2000 in country music
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See also: 1999 in country music, 2000 in music, other events of 2000, 2001 in country music, 2000s 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)- February 5 - "Cowboy Take Me Away" - Dixie Chicks
- February 26 - "My Best Friend" - Tim McGraw
- March 11 - "Smile" - Lonestar
- March 18 - "How Do You Like Me Now?!" - Toby Keith
- April 22 - "The Best Day" - George Strait
- May 13 - "Buy Me a Rose" - Kenny Rogers
- May 20 - "The Way You Love Me" - Faith Hill
- June 17 - "Yes!" - Chad Brock
- July 8 - "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack (featuring Sons of the Desert)
- August 12 - "What About Now" - Lonestar
- September 9 - "It Must Be Love" - Alan Jackson
- September 16 - "That's the Way" - Jo Dee Messina
- October 14 - "Kiss This" - Aaron Tippin
- October 28 - "The Little Girl" - John Michael Montgomery
- November 18 - "Best of Intentions" - Travis Tritt
- November 25 - "Just Another Day in Paradise" - Phil Vassar
- December 2 - "We Danced" - Brad Paisley
- December 16 - "My Next Thirty Years" - Tim McGraw
Other major hits
- "Almost Doesn't Count" — Mark Wills
- "Another Nine Minutes" — Yankee Gray
- "Back at One" — Mark Wills
- "Because You Love Me" – Jo Dee Messina
- "Been There" — Clint Black and Steve Wariner
- "Carlene" — Phil Vassar
- "The Chain of Love" — Clay Walker
- "Cold Day in July" — Dixie Chicks
- "Couldn't Last a Moment" — Collin Raye
- "Country Comes to Town" - Toby Keith
- "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" — Montgomery Gentry
- "Do What You Gotta Do" — Garth Brooks
- "Feels Like Love" — Vince Gill
- "Flowers on the Wall" — Eric Heatherly
- "Go On" — George Strait
- "Goodbye Earl" — Dixie Chicks
- "I Need You" — LeAnn Rimes
- "I Will ... But" — SHeDaisy
- "I'll Be" — Reba McEntire
- "It Was" — Chely Wright
- "It's Always Something" — Joe Diffie
- "Lessons Learned" — Tracy Lawrence
- "Let's Make Love" – Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
- "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" — Vince Gill
- "Love's the Only House" — Martina McBride
- "More" — Trace Adkins
- "Murder on Music Row" — George Strait and Alan Jackson
- "One Voice" — Billy Gilman
- "Praying for Daylight" — Rascal Flatts
- "Real Live Woman" — Trisha Yearwood
- "She's More" — Andy Griggs
- "Some Things Never Change" — Tim McGraw
- "There You Are" – Martina McBride
- "This Woman Needs" – SHeDAISY
- "Unconditional" — Clay Davidson
- "What I Need to Do" – Kenny Chesney
- "When You Need My Love" — Darryl Worley
- "You'll Always Be Loved By Me" – Brooks & Dunn
- "Your Everything" — Keith Urban
Top new album releases
- Blue Moon — Steve Holy (Curb)
- Brand New Me — John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros.)
- Burn — Jo Dee Messina (Curb)
- George Strait — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
- Greatest Hits — Tim McGraw (Curb)
- Hard Rain Don't Last — Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
- How Do You Like Me Now?! — Toby Keith (DreamWorks Nashville)
- I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack (MCA Nashville)
- Latest Greatest Straitest Hits — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
- Lessons Learned — Tracy Lawrence (Warner Bros.)
- Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye — Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)
- One More Day — Diamond Rio (Arista Nashville)
- One Voice — Billy Gilman (Epic/Sony)
- Rascal Flatts — Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)
- Swimming in Champagne — Eric Heatherly (Mercury Nashville)
- When Somebody Loves You — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)
Christmas Albums
- This Christmastime — Lonestar (BNA)
Births
Deaths
- March 7 - Pee Wee King, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack)
- April 21 - Neal Matthews, Jr., 70, member of The Jordanaires (heart attack)
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Charley Pride (born 1938)
- Faron Young (1932–1996)
Major Awards
Grammy awards
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
- Song Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sellers
- Single Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack
- Album Of The Year -- How Do You Like Me Now?! - Toby Keith
- Top Male Vocalist -- Toby Keith
- Top Female Vocalist -- Faith Hill
- Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group -- Dixie Chicks
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Keith Urban
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Jamie O'Neal
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Rascal Flatts
- Video Of The Year -- "Goodbye Earl" - Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
- Vocal Event Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack and Sons Of The Desert
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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