Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1996 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse Am 28. Juni fand die erste Ausgabe des Country Stampede Music Festivals (heute: Heartland Stampede Music Festival) statt. Im Mai veröffentlicht George Jones seine Autobiografie I Lived to Tell It All. Am 6. Oktober heirateten die beiden Country-Superstars Tim McGraw und Faith Hill. Am 23. November bittet Trace Adkins bei seinem Grand Ole Opry Debüt während der Show seine Freundin Rhonda Forlaw auf Knien um ihre Hand. Die Ehe, Adkins sechste, hielt 16 Jahre. Der deutschen Countryband Truck Stop wird die Goldene Stimmgabel verliehen.
Top Hits des Jahres Year-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
One Way Ticket (Because I Can) – LeAnn Rimes Little Bitty – Alan Jackson The Fear of Being Alone – Reba McEntire That Ol’ Wind – Garth Brooks Big Love – Tracy Byrd Nobody Knows – Kevin Sharp Every Light in the House – Trace Adkins Friends – John Michael Montgomery Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It – Tim McGraw Her Man – Gary Allan
Nummer-1-Hits 6. Januar – Rebecca Lynn – Bryan White 13. Januar – It Matters to Me – Faith Hill 3. Februar – (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here – Shania Twain 17. Februar – Bigger Than the Beatles – Joe Diffie 2. März – Wild Angels – Martina McBride 9. März – I'll Try – Alan Jackson 16. März – The Beaches of Cheyenne – Garth Brooks 23. März – You Can Feel Bad – Patty Loveless 6. April – To Be Loved by You – Wynonna Judd 13. April – No News – Lonestar 4. Mai – You Win My Love – Shania Twain 18. Mai – My Maria – Brooks & Dunn 8. Juni – Blue Clear Sky – George Strait 22. Juni – Time Marches On – Tracy Lawrence 13. Juli – No One Needs To Know – Shania Twain 20. Juli – Daddy's Money – Ricochet 3. August – Don't Get Me Started – Rhett Akins 10. August – Carried Away – George Strait 31. August – She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart – Tim McGraw 14. September – Guys Do it All the Time – Mindy McCready 21. September – So Much For Pretending – Bryan White 5. Oktober – Living in a Moment – Ty Herndon 12. Oktober – Believe Me Baby (I Lied) – Trisha Yearwood 26. Oktober – Like the Rain – Clint Black 16. November – Lonely Too Long – Patty Loveless 23. November – Strawberry Wine – Deana Carter 7. Dezember – Little Bitty – Alan Jackson 28. Dezember – One Way Ticket (Because I Can) – LeAnn Rimes
Weitere Hits Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USSinglesArtists15Ain't Got Nothin' on UsJohn Michael Montgomery5All I Want Is a LifeTim McGraw13All You Ever Do Is Bring Me DownThe Mavericks (feat. Flaco Jiménez)11Almost a Memory NowBlackHawk17Big GuitarBlackHawk10BlueLeAnn Rimes12Born in the DarkDoug Stone18Bury the ShovelClay Walker18By My SideLorrie Morgan & Jon Randall19The ChangeGarth Brooks10Change My MindJohn Berry4Cowboy LoveJohn Michael Montgomery6Deep DownPam Tillis2Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on YouToby Keith2Every Time I Get Around YouDavid Lee Murphy2The Fear of Being AloneReba McEntire12Givin' Water to a Drowning ManLee Roy Parnell6Goodnight SweetheartDavid Kersh2Heads Carolina, Tails CaliforniaJo Dee Messina3Heart's DesireLee Roy Parnell14Heaven Help My HeartWynonna14Heaven in My Woman's EyesTracy Byrd12High Lonesome SoundVince Gill6Holdin‘ Onto Somethin‘Jeff Carson3HomeAlan Jackson2Hypnotize the MoonClay Walker2I Am That ManBrooks & Dunn4I Can Still Make CheyenneGeorge Strait2I Don't Think I WillJames Bonamy5I Know She Still Loves MeGeorge Strait3I Think About YouCollin Raye4I'm Not Supposed to Love You AnymoreBryan White4If You Loved MeTracy Lawrence19It WorksAlabama7It Wouldn't Hurt to Have WingsMark Chesnutt15It's All in Your HeadDiamond Rio14It's Lonely Out TherePam Tillis5It's Midnight CinderellaGarth Brooks5It's What I DoBilly Dean6Jacob's LadderMark Wills2Learning as You GoRick Trevino3Like There Ain't No YesterdayBlackHawk4Long as I LiveJohn Michael Montgomery9Love Is Stronger Than PrideRicochet12Love RemainsCollin Raye4The Maker Said Take HerAlabama13Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for NothingBrooks & Dunn2Me and YouKenny Chesney5Meant to BeSammy Kershaw3More Than You'll Ever KnowTravis Tritt3Not Enough Hours in the NightDoug Supernaw3Not That DifferentCollin Raye2On a Good NightWade Hayes5Only on Days That End in "Y"Clay Walker13Out with a BangDavid Lee Murphy20Ready, Willing and AbleLari White18Redneck 12 Days of ChristmasJeff Foxworthy9Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her HandsReba McEntire8The River and the HighwayPam Tillis5The Road You Leave BehindDavid Lee Murphy19‘Round HereSawyer Brown8Runnin' Away with My HeartLonestar17She Said YesRhett Akins13Some Things Are Meant to BeLinda Davis3Someone Else's DreamFaith Hill2Stars over TexasTracy Lawrence19Starting Over AgainReba McEntire6Ten Thousand AngelsMindy McCready4That Girl's Been Spyin' on MeBilly Dean4That Ol' WindGarth Brooks18That's Enough of ThatMila Mason4That's What I Get for Lovin' YouDiamond Rio4Then You Can Tell Me GoodbyeNeal McCoy20There's a Girl in TexasTrace Adkins13A Thousand Times a DayPatty Loveless4Too Much FunDaryle Singletary3Treat Her RightSawyer Brown10VidaliaSammy Kershaw2Walkin' AwayDiamond Rio5What Do I KnowRicochet5What I Meant to SayWade Hayes12When a Woman Loves a ManLee Roy Parnell6A Woman's TouchToby Keith5Worlds ApartVince Gill6You Can't Lose MeFaith Hill3You Gotta Love ThatNeal McCoy7You're Not in Kansas AnymoreJo Dee Messina
Alben Year-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes Everything I Love – Alan Jackson Did I Shave My Legs for You? – Deana Carter What If It's You? – Reba McEntire The Greatest Hits – Clint Black The Woman in Me – Shania Twain Blue Clear Sky – George Strait Borderline – Brooks & Dunn What I Do the Best – John Michael Montgomery The Gift – Kenny Rogers
Nummer-1-Alben
6. Januar – Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks 27. Januar – The Woman in Me – Shania Twain 4. Mai – Borderline – Brooks & Dunn 11. Mai – Blue Clear Sky – George Strait 18. Mai – Borderline – Brooks & Dunn 29. Juni – The Woman in Me – Shania Twain 27. Juli – Blue – LeAnn Rimes 16. November – Everything I Love – Alan Jackson 30. November – What if It’s You – Reba McEntire 7. Dezember – Everything I Love – Alan Jackson 14. Dezember – Blue – LeAnn Rimes
Weitere Alben Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USAlbumKünstlerLabel17The Best of Country Sing the Best of DisneyVarious ArtistsWalt Disney7Between Now and ForeverBryan WhiteAsylum12Big LoveTracy ByrdMCA Nashville6Blue MoonToby KeithA&M14Calm Before the StormPaul BrandtReprise18Christmas Volume IIAlabamaRCA Nashville3Crank It Up: The Music AlbumJeff FoxworthyWarner Bros.6Dreamin' Out LoudTrace AdkinsCapitol Nashville6Everybody KnowsTrisha YearwoodMCA Nashville9FacesJohn BerryCapitol Nashville9Full CircleRandy TravisWarner Bros.12Gettin' Out the Good StuffDavid Lee MurphyMCA Nashville10The GiftKenny RogersMagnatone8Greater NeedLorrie MorganBNA2Greatest HitsClint BlackRCA Nashville18Greatest HitsMark ChesnuttDecca Nashville3High Lonesome SoundVince GillMCA Nashville18It's What I DoBilly DeanCapitol Nashville14IVDiamond RioArista Nashville10Just the SameTerri ClarkMercury/PolyGram17Learning as You GoRick TrevinoColumbia6Living in a MomentTy HerndonEpic9Me and YouKenny ChesneyBNA4Measure of a ManKevin SharpAsylum7Neal McCoyNeal McCoyAtlantic19Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)Various ArtistsDecca Nashville11On a Good NightWade HayesColumbia3A Place in the WorldMary Chapin CarpenterColumbia17Politics, Religion and HerSammy KershawMercury/PolyGram7The Restless KindTravis TrittWarner Bros.2RevelationsWynonnaCurb/MCA Nashville14RicochetRicochetColumbia4The Road to EnsenadaLyle LovettCurb19Shady GroveJerry Garcia & David GrismanAcoustic Disc13Somebody NewRhett AkinsDecca Nashville20SpiritWillie NelsonIsland12Stars and Stripes Vol. 1The Beach BoysRiver North5Ten Thousand AngelsMindy McCreadyBNA3Tennessee MoonNeil DiamondColumbia4Time Marches OnTracy LawrenceAtlantic20Trail of TearsBilly Ray CyrusMercury/PolyGram21TreasuresDolly PartonRising Tide10The Trouble with the TruthPatty LovelessEpic20Used Heart for SaleGary AllanDecca Nashville5What I Do the BestJohn Michael MontgomeryAtlantic16What I Live to DoJames BonamyEpic
Geboren 2. April – Zach Bryan 23. Juli – Danielle Bradbery, Gewinnerin der vierten Staffel von The Voice USA 20. September – Aaron Lovac, deutscher Sänger und Musikproduzent, unter anderem bei 3A und als Solokünstler aktiv
Gestorben 17. Februar – Gus Hardlin (50), Sängerin, (All Tangled in Love mit Earl Thomas Conley) 4. März – Minnie Pearl, 83, Grand Ole Opry Star, Komödiantin. 3. Mai – Patsy Montana, 87, erste Country-Sängerin mit einem Millionenhit (I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart). 16. Juni – Anthony Armstrong-Jones, 47, Country-Sänger (Take a Letter Maria) 7. August – Buck Trail, 74, Rockabilly Musiker 22. August – Oliver Lynn, 69, Ehemann von Loretta Lynn 9. September – Bill Monroe, 84, „Father of Bluegrass“ 10. Dezember – Faron Young, 64, bekannt als „The Hillbilly Heartthrob“ und „The Singing Sheriff“
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Peter V. Kuykendall The Country Gentlemen Charlie Waller John Duffey Eddie Adcock Tom Gray
Country Music Hall of Fame Patsy Montana (1908–1996) Buck Owens (1929–2006) Ray Price (1926–2013)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Myrna Lorrie Larry Delaney
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Jerry Chesnut Kenny O’Dell Buck Owens Norro Wilson
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Alison Krauss – Baby, Now That I've Found You Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – Go Rest High On That Mountain Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – The Mavericks – Here Comes The Rain Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Alison Krauss & Shenandoah – Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – Hightower Best Country Song – Vince Gill – Go Rest High On That Mountain Best Country Album – Shania Twain – The Woman in Me Best Bluegrass Album – Nashville Bluegrass Band – Unleashed
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn Song Of The Year – The Keeper of the Stars – Tracy Byrd – Autoren: Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo Single Of The Year – Check Yes Or No – George Strait Album Of The Year – The Woman in Me – Shania Twain Top Male Vocalist – Alan Jackson Top Female Vocalist – Patty Loveless Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn Top Vocal Group – The Mavericks Top New Male Vocalist – Bryan White Top New Female Vocalist – Shania Twain Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Lonestar Video Of The Year – The Car – Jeff Carson
ARIA Awards Best Country Album – Home Fires (The Dead Ringer Band)
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Brooks & Dunn Male Vocalist of the Year – George Strait Female Vocalist of the Year – Patty Loveless Vocal Group of the Year – The Mavericks Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn Horizon Award – Bryan White Musician of the Year – Mark O’Connor Vocal Event of the Year – I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton and Vince Gill Single of the Year – Check Yes or No, George Strait Song of the Year – Go Rest High on That Mountain, Vince Gill Album of the Year – Blue Clear Sky, George Strait Music Video of the Year – My Wife Thinks You're Dead, Junior Brown (director: Michael McNamara)
Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Paul Brandt Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Shania Twain Country Group or Duo of the Year – The Rankin Family
RPM Big Country Awards Canadian Country Artist of the Year – Shania Twain Best Country Album – The Woman in Me, Shania Twain