Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1997 im Genre Country-Musik.
Events Am 26. Februar erhält LeAnn Rimes im Alter von vierzehn Jahren als bislang jüngste Person einen Grammy. Insgesamt konnte sie zwei Awards mit nach Hause holen: Best New Artist und Best Female Country Vocal Performance (für Blue) Im Oktober gibt Barbara Mandrell ihr letztes Konzert Am 4. November erscheint Shania Twains drittes Album Come On Over, das mehrere Verkaufsrekorde aufstellt. Es wird das am besten verkaufte Country-Studioalbum aller Zeiten (Double Live von Garth Brooks aus dem nächsten Jahr ist das erfolgreichste), das am besten verkaufte Studioalbum einer Frau, das am besten verkaufte Album einer Kanadierin und das acht-erfolgreichste Album in den USA.
Top Hits des Jahres
Year-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw One Night at a Time – George Strait Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait On the Verge – Collin Raye How Your Love Makes Me Feel – Diamond Rio Rumor Has It – Clay Walker (This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing – Trace Adkins Better Man, Better Off – Tracy Lawrence She’s Got It All – Kenny Chesney I Left Something Turned On at Home – Trace Adkins
Nummer-1-Hits It’s Your Love, ein Duett von Tim McGraw und Faith Hill blieb sechs Wochen auf dem ersten Platz. Dies gelang zuletzt Waylon Jennings mit Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love). 11. Januar – Nobody Knows – Kevin Sharp 8. Februar – It's a Little Too Late – Mark Chesnutt 22. Februar – A Man This Lonely – Brooks & Dunn 1. März – Running Out of Reasons to Run – Rick Trevino 8. März – Me Too – Toby Keith 15. März – We Danced Anyway – Deana Carter 29. März – How Was I to Know – Reba McEntire 5. April – This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing – Trace Adkins 12. April – Rumor Has It – Clay Walker 26. April – One Night at a Time – George Strait 31. Mai – Sittin' on Go – Bryan White 7. Juni – It's Your Love – Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill) 19. Juli – Carrying Your Love With Me – George Strait 16. August – Come Cryin' to Me – Lonestar 30. August – She's Got It All – Kenny Chesney 20. September – there Goes – Alan Jackson 27. September – How Your Love Makes Me Feel – Diamond Rio 18. Oktober – How Do I Get there – Deana Carter 25. Oktober – Everywhere – Tim McGraw 8. November – Love Gets Me Every Time – Shania Twain 13. Dezember – From Here to Eternity – Michael Peterson 20. Dezember – Longneck Bottle – Garth Brooks
Weitere Hits Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USSingleArtist4All the Good Ones Are GonePam Tillis2Amen Kind of LoveDaryle Singletary3Another YouDavid Kersh3Big LoveTracy Byrd5Count Me InDeana Carter3Dancin', Shaggin' on the BoulevardAlabama11Day In, Day OutDavid Kersh17Don't Love Make a Diamond ShineTracy Byrd4Don't Take Her She's All I GotTracy Byrd3Drink, Swear, Steal & LieMichael Peterson20Ease My Troubled MindRicochet 10Emotional GirlTerri Clark3Everybody KnowsTrisha Yearwood9Everything I LoveAlan Jackson2The FoolLee Ann Womack2FriendsJohn Michael Montgomery4A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)Mindy McCready3Go AwayLorrie Morgan4Good as I Was to YouLorrie Morgan6Half Way UpClint Black18He Left a Lot to Be DesiredRicochet18Heartbroke Every DayLonestar18Helping Me Get Over YouTravis Tritt featuring Lari White7Her ManGary Allan4Holdin‘Diamond Rio3Honky Tonk TruthBrooks & Dunn4How a Cowgirl Says GoodbyeTracy Lawrence2How Do I LiveTrisha Yearwood2How Was I to KnowJohn Michael Montgomery8I Can't Do That AnymoreFaith Hill17I Have to SurrenderTy Herndon6I Miss You a LittleJohn Michael Montgomery7I Only Get This Way with YouRick Trevino19I Will, If You WillJohn Berry2I'd Rather Ride Around with YouReba McEntire9If She Don't Love YouThe Buffalo Club4If You Love SomebodyKevin Sharp2In Another's EyesTrisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks2Is That a TearTracy Lawrence19It's All the Same to MeBilly Ray Cyrus19King of the MountainGeorge Strait5Land of the LivingPam Tillis8Let It RainMark Chesnutt11Let Me into Your HeartMary Chapin Carpenter5The Light in Your EyesLeAnn Rimes2A Little More LoveVince Gill9Little ThingsTanya Tucker4Love Is the Right PlaceBryan White2Loved Too MuchTy Herndon18Maybe He'll Notice Her NowMindy McCready featuring Lonestar's Richie McDonald4Maybe We Should Just Sleep on ItTim McGraw2On the VergeCollin Raye18One, Two, I Love YouClay Walker5Places I've Never BeenMark Wills7PleaseThe Kinleys2Pretty Little AdrianaVince Gill4The Rest of MineTrace Adkins2Sad Lookin' MoonAlabama5The ShakeNeal McCoy4She Drew a Broken HeartPatty Loveless21She Wants to Be Wanted AgainTy Herndon24She's Going Home with MeTravis Tritt3She's Sure Taking It WellKevin Sharp2She's Taken a ShineJohn Berry14Shut Up and DriveChely Wright13Six Days on the RoadSawyer Brown2Something That We DoClint Black11Still Holding OnClint Black & Martina McBride31The SwingJames Bonamy2Thank God for BelieversMark Chesnutt15That's Another SongBryan White6This Night Won't Last ForeverSawyer Brown3Today My World Slipped AwayGeorge Strait15The Trouble with the TruthPatty Loveless3Unchained MelodyLeAnn Rimes4Watch ThisClay Walker2We Were in LoveToby Keith15What If It's YouReba McEntire2What the Heart WantsCollin Raye10Whatever Comes FirstSons of the Desert2When I Close My EyesKenny Chesney13When Love Starts Talkin‘Wynonna6Where Corn Don't GrowTravis Tritt2Who's Cheatin' WhoAlan Jackson8Why Would I Say GoodbyeBrooks & Dunn8You and You AloneVince Gill14You Don't Seem to Miss MePatty Loveless
Alben
Year-End-Charts Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
Blue – LeAnn Rimes Did I Shave My Legs for You? – Deana Carter Unchained Melody/The Early Years – LeAnn Rimes Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait Everywhere – Tim McGraw You Light Up My Life – Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes Everything I Love – Alan Jackson (Songbook) A Collection of Hits – Trisha Yearwood What If It’s You – Reba McEntire The Greatest Hits – Clint Black
Nummer-1-Hits
4. Januar – Blue – LeAnn Rimes 1. März – Unchained Melody: The Early Years – LeAnn Rimes 10. Mai – Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait 21. Juni – Everywhere – Tim McGraw 6. September – Blue – LeAnn Rimes 13. September – (Songbook) Collection of Hits – Trisha Yearwood 27. September – You Light Up My Life – Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes 22. November – Come On Over – Shania Twain 13. Dezember – Sevens – Garth Brooks
Weitere Alben Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind. USAlbumArtistLabel4The Best of Collin Raye: Direct HitsCollin RayeEpic8The Best of John Denver LiveJohn DenverLegacy7Big TimeTrace AdkinsCapitol Nashville16A Celebration of Life/The Last RecordingsJohn DenverRiver North4The Coast Is ClearTracy LawrenceAtlantic9CollectionWynonnaCurb/MCA Nashville15ComplicatedTanya TuckerCapitol Nashville12A Country Superstar ChristmasVarious ArtistsHip-O16Crazy NightsLonestarBNA5Dancin' on the BoulevardAlabamaRCA Nashville8Dream Walkin‘Toby KeithMercury Nashville4EvolutionMartina McBrideRCA Nashville8Greatest HitsDiamond RioArista Nashville5Greatest HitsNeal McCoyAtlantic5Greatest HitsJohn Michael MontgomeryAtlantic6Greatest HitsPam TillisArista Nashville2The Greatest Hits CollectionBrooks & DunnArista Nashville5Here's Your SignBill EngvallWarner Bros.10I Will StandKenny ChesneyBNA12If I Don't Stay the NightMindy McCreadyBNA22Just Between You and MeThe KinleysEpic5Labor of LoveSammy KershawMercury/PolyGram9Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackDecca Nashville8LilaLila McCannAsylum9Long Stretch of LonesomePatty LovelessEpic8Love & GravityBlackHawkArista Nashville15Love TravelsKathy MatteaMercury/PolyGram17Michael PetersonMichael PetersonReprise4Nothin' but the TaillightsClint BlackRCA Nashville15One of the Fortunate FewDelbert McClintonRising Tide5The Other SideWynonnaCurb/Universal7The Right PlaceBryan WhiteAsylum4Rumor Has ItClay WalkerGiant9Shakin' Things UpLorrie MorganBNA8Six Days on the RoadSawyer BrownCurb4So Long So WrongAlison Krauss & Union StationRounder19Takin' the Country BackJohn AndersonMercury Nashville8Under the CoversDwight YoakamReprise
Geboren 15. August – Reyna Roberts
Gestorben 8. Januar – Smiley Bates, 59, kanadischer Sänger und Songwriter 21. Januar – Colonel Tom Parker, 87, Musikmanager, unter anderem von Eddy Arnold und Hank Snow, am bekanntesten wohl als Manager von Elvis Presley 19. Juni – Bobby Helms, 63, Sänger (Jingle Bell Rock) 16. August – Donn Reynolds, 76, Singer-Songwriter, zwei Weltrekorde im Jodeln 12. Oktober – John Denver, 53, Country-Sänger (Take Me Home, Country Roads) 21. Dezember – Amie Comeaux, 21, Newcomerin 31. Dezember – Floyd Cramer, 64, bedeutender Sessionmusiker, Mitbegründer des Nashville Sound
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Josh Graves
Country Music Hall of Fame Harlan Howard Brenda Lee Cindy Walker
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Roger Cook Hank Thompson Wayne Carson
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Family Brown Sam Sniderman
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Jimmie Rodgers
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Female Country Vocal Performance – LeAnn Rimes – Blue Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – Worlds Apart Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Brooks & Dunn – My Maria Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Alison Krauss & Union Station. – High Lonesome Sound Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins – Jam Man Best Country Song – Bill Mack – Blue Best Country Album – Lyle Lovett – The Road To Ensenada Best Bluegrass Album – Todd Phillips – True Life Blues: The Songs Of Bill Monroe
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn Song Of The Year – Blue, LeAnn Rimes, Bill Mack Single Of The Year – Blue, LeAnn Rimes Album Of The Year – Blue Clear Sky, George Strait Top Male Vocalist – George Strait Top Female Vocalist – Patty Loveless Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn Top Vocal Group – Sawyer Brown Top New Male Vocalist – Trace Adkins Top New Female Vocalist – LeAnn Rimes Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Ricochet Video Of The Year – I Think About You, Collin Raye
ARIA Awards Best Country Album – The Road Less Travelled (Graeme Connors)
Canadian Country Music Association CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award – Terri Clark Male Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt Female Artist of the Year – Terri Clark Group or Duo of the Year – Farmer's Daughter SOCAN Song of the Year – I Do, Paul Brandt Single of the Year – I Do, Paul Brandt Album of the Year – Just the Same, Terri Clark Top Selling Album – The Woman in Me, Shania Twain Video of the Year – I Do, Paul Brandt Wrangler Rising Star Award – Julian Austin Vocal Collaboration of the Year – Two Names on an Overpass, Duane Steele and Lisa Brokop
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year – Garth Brooks Male Vocalist of the Year – George Strait Female Vocalist of the Year – Trisha Yearwood Vocal Group of the Year – Diamond Rio Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn Horizon Award – LeAnn Rimes Musician of the Year – Brent Mason Vocal Event of the Year – It's Your Love, Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill) Single of the Year – Strawberry Wine, Deanna Carter Song of the Year – Strawberry Wine, Matraca Berg und Gary Harrison Album of the Year – Carrying Your Love With Me, George Strait Music Video of the Year – 455 Rocket, Kathy Mattea (Regie: Steve Goldmann)
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 – Farmer's Daughter
RPM Big Country Awards Canadian Country Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt Best Country Album – Calm Before the Storm, Paul Brandt