2008 in country music
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See also: 2007 in country music, 2008 in music, other events of 2008, 2009 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
[edit] USA
[edit] Canada
| Date | Song Name | Artist | Wks. No. 1 | Spec. Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Letter to Me | Brad Paisley | 1 |
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[edit] Other major hits
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Announced
| Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends | Anne Murray | Manhattan | January 15 (US only) |
| Backwoods Barbie | Dolly Parton | Dolly | February 5 |
| The Best of SHeDAISY | SHeDAISY | Lyric Street | February 5 |
| Broken In | Trent Willmon | Compadre | February 26 |
| C'mon! | Keith Anderson | Columbia | TBA |
| Coal | Kathy Mattea | Narada | TBA |
| Good Thing Going | Rhonda Vincent | Rounder | January 8 |
| Good Time | Alan Jackson | Arista | March 4 |
| I Keep Coming Back | Josh Gracin | Lyric Street | TBA |
| Just A Little Lovin | Shelby Lynne | Lost Highway | January 29 |
| Love Revival | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville/Hallmark | January |
| Love Songs | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury Nashville/UMG Special Markets | January 29 |
| Love Songs | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville/UMG Special Markets | January 15 |
| Moment of Forever | Willie Nelson | Lost Highway | January 29 |
| My Country | Jewel | Valory | March 11 |
| My Life is a Country Song | Chris Cagle | Capitol | February 19 |
| My Next Life | Terri Clark | BNA | April 1 |
| Picture of Me | Lee Brice | Curb | TBA |
| Prayer of a Common Man | Phil Vassar | Universal South | March 11 |
| Rollin' with the Flow | Mark Chesnutt | Lofton Creek | TBA |
| Sounds So Good | Ashton Shepherd | MCA Nashville | March 25 |
| Starting Now | Chuck Wicks | RCA Nashville | January 22 |
| Stronger | Carlene Carter | Eleven Thirty | March 4 |
| Sunset Man | James Otto | Raybaw/Warner Bros. | TBA |
| Unmistakable | Jo Dee Messina | Curb | TBA |
[edit] Other top albums
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
[edit] Major Awards
[edit] Grammy awards
(To be presented February 10)
[edit] CMT Music Awards
(To be presented April 14 in Nashville)
[edit] Academy of Country Music
(To be presented May 18)
[edit] Country Music Association
[edit] 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.
