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2002 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2002.
Events
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January 13 - CMT premieres CMT Crossroads, which features country music artists being paired with artists from other genres. The show has since become one of the channel's most successful programs; the first episode featured Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello.
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May 27 - Toby Keith releases "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)"; written in response to the death of Keith's father and the September 11, 2001 attacks, the song stirs up controversy for the line "We'll put a boot in your ass/It's the American way". Canadian-born newsman Peter Jennings and Dixie Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines both express criticism of the song, with a feud with the latter lasting for a year.
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October 7 - Toby Keith begins airing in television spots as the spokesman for Ford, with his original composition, "Ford Truck Man", during that night's broadcast of Monday Night Football.
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November 19 – Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!. It opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year.
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The Statler Brothers retire from touring and singing together at their Farewell Concert in Salem, Virginia. Jimmy Fortune continued his career as a solo artist.
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Kitty Wells celebrates her 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary
Top hits of the year
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2002:
| US | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | All Over Me | Blake Shelton | |
| 5 | American Child | Phil Vassar | |
| 1 | Beautiful Mess | Diamond Rio | |
| 15 | Before I Knew Better | Brad Martin | |
| 1 | Blessed | Martina McBride | |
| 1 | Bring On the Rain | Jo Dee Messina | |
| with Tim McGraw | |||
| 1 | Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue(The Angry American) | Toby Keith | |
| 1 | The Cowboy in Me | Tim McGraw | |
| 12 | Cry | Faith Hill | |
| 1 | Drive (For Daddy Gene) | Alan Jackson | |
| 12 | Every River | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 12 | Forgive | Rebecca Lynn Howard | |
| 1 | Good Morning Beautiful | Steve Holy | |
| 1 | The Good Stuff | Kenny Chesney | |
| 17 | Help Me Understand | Trace Adkins | |
| 1 | I Breathe In, I Breathe Out | Chris Cagle | |
| 18 | I Cry | Tammy Cochran | |
| 2 | I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday) | Steve Azar | |
| 7 | I Don't Want You to Go | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | |
| 5 | I Keep Looking | Sara Evans | |
| 1 | I Miss My Friend | Darryl Worley | |
| 4 | I Should Be Sleeping | Emerson Drive | |
| 7 | I'm Gonna Getcha Good! | Shania Twain | |
| 1 | I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) | Brad Paisley | |
| 4 | I'm Movin' On | Rascal Flatts | |
| 3 | The Impossible | Joe Nichols | |
| 10 | In Another World | Joe Diffie | |
| 9 | Just Let Me Be in Love | Tracy Byrd | |
| 13 | Just What I Do | Trick Pony | |
| 2 | Landslide | Dixie Chicks | |
| 20 | Life Happened | Tammy Cochran | |
| 1 | Living and Living Well | George Strait | |
| 1 | The Long Goodbye | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 2 | Long Time Gone | Dixie Chicks | |
| 8 | Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde | Travis Tritt | |
| 5 | My Heart Is Lost to You | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 1 | My List | Toby Keith | |
| 5 | My Town | Montgomery Gentry | |
| 3 | Not a Day Goes By | Lonestar | |
| 14 | Ol' Red | Blake Shelton | |
| 3 | The One | Gary Allan | |
| 5 | Red Ragtop | Tim McGraw | |
| 16 | Saints & Angels | Sara Evans | |
| 11 | She Was | Mark Chesnutt | |
| 1 | She'll Leave You with a Smile | George Strait | |
| 7 | Some Days You Gotta Dance | Dixie Chicks | |
| 1 | Somebody Like You | Keith Urban | |
| 20 | Something Worth Leaving Behind | Lee Ann Womack | |
| 16 | Squeeze Me In | Garth Brooks | |
| duet with Trisha Yearwood | |||
| 13 | Strong Enough to Be Your Man | Travis Tritt | |
| 1 | Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo | Tracy Byrd | |
| 16 | That's Just Jessie | Kevin Denney | |
| 3 | That's When I Love You | Phil Vassar | |
| 1 | These Days | Rascal Flatts | |
| 18 | Thicker Than Blood | Garth Brooks | |
| 19 | 'Til Nothing Comes Between Us | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 7 | Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man | Andy Griggs | |
| 1 | Unbroken | Tim McGraw | |
| 2 | What If She's an Angel | Tommy Shane Steiner | |
| 8 | When You Lie Next to Me | Kellie Coffey | |
| 2 | Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly | Aaron Tippin | |
| 3 | Where Would You Be | Martina McBride | |
| 1 | Who's Your Daddy? | Toby Keith | |
| 3 | Work in Progress | Alan Jackson | |
| 2 | Wrapped Around | Brad Paisley | |
| 5 | Wrapped Up in You | Garth Brooks | |
| 2 | Young | Kenny Chesney |
Top new album releases
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2002:
| US | Album | Artist | Record label | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | *[20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection](20th-century-masters-the-millennium-collection-the-best-of-george-strait)* | George Strait | MCA Nashville | |
| 9 | *The Almeria Club Recordings* | Hank Williams, Jr. | Curb | |
| 4 | *American Child* | Phil Vassar | Arista Nashville | |
| 2 | *American IV: The Man Comes Around* | Johnny Cash | Lost Highway | |
| 3 | *Completely* | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville | |
| 1 | *Cry* | Faith Hill | Warner Bros. | |
| 1 | *Drive* | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | |
| 1 | *Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits* | Elvis Presley | RCA | |
| 5 | *Forgive* | Rebecca Lynn Howard | MCA Nashville | |
| 7 | *Freedom* | Andy Griggs | RCA Nashville | |
| 2 | *Golden Road* | Keith Urban | Capitol Nashville | |
| 5 | *The Great Divide* | Willie Nelson | Lost Highway | |
| 4 | *Halos & Horns* | Dolly Parton | Blue Eye | |
| 1 | *Home* | Dixie Chicks | Open Wide | |
| 1 | *I Miss My Friend* | Darryl Worley | DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 7 | *Jerusalem* | Steve Earle | E-Squared | |
| 3 | *Knock on the Sky* | SHeDAISY | Lyric Street | |
| 6 | *Let It Be Christmas* | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | |
| 9 | *Live* | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Rounder | |
| 9 | *Man with a Memory* | Joe Nichols | Universal South | |
| 1 | *Melt* | Rascal Flatts | Lyric Street | |
| 3 | *My Town* | Montgomery Gentry | Columbia | |
| 1 | *No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems* | Kenny Chesney | BNA | |
| 8 | *Rise and Shine* | Randy Travis | Word/Curb | |
| 7 | *Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top* | Various Artists | RCA Nashville | |
| 9 | *Side Tracks* | Steve Earle | E-Squared | |
| 2 | *Something Worth Leaving Behind* | Lee Ann Womack | MCA Nashville | |
| 10 | *Stars & Stripes* | Aaron Tippin | Lyric Street | |
| 4 | *Strong Enough* | Travis Tritt | Columbia | |
| 6 | *Then Came the Night* | Tommy Shane Steiner | RCA Nashville | |
| 2 | *This Side* | Nickel Creek | Sugar Hill | |
| 2 | *Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors* | Tim McGraw | Curb | |
| 2 | *Totally Country* | Various Artists | BNA | |
| 5 | *Totally Country Vol. 2* | Various Artists | Epic | |
| 3 | *Twisted Angel* | LeAnn Rimes | Curb | |
| 1 | *Unleashed* | Toby Keith | DreamWorks Nashville | |
| 1 | *Up!* | Shania Twain | Mercury Nashville | |
| 5 | *When You Lie Next to Me* | Kellie Coffey | BNA |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | *20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection* | Johnny Cash | Mercury Nashville |
| 14 | *After the Storm* | Chris LeDoux | Capitol Nashville |
| 39 | *Another Way to Go* | Radney Foster | Dualtone |
| 13 | *Barricades & Brickwalls* | Kasey Chambers | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | *The Best of America* | Various Artists | Curb |
| 20 | *Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas* | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 47 | *Bramble Rose* | Tift Merritt | Lost Highway |
| 39 | *Can You Hear Me Now* | Sawyer Brown | Curb |
| 39 | *Can't Back Down* | Collin Raye | Epic |
| 35 | *Chase the Sun* | Shannon Lawson | MCA Nashville |
| 37 | *Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography* | Bill Engvall | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | *Classic Country: Great Story Songs* | Various Artists | Time Life |
| 19 | *Cledus Envy* | Cledus T. Judd | Monument |
| 39 | *Cledus Navidad* | Cledus T. Judd | Monument |
| 37 | *The Color of Roses* | Lorrie Morgan | Image |
| 13 | *Country Croonin'* | Anne Murray | StraightWay |
| 46 | *The Dark* | Guy Clark | Sugar Hill |
| 21 | *Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions* | The Chieftains | RCA |
| 29 | *Easy* | Kelly Willis | Rykodisc |
| 34 | *Electric* | Jack Ingram | Columbia |
| 13 | *Emerson Drive* | Emerson Drive | DreamWorks Nashville |
| 16 | *The Essential Johnny Cash* | Johnny Cash | Legacy |
| 35 | *The Family Album* | Roy D. Mercer | Capitol Nashville |
| 18 | *Forever Country* | Various Artists | Razor & Tie |
| 16 | *Greatest Hits* | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville |
| 49 | *The Heart of a Legend* | Johnny Cash | Madacy |
| 39 | *A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love* | Hayseed Dixie | Dualtone |
| 40 | *How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats* | Charlie Daniels | Sparrow |
| 26 | *If That Ain't Country* | Anthony Smith | Mercury Nashville |
| 48 | *Inside Traxx 2002* | Various Artists | Curb |
| 12 | *It Won't Be Christmas Without You* | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 39 | *Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden* | Johnny Cash | Legacy |
| 18 | *A Joyful Noise* | Jo Dee Messina | Curb |
| 14 | *Kevin Denney* | Kevin Denney | Lyric Street |
| 17 | *Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash* | Various Artists | Columbia |
| 11 | *Life Happened* | Tammy Cochran | Epic |
| 40 | *Little Big Town* | Little Big Town | Monument |
| 27 | *Love Songs* | John Michael Montgomery | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | *Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'* | Hank Williams III | Curb |
| 48 | *The Lovin' Side* | Travis Tritt | Rhino |
| 23 | *Mark Chesnutt* | Mark Chesnutt | Columbia |
| 50 | *Midnight and Lonesome* | Buddy Miller | Hightone |
| 29 | *Mindy McCready* | Mindy McCready | Capitol Nashville |
| 35 | *Miss Fortune* | Allison Moorer | Universal South |
| 19 | *Now Again* | The Flatlanders | New West |
| 13 | *On a Mission* | Trick Pony | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | *Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album* | Ray Stevens | Curb |
| 28 | *Outside the Lines* | Cory Morrow | Write On |
| 17 | *Pinmonkey* | Pinmonkey | BNA |
| 13 | *Pictures* | John Michael Montgomery | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | *Ralph Stanley* | Ralph Stanley | Columbia |
| 40 | *Redneck Fiddlin' Man* | Charlie Daniels | Blue Hat |
| 36 | *Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe* | Ricky Skaggs | Lyric Street |
| 12 | *Room to Breathe* | Delbert McClinton | New West |
| 38 | *Roses* | Kathy Mattea | Narada |
| 19 | *The Season for Romance* | Lee Ann Womack | MCA Nashville |
| 38 | *Sixwire* | Sixwire | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | *Spirit Dancer* | BlackHawk | Columbia |
| 18 | *Stars & Guitars* | Willie Nelson | Lost Highway |
| 39 | *Tanya* | Tanya Tucker | Tuckertime |
| 32 | *This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits* | Ty Herndon | Epic |
| 27 | *Time-Life's Treasury of Bluegrass* | Various Artists | Time Life |
| 21 | *Today, Tomorrow & Forever* | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| 32 | *The Ultimate Collection* | Hank Williams | Mercury Nashville |
| 23 | *Up! (Country Mixes)* | Shania Twain | Mercury Nashville |
| 19 | *The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt* | Linda Ronstadt | Elektra |
| 29 | *Waitin' on Joe* | Steve Azar | Mercury Nashville |
| 14 | *We Were Soldiers Soundtrack* | Various Artists | Columbia |
| 42 | *White Trash Christmas* | Bob Rivers | Atlantic |
| 18 | *Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III* | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Capitol Nashville |
| 34 | *Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel* | Brad Martin | Epic |
| 45 | *Winter Marquee* | Nanci Griffith | Rounder |
Deaths
- February 13 – Waylon Jennings, 64, singer and guitarist (diabetic complications)
- March 3 – Harlan Howard, 74, songwriter
- May 26 – Orville Couch, 67, singer-songwriter (acute lymphoblastic leukemia)
Hall of Fame inductees
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees
- The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover
- David Freeman
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Bill Carlisle (1908–2003)
- Porter Wagoner (1927–2007)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Anne Murray
- Art Snider
- Bev Munro
- D'Arcy Scott
- Elmer Tippe
Major awards
ARIA Awards
- Best Country Album – Barricades & Brickwalls (Kasey Chambers)
- ARIA Hall of Fame – Olivia Newton-John
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Cry" (Faith Hill)
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Give My Love to Rose" (Johnny Cash)
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "Long Time Gone" (Dixie Chicks)
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "Mendocino County Line" (Willie Nelson featuring Lee Ann Womack)
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Lil' Jack Slade" (Dixie Chicks)
- Best Country Song – "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (Alan Jackson)
- Best Country Album – Home (Dixie Chicks)
- Best Bluegrass Album – Lost in the Lonesome Pines (Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys)
Juno Awards
- Country Recording of the Year – "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", Shania Twain
CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards
- Video of the Year – "Young", Kenny Chesney
- Male Video of the Year – "Young", Kenny Chesney
- Female Video of the Year – "Blessed", Martina McBride
- Group / Duo Video of the Year – "Only in America", Brooks & Dunn
- Breakthrough Video of the Year – "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out", Chris Cagle
- Video Collaboration of the Year – "Mendocino County Line", Willie Nelson Featuring Lee Ann Womack
- Hottest Video of the Year – "The Cowboy in Me", Tim McGraw
- Concept Video of the Year – "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)", Brad Paisley
- Fashion Plate Video of the Year – "Jezebel", Chely Wright
- "LOL" (Laugh Out Loud) Video of the Year – "I Wanna Talk About Me", Toby Keith
- Love Your Country Video of the Year – "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
- Video Director of the Year – "I Wanna Talk About Me", Toby Keith (Director: Michael Salomon)
- Video Visionary Award – Dixie Chicks
Americana Music Honors & Awards
- Album of the Year – Buddy & Julie Miller
- Artist of the Year – Jim Lauderdale
- Song of the Year – "She's Looking At Me" (Jim Lauderdale)
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Jerry Douglas
- Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Johnny Cash
- Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Billie Joe Shaver
- Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Emmylou Harris
- Lifetime Achievement: Executive – T Bone Burnett
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year – Toby Keith
- Song of the Year – "I'm Movin' On", Rascal Flatts
- Single of the Year – "The Good Stuff," Kenny Chesney
- Album of the Year – Drive, Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist – Kenny Chesney
- Top Female Vocalist – Martina McBride
- Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts
- Top New Male Vocalist – Joe Nichols
- Top New Female Vocalist – Kellie Coffey
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group – Emerson Drive
- Video of the Year – "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", Alan Jackson (Director: Steven Goldmann)
- Vocal Event of the Year – "Mendocino County Line", Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
Canadian Country Music Association
- Fans' Choice Award – Terri Clark
- Male Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Group or Duo of the Year – Emerson Drive
- SOCAN Song of the Year – "Ten Million Teardrops", Jason McCoy, Tim Taylor
- Single of the Year – "I Don't Want You to Go", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Album of the Year – Small Towns and Big Dreams, Paul Brandt
- Top Selling Album – Scarecrow, Garth Brooks
- CMT Video of the Year – "I Don't Want You to Go", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award – Emerson Drive
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Jimmy Rankin
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year – Alan Jackson
- Song of the Year – "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Single of the Year – "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Album of the Year – Drive, Alan Jackson
- Male Vocalist of the Year – Alan Jackson
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Martina McBride
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year – Dixie Chicks
- Musician of the Year – Jerry Douglas
- Horizon Award – Rascal Flatts
- Music Video of the Year – "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Brad Paisley (Director: Peter Zavadil)
- Vocal Event of the Year – "Mendocino County Line", Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
- Musician of the Year – Jerry Douglas
Other links
- Country Music Association
- Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
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