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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2009.

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Events

  • August — After 36 years of using the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart as the basis of its program, American Country Countdown begins using the Mediabase chart.
  • August 10 — Brooks & Dunn announced that they are breaking up in 2010 after 20 years as a duo.
  • August 25 — Jack Ingram sets Guinness Book of World Records mark for most consecutive radio interviews in 24 hours, having done 215 consecutive interviews for 5 minutes each.
  • September 13 — Taylor Swift becomes the first country music artist to win an MTV Music Video award at the 2009 event, winning a Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me." Hip-hop artist and producer Kanye West interrupts Swift's acceptance speech, saying that another video should have won. This results in a media stir for several days; eventually, West apologizes — first on his blog, and then by personally contacting Swift.[1][2][3]
  • October 15 -- Garth Brooks announces that he is coming out of retirement to play concerts in Las Vegas. The concerts will be held approximately fifteen weekends per year until the year 2014. His first set of concerts has already sold out.[4]

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(As certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 CAN peak Spec. Note
January 3 Here Rascal Flatts 2 4
January 17 Already Gone Sugarland 1
January 24 Start a Band Brad Paisley with
Keith Urban		 1
January 31 Country Boy Alan Jackson 1
February 7 She Wouldn't Be Gone Blake Shelton 2 7
February 21 Feel That Fire Dierks Bentley 1 2
February 28 Down the Road Kenny Chesney with
Mac McAnally		 1 [A] - Mac McAnally
  • Previously a #70-peaking single for McAnally in 1990.
  • McAnally's first Top 40 country hit since "Back Where I Come From" in 1990.
March 7 God Love Her Toby Keith 1 4
March 14 Sweet Thing Keith Urban 2
March 28 It Won't Be Like This for Long Darius Rucker 3
April 18 River of Love George Strait 1 6
April 25 Here Comes Goodbye Rascal Flatts 1 4
May 2 It's America Rodney Atkins 2 —
May 16 She's Country Jason Aldean 1 14
  • Aldean's first No. 1 song since "Why" in May 2006.
May 23 It Happens Sugarland 2
June 6 Then Brad Paisley 3
June 27 Out Last Night Kenny Chesney 2
July 11 Sideways Dierks Bentley 2 4
July 25 I Run to You Lady Antebellum 1 [A][1]
August 1 People Are Crazy Billy Currington 2 2
  • No. 1 song of the year in Canada.
August 15 Alright Darius Rucker 1 2
  • With this song, Rucker became the first artist since 1992 to have their first three singles go to #1.
August 22 You Belong with Me Taylor Swift 2
September 5 Big Green Tractor Jason Aldean 4 3
October 3 Small Town USA Justin Moore 1 — [A]
October 10 American Ride Toby Keith 2 37
October 24 Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) Chris Young 1 8 [A]
October 31 Only You Can Love Me This Way Keith Urban 1
November 7 Toes Zac Brown Band 2 3
November 21 Cowboy Casanova Carrie Underwood 1 2
  • The fastest rising single of Underwood's career, as well as the fastest rising single of 2009.
November 28 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 5
Notes
  • 1^ Number one song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

Canada

As certified by R&R until the week of June 12, and Billboard from June 19 onward.

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 U.S. peak Spec. Note
January 9 Start a Band Brad Paisley with
Keith Urban		 2
January 23 Cowgirls Don't Cry Brooks & Dunn with
Reba McEntire		 1 2
  • In November 2008, an alternate recording featuring McEntire was shipped to radio. She was credited for the song in both the US and Canada from late November 2008 onward.
January 30 Down the Road Kenny Chesney with
Mac McAnally		 5 [2]
[A] - Mac McAnally
  • Fell to #2 on the week of February 6.
February 6 Sweet Thing Keith Urban 2 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of February 13 and returned to #1 on March 13.
March 20 It Won't Be Like This for Long Darius Rucker 3 [A]
April 10 I Told You So Carrie Underwood
with Randy Travis		 1 2
  • Cover of Randy Travis' #1 song from 1988.
  • In March 2009, the song was re-released as a duet with Travis, and he was credited on the charts in both the United States and Canada from March 2009 onwards.
  • Travis' first Top 40 single in the United States since "Three Wooden Crosses" in 2003.
April 17 It Happens Sugarland 6
May 29 Kiss a Girl Keith Urban 1 3
June 5 Then Brad Paisley 3
June 26 Out Last Night Kenny Chesney 3
July 17 I Run to You Lady Antebellum 1 [A]
July 24 You Belong with Me Taylor Swift 4
August 21 Summer Nights Rascal Flatts 3 2
  • First R&R #1 hit for Rascal Flatts since "My Wish" in 2006.
September 11 Only You Can Love Me This Way Keith Urban 1
September 18 Welcome to the Future Brad Paisley 4 2
October 16 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 8
December 11 Consider Me Gone Reba 3
  • Current No. 1 song.
  • Reached #1 in the United States in 2010.
Notes
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First R&R No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other Top 20 hits

Singles released by American artists

US CAN Single Artist Notes
20 38 15 Minutes Rodney Atkins
14 31 All I Ask For Anymore Trace Adkins
11 — Always the Love Songs Eli Young Band
10 14 Barefoot and Crazy Jack Ingram
9 23 Best Days of Your Life Kellie Pickler
  • Written by Pickler and Taylor Swift.
4 34 Bonfire Craig Morgan
2 27 Boots On Randy Houser
2 5 Do I Luke Bryan
  • Written by Bryan and Lady Antebellum members Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood.
2 14 Don't Billy Currington
2 40 Don't Think I Can't Love You Jake Owen
20 — Everything Is Fine Josh Turner
7 4 Fifteen Taylor Swift
16 8 Honky Tonk Stomp Brooks & Dunn
with Billy Gibbons
17 — How 'bout You Don't The Lost Trailers
18 31 I Just Call You Mine Martina McBride
18 — I Will Jimmy Wayne
8 40 I'll Just Hold On Blake Shelton
6 6 I'm Alive Kenny Chesney
with Dave Matthews
9 34 In Color Jamey Johnson
  • Johnson's first chart single since "The Dollar" in late 2005-early 2006.
  • Co-written by James Otto.
16 13 Indian Summer Brooks & Dunn
13 3 It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You Tim McGraw
17 6 Joey Sugarland
14 43 Last Call Lee Ann Womack
  • Womack's first chart entry since "Finding My Way Back Home" in 2006.
12 — Let Me Pat Green
2 4 Living for the Night George Strait
  • This is the first single of his solo career that Strait co-wrote.
10 17 Lost You Anyway Toby Keith
10 23 Love Your Love the Most Eric Church
14 5 Marry for Money Trace Adkins
17 34 More Like Her Miranda Lambert
5 3 Nothin' to Die For Tim McGraw
5 6 One in Every Crowd Montgomery Gentry
7 39 Red Light David Nail
11 22 Ride Martina McBride
10 47 Runaway Love and Theft
12 18 Shuttin' Detroit Down John Rich
  • The first solo Top 40 hit for Rich, who also charted eight singles in the duo Big & Rich.
9 6 Sissy's Song Alan Jackson
11 37 Sounds Like Life to Me Darryl Worley
11 11 Strange Reba
  • McEntire's first release for her own Starstruck label as well as the highest-debuting single of her career.
18 35 That's a Man Jack Ingram
2 7 Whatever It Is Zac Brown Band
11 47 Where I'm From Jason Michael Carroll
2 5 White Horse Taylor Swift
18 21 Why Rascal Flatts
15 34 Wild at Heart Gloriana

Singles released by Canadian artists

US CAN Single Artist Notes
— 15 538 Stars Tara Oram
— 15 All or Nothing George Canyon
— 6 Believe Emerson Drive
32 8 Belongs to You Emerson Drive
— 10 Betty's Buns George Canyon
26 10 Brothers Dean Brody
— 14 California Plates Deric Ruttan
— 8 Coming Home Doc Walker
— 10 Dance with Me Johnny Reid
— 7 Dawn of a New Day Crystal Shawanda
— 5 Dirt Road Scholar Dean Brody
— 12 Drinkin' Buddy Gord Bamford
— 16 Give It to Me Jason Blaine
— 16 Go to Bed Angry Tara Oram
— 18 Goodbye Dust The Road Hammers
— 9 Gypsy Boots Terri Clark
— 18 Hard to Miss Aaron Pritchett
— 10 Hell Bent for Buffalo Aaron Pritchett
— 11 Homegrown The Road Hammers
— 18 I Can Love Anyone One More Girl
— 6 I Love This Road Emerson Drive
— 10 I've Got the Scars to Prove It The Road Hammers
— 5 If You Want Fire Terri Clark
— 9 Let It Out George Canyon
— 10 Little Guy Gord Bamford
— 17 My Kind of Radio Jo Hikk
— 19 Now Steven Lee Olsen
— 10 One Last Sundown Doc Walker
38 11 What It Takes Adam Gregory
— 16 The Wheel Victoria Banks
— 7 When It Ain't Rainin' One More Girl
— 4 A Woman Like You Johnny Reid
— 17 You Make Me Feel Jessie Farrell

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2009 (U.S.)
See also: List of number-one country albums of 2009 (Canada)
US CAN Album Artist Record Label Release Date
1 2 #1s... and Then Some Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville September 8
7 15 127 Rose Avenue Hank Williams, Jr. Curb June 16
14 4 American Classic Willie Nelson Blue Note August 25
1 6 American Ride Toby Keith Show Dog October 6
1 1 American Saturday Night Brad Paisley Arista Nashville June 30
5 Au Bout de Tes Reves Georges Hamel Karo March 31
6 Believe Emerson Drive Midas/Valory May 5
4 25 Carolina Eric Church Capitol Nashville March 24
1 Christmas Johnny Reid MapleMusic November 10
4 Country Heat 2010 Various Artists Sony Music Canada November 17
6 Country Heat Summer BBQ Various Artists Sony BMG Canada May 12
10 Country Hits 2010 Various Artists Universal December 1
1 Dance with Me Johnny Reid Open Road March 10
1 1 Defying Gravity Keith Urban Capitol Nashville March 31
2 Doin' My Thing Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville October 6
2 Easy Does It Jake Owen RCA Nashville February 24
1 2 Feel That Fire Dierks Bentley Capitol Nashville February 3
5 For Our Heroes Montgomery Gentry Columbia Nashville May 26
2 10 Gloriana Gloriana Emblem/Reprise/Warner Bros. August 4
8 Go Doc Walker Open Road September 8
3 10 Gold and Green Sugarland Mercury Nashville October 13
1 2 Greatest Hits II Kenny Chesney BNA May 19
7 Growing Up Is Getting Old Jason Michael Carroll Arista Nashville April 28
1 1 Hannah Montana: The Movie Various Artists Walt Disney March 24
10 Happiness and All the Other Things Cross Canadian Ragweed Universal South September 1
3 11 I Told You So: The Ultimate
Hits of Randy Travis		 Randy Travis Warner Bros. Nashville March 17
3 8 It's America Rodney Atkins Curb March 31
3 Justin Moore Justin Moore Valory Music Group August 11
1 1 Keep On Loving You Reba McEntire Valory Music Group/Starstruck August 18
5 5 The List Rosanne Cash Manhattan/EMI October 6
1 1 Live on the Inside Sugarland Mercury Nashville August 4
44 3 The Long Way Home Terri Clark EMI Canada/Capitol/BareTrack September 1
2 Losin' Lately Gambler Corb Lund New West September 22
6 The Man I Want to Be Chris Young RCA Nashville September 1
8 23 Natural Forces Lyle Lovett Curb/Lost Highway October 20
3 Now Country 3 Various Artists EMI October 6
4 Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2 Various Artists Sony August 25
1 1 Play On Carrie Underwood Arista Nashville November 3
1 6 Revolution Miranda Lambert Columbia Nashville September 29
3 The Road Hammers II The Road Hammers Open Road February 24
1 3 Shine Martina McBride RCA Nashville March 24
5 28 Sing: Chapter 1 Wynonna Asylum-Curb February 3
3 13 Son of a Preacher Man John Rich Warner Bros. Nashville March 24
10 Songs of Love and Heartache Alan Jackson Cracker Barrel November 2
1 1 Southern Voice Tim McGraw Curb October 20
4 Stars du Country Various Artists Unidisc August 18
3 These Are the Moments The Rankin Family MapleMusic February 3
6 4 Townes Steve Earle New West May 12
1 1 Twang George Strait MCA Nashville August 11
1 1 Unstoppable Rascal Flatts Lyric Street April 7
2 What I'm For Pat Green BNA January 27
2 15 Wide Open Jason Aldean Broken Bow April 7
10 World Wide Open Love and Theft Carolwood August 25

Other top albums

US CAN Album Artist Record Label Release Date
29 Aged and Confused Bill Engvall Warner Bros. Nashville October 6
13 21 Back to Tennessee Billy Ray Cyrus Lyric Street April 7
45 Bad Magick: The Best of
Shooter Jennings and the .357's		 Shooter Jennings Universal South March 24
33 Beautiful Day Charlie Robison Dualtone June 23
13 Behavioral Problems Ron White Capitol Nashville April 21
21 Big Dreams & High Hopes Jack Ingram Big Machine August 25
20 Big Sky One More Girl EMI October 6
16 The Boys Are Back The Oak Ridge Boys Quarterback May 19
44 Brothers from Different Mothers Dailey & Vincent Rounder March 31
29 19 Closer to the Bone Kris Kristofferson New West September 29
22 A Collection of My Best Recollection George Jones Cracker Barrel September 1
32 45 Country Club John Doe and The Sadies Yep Roc April 14
41 Country Is as Country Does Colt Ford Average Joe's October 6
12 Crazy Days Adam Gregory Big Machine/NSA/Midas March 24
40 Davisson Brothers Band Davisson Brothers Band Yell March 10
32 47 Dean Brody Dean Brody Broken Bow April 28
47 Deep in the Heart of Texas:
Aaron Watson Live		 Aaron Watson Thirty Tigers September 15
36 40 Dolly: Live from London Dolly Parton Dolly Records November 10
19 El Niño Loco Rodney Carrington Capitol Nashville June 16
24 Fight Like a Girl Bomshel Curb October 20
25 The Foundation (bonus tracks) Zac Brown Band Cracker Barrel September 8
23 Good, Bad & Pretty Things Jessie Farrell 604 October 6
28 A Gospel Journey The Oak Ridge Boys Gaither April 21
27 36 Greatest Hits Big & Rich Warner Bros. Nashville September 29
37 Here with Me Holly Williams Mercury Nashville June 16
38 Hills and Valleys The Flatlanders New West March 31
19 I'm About to Come Alive David Nail MCA Nashville August 18
46 The Inside Passage Barney Bentall True North September 22
26 It's About Time Shane Yellowbird On Ramp November 17
23 33 iTunes Originals Keith Urban Capitol Nashville July 21
20 Live from Bonnaroo Zac Brown Band Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture August 4
43 Live Sessions Jason Aldean Broken Bow November 23
29 Lost Highway Willie Nelson Lost Highway August 11
40 A Moment in Time Lorrie Morgan Country Crossing October 27
19 42 Mountain Soul II Patty Loveless Saguaro Road September 29
28 Moving On Casey Donahew Band Almost Country September 1
27 25 My Turn Tanya Tucker Saguaro Road June 30
29 Naked Willie Willie Nelson Legacy March 17
40 Never Going Back Collin Raye Saguaro Road April 28
11 Now That's What I Call a Country Christmas Various Artists Sony October 6
30 Off the Hillbilly Hook Trailer Choir Show Dog Nashville June 9
15 51 Old Things New Joe Nichols Universal South October 27
50 On the Can Larry the Cable Guy Warner Bros. Nashville July 21
33 One for One Julian Austin Little Ol' Records May 26
37 The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy Big Kenny Love Everybody/Bigger Picture November 10
41 The Reason Diamond Rio Word September 22
17 Roadhouse Sun Ryan Bingham and
The Dead Horses		 Lost Highway June 2
20 50 The Rock Tracy Lawrence Rocky Comfort/CO5 June 9
17 The Rose Hotel Robert Earl Keen Lost Highway September 29
32 Sara Smile Jimmy Wayne Valory Music Group November 23
39 Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Ricky Skaggs Skaggs Family September 15
26 Sounds Like Life Darryl Worley Stroudavarious June 9
19 34 Tailgate Party Larry the Cable Guy Warner Bros. Nashville September 22
19 Then Sings My Soul Ronnie Milsap Star Song March 10
31 Three Wooden Crosses: The
Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis		 Randy Travis Word March 17
29 Traveling Circus Phil Vassar Universal South December 15
44 Unwrapped Rascal Flatts Lyric Street November 23
13 Willie and the Wheel Willie Nelson and
Asleep at the Wheel		 Lost Highway February 3

Deaths

  • January 9 — Jon Hager, 67, one half of the Hager Twins, gained fame on Hee Haw.
  • February 7 — Molly Bee, 69, gained fame through appearances on Hometown Jamboree. (complications from a stroke)
  • March 2 — Ernest Ashworth, 80, Grand Ole Opry star, best known for his 1963 Number One hit, "Talk Back Tremblin' Lips".
  • March 8 — Hank Locklin, 91, Grand Ole Opry star, best known for his 1960 crossover hit, "Please Help Me, I'm Falling".
  • March 25 — Dan Seals, 61, singer-songwriter of the 1980s, best known for his 1985 crossover hit, "Bop". (mantle cell lymphoma)
  • April 28 — Vern Gosdin, 74, singer-songwriter known as "the Voice." (complications from a stroke)
  • June 10 — Barry Beckett, 66, record producer and session musician (natural causes)
  • June 24 — Tim Krekel, 58, country music songwriter (cancer)
  • July 28 — Reverend Ike, 74, Ike made a guest appearance on Hank Williams Jr.'s single “Mind Your Own Business”, a Number One country hit in 1986. (complications from a stroke)
  • August 13 — Les Paul, 94, recording innovator and electric guitar inventor, both which have seen significant use in country music (complications from pneumonia)
  • August 14 — Warren "Gates" Nichols, 65, steel guitarist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Confederate Railroad (pancreatic cancer).
  • September 27 — Ruby Wright, 69, daughter of country music legends Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright and prominent member of her parents' touring act (heart-related illness)

Hall of Fame Inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

CMT Music Awards

(presented June 16 in Nashville)

Academy of Country Music

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 13 in Vancouver)

  • Fans' Choice Award — Johnny Reid
  • Male Artist of the Year — Johnny Reid
  • Female Artist of the Year — Crystal Shawanda
  • Group or Duo of the Year — Doc Walker
  • Songwriter(s) of the Year — "A Woman Like You", written by Johnny Reid and Brent Maher
  • Single of the Year — "Brothers", performed by Dean Brody
  • Album of the Year — Dance with Me, Johnny Reid
  • Top Selling Album — Fearless, Taylor Swift
  • Top Selling Canadian Album — Dance with Me, Johnny Reid
  • CMT Video of the Year — "A Woman Like You", Johnny Reid
  • Rising Star Award — Tara Oram
  • Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Corb Lund

Country Music Association

(presented November 11 in Nashville)

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.

References

  1. ^ [1] 2009 MTV Music Video Awards — Best Female Video
  2. ^ Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech‎
  3. ^ "Kanye calls Taylor Swift after ‘View’ appearance". The Associated Press/MSNBC. 2009-09-15. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32861800/ns/entertainment-music/. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  4. ^ [2]

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