2000 in country music

none April 2015 April 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2000. 2000 2000 country music Events February 28 - March 4 — "Amazed" by Lonestar becomes the first country song to have topped both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Billboard Hot 100 chart since the Kenny Rogers-Dolly Parton duet, "Islands In The Stream" in October 1983. The country-leaning "Amazed" — which had a brief run in the Hot 100 during the summer of 1999 — had been remixed for Top 40 radio, launching it to its run of pop-radio success. March 7 - George Strait and Alan Jackson release "Murder on Music Row". While the song is not officially released as a single, the song stirs up controversy for its lyrics of how country pop is taking over traditional country music. March 10 — Vince Gill and Christian singer Amy Grant are married. March 13 - Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" gained significant controversy for citing domestic violence, urging the song to be withdrawn from radio airwaves.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB714A177379DFC&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D10F2CADB4B24C0 Song's ban unleashes debate on violence in pop culture San Jose Mercury News Kava, Brad 1A March 14, 2000 May 28, 2025 NewsBank May 13 - Kenny Rogers makes chart history as "Buy Me a Rose" hits #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it not only his first #1 since his 1987 duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", but also the oldest singer to have a #1 single until 2003 (Rogers was 61 at the time). The song is also the only #1 for Alison Krauss and Billy Dean, who are credited as guest vocalists. May 13 June Carter Cash of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters celebrates her 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary October 26 - Garth Brooks announces his retirement from touring during a party to celebrate his certification for sales of 100 million albums, at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. December – RFD-TV, a cable network devoted to rural Americans culture, is launched. In addition to agriculture- and farming-centric shows, a large programming block is devoted to classic country music television shows. Top hits of the year List of number-one country singles of 2000 (U.S.) List of RPM number-one country singles of 2000 Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtistReference1937Almost Doesn't CountMark Wills1521Another Nine MinutesYankee Grey21Back at OneMark Wills811Because You Love MeJo Dee Messina51Been ThereClint Blackwith Steve Wariner1912Beer ThirtyBrooks & Dunn17The Best DayGeorge Strait13Best of IntentionsTravis Tritt63Big DealLeAnn Rimes19Buy Me a RoseKenny Rogers featuring Alison Krauss and Billy Dean51CarlenePhil Vassar36The Chain of LoveClay Walker107Cold Day in JulyDixie Chicks31Couldn't Last a MomentCollin Raye43Country Comes to Town Toby Keith11Cowboy Take Me AwayDixie Chicks1719Daddy Won't Sell the FarmMontgomery Gentry1318Do What You Gotta DoGarth Brooks613Feels Like LoveVince Gill63Flowers on the WallEric Heatherly21Go OnGeorge Strait135Goodbye EarlDixie Chicks11How Do You Like Me Now?!Toby Keith11I Hope You DanceLee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert321I Lost ItKenny Chesney816I Need YouLeAnn Rimes23I Will... ButSHeDAISY44I'll BeReba McEntire14It Must Be LoveAlan Jackson1137It WasChely Wright1825It's a Love ThingKeith Urban511It's Always Somethin'Joe Diffie12Just Another Day in ParadisePhil Vassar2210Katie Wants a Fast OneSteve Wariner with Garth Brooks13Kiss ThisAaron Tippin33Lessons LearnedTracy Lawrence65Let's Make LoveFaith Hill with Tim McGraw2026Let's Make Sure We Kiss GoodbyeVince Gill11The Little GirlJohn Michael Montgomery1121Live, Laugh, LoveClay Walker1824LonelyTracy Lawrence32Love's the Only HouseMartina McBride1821Me NeitherBrad Paisley1839Meanwhile Back at the RanchThe Clark Family Experience104MoreTrace Adkins14My Best FriendTim McGraw1532My Love Goes On and OnChris Cagle16 My Next Thirty YearsTim McGraw2023One VoiceBilly Gilman34Prayin' for DaylightRascal Flatts1125Put Your Hand in MineTracy Byrd1620Real Live WomanTrisha Yearwood1120She Thinks My Tractor's SexyKenny Chesney22She's MoreAndy Griggs11SmileLonestar125Smoke Rings in the DarkGary Allan71Some Things Never ChangeTim McGraw2616Stuck in LoveThe Judds1338That's the Kind of Mood I'm InPatty Loveless11That's the WayJo Dee Messina1019There You AreMartina McBride918This Woman NeedsSHeDAISY39UnconditionalClay Davidson11The Way You Love MeFaith Hill2027We're So Good TogetherReba McEntire112We DancedBrad Paisley11What About NowLonestar35What Do You SayReba McEntire87What I Need to DoKenny Chesney1530When You Need My LoveDarryl Worley626www.memoryAlan Jackson11Yes!Chad Brock1733You Won't Be Lonely NowBilly Ray Cyrus57You'll Always Be Loved by MeBrooks & Dunn420Your EverythingKeith Urban Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtistReference—161999The Wilkinsons—8AngelineSean Hogan—4Black Is BlackAmanda Stott—18Dream VacationSean Hogan—5Forever Loving YouJulian Austin254GeorgiaCarolyn Dawn Johnson—2HorseshoesAdam Gregory—10I SurrenderMichelle Wright—14I Will Be Loving YouTara Lyn Hart174I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life)Shania Twain—10I'm Missin' YouShirley Myers—11In the Middle of SomethingDiane Chase3411Jimmy's Got a GirlfriendThe Wilkinsons—3Kind of Like It's LoveJason McCoy—6Kiss 'Em AllLace139A Little GasolineTerri Clark—16Long Gone and ForgottenJohn Landry—14More Where That Came FromRick Tippe—7No One Hurts Me More Than MeChris Cummings—7One Beat at a TimeJim Witter—4Only Know I DoAdam Gregory—8Right Here, Right NowCharlie Major303Rock This Country!Shania Twain—14Same ThingsThe Poverty Plainsmen—5Save MeTara Lyn Hart4910Shame on MeThe Wilkinsons—12Somebody to LoveAmanda Stott—18Something UndeniableLisa Brokop—16Sunny Day in the ParkJamie Warren—7The Sycamore TreePaul Brandt—4Take the Money and RunJulian Austin—4That'll Teach HerChris Cummings—7Tough as a Pickup TruckJim Witter—15True Love (Never Goes Out of Style)Lace—7Walkin' in the SunshineFarmer's Daughter—19Walking Away with YouDiane Chase—19What My Heart Don't KnowColin Amey—5When I Found YouMichelle Wright—16When You Say JumpRick Tippe—11You and Only YouFarmer's Daughter—10You Better Be SureShirley Myers—20You're the OneJ. 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Vautour Top new album releases List of number-one country albums of 2000 (U.S.) List of number-one country albums of 2000 (Canada) US CAN Album Artist Record label 4 20 Greatest Hits Glen Campbell Capitol Nashville 10 Back in Your Life Julian Austin ViK. 7 Blue Moon Steve Holy Curb 6 12 Born to Fly Sara Evans RCA Nashville 2 4 Brand New Me John Michael Montgomery Warner Bros. 10 Brand New Year SHeDAISY Lyric Street 1 1 Burn Jo Dee Messina Curb 4 Classic Christmas Billy Gilman Epic 1 1 Coyote Ugly Soundtrack Various Artists Curb 5 The Days in Between Blue Rodeo Warner 8 18 Down the Road I Go Travis Tritt Columbia 24 6 dwightyoakamacoustic.net Dwight Yoakam Reprise 19 7 Everlasting Love Songs Various Artists UTV 8 4 Fearless Terri Clark Mercury Nashville 1 8 George Strait George Strait MCA Nashville 1 15 Greatest Hits Kenny Chesney BNA 1 Greatest Hits Tim McGraw Curb 13 5 Here and Now The Wilkinsons Giant 9 Honky Tonk Sonatas Jason McCoy Universal 1 4 I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack MCA Nashville 1 5 Latest Greatest Straitest Hits George Strait MCA Nashville 9 37 Lessons Learned Tracy Lawrence Atlantic 4 6 Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Vince Gill MCA Nashville 9 Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson Island 2 New Country 7 Various Artists Warner 5 6 New Day Dawning Wynonna Judd Mercury/Curb 1 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack Various Artists Lost Highway 2 6 One Voice Billy Gilman Epic 5 16 People Like Us Aaron Tippin Lyric Street 3 8 Permanently Mark Wills Mercury Nashville 3 14 Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Lyric Street 4 6 Real Live Woman Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville 5 3 Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris Nonesuch 17 6 Swimming in Champagne Eric Heatherly Mercury Nashville 7 28 Tomorrow's Sounds Today Dwight Yoakam Reprise 9 8 Tracks Collin Raye Epic 5 8 Transcendental Blues Steve Earle E-Squared 3 Ultimate Classic Country Various Artists Warner 10 The Way I'm Made Adam Gregory Epic 1 When Somebody Loves You Alan Jackson Arista Nashville Other top albums US CAN Album Artist Record label 28 24-7-365 Neal McCoy Giant 19 40 #1 Hits Ronnie Milsap Virgin Nashville 18 Amanda Stott Amanda Stott Warner 11 American III: Solitary Man Johnny Cash Lost Highway 15 30 Big Funny Jeff Foxworthy DreamWorks Nashville 42 Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs Skaggs Family 45 Buddy & Julie Miller Buddy & Julie Miller Hightone 46 Coast to Coast BR5-49 Arista Nashville 22 A Country Superstar Christmas III Various Artists Hip-O 17 Cowboy Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville 19 The Elvis Presley Collection – Country Elvis Presley RCA 31 Faith in You Steve Wariner Capitol Nashville 36 The Fun of Your Love Jennifer Day BNA 27 Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case Mint 26 Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big a Boy Are Ya? Roy D. Mercer Virgin Nashville 18 18 Greatest Hits BlackHawk Arista Nashville 25 Greatest Hits Bryan White Asylum 43 Greatest Hits John Berry Capitol Nashville 12 Greatest Hits/Souvenirs Stompin' Tom Connors EMI 42 Guitar Genius/Relaxin' with Chet/Nashville Gold Chet Atkins RCA Nashville 33 Hard Rain Don't Last Darryl Worley DreamWorks Nashville 26 The Hardest Part Allison Moorer MCA Nashville 48 Hillbilly Homebody: 27 Comedy Classics Tim Wilson Capitol Nashville 35 The Hits Live Sawyer Brown Curb 32 How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 7 Roy D. Mercer Virgin Nashville 18 I'm Diggin' It Alecia Elliott MCA Nashville 26 If I Could Only Fly Merle Haggard Epitaph 18 II The Kinleys Epic 35 The Innocent Years Kathy Mattea MCA Nashville 34 Inspirational Journey Randy Travis Warner Bros. 25 Just Another Day in Parodies Cledus T. Judd Monument 34 King of Nothing The Warren Brothers BNA 17 Lonesomeville Chris Cummings Warner 43 Love Songs Collin Raye Epic 18 Morning Wood Rodney Carrington Capitol Nashville 13 Nickel Creek Nickel Creek Sugar Hill 14 Now That's Awesome Bill Engvall BNA 23 Phil Vassar Phil Vassar Arista Nashville 19 Play It Loud Chris Cagle Virgin Nashville 16 16 The Judds Reunion Live The Judds Mercury/Curb 14 Shiver Jamie O'Neal Mercury Nashville 37 Still Country Loretta Lynn Audium 13 24 Southern Rain Billy Ray Cyrus Monument 13 24 Strong Heart Patty Loveless Epic 15 String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection Prairie Oyster ViK. 46 Super Hits Mindy McCready BNA 50 Super Hits Travis Tritt Warner Bros. 17 There You Go Again Kenny Rogers Dreamcatcher 11 This Christmas Time Lonestar BNA 38 TJM Prime Country Hits Various Artists Foundation 21 21 To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection Lorrie Morgan BNA 49 The Ultimate Collection Patsy Cline UTV 17 Ultimate Country Party 2 Various Artists Arista Nashville 33 Unconditional Clay Davidson Virgin Nashville 18 31 Where the Heart Is Soundtrack Various Artists BNA 17 21 Yes! Chad Brock Warner Bros. Births January 27 — Bailey Zimmerman, up-and-coming singer of the 2020s ("Fall in Love", "Rock and a Hard Place") March 5 — Gabby Barrett, rose to fame as third-place contestant in sixteenth season of American Idol, singer-songwriter of the 2020s ("I Hope", "The Good Ones") October 6 — Jackson Dean, up-and-coming country singer of the 2020s ("Don't Come Lookin'") November 10 — Vincent Mason, up-and-coming country singer of the 2020s ("Wish You Well", "Damned If I Do") Deaths March 7 — Pee Wee King, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack) March 14 — Tommy Collins, 69, singer and songwriter who helped create the Bakersfield Sound March 19 — Speck Rhodes, 84, comedian and musician best known for his work on The Porter Wagoner Show. April 21 — Neal Matthews, Jr., 70, member of The Jordanaires (heart attack) November 5 — Jimmie Davis, 101, the "Singing Governor", two-term governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964 (natural causes) Hall of Fame inductees Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees Lance LeRoy Doc Watson Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Charley Pride (1934-2020) Faron Young (1932–1996) Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Colleen Peterson Leonard Rambeau Major awards Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Breathe", Faith Hill Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Solitary Man", Johnny Cash Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Cherokee Maiden", Asleep at the Wheel Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Let's Make Love", Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Leaving Cottondale", Alison Brown and Béla Fleck Best Country Song — "I Hope You Dance", Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers Best Country Album — Breathe, Faith Hill Best Bluegrass Album — The Grass Is Blue, Dolly Parton Juno Awards Best Country Male Artist — Paul Brandt Best Country Female Artist — Terri Clark Best Country Group or Duo — The Wilkinsons Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year — Dixie Chicks Song of the Year — "I Hope You Dance", Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers 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 ARIA Awards (presented in Sydney on October 24, 2000) Best Country Album - Big River (Troy Cassar-Daley) Canadian Country Music Association Chevy Fans' Choice Award — The Wilkinsons Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt Female Artist of the Year — Michelle Wright Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons SOCAN Song of the Year — "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", Steve Fox, Robin Branda Single of the Year — "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend", The Wilkinsons Album of the Year — Here and Now, The Wilkinsons Top Selling Album — Fly, Dixie Chicks Video of the Year — "That's the Truth", Paul Brandt FACTOR Rising Star Award — Tara Lyn Hart Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year — "Get Me Through December", Natalie MacMaster and Alison Krauss Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year — Dixie Chicks Song of the Year — "I Hope You Dance", Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers Single of the Year — "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack Album of the Year — Fly, Dixie Chicks Male Vocalist of the Year — Tim McGraw Female Vocalist of the Year — Faith Hill Vocal Duo of the Year — Montgomery Gentry Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie Chicks Horizon Award — Brad Paisley Music Video of the Year — "Goodbye Earl", Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard) Vocal Event of the Year — "Murder on Music Row", George Strait and Alan Jackson Musician of the Year — Hargus "Pig" Robbins Further reading Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005. Other links Country Music Association Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame References External links Country Music Hall of Fame Country Category:Country music by year