2008 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2008.

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List of years in country music (table)
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Events

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2008:

USCANSingleArtistReference
11 All-American Girl Carrie Underwood
1441 All I Ever Wanted Chuck Wicks
13 All I Want to Do Sugarland
44 All Summer Long Kid Rock
1545 Another Try Josh Turner featuring
Trisha Yearwood
1641 Anything Goes Randy Houser
18 Back When I Knew It All Montgomery Gentry
12 Better as a Memory Kenny Chesney
1526 Bob That Head Rascal Flatts
110 Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band
15 Cleaning This Gun (Come On in Boy) Rodney Atkins
1816 Come On Over Jessica Simpson
1028 Country Man Luke Bryan
13 Do You Believe Me Now Jimmy Wayne
13 Don't Think I Don't Think About It Darius Rucker
52 Everybody Keith Urban
11 Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven Kenny Chesney
featuring The Wailers
25 Every Day Rascal Flatts
1516 Every Other Weekend Reba McEntire featuring Kenny Chesney
118 Get My Drink On Toby Keith
1111 God Must Be Busy Brooks & Dunn
11 Good Time Alan Jackson
719 Gunpowder & Lead Miranda Lambert
936 Holler Back The Lost Trailers
136 Home Blake Shelton
11 I Saw God Today George Strait
29 I Still Miss You Keith Anderson
1031 I'll Walk Bucky Covington
11 I'm Still a Guy Brad Paisley
361 In My Next Life Terri Clark
1028 International Harvester Craig Morgan
1645 It Ain't No Crime Joe Nichols
1132 It's Good to Be Us Bucky Covington
1139 Johnny & June Heidi Newfield
12 Just a Dream Carrie Underwood
12 Just Got Started Lovin' You James Otto
1619 Kristofferson Tim McGraw
13 Last Name Carrie Underwood
66 Laughed Until We Cried Jason Aldean
1323 Learning How to Bend Gary Allan
24 Let It Go Tim McGraw
11 Letter to Me Brad Paisley
1118 Lookin' for a Good Time Lady Antebellum
35 Love Don't Live Here Lady Antebellum
217 Love Is a Beautiful Thing Phil Vassar
932 Love Remembers Craig Morgan
11 Love Story Taylor Swift
31 Picture to Burn Taylor Swift
31 Put a Girl in It Brooks & Dunn
47 Ready, Set, Don't Go Billy Ray Cyrus
with Miley Cyrus
1547 Relentless Jason Aldean
15 Roll with Me Montgomery Gentry
14 She Never Cried in Front of Me Toby Keith
1317 She's a Hottie Toby Keith
22 Shiftwork Kenny Chesney
duet with George Strait
15 Should've Said No Taylor Swift
13 Small Town Southern Man Alan Jackson
1548 Something About a Woman Jake Owen
25 Stay Sugarland
511 Stealing Cinderella Chuck Wicks
1330 Stronger Woman Jewel
1212 Suspicions Tim McGraw
20 Takin' Off This Pain Ashton Shepherd
18 That Song in My Head Julianne Hough
1633 Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind Kellie Pickler
73 Troubadour George Strait
513 Trying to Stop Your Leaving Dierks Bentley
11 Waitin' on a Woman Brad Paisley
211 Watching Airplanes Gary Allan
1038 We Weren't Crazy Josh Gracin
38 What Do Ya Think About That Montgomery Gentry
34 What Kinda Gone Chris Cagle
22 Winner at a Losing Game Rascal Flatts
1919 Workin' for a Livin' Garth Brooks
& Huey Lewis
215 You Can Let Go Crystal Shawanda
11 You Look Good in My Shirt Keith Urban
11 You're Gonna Miss This Trace Adkins

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2008:

USAlbumArtistRecord LabelRelease DateReference
1 35 Biggest Hits Toby Keith Show DogMay 6
4 All I Intended to Be Emmylou Harris NonesuchJune 10
8 Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends Anne Murray Manhattan/EMIJanuary 15
3 Around the Bend Randy Travis Warner Bros. NashvilleJuly 15
3 Back When I Knew It All Montgomery Gentry Columbia NashvilleJune 10
2 Backwoods Barbie Dolly Parton DollyFebruary 26
1 Beautiful Eyes Taylor Swift Big MachineJuly 15
4 Call Me Crazy Lee Ann Womack MCA NashvilleOctober 21
3 Christmas Duets Elvis Presley RCAOctober 14
3 C'mon! Keith Anderson Columbia NashvilleAugust 5
2 Damn Right, Rebel Proud Hank Williams III BrucOctober 21
4 Do You Believe Me Now Jimmy Wayne Valory Music GroupAugust 26
1 Do You Know Jessica Simpson Epic/Columbia NashvilleSeptember 9
1 Fearless Taylor Swift Big MachineNovember 11
2 The Foundation Zac Brown Band Atlantic/Home Grown/Big PictureNovember 18
7 [10] Goin' All Out Dan Evans Edje-ExecutiveOctober 7
1 Good Time Alan Jackson Arista NashvilleMarch 4
1 Greatest Hits 3 Tim McGraw CurbOctober 7
2 Greatest Hits/
Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
Dierks Bentley Capitol NashvilleMay 6
1 Greatest Hits: Limited Edition Tim McGraw CurbApril 29
2 Greatest Hits Volume 1 Rascal Flatts Lyric StreetOctober 28
5 Holler Back The Lost Trailers BNAAugust 26
5 Jet Black & Jealous Eli Young Band Universal SouthSeptember 16
1 Julianne Hough Julianne Hough Mercury NashvilleMay 20
2 Joy to the World Faith Hill Warner Bros. NashvilleSeptember 30
1 Kellie Pickler Kellie Pickler BNASeptember 30
1 Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum Capitol NashvilleApril 15
1 Learn to Live Darius Rucker Capitol NashvilleSeptember 16
10 The Life of a Song Joey & Rory Vanguard/Sugar HillOctober 28
2 Little Bit of Everything Billy Currington Mercury NashvilleOctober 14
1 Love on the Inside Sugarland Mercury NashvilleJuly 22
1 Lucky Old Sun Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/BNAOctober 14
8 Moment of Forever Willie Nelson Lost HighwayJanuary 29
1 My Life's Been a Country Song Chris Cagle Capitol NashvilleFebruary 19
1 Now That's What I Call Country Various ArtistsUMG/Sony BMG/CapitolAugust 26
1 Perfectly Clear Jewel Valory Music GroupJune 3
8 Phil Stacey Phil Stacey Lyric StreetApril 29
1 Play Brad Paisley Arista NashvilleNovember 4
3 Prayer of a Common Man Phil Vassar Universal SouthApril 22
3 Randy Rogers Band Randy Rogers Band Mercury NashvilleSeptember 23
2 Sounds of the Season:
The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection
Julianne Hough Mercury NashvilleOctober 12
7 Startin' Fires Blake Shelton Warner Bros. NashvilleNovember 18
7 Starting Now Chuck Wicks RCA NashvilleJanuary 22
2 Sunset Man James Otto Raybaw/Warner Bros.April 8
7 Tennessee Pusher Old Crow Medicine Show NettwerkSeptember 23
1 That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy Toby Keith Show DogOctober 28
6 That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson Mercury NashvilleAugust 5
8 That's Why Craig Morgan BNAOctober 21
1 Troubadour George Strait MCA NashvilleApril 1
4 We Weren't Crazy Josh Gracin Lyric StreetApril 1
2 What Am I Waiting For Heidi Newfield CurbAugust 5
8 Why Wait Kristy Lee Cook Arista NashvilleSeptember 16
7 X Trace Adkins Capitol NashvilleNovember 25

Other top albums

USAlbumArtistRecord LabelRelease DateReference
41 50 Greatest Hits Reba McEntire MCA NashvilleOctober 28
50America Johnny Cash LegacyOctober 28
28Angels & Outlaws Aaron Watson Thirty TigersApril 1
35 Anne Murray's Christmas Album Anne Murray Manhattan/EMIOctober 7
21 Anything Goes Randy Houser Universal SouthNovember 18
17 Beer for My Horses (soundtrack) Various ArtistsShow DogAugust 12
47The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show Johnny Cash Sony BMGJanuary 8
27Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition Blake Shelton Warner Bros. NashvilleFebruary 26
50 Blood, Sweat, and Steel The Road Hammers MontageJune 24
33 Broken In Trent Willmon CompadreFebruary 26
22 Bulletproof Reckless Kelly Yep RocJune 24
15 Burn Your Playhouse Down George Jones BanditAugust 19
48 Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe The Cherryholmes Skaggs FamilySeptember 30
16 Classic Christmas George Strait MCA NashvilleOctober 7
26Classic Chris LeDoux Chris LeDoux Capitol NashvilleApril 29
30 Comal County Blue Jason Boland & the Stragglers Thirty TigersAugust 26
30 Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas Mary Chapin Carpenter ZoeSeptember 30
26Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One Bill Gaither GaitherAugust 19
32Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two Bill Gaither GaitherAugust 19
44Country Love SongsVarious ArtistsCompass/BMGNovember 11
15 Country Sings Disney Various ArtistsWalt DisneyJuly 8
16 Dawn of a New Day Crystal Shawanda RCA NashvilleAugust 19
42God Bless the USAVarious ArtistsWordApril 29
35 Good Thing Going Rhonda Vincent RounderJanuary 8
16 Greatest Hits Craig Morgan Broken BowSeptember 30
37 Heart of Stone Chris Knight Drifter's ChurchSeptember 2
39Here It Is Roger Creager Thirty TigersAugust 26
18 How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites
from the Grand Ole Opry
Various ArtistsRCA NashvilleFebruary 5
29 Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass:
Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Ricky Skaggs Skaggs FamilyMarch 25
11The Imus Ranch RecordVarious ArtistsNew WestSeptember 16
19 I Turn to You Richie McDonald LucidJune 3
36I Will Always Love You: 17 Inspirational SongsVarious ArtistsWordJanuary 15
29 If We Ever Make It Home Wade Bowen SustainSeptember 30
32 Jeff Bates Jeff Bates Black RiverApril 8
43 Keep on Walkin' The Grascals RounderJuly 15
38Limited Edition: Greatest Hits Volumes 1, 2 & 3 Tim McGraw CurbOctober 7
19 Live in Concert Martina McBride RCA NashvilleApril 29
35 Love Songs Trisha Yearwood MCA NashvilleJanuary 15
27 Meet Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Capitol NashvilleAugust 19
40More Greatest Fits Roy D. Mercer Capitol NashvilleJune 10
43 Naïve Micky & the Motorcars SmithJuly 29
46 One Hell of a Ride Willie Nelson Lost HighwayApril 1
14 One on One Randy Owen Broken BowNovember 4
27 Patriotic Country 3 Various ArtistsRazor & TieJune 24
48 Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Sony BMGDecember 2
39Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver John Denver Sony BMGApril 29
37Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Sony BMGApril 29
50Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Sony BMGApril 29
24 Ride Through the Country Colt Ford Average Joe'sDecember 2
35 Rollin' with the Flow Mark Chesnutt Lofton CreekJune 24
38 Sex and Gasoline Rodney Crowell Yep RocSeptember 2
13 Sleepless Nights Patty Loveless Saguaro RoadSeptember 9
16 Sounds So Good Ashton Shepherd MCA NashvilleMarch 4
35 Time Flies John Michael Montgomery StringtownOctober 14
41'Tis the Season: A Country Christmas –
15 Christmas Classics
Various Artists
42The Unreleased Recordings Hank Williams Time LifeOctober 28
49The Unreleased Recordings Hank Williams Time LifeOctober 28
45Vagrants & Kings Cory Morrow SustainMay 20
11Vintage Country: The Golden Age of Country MusicVarious ArtistsSony BMGMarch 25
28 Waylon Forever Waylon Jennings VagrantOctober 21
32 Wheels Dan Tyminski RounderJune 17

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

(presented February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles)

Juno Awards

(presented March 29, 2009 in Vancouver)

CMT Music Awards

(presented April 14 in Nashville)

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas)

Americana Music Honors & Awards

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on October 19, 2008)

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 8 in Winnipeg)

Country Music Association

(presented November 12 in Nashville)

See also

Bibliography

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