2002 in country music
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See also: 2001 in country music, 2002 in music, other events of 2002, 2003 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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[edit] Events
- November – 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.
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
| Date | Song Name | Artist | Wks. No. 1 | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Good Morning Beautiful | Steve Holy | 5 | |
| March 9 | Bring on the Rain | Jo Dee Messina (featuring Tim McGraw) | 1 | |
| March 16 | The Cowboy in Me | Tim McGraw | 1 | |
| March 23 | The Long Goodbye | Brooks & Dunn | 1 | |
| March 30 | Blessed | Martina McBride | 2 | |
| April 13 | I Breathe In, I Breathe Out | Chris Cagle | 1 | |
| April 20 | My List | Toby Keith | 5 | |
| May 25 | Drive (For Daddy Gene) | Alan Jackson | 4 | |
| June 22 | Living and Living Well | George Strait | 2 | |
| July 6 | I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) | Brad Paisley | 2 | |
| July 20 | Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) | Toby Keith | 1 | |
| July 27 | The Good Stuff | Kenny Chesney | 7 | 1 |
| September 14 | Unbroken | Tim McGraw | 1 | |
| September 21 | I Miss My Friend | Darryl Worley | 1 | |
| September 28 | Beautiful Mess | Diamond Rio | 2 | 2 |
| October 5 | Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo | Tracy Byrd | 1 | |
| October 19 | Somebody Like You | Keith Urban | 6 | |
| November 30 | These Days | Rascal Flatts | 3 | |
| December 21 | Who's Your Daddy? | Toby Keith | 1 | |
| December 28 | She'll Leave You With a Smile | George Strait | 2 |
- 1 – No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.
- 2 – Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
[edit] Other major hits
- "American Child" – Phil Vassar
- "Before I Knew Better" – Brad Martin
- "Every River" - Brooks & Dunn
- "Help Me Understand" – Trace Adkins
- "I Don't Have To Be Me ('Til Monday)" – Steve Azar
- "I Don't Want You to Go" – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- "I Keep Lookin'" – Sara Evans
- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" – Shania Twain
- "I'm Movin' On" – Rascal Flatts
- "The Impossible" – Joe Nichols
- "In Another World" – Joe Diffie
- "Just Let Me Be in Love" – Tracy Byrd
- "Just What I Do" – Trick Pony
- "Landslide" – Dixie Chicks
- "Long Time Gone" – Dixie Chicks
- "Mendocino County Line" – Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
- "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" – Travis Tritt
- "My Heart is Lost to You" – Brooks & Dunn
- "My Town" – Montgomery Gentry
- "Not a Day Goes By" – Lonestar
- "Ol' Red" – Blake Shelton
- "The One" – Gary Allan
- "Red Ragtop" – Tim McGraw
- "She Was" – Mark Chesnutt
- "Some Days You Gotta Dance" – Dixie Chicks
- "Squeeze Me In" – Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
- "That's Just Jessie" – Kevin Denney
- "That's When I Love You" – Phil Vassar
- "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man" – Andy Griggs
- "What If She's an Angel" – Tommy Shane Steiner
- "When You Lie Next To Me" – Kellie Coffey
- "Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagle Fly" – Aaron Tippin
- "Where Would You Be" – Martina McBride
- "Wrapped Around" – Brad Paisley
- "Wrapped Up in You" – Garth Brooks
- "Work in Progress" – Alan Jackson
- "Young" – Kenny Chesney
[edit] Top new album releases
- Drive – Alan Jackson (Arista)
- Halos & Horns - Dolly Parton (Sugar Hill)
- Home – Dixie Chicks (Monument/Sony)
- Something Worth Leaving Behind – Lee Ann Womack (MCA Nashville)
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- February 13 - Waylon Jennings, 64, singer and guitarist (diabetic complications)
- March 3 - Harlan Howard, 74, songwriter
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Bill Carlisle (1908–2003)
- Porter Wagoner (born 1927)
[edit] Major Awards
[edit] Grammy awards
[edit] Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Brooks & Dunn
- Song Of The Year -- "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson - Alan Jackson
- Single Of The Year -- "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year -- O Brother Where Art Thou?
- Top Male Vocalist -- Alan Jackson
- Top Female Vocalist -- Martina McBride
- Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group -- Lonestar
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Phil Vassar
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Trick Pony
- Video Of The Year -- "Only In America" - Brooks & Dunn (Director: Michael Merriman)
- Vocal Event Of The Year -- "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
[edit] 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
- Vocal Event Of The Year -- "Mendocino County Line" - Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
- Music Video Of The Year -- "I'm Gonna Miss Her (the Fishing Song)" - Brad Paisley (Director: Peter Zavadil)
[edit] 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.
