2004 in country music

none April 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2004. 2004 2004 country music Events June 12- Ferlin Husky celebrates his 50th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary Top hits of the year The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2004: List of number-one country hits of 2004 (U.S.) List of number-one country singles of 2004 (Canada) USCANSingleArtist1—American SoldierToby Keith11Back WhenTim McGraw1825Break Down HereJulie Roberts14—Come Home SoonSHeDAISY18—Cool to Be a FoolJoe Nichols11Days Go ByKeith Urban65DesperatelyGeorge Strait524Die of a Broken HeartCarolyn Dawn Johnson7—Drinkin' BoneTracy Byrd910Feels Like TodayRascal Flatts12Girls Lie TooTerri Clark11—Good Little GirlsBlue County32Here for the PartyGretchen Wilson82Hey Good Lookin'Jimmy Buffettwith Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait4—Honesty (Write Me a List)Rodney Atkins5—Hot MamaTrace Adkins1227How FarMartina McBride926I Can't SleepClay Walker21I Go BackKenny Chesney59I Got a Feelin'Billy Currington13I Hate EverythingGeorge Strait6—I Love You This MuchJimmy Wayne3—I Wanna Do It AllTerri Clark410I Want to LiveJosh Gracin10—If Nobody Believed in YouJoe Nichols13If You Ever Stop Loving MeMontgomery Gentry112In a Real LovePhil Vassar4—In My Daughter's EyesMartina McBride184It Only Hurts When I'm BreathingShania Twain42Let's Be Us AgainLonestar24Letters from HomeJohn Michael Montgomery2—Little MomentsBrad Paisley11Live Like You Were DyingTim McGraw510LocoDavid Lee Murphy13—Long Black TrainJosh Turner12MayberryRascal Flatts18—Me and EmilyRachel Proctor11Mr. MomLonestar17—My Last NameDierks Bentley17Nothing On but the RadioGary Allan410Paint Me a BirminghamTracy Lawrence73Party for TwoShania Twainwith Billy Currington1219Passenger SeatSHeDAISY2—PerfectSara Evans11Redneck WomanGretchen Wilson1—Remember WhenAlan Jackson1328Rough & ReadyTrace Adkins119Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)Big & Rich521She Thinks She Needs MeAndy Griggs9—She's Not Just a Pretty FaceShania Twain13—Simple LifeCarolyn Dawn Johnson13Some BeachBlake Shelton124SomebodyReba McEntire1210Songs About RainGary Allan16—Spend My TimeClint Black32Stays in MexicoToby Keith13Suds in the BucketSara Evans34Sweet Southern ComfortBuddy Jewell22That's What It's All AboutBrooks & Dunn62That's What She Gets for Loving MeBrooks & Dunn54Too Much of a Good ThingAlan Jackson19—Tougher Than NailsJoe Diffie2014Trip Around the SunJimmy Buffettwith Martina McBride1—Watch the Wind Blow ByTim McGraw11When the Sun Goes DownKenny Chesney& Uncle Kracker110Whiskey GirlToby Keith36Whiskey LullabyBrad Paisleyfeaturing Alison Krauss22The Woman with YouKenny Chesney18—You AreJimmy Wayne3—You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the GirlBrooks & Dunn12You'll Think of MeKeith Urban Top new album releases The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2004: List of number-one country albums of 2004 (U.S.) US Album Artist Record label 6 42 Ultimate Hits Kenny Rogers Capitol Nashville 1 50 Number Ones George Strait MCA Nashville 1 Be Here Keith Urban Capitol Nashville 5 Between Here and Gone Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia 3 Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill Blake Shelton Warner Bros. 10 Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Soundtrack Various Artists Warner Bros. 9 Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits John Denver RCA 9 Dress Rehearsal Carolyn Dawn Johnson Arista Nashville 1 Feels Like Today Rascal Flatts Lyric Street 1 Greatest Hits Shania Twain Mercury Nashville 2 Greatest Hits Lee Ann Womack MCA Nashville 4 Greatest Hits 1994–2004 Terri Clark Mercury Nashville 2 Greatest Hits 2 Toby Keith DreamWorks Nashville 2 Greatest Hits Collection II Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville 7 Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered Jeff Foxworthy Warner Bros. 1 Here for the Party Gretchen Wilson Epic 1 Horse of a Different Color Big & Rich Warner Bros. 2 Josh Gracin Josh Gracin Lyric Street 9 Julie Roberts Julie Roberts Mercury Nashville 2 Let's Be Us Again Lonestar BNA 3 Letters from Home John Michael Montgomery Warner Bros. 1 License to Chill Jimmy Buffett Mailboat 1 Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw Curb 6 Lonely Runs Both Ways Alison Krauss & Union Station Rounder 6 Lucky Ones Pat Green Republic 7 My Honky Tonk History Travis Tritt Columbia 10 Outlaws and Angels Willie Nelson Lost Highway 4 Patient Man Brad Cotter Epic 9 Patriotic Country Various Artists BMG Heritage 3 Revelation Joe Nichols Universal South 10 Shaken Not Stirred Phil Vassar Arista Nashville 7 Songs Inspired by the Passion of the Christ Various Artists Universal South 5 Soul Gravy Cross Canadian Ragweed Universal South 3 Spend My Time Clint Black Equity 2 Strong Tracy Lawrence DreamWorks Nashville 2 Sweet Right Here SHeDAISY Lyric Street 7 This I Gotta See Andy Griggs RCA Nashville 3 Twice the Speed of Life Sugarland Mercury Nashville 10 The Ultimate Alabama Alabama RCA Nashville 2 Van Lear Rose Loretta Lynn Interscope 10 The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Rhino 10 The Very Best of Randy Travis Randy Travis Rhino 8 A Very Larry Christmas Larry the Cable Guy Warner Bros. 1 What I Do Alan Jackson Arista Nashville 1 When the Sun Goes Down Kenny Chesney BNA 8 Where I Belong Rachel Proctor BNA 2 You Do Your Thing Montgomery Gentry Columbia Other top albums US Album Artist Record label 29 25 Number Ones Conway Twitty MCA Nashville 20 50 Years of Hits George Jones Bandit 28 Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute to Gospel Various Artists Sparrow 17 Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak Big & Rich Warner Bros. 15 Bipolar and Proud Cledus T. Judd Koch 32 Blue County Blue County Curb 46 Christmas with You Clint Black Equity 12 Darryl Worley Darryl Worley DreamWorks Nashville 27 A Decade of Laughs Bill Engvall Warner Bros. 48 The Definitive Collection Don Williams MCA Nashville 37 Elvis at Sun Elvis Presley RCA 30 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel Elvis Presley RCA 11 Greatest Hits Rodney Carrington Capitol Nashville 23 Have a Fun Christmas Various Artists Time Life 45 Heroes The Isaacs Gaither 50 Hurt by the Best Raymond Harris Cane 12 It Always Will Be Willie Nelson Lost Highway 42 Katrina Elam Katrina Elam Universal South 34 Keith Urban in the Ranch The Ranch Capitol Nashville 22 Live and Well Dolly Parton Blue Eye 27 Live at Billy Bob's Texas Willie Nelson Smith 49 Lone Starry Night John Arthur Martinez Dualtone 31 Loose, Loud, & Crazy Kevin Fowler Equity 27 My Mother's Hymn Book Johnny Cash Lost Highway 23 The Notorious Cherry Bombs The Notorious Cherry Bombs Universal South 35 One Good Friend George Canyon Universal South 23 Passing Through Randy Travis Word/Curb 12 The Revolution Starts Now Steve Earle E-Squared 23 Savin' the Honky Tonk Mark Chesnutt Vivaton! 25 Shimmy Down the Chimney: A Country Christmas Various Artists Capitol Nashville 49 Show Me How Lorrie Morgan Image 46 This Is Americana Various Artists Americana Music Association 42 Tougher Than Nails Joe Diffie Broken Bow 47 A Traditional Christmas Joe Nichols Universal South 22 Trent Willmon Trent Willmon Columbia 46 Tryin' to Get There David Lee Murphy Koch 16 Ultimate Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings RCA Nashville 39 Unforgettable Merle Haggard Capitol Nashville 31 Wayward Angel Kasey Chambers Warner Bros. 13 What a Wonderful World LeAnn Rimes Asylum-Curb 12 What If? Emerson Drive DreamWorks Nashville 35 Wheels of Fortune The Flatlanders New West Births March 2 – Avery Anna, country music singer-songwriter of the 2020s. May 21 – Hudson Westbrook, country music singer-songwriter of the 2020s ("House Again"). September 22 – Jessie Murph, multi-genre singer-songwriter rooted in country music ("High Road"). Deaths June 10 – Ray Charles, 73, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music. August 9 – Sam Hogin, 52 or 53, co-writer of "A Broken Wing" and other 1990s country singleshttp://www.cmt.com/news/1490050/sam-hogin-co-writer-of-a-broken-wing-dies/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153505/http://www.cmt.com/news/1490050/sam-hogin-co-writer-of-a-broken-wing-dies/ dead March 5, 2016 Sam Hogin, Co-Writer of "A Broken Wing," Dies CMT.com 2015-04-30 September 19 – Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World." September 23 – Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s. October 11 – Max D. Barnes, 68, songwriter and record producer whose peak came in the 1980s and early 1990s. October 24 – Angela Herzberg, 36, wife of Gary Allan. (suicide) December 27 – Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer. Hall of Fame inductees Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees John Ray "Curly" Seckler Bill Vernon Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Jim Foglesong (born 1922) Kris Kristofferson (born 1936) Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees The Good Brothers "Weird" Harold Kendall Major awards Grammy Awards (presented February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles) Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Redneck Woman", Gretchen Wilson Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim McGraw. Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "Top of the World (live recording)", Dixie Chicks Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "Portland, Oregon", Loretta Lynn and Jack White Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Earl's Breakdown", Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas Best Country Song – "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman Best Country Album – Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn Best Bluegrass Album – Brand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Juno Awards (presented April 3, 2005 in Winnipeg) Country Recording of the Year – One Good Friend, George Canyon CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards (presented April 21 in Nashville) Video of the Year – "American Soldier", Toby Keith Male Video of the Year – "There Goes My Life", Kenny Chesney Female Video of the Year – "Forever and for Always", Shania Twain Group/Duo Video of the Year – "I Melt", Rascal Flatts Breakthrough Video of the Year – "What Was I Thinkin'", Dierks Bentley Collaborative Video of the Year – "Beer for My Horses", Toby Keith and Willie Nelson Hottest Video of the Year – "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems", Kenny Chesney Cameo of the Year – "Celebrity", Jason Alexander, James Belushi, Little Jimmy Dickens, Trista Rehn, William Shatner, Brad Paisley Video Director of the Year – "Beer for My Horses", Toby Keith and Willie Nelson (Director: Michael Salomon) Johnny Cash Visionary Award – Reba McEntire Americana Music Honors & Awards Album of the Year – Van Lear Rose (Loretta Lynn) Artist of the Year – Loretta Lynn Song of the Year – "Fate's Right Hand" (Rodney Crowell) Emerging Artist of the Year – Mindy Smith Instrumentalist of the Year – Will Kimbrough Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Steve Earle Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Cowboy Jack Clement Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Chris Hillman Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Jack Emerson Academy of Country Music (presented May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas) Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney Song of the Year – "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman Single of the Year – "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim McGraw Album of the Year – Be Here, Keith Urban Top Male Vocalist – Keith Urban Top Female Vocalist – Gretchen Wilson Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts Top New Artist – Gretchen Wilson Video of the Year – "Whiskey Lullaby", Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder) Vocal Event of the Year – "Whiskey Lullaby", Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year – Neal McCoy ARIA Awards (presented in Sydney on October 17, 2004) Best Country Album – Wayward Angel (Kasey Chambers) Canadian Country Music Association (presented September 13 in Edmonton) Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award – Terri Clark Male Artist of the Year – Jason McCoy Female Artist of the Year – Terri Clark Group or Duo of the Year – Doc Walker SOCAN Song of the Year – "Die of a Broken Heart", Carolyn Dawn Johnson Single of the Year – "Simple Life", Carolyn Dawn Johnson Album of the Year – Dress Rehearsal, Carolyn Dawn Johnson Top Selling Album – Greatest Hits Volume II, Alan Jackson CMT Video of the Year – "Simple Life", Carolyn Dawn Johnson Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award – George Canyon Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Corb Lund Country Music Association (presented November 9 in Nashville) Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney Song of the Year – "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman Single of the Year – "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim McGraw Album of the Year – When the Sun Goes Down, Kenny Chesney Male Vocalist of the Year – Keith Urban Female Vocalist of the Year – Martina McBride Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn Vocal Group of the Year – Rascal Flatts Horizon Award – Gretchen Wilson Video of the Year – "Whiskey Lullaby", Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder) Vocal Event of the Year – "Whiskey Lullaby", Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss Musician of the Year – Dann Huff Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars who were honored in 2004 Randy Travis Further reading Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005. See also 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