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".
*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 Reached #1 on "Gavin Report" country singles charts.
*^B Reached #1 on "Radio & Records" (now "Mediabase 24/7") country singles charts.

Top new album releases

*"All I Need to Know" — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
*"All I Want" — Tim McGraw (Curb)
*"All of This Love" — Pam Tillis (Arista Nashville)
*"Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles" — Various Artists (Capitol Nashville)
*"Dwight Live" — Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
*"Fresh Horses" — Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
*"Games Rednecks Play" — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros.)
*"Gone" — Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
*"Greatest Hits" — Little Texas (Warner Bros.)
*"Greatest Hits" — Lorrie Morgan (BNA)
*"Greatest Hits 1990-1995" — Sawyer Brown (Curb)
*"" — Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)
*"The Greatest Hits Collection" — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)
*"The Hits Chapter 1" — Sammy Kershaw (Mercury)
*"Hog Wild" — Hank Williams Jr. (Curb)
*"Hypnotize the Moon" — Clay Walker (Giant)
*"I Think About You" — Collin Raye (Epic)
*"In Pictures" — Alabama (RCA)
*"It Matters to Me" — Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
*"Jeff Carson" — Jeff Carson (Curb)
*"John Michael Montgomery" — John Michael Montgomery (Atlantic)
*"Life's So Funny" — Joe Diffie (Epic)
*"Lonestar" — Lonestar (BNA)
*"Looking for the Light" — Rick Trevino (Columbia)
*"Love Lessons" — Tracy Byrd (MCA Nashville)
*"Music for All Occasions" — The Mavericks (MCA)
*"" — Alison Krauss and Union Station (Rounder)
*"Old Enough to Know Better" — Wade Hayes (Columbia)
*"One" — George Jones and Tammy Wynette (MCA Nashville)
*"Out with a Bang" — David Lee Murphy (MCA Nashville)
*"Something Special" — Dolly Parton (Columbia)
*"Souvenirs" — Vince Gill (MCA)
*"Standing On the Edge" — John Berry (Capitol Nashville)
*"Starting Over" — Reba McEntire (MCA)
*"Strait Out of the Box" — George Strait (MCA)
*"Strong Enough" — BlackHawk (Arista)
*"Terri Clark" — Terri Clark (Mercury)
*"Thinkin' About You" — Trisha Yearwood (MCA)
*"This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All" — Sawyer Brown (Curb)
*"Tool Box" — Aaron Tippin (RCA)
*"Ty England" — Ty England (RCA)
*"What Mattered Most" — Ty Herndon (Epic)
*"Wild Angels" — Martina McBride (RCA)
*"The Woman in Me" — Shania Twain (Mercury)
*"You Gotta Love That" — Neal McCoy (Atlantic)
*"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" — Perfect Stranger (Curb)

Other top albums

*"4 Runner" — 4 Runner (Polydor)
*"Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Gospel" — Various Artists (Sparrow)
*"Any Way the Wind Blows" — Brother Phelps (Asylum)
*"Born That Way" — Boy Howdy (Curb)
*"Daryle Singletary" — Daryle Singletary (Giant)
*"Days Gone By" — James House (Epic)
*"Faith in Me, Faith in You" — Doug Stone (Epic)
*"Fire to Fire" — Tanya Tucker (Capitol)
*"George Ducas" — George Ducas (Capitol)
*"Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas" — The Tractors (Arista)
*"In the Vicinity of the Heart" — Shenandoah (Capitol)
*"Junior High" — Junior Brown (MCG/Curb)
*"Kim Richey" — Kim Richey (Mercury Nashville)
*"Labor of Love" — Radney Foster (Arista)
*"Life Is Good" — Emilio (Capitol)
*"Little Acts of Treason" — Carlene Carter (Giant)
*"Looking for Christmas" — Clint Black (RCA)
*"The Marty Party Hit Pack" — Marty Stuart (MCA)
*"The Moffatts" — The Moffatts (Polydor)
*"Mr. Christmas" — Joe Diffie (Epic)
*"NASCAR: Runnin' Wide Open" — Various Artists (Columbia)
*"O Holy Night" — John Berry (Capitol)
*"The Original Volume 79" — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros.)
*"The Redneck Test Volume 43" — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros.)
*"Restless" — Shelby Lynne (Magnatone)
*"The Road Goes on Forever" — The Highwaymen (Columbia)
*"Sold Out Volume 80" — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros.)
*"A Thousand Memories" — Rhett Akins (Decca)
*"Tracy Lawrence Live and Unplugged" — Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
*"We All Get Lucky Sometimes" — Lee Roy Parnell (Career)
*"When and Where" — Confederate Railroad (Atlantic)
*"Wings" — Mark Chesnutt (Decca)

Deaths

* November 10 - Curly Fox, 85, fiddler and one half of country-comedy duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby.

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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

Major Awards

Grammy awards

*Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Baby, Now That I've Found You," Alison Krauss
*Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
*Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- "Here Comes the Rain," The Mavericks
*Best Country Collaboration With Vocals -- "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart," Shenandoah and Alison Krauss
*Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Hightower," Asleep at the Wheel, Béla Fleck and Johnny Gimble
*Best Country Song -- "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
*Best Country Album -- "The Woman in Me", Shania Twain (Producer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange)
*Best Bluegrass Album -- "Unleashed", The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Academy of Country Music

*Entertainer Of The Year -- Brooks & Dunn
*Song Of The Year -- "The Keeper of the Stars," Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo (Performer: Tracy Byrd)
*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

*Entertainer of the Year -- Alan Jackson
*Song of the Year -- "Independence Day," Gretchen Peters (Performer: Martina McBride)
*Single of the Year -- "When You Say Nothing at All," Alison Krauss & Union Station
*Album of the Year -- "When Fallen Angels Fly", Patty Loveless
*Male Vocalist of the Year -- Vince Gill
*Female Vocalist of the Year -- Alison Krauss
*Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
*Vocal Group of the Year -- The Mavericks
*Horizon Award -- Alison Krauss
*Music Video of the Year -- "Baby Likes to Rock It," The Tractors (Director: Michael Salomon)
*Vocal Event of the Year -- "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart," Shenandoah and Alison Krauss
*Musician of the Year -- Mark O'Connor

References

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

* [http://www.cmaawards.com/2004/hof/default.asp Country Music Hall of Fame]