1996 in country music
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1996 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.
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Events
- June 28 — First annual Country Stampede Music Festival begins
- October 6 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are married, and quickly become country music's most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful "Spontaneous Combustion" tour that year.
Top hits of the year
See also: List of number-one country hits of 1996 (U.S.) and List of number-one country hits of 1996 (Canada)
Singles released by American artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 18 | All She Wants | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 4 | All the Way | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 5 | Ancient History | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 1 | Anita Got Married | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Candle | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 10 | Cloud of Dust | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 1 | Cornfields or Cadillacs | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 1 | Crank My Tractor | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 20 | A Fine Line | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 14 | Foolproof | Desert Dolphins | |
| — | 18 | Forty Days and Nights | The Rankin Family | |
| 28 | 7 | Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) | Shania Twain | |
| 2 | 1 | I Do | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 4 | I Waited | Chris Cummings | |
| 8 | 1 | If I Were You | Terri Clark | |
| 1 | 1 | (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! | Shania Twain | |
| — | 1 | It's Lonely I Can't Stand | Charlie Major | |
| — | 3 | Keep Me Rockin' | Patricia Conroy | |
| — | 13 | Love Music Loves to Dance | Calvin Wiggett | |
| 5 | 1 | My Heart Has a History | Paul Brandt | |
| 1 | 1 | No One Needs to Know | Shania Twain | |
| 50 | 1 | Nobody's Girl | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 4 | One Step Back | Jamie Warren | |
| 5 | 1 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me | Terri Clark | |
| — | 16 | Rhythm of Your Wings | Gary Fjellgaard | |
| — | 9 | Roving Gypsy Boy | The Rankin Family | |
| — | 14 | Sittin' Pretty | Thomas Wade | |
| — | 18 | So, So Long | Rachel Matkin | |
| — | 2 | Stuck on Your Love | Duane Steele | |
| 34 | 11 | Suddenly Single | Terri Clark | |
| — | 1 | Sure Enough | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 13 | Take You by the Heart | The Cruzeros | |
| — | 1 | Tell Me Something I Don't Know | Charlie Major | |
| — | 8 | Thought I Was Dreaming | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 3 | The Trouble with Love | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Unbelievable Love | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 2 | Waiting on You | Charlie Major | |
| — | 12 | Watching Her Sleep | Jamie Warren | |
| 3 | 3 | When Boy Meets Girl | Terri Clark | |
| — | 15 | Wild and Free | Joan Kennedy | |
| — | 15 | Windows to the Past | The Neilsons | |
| 1 | 1 | You Win My Love | Shania Twain | |
| — | 8 | Zero to Sixty | Thomas Wade |
Top new album releases
See also: List of number-one country albums of 1996 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1996 (Canada)
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam | Hank Williams, Jr. | Curb | |
| 60 | All Because of You | Daryle Singletary | Giant | |
| 74 | Almost Alone | Chet Atkins | Columbia | |
| 53 | Don't Fence Me In | Lari White | RCA Nashville | |
| 73 | Elvis: Great Country Songs | Elvis Presley | RCA | |
| 51 | Give Me Some Wheels | Suzy Bogguss | Capitol Nashville | |
| 56 | Greatest Hits | John Anderson | BNA | |
| 60 | Greatest Hits | Confederate Railroad | Atlantic | |
| 36 | Hang of the Heartache | Desert Dolphins | Quality | |
| 39 | Hit Country '96 | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 43 | The Hits | Hal Ketchum | Curb | |
| 26 | I Lived to Tell It All | George Jones | MCA Nashville | |
| 47 | I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits |
Dolly Parton | Columbia | |
| 53 | Live | Jeff Foxworthy | Laughing Hyena | |
| 47 | The Luv Collection: Real Luv | Various Artists | EMI-Capitol | |
| 60 | 28 | Mandy Barnett | Mandy Barnett | Asylum |
| 38 | Mark Wills | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville | |
| 45 | My Roots Are Showing… | K. T. Oslin | BNA | |
| 38 | NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 66 | NFL Country | Various Artists | Gridiron | |
| 54 | Now and Then | Shenandoah | Capitol Nashville | |
| 40 | Paradise | John Anderson | BNA | |
| 32 | P.O. Box 423 | Duane Steele | Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 36 | Remembering Stan Rogers: An East Coast Tribute II |
Various Artists | Atlantica | |
| 50 | The Rocky Mountain Collection | John Denver | RCA | |
| 32 | Semi Crazy | Junior Brown | Curb | |
| 37 | Smokin' Armadillos | Smokin' Armadillos | Curb | |
| 26 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis | Arista Nashville | |
| 33 | Stampede | Chris LeDoux | Capitol Nashville | |
| 38 | Star of Wonder – A Country Christmas Collection |
Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 44 | Starlite Lounge | David Ball | Warner Bros. | |
| 46 | Super Hits | Alabama | RCA Nashville | |
| 66 | Super Hits | Waylon Jennings | RCA Nashville | |
| 51 | Super Hits | Keith Whitley | RCA Nashville | |
| 29 | Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts | Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr. & Hank Williams III |
Curb | |
| 54 | Two Ways to Fall | Ty England | RCA Nashville | |
| 26 | Unchained | Johnny Cash | American | |
| 42 | 31 | You Still Got Me | Doug Supernaw | Giant |
Deaths
- March 4 — Minnie Pearl, 83, legendary comedienne known for her trademark greeting, "How-dee!" and her straw hat with price tag; a regular on Hee Haw (stroke).
- May 3 — Patsy Montana, 87, first female country singer to have a single sell one million copies ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").
- June 16 — Anthony Armstrong Jones, 47, male singer best known for his Top Ten cover version of "Take a Letter Maria"
- December 10 — Faron Young, 64, Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob", and "The Singing Sheriff" he had many hits including "Hello Walls" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" (suicide).
Hall of Fame inductees
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Patsy Montana (1908–1996)
- Buck Owens (1929–2006)
- Ray Price (born 1925)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
Major awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Worlds Apart," Vince Gill
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "My Maria," Brooks & Dunn
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "High Lonesome Sound," Vince Gill (featuring Alison Krauss)
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Jam Man," Chet Atkins
- Best Country Song — "Blue," Bill Mack (Performer: LeAnn Rimes)
- Best Country Album — The Road to Ensenada, Lyle Lovett (Producers: Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett)
- Best Bluegrass Album — True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe, Various Artists (Producer: Todd Phillips)
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
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Blue," Bill Mack
- Single of the Year — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
- Top Male Vocalist — George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist — Patty Loveless
- Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group — Sawyer Brown
- Top New Male Vocalist — Trace Adkins
- Top New Female Vocalist — LeAnn Rimes
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Ricochet
- Video of the Year — "I Think About You," Collin Raye (Director: Steven Goldmann)
Canadian Country Music Association
- NCN Fans' Choice Award — Shania Twain
- Male Artist of the Year — Charlie Major
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "My Heart Has a History," Paul Brandt, Mark D. Sanders
- Single of the Year — "Better Things to Do," Terri Clark
- Album of the Year — Terri Clark, Terri Clark
- Top Selling Album — Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks
- Video of the Year — "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!," Shania Twain
- Vista Rising Star Award — Terri Clark
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Jim Witter and Cassandra Vasik
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
- Single of the Year — "Check Yes or No," George Strait
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
- Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Patty Loveless
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — The Mavericks
- Horizon Award — Bryan White
- Music Video of the Year — "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior Brown (Director: Michael McNamara)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "I Will Always Love You," Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
- Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor
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
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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