1996 in country music

none April 2015 April 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996. 1996 1996 country music Events June 28 — First annual Country Stampede Music Festival begins October 6 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are married, and quickly become country music's most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful "Spontaneous Combustion" tour that year. Top hits of the year List of number-one country singles of 1996 (U.S.) List of RPM number-one country singles of 1996 Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtistReference21184 to 1 in AtlantaTracy Byrd153Ain't Got Nothin' on UsJohn Michael Montgomery52All I Want Is a LifeTim McGraw1315All You Ever Do Is Bring Me DownThe Mavericks(feat. Flaco Jiménez)1114Almost a Memory NowBlackHawk2418Are We in Trouble NowRandy Travis11The Beaches of CheyenneGarth Brooks11Believe Me Baby (I Lied)Trisha Yearwood178Big GuitarBlackHawk11Bigger Than the BeatlesJoe Diffie101BlueLeAnn Rimes11Blue Clear SkyGeorge Strait1214Born in the DarkDoug Stone1824Bury the ShovelClay Walker1821By My SideLorrie Morgan & Jon Randall12Carried AwayGeorge Strait198The ChangeGarth Brooks1030Change My MindJohn Berry44Cowboy LoveJohn Michael Montgomery13Daddy's MoneyRicochet62Deep DownPam Tillis29Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on YouToby Keith18Don't Get Me StartedRhett Akins310Every Light in the HouseTrace Adkins22Every Time I Get Around YouDavid Lee Murphy3417Every Time My Heart Calls Your NameJohn Berry21The Fear of Being AloneReba McEntire1210Givin' Water to a Drowning ManLee Roy Parnell644Goodnight SweetheartDavid Kersh2317Grandpa Told Me SoKenny Chesney11Guys Do It All the TimeMindy McCready23Heads Carolina, Tails CaliforniaJo Dee Messina2112Heart Half EmptyTy Herndon featuring Stephanie Bentley33Heart's DesireLee Roy Parnell145Heaven Help My HeartWynonna Judd1434Heaven in My Woman's EyesTracy Byrd121High Lonesome SoundVince Gill620Holdin' Onto SomethingJeff Carson34HomeAlan Jackson238Honky Tonkin's What I Do BestMarty Stuart & Travis Tritt26Hypnotize the MoonClay Walker23I Am That ManBrooks & Dunn42I Can Still Make CheyenneGeorge Strait28I Don't Think I WillJames Bonamy58I Know She Still Loves MeGeorge Strait32I Think About YouCollin Raye15I'll TryAlan Jackson42I'm Not Supposed to Love You AnymoreBryan White44If You Loved MeTracy Lawrence12It Matters to MeFaith Hill1917It WorksAlabama74It Wouldn't Hurt to Have WingsMark Chesnutt1517It's All in Your HeadDiamond Rio1421It's Lonely Out TherePam Tillis52It's Midnight CinderellaGarth Brooks511It's What I DoBilly Dean66Jacob's LadderMark Wills228Learning as You GoRick Trevino11Like the RainClint Black31Like There Ain't No YesterdayBlackHawk12Little BittyAlan Jackson11Living in a MomentTy Herndon13Lonely Too LongPatty Loveless44Long as I LiveJohn Michael Montgomery910Love Is Stronger Than PrideRicochet1220Love RemainsCollin Raye413The Maker Said Take HerAlabama138Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for NothingBrooks & Dunn26Me and YouKenny Chesney54Meant to BeSammy Kershaw37More Than You'll Ever KnowTravis Tritt11My MariaBrooks & Dunn11No NewsLonestar34Not Enough Hours in the NightDoug Supernaw310Not That DifferentCollin Raye22On a Good NightWade Hayes14One Way Ticket (Because I Can)LeAnn Rimes57Only on Days That End in "Y"Clay Walker135Out with a BangDavid Lee Murphy2014Ready, Willing and AbleLari White12Rebecca LynnBryan White18—Redneck 12 Days of ChristmasJeff Foxworthy914Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her HandsReba McEntire814The River and the HighwayPam Tillis512The Road You Leave BehindDavid Lee Murphy1919'Round HereSawyer Brown89Runnin' Away with My HeartLonestar3818Say IAlabama15She Never Lets It Go to Her HeartTim McGraw1720She Said YesRhett Akins2620She's Got a Mind of Her OwnJames Bonamy11So Much for PretendingBryan White1313Some Things Are Meant to BeLinda Davis38Someone Else's DreamFaith Hill242Stars over TexasTracy Lawrence1926Starting Over AgainReba McEntire11Strawberry WineDeana Carter613Ten Thousand AngelsMindy McCready43That Girl's Been Spyin' on MeBilly Dean43That Ol' WindGarth Brooks1834That's Enough of ThatMila Mason419That's What I Get for Lovin' YouDiamond Rio47Then You Can Tell Me GoodbyeNeal McCoy2033There's a Girl in TexasTrace Adkins1327A Thousand Times a DayPatty Loveless11Time Marches OnTracy Lawrence13To Be Loved by YouWynonna Judd410Too Much FunDaryle Singletary319Treat Her RightSawyer Brown107VidaliaSammy Kershaw22Walkin' AwayDiamond Rio521What Do I KnowRicochet515What I Meant to SayWade Hayes1221When a Woman Loves a ManLee Roy Parnell4518When Cowboys Didn't DanceLonestar15Wild AngelsMartina McBride610A Woman's TouchToby Keith56Worlds ApartVince Gill2518Would IRandy Travis3713Wrong Place, Wrong TimeMark Chesnutt11You Can Feel BadPatty Loveless61You Can't Lose MeFaith Hill313You Gotta Love ThatNeal McCoy722You're Not in Kansas AnymoreJo Dee Messina Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtistReference—18All She WantsRena Gaile—4All the WayJason McCoy—5Ancient HistoryPrairie Oyster—1Anita Got MarriedDuane Steele—1CandleJason McCoy—10Cloud of DustRena Gaile—1Cornfields or CadillacsFarmer's Daughter—1Crank My TractorMichelle Wright—20A Fine LineLawnie Wallace—10FoolproofDesert Dolphins—18Forty Days and NightsThe Rankin Family287Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)Shania Twain21I DoPaul Brandt—4I WaitedChris Cummings81If I Were YouTerri Clark11(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!Shania Twain—1It's Lonely I Can't StandCharlie Major—3Keep Me Rockin'Patricia Conroy—13Love Music Loves to DanceCalvin Wiggett51My Heart Has a HistoryPaul Brandt11No One Needs to KnowShania Twain501Nobody's GirlMichelle Wright—4One Step BackJamie Warren51Poor Poor Pitiful MeTerri Clark—16Rhythm of Your WingsGary Fjellgaard—9Roving Gypsy BoyThe Rankin Family—14Sittin' PrettyThomas Wade & Wayward—18So, So LongRachel Matkin—2Stuck on Your LoveDuane Steele3411Suddenly SingleTerri Clark—1Sure EnoughChris Cummings—13Take You by the HeartThe Cruzeros—1Tell Me Something I Don't KnowCharlie Major—8Thought I Was DreamingLawnie Wallace—3The Trouble with LoveDuane Steele—1Unbelievable LovePrairie Oyster—2Waiting on YouCharlie Major—12Watching Her SleepJamie Warren33When Boy Meets GirlTerri Clark—15Wild and FreeJoan Kennedy—15Windows to the PastThe Neilsons11You Win My LoveShania Twain—8Zero to SixtyThomas Wade & Wayward Top new album releases List of number-one country albums of 1996 (U.S.) List of number-one country albums of 1996 (Canada) US CAN Album Artist Record label 21 All the Good 'Uns (The Best of Ian Tyson) Ian Tyson Stony Plain 10 Anne Murray Anne Murray SBK/Capitol 13 The Best of Country Heat Various Artists BMG 17 9 The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney Various Artists Walt Disney 7 3 Between Now and Forever Bryan White Asylum 12 18 Big Love Tracy Byrd MCA Nashville 13 The Birth of a Star Patsy Cline Razor & Tie 1 1 Blue LeAnn Rimes Curb 1 3 Blue Clear Sky George Strait MCA Nashville 6 Blue Moon Toby Keith A&M 5 Blue Plate Special Prairie Oyster Velvel 1 1 Borderline Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville 33 12 BR5-49 BR5-49 Arista Nashville 14 1 Calm Before the Storm Paul Brandt Reprise 23 Christmas: The Gift Collin Raye Epic 18 Christmas Vol. II Alabama RCA Nashville 1 CMT Canada '96 Various Artists BMG 1 Collection The Rankin Family EMI 3 Crank It Up: The Music Album Jeff Foxworthy Warner Bros. 2 1 Did I Shave My Legs for This? Deana Carter Capitol Nashville 6 16 Dreamin' Out Loud Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville 6 22 Everybody Knows Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville 1 1 Everything I Love Alan Jackson Arista Nashville 9 9 Faces John Berry Capitol Nashville 74 6 For Me It's You Michelle Wright Arista Nashville 4 Friends & Lovers Various Artists Sony 9 10 Full Circle Randy Travis Warner Bros. 12 6 Gettin' Out the Good Stuff David Lee Murphy MCA Nashville 10 The Gift Kenny Rogers Magnatone 21 Goodnight Sweetheart David Kersh Curb 8 9 Greater Need Lorrie Morgan BNA 2 5 Greatest Hits Clint Black RCA Nashville 18 14 Greatest Hits Mark Chesnutt Decca Nashville 3 5 High Lonesome Sound Vince Gill MCA Nashville 27 21 Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best Marty Stuart MCA Nashville 23 I Stoled This Record Cledus T. Judd Razor & Tie 18 It's What I Do Billy Dean Capitol Nashville 14 4 IV Diamond Rio Arista Nashville 22 8 Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Messina Curb 10 3 Just the Same Terri Clark Mercury/PolyGram 17 Learning as You Go Rick Trevino Columbia 74 18 Lisa Brokop Lisa Brokop Capitol Nashville 6 18 Living in a Moment Ty Herndon Epic 11 Makin' Hay Farmer's Daughter Universal 9 Me and You Kenny Chesney BNA 4 2 Measure of a Man Kevin Sharp Asylum 7 7 Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Atlantic 3 New Country 3 Various Artists Warner 19 11 Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) Various Artists Decca Nashville 11 On a Good Night Wade Hayes Columbia 61 14 One Ride in Vegas Deryl Dodd Columbia 3 13 A Place in the World Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia 17 Politics, Religion and Her Sammy Kershaw Mercury/PolyGram 36 13 Reflections: Songs of Love John Denver RCA 7 8 The Restless Kind Travis Tritt Warner Bros. 2 1 Revelations Wynonna Judd Curb/MCA Nashville 14 12 Ricochet Ricochet Columbia 4 The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett Curb 19 Shady Grove Jerry Garcia & David Grisman Acoustic Disc 72 11 Solid Ground Ricky Skaggs Atlantic 13 Somebody New Rhett Akins Decca Nashville 21 Somewhere Inside Chris Cummings Warner 20 4 Spirit Willie Nelson Island 12 11 Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 The Beach Boys River North 21 Steppin' Country 2 Various Artists Columbia 5 1 Ten Thousand Angels Mindy McCready BNA 3 3 Tennessee Moon Neil Diamond Columbia 43 20 That's Enough of That Mila Mason Atlantic 4 4 Time Marches On Tracy Lawrence Atlantic 20 14 Trail of Tears Billy Ray Cyrus Mercury/PolyGram 21 24 Treasures Dolly Parton Rising Tide 10 16 The Trouble with the Truth Patty Loveless Epic 8 Untamed and True 3 Various Artists MCA 20 Used Heart for Sale Gary Allan Decca Nashville 5 14 What I Do the Best John Michael Montgomery Atlantic 16 What I Live to Do James Bonamy Epic 1 3 What If It's You Reba McEntire MCA Nashville Other top albums US CAN Album Artist Record label 40 A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Hank Williams, Jr. Curb 60 All Because of You Daryle Singletary Giant 74 Almost Alone Chet Atkins Columbia 53 Don't Fence Me In Lari White RCA Nashville 73 Elvis: Great Country Songs Elvis Presley RCA 51 Give Me Some Wheels Suzy Bogguss Capitol Nashville 56 Greatest Hits John Anderson BNA 60 Greatest Hits Confederate Railroad Atlantic 36 Hang of the Heartache Desert Dolphins Quality 39 Hit Country '96 Various Artists K-Tel 43 The Hits Hal Ketchum Curb 26 I Lived to Tell It All George Jones MCA Nashville 47 I Will Always Love Youand Other Greatest Hits Dolly Parton Columbia 53 Live Jeff Foxworthy Laughing Hyena 47 The Luv Collection: Real Luv Various Artists EMI-Capitol 60 28 Mandy Barnett Mandy Barnett Asylum 38 Mark Wills Mark Wills Mercury Nashville 45 "My Roots Are Showing..." K. T. Oslin BNA 38 NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt Various Artists Columbia 66 NFL Country Various Artists Gridiron 54 Now and Then Shenandoah Capitol Nashville 40 Paradise John Anderson BNA 32 P.O. Box 423 Duane Steele Mercury/PolyGram 36 Remembering Stan Rogers:An East Coast Tribute II Various Artists Atlantica 50 The Rocky Mountain Collection John Denver RCA 32 Semi Crazy Junior Brown Curb 37 Smokin' Armadillos Smokin' Armadillos Curb 26 Some Things Are Meant to Be Linda Davis Arista Nashville 33 Stampede Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville 38 Star of Wonder –A Country Christmas Collection Various Artists Arista Nashville 44 Starlite Lounge David Ball Warner Bros. 46 Super Hits Alabama RCA Nashville 66 Super Hits Waylon Jennings RCA Nashville 51 Super Hits Keith Whitley RCA Nashville 29 Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr.& Hank Williams III Curb 54 Two Ways to Fall Ty England RCA Nashville 26 Unchained Johnny Cash American 42 31 You Still Got Me Doug Supernaw Giant Births April 2 -- Zach Bryan, nominated for Best Country Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards, was born in Okinawa, Japan. July 23 – Danielle Bradbery, winner of season four of NBC's The Voice. Deaths February 17 — Gus Hardin, 50, female singer best known for her Earl Thomas Conley duet "All Tangled Up in Love" (automobile accident) March 4 — Minnie Pearl, 83, legendary comedian known for her trademark greeting, "How-dee!" and her straw hat with price tag; a regular on Hee Haw (stroke). May 3 — Patsy Montana, 87, first female country singer to have a single sell one million copies ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"). June 16 — Anthony Armstrong Jones, 47, male singer best known for his Top Ten cover version of "Take a Letter Maria" August 22 – Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn, 69, husband of Loretta Lynn and key figure in many aspects of her career. September 9- Bill Monroe, 84, Singer December 10 — Faron Young, 64, Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob", and "The Singing Sheriff" he had many hits including "Hello Walls" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" (suicide). Hall of Fame inductees Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees Peter V. Kuykendall The Country Gentlemen Charlie Waller John Duffey Eddie Adcock Tom Gray Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Patsy Montana (1908–1996) Buck Owens (1929–2006) Ray Price (1926–2013) Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Myrna Lorrie Larry Delaney Major awards Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "World's Apart", Vince Gill Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "My Maria", Brooks & Dunn Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "High Lonesome Sound", Vince Gill (featuring Alison Krauss) Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Jam Man", Chet Atkins Best Country Song — "Blue", Bill Mack (Performer: LeAnn Rimes) Best Country Album — The Road to Ensenada, Lyle Lovett (Producers: Billy Williams (singer) and Lyle Lovett) Best Bluegrass Album — True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, Various Artists (Producer: Todd Phillips) Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Paul Brandt Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Shania Twain Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn Song of the Year — "Blue", Bill Mack Single of the Year — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait Top Male Vocalist — George Strait Top Female Vocalist — Patty Loveless Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn Top Vocal Group — Sawyer Brown Top New Male Vocalist — Trace Adkins Top New Female Vocalist — LeAnn Rimes Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Ricochet Video of the Year — "I Think About You", Collin Raye (Director: Steven Goldmann) ARIA Awards (presented in Sydney on September 30, 1996) Best Country Album - Home Fires (The Dead Ringer Band) Canadian Country Music Association NCN Fans' Choice Award — Shania Twain Male Artist of the Year — Charlie Major Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster SOCAN Song of the Year — "My Heart Has a History," Paul Brandt, Mark D. Sanders Single of the Year — "Better Things to Do," Terri Clark Album of the Year — Terri Clark, Terri Clark Top Selling Album — Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks Video of the Year — "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!," Shania Twain Vista Rising Star Award — Terri Clark Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Jim Witter and Cassandra Vasik Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn Song of the Year — "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill Single of the Year — "Check Yes or No," George Strait Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait Female Vocalist of the Year — Patty Loveless Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn Vocal Group of the Year — The Mavericks Horizon Award — Bryan White Music Video of the Year — "My Wife Thinks You're Dead", Junior Brown (Director: Michael McNamara) Vocal Event of the Year — "I Will Always Love You", Dolly Parton and Vince Gill Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor RPM Big Country Awards Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania Twain Best Country Album — The Woman in Me, Shania Twain Best Country Single — "Any Man of Mine", Shania Twain Top Male Vocalist — Charlie Major Top Female Vocalist — Shania Twain Top Group — Prairie Oyster Outstanding New Artist — Jason McCoy Top Country Composer(s) — Shania Twain Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars who were honored in 1996 Clint Black Kennedy Center Honors Country stars who were honored in 1996 Johnny Cash 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 External links Country Music Hall of Fame Country Category:Country music by year