This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1993. [edit] Events [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.
[edit] Canada (as certified by RPM) - Notes
- 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM.
- A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
- C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
[edit] Other major hits [edit] Singles released by American artists [edit] Singles released by Canadian artists [edit] Top new album releases [edit] Other top albums [edit] On television [edit] Regular series [edit] Specials [edit] Deaths - June 5 — Conway Twitty, 59, giant music star since the 1950s who set records for most No. 1 country hits until 2006 (abdominal aneurysm).
- November 30 — David Houston, 54, top country singer of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for "Almost Persuaded" (brain aneurysm).
[edit] Hall of Fame inductees [edit] Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [edit] Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [edit] Major awards [edit] Grammy Awards - Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Passionate Kisses," Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Ain't That Lonely Yet," Dwight Yoakam
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Hard Workin' Man," Brooks & Dunn
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Does He Love You," Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — ""Red Wing" ," Asleep at the Wheel, Chet Atkins, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Marty Stuart, Reuben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield & Vince Gill
- Best Country Song — "Passionate Kisses," Lucinda Williams (Performer: Mary Chapin Carpenter)
- Best Bluegrass Album — Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go, The Nashville Bluegrass Band
[edit] Juno Awards [edit] Academy of Country Music [edit] Canadian Country Music Association [edit] Country Music Association - Entertainer of the Year — Vince Gill
- Song of the Year — "I Still Believe in You," Vince Gill and John Jarvis (Performer: Vince Gill)
- Single of the Year — "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson
- Album of the Year — I Still Believe in You, Vince Gill
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Vince Gill
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — Diamond Rio
- Horizon Award — Mark Chesnutt
- Music Video of the Year — "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson (Director: Martin Kahan)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," George Jones (featuring Clint Black, Garth Brooks, T. Graham Brown, Mark Chesnutt, Joe Diffie, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, and Travis Tritt)
- Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor
[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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