This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1962. [edit] Events - November 3 — Billboard renames its Hot C&W Sides chart "Hot Country Singles," a name it will keep for the next 27 years. The chart length remains 30 positions.
[edit] No dates [edit] Top hits of the year [edit] Number one hits [edit] United States (as certified by Billboard) - Notes
- 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
- 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
- A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
- C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
[edit] Other major hits [edit] Top new album releases [edit] Other top releases [edit] Births - January 13 — Trace Adkins, singer-songwriter whose style meshes honky-tonk and dance-influenced rock.
- February 4 — Clint Black, first major new star of the 1990s and key player in the new traditionalist movement.
- February 6 — Richie McDonald, former lead singer of Lonestar.
- February 7 — Garth Brooks, the man who revolutionalized country music and forever changed its direction during the 1990s.
- April 2 — Billy Dean, contemporary-styled singer-songwriter who had the peak of his success in the 1990s.
- May 2 — Ty Herndon, contemporary-styled singer who had most of his success in the mid-to-late 1990s.
- November 26 — Linda Davis, prominent backing vocalist who had a series of solo hits in the 1990s.
[edit] Deaths [edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees [edit] Major awards [edit] Grammy Awards - Best Country and Western Recording — "Funny Way of Laughin'," Burl Ives
[edit] 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.
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