Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 2004 im Genre Country-Musik.
Top Hits des Jahres
Year-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw Remember When – Alan Jackson You’ll Think of Me – Keith Urban When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker Letters from Home – John Michael Montgomery American Soldier – Toby Keith Mayberry – Rascal Flatts Suds in the Bucket – Sara Evans Watch the Wind Blows By – Tim McGraw Days Go By – Keith Urban
Nummer-1-Hits Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Hot Country Singles & Tracks (heute Billboard Hot Country Songs) des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung. 3. Januar – There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney (seit 20. Dezember des Vorjahres) 7. Februar – Remember When – Alan Jackson 21. Februar – American Soldier – Toby Keith 20. März – Watch the Wind Blow By – Tim McGraw 3. April – When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker 8. Mai – You'll Think of Me – Keith Urban 22. Mai – Mayberry – Rascal Flatts 29. Mai – Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson 3. Juli – If You Ever Stop Lovin' Me – Montgomery Gentry 10. Juli – Whiskey Girl – Toby Keith 17. Juli – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw 7. August – Somebody – Reba McEntire 11. September – Girls Lie Too – Terri Clark 18. September – Days Go By – Keith Urban 16. Oktober – Suds in the Bucket – Sara Evans 23. Oktober – I Hate Everything – George Strait 6. November – In a Real Love – Phil Vassar 20. November – Mr. Mom – Lonestar 4. Dezember – Nothin' On But the Radio – Gary Allan 18. Dezember – Back When – Tim McGraw 25. Dezember – Some Beach – Blake Shelton
Weitere Hits Diese Hits waren mindestens in der Top 20 vertreten. Break Down Here – Julie Roberts Cool To Be A Fool – Joe Nichols Desperately – George Strait Drinkin' Bone – Tracy Byrd Good Little Girls – Blue County Here For the Party – Gretchen Wilson Hey Good Lookin‘ – Jimmy Buffett and friends Honesty (Write Me A List) – Rodney Atkins Hot Mama – Trace Adkins I Got A Feelin‘ – Billy Currington I Wanna Do it All – Terri Clark I Want To Live – Josh Gracin If Nobody Believed In You – Joe Nichols In My Daughter's Eyes – Martina McBride Let's Be Us Again – Lonestar Letters From Home – John Michael Montgomery Little Moments – Brad Paisley Loco – David Lee Murphy Long Black Train – Josh Turner Me And Emily – Rachel Proctor Paint Me A Birmingham – Tracy Lawrence Perfect – Sara Evans Rough & Ready – Trace Adkins Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy – Big & Rich She Thinks She Needs Me – Andy Griggs Simple Life – Carolyn Dawn Johnson Spend My Time – Clint Black Songs About Rain – Gary Allan Stays in Mexico – Toby Keith Sweet Southern Comfort – Buddy Jewell That's What It's All About – Brooks & Dunn That's What She Gets For Loving Me – Brooks & Dunn Too Much of a Good Thing – Alan Jackson Whiskey Lullaby – Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss The Woman With You – Kenny Chesney You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl – Brooks & Dunn
Alben
Year-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
Shock’n Y’All – Toby Keith When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw Horse of a Different Color – Big & Rich Greatest Hits Volume II and Some Other Stuff – Alan Jackson Golden Road – Keith Urban License to Chill – Jimmy Buffett Mud on the Tires – Brad Paisley Greatest Hits Volume II – Alan Jackson
Nummer-1-Alben
Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung. 3. Januar – Shock’n Y’All – Toby Keith (seit 22. November des Vorjahres) 21. Februar – When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney 29. Mai – Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson 29. Mai – Watch the Wind Blow By – Tim McGraw 31. Juli – License to Chill – Jimmy Buffett 4. September – Horse of a Different Color – Big & Rich 11. September – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw 25. September – What I Do – Alan Jackson 2. Oktober – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw 9. Oktober – Be Here – Keith Urban 16. Oktober – Feels Like Today – Rascal Flatts 23. Oktober – 50 Number Ones – George Strait 27. November – Greatest Hits – Shania Twain
Weitere Alben aus den Top 10 42 Ultimate Hits – Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville) Between Here and Gone – Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia) Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill – Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.) Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Soundtrack – Various Artists (Warner Bros) Darryl Worley – Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville) Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits – John Denver (RCA) Greatest Hits – Lee Ann Womack (MCA Nashville) The Greatest Hits 1994–2004 – Terri Clark (Mercury) Greatest Hits 2 – Toby Keith (Dreamworks Nashville) Greatest Hits Collection II – Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville/BMG) Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered – Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros) Josh Garcin – Josh Garcin (Lyric Sheet) Julie Roberts – Julie Roberts (Mercury Nashville) Let’s Be Us Again – Lonestar (BNA) Letters from Home – John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros) Lonely Runs Both Ways – Alison Krauss & Union Station (Rounder) Lucky Ones – Pat Green (Republic) My Honky Tonk History – Travis Tritt (Columbia) Outlaws and Angels – Willie Nelson (Lost Highway) Patient Man – Brad Cotter (Epic) Patriotic Country – Various Artists (BMG Heritage) Revelation – Joe Nichols (Universal South) Shaken Not Stirred – Phil Vassar Songs Inspired by the Passion of Christ – Various Artists (Universal South) Soul Gravy – Cross Canadian Ragweed (Universal South) Spend My Time – Clint Black (Equity) Sweet Right Here – SHeDaisy (Lyric Street) This I Gotta See – Andy Griggs (RCA Nashville) Twice the Speed of Life – Sugarland (Mercury) The Ultimate Alabama – Alabama (RCA Nashville) Van Lear Rose – Loretta Lynn (Interscope) The Very Best Of – Dwight Yoakam (Rhino) The Very Best Of – Randy Travis (Rhino) A Very Larry Christmas – Larry the Cable Guy (Warner Bros) When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (BNA) Where I Belong – Rachel Procter (BNA) You Do Your Thing – Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)
Gestorben 2. Mai – Curtis Gordon, 75, Country- und Rockabilly-Sänger 10. Juni – Ray Charles , 73, musikalisches Multitalent mit wichtigen Beiträgen zur Country-Musik 9. August – Sam Hogin, 52 oder 53, Songwriter, bekanntester Song: A Broken Wing für Martina McBride 19. September – Skeeter Davis, 72, bekanntester Song: The End of the World. 11. Oktober – Max D. Barnes. 68, Songwriter und Musikproduzent 23. September – Roy Drusky , 74, Grand Ole Opry -Star der 1960er Jahre 27. Dezember – Hank Garland, 74, Country- und Jazz-Gitarrist
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame John Ray „Curley“ Seckler Bill Vernon
Country Music Hall of Fame Jim Foglesong (1922–2013) Kris Kristofferson (1936–2024)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame The Good Brothers „Weird“ Harold Kendall
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame John Anderson Paul Craft Tom Douglas Gretchen Peters
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Keep on the Sunny Side, June Carter Cash. Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Next Big Thing, Vince Gill. Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – A Simple Life, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – How's the World Treating You, Alison Krauss and James Taylor. Best Country Instrumental Performance – Cluck Old Hen, Alison Krauss & Union Station. Best Country Song – It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, Jim Moose Brown and Don Rollins. Best Country Album – Livin', Lovin', Losin' – Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Various Artists (Carl Jackson, producer). Best Bluegrass Album – Live, Alison Krauss & Union Station.
ARIA Awards Best Country Album – Wayward Angel – Kasey Chambers
Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year – Toby Keith Song of the Year – Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis Single of the Year – It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett Album of the Year – Shock’n Y’All – Toby Keith Top Male Vocalist – Toby Keith Top Female Vocalist – Martina McBride Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts Top New Artist – Dierks Bentley Vocal Event of the Year – It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year – Martina McBride
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney Song of the Year – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw Single of the Year – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw Album of the Year – When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney Male Vocalist of the Year – Keith Urban Female Vocalist of the Year – Martina McBride Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn Vocal Group of the Year – Rascal Flatts Musician of the Year – Dann Huff Horizon Award – Gretchen Wilson Musical Event of the Year – Brad Paisley und Alison Krauss – Whiskey Lullaby Music Video of the Year – Whiskey Lullaby – Brad Paisley und Alison Krauss
American Music Awards Favorite Country Male Artist – Toby Keith Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Brooks & Dunn Favorite Country Album – Shock’n Y’all – Toby Keith
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