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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1999.
Overview of the events of 1999 in country music
Events [ ]
March 6 — Legendary performer George Jones , in the midst of a comeback this year, is seriously injured when he crashed his Lexus into a bridge. It is later revealed that alcohol was a factor in the accident, and he pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges.
June — Comedian Jeff Foxworthy debuts his syndicated radio countdown show, "The Foxworthy Countdown." The radio show would end ten years later.
September 4 — Lonestar 's hit, "Amazed ", spends its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the first song to do so since Jack Greene 's 1966 hit, "There Goes My Everything ." In several other trade magazines, including Radio & Records , "Amazed" reigns for nine weeks, which made it the longest-lasting Number One single since 1966's "Almost Persuaded " by David Houston . By year's end, "Amazed" is gaining popularity on CHR and adult contemporary stations (in re-mixed versions, which excised the steel guitar).
September 22 - Alan Jackson sings the chorus of George Jones ' "Choices " in the middle of his performance of "Pop a Top " on the Country Music Association Awards broadcast, after TV producers required that Jones perform an abridged version, in which he refused and boycotted the show. The performance has become one of the best and most memorable moments in CMA history.
September 28 - Garth Brooks releases In the Life of Chris Gaines , a compilation album of Brooks' alter ego, fictional Australian rock star Chris Gaines . The album was intended to be the soundtrack to a film called The Lamb , however the film was never filmed, due to financial and management problems. The album received disappointing sales in comparison to Brooks' other albums.
Top hits of the year [ ]
Singles released by American artists [ ]
US
CAN
Single
Artist
Reference
8
16
All Things Considered
Yankee Grey
1
1
Amazed
Lonestar
4
1
Anyone Else
Collin Raye
1
1
Breathe
Faith Hill
3
5
Busy Man
Billy Ray Cyrus
19
22
By the Book
Michael Peterson
21
8
Can't Get Enough
Patty Loveless
12
1
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Dwight Yoakam
6
1
Drive Me Wild
Sawyer Brown
2
1
For a Little While
Tim McGraw
6
27
For You I Will
Aaron Tippin
3
1
God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You
Alabama
4
2
Gone Crazy
Alan Jackson
26
18
The Greatest
Kenny Rogers
5
18
Hands of a Working Man
Ty Herndon
1
5
He Didn't Have to Be
Brad Paisley
15
11
Hello L.O.V.E.
John Michael Montgomery
13
7
Hillbilly Shoes
Montgomery Gentry
4
4
Hold On to Me
John Michael Montgomery
2
8
Home to You
John Michael Montgomery
1
1
How Forever Feels
Kenny Chesney
5
2
I Can't Get Over You
Brooks & Dunn
1
1
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Mark Chesnutt
1
1
I Love You
Martina McBride
10
2
I'll Go Crazy
Andy Griggs
10
6
I'll Still Love You More
Trisha Yearwood
2
1
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Lee Ann Womack
3
10
I'm Already Taken
Steve Wariner
17
37
I'm Leaving
Aaron Tippin
14
8
Keepin' Up
Alabama
2
2
Lesson in Leavin'
Jo Dee Messina
19
21
Lightning Does the Work
Chad Brock
3
7
Little Good-Byes
SHeDAISY
3
4
Little Man
Alan Jackson
11
21
Live, Laugh, Love
Clay Walker
5
11
Lonely and Gone
Montgomery Gentry
12
13
Love Ain't Like That
Faith Hill
19
25
Make Up in Love
Doug Stone
16
24
A Man Ain't Made of Stone
Randy Travis
17
24
Maybe Not Tonight
Sammy Kershaw & Lorrie Morgan
4
1
Meanwhile
George Strait
15
6
Missing You
Brooks & Dunn
6
10
A Night to Remember
Joe Diffie
1
4
No Place That Far
Sara Evans
12
11
(Now You See Me) Now You Don't
Lee Ann Womack
7
5
One Honest Heart
Reba McEntire
3
10
Ordinary Life
Chad Brock
24
8
Ordinary Love
Shane Minor
1
1
Please Remember Me
Tim McGraw
6
2
Pop a Top
Alan Jackson
6
1
Powerful Thing
Trisha Yearwood
2
3
Ready to Run
Dixie Chicks
1
1
Right on the Money
Alan Jackson
4
2
The Secret of Life
Faith Hill
16
35
She's Always Right
Clay Walker
7
18
She's in Love
Mark Wills
1
1
Single White Female
Chely Wright
20
8
Slave to the Habit
Shane Minor
19
23
Somebody's Out There Watching
The Kinleys
1
1
Something Like That
Tim McGraw
2
7
Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man
Randy Travis
1
1
Stand Beside Me
Jo Dee Messina
18
19
Steam
Ty Herndon
16
20
Stranger in My Mirror
Randy Travis
4
10
There You Have It
BlackHawk
17
10
This Heartache Never Sleeps
Mark Chesnutt
6
4
Tonight the Heartache's on Me
Dixie Chicks
2
5
Two Teardrops
Steve Wariner
2
1
Unbelievable
Diamond Rio
4
2
What Do You Say to That
George Strait
2
6
Whatever You Say
Martina McBride
1
1
When I Said I Do
Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black
12
11
Who Needs Pictures
Brad Paisley
1
4
Wish You Were Here
Mark Wills
9
7
With You
Lila McCann
1
1
Write This Down
George Strait
1
5
Wrong Again
Martina McBride
6
6
Wrong Night
Reba McEntire
1
1
You Had Me from Hello
Kenny Chesney
36
19
You Still Shake Me
Deana Carter
1
1
You Were Mine
Dixie Chicks
2
11
You Won't Ever Be Lonely
Andy Griggs
2
7
You're Beginning to Get to Me
Clay Walker
Singles released by Canadian artists [ ]
Top new album releases [ ]
US
CAN
Album
Artist
Record Label
18
16 Biggest Hits
Johnny Cash
Columbia
17
20 Greatest Hits
Chris LeDoux
Capitol Nashville
21
444
Charlie Major
Dead Reckoning
69
3
A&E Biography
Kenny Rogers
Capitol Nashville
2
2
Always Never the Same
George Strait
MCA Nashville
26
10
The Austin Sessions
Kris Kristofferson
Atlantic
15
The Best of Farmer's Daughter
Farmer's Daughter
Universal
1
1
Breathe
Faith Hill
Warner Bros.
6
Classics
Patty Loveless
Epic
30
8
CMT All Access – Girls Night Out
Sara Evans , Martina McBride ,Mindy McCready & Lorrie Morgan
RCA Nashville
5
8
Cold Hard Truth
George Jones
Asylum
5
Country Heat 2000
Various Artists
BMG
7
7
D'lectrified
Clint Black
RCA Nashville
10
9
Drive Me Wild
Sawyer Brown
Curb
3
5
Emotion
Martina McBride
RCA Nashville
5
5
Everywhere We Go
Kenny Chesney
BNA
1
1
Fly
Dixie Chicks
Monument
5
5
Forget About It
Alison Krauss
Rounder
1
Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas
Garth Brooks
Capitol Nashville
24
The Grass Is Blue
Dolly Parton
Blue Eye
17
Greatest Bits
Jeff Foxworthy
Warner Bros.
2
Greatest Hits
Chris Gaines
Capitol
12
The Greatest Hits Collection
Michelle Wright
Arista
24
Heart Shaped World
Jessica Andrews
DreamWorks Nashville
16
11
Home to You
John Michael Montgomery
Atlantic
13
How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 5
Roy D. Mercer
Virgin Nashville
16
How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 6
Roy D. Mercer
Virgin Nashville
9
8
How Do You Like Me Now?!
Toby Keith
DreamWorks Nashville
7
How Lucky I Am
Bryan White
Asylum
6
6
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Mark Chesnutt
Decca Nashville
17
13
I'm Not So Tough
Mindy McCready
BNA
21
In Spite of Ourselves
John Prine
Oh Boy
11
It's Christmas Time
Elvis Presley
RCA
20
It's About Time
Tracy Byrd
RCA Nashville
70
14
It's About Time
Julie Reeves
Virgin Nashville
5
Keepers: Greatest Hits
Tracy Byrd
MCA Nashville
17
27
Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Capitol Nashville
17
Lace
Lace
143
10
5
Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's
Dwight Yoakam
Reprise
1
2
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
Curb
24
21
The Life of the Party
Neal McCoy
Giant
7
14
Live in Texas
Lyle Lovett
MCA Nashville
5
23
Live, Laugh, Love
Clay Walker
Giant
3
2
Lonely Grill
Lonestar
BNA
14
Love in the Real World
Sherrié Austin
Arista Nashville
15
11
A Man Ain't Made of Stone
Randy Travis
DreamWorks Nashville
7
Maybe Not Tonight
Sammy Kershaw
Mercury Nashville
10
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
George Strait
MCA Nashville
9
More...
Trace Adkins
Capitol Nashville
19
14
The Mountain
Steve Earle & Del McCoury Band
E-Squared
8
My Heart
Lorrie Morgan
BNA
7
New Country 6
Various Artists
Warner
23
25
A Night to Remember
Joe Diffie
Epic
4
Party Doll and Other Favorites
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Columbia
63
21
The Pilgrim
Marty Stuart
MCA Nashville
1
2
A Place in the Sun
Tim McGraw
Curb
60
21
Play
David Ball
Warner Bros.
24
Ride with Bob
Asleep at the Wheel
DreamWorks Nashville
10
The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection
Reba McEntire
MCA Nashville
6
8
She Rides Wild Horses
Kenny Rogers
Dreamcatcher
15
16
Single White Female
Chely Wright
MCA Nashville
9
13
Smoke Rings in the Dark
Gary Allan
MCA Nashville
5
9
So Good Together
Reba McEntire
MCA Nashville
5
10
Something in the Air
Lila McCann
Asylum
7
Stampede Country
Various Artists
Sony
14
Steam
Ty Herndon
Epic
21
Stormy
Hank Williams, Jr.
Curb
45
13
Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks
The Mavericks
Mercury Nashville
21
Superstar Country Hits
Various Artists
UTV
10
4
Tattoos & Scars
Montgomery Gentry
Columbia
56
1
That's the Truth
Paul Brandt
Reprise
6
6
Tight Rope
Brooks & Dunn
Arista Nashville
4
4
Trio II
Dolly Parton , Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Asylum
5
5
Twentieth Century
Alabama
RCA Nashville
6
6
Two Teardrops
Steve Wariner
Capitol Nashville
2
4
Under the Influence
Alan Jackson
Arista Nashville
41
19
Untamed
Yankee Grey
Monument
6
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Asylum
4
6
What a Wonderful World
Anne Murray
StraightWay
6
4
The Whole SHeBANG
SHeDAISY
Lyric Street
13
13
Who Needs Pictures
Brad Paisley
Arista Nashville
43
12
Wildest Dreams
John Berry
Lyric Street
15
11
You Won't Ever Be Lonely
Andy Griggs
RCA Nashville
Other top albums [ ]
US
CAN
Album
Artist
Record Label
47
16 Biggest Hits
Roy Orbison
Monument
65
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
Conway Twitty
MCA Nashville
31
All-Star Country Christmas
Various Artists
Hip-O
46
Ancient Tones
Ricky Skaggs
Skaggs Family
32
Being Human
Michael Peterson
Reprise
50
Best of Country: 16 Original Country Hits
Various Artists
Madacy
37
Chad Brock
Chad Brock
Warner Bros.
29
Classic Country 1970–1974
Various Artists
Time Life
30
Classic Country Early '70s
Various Artists
Time Life
30
Classic Country Late '60s
Various Artists
Time Life
34
Closer
Susan Ashton
Capitol Nashville
37
Country Fun
Various Artists
Warner Bros.
29
Country Hits of the '70s
Various Artists
EMI
63
Deryl Dodd
Deryl Dodd
Columbia
67
Duets Volume 1
Patsy Cline
Mercury Nashville
38
For the Record – 43 Legendary Hits
Merle Haggard
BNA
69
Full Western Dress
The Derailers
Sire
28
Gettin' My Mind Right
Tim Wilson
Capitol Nashville
44
Here's Your Christmas Album
Bill Engvall
Warner Bros.
63
Hits and Highways Ahead
Lee Roy Parnell
Arista Nashville
45
I've Got a Right to Cry
Mandy Barnett
Sire
44
It's a Sorry World
Tim Wilson
Capitol Nashville
53
John Denver Christmas
John Denver
Laserlight
48
Juddmental
Cledus T. Judd
Razor & Tie
72
King of the Hill Soundtrack
Various Artists
Elektra
61
Live at Billy Bob's Texas: Motorcycle Cowboy
Merle Haggard
Smith
72
Live with the Possum
George Jones
Asylum
38
Make Up in Love
Doug Stone
Atlantic
63
The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits
Johnny Cash
Legacy
61
Old Dogs
Old Dogs
Atlantic
73
Revolutions
The Great Divide
Atlantic
39
Ryman Country Homecoming 1
Various Artists
Coming Home
40
Ryman Country Homecoming 2
Various Artists
Coming Home
41
Ryman Country Homecoming 3
Various Artists
Coming Home
65
Soldier of the Cross
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Skaggs Family
70
South Sixty-Five
South Sixty-Five
Atlantic
74
Steve Austin's Stone Cold Country
Various Artists
Mars
43
Super Hits
Brooks & Dunn
Arista Nashville
44
Super Hits
Alan Jackson
Arista Nashville
73
Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss
Platinum
30
Tara Lyn Hart
Tara Lyn Hart
Epic
29
There Will Come a Day
Shirley Myers
Stony Plain
30
What I Deserve
Kelly Willis
Rykodisc
69
Your Love Amazes Me: A Country Inspirational Collection
Various Artists
MCA Nashville
Deaths [ ]
February 8 – Lulu Belle (born Myrtle Eleanor Cooper), 85, one-half of the 1930s–1940s husband-and-wife duo Lulu Belle and Scotty, later a state Representative in the North Carolina Legislature.
September 30 — Connie Eaton , 49, singer of the 1970s (cancer)
October 2 — Danny Mayo , 49, writer of hit singles by Alabama , Confederate Railroad , Pirates of the Mississippi , and Tracy Byrd , father of songwriter Aimee Mayo (heart attack)
December 17 — Rex Allen , 78, "The Arizona Cowboy" and traveling rodeo performer.
December 20 — Hank Snow , 85, "The Singing Ranger," best known for "I'm Movin' On."
Hall of Fame inductees [ ]
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees [ ]
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [ ]
Johnny Bond (1915–1978)
Dolly Parton (born 1946)
Conway Twitty (1933–1993)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [ ]
Major awards [ ]
Grammy Awards [ ]
Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Man! I Feel Like a Woman! ", Shania Twain
Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Choices", George Jones
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Ready to Run ", Dixie Chicks
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "After the Gold Rush ", Emmylou Harris , Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt
Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Bob's Breakdowns", Tommy Allsup , Asleep at the Wheel , Floyd Domino , Larry Franklin , Vince Gill and Steve Wariner
Best Country Song — "Come on Over ", Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Best Country Album — Fly , Dixie Chicks
Best Bluegrass Album — Ancient Tones , Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Juno Awards [ ]
Best Country Male Artist — Paul Brandt
Best Country Female Artist — Shania Twain
Best Country Group or Duo — The Rankins
Academy of Country Music [ ]
Entertainer of the Year — Shania Twain
Song of the Year — "Amazed ", Marv Green , Aimee Mayo
Single of the Year — "Amazed", Lonestar
Album of the Year — Fly , Dixie Chicks
Top Male Vocalist — Tim McGraw
Top Female Vocalist — Faith Hill
Top Vocal Duo or Group — Dixie Chicks
Top New Male Vocalist — Brad Paisley
Top New Female Vocalist — Jessica Andrews
Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Montgomery Gentry
Video of the Year — "Breathe ", Faith Hill (Director: Lili Fini Zanuck )
Vocal Event of the Year — "When I Said I Do ", Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black
ARIA Awards [ ]
(presented in Sydney on October 12, 1999)
Canadian Country Music Association [ ]
CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award — Shania Twain
Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
SOCAN Song of the Year — "26 Cents ", Steve Wilkinson, William Wallace
Single of the Year — "26 Cents", The Wilkinsons
Album of the Year — Nothing but Love , The Wilkinsons
Top Selling Album — Wide Open Spaces , Dixie Chicks
Video of the Year — "That Don't Impress Me Much ", Shania Twain
Wrangler Rising Star Award — The Wilkinsons
Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year — "From This Moment On ", Shania Twain and Bryan White
Country Music Association [ ]
Entertainer of the Year — Shania Twain
Song of the Year — "This Kiss ", Robin Lerner, and Beth Nielsen Chapman
Single of the Year — "Wide Open Spaces ", Dixie Chicks
Album of the Year — A Place in the Sun , Tim McGraw
Male Vocalist of the Year — Tim McGraw
Female Vocalist of the Year — Martina McBride
Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie Chicks
Horizon Award — Jo Dee Messina
Music Video of the Year — "Wide Open Spaces ", Dixie Chicks (Director: Thom Oliphant)
Vocal Event of the Year — "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man ", Vince Gill and Patty Loveless
Musician of the Year — Randy Scruggs
RPM Big Country Awards [ ]
Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
Best Country Album — Nothing but Love , The Wilkinsons
Best Country Single — "26 Cents ", The Wilkinsons
Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
Group of the Year — The Wilkinsons
Outstanding New Male Artist — Gil Grand
Outstanding New Female Artist — Stephanie Beaumont
Outstanding New Group or Duo — The Johner Brothers
Canadian Country Video — "26 Cents ", The Wilkinsons
Top Country Composer(s) — Bruce Guthro
Further reading [ ]
Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.
Other links [ ]
External links [ ]