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1994 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1994.

Events

  • January 8 — Star, Mississippi, native Faith Hill hits paydirt with her first single release, "Wild One". The song spends four weeks atop the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, the longest for a debut release by a female artist since Connie Smith's debut "Once a Day" in 1964.
  • January 30 — Clint Black, Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt and Tanya Tucker perform the halftime show (billed as "Rockin' Country Sunday") at Super Bowl XXVIII. The finale featured a special appearance by Naomi Judd, who joined Wynonna in performing The Judds' single "Love Can Build a Bridge" (their first major appearance together since their "Farewell Tour" of 1991), to which everyone eventually joined in.
  • March – Tim McGraw's first major hit, "Indian Outlaw," causes considerable controversy due to lyrics about Native Americans, and the single is boycotted at a handful of stations. Nevertheless, the song's notoriety helps spur its popularity and allows it to become just the second major crossover hit in 10 years, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 singles chart (in addition to its No. 8 peak on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart); the song will also jumpstart McGraw's fledgling career, which had gotten off to a less-than-stellar start a year earlier. : Incidentally, McGraw's first taste of success comes at approximately the same time as that of his future wife — Faith Hill.
  • April 12 — The premiere issue of Country Weekly magazine hits the store shelves. Garth Brooks graces the cover of the first issue.
  • May 9 — Newcomer artist John Berry falls unconscious during a performance and is rushed to a hospital in Atlanta, where an operation is performed to remove a cyst found in the third ventricle of his brain.
  • October 1 — CMT adds six new music video programs to its schedule: Big Ticket, Signature Series, Jammin' Country, Saturday Nite Dance Ranch, Delivery Room and Top 12 Countdown; all six programs would be cancelled by 2001.

Top hits of the year

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
41Addicted to a DollarDoug Stone
118Baby Likes to Rock ItThe Tractors
11Be My Baby TonightJohn Michael Montgomery
22Before You Kill Us AllRandy Travis
14The Big OneGeorge Strait
42The Boys and MeSawyer Brown
1725The Call of the WildAaron Tippin
21Callin' Baton RougeGarth Brooks
136The Cheap SeatsAlabama
511The City Put the Country Back in MeNeal McCoy
97Daddy Never Was the Cadillac KindConfederate Railroad
11Don't Take the GirlTim McGraw
23Down on the FarmTim McGraw
11Dreaming with My Eyes OpenClay Walker
208Elvis and AndyConfederate Railroad
23Every Once in a WhileBlackHawk
25Fast as YouDwight Yoakam
11Foolish PrideTravis Tritt
109Girls with GuitarsWynonna Judd
11A Good Run of Bad LuckClint Black
1129Goodbye Says It AllBlackHawk
45Half the ManClint Black
417Hangin' InTanya Tucker
520Hard to SaySawyer Brown
26He Thinks He'll Keep HerMary Chapin Carpenter
52Hey CinderellaSuzy Bogguss
319How Can I Help You Say GoodbyePatty Loveless
39I Can't Reach Her AnymoreSammy Kershaw
11I Just Wanted You to KnowMark Chesnutt
5020I Love You 'Cause I Want ToCarlene Carter
23I Never Knew LoveDoug Stone
25I See It NowTracy Lawrence
98I Sure Can Smell the RainBlackHawk
11I SwearJohn Michael Montgomery
22I Take My ChancesMary Chapin Carpenter
312I Try to Think About ElvisPatty Loveless
34I Want to Be Loved Like ThatShenandoah
421I Wish I Could Have Been ThereJohn Anderson
33I'd Like to Have That One BackGeorge Strait
32I'm Holding My OwnLee Roy Parnell
319I've Got It MadeJohn Anderson
11If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)Shenandoah
11If I Could Make a LivingClay Walker
2612If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have YouDaron Norwood
11If the Good Die YoungTracy Lawrence
12If You've Got LoveJohn Michael Montgomery
1910In My Own BackyardJoe Diffie
1214Independence DayMartina McBride
824Indian OutlawTim McGraw
68Is It Over YetWynonna Judd
18It Won't Be Over YouSteve Wariner
56John Deere GreenJoe Diffie
86Jukebox JunkieKen Mellons
54Kick a LittleLittle Texas
68Life #9Martina McBride
44Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and FamousTracy Byrd
225A Little Less Talk and a Lot More ActionToby Keith
27Little RockCollin Raye
11Live Until I DieClay Walker
11Livin' on LoveAlan Jackson
26Love a Little StrongerDiamond Rio
89LovebugGeorge Strait
42The Man in Love with YouGeorge Strait
85Man of My WordCollin Raye
64More LoveDoug Stone
12My LoveLittle Texas
23National Working Woman's HolidaySammy Kershaw
11No Doubt About ItNeal McCoy
138Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our ParadeKathy Mattea
522Now I KnowLari White
1816O What a ThrillThe Mavericks
714One Night a DayGarth Brooks
19Pickup ManJoe Diffie
11Piece of My HeartFaith Hill
224Pocket of a ClownDwight Yoakam
75Renegades, Rebels and RoguesTracy Lawrence
25Rock BottomWynonna Judd
21Rock My World (Little Country Girl)Brooks & Dunn
42Rope the MoonJohn Michael Montgomery
2120Sawmill RoadDiamond Rio
311She Can't Say I Didn't CryRick Trevino
67She DreamsMark Chesnutt
1511She Thinks His Name Was JohnReba McEntire
44She'd Give AnythingBoy Howdy
11She's Not the Cheatin' KindBrooks & Dunn
15Shut Up and Kiss MeMary Chapin Carpenter
59Spilled PerfumePam Tillis
33Standing Outside the FireGarth Brooks
22State of MindClint Black
1413Stop on a DimeLittle Texas
11Summertime BluesAlan Jackson
73T.L.C. A.S.A.P.Alabama
2112Take It EasyTravis Tritt
212Take Me as I AmFaith Hill
1721Take These Chains from My HeartLee Roy Parnell
2217Ten Feet Tall and BulletproofTravis Tritt
13That Ain't No Way to GoBrooks & Dunn
1023That's My BabyLari White
618That's My StoryCollin Raye
2018There Goes My HeartThe Mavericks
715They Asked About YouReba McEntire
23They Don't Make 'Em Like That AnymoreBoy Howdy
21Thinkin' ProblemDavid Ball
210Third Rate RomanceSammy Kershaw
11Third Rock from the SunJoe Diffie
2017(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love AgainHal Ketchum
144Try Not to Look So PrettyDwight Yoakam
11Tryin' to Get Over YouVince Gill
43Untanglin' My MindClint Black
316Walking Away a WinnerKathy Mattea
48Watermelon CrawlTracy Byrd
67We Can't Love Like This AnymoreAlabama
1116We Don't Have to Do ThisTanya Tucker
96We Just DisagreeBilly Dean
256What a Crying ShameThe Mavericks
21What the Cowgirls DoVince Gill
52What's in It for MeJohn Berry
35When Love Finds YouVince Gill
76When the Thought of You Catches Up with MeDavid Ball
213When You Walk in the RoomPam Tillis
22Whenever You Come AroundVince Gill
116Where Do I Fit in the PictureClay Walker
209Where Was IRicky Van Shelton
11Whisper My NameRandy Travis
411(Who Says) You Can't Have It AllAlan Jackson
11Who's That ManToby Keith
54Why Haven't I Heard from YouReba McEntire
11Wild OneFaith Hill
11WinkNeal McCoy
217Wish I Didn't Know NowToby Keith
2114Woman, Sensuous WomanMark Chesnutt
1214Words by HeartBilly Ray Cyrus
11XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)Trisha Yearwood
2014You Just Watch MeTanya Tucker
643You WillPatty Loveless
11Your Love Amazes MeJohn Berry

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
185 Days in MayBlue Rodeo
9Alcohol in the BloodstreamIan Tyson
18Almost Like You CaredCassandra Vasik
6Baby Don't CryOne Horse Blue
13By HeartJoel Feeney
18Circle of LoveJoan Kennedy
10Country in the CityDon Neilson
10DynamiteDesert Dolphins
14Everything Money Can BuyOne Horse Blue
11Everything to MeJoel Feeney
5212Give Me a Ring SometimeLisa Brokop
1Guitar TalkMichelle Wright
12Here We Go AgainPatricia Conroy
15Hillbilly JaneStraight Clean & Simple
5Honest ManGeorge Fox
17If I'm Only Good for One ThingLarry Mercey
1It Can't Happen to MeCharlie Major
4LouisiettePrairie Oyster
10Love's Looking for MeOne Horse Blue
13Man of a Thousand SongsRon Hynes
5No Hasta La Vista TonightGeorge Fox
10No KathleenRon Hynes
1Nobody Gets Too Much LoveCharlie Major
4North CountryThe Rankin Family
9Now and ThenMichelle Wright
571One Good ManMichelle Wright
1The Other SideCharlie Major
9Red Hot BluesQuartette
8River of No ReturnTerry Kelly
19Rockabilly HeartCindy Church
5Say the WordJoel Feeney
5Stolen MomentsJim Witter
1Such a Lonely OnePrairie Oyster
1Somebody's Leavin'Patricia Conroy
6Sweet Sweet PoisonJim Witter
15Tell Me the LieDon Neilson
10That's What Highways Are ForThe Goods
10There You GoPrescott-Brown
10Train of DreamsGary Fjellgaard
17Way Beyond the BlueAnita Perras
7The Wayward WindAnne Murray
4Wear and Tear on My HeartGeorge Fox

Top new album releases

USCANAlbumArtistRecord label
37*[8 Seconds (soundtrack)](8-seconds-soundtrack)*Various ArtistsMCA Nashville
10*Already Restless*Prescott-BrownEpic
239*American Recordings*Johnny CashAmerican
2*The Best...So Far*Anne MurraySBK/Capitol
15*BlackHawk*BlackHawkArista Nashville
85*Boomtown*Toby KeithMercury/PolyGram
2311*The Bradley Barn Sessions*George JonesMCA Nashville
13*Bryan White*Bryan WhiteAsylum
1*Country Heat 4*Various ArtistsRCA
9*Eighteen Inches of Rain*Ian TysonStony Plain
12*Extremes*Collin RayeEpic
92*Feelin' Good Train*Sammy KershawMercury/PolyGram
2920*Greatest Hits, Vol. 1*Doug StoneEpic
8*Greatest Hits Vol. III*AlabamaRCA Nashville
17*Haywire*Chris LeDouxLiberty
1715*Healing Hands of Time*Willie NelsonLiberty
5*Heart of the Country '94*Various ArtistsQuality
167*Heartsongs: Live from Home*Dolly PartonColumbia
11*The Hits*Garth BrooksLiberty
3*I See It Now*Tracy LawrenceAtlantic
41*If I Could Make a Living*Clay WalkerGiant
2919*Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album*Various ArtistsBNA
108*Kick a Little*Little TexasWarner Bros.
7*Kickin' Country 2*Various ArtistsSony
11*Kickin' It Up*John Michael MontgomeryAtlantic
13*Lead On*George StraitMCA Nashville
19*Lookin' Back at Myself*Aaron TippinRCA Nashville
137*Love a Little Stronger*Diamond RioArista Nashville
286*Love and Luck*Marty StuartMCA Nashville
5222*Mama's Hungry Eyes:
A Tribute to Merle Haggard*Various ArtistsArista Nashville
41*Maverick (soundtrack)*Various ArtistsAtlantic
3714*Moonlight Becomes You*Willie NelsonJustice
1*New Country*Various ArtistsWarner
131*No Doubt About It*Neal McCoyAtlantic
311*No Ordinary Man*Tracy ByrdMCA Nashville
11*Not a Moment Too Soon*Tim McGrawCurb
613*Notorious*Confederate RailroadAtlantic
8*One Emotion*Clint BlackRCA Nashville
2*Only One Moon*Prairie OysterArista
7*Outlaws & Heroes*Various ArtistsSony
21*Read My Mind*Reba McEntireMCA Nashville
3*The Reasons Why*Michelle WrightArista Nashville
302*Red Hot + Country*Various ArtistsMercury/PolyGram
11*Rhythm, Country and Blues*Various ArtistsMCA Nashville
23*Rick Trevino*Rick TrevinoColumbia
19*She'd Give Anything*Boy HowdyCurb
8*Skynyrd Frynds*Various ArtistsMCA Nashville
11*Stones in the Road*Mary Chapin CarpenterColumbia
116*Storm in the Heartland*Billy Ray CyrusMercury/PolyGram
346*Super Hits*Willie NelsonColumbia
17*The Sweetest Gift*Trisha YearwoodMCA Nashville
6*Sweetheart's Dance*Pam TillisArista Nashville
33*Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof*Travis TrittWarner Bros.
63*Thinkin' Problem*David BallWarner Bros.
69*Third Rock from the Sun*Joe DiffieEpic
105*This Is Me*Randy TravisWarner Bros.
6*Today's Biggest Country*Various ArtistsK-Tel
21*The Tractors*The TractorsArista Nashville
3*Untamed and True*Various ArtistsMCA
11*Waitin' on Sundown*Brooks & DunnArista Nashville
12*Walking Away a Winner*Kathy MatteaMercury/PolyGram
15*Wanted Man*Johnny CashMercury/PolyGram
7*War Paint*Lorrie MorganBNA
64*What a Crying Shame*The MavericksMCA Nashville
15*What a Way to Live*Mark ChesnuttDecca Nashville
8*When Fallen Angels Fly*Patty LovelessEpic
22*When Love Finds You*Vince GillMCA Nashville
11*Who I Am*Alan JacksonArista Nashville
24*Wishes*Lari WhiteRCA Nashville
3*You Can't Resist*Patricia ConroyWarner

Other top albums

USCANAlbumArtistRecord label
60*[1994](1994-merle-haggard-album)*Merle HaggardCurb
51*The Best of Chris LeDoux*Chris LeDouxLiberty
52*Christmas Time's A-Comin'*Sammy KershawMercury/PolyGram
61*Christmas with The Judds and Alabama*The Judds & AlabamaRCA Nashville
43*Country 'Til I Die*John AndersonBNA
56*The Cowboy Way (soundtrack)*Various ArtistsEpic
48*Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind*Doug SupernawBNA
31*Every Little Word*Hal KetchumCurb
29*Greatest Hits*Billy DeanLiberty
38*Greatest Hits*Suzy BoggussLiberty
31*In the Vicinity of the Heart*ShenandoahCapitol Nashville
42*Ken Mellons*Ken MellonsEpic
62*Love and Honor*Ricky Van SheltonColumbia
51*Men'll Be Boys*Billy DeanLiberty
39*Number One Hits*The JuddsRCA/Curb
66*Reflections*The JuddsRCA/Curb
28*Shoot for the Moon*Linda DavisArista Nashville
55*Simpatico*Suzy Bogguss & Chet AtkinsLiberty
35*Super Hits*Charlie DanielsEpic
65*Super Hits*ShenandoahColumbia
71*Super Hits*Conway TwittyEpic
50*Today's Greatest Country*Various ArtistsK-Tel
52*Today's New Country*Various ArtistsK-Tel
56*Today's Number One Country*Various ArtistsK-Tel
63*Waymore's Blues (Part II)*Waylon JenningsRCA Nashville

Births

  • May 4 – RaeLynn, country music star of the 2010s, best known for "God Made Girls."
  • November 8 – Lauren Alaina, runner-up of the 10th season of American Idol, with follow-up successes including "Like My Mother Does."

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Osborne Brothers
    • Bobby Osborne
    • Sonny Osborne

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Merle Haggard (1937–2016)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Dick Damron
  • Hank Smith

Major awards

Grammy Awards

  • Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Shut Up and Kiss Me", Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "When Love Finds You", Vince Gill
  • Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Blues for Dixie", Asleep at the Wheel and Lyle Lovett
  • Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "I Fall to Pieces", Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Young Thing", Chet Atkins
  • Best Country Song — "I Swear", Gary Baker (songwriter), Frank J. Myers (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
  • Best Country AlbumStones in the Road, Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Best Bluegrass AlbumThe Great Dobro Sessions, Various Artists (Producers: Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor)

Juno Awards

  • Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Charlie Major
  • Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Michelle Wright
  • Country Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster

Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer of the Year — Reba McEntire
  • Song of the Year — "I Swear", Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
  • Single of the Year — "I Swear", John Michael Montgomery
  • Album of the YearNot a Moment Too Soon, Tim McGraw
  • Top Male Vocalist — Alan Jackson
  • Top Female Vocalist — Reba McEntire
  • Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
  • Top Vocal Group — The Mavericks
  • Top New Male Vocalist — Tim McGraw
  • Top New Female Vocalist — Chely Wright
  • Top New Vocal Duo or Group — The Mavericks
  • Video of the Year — "The Red Strokes" – Garth Brooks (Director: Jon Small)

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on March 30, 1994)

  • Best Country Album - Three Chain Road (Lee Kernaghan)

Canadian Country Music Association

  • Bud Country Fans' Choice Award — Prairie Oyster
  • Male Artist of the Year — Charlie Major
  • Female Artist of the Year — Patricia Conroy
  • Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
  • SOCAN Song of the Year — "I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind", Charlie Major, Barry Brown
  • Single of the Year — "I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind", Charlie Major
  • Album of the YearThe Other Side, Charlie Major
  • Top Selling AlbumIn Pieces, Garth Brooks
  • Video of the Year — "Stolen Moments", Jim Witter
  • Vista Rising Star Award — Susan Aglukark
  • Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Quartette

Country Music Association

  • Entertainer of the Year — Vince Gill
  • Song of the Year — "Chattahoochee", Alan Jackson and Jim McBride (Performer: Alan Jackson)
  • Single of the Year — "I Swear", John Michael Montgomery
  • Album of the YearCommon Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, Various Artists
  • Male Vocalist of the Year — Vince Gill
  • Female Vocalist of the Year — Pam Tillis
  • Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
  • Vocal Group of the Year — Diamond Rio
  • Horizon Award — John Michael Montgomery
  • Music Video of the Year — "Independence Day", Martina McBride (Directors: Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV)
  • Vocal Event of the Year — "Does He Love You", Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
  • Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor

References

References

  1. (2008-10-16). "Country singer John Berry headlines benefit concert – journal-news.net {{pipe}} News, sports, jobs, community information for Martinsburg – The Journal". [[The Journal (West Virginia newspaper).
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