This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2001. [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] Other major hits [edit] Top new album releases [edit] Other top albums [edit] Deaths - February 7 — Dale Evans, 88, writer, actress, singer-songwriter, and wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers
- April 16 — Van Stephenson, 47, guitarist, vocalist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Blackhawk (skin cancer)
- June 4 — John Hartford, 63, singer-songwriter and bluegrass musician (non-Hodgkin Lymphoma)
- June 30 — Chet Atkins, 77, guitarist and record producer (colon cancer)
- July 3 — Johnny Russell, 71, singer-songwriter best known for writing the Buck Owens classic "Act Naturally" (diabetes)
- September 11 — Carolyn Mayer Beug, 48, filmmaker and music video director who directed several music videos for country singer Dwight Yoakam (killed when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into World Trade Center)
[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 — "Shine," Dolly Parton
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "O Death," Ralph Stanley
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "The Lucky One," Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow," Harley Allen, Pat Enright and Dan Tyminski
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer & Marty Stuart
- Best Country Song — "The Lucky One," Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Best Country Album — Hank Williams Tribute, Various Artists (Producers: Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin)
- Best Bluegrass Album — New Favorite, Alison Krauss & Union Station
[edit] Juno Awards [edit] Academy of Country Music [edit] Canadian Country Music Association - Telus Mobility Fans' Choice Award — Terri Clark
- Male Artist of the Year — Jason McCoy
- Female Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Complicated," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Single of the Year — "Complicated," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Album of the Year — Room with a View, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Top Selling Album — Breathe, Faith Hill
- Video of the Year — "No Fear," Terri Clark
- Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Natalie MacMaster
[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.
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