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See also: 1990 in country music, 1991 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music

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  • Naomi Judd announces she had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a potentially fatal chronic liver disease, and would be retiring from touring with daughter Wynonna at the end of the year. The resulting "Farewell" tour becomes the year's top-grossing act in country music and ends with a New Year's Eve pay-per-view concert.
  • "SoundScan" is introduced, providing more accurate Billboard magazine chart ratings that are based on actual sales. Immediate evidence proved country music had a much bigger audience than previously thought.
  • Eight acts have their first Billboard No. 1 songs, including Mark Chesnutt, Mike Reid, Alan Jackson, Doug Stone, Diamond Rio, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks & Dunn and Lionel Cartwright. Three of those - Diamond Rio, Yearwood and Brooks & Dunn - turn the trick with their first national release; Reid's first solo release also hit the top of the chart, but he had hit the Top 5 as part of a duet with Ronnie Milsap (1988's "Old Folks") three years earlier.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(as certifed by Billboard magazine)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
January 12 Unanswered Prayers Garth Brooks 2
January 26 Forever's as Far as I'll Go Alabama 1
February 2 Daddy's Come Around Paul Overstreet 1 B
February 9 Brother Jukebox Mark Chesnutt 2 A
February 23 Walk on Faith Mike Reid 2 C
  • Initially an American football player, Reid switched his focus to singing and songwriting in the early 1980s. This, his first solo single, was also his only #1, although he wrote several hits for other artists.
March 9 I'd Love You All Over Again Alan Jackson 2 A
March 23 Loving Blind Clint Black 2
April 6 Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House Garth Brooks 1
  • Originally a #71-peaking single in 1987 for its co-writer, Dennis Robbins.
April 13 Down Home Alabama 2
April 27 Rockin' Years Dolly Parton
with Ricky Van Shelton		 2
May 11 If I Know Me George Strait 2
May 25 In a Different Light Doug Stone 1 A
June 1 Meet in the Middle Diamond Rio 2 A
  • With this song, Diamond Rio became the first country music group in history to reach Number One with a debut single.
June 15 If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets) Joe Diffie 1
June 22 The Thunder Rolls Garth Brooks 2
  • Debuted at # 19, making it the highest debuting country song to reach # 1 since Billboard began used Broadcast Data Systems to detect actual airplay.
July 6 Don't Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson 3 1
July 27 I am a Simple Man Ricky Van Shelton 1
August 3 She's in Love with the Boy Trisha Yearwood 2 A
August 17 You Know Me Better Than That George Strait 3
September 7 Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn 2 A
September 21 Leap of Faith Lionel Cartwright 1 C
September 28 Where Are You Now Clint Black 2
October 12 Keep It Between the Lines Ricky Van Shelton 2 B
  • Moved up from #9 to #1, the biggest jump to #1 since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan.
October 26 Anymore Travis Tritt 2
November 9 Someday Alan Jackson 1
November 16 Shameless Garth Brooks 2
  • Reached Number One in only its fifth chart week, the fastest climbing #1 since C.W. McCall's "Convoy", which reached Number One in its fourth week.
  • Cover of a Billy Joel song.
November 30 Forever Together Randy Travis 1
  • Travis co-wrote this song with Alan Jackson.
December 7 For My Broken Heart Reba McEntire 2
December 21 My Next Broken Heart Brooks & Dunn 2
  • 1 - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.
  • A - First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B - Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
  • C - Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Other top albums

On television

Regular series

Specials

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major Awards

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

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