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2000 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2000.
Events
- February 28 -
- March 4 — "Amazed" by Lonestar becomes the first country song to have topped both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Billboard Hot 100 chart since the Kenny Rogers-Dolly Parton duet, "Islands In The Stream" in October 1983. The country-leaning "Amazed" — which had a brief run in the Hot 100 during the summer of 1999 — had been remixed for Top 40 radio, launching it to its run of pop-radio success.
- March 7 - George Strait and Alan Jackson release "Murder on Music Row". While the song is not officially released as a single, the song stirs up controversy for its lyrics of how country pop is taking over traditional country music.
- March 10 — Vince Gill and Christian singer Amy Grant are married.
- March 13 - Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" gained significant controversy for citing domestic violence, urging the song to be withdrawn from radio airwaves.
- May 13 - Kenny Rogers makes chart history as "Buy Me a Rose" hits #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it not only his first #1 since his 1987 duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", but also the oldest singer to have a #1 single until 2003 (Rogers was 61 at the time). The song is also the only #1 for Alison Krauss and Billy Dean, who are credited as guest vocalists.
- May 13 June Carter Cash of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters celebrates her 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary
- October 26 - Garth Brooks announces his retirement from touring during a party to celebrate his certification for sales of 100 million albums, at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center.
- December – RFD-TV, a cable network devoted to rural Americans culture, is launched. In addition to agriculture- and farming-centric shows, a large programming block is devoted to classic country music television shows.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 37 | Almost Doesn't Count | Mark Wills | |
| 15 | 21 | Another Nine Minutes | Yankee Grey | |
| 2 | 1 | Back at One | Mark Wills | |
| 8 | 11 | Because You Love Me | Jo Dee Messina | |
| 5 | 1 | Been There | Clint Black | |
| with Steve Wariner | ||||
| 19 | 12 | Beer Thirty | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 1 | 7 | The Best Day | George Strait | |
| 1 | 3 | Best of Intentions | Travis Tritt | |
| 6 | 3 | Big Deal | LeAnn Rimes | |
| 1 | 9 | Buy Me a Rose | Kenny Rogers featuring Alison Krauss and Billy Dean | |
| 5 | 1 | Carlene | Phil Vassar | |
| 3 | 6 | The Chain of Love | Clay Walker | |
| 10 | 7 | Cold Day in July | Dixie Chicks | |
| 3 | 1 | Couldn't Last a Moment | Collin Raye | |
| 4 | 3 | Country Comes to Town | Toby Keith | |
| 1 | 1 | Cowboy Take Me Away | Dixie Chicks | |
| 17 | 19 | Daddy Won't Sell the Farm | Montgomery Gentry | |
| 13 | 18 | Do What You Gotta Do | Garth Brooks | |
| 6 | 13 | Feels Like Love | Vince Gill | |
| 6 | 3 | Flowers on the Wall | Eric Heatherly | |
| 2 | 1 | Go On | George Strait | |
| 13 | 5 | Goodbye Earl | Dixie Chicks | |
| 1 | 1 | How Do You Like Me Now?! | Toby Keith | |
| 1 | 1 | I Hope You Dance | Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert | |
| 3 | 21 | I Lost It | Kenny Chesney | |
| 8 | 16 | I Need You | LeAnn Rimes | |
| 2 | 3 | I Will... But | SHeDAISY | |
| 4 | 4 | I'll Be | Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | 4 | It Must Be Love | Alan Jackson | |
| 11 | 37 | It Was | Chely Wright | |
| 18 | 25 | It's a Love Thing | Keith Urban | |
| 5 | 11 | It's Always Somethin' | Joe Diffie | |
| 1 | 2 | Just Another Day in Paradise | Phil Vassar | |
| 22 | 10 | Katie Wants a Fast One | Steve Wariner | |
| with Garth Brooks | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Kiss This | Aaron Tippin | |
| 3 | 3 | Lessons Learned | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 6 | 5 | Let's Make Love | Faith Hill with Tim McGraw | |
| 20 | 26 | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye | Vince Gill | |
| 1 | 1 | The Little Girl | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 11 | 21 | Live, Laugh, Love | Clay Walker | |
| 18 | 24 | Lonely | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 3 | 2 | Love's the Only House | Martina McBride | |
| 18 | 21 | Me Neither | Brad Paisley | |
| 18 | 39 | Meanwhile Back at the Ranch | The Clark Family Experience | |
| 10 | 4 | More | Trace Adkins | |
| 1 | 4 | My Best Friend | Tim McGraw | |
| 15 | 32 | My Love Goes On and On | Chris Cagle | |
| 1 | 6 | My Next Thirty Years | Tim McGraw | |
| 20 | 23 | One Voice | Billy Gilman | |
| 3 | 4 | Prayin' for Daylight | Rascal Flatts | |
| 11 | 25 | Put Your Hand in Mine | Tracy Byrd | |
| 16 | 20 | Real Live Woman | Trisha Yearwood | |
| 11 | 20 | She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy | Kenny Chesney | |
| 2 | 2 | She's More | Andy Griggs | |
| 1 | 1 | Smile | Lonestar | |
| 12 | 5 | Smoke Rings in the Dark | Gary Allan | |
| 7 | 1 | Some Things Never Change | Tim McGraw | |
| 26 | 16 | Stuck in Love | The Judds | |
| 13 | 38 | That's the Kind of Mood I'm In | Patty Loveless | |
| 1 | 1 | That's the Way | Jo Dee Messina | |
| 10 | 19 | There You Are | Martina McBride | |
| 9 | 18 | This Woman Needs | SHeDAISY | |
| 3 | 9 | Unconditional | Clay Davidson | |
| 1 | 1 | The Way You Love Me | Faith Hill | |
| 20 | 27 | We're So Good Together | Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | 12 | We Danced | Brad Paisley | |
| 1 | 1 | What About Now | Lonestar | |
| 3 | 5 | What Do You Say | Reba McEntire | |
| 8 | 7 | What I Need to Do | Kenny Chesney | |
| 15 | 30 | When You Need My Love | Darryl Worley | |
| 6 | 26 | www.memory | Alan Jackson | |
| 1 | 1 | Yes! | Chad Brock | |
| 17 | 33 | You Won't Be Lonely Now | Billy Ray Cyrus | |
| 5 | 7 | You'll Always Be Loved by Me | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 4 | 20 | Your Everything | Keith Urban |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 16 | 1999 | The Wilkinsons | |
| — | 8 | Angeline | Sean Hogan | |
| — | 4 | Black Is Black | Amanda Stott | |
| — | 18 | Dream Vacation | Sean Hogan | |
| — | 5 | Forever Loving You | Julian Austin | |
| 25 | 4 | Georgia | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | |
| — | 2 | Horseshoes | Adam Gregory | |
| — | 10 | I Surrender | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 14 | I Will Be Loving You | Tara Lyn Hart | |
| 17 | 4 | I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life) | Shania Twain | |
| — | 10 | I'm Missin' You | Shirley Myers | |
| — | 11 | In the Middle of Something | Diane Chase | |
| 34 | 11 | Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend | The Wilkinsons | |
| — | 3 | Kind of Like It's Love | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 6 | Kiss 'Em All | Lace | |
| 13 | 9 | A Little Gasoline | Terri Clark | |
| — | 16 | Long Gone and Forgotten | John Landry | |
| — | 14 | More Where That Came From | Rick Tippe | |
| — | 7 | No One Hurts Me More Than Me | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 7 | One Beat at a Time | Jim Witter | |
| — | 4 | Only Know I Do | Adam Gregory | |
| — | 8 | Right Here, Right Now | Charlie Major | |
| 30 | 3 | Rock This Country! | Shania Twain | |
| — | 14 | Same Things | The Poverty Plainsmen | |
| — | 5 | Save Me | Tara Lyn Hart | |
| 49 | 10 | Shame on Me | The Wilkinsons | |
| — | 12 | Somebody to Love | Amanda Stott | |
| — | 18 | Something Undeniable | Lisa Brokop | |
| — | 16 | Sunny Day in the Park | Jamie Warren | |
| — | 7 | The Sycamore Tree | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 4 | Take the Money and Run | Julian Austin | |
| — | 4 | That'll Teach Her | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 7 | Tough as a Pickup Truck | Jim Witter | |
| — | 15 | True Love (Never Goes Out of Style) | Lace | |
| — | 7 | Walkin' in the Sunshine | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 19 | Walking Away with You | Diane Chase | |
| — | 19 | What My Heart Don't Know | Colin Amey | |
| — | 5 | When I Found You | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 16 | When You Say Jump | Rick Tippe | |
| — | 11 | You and Only You | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 10 | You Better Be Sure | Shirley Myers | |
| — | 20 | You're the One | J. R. Vautour |
Top new album releases
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | *[20 Greatest Hits](20-greatest-hits-glen-campbell-album)* | Glen Campbell | Capitol Nashville | |
| 10 | *Back in Your Life* | Julian Austin | ViK. | |
| 7 | *Blue Moon* | Steve Holy | Curb | |
| 6 | 12 | *Born to Fly* | Sara Evans | RCA Nashville |
| 2 | 4 | *Brand New Me* | John Michael Montgomery | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | *Brand New Year* | SHeDAISY | Lyric Street | |
| 1 | 1 | *Burn* | Jo Dee Messina | Curb |
| 4 | *Classic Christmas* | Billy Gilman | Epic | |
| 1 | 1 | *Coyote Ugly Soundtrack* | Various Artists | Curb |
| 5 | *The Days in Between* | Blue Rodeo | Warner | |
| 8 | 18 | *Down the Road I Go* | Travis Tritt | Columbia |
| 24 | 6 | *dwightyoakamacoustic.net* | Dwight Yoakam | Reprise |
| 19 | 7 | *Everlasting Love Songs* | Various Artists | UTV |
| 8 | 4 | *Fearless* | Terri Clark | Mercury Nashville |
| 1 | 8 | *George Strait* | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 15 | *Greatest Hits* | Kenny Chesney | BNA |
| 1 | *Greatest Hits* | Tim McGraw | Curb | |
| 13 | 5 | *Here and Now* | The Wilkinsons | Giant |
| 9 | *Honky Tonk Sonatas* | Jason McCoy | Universal | |
| 1 | 4 | *I Hope You Dance* | Lee Ann Womack | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 5 | *Latest Greatest Straitest Hits* | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 9 | 37 | *Lessons Learned* | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 4 | 6 | *Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye* | Vince Gill | MCA Nashville |
| 9 | *Milk Cow Blues* | Willie Nelson | Island | |
| 2 | *New Country 7* | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 5 | 6 | *New Day Dawning* | Wynonna Judd | Mercury/Curb |
| 1 | *O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack* | Various Artists | Lost Highway | |
| 2 | 6 | *One Voice* | Billy Gilman | Epic |
| 5 | 16 | *People Like Us* | Aaron Tippin | Lyric Street |
| 3 | 8 | *Permanently* | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville |
| 3 | 14 | *Rascal Flatts* | Rascal Flatts | Lyric Street |
| 4 | 6 | *Real Live Woman* | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 5 | 3 | *Red Dirt Girl* | Emmylou Harris | Nonesuch |
| 17 | 6 | *Swimming in Champagne* | Eric Heatherly | Mercury Nashville |
| 7 | 28 | *Tomorrow's Sounds Today* | Dwight Yoakam | Reprise |
| 9 | 8 | *Tracks* | Collin Raye | Epic |
| 5 | 8 | *Transcendental Blues* | Steve Earle | E-Squared |
| 3 | *Ultimate Classic Country* | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 10 | *The Way I'm Made* | Adam Gregory | Epic | |
| 1 | *When Somebody Loves You* | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville |
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | *[24-7-365](24-7-365-neal-mccoy-album)* | Neal McCoy | Giant | |
| 19 | *[40 #1 Hits](40-number-1-hits)* | Ronnie Milsap | Virgin Nashville | |
| 18 | *Amanda Stott* | Amanda Stott | Warner | |
| 11 | *American III: Solitary Man* | Johnny Cash | Lost Highway | |
| 15 | 30 | *Big Funny* | Jeff Foxworthy | DreamWorks Nashville |
| 42 | *Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe* | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family | |
| 45 | *Buddy & Julie Miller* | Buddy & Julie Miller | Hightone | |
| 46 | *Coast to Coast* | BR5-49 | Arista Nashville | |
| 22 | *A Country Superstar Christmas III* | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 17 | *Cowboy* | Chris LeDoux | Capitol Nashville | |
| 19 | *The Elvis Presley Collection – Country* | Elvis Presley | RCA | |
| 31 | *Faith in You* | Steve Wariner | Capitol Nashville | |
| 36 | *The Fun of Your Love* | Jennifer Day | BNA | |
| 27 | *Furnace Room Lullaby* | Neko Case | Mint | |
| 26 | *Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big a Boy Are Ya?* | Roy D. Mercer | Virgin Nashville | |
| 18 | 18 | *Greatest Hits* | BlackHawk | Arista Nashville |
| 25 | *Greatest Hits* | Bryan White | Asylum | |
| 43 | *Greatest Hits* | John Berry | Capitol Nashville | |
| 12 | *Greatest Hits/Souvenirs* | Stompin' Tom Connors | EMI | |
| 42 | *Guitar Genius/Relaxin' with Chet/Nashville Gold* | Chet Atkins | RCA Nashville | |
| 33 | *Hard Rain Don't Last* | Darryl Worley | DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 26 | *The Hardest Part* | Allison Moorer | MCA Nashville | |
| 48 | *Hillbilly Homebody: 27 Comedy Classics* | Tim Wilson | Capitol Nashville | |
| 35 | *The Hits Live* | Sawyer Brown | Curb | |
| 32 | *How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 7* | Roy D. Mercer | Virgin Nashville | |
| 18 | *I'm Diggin' It* | Alecia Elliott | MCA Nashville | |
| 26 | *If I Could Only Fly* | Merle Haggard | Epitaph | |
| 18 | *II* | The Kinleys | Epic | |
| 35 | *The Innocent Years* | Kathy Mattea | MCA Nashville | |
| 34 | *Inspirational Journey* | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. | |
| 25 | *Just Another Day in Parodies* | Cledus T. Judd | Monument | |
| 34 | *King of Nothing* | The Warren Brothers | BNA | |
| 17 | *Lonesomeville* | Chris Cummings | Warner | |
| 43 | *Love Songs* | Collin Raye | Epic | |
| 18 | *Morning Wood* | Rodney Carrington | Capitol Nashville | |
| 13 | *Nickel Creek* | Nickel Creek | Sugar Hill | |
| 14 | *Now That's Awesome* | Bill Engvall | BNA | |
| 23 | *Phil Vassar* | Phil Vassar | Arista Nashville | |
| 19 | *Play It Loud* | Chris Cagle | Virgin Nashville | |
| 16 | 16 | *The Judds Reunion Live* | The Judds | Mercury/Curb |
| 14 | *Shiver* | Jamie O'Neal | Mercury Nashville | |
| 37 | *Still Country* | Loretta Lynn | Audium | |
| 13 | 24 | *Southern Rain* | Billy Ray Cyrus | Monument |
| 13 | 24 | *Strong Heart* | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 15 | *String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection* | Prairie Oyster | ViK. | |
| 46 | *Super Hits* | Mindy McCready | BNA | |
| 50 | *Super Hits* | Travis Tritt | Warner Bros. | |
| 17 | *There You Go Again* | Kenny Rogers | Dreamcatcher | |
| 11 | *This Christmas Time* | Lonestar | BNA | |
| 38 | *TJM Prime Country Hits* | Various Artists | Foundation | |
| 21 | 21 | *To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection* | Lorrie Morgan | BNA |
| 49 | *The Ultimate Collection* | Patsy Cline | UTV | |
| 17 | *Ultimate Country Party 2* | Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 33 | *Unconditional* | Clay Davidson | Virgin Nashville | |
| 18 | 31 | *Where the Heart Is Soundtrack* | Various Artists | BNA |
| 17 | 21 | *Yes!* | Chad Brock | Warner Bros. |
Births
- January 27 — Bailey Zimmerman, up-and-coming singer of the 2020s ("Fall in Love", "Rock and a Hard Place")
- March 5 — Gabby Barrett, rose to fame as third-place contestant in sixteenth season of American Idol, singer-songwriter of the 2020s ("I Hope", "The Good Ones")
- October 6 — Jackson Dean, up-and-coming country singer of the 2020s ("Don't Come Lookin'")
Deaths
- March 7 — Pee Wee King, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack)
- March 14 — Tommy Collins, 69, singer and songwriter who helped create the Bakersfield Sound
- March 19 — Speck Rhodes, 84, comedian and musician best known for his work on The Porter Wagoner Show.
- April 21 — Neal Matthews, Jr., 70, member of The Jordanaires (heart attack)
- November 5 — Jimmie Davis, 101, the "Singing Governor", two-term governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964 (natural causes)
Hall of Fame inductees
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Lance LeRoy
- Doc Watson
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Charley Pride (1934-2020)
- Faron Young (1932–1996)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Colleen Peterson
- Leonard Rambeau
Major awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Breathe", Faith Hill
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Solitary Man", Johnny Cash
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Cherokee Maiden", Asleep at the Wheel
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Let's Make Love", Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Leaving Cottondale", Alison Brown and Béla Fleck
- Best Country Song — "I Hope You Dance", Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
- Best Country Album — Breathe, Faith Hill
- Best Bluegrass Album — The Grass Is Blue, Dolly Parton
Juno Awards
- Best Country Male Artist — Paul Brandt
- Best Country Female Artist — Terri Clark
- Best Country Group or Duo — The Wilkinsons
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Dixie Chicks
- Song of the Year — "I Hope You Dance", Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers
- Single of the Year — "I Hope You Dance", Lee Ann Womack
- Album of the Year — How Do You Like Me Now?!, Toby Keith
- Top Male Vocalist — Toby Keith
- Top Female Vocalist — Faith Hill
- Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group — Dixie Chicks
- Top New Male Vocalist — Keith Urban
- Top New Female Vocalist — Jamie O'Neal
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Rascal Flatts
- Video of the Year — "Goodbye Earl", Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "I Hope You Dance", Lee Ann Womack and Sons Of The Desert
ARIA Awards
(presented in Sydney on October 24, 2000)
- Best Country Album - Big River (Troy Cassar-Daley)
Canadian Country Music Association
- Chevy Fans' Choice Award — The Wilkinsons
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year — Michelle Wright
- Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", Steve Fox, Robin Branda
- Single of the Year — "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend", The Wilkinsons
- Album of the Year — Here and Now, The Wilkinsons
- Top Selling Album — Fly, Dixie Chicks
- Video of the Year — "That's the Truth", Paul Brandt
- FACTOR Rising Star Award — Tara Lyn Hart
- Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year — "Get Me Through December", Natalie MacMaster and Alison Krauss
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Dixie Chicks
- Song of the Year — "I Hope You Dance", Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers
- Single of the Year — "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack
- Album of the Year — Fly, Dixie Chicks
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Tim McGraw
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Faith Hill
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Montgomery Gentry
- Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie Chicks
- Horizon Award — Brad Paisley
- Music Video of the Year — "Goodbye Earl", Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "Murder on Music Row", George Strait and Alan Jackson
- Musician of the Year — Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Other links
- Country Music Association
- Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
References
References
- Kava, Brad. (March 14, 2000). "Song's ban unleashes debate on violence in pop culture". San Jose Mercury News.
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