo Walker-Meador (born 1924)
Major Awards
Grammy awards
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 (Director: Michael Salomon)
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
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