Country-Musik 1996

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.^[1]
• Im Mai veröffentlicht George Jones seine Autobiografie I Lived to Tell It All.^[2]
• Am 6. Oktober heirateten die beiden Country-Superstars Tim McGraw und Faith Hill.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• Der deutschen Countryband Truck Stop wird die Goldene Stimmgabel verliehen.^[5]

Top Hits des Jahres

Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[6]

1. One Way Ticket (Because I Can) – LeAnn Rimes
2. Little Bitty – Alan Jackson
3. The Fear of Being Alone – Reba McEntire
4. That Ol’ Wind – Garth Brooks
5. Big Love – Tracy Byrd
6. Nobody Knows – Kevin Sharp
7. Every Light in the House – Trace Adkins
8. Friends – John Michael Montgomery
9. Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It – Tim McGraw
10. 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.^[7]

US	Singles	Artists
15	Ain't Got Nothin' on Us	John Michael Montgomery
5	All I Want Is a Life	Tim McGraw
13	All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down	The Mavericks (feat. Flaco Jiménez)
11	Almost a Memory Now	BlackHawk
17	Big Guitar	BlackHawk
10	Blue	LeAnn Rimes
12	Born in the Dark	Doug Stone
18	Bury the Shovel	Clay Walker
18	By My Side	Lorrie Morgan & Jon Randall
19	The Change	Garth Brooks
10	Change My Mind	John Berry
4	Cowboy Love	John Michael Montgomery
6	Deep Down	Pam Tillis
2	Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You	Toby Keith
2	Every Time I Get Around You	David Lee Murphy
2	The Fear of Being Alone	Reba McEntire
12	Givin' Water to a Drowning Man	Lee Roy Parnell
6	Goodnight Sweetheart	David Kersh
2	Heads Carolina, Tails California	Jo Dee Messina
3	Heart's Desire	Lee Roy Parnell
14	Heaven Help My Heart	Wynonna
14	Heaven in My Woman's Eyes	Tracy Byrd
12	High Lonesome Sound	Vince Gill
6	Holdin‘ Onto Somethin‘	Jeff Carson
3	Home	Alan Jackson
2	Hypnotize the Moon	Clay Walker
2	I Am That Man	Brooks & Dunn
4	I Can Still Make Cheyenne	George Strait
2	I Don't Think I Will	James Bonamy
5	I Know She Still Loves Me	George Strait
3	I Think About You	Collin Raye
4	I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore	Bryan White
4	If You Loved Me	Tracy Lawrence
19	It Works	Alabama
7	It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings	Mark Chesnutt
15	It's All in Your Head	Diamond Rio
14	It's Lonely Out There	Pam Tillis
5	It's Midnight Cinderella	Garth Brooks
5	It's What I Do	Billy Dean
6	Jacob's Ladder	Mark Wills
2	Learning as You Go	Rick Trevino
3	Like There Ain't No Yesterday	BlackHawk
4	Long as I Live	John Michael Montgomery
9	Love Is Stronger Than Pride	Ricochet
12	Love Remains	Collin Raye
4	The Maker Said Take Her	Alabama
13	Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing	Brooks & Dunn
2	Me and You	Kenny Chesney
5	Meant to Be	Sammy Kershaw
3	More Than You'll Ever Know	Travis Tritt
3	Not Enough Hours in the Night	Doug Supernaw
3	Not That Different	Collin Raye
2	On a Good Night	Wade Hayes
5	Only on Days That End in "Y"	Clay Walker
13	Out with a Bang	David Lee Murphy
20	Ready, Willing and Able	Lari White
18	Redneck 12 Days of Christmas	Jeff Foxworthy
9	Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands	Reba McEntire
8	The River and the Highway	Pam Tillis
5	The Road You Leave Behind	David Lee Murphy
19	‘Round Here	Sawyer Brown
8	Runnin' Away with My Heart	Lonestar
17	She Said Yes	Rhett Akins
13	Some Things Are Meant to Be	Linda Davis
3	Someone Else's Dream	Faith Hill
2	Stars over Texas	Tracy Lawrence
19	Starting Over Again	Reba McEntire
6	Ten Thousand Angels	Mindy McCready
4	That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me	Billy Dean
4	That Ol' Wind	Garth Brooks
18	That's Enough of That	Mila Mason
4	That's What I Get for Lovin' You	Diamond Rio
4	Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	Neal McCoy
20	There's a Girl in Texas	Trace Adkins
13	A Thousand Times a Day	Patty Loveless
4	Too Much Fun	Daryle Singletary
3	Treat Her Right	Sawyer Brown
10	Vidalia	Sammy Kershaw
2	Walkin' Away	Diamond Rio
5	What Do I Know	Ricochet
5	What I Meant to Say	Wade Hayes
12	When a Woman Loves a Man	Lee Roy Parnell
6	A Woman's Touch	Toby Keith
5	Worlds Apart	Vince Gill
6	You Can't Lose Me	Faith Hill
3	You Gotta Love That	Neal McCoy
7	You're Not in Kansas Anymore	Jo Dee Messina

Alben

Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[6]

1. LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes
2. Everything I Love – Alan Jackson
3. Did I Shave My Legs for You? – Deana Carter
4. What If It's You? – Reba McEntire
5. The Greatest Hits – Clint Black
6. The Woman in Me – Shania Twain
7. Blue Clear Sky – George Strait
8. Borderline – Brooks & Dunn
9. What I Do the Best – John Michael Montgomery
10. The Gift – Kenny Rogers

Nummer-1-Alben

→ Hauptartikel: Liste der Nummer-eins-Country-Alben in den USA (1996)

• 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.

US	Album	Künstler	Label
17	The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney	Various Artists	Walt Disney
7	Between Now and Forever	Bryan White	Asylum
12	Big Love	Tracy Byrd	MCA Nashville
6	Blue Moon	Toby Keith	A&M
14	Calm Before the Storm	Paul Brandt	Reprise
18	Christmas Volume II	Alabama	RCA Nashville
3	Crank It Up: The Music Album	Jeff Foxworthy	Warner Bros.
6	Dreamin' Out Loud	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville
6	Everybody Knows	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville
9	Faces	John Berry	Capitol Nashville
9	Full Circle	Randy Travis	Warner Bros.
12	Gettin' Out the Good Stuff	David Lee Murphy	MCA Nashville
10	The Gift	Kenny Rogers	Magnatone
8	Greater Need	Lorrie Morgan	BNA
2	Greatest Hits	Clint Black	RCA Nashville
18	Greatest Hits	Mark Chesnutt	Decca Nashville
3	High Lonesome Sound	Vince Gill	MCA Nashville
18	It's What I Do	Billy Dean	Capitol Nashville
14	IV	Diamond Rio	Arista Nashville
10	Just the Same	Terri Clark	Mercury/PolyGram
17	Learning as You Go	Rick Trevino	Columbia
6	Living in a Moment	Ty Herndon	Epic
9	Me and You	Kenny Chesney	BNA
4	Measure of a Man	Kevin Sharp	Asylum
7	Neal McCoy	Neal McCoy	Atlantic
19	Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)	Various Artists	Decca Nashville
11	On a Good Night	Wade Hayes	Columbia
3	A Place in the World	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Columbia
17	Politics, Religion and Her	Sammy Kershaw	Mercury/PolyGram
7	The Restless Kind	Travis Tritt	Warner Bros.
2	Revelations	Wynonna	Curb/MCA Nashville
14	Ricochet	Ricochet	Columbia
4	The Road to Ensenada	Lyle Lovett	Curb
19	Shady Grove	Jerry Garcia & David Grisman	Acoustic Disc
13	Somebody New	Rhett Akins	Decca Nashville
20	Spirit	Willie Nelson	Island
12	Stars and Stripes Vol. 1	The Beach Boys	River North
5	Ten Thousand Angels	Mindy McCready	BNA
3	Tennessee Moon	Neil Diamond	Columbia
4	Time Marches On	Tracy Lawrence	Atlantic
20	Trail of Tears	Billy Ray Cyrus	Mercury/PolyGram
21	Treasures	Dolly Parton	Rising Tide
10	The Trouble with the Truth	Patty Loveless	Epic
20	Used Heart for Sale	Gary Allan	Decca Nashville
5	What I Do the Best	John Michael Montgomery	Atlantic
16	What I Live to Do	James Bonamy	Epic

Geboren

• 02. April – Zach Bryan
• 23. Juli – Danielle Bradbery, Gewinnerin der vierten Staffel von The Voice USA

Gestorben

• 17. Februar – Gus Hardlin (50), Sängerin, (All Tangled in Love mit Earl Thomas Conley)^[8]
• 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)^[9]
• 7. August – Buck Trail, 74, Rockabilly Musiker
• 22. August – Oliver Lynn, 69, Ehemann von Loretta Lynn^[10]
• 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^[11]

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
• Best Country Single – Any Man of Mine, Shania Twain
• Top Male Vocalist – Charlie Major
• Top Female Vocalist – Shania Twain
• Top Group – Prairie Oyster
• Outstanding New Artist – Jason McCoy
• Top Country Composer(s) – Shania Twain

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Garth Brooks
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
• Favorite Country Album – The Hits – Garth Brooks
• Favorite Country New Artist – Shania Twain

Billboard Music Awards

• Top Country Song – My Maria, Brooks & Dunn
• Top Country Artist – George Strait