2012 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2012.

Events February 29 – Branson, Missouri, a city famous for its country music-oriented tourist attractions, sustained damage from the Leap Day tornadoes. Three of Branson's 50-plus theaters are extensively damaged. May 11 – ABC picks up Malibu Country, starring Reba McEntire, to series. The new series debuts in November but is later cancelled in May 2013 after 18 episodes. May 21 – Scott Borchetta announces the signing of Tim McGraw to Big Machine Records. June 4 – Sony Music Nashville closes its BNA Records division after 21 years of operation; all its artists and staff are transferred to Columbia Nashville. June 18 – Gail Gellman, manager for Sugarland, confirms that member Jennifer Nettles is expecting a baby in November with husband Justin Miller. August – Randy Travis is involved in a number of legal incidents, including a drunk driving incident where he was found sitting nude outside his wrecked vehicle and – as police officers were trying to take him into custody – making verbal threats to injure and kill the officers, and a domestic disturbance approximately two weeks later. August 14 – George Jones announces plans for a 60-date farewell tour, titled The Grand Tour, for 2013. August 18 – Wynonna Judd's husband Scott "Cactus" Moser, who plays drums in both her road band and Highway 101, is involved in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota which results in the amputation of a leg. September 25 – Country legend Loretta Lynn celebrates her 50th Anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. September 26 – George Strait announces plans for a farewell tour, titled The Cowboy Rides Away, for 2013 and 2014. Strait revealed he will continue recording and will perform on special occasions. October 11 – Billboard changes its Hot Country Songs from an airplay-only chart to one that reflects both airplay and music downloads, similarly to the Hot 100. The airplay-only methodology is transferred to a new chart called Country Airplay. As a result of the new methodology, Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – which had previously peaked at No. 13 – rebounds back up the chart and becomes the first No. 1 single under the new methodology. In the process, the song becomes the first to top both the country and Billboard Hot 100 charts since "Amazed" by Lonestar in March 2000 and – with nine weeks at No. 1 – is the longest running chart-topper on the country chart since "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston in 1966. The song also is the longest-running No. 1 country song ever by a female artist, topping Connie Smith's "Once a Day" (which logged eight weeks at No. 1 in 1964–1965). October 27- Sonny James Celebrates his 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary November 1 – Luken Communications and Jim Owens Entertainment relaunch The Nashville Network (TNN) as a digital broadcast television network.

Top hits of the year The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2012:

SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReference1—15-1-5-0Dierks Bentley1758—All Too WellTaylor Swift1—6All Your LifeThe Band Perry1—2Alone with YouJake Owen1—6Angel EyesLove and Theft17—35Bait a HookJustin Moore1—1BanjoRascal Flatts731Beer MoneyKip Moore6—5Beers AgoToby Keith 5—2Better Than I Used to BeTim McGraw211Blown AwayCarrie Underwood1—1Come OverKenny Chesney8435Come Wake Me UpRascal Flatts225Cowboys and AngelsDustin Lynch1058Creepin'Eric Church 111CruiseFlorida Georgia Line2—1Dancin' Away with My HeartLady Antebellum14522Did It for the GirlGreg Bates1—1Drink in My HandEric Church1—1Drink on ItBlake Shelton1—1Drunk on YouLuke Bryan171031El Cerrito PlaceKenny Chesney1—1Even If It Breaks Your HeartEli Young Band7310Fastest Girl in TownMiranda Lambert 11—9Feel Like a Rock StarKenny Chesney and Tim McGraw1—4Fly Over StatesJason Aldean6—12For YouKeith Urban15—45GlassThompson Square1—1Good GirlCarrie Underwood12—42Got My Country OnChris Cagle412Hard to LoveLee Brice1—1HomeDierks Bentley19——Home Sweet HomeThe Farm 13——I Almost DoTaylor Swift1—1I Don't Want This Night to EndLuke Bryan181730I Like Girls That Drink BeerToby Keith4—28I'm Gonna Love You Through ItMartina McBride311Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeLuke Bryan2—6(Kissed You) Good NightGloriana1—13Let It RainDavid Nail featuring Sarah Buxton3—6Love's Gonna Make It AlrightGeorge Strait 754Lovin' You Is FunEaston Corbin2—6No HurryZac Brown Band 711The One That Got AwayJake Owen1—1OursTaylor Swift1—1OverBlake Shelton1—1Over YouMiranda Lambert 3——Over YouCassadee Pope 1—1PontoonLittle Big Town6—25Postcard from ParisThe Band Perry1—2RealityKenny Chesney9—8Red Solo CupToby Keith171750Shinin' on MeJerrod Niemann1—1Somethin' 'Bout a TruckKip Moore15—22Something to Do with My HandsThomas Rhett1—1SpringsteenEric Church 14—39Storm WarningHunter Hayes4——Stupid BoyCassadee Pope 111Take a Little RideJason Aldean16—17That's Why I PrayBig & Rich 13—28This Ole BoyCraig Morgan2—14Time Is LoveJosh Turner17—38The Trouble with GirlsScotty McCreery11103Truck YeahTim McGraw241746True BelieversDarius Rucker 111WantedHunter Hayes 20—10Wanted You MoreLady Antebellum11316We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherTaylor Swift8—37Where I Come FromMontgomery Gentry 3324Why Ya WannaJana Kramer11—4The WindZac Brown Band 1—3A Woman Like YouLee Brice1—1YouChris Young 1—6You Don't Know Her Like I DoBrantley Gilbert1—1You Gonna FlyKeith Urban "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Top new album releases The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2012:

US Album Artist Record label Release date Reference 3 3 Pears Dwight Yoakam Warner Bros. Nashville September 18 2 100 Proof Kellie Pickler BNA/19 January 24 8 Act of Valor: The Album Various Artists Relativity Music Group February 21 2 All Over the Road Easton Corbin Mercury Nashville September 18 6 Back in the Saddle Chris Cagle Bigger Picture June 26 1 Blown Away Carrie Underwood Arista Nashville/19 May 1 4 Carry Me Back Old Crow Medicine Show ATO July 17 2 Casey James Casey James BNA/19 March 20 1 Changed Rascal Flatts Big Machine April 3 2 Cheers, It's Christmas Blake Shelton Warner Bros. Nashville October 2 2 Christmas with Scotty McCreery Scotty McCreery 19/Interscope/Mercury Nashville October 16 4 The Classic Christmas Album Elvis Presley RCA October 2 1 Declaration of Independence Colt Ford Average Joe's August 7 1 Dustin Lynch Dustin Lynch Broken Bow August 21 9 Edens Edge Edens Edge Big Machine June 12 1 Emotional Traffic Tim McGraw Curb January 24 2 Endless Summer (EP) Jake Owen RCA Nashville September 25 10 Family Man Shooter Jennings eOne Entertainment March 13 9 For the Good Times The Little Willies Milking Bull January 10 9 Free the Music Jerrod Niemann Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville October 2 9 The Given Wade Bowen BNA May 29 2 Hard 2 Love Lee Brice Curb April 24 1 Here's to the Good Times Florida Georgia Line Republic Nashville December 4 4 Heroes Willie Nelson Legacy May 15 4 Hillbilly Jedi Big & Rich Warner Bros. Nashville September 18 1 Home Dierks Bentley Capitol Nashville February 7 3 Hope on the Rocks Toby Keith Show Dog-Universal Music October 30 5 Jana Kramer Jana Kramer Elektra Nashville June 5 7 Live Across America Josh Turner MCA Nashville/Cracker Barrel August 27 3 Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran Jamey Johnson Mercury Nashville October 16 4 Love and Theft Love and Theft RCA Nashville July 24 3 The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1 Various Artists Big Machine December 11 10 New to This Town Kix Brooks Arista Nashville September 11 1 Night Train Jason Aldean Broken Bow October 16 4 Now That's What I Call Country Volume 5 Various Artists Universal Music June 12 4 Old School New Rules Hank Williams, Jr. Blaster July 10 2 On This Winter's Night Lady Antebellum Capitol Nashville October 22 6 Opus Collection Johnny Cash Starbucks May 29 1 Punching Bag Josh Turner MCA Nashville June 12 9 Real Good Time Aaron Watson Big Label October 9 1 Red Taylor Swift Big Machine October 22 9 Release Me Lyle Lovett Curb February 28 7 The Road Aaron Lewis Blaster November 13 5 Small Town Family Dream Josh Abbott Band Pretty Damn Tough April 24 2 Spring Break 4...Suntan City (EP) Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville March 6 1 Thirty Miles West Alan Jackson ACR/EMI Nashville June 5 5 This Ole Boy Craig Morgan Black River February 28 2 A Thousand Miles Left Behind Gloriana Emblem/Reprise/Warner Bros. July 31 7 Tomorrowland Ryan Bingham Axster Bingham September 18 1 Tornado Little Big Town Capitol Nashville September 11 1 Tuskegee Lionel Richie Mercury Nashville March 27 1 Uncaged Zac Brown Band Atlantic/Southern Ground July 10 3 Up All Night Kip Moore MCA Nashville April 24 1 Welcome to the Fishbowl Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/Columbia June 19 8 The Whippoorwill Blackberry Smoke Southern Ground August 14

Other top albums {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width=45|US ! Album ! Artist ! Record label ! Release date ! Reference |- | align=center| 38 | 10 Great Songs | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville | April 3 | align=center| |- | align=center| 17 | 47th Annual Academy ofCountry Music Awards 'ZinePak | Various Artists | ZinePak LLC/Walmart | March 20 | align=center| |- | align=center| 16 | 190 Proof | The Lacs | Average Joe's | April 3 | align=center| |- | align=center| 19 | Adventus | The Departed | Underground Sound | November 13 | align=center| |- | align=center| 40 | AM Country Heaven | Jason Eady | Jason Eady | April 10

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