1995 in country music

See also: 1994 in country music, 1995 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(as certified by Billboard magazine)

• ^{1 - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard magazine.}
• ^{2 - Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.}
• ^A - First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
• ^B - Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
• ^C - Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Other major hits

• "A Little Bit of You" - Lee Roy Parnell
• "Adalida" - George Strait
• "All I Need to Know" - Kenny Chesney
• "Amy's Back in Austin" - Little Texas
• "And Still" - Reba McEntire
• "Angels Among Us" - Alabama
• "As Any Fool Can See" - Tracy Lawrence
• "Back in Your Arms Again" - Lorrie Morgan
• "Bend It Until It Breaks" - John Anderson
• "Better Things to Do" - Terri Clark
• "Between an Old Memory and Me" - Travis Tritt
• "Big Ol' Truck" - Toby Keith
• "Bobbie Ann Mason" - Rick Trevino
• "Born in the Dark" - Doug Stone
• "The Box" - Randy Travis
• "Bubba Hyde" - Diamond Rio
• "Can't Be Really Gone" - Tim McGraw
• "The Car" - Jeff Carson
• "Clown in Your Rodeo" - Kathy Mattea
• "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" - Shenandoah
• "Doctor Time" - Rick Trevino
• "Don't Stop - Wade Hayes
• "Down in Flames" - BlackHawk
• "Faith in Me, Faith in You" - Doug Stone
• "Fall in Love" - Kenny Chesney
• "Finish What We Started" - Diamond Rio
• "The First Step" - Tracy Byrd
• "For a Change" - Neal McCoy
• "Give Me One More Shot" - Alabama
• "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill
• "Goin' Through the Big 'D'" - Mark Chesnutt
• "Halfway Down" - Patty Loveless
• "Heart Trouble" - Martina McBride
• "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" - Shenandoah
• "Here I Am" - Patty Loveless
• "Here Comes the Rain" - The Mavericks
• "House of Cards" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• "I Brake For Brunettes" - Rhett Akins
• "I Don't Believe in Goodbye" - Sawyer Brown
• "I Got It Honest" - Aaron Tippin
• "I Let Her Lie" - Daryle Singletary
• "I Should Have Been True" - The Mavericks
• "I Think About It All the Time" - John Berry
• "I Wanna Go Too Far" - Trisha Yearwood
• "I Want My Goodbye Back" - Ty Herndon
• "I Was Blown Away" - Pam Tillis
• "I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton with Vince Gill
• "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" - John Berry
• "If I Were You" - Collin Raye
• "If the World Had a Front Porch" - Tracy Lawrence
• "If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl" - Sammy Kershaw
• "I'll Never Forgive My Heart" - Brooks & Dunn
• "I'm in Love With a Capital 'U'" - Joe Diffie
• "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" - BlackHawk
• "I'm Still Dancing With You" - Wade Hayes
• "In Between Dances" - Pam Tillis
• "In Pictures" - Alabama
• "It's Not the End of the World" - Emilio
• "The Keeper of the Stars" - Tracy Byrd
• "Lead On" - George Strait
• "Let's Go to Vegas" - Faith Hill
• "Life Gets Away" - Clint Black
• "Life Goes On" - Little Texas
• "Lipstick Promises" - George Ducas
• "Little By Little" - James House
• "Little Houses" - Doug Stone
• "Look What Followed Me Home" - David Ball
• "Love Lessons" - Tracy Byrd
• "Mississippi Moon" - John Anderson
• "My Heart Will Never Know" - Clay Walker
• "Night is Fallin' in My Heart" - Diamond Rio
• "No Man's Land" - John Michael Montgomery
• "Nothing" - Dwight Yoakam
• "On My Own" - Reba McEntire with Linda Davis, Martina McBride, & Trisha Yearwood
• "One Boy, One Girl" - Collin Raye
• "One Emotion" - Clint Black
• "Party Crowd" - David Lee Murphy
• "The Red Strokes" - Garth Brooks
• "Refried Dreams" - Tim McGraw
• "Safe in the Arms of Love" - Martina McBride
• "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" - Alabama
• "She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight" - Aaron Tippin
• "So Help Me Girl" - Joe Diffie
• "Sometimes She Forgets" - Travis Tritt
• "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" - Shenandoah with Alison Krauss
• "Song for the Life" - Alan Jackson
• "Southbound" - Sammy Kershaw
• "Southern Grace" - Little Texas
• "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" - John Berry
• "Stay Forever" - Hal Ketchum
• "Tell Me I Was Dreaming" - Travis Tritt
• "Tender When I Want to Be" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• "Tequila Talkin'" - Lonestar
• "That Ain't My Truck" - Rhett Akins
• "That's How You Know When You're in Love" - Lari White
• "That's Just About Right" - BlackHawk
• "They're Playin' Our Song" - Neal McCoy
• "This is Me Missing You" - James House
• "(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It All" - Sawyer Brown
• "This Time" - Sawyer Brown
• "Till You Love Me" - Reba McEntire
• "Trouble" - Mark Chesnutt
• "Upstairs Downtown" - Toby Keith
• "Walkin' to Jerusalem" - Tracy Byrd
• "When a Woman Loves a Man" - Lee Roy Parnell feat. Trisha Yearwood
• "When and Where" - Confederate Railroad
• "When You Say Nothing at All" - Alison Krauss and Union Station
• "Wherever You Go" - Clint Black
• "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" - Vince Gill
• "Whiskey Under the Bridge" - Brooks & Dunn
• "Who Needs You Baby" - Clay Walker
• "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" - Shania Twain
• "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" - Shania Twain
• "Workin' For the Weekend" - Ken Mellons
• "You Ain't Much Fun" - Toby Keith
• "You and Only You" - John Berry
• "You Can Sleep While I Drive" - Trisha Yearwood
• "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" - Patty Loveless
• "You Better Think Twice" - Vince Gill
• "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" - Perfect Stranger

Notable Christmas songs

• "Santa I'm Right Here" - Toby Keith

Top new album releases

• All I Want – Tim McGraw (Curb)
• Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks (Capitol)
• The Greatest Hits Collection – Alan Jackson (Arista)
• In Pictures – Alabama (RCA)
• It Matters to Me – Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
• Starting Over – Reba McEntire (MCA)
• Strait Out of the Box - George Strait (MCA)
• The Woman in Me – Shania Twain (Mercury/Polygram)

Deaths

November 10: 0Curly Fox. Fiddler, Remaining Half Of Old Time Country/Comedy Duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (Texas Ruby died in 1963). Died One Day After His 85th Birthday.

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Roger Miller (1936–1992)
• Jo Walker-Meador (born 1924)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Brooks & Dunn
• Song Of The Year -- "The Keeper of the Stars" - Tracy Byrd - Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo
• Single Of The Year -- "Check Yes Or No" - George Strait
• Album Of The Year -- The Woman In Me - Shania Twain
• Top Male Vocalist -- Alan Jackson
• Top Female Vocalist -- Patty Loveless
• Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group -- The Mavericks
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Bryan White
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Shania Twain
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Lonestar
• Video Of The Year -- "The Car" - Jeff Carson (Director: Michael Salomon)

Country Music Association

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.

Other links

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame

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