1996 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.

Contents

List of years in country music (table)
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Events

Top hits of the year

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
2118 4 to 1 in Atlanta Tracy Byrd
153 Ain't Got Nothin' on Us John Michael Montgomery
52 All I Want Is a Life Tim McGraw
1315 All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down The Mavericks
(feat. Flaco Jiménez)
1114 Almost a Memory Now BlackHawk
2418 Are We in Trouble Now Randy Travis
11 The Beaches of Cheyenne Garth Brooks
11 Believe Me Baby (I Lied) Trisha Yearwood
178 Big Guitar BlackHawk
11 Bigger Than the Beatles Joe Diffie
101 Blue LeAnn Rimes
11 Blue Clear Sky George Strait
1214 Born in the Dark Doug Stone
1824 Bury the Shovel Clay Walker
1821 By My Side Lorrie Morgan & Jon Randall
12 Carried Away George Strait
198 The Change Garth Brooks
1030 Change My Mind John Berry
44 Cowboy Love John Michael Montgomery
13 Daddy's Money Ricochet
62 Deep Down Pam Tillis
29 Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You Toby Keith
18 Don't Get Me Started Rhett Akins
310 Every Light in the House Trace Adkins
22 Every Time I Get Around You David Lee Murphy
3417 Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name John Berry
21 The Fear of Being Alone Reba McEntire
1210 Givin' Water to a Drowning Man Lee Roy Parnell
644 Goodnight Sweetheart David Kersh
2317 Grandpa Told Me So Kenny Chesney
11 Guys Do It All the Time Mindy McCready
23 Heads Carolina, Tails California Jo Dee Messina
2112 Heart Half Empty Ty Herndon featuring Stephanie Bentley
33 Heart's Desire Lee Roy Parnell
145 Heaven Help My Heart Wynonna Judd
1434 Heaven in My Woman's Eyes Tracy Byrd
121 High Lonesome Sound Vince Gill
620 Holdin' Onto Something Jeff Carson
34 Home Alan Jackson
238 Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt
26 Hypnotize the Moon Clay Walker
23 I Am That Man Brooks & Dunn
42 I Can Still Make Cheyenne George Strait
28 I Don't Think I Will James Bonamy
58 I Know She Still Loves Me George Strait
32 I Think About You Collin Raye
15 I'll Try Alan Jackson
42 I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore Bryan White
44 If You Loved Me Tracy Lawrence
12 It Matters to Me Faith Hill
1917 It Works Alabama
74 It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings Mark Chesnutt
1517 It's All in Your Head Diamond Rio
1421 It's Lonely Out There Pam Tillis
52 It's Midnight Cinderella Garth Brooks
511 It's What I Do Billy Dean
66 Jacob's Ladder Mark Wills
228 Learning as You Go Rick Trevino
11 Like the Rain Clint Black
31 Like There Ain't No Yesterday BlackHawk
12 Little Bitty Alan Jackson
11 Living in a Moment Ty Herndon
13 Lonely Too Long Patty Loveless
44 Long as I Live John Michael Montgomery
910 Love Is Stronger Than Pride Ricochet
1220 Love Remains Collin Raye
413 The Maker Said Take Her Alabama
138 Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing Brooks & Dunn
26 Me and You Kenny Chesney
54 Meant to Be Sammy Kershaw
37 More Than You'll Ever Know Travis Tritt
11 My Maria Brooks & Dunn
11 No News Lonestar
34 Not Enough Hours in the Night Doug Supernaw
310 Not That Different Collin Raye
22 On a Good Night Wade Hayes
14 One Way Ticket (Because I Can) LeAnn Rimes
57 Only on Days That End in "Y" Clay Walker
135 Out with a Bang David Lee Murphy
2014 Ready, Willing and Able Lari White
12 Rebecca Lynn Bryan White
18 Redneck 12 Days of Christmas Jeff Foxworthy
914 Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands Reba McEntire
814 The River and the Highway Pam Tillis
512 The Road You Leave Behind David Lee Murphy
1919 'Round Here Sawyer Brown
89 Runnin' Away with My Heart Lonestar
3818Say I Alabama
15 She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart Tim McGraw
1720 She Said Yes Rhett Akins
2620 She's Got a Mind of Her Own James Bonamy
11 So Much for Pretending Bryan White
1313 Some Things Are Meant to Be Linda Davis
38 Someone Else's Dream Faith Hill
242 Stars over Texas Tracy Lawrence
1926 Starting Over Again Reba McEntire
11 Strawberry Wine Deana Carter
613 Ten Thousand Angels Mindy McCready
43 That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me Billy Dean
43 That Ol' Wind Garth Brooks
1834 That's Enough of That Mila Mason
419 That's What I Get for Lovin' You Diamond Rio
47 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Neal McCoy
2033 There's a Girl in Texas Trace Adkins
1327 A Thousand Times a Day Patty Loveless
11 Time Marches On Tracy Lawrence
13 To Be Loved by You Wynonna Judd
410 Too Much Fun Daryle Singletary
319 Treat Her Right Sawyer Brown
107 Vidalia Sammy Kershaw
22 Walkin' Away Diamond Rio
521 What Do I Know Ricochet
515 What I Meant to Say Wade Hayes
1221 When a Woman Loves a Man Lee Roy Parnell
4518 When Cowboys Didn't Dance Lonestar
15 Wild Angels Martina McBride
610 A Woman's Touch Toby Keith
56 Worlds Apart Vince Gill
2518 Would I Randy Travis
3713 Wrong Place, Wrong Time Mark Chesnutt
11 You Can Feel Bad Patty Loveless
61 You Can't Lose Me Faith Hill
313 You Gotta Love That Neal McCoy
722 You're Not in Kansas Anymore Jo Dee Messina

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
18All 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
20A Fine Line Lawnie Wallace
10 Foolproof Desert Dolphins
18 Forty Days and Nights The Rankin Family
287 Home Ain't where His Heart Is (Anymore) Shania Twain
21 I Do Paul Brandt
4 I Waited Chris Cummings
81 If I Were You Terri Clark
11 (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
13Love Music Loves to Dance Calvin Wiggett
51 My Heart Has a History Paul Brandt
11 No One Needs to Know Shania Twain
501 Nobody's Girl Michelle Wright
4 One Step Back Jamie Warren
51 Poor Poor Pitiful Me Terri Clark
16Rhythm of Your Wings Gary Fjellgaard
9 Roving Gypsy Boy The Rankin Family
14Sittin' Pretty Thomas Wade & Wayward
18So, So Long Rachel Matkin
2 Stuck on Your Love Duane Steele
3411 Suddenly Single Terri Clark
1 Sure Enough Chris Cummings
13Take 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
12Watching Her SleepJamie Warren
33 When Boy Meets Girl Terri Clark
15Wild and Free Joan Kennedy
15Windows to the Past The Neilsons
11 You Win My Love Shania Twain
8 Zero to Sixty Thomas Wade & Wayward

Top new album releases

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
21All the Good 'Uns (The Best of Ian Tyson) Ian Tyson Stony Plain
10 Anne Murray Anne Murray SBK/Capitol
13The Best of Country HeatVarious ArtistsBMG
179 The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney Various ArtistsWalt Disney
73 Between Now and Forever Bryan White Asylum
1218 Big Love Tracy Byrd MCA Nashville
13The Birth of a Star Patsy Cline Razor & Tie
11 Blue LeAnn Rimes Curb
13 Blue Clear Sky George Strait MCA Nashville
6 Blue Moon Toby Keith A&M
5 Blue Plate Special Prairie Oyster Velvel
11 Borderline Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville
3312 BR5-49 BR5-49 Arista Nashville
141 Calm Before the Storm Paul Brandt Reprise
23 Christmas: The Gift Collin Raye Epic
18 Christmas Vol. II Alabama RCA Nashville
1CMT Canada '96Various ArtistsBMG
1 Collection The Rankin Family EMI
3 Crank It Up: The Music Album Jeff Foxworthy Warner Bros.
21 Did I Shave My Legs for This? Deana Carter Capitol Nashville
616 Dreamin' Out Loud Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville
622 Everybody Knows Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville
11 Everything I Love Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
99 Faces John Berry Capitol Nashville
746 For Me It's You Michelle Wright Arista Nashville
4Friends & LoversVarious ArtistsSony
910 Full Circle Randy Travis Warner Bros.
126 Gettin' Out the Good Stuff David Lee Murphy MCA Nashville
10 The Gift Kenny Rogers Magnatone
21 Goodnight Sweetheart David Kersh Curb
89 Greater Need Lorrie Morgan BNA
25 Greatest Hits Clint Black RCA Nashville
1814 Greatest Hits Mark Chesnutt Decca Nashville
35 High Lonesome Sound Vince Gill MCA Nashville
2721 Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best Marty Stuart MCA Nashville
23 I Stoled This Record Cledus T. Judd Razor & Tie
18 It's What I Do Billy Dean Capitol Nashville
144 IV Diamond Rio Arista Nashville
228 Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Messina Curb
103 Just the Same Terri Clark Mercury/PolyGram
17 Learning as You Go Rick Trevino Columbia
7418 Lisa Brokop Lisa Brokop Capitol Nashville
618 Living in a Moment Ty Herndon Epic
11 Makin' Hay Farmer's Daughter Universal
9 Me and You Kenny Chesney BNA
42 Measure of a Man Kevin Sharp Asylum
77 Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Atlantic
3New Country 3Various ArtistsWarner
1911 Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) Various ArtistsDecca Nashville
11 On a Good Night Wade Hayes Columbia
6114 One Ride in Vegas Deryl Dodd Columbia
313 A Place in the World Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia
17 Politics, Religion and Her Sammy Kershaw Mercury/PolyGram
3613Reflections: Songs of Love John Denver RCA
78 The Restless Kind Travis Tritt Warner Bros.
21 Revelations Wynonna Judd Curb/MCA Nashville
1412 Ricochet Ricochet Columbia
4 The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett Curb
19 Shady Grove Jerry Garcia & David Grisman Acoustic Disc
7211Solid Ground Ricky Skaggs Atlantic
13 Somebody New Rhett Akins Decca Nashville
21 Somewhere Inside Chris Cummings Warner
204 Spirit Willie Nelson Island
1211 Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 The Beach Boys River North
21Steppin' Country 2Various ArtistsColumbia
51 Ten Thousand Angels Mindy McCready BNA
33 Tennessee Moon Neil Diamond Columbia
4320 That's Enough of That Mila Mason Atlantic
44 Time Marches On Tracy Lawrence Atlantic
2014 Trail of Tears Billy Ray Cyrus Mercury/PolyGram
2124 Treasures Dolly Parton Rising Tide
1016 The Trouble with the Truth Patty Loveless Epic
8Untamed and True 3Various ArtistsMCA
20 Used Heart for Sale Gary Allan Decca Nashville
514 What I Do the Best John Michael Montgomery Atlantic
16 What I Live to Do James Bonamy Epic
13 What If It's You Reba McEntire MCA Nashville

Other top albums

USCANAlbumArtistRecord 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
73Elvis: 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
36Hang of the Heartache Desert Dolphins Quality
39Hit Country '96Various ArtistsK-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
53Live Jeff Foxworthy Laughing Hyena
47The Luv Collection: Real LuvVarious ArtistsEMI-Capitol
6028Mandy Barnett Mandy Barnett Asylum
38 Mark Wills Mark Wills Mercury Nashville
45 "My Roots Are Showing..." K. T. Oslin BNA
38NASCAR: Hotter Than AsphaltVarious ArtistsColumbia
66 NFL Country Various ArtistsGridiron
54Now 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 ArtistsAtlantica
50The Rocky Mountain Collection John Denver RCA
32Semi 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
38Star of Wonder –
A Country Christmas Collection
Various ArtistsArista Nashville
44 Starlite Lounge David Ball Warner Bros.
46Super Hits Alabama RCA Nashville
66Super Hits Waylon Jennings RCA Nashville
51Super 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
4231 You Still Got Me Doug Supernaw Giant

Births

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on September 30, 1996)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

RPM Big Country Awards

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Country Music Association Awards</span>

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