This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996. [edit] 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.
[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.
- 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
- 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 | US | CAN | Single | Artist | Notes | | 21 | 18 | 4 to 1 in Atlanta | Tracy Byrd | | | 15 | 3 | Ain't Got Nothin' on Us | John Michael Montgomery | | | 5 | 2 | All I Want Is a Life | Tim McGraw | | | 13 | 15 | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down | The Mavericks
with Flaco Jiménez | - This was Jiménez' only entry on the country charts, although he has played accordion on several other notable recordings and made several solo albums.
| | 11 | 14 | Almost a Memory Now | Blackhawk | | | 24 | 18 | Are We in Trouble Now | Randy Travis | | | 17 | 8 | Big Guitar | Blackhawk | | | 12 | 14 | Born in the Dark | Doug Stone | | | 18 | 24 | Bury the Shovel | Clay Walker | | | 18 | 21 | By My Side | Lorrie Morgan with Jon Randall | - Randall's only Top 40 country hit.
| | 19 | 8 | The Change | Garth Brooks | | | 10 | 30 | Change My Mind | John Berry | | | 4 | 4 | Cowboy Love | John Michael Montgomery | | | 6 | 2 | Deep Down | Pam Tillis | | | 2 | 9 | Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You | Toby Keith | | | 3 | 10 | Every Light in the House | Trace Adkins | | | 2 | 2 | Every Time I Get Around You | David Lee Murphy | - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM.
| | 34 | 17 | Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name | John Berry | | | 12 | 10 | Givin' Water to a Drowning Man | Lee Roy Parnell | | | 6 | 44 | Goodnight Sweetheart | David Kersh | | | 23 | 17 | Grandpa Told Me So | Kenny Chesney | | | 2 | 3 | Heads Carolina, Tails California | Jo Dee Messina | | | 21 | 12 | Heart Half Empty | Ty Herndon with Stephanie Bentley | | | 3 | 3 | Heart's Desire | Lee Roy Parnell | | | 14 | 5 | Heaven Help My Heart | Wynonna | | | 14 | 34 | Heaven in My Woman's Eyes | Tracy Byrd | | | 6 | 20 | Holdin' On to Something | Jeff Carson | | | 3 | 5 | Home | Alan Jackson | - The original version of this song, from Jackson's 1989 debut album Here in the Real World, was issued as a single.
| | 23 | 8 | Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best | Marty Stuart with Travis Tritt | | | 2 | 6 | Hypnotize the Moon | Clay Walker | | | 2 | 3 | I Am That Man | Brooks & Dunn | | | 4 | 2 | I Can Still Make Cheyenne | George Strait | | | 2 | 8 | I Don't Think I Will | James Bonamy | | | 5 | 8 | I Know She Still Loves Me | George Strait | | | 3 | 2 | I Think About You | Collin Raye | | | 4 | 2 | I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore | Bryan White | | | 4 | 13 | If You Loved Me | Tracy Lawrence | | | 19 | 17 | It Works | Alabama | | | 7 | 4 | It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings | Mark Chesnutt | | | 15 | 17 | It's All in Your Head | Diamond Rio | | | 14 | 21 | It's Lonely Out There | Pam Tillis | | | 5 | 2 | It's Midnight Cinderella | Garth Brooks | | | 5 | 11 | It's What I Do | Billy Dean | | | 6 | 6 | Jacob's Ladder | Mark Wills | | | 2 | 36 | Learning as You Go | Rick Trevino | | | 4 | 4 | Long as I Live | John Michael Montgomery | | | 9 | 10 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | Ricochet | | | 12 | 20 | Love Remains | Collin Raye | | | 4 | 13 | The Maker Said Take Her | Alabama | | | 13 | 8 | Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing | Brooks & Dunn | | | 2 | 8 | Me and You | Kenny Chesney | | | 5 | 4 | Meant to Be | Sammy Kershaw | | | 3 | 7 | More Than You'll Ever Know | Travis Tritt | | | 3 | 4 | Not Enough Hours in the Night | Doug Supernaw | | | 3 | 10 | Not That Different | Collin Raye | | | 2 | 4 | On a Good Night | Wade Hayes | | | 5 | 7 | Only on Days That End in "Y" | Clay Walker | | | 13 | 5 | Out with a Bang | David Lee Murphy | | | 20 | 14 | Ready, Willing and Able | Lari White | | | 18 | | Redneck 12 Days of Christmas | Jeff Foxworthy | - Co-written with singer/comedian Tim Wilson, this song was the only Top 40 country hit for comedian Jeff Foxworthy, although he had released several other comedy tracks to radio as well.
| | 9 | 14 | Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands | Reba McEntire | | | 8 | 12 | The River and the Highway | Pam Tillis | | | 5 | 12 | The Road You Leave Behind | David Lee Murphy | | | 19 | 19 | 'Round Here | Sawyer Brown | | | 8 | 9 | Runnin' Away with My Heart | Lonestar | | | 38 | 18 | Say I | Alabama | | | 17 | 20 | She Said Yes | Rhett Akins | | | 26 | 20 | She's Got a Mind of Her Own | James Bonamy | | | 13 | 13 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis | - Davis's first Top 40 hit since "Does He Love You" (a duet with Reba McEntire) in mid-1993.
| | 3 | 8 | Someone Else's Dream | Faith Hill | | | 2 | 42 | Stars over Texas | Tracy Lawrence | | | 19 | 26 | Starting Over Again | Reba McEntire | | | 6 | 13 | Ten Thousand Angels | Mindy McCready | | | 4 | 3 | That Girl's Been Spying on Me | Billy Dean | | | 4 | 3 | That Ol' Wind | Garth Brooks | | | 18 | 34 | That's Enough of That | Mila Mason | | | 4 | 19 | That's What I Get for Lovin' You | Diamond Rio | | | 4 | 7 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye | Neal McCoy | | | 20 | 33 | There's a Girl in Texas | Trace Adkins | | | 13 | 27 | A Thousand Times a Day | Patty Loveless | | | 4 | 10 | Too Much Fun | Daryle Singletary | | | 3 | 19 | Treat Her Right | Sawyer Brown | | | 10 | 7 | Vidalia | Sammy Kershaw | | | 2 | 2 | Walkin' Away | Diamond Rio | | | 5 | 21 | What Do I Know | Ricochet | | | 5 | 15 | What I Meant to Say | Wade Hayes | | | 12 | 20 | When a Woman Loves a Man | Lee Roy Parnell | | | 45 | 18 | When Cowboys Didn't Dance | Lonestar | | | 6 | 11 | A Woman's Touch | Toby Keith | | | 5 | 6 | Worlds Apart | Vince Gill | | | 25 | 18 | Would I | Randy Travis | | | 37 | 13 | Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Mark Chesnutt | | | 3 | 13 | You Gotta Love That | Neal McCoy | | | 7 | 22 | You're Not in Kansas Anymore | Jo Dee Messina | | [edit] Singles released by Canadian artists [edit] Top new album releases [edit] Other top albums [edit] Deaths - March 4 — Minnie Pearl, 83, legendary comedienne 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"
- 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).
[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 — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Worlds 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 and Lyle Lovett)
- Best Bluegrass Album — True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe, Various Artists (Producer: Todd Phillips)
[edit] Juno Awards [edit] Academy of Country Music [edit] Canadian Country Music Association [edit] Country Music Association [edit] RPM Big Country Awards [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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