Alan Eugene Jackson is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for performing a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country",as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 21 studio albums,including two Christmas albums,and two gospel albums,as well as released three greatest-hits albums.
"Margaritaville" is a 1977 song by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett from the album Changes in Latitudes,Changes in Attitudes. In the United States,"Margaritaville" reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart,also peaking at No. 13 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Billboard ranked it number 14 on its 1977 Pop Singles year-end chart. It was Buffett's highest charting solo single. After Buffett’s death on September 1,2023,the song re-entered the Top 40 for the week ending September 16,2023.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2003.
"Amazed" is a song by American country music group Lonestar,released on March 22,1999,to country radio as the second single from their third studio album Lonely Grill (1999). The power ballad is the band's longest-lasting number one single and biggest hit,spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard country chart. The song was written by Marv Green,Aimee Mayo,and Chris Lindsey. A pop remix of the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts in 2000. The song has sold over 1,650,000 digital copies in the US as of February 2016.
Greatest Hits Volume II,also known as Greatest Hits Volume II... and Some Other Stuff is the third compilation album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. The original version of this album was only available through December,2003 and contained two discs:the first disc has 16 hits and two new cuts,while the second disc has eight album tracks. Subsequent releases contained only the first disc.
Under the Influence is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 26,1999,and features covers of other country artists' material. Three singles were released from Under the Influence;"Pop a Top","The Blues Man",and "It Must Be Love",which respectively reached No. 6,No. 37,and No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "My Own Kind of Hat","Margaritaville" and "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" also entered the lower regions of the charts from unsolicited airplay.
The discography of American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett consists of 32 studio albums,11 compilations albums,14 live albums,one soundtrack album,and 67 singles. Buffett was known for his unique style of music called "Gulf and Western",which combines elements of country,folk rock,pop,and Caribbean,with tropical lyrical themes. Buffett has sold over 20 million albums worldwide,and he has a net worth of $550 million.
Live at Fenway Park is a live album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It is one of a number of Jimmy Buffett sound board live albums recorded directly from the mixing console without further editing,in this sense resembling bootleg recordings.
"No Shoes,No Shirt,No Problems" is a song written by Casey Beathard and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2003 as the fifth and final single from his album of the same name. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart in August 2003,behind Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere".
Jimmy Buffett sound board live albums are a series of live albums by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett recorded directly from the sound board without further editing thus resembling bootleg recordings. The albums were recorded at various concerts throughout the United States and represent typical Buffett live shows of their era with most of the albums recorded during Buffett's 2003 Tiki Time Tour. They have been released on compact disc on Buffett's own Mailboat Records distributed by RCA.
"The Race Is On" is a song written by Don Rollins and made a hit on the country music charts by George Jones and on the pop and easy listening charts by the unrelated Jack Jones. George's version was the first single released from his 1965 album of the same name. Released as a single in September 1964,it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1965. Jack's version topped Billboard's Easy Listening chart and reached number 15 on the Hot 100 the same year. The two recordings combined to reach number 12 on the Cashbox charts,which combined all covers of the same song in one listing and thus gave George Jones his only top-40 hit. The song uses thoroughbred horse racing as the metaphor for the singer's romantic relationships.
Alan Jackson is an American country music artist. The first artist signed to Arista Nashville Records,he was with them from 1989 to 2011. He has released 15 studio albums,two Christmas albums,10 compilations,and a tribute album for the label,as well as 68 singles.
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20,2012,although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20,1990,through October 13,2012,as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS,weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.
Morgan Cole Wallen is an American country music singer and songwriter. He competed in the sixth season of The Voice,originally as a member of Usher's team,but later as a member of Adam Levine's team. After being eliminated in the playoffs of that season,he signed to Panacea Records,releasing his debut EP,Stand Alone,in 2015. He has received several awards including an Academy of Country Music Award and fourteen Billboard Music Awards.
"Thought You Should Know" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released as a promotional single on May 6,2022,and officially sent to country radio on November 7,2022. It is the second single from Wallen's third studio album One Thing at a Time.
"You Proof" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released as a promotional single on May 13,2022,before being released to country radio on July 18,2022. The song was written by Wallen,along with Ashley Gorley,Ernest Keith Smith,and Ryan Vojtesak and is the lead single from Wallen's third studio album One Thing at a Time.
"Last Night" is a song written by John Byron,Ashley Gorley,Jacob Kasher Hindlin,and Ryan Vojtesak. It was recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen,the third single from his 2023 album One Thing at a Time. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs in February 2023.
