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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1997.
[edit] Events
- "It's Your Love" sparks a renewed wave of songs that spend at least five weeks at No. 1, thanks in part to newer chart tracking methods and programming changes at country radio stations. However, as of 2007, no No. 1 song has approached the mega-week No. 1 status (i.e., spending at least 10 weeks at No. 1), a feat that was common through the early 1960s.
[edit] No dates
- Jimmie Rodgers is elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as an early influence).
- Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes both record the song "How Do I Live" for the movie Con Air. Producers from the film ask Rimes to record it first but feel her version isn't what they are looking for due to the performance itself and her young age. Yearwood then records the song and releases at the same time Rimes releases her song. Rimes version is shunned from the country charts but reaches No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Yearwood's version, meanwhile, peaks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and also makes the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
[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
- 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM.
- 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
- 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.
- D^ Did not chart in the US.
[edit] Other major hits
[edit] Singles released by American artists
| US |
CAN |
Single |
Artist |
Notes |
| 21 |
16 |
455 Rocket |
Kathy Mattea |
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| 4 |
4 |
All the Good Ones Are Gone |
Pam Tillis |
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| 2 |
2 |
Amen Kind of Love |
Daryle Singletary |
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| 3 |
14 |
Another You |
David Kersh |
- Written by Brad Paisley, who had not yet begun his recording career.
|
| 2 |
3 |
Better Man, Better Off |
Tracy Lawrence |
|
| 3 |
5 |
Big Love |
Tracy Byrd |
|
| 30 |
16 |
Cold Outside |
Big House |
|
| 5 |
7 |
Count Me In |
Deana Carter |
|
| 3 |
4 |
Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard |
Alabama |
|
| 21 |
12 |
Dark Horse |
Mila Mason |
|
| 11 |
12 |
Day In, Day Out |
David Kersh |
|
| 17 |
13 |
Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine |
Tracy Byrd |
|
| 4 |
4 |
(Don't Take Her) She's All I Got |
Tracy Byrd |
|
| 3 |
2 |
Drink, Swear, Steal, & Lie |
Michael Peterson |
|
| 20 |
22 |
Ease My Troubled Mind |
Ricochet |
|
| 9 |
6 |
Everything I Love |
Alan Jackson |
|
| 2 |
5 |
The Fool |
Lee Ann Womack |
|
| 4 |
4 |
A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do) |
Mindy McCready |
|
| 3 |
3 |
Go Away |
Lorrie Morgan |
|
| 4 |
17 |
Good as I Was to You |
Lorrie Morgan |
|
| 6 |
4 |
Half Way Up |
Clint Black |
|
| 18 |
14 |
He Left a Lot to Be Desired |
Ricochet |
|
| 18 |
22 |
Heartbroke Every Day |
Lonestar |
- This was the only single of Lonestar's career to feature former member John Rich on lead vocals.
|
| 18 |
21 |
Helping Me Get Over You |
Travis Tritt with Lari White |
|
| 7 |
9 |
Her Man |
Gary Allan |
|
| 4 |
5 |
Holdin' |
Diamond Rio |
|
| 3 |
3 |
Honky Tonk Truth |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
| 4 |
5 |
How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye |
Tracy Lawrence |
|
| 2 |
8 |
How Was I to Know |
John Michael Montgomery |
|
| 8 |
11 |
I Can't Do That Anymore |
Faith Hill |
|
| 17 |
14 |
I Have to Surrender |
Ty Herndon |
|
| 6 |
5 |
I Miss You a Little |
John Michael Montgomery |
|
| 7 |
26 |
I Only Get This Way with You |
Rick Trevino |
|
| 19 |
18 |
I Will, If You Will |
John Berry |
|
| 2 |
2 |
I'd Rather Ride Around with You |
Reba McEntire |
|
| 9 |
12 |
If She Don't Love You |
The Buffalo Club |
|
| 4 |
7 |
If You Love Somebody |
Kevin Sharp |
|
| 2 |
2 |
In Another's Eyes |
Trisha Yearwood with Garth Brooks |
|
| 19 |
14 |
It's All the Same to Me |
Billy Ray Cyrus |
- Cyrus' first Top 40 country hit since "Storm in the Heartland" in mid-1994.
|
| 19 |
27 |
King of the Mountain |
George Strait |
|
| 5 |
16 |
Land of the Living |
Pam Tillis |
|
| 8 |
16 |
Let It Rain |
Mark Chesnutt |
|
| 11 |
5 |
Let Me into Your Heart |
Mary Chapin Carpenter |
|
| 5 |
13 |
The Light in Your Eyes |
LeAnn Rimes |
|
| 2 |
6 |
A Little More Love |
Vince Gill |
|
| 9 |
8 |
Little Things |
Tanya Tucker |
|
| 4 |
3 |
Love Is the Right Place |
Bryan White |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Loved Too Much |
Ty Herndon |
|
| 18 |
11 |
Maybe He'll Notice Her Now |
Mindy McCready with Richie McDonald |
- At the time of this single's release, McDonald was lead singer of Lonestar. This was his first chart entry outside the band.
|
| 2 |
2 |
On the Verge |
Collin Raye |
|
| 18 |
12 |
One, Two, I Love You |
Clay Walker |
|
| 5 |
7 |
Places I've Never Been |
Mark Wills |
|
| 7 |
22 |
Please |
The Kinleys |
|
| 2 |
3 |
Pretty Little Adrianna |
Vince Gill |
|
| 4 |
5 |
The Rest of Mine |
Trace Adkins |
|
| 5 |
7 |
The Shake |
Neal McCoy |
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| 4 |
2 |
She Drew a Broken Heart |
Patty Loveless |
|
| 21 |
19 |
She Wants to Be Wanted Again |
Ty Herndon |
|
| 24 |
17 |
She's Going Home with Me |
Travis Tritt |
|
| 3 |
4 |
She's Sure Taking It Well |
Kevin Sharp |
|
| 2 |
2 |
She's Taken a Shine |
John Berry |
|
| 14 |
21 |
Shut Up and Drive |
Chely Wright |
|
| 13 |
9 |
Six Days on the Road |
Sawyer Brown |
|
| 2 |
4 |
Something That We Do |
Clint Black |
|
| 31 |
16 |
The Swing |
James Bonamy |
|
| 2 |
7 |
Thank God for Believers |
Mark Chesnutt |
|
| 15 |
10 |
That's Another Song |
Bryan White |
|
| 6 |
11 |
This Night Won't Last Forever |
Sawyer Brown |
|
| 3 |
7 |
Today My World Slipped Away |
George Strait |
|
| 15 |
24 |
The Trouble with the Truth |
Patty Loveless |
|
| 3 |
3 |
Unchained Melody |
LeAnn Rimes |
|
| 4 |
13 |
Watch This |
Clay Walker |
|
| 2 |
2 |
We Were in Love |
Toby Keith |
|
| 26 |
19 |
What If I Do |
Mindy McCready |
|
| 15 |
37 |
What If It's You |
Reba McEntire |
|
| 2 |
2 |
What the Heart Wants |
Collin Raye |
|
| 10 |
12 |
Whatever Comes First |
Sons of the Desert |
|
| 2 |
4 |
When I Close My Eyes |
Kenny Chesney |
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| 13 |
6 |
When Love Starts Talkin' |
Wynonna |
|
| 6 |
8 |
Where Corn Don't Grow |
Travis Tritt |
|
| 2 |
3 |
Who's Cheatin' Who |
Alan Jackson |
|
| 8 |
9 |
Why Would I Say Goodbye |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
| 8 |
8 |
You and You Alone |
Vince Gill |
|
| 14 |
37 |
You Don't Seem to Miss Me |
Patty Loveless with George Jones |
- Jones's first Top 40 country hit since "High-Tech Redneck" in 1993.
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[edit] Singles released by Canadian artists
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Other top albums
[edit] Deaths
- January 21 – Colonel Tom Parker, 87, manager of prolific country singers Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow, comedienne Minnie Pearl
- June 19 – Bobby Helms, 62, singer who enjoyed his peak popularity in 1957; best known for "Jingle Bell Rock."
- October 12 – John Denver, 53, country crossover artist of the 1970s; also a singer and songwriter (plane crash).
- December 27 - Amie Comeaux, 21, a newcomer artist of the mid '90s (car accident).
- December 31 – Floyd Cramer, 64, prolific session pianist.
[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
[edit] Juno Awards
[edit] Academy of Country Music
[edit] Canadian Country Music Association
[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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