2000 in country music

"See also:"
1999 in country music,
2000 in music,
other events of 2000,
2001 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

* March 10 – Vince Gill and Christian singer Amy Grant are married.

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 Reached #1 on U.S. "Gavin Report" country singles charts.

Top new album releases

*"" — Johnny Cash (Lost Highway)
*"Blue Moon" — Steve Holy (Curb)
*"Born to Fly" — Sara Evans (RCA)
*"Brand New Me" — John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros.)
*"Burn" — Jo Dee Messina (Curb)
*"Classic Christmas" — Billy Gilman (Epic)
*"Coyote Ugly Soundtrack" — Various Artists (Curb)
*"Down the Road I Go" — Travis Tritt (Columbia)
*"Fearless" — Terri Clark (Mercury)
*"George Strait" — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
*"Greatest Hits" — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
*"Greatest Hits" — Tim McGraw (Curb)
*"I Hope You Dance" — Lee Ann Womack (MCA Nashville)
*"Keith Urban" — Keith Urban (Capitol)
*"Latest Greatest Straitest Hits" — George Strait (MCA Nashville)
*"Lessons Learned" — Tracy Lawrence (Warner Bros.)
*"Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" — Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)
*"New Day Dawning" — Wynonna Judd (Curb)
*"Nickel Creek" — Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill)
*"O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack" — Various Artists (Lost Highway)
*"One Voice" — Billy Gilman (Epic)
*"People Like Us" — Aaron Tippin (Lyric Street)
*"Permanently" — Mark Wills (Mercury)
*"Phil Vassar" — Phil Vassar (Arista)
*"Play It Loud" — Chris Cagle (Virgin)
*"Rascal Flatts" — Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)
*"Real Live Woman" — Trisha Yearwood (MCA Nashville)
*"Shiver" — Jamie O'Neal (Mercury)
*"Southern Rain" — Billy Ray Cyrus (Monument)
*"Strong Heart" — Patty Loveless (Epic)
*"Tomorrow's Sounds Today" — Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
*"Tracks" — Collin Raye (Epic)
*"When Somebody Loves You" — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)

Other top albums

*"24-7-365" — Neal McCoy (Giant)
*"40 #1 Hits" — Ronnie Milsap (Virgin)
*"Big Funny" — Jeff Foxworthy (DreamWorks Nashville)
*"Brand New Year" — SHeDAISY (Lyric Street)
*"Coast to Coast" — BR5-49 (Arista Nashville)
*"Cowboy" — Chris LeDoux (Capitol)
*"dwightyoakamacoustic.net" — Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
*"Faith in You" — Steve Wariner (Capitol)
*"The Fun of Your Love" — Jennifer Day (BNA)
*"Greatest Hits" — BlackHawk (Arista Nashville)
*"Greatest Hits" — Bryan White (Asylum)
*"Greatest Hits" — John Berry (Capitol)
*"Greatest Hits" — Michelle Wright (Arista Nashville)
*"Hard Rain Don't Last" — Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
*"The Hardest Part" — Allison Moorer (MCA Nashville)
*"Here and Now" — The Wilkinsons (Giant)
*"Highways & Heartaches" — Wade Hayes (Monument)
*"The Hits Live" — Sawyer Brown (Curb)
*"II" — The Kinleys (Epic)
*"I'm Diggin' It" — Alecia Elliott (MCA Nashville)
*"If I Could Only Fly" — Merle Haggard (Epitaph)
*"The Innocent Years" — Kathy Mattea (Mercury Nashville)
*"Inspirational Journey" — Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
*"Just Another Day in Parodies" — Cledus T. Judd (Monument)
*"King of Nothing" — The Warren Brothers (BNA)
*"Life of the Party" — Charlie Robison (Columbia)
*"Lost in the Feeling" — Mark Chesnutt (MCA Nashville)
*"Love, God and Murder" — Johnny Cash (Legacy)
*"Morning Wood" — Rodney Carrington (Capitol)
*"Now That's Awesome" — Bill Engvall (BNA)
*"Rebecca Lynn Howard" — Rebecca Lynn Howard (MCA Nashville)
*"Red Dirt Girl" — Emmylou Harris (Nonesuch)
*"Reunion Live" — The Judds (Curb)
*"Risin' Outlaw" — Hank Williams III (Curb)
*"Rockin' Country Party Pack" — Confederate Railroad (Atlantic)
*"Still Country" — Loretta Lynn (Audium)
*"Swimming in Champagne" — Eric Heatherly (Mercury Nashville)
*"There You Go Again" — Kenny Rogers (Dreamcatcher)
*"This Christmas Time" — Lonestar (BNA)
*"Transcendental Blues" — Steve Earle (Artemis)
*"Unconditional" — Clay Davidson (Virgin)
*"What You Leave Behind" — Ricochet (Columbia)
*"Where the Heart Is" Soundtrack — Various Artists (BNA)
*"Yes!" — Chad Brock (Warner Bros.)

Births

Deaths

*March 7 - Pee Wee King, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack)
*April 21 - Neal Matthews, Jr., 70, member of The Jordanaires (heart attack)
*November 5 - Jimmie Davis, 101, the "Singing Governor", two-term governor of Louisiana from 1944-1948 and again from 1960-1964 (natural causes)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

*Charley Pride (born 1938)
*Faron Young (1932–1996)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

*Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Breathe," Faith Hill
*Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Solitary Man," Johnny Cash
*Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "Cherokee Maiden," Asleep at the Wheel
*Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "Let's Make Love," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
*Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Leaving Cottondale," Alison Brown and Béla Fleck
*Best Country Song -- "I Hope You Dance," Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
*Best Country Album -- "Breathe", Faith Hill
*Best Bluegrass Album -- "The Grass Is Blue", Dolly Parton

Academy of Country Music

*Entertainer Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
*Song Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers
*Single Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack
*Album Of The Year -- "How Do You Like Me Now?!", Toby Keith
*Top Male Vocalist -- Toby Keith
*Top Female Vocalist -- Faith Hill
*Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
*Top Vocal Group -- Dixie Chicks
*Top New Male Vocalist -- Keith Urban
*Top New Female Vocalist -- Jamie O'Neal
*Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Rascal Flatts
*Video Of The Year -- "Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
*Vocal Event Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack and Sons Of The Desert

Country Music Association

*Entertainer Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
*Song Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers
*Single Of The Year -- "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack
*Album Of The Year -- "Fly", Dixie Chicks
*Male Vocalist Of The Year -- Tim McGraw
*Female Vocalist Of The Year -- Faith Hill
*Vocal Duo Of The Year -- Brooks & Dunn
*Vocal Group Of The Year -- Dixie Chicks
*Horizon Award -- Brad Paisley
*Music Video Of The Year -- "Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks (Director: Evan Bernard)
*Vocal Event Of The Year -- "Murder on Music Row," George Strait and Alan Jackson
*Musician Of The Year -- Hargus "Pig" Robbins

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]