Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 2004 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[1][2]

1. Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
2. Remember When – Alan Jackson
3. You’ll Think of Me – Keith Urban
4. When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker
5. Letters from Home – John Michael Montgomery
6. American Soldier – Toby Keith
7. Mayberry – Rascal Flatts
8. Suds in the Bucket – Sara Evans
9. Watch the Wind Blows By – Tim McGraw
10. Days Go By – Keith Urban

Nummer-1-Hits

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Hot Country Singles & Tracks (heute Billboard Hot Country Songs) des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.^[3]

• 3. Januar – There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney (seit 20. Dezember des Vorjahres)
• 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

Diese Hits waren mindestens in der Top 20 vertreten.^[3]

• 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

Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[4]

1. Shock’n Y’All – Toby Keith
2. When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney
3. Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson
4. Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
5. Horse of a Different Color – Big & Rich
6. Greatest Hits Volume II and Some Other Stuff – Alan Jackson
7. Golden Road – Keith Urban
8. License to Chill – Jimmy Buffett
9. Mud on the Tires – Brad Paisley
10. Greatest Hits Volume II – Alan Jackson

Nummer-1-Alben

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.

• 3. Januar – Shock’n Y’All – Toby Keith (seit 22. November des Vorjahres)
• 21. Februar – When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney
• 29. Mai – Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson
• 29. Mai – Watch the Wind Blow By – Tim McGraw
• 31. Juli – License to Chill – Jimmy Buffett
• 4. September – Horse of a Different Color – Big & Rich
• 11. September – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
• 25. September – What I Do – Alan Jackson
• 2. Oktober – Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
• 9. Oktober – Be Here – Keith Urban
• 16. Oktober – Feels Like Today – Rascal Flatts
• 23. Oktober – 50 Number Ones – George Strait
• 27. November – Greatest Hits – Shania Twain

Weitere Alben aus den Top 10

• 42 Ultimate Hits – Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)
• Between Here and Gone – Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia)
• Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill – Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
• Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Soundtrack – Various Artists (Warner Bros)
• Darryl Worley – Darryl Worley (DreamWorks Nashville)
• Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits – John Denver (RCA)
• Greatest Hits – Lee Ann Womack (MCA Nashville)
• The Greatest Hits 1994–2004 – Terri Clark (Mercury)
• Greatest Hits 2 – Toby Keith (Dreamworks Nashville)
• Greatest Hits Collection II – Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville/BMG)
• Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered – Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros)
• Josh Garcin – Josh Garcin (Lyric Sheet)
• Julie Roberts – Julie Roberts (Mercury Nashville)
• Let’s Be Us Again – Lonestar (BNA)
• Letters from Home – John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros)
• Lonely Runs Both Ways – Alison Krauss & Union Station (Rounder)
• Lucky Ones – Pat Green (Republic)
• My Honky Tonk History – Travis Tritt (Columbia)
• Outlaws and Angels – Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)
• Patient Man – Brad Cotter (Epic)
• Patriotic Country – Various Artists (BMG Heritage)
• Revelation – Joe Nichols (Universal South)
• Shaken Not Stirred – Phil Vassar
• Songs Inspired by the Passion of Christ – Various Artists (Universal South)
• Soul Gravy – Cross Canadian Ragweed (Universal South)
• Spend My Time – Clint Black (Equity)
• Sweet Right Here – SHeDaisy (Lyric Street)
• This I Gotta See – Andy Griggs (RCA Nashville)
• Twice the Speed of Life – Sugarland (Mercury)
• The Ultimate Alabama – Alabama (RCA Nashville)
• Van Lear Rose – Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
• The Very Best Of – Dwight Yoakam (Rhino)
• The Very Best Of – Randy Travis (Rhino)
• A Very Larry Christmas – Larry the Cable Guy (Warner Bros)
• When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
• Where I Belong – Rachel Procter (BNA)
• You Do Your Thing – Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)

Gestorben

• 2. Mai – Curtis Gordon, 75, Country- und Rockabilly-Sänger
• 10. Juni – Ray Charles , 73, musikalisches Multitalent mit wichtigen Beiträgen zur Country-Musik
• 9. August – Sam Hogin, 52 oder 53, Songwriter, bekanntester Song: A Broken Wing für Martina McBride^[5]
• 19. September – Skeeter Davis, 72, bekanntester Song: The End of the World.
• 11. Oktober – Max D. Barnes. 68, Songwriter und Musikproduzent^[6]
• 23. September – Roy Drusky , 74, Grand Ole Opry -Star der 1960er Jahre
• 27. Dezember – Hank Garland, 74, Country- und Jazz-Gitarrist

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

• John Ray „Curley“ Seckler
• Bill Vernon

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Jim Foglesong (* 1922)
• Kris Kristofferson (* 1936)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

• The Good Brothers
• „Weird“ Harold Kendall

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• John Anderson
• Paul Craft
• Tom Douglas
• Gretchen Peters^[7]

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 – 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.

ARIA Awards

• Best Country Album – Wayward Angel – Kasey Chambers

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer of the Year – Toby Keith
• Song of the Year – Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis
• Single of the Year – It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
• Album of the Year – Shock’n Y’All – Toby Keith
• Top Male Vocalist – Toby Keith
• Top Female Vocalist – Martina McBride
• Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts
• Top New Artist – Dierks Bentley
• Vocal Event of the Year – It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
• ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year – Martina McBride^[8]

Country Music Association Awards

• 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

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Toby Keith
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Brooks & Dunn
• Favorite Country Album – Shock’n Y’all – Toby Keith^[9]

Einzelnachweise

1. ↑ Hot Country Songs - Year-End. Abgerufen am 15. November 2020. 
2. ↑ Shelly Fabian: Top 40 Country Music Singles of 2004. Abgerufen am 15. November 2020 (englisch). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Hot Country Songs Chart - Chartssuche am 3. Januar 2004. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 15. November 2020. 
4. ↑ Top Country Albums - Year-End. Abgerufen am 15. November 2020. 
5. ↑ Dave's Diary -14//8/04 - Sam Hogin RIP. Abgerufen am 15. November 2020. 
6. ↑ Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville. 12. Januar 2004, abgerufen am 15. November 2020 (englisch). 
7. ↑ Jessica Nicholson: 2014 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees Announced. In: Music Row. 8. Juli 2014, abgerufen am 11. Oktober 2022 (englisch). 
8. ↑ Marc Hamacher: Die Gewinner der ACM Awards 2004. 27. Mai 2004, abgerufen am 15. November 2020 (deutsch). 
9. ↑ Gott und all die liebenswerten Mädchen. In: AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS. FAZ, 15. November 2004, abgerufen am 4. Oktober 2023.