1996 in country music:
See also: 1995 in country music, 1996 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music
[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
[edit] United States
(as certified by Billboard magazine)
- 1 - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.
- A - First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B - Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
- C - Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
[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] United States
| Peak |
Single |
Artist |
Notes |
| 21 |
4 to 1 in Atlanta |
Tracy Byrd |
|
| 15 |
Ain't Got Nothin' on Us |
John Michael Montgomery |
|
| 5 |
All I Want Is a Life |
Tim McGraw |
|
| 13 |
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 |
Almost a Memory Now |
BlackHawk |
|
| 24 |
Are We in Trouble Now |
Randy Travis |
|
| 17 |
Big Guitar |
BlackHawk |
|
| 10 |
Blue |
LeAnn Rimes |
- LeAnn Rimes' breakthrough hit, which was only released when she was 13 years old. The song was originally meant for Patsy Cline, but Cline died in a plane crash before it could be recorded.
|
| 12 |
Born in the Dark |
Doug Stone |
|
| 18 |
Bury the Shovel |
Clay Walker |
|
| 18 |
By My Side |
Lorrie Morgan with Jon Randall |
- Randall's only Top 40 country hit.
|
| 19 |
The Change |
Garth Brooks |
|
| 10 |
Change My Mind |
John Berry |
|
| 23 |
C-O-U-N-T-R-Y |
Joe Diffie |
|
| 4 |
Cowboy Love |
John Michael Montgomery |
|
| 6 |
Deep Down |
Pam Tillis |
|
| 2 |
Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You |
Toby Keith |
|
| 3 |
Every Light in the House |
Trace Adkins |
|
| 2 |
Every Time I Get Around You |
David Lee Murphy |
|
| 2 |
The Fear of Being Alone |
Reba McEntire |
|
| 12 |
Givin' Water to a Drowning Man |
Lee Roy Parnell |
|
| 6 |
Goodnight Sweetheart |
David Kersh |
|
| 23 |
Grandpa Told Me So |
Kenny Chesney |
|
| 2 |
Heads Carolina, Tails California |
Jo Dee Messina |
|
| 21 |
Heart Half Empty |
Ty Herndon with Stephanie Bentley |
|
| 3 |
Heart's Desire |
Lee Roy Parnell |
|
| 14 |
Heaven Help My Heart |
Wynonna |
|
| 14 |
Heaven in My Woman's Eyes |
Tracy Byrd |
|
| 12 |
High Lonesome Sound |
Vince Gill with Alison Krauss |
|
| 6 |
Holdin' On to Something |
Jeff Carson |
|
| 3 |
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 in 1996.
|
| 23 |
Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best |
Marty Stuart with Travis Tritt |
|
| 2 |
Hypnotize the Moon |
Clay Walker |
|
| 2 |
I Am That Man |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
| 4 |
I Can Still Make Cheyenne |
George Strait |
|
| 2 |
I Do |
Paul Brandt |
|
| 2 |
I Don't Think I Will |
James Bonamy |
|
| 5 |
I Know She Still Loves Me |
George Strait |
|
| 3 |
I Think About You |
Collin Raye |
|
| 4 |
I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore |
Bryan White |
|
| 8 |
If I Were You |
Terri Clark |
|
| 4 |
If You Loved Me |
Tracy Lawrence |
|
| 22 |
Irresistible You |
Ty England |
|
| 19 |
It Works |
Alabama |
|
| 7 |
It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings |
Mark Chesnutt |
|
| 15 |
It's All in Your Head |
Diamond Rio |
|
| 14 |
It's Lonely out There |
Pam Tillis |
|
| 5 |
It's Midnight Cinderella |
Garth Brooks |
|
| 5 |
It's What I Do |
Billy Dean |
|
| 6 |
Jacob's Ladder |
Mark Wills |
|
| 2 |
Learning as You Go |
Rick Trevino |
|
| 3 |
Like There Ain't No Yesterday |
BlackHawk |
|
| 4 |
Long as I Live |
John Michael Montgomery |
|
| 9 |
Love Is Stronger Than Pride |
Ricochet |
|
| 12 |
Love Remains |
Collin Raye |
|
| 4 |
The Maker Said Take Her |
Alabama |
|
| 13 |
Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
| 2 |
Me and You |
Kenny Chesney |
|
| 5 |
Meant to Be |
Sammy Kershaw |
|
| 3 |
More Than You'll Ever Know |
Travis Tritt |
|
| 5 |
My Heart Has a History |
Paul Brandt |
|
| 3 |
Not Enough Hours in the Night |
Doug Supernaw |
|
| 3 |
Not That Different |
Collin Raye |
|
| 2 |
On a Good Night |
Wade Hayes |
|
| 5 |
Only on Days That End in "Y" |
Clay Walker |
|
| 13 |
Out with a Bang |
David Lee Murphy |
|
| 5 |
Poor Poor Pitiful Me |
Terri Clark |
|
| 20 |
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.
|
| 9 |
Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands |
Reba McEntire |
|
| 8 |
The River and the Highway |
Pam Tillis |
|
| 5 |
The Road You Leave Behind |
David Lee Murphy |
|
| 19 |
'Round Here |
Sawyer Brown |
|
| 8 |
Runnin' Away with My Heart |
Lonestar |
|
| 17 |
She Said Yes |
Rhett Akins |
|
| 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 |
Someone Else's Dream |
Faith Hill |
|
| 2 |
Stars over Texas |
Tracy Lawrence |
|
| 19 |
Starting Over Again |
Reba McEntire |
|
| 6 |
Ten Thousand Angels |
Mindy McCready |
|
| 4 |
That Girl's Been Spying on Me |
Billy Dean |
|
| 4 |
That Ol' Wind |
Garth Brooks |
|
| 18 |
That's Enough of That |
Mila Mason |
|
| 4 |
That's What I Get for Loving You |
Diamond Rio |
|
| 4 |
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye |
Neal McCoy |
|
| 20 |
There's a Girl in Texas |
Trace Adkins |
|
| 13 |
A Thousand Times a Day |
Patty Loveless |
|
| 4 |
Too Much Fun |
Daryle Singletary |
|
| 3 |
Treat Her Right |
Sawyer Brown |
|
| 10 |
Vidalia |
Sammy Kershaw |
|
| 2 |
Walkin' Away |
Diamond Rio |
|
| 5 |
What Do I Know |
Ricochet |
|
| 5 |
What I Meant to Say |
Wade Hayes |
|
| 12 |
When a Woman Loves a Man |
Lee Roy Parnell |
|
| 3 |
When Boy Meets Girl |
Terri Clark |
|
| 23 |
Whole Lotta Gone |
Joe Diffie |
|
| 22 |
Without Your Love |
Aaron Tippin |
|
| 6 |
A Woman's Touch |
Toby Keith |
|
| 5 |
Worlds Apart |
Vince Gill |
|
| 25 |
Would I |
Randy Travis |
|
| 6 |
You Can't Lose Me |
Faith Hill |
|
| 3 |
You Gotta Love That |
Neal McCoy |
|
| 7 |
You're Not in Kansas Anymore |
Jo Dee Messina |
|
[edit] Canada
[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").
- 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] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
[edit] Major Awards
[edit] Grammy awards
[edit] Academy of Country Music
[edit] Country Music Association
[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.
[edit] Other links
[edit] External links
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