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See also: 2003 in country music, 2004 in music, other events of 2004, 2005 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
[edit] Events
[edit] No Dates
- Lynn Anderson arrested near her home in Taos, New Mexico after being charged with a DUI for drunk driving. A motorist called the local police after noticing Anderson's car weaving in and out of lanes, almost causing an accident. Anderson later pulled over to the side of the road after spotting the police, where the police conducted a field sobriety test. She was released on a $1000 bail the next day.
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- 1 – No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.
- 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 to date.
- C - Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
[edit] Other major hits
| Peak |
Single |
Artist |
Notes |
| 18 |
Break Down Here |
Julie Roberts |
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| 14 |
Come Home Soon |
SHeDAISY |
|
| 6 |
Desperately |
George Strait |
|
| 21 |
Don't Break My Heart Again |
Pat Green |
|
| 7 |
Drinkin' Bone |
Tracy Byrd |
|
| 25 |
Every Friday Afternoon |
Craig Morgan |
|
| 9 |
Feels Like Today |
Rascal Flatts |
|
| 35 |
The First Cut Is the Deepest |
Sheryl Crow |
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| 11 |
Good Little Girls |
Blue County |
|
| 3 |
Here for the Party |
Gretchen Wilson |
|
| 8 |
Hey Good Lookin' |
Jimmy Buffett with Clint Black,
Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson,
George Strait, and Toby Keith |
|
| 4 |
Honesty (Write Me a List) |
Rodney Atkins |
|
| 5 |
Hot Mama |
Trace Adkins |
|
| 12 |
How Far |
Martina McBride |
|
| 9 |
I Can't Sleep |
Clay Walker |
- Co-written by Chely Wright, who also sang background vocals on it.
|
| 2 |
I Go Back |
Kenny Chesney |
- Spent seven non-consecutive weeks at #2, tying a record previously set by Jo Dee Messina with "Lesson in Leaving" in 1999 for the longest time spent at that position since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.
|
| 5 |
I Got a Feelin' |
Billy Currington |
|
| 6 |
I Love You This Much |
Jimmy Wayne |
|
| 3 |
I Wanna Do It All |
Terri Clark |
|
| 23 |
I Wanna Make You Cry |
Jeff Bates |
|
| 4 |
I Want to Live |
Josh Gracin |
- This was the debut single for Gracin, the first country music artist to have been a contestant on American Idol.
|
| 10 |
If Nobody Believed in You |
Joe Nichols |
|
| 4 |
In My Daughter's Eyes |
Martina McBride |
|
| 18 |
It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing |
Shania Twain |
|
| 21 |
Last One Standing |
Emerson Drive |
|
| 4 |
Let's Be Us Again |
Lonestar |
|
| 2 |
Letters from Home |
John Michael Montgomery |
|
| 2 |
Little Moments |
Brad Paisley |
|
| 5 |
Loco |
David Lee Murphy |
- Murphy's first chart single since "Just Don't Wait Around 'Til She's Leavin'" in 1998, and his first Top 5 since "The Road You Leave Behind" in 1996.
|
| 13 |
Long Black Train |
Josh Turner |
|
| 18 |
Me and Emily |
Rachel Proctor |
|
| 23 |
Men Don't Change |
Amy Dalley |
- Although Dalley released a total of seven singles between 2003 and 2007, she never released an album. This was the highest-charting of her singles.
|
| 17 |
My Last Name |
Dierks Bentley |
|
| 4 |
Paint Me a Birmingham |
Tracy Lawrence |
- Lawrence's first Top 40 single since 2001's "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" and his first Top 5 since "Lessons Learned" in late 1999-early 2000.
|
| 7 |
Party for Two |
Shania Twain with Billy Currington |
- A pop version of this song was also released, featuring Mark McGrath as a duet partner.
|
| 12 |
Passenger Seat |
SHeDAISY |
|
| 2 |
Perfect |
Sara Evans |
|
| 13 |
Rough & Ready |
Trace Adkins |
|
| 11 |
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) |
Big & Rich |
|
| 5 |
She Thinks She Needs Me |
Andy Griggs |
|
| 9 |
She's Not Just a Pretty Face |
Shania Twain |
|
| 13 |
Simple Life |
Carolyn Dawn Johnson |
|
| 12 |
Songs About Rain |
Gary Allan |
|
| 16 |
Spend My Time |
Clint Black |
|
| 3 |
Stays in Mexico |
Toby Keith |
|
| 3 |
Sweet Southern Comfort |
Buddy Jewell |
|
| 24 |
Texas Plates |
Kellie Coffey |
|
| 24 |
That's Cool |
Blue County |
|
| 2 |
That's What It's All About |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
| 5 |
Too Much of a Good Thing |
Alan Jackson |
|
| 19 |
Tougher Than Nails |
Joe Diffie |
- Diffie's first Top 40 hit since 2001's "In Another World".
|
| 20 |
Trip Around the Sun |
Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride |
|
| 21 |
What Say You |
Travis Tritt with John Mellencamp |
- Mellencamp's first Top 40 country hit.
|
| 3 |
Whiskey Lullaby |
Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss |
|
| 21 |
Wild West Show |
Big & Rich |
|
| 2 |
The Woman with You |
Kenny Chesney |
|
| 24 |
The Wrong Girl |
Lee Ann Womack |
|
| 18 |
You Are |
Jimmy Wayne |
|
| 3 |
You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
| 22 |
You Do Your Thing |
Montgomery Gentry |
|
| 21 |
You're in My Head |
Brian McComas |
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[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Other top albums
[edit] Deaths
- June 10 — Ray Charles, 74, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music.
- September 19 — Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World."
- September 23 — Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s.
- December 27 — Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer.
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
[edit] Major Awards
[edit] Grammy awards
(presented February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles)
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw.
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "Top of the World (live recording)," Dixie Chicks
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn and Jack White
- Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas
- Best Country Song -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
- Best Country Album -- Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
- Best Bluegrass Album -- Brand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
[edit] Academy of Country Music
(presented May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas)
[edit] Country Music Association
(presented November 9 in Nashville)
[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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