2001 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2001.
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Top hits of the year[]
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2001:
| US | Single | Artist | Reference |
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| 1 | Ain't Nothing 'bout You | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 9 | Angels in Waiting | Tammy Cochran | |
| 1 | Angry All the Time | Tim McGraw | |
| 4 | Ashes by Now | Lee Ann Womack | |
| 1 | Austin | Blake Shelton | |
| 1 | Born to Fly | Sara Evans | |
| 2 | Burn | Jo Dee Messina | |
| 1 | But for the Grace of God | Keith Urban | |
| 18 | But I Do Love You | LeAnn Rimes | |
| 5 | Complicated | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | |
| 1 | Don't Happen Twice | Kenny Chesney | |
| 17 | Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You | George Strait | |
| 5 | Downtime | Jo Dee Messina | |
| 16 | God Bless the USA | Lee Greenwood | |
| 12 | A Good Day to Run | Darryl Worley | |
| 1 | Grown Men Don't Cry | Tim McGraw | |
| 2 | I Could Not Ask for More | Sara Evans | |
| 1 | I Wanna Talk About Me | Toby Keith | |
| 4 | I Would've Loved You Anyway | Trisha Yearwood | |
| 3 | I'm a Survivor | Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | I'm Already There | Lonestar | |
| 1 | I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight | Toby Keith | |
| 6 | I'm Tryin' | Trace Adkins | |
| 3 | If I Fall You're Going Down with Me | Dixie Chicks | |
| 3 | If My Heart Had Wings | Faith Hill | |
| 5 | If You Can Do Anything Else | George Strait | |
| 2 | It's a Great Day to Be Alive | Travis Tritt | |
| 11 | It's My Time | Martina McBride | |
| 8 | Laredo | Chris Cagle | |
| 20 | The Last Thing on My Mind | Patty Loveless | |
| 2 | Love of a Woman | Travis Tritt | |
| 18 | Loving Every Minute | Mark Wills | |
| 11 | Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me) | SHeDAISY | |
| 18 | Man of Me | Gary Allan | |
| 17 | Move On | The Warren Brothers | |
| 6 | Mrs. Steven Rudy | Mark McGuinn | |
| 4 | On a Night Like This | Trick Pony | |
| 1 | One More Day | Diamond Rio | |
| 1 | Only in America | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 17 | People Like Us | Aaron Tippin | |
| 12 | Pour Me | Trick Pony | |
| 14 | Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again) | Jeff Carson | |
| 2 | Riding with Private Malone | David Ball | |
| 5 | Right Where I Need to Be | Gary Allan | |
| 16 | Rose Bouquet | Phil Vassar | |
| 2 | Run | George Strait | |
| 20 | Second Wind | Darryl Worley | |
| 2 | She Couldn't Change Me | Montgomery Gentry | |
| 8 | She Misses Him | Tim Rushlow | |
| 9 | Six-Pack Summer | Phil Vassar | |
| 18 | Sweet Summer | Diamond Rio | |
| 1 | Tell Her | Lonestar | |
| 1 | There Is No Arizona | Jamie O'Neal | |
| 11 | There You'll Be | Faith Hill | |
| 9 | This Everyday Love | Rascal Flatts | |
| 19 | The Tin Man | Kenny Chesney | |
| 4 | Two People Fell in Love | Brad Paisley | |
| 1 | What I Really Meant to Say | Cyndi Thomson | |
| 8 | When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues | Martina McBride | |
| 1 | When I Think About Angels | Jamie O'Neal | |
| 15 | When It All Goes South | Alabama | |
| 5 | When Somebody Loves You | Alan Jackson | |
| 1 | Where I Come From | Alan Jackson | |
| 3 | Where the Blacktop Ends | Keith Urban | |
| 1 | Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) | Alan Jackson | |
| 7 | While You Loved Me | Rascal Flatts | |
| 1 | Who I Am | Jessica Andrews | |
| 13 | Why They Call It Falling | Lee Ann Womack | |
| 7 | Wild Horses | Garth Brooks | |
| 10 | With Me | Lonestar | |
| 1 | Without You | Dixie Chicks | |
| 19 | You Made Me That Way | Andy Griggs | |
| 1 | You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This | Toby Keith |
Top new album releases[]
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2001:
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 4 | Alright Guy | Gary Allan | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Carrying On | Montgomery Gentry | Columbia |
| 4 | Chrome | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | Dare to Dream | Billy Gilman | Epic |
| 10 | Down from the Mountain Soundtrack | Various Artists | Lost Highway |
| 10 | Gravitational Forces | Robert Earl Keen | Lost Highway |
| 1 | Greatest Hits | Martina McBride | RCA Nashville |
| 8 | Greatest Hits II | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 1 | Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm a Survivor | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | I Need You | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
| 1 | I'm Already There | Lonestar | BNA |
| 1 | Inside Out | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 10 | Loving Every Minute | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville |
| 7 | My World | Cyndi Thomson | Capitol Nashville |
| 4 | Never Love You Enough | Chely Wright | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | New Favorite | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Rounder |
| 5 | One More Day | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville |
| 3 | Part II | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville |
| 1 | Pull My Chain | Toby Keith | DreamWorks Nashville |
| 1 | The Road Less Traveled | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 5 | The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 | George Jones | Bandit |
| 8 | Room with a View | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | Arista Nashville |
| 1 | Scarecrow | Garth Brooks | Capitol Nashville |
| 1 | Set This Circus Down | Tim McGraw | Curb |
| 8 | Songs from Call Me Claus | Garth Brooks | Capitol Nashville |
| 1 | Steers & Stripes | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 7 | Three Days | Pat Green | Republic |
| 6 | Time* Sex* Love* | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Columbia |
| 6 | What a Wonderful Christmas | Anne Murray | StraightWay |
| 4 | When It All Goes South | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 2 | Who I Am | Jessica Andrews | DreamWorks Nashville |
Other top albums[]
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 45 | 3 of Hearts | 3 of Hearts | RCA Nashville |
| 11 | Amigo | David Ball | Dualtone |
| 26 | Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man | Lyle Lovett | MCA Nashville |
| 49 | The Captain | Kasey Chambers | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Complete | Lila McCann | Asylum |
| 43 | The Complete Limelight Sessions | Shania Twain | Limelight |
| 47 | A Country Superstar Christmas 4 | Various Artists | Hip-O |
| 32 | Dancin' with Thunder: The Official Music of the PBR |
Various Artists | Epic |
| 42 | A December to Remember | Aaron Tippin | Lyric Street |
| 50 | Del and the Boys | Del McCoury Band | Ceili |
| 16 | Driven Soundtrack | Various Artists | Curb |
| 39 | Earl Scruggs and Friends | Earl Scruggs | MCA Nashville |
| 43 | Followin' a Feelin' | Sherrié Austin | WE |
| 49 | From the Heart | The Oak Ridge Boys | Spring Hill |
| 20 | God Bless America | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
| 22 | Hank Williams: Timeless | Various Artists | Lost Highway |
| 35 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Lee Greenwood | Freefalls |
| 50 | Here Come the Derailers | The Derailers | Lucky Dog |
| 47 | A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC | Hayseed Dixie | Dualtone |
| 35 | History of the Future | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family |
| 32 | The Houston Kid | Rodney Crowell | Sugar Hill |
| 13 | I Finally Found Someone | Lorrie Morgan & Sammy Kershaw | RCA Nashville |
| 44 | III | Chad Brock | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Little Sparrow | Dolly Parton | Blue Eye |
| 35 | Live Close By, Visit Often | K. T. Oslin | BNA |
| 38 | Live! | Charlie Daniels | Blue Hat |
| 18 | Mark McGuinn | Mark McGuinn | VFR |
| 19 | Mountain Soul | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 20 | Nothing Personal | Delbert McClinton | New West |
| 35 | O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection | Various Artists | Rounder |
| 19 | RCA Country Legends | Waylon Jennings | RCA Nashville |
| 24 | Reach | Meredith Edwards | Mercury Nashville |
| 38 | Real Life | Jeff Carson | Curb |
| 47 | Roots, Volume 1 | Merle Haggard | Anti |
| 24 | Roy D. Mercer vs. Yankees | Roy D. Mercer | Capitol Nashville |
| 14 | Say No More | Clay Walker | Giant |
| 42 | Songcatcher Soundtrack | Various Artists | Vanguard |
| 26 | Songs We Wish We'd Written | Pat Green & Cory Morrow | Write On |
| 27 | Step Right Up | Charlie Robison | Lucky Dog |
| 27 | Tammy Cochran | Tammy Cochran | Epic |
| 12 | Ten Rounds | Tracy Byrd | RCA Nashville |
| 27 | This Is Your Country | Various Artists | UTV |
| 24 | Thunder & Roses | Pam Tillis | Arista Nashville |
| 28 | Tim Rushlow | Tim Rushlow | Atlantic |
| 13 | Tracy Lawrence | Tracy Lawrence | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Trick Pony | Trick Pony | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | The Whole SHeBANG: All Mixed Up | SHeDAISY | Lyric Street |
Deaths[]
- February 1 — John Jarrard, 47, songwriter (respiratory failure)[1]
- February 7 — Dale Evans, 88, writer, actress, singer-songwriter, and wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers
- April 16 — Van Stephenson, 47, guitarist, vocalist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Blackhawk (skin cancer)
- June 4 — John Hartford, 63, singer-songwriter and bluegrass musician (non-Hodgkin Lymphoma)
- June 30 — Chet Atkins, 77, guitarist and record producer (colon cancer)
- July 3 — Johnny Russell, 61, singer-songwriter best known for writing the Buck Owens classic "Act Naturally" (diabetes)
- July 22 – Bob Ferguson, 73, record producer and songwriter, best known for work with Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (cancer).
- September 11 — Carolyn Mayer Beug, 48, filmmaker and music video director who directed several music videos for country singer Dwight Yoakam (killed when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into World Trade Center)
- December 3 – Grady Martin, 72, session guitarist and member of Nashville's "A Team" (heart attack)
Hall of Fame inductees[]
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees[]
- The Carter Family
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[]
- Bill Anderson (born 1937)
- The Delmore Brothers (Alton Delmore 1908–1964 and Rabon Delmore 1916–1952)
- The Everly Brothers (Don Everly born 1937 and Phil Everly born 1939)
- Don Gibson (1928–2003)
- Homer and Jethro (Homer Haynes 1920–1971 and Jethro Burns 1920–1989)
- Waylon Jennings (1937–2002)
- The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker born 1924, Neal Matthews, Jr. 1929–2000, Hoyt Hawkins 1927–1982 and Ray Walker born 1934)
- Don Law (1902–1982)
- The Louvin Brothers (Ira Louvin 1924–1965 and Charlie Louvin born 1927)
- Ken Nelson (born 1911)
- Sam Phillips (1923–2003)
- Webb Pierce (1921–1991)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[]
- Gordon Lightfoot
Major awards[]
Grammy Awards[]
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Shine", Dolly Parton
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "O Death", Ralph Stanley
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "The Lucky One", Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Harley Allen, Pat Enright and Dan Tyminski
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer & Marty Stuart
- Best Country Song — "The Lucky One", Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Best Country Album — Hank Williams Tribute, Various Artists (Producers: Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin)
- Best Bluegrass Album — New Favorite, Alison Krauss & Union Station
Juno Awards[]
- Best Country Artist/Group — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Best New Country Artist/Group — The Ennis Sisters
Academy of Country Music[]
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
- Single of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
- Album of the Year — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Top Male Vocalist — Alan Jackson
- Top Female Vocalist — Martina McBride
- Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group — Lonestar
- Top New Male Vocalist — Phil Vassar
- Top New Female Vocalist — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Trick Pony
- Video of the Year — "Only in America", Brooks & Dunn (Director: Michael Merriman)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Various Artists
ARIA Awards[]
(presented in Sydney on October 30, 2001)
- Best Country Album - Looking Forward Looking Back (Slim Dusty)
Canadian Country Music Association[]
- Telus Mobility Fans' Choice Award — Terri Clark
- Male Artist of the Year — Jason McCoy
- Female Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Complicated", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Single of the Year — "Complicated", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Album of the Year — Room with a View, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Top Selling Album — Breathe, Faith Hill
- Video of the Year — "No Fear", Terri Clark
- Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Natalie MacMaster
Country Music Association[]
- Entertainer of the Year — Tim McGraw
- Song of the Year — "Murder on Music Row", Larry Cordle, Larry Shell
- Single of the Year — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", The Soggy Bottom Boys
- Album of the Year — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Toby Keith
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Lee Ann Womack
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — Lonestar
- Horizon Award — Keith Urban
- Music Video of the Year — "Born to Fly", Sara Evans (Director: Peter Zavadil)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "Too Country", Brad Paisley (with George Jones, Bill Anderson and Buck Owens)
- Musician of the Year — Dann Huff
References[]
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans (February 17, 2001). "John Jarrard dies at 47". Billboard. 113 (7): 3.
Further reading[]
- 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[]
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