Country-Musik 2004
Top Hits des Jahres
Nummer-1-Hits
- 7. Februar – "Remember When" – Alan Jackson
- 21. Februar – "American Soldier" – Toby Keith
- 20. März – "Watch the Wind Blow By" – Tim McGraw
- 3. April – "When the Sun Goes Down" – Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker
- 8. Mai – "You'll Think of Me" – Keith Urban
- 22. Mai – "Mayberry" – Rascal Flatts
- 29. Mai – "Redneck Woman" – Gretchen Wilson
- 3. Juli – "If You Ever Stop Lovin' Me" – Montgomery Gentry
- 10. Juli – "Whiskey Girl" – Toby Keith
- 17. Juli – "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw
- 7. August – "Somebody" – Reba McEntire
- 11. September – "Girls Lie Too" – Terri Clark
- 18. September – "Days Go By" – Keith Urban
- 16. Oktober – "Suds in the Bucket" – Sara Evans
- 23. Oktober – "I Hate Everything" – George Strait
- 6. November – "In a Real Love" – Phil Vassar
- 20. November – "Mr. Mom" – Lonestar
- 4. Dezember – "Nothin' On But the Radio" – Gary Allan
- 18. Dezember – "Back When" – Tim McGraw
- 25. Dezember – "Some Beach" – Blake Shelton
Weitere Hits
- "Break Down Here" – Julie Roberts
- "Cool To Be A Fool" – Joe Nichols
- "Desperately" – George Strait
- "Drinkin' Bone" – Tracy Byrd
- "Good Little Girls" – Blue County
- "Here For the Party" – Gretchen Wilson
- "Hey Good Lookin'" – Jimmy Buffett and friends
- "Honesty (Write Me A List)" – Rodney Atkins
- "Hot Mama" – Trace Adkins
- "I Got A Feelin'" – Billy Currington
- "I Wanna Do it All" – Terri Clark
- "I Want To Live" – Josh Gracin
- "If Nobody Believed In You" – Joe Nichols
- "In My Daughter's Eyes" – Martina McBride
- "Let's Be Us Again" – Lonestar
- "Letters From Home" – John Michael Montgomery
- "Little Moments" – Brad Paisley
- "Loco" – David Lee Murphy
- "Long Black Train" – Josh Turner
- "Me And Emily" – Rachel Proctor
- "Paint Me A Birmingham" – Tracy Lawrence
- "Perfect" – Sara Evans
- "Rough & Ready" – Trace Adkins
- "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" – Big & Rich
- "She Thinks She Needs Me" – Andy Griggs
- "Simple Life" – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- "Spend My Time" – Clint Black
- "Songs About Rain" – Gary Allan
- "Stays in Mexico" – Toby Keith
- "Sweet Southern Comfort" – Buddy Jewell
- "That's What It's All About" – Brooks & Dunn
- "That's What She Gets For Loving Me" – Brooks & Dunn
- "Too Much of a Good Thing" – Alan Jackson
- "Whiskey Lullaby" – Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
- "The Woman With You" – Kenny Chesney
- "You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk Out of the Girl" – Brooks & Dunn
Alben (Auswahl)
- 50 Number Ones – George Strait (MCA Nashville)
- Be Here – Keith Urban (Capitol)
- Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill – Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
- Darryl Worley – Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
- Feels Like Today – Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)
- Greatest Hits – Shania Twain (Mercury)
- The Greatest Hits 1994–2004 – Terri Clark (Mercury)
- Greatest Hits Collection II – Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville/BMG)
- Here For the Party – Gretchen Wilson (Epic/Sony)
- Horse of a Different Color – Big & Rich (Warner Bros.)
- Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw (Curb)
- Passing Through – Randy Travis (World Entertainment)
- Sweet Right Here – SHeDaisy (Lyric Street)
- Twice the Speed of Life – Sugarland (Mercury)
- Van Lear Rose – Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
- When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Gestorben
- 10. Juni – Ray Charles, 74, musikalisches Multitalent mit wichtigen Beiträgen zur Country-Musik
- 19. September – Skeeter Davis, 72, bekanntester Song: "The End of the World."
- 23. September – Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry Star der 1960er Jahre
- 27. Dezember – Hank Garland, 74, Country- und Jazz Gitarrist
Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame
- Jim Foglesong (* 1922)
- Kris Kristofferson (* 1936)
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Keep on the Sunny Side", June Carter Cash.
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Next Big Thing", Vince Gill.
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "A Simple Life", Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "How's the World Treating You", Alison Krauss and James Taylor.
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Cluck Old Hen", Alison Krauss & Union Station.
- Best Country Song – "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere", Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins.
- Best Country Album – Livin', Lovin', Losin' – Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Various Artists (Carl Jackson, producer).
- Best Bluegrass Album – Live, Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney
- Song Of The Year – "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw
- Single Of The Year – "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw
- Album Of The Year – "When the Sun Goes Down" – Kenny Chesney
- Male Vocalist Of The Year – Keith Urban
- Female Vocalist Of The Year – Martina McBride
- Vocal Duo Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group Of The Year – Rascal Flatts
- Musician Of The Year – Dann Huff
- Horizon Award – Gretchen Wilson
- Musical Event Of The Year – Brad Paisley und Alison Krauss – "Whiskey Lullaby"
- Music Video Of The Year – "Whiskey Lullaby" – Brad Paisley und Alison Krauss