2009 in country music explained

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2009.

Events

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2009:

See also: List of number-one country hits of 2009 (U.S.) and List of number-one country singles of 2009 (Canada).

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203815 MinutesRodney Atkins
1431All I Ask For AnymoreTrace Adkins
11Already GoneSugarland
12AlrightDarius Rucker
11Always the Love SongsEli Young Band
137American RideToby Keith
1014Barefoot and CrazyJack Ingram
328Belongs to YouEmerson Drive
923Best Days of Your LifeKellie Pickler
13Big Green TractorJason Aldean
434BonfireCraig Morgan
227Boots OnRandy Houser
2610BrothersDean Brody
11Country BoyAlan Jackson
12Cowboy CasanovaCarrie Underwood
21Cowgirls Don't CryBrooks & Dunn
featuring Reba McEntire
24Do ILuke Bryan
214Don'tBilly Currington
240Don't Think I Can't Love YouJake Owen
11Down the RoadKenny Chesney
with Mac McAnally
1137Eight Second RideJake Owen
20Everything Is FineJosh Turner
12Feel That FireDierks Bentley
74FifteenTaylor Swift
18Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)Chris Young
14God Love HerToby Keith
14HereRascal Flatts
14Here Comes GoodbyeRascal Flatts
168Honky Tonk StompBrooks & Dunn
featuring Billy Gibbons
17How 'bout You Don'tThe Lost Trailers
1831I Just Call You MineMartina McBride
11I Run to YouLady Antebellum
21I Told You SoCarrie Underwood
featuring Randy Travis
18I WillJimmy Wayne
840I'll Just Hold OnBlake Shelton
66I'm AliveKenny Chesney
with Dave Matthews
934In ColorJamey Johnson
1613Indian SummerBrooks & Dunn
11It HappensSugarland
11It Won't Be Like This for LongDarius Rucker
133It's a Business Doing Pleasure with YouTim McGraw
1It's AmericaRodney Atkins
176JoeySugarland
31Kiss a GirlKeith Urban
1443Last CallLee Ann Womack
12Let MePat Green
24Living for the NightGeorge Strait
1017Lost You AnywayToby Keith
1023Love Your Love the MostEric Church
145Marry for MoneyTrace Adkins
1734More Like HerMiranda Lambert
11Need You NowLady Antebellum
53Nothin' to Die ForTim McGraw
56One in Every CrowdMontgomery Gentry
11Only You Can Love Me This WayKeith Urban
11Out Last NightKenny Chesney
12People Are CrazyBilly Currington
738Red LightDavid Nail
1122RideMartina McBride
16River of LoveGeorge Strait
1047RunawayLove and Theft
17She Wouldn't Be GoneBlake Shelton
114She's CountryJason Aldean
1218Shuttin' Detroit DownJohn Rich
14SidewaysDierks Bentley
96Sissy's SongAlan Jackson
1Small Town USAJustin Moore
1137Sounds Like Life to MeDarryl Worley
11Start a BandBrad Paisley
duet with Keith Urban
1111StrangeReba
21Summer NightsRascal Flatts
11Sweet ThingKeith Urban
1835That's a ManJack Ingram
11ThenBrad Paisley
13ToesZac Brown Band
21Welcome to the FutureBrad Paisley
27Whatever It IsZac Brown Band
1147Where I'm FromJason Michael Carroll
25White HorseTaylor Swift
1821WhyRascal Flatts
1534Wild at HeartGloriana
11You Belong with MeTaylor Swift

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2009:

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2009 (U.S.).

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  1. 1s... and Then Some
Brooks & DunnArista NashvilleSeptember 8
7127 Rose AvenueHank Williams, Jr.CurbJune 16
1American RideToby KeithShow Dog October 6
1American Saturday NightBrad PaisleyArista NashvilleJune 30
4CarolinaEric ChurchCapitol NashvilleMarch 24
1Defying GravityKeith UrbanCapitol NashvilleMarch 31
2Doin' My ThingLuke BryanCapitol NashvilleOctober 6
2Easy Does ItJake OwenRCA NashvilleFebruary 24
1Feel That FireDierks BentleyCapitol NashvilleFebruary 3
5For Our HeroesMontgomery GentryColumbia NashvilleMay 26
2GlorianaGlorianaEmblem/Reprise/Warner Bros.August 4
3Gold and GreenSugarlandMercury NashvilleOctober 13
1Greatest Hits IIKenny ChesneyBNA May 19
7Growing Up Is Getting OldJason Michael CarrollArista NashvilleApril 28
1Hannah Montana: The MovieVarious ArtistsWalt DisneyMarch 24
10Happiness and All the Other ThingsCross Canadian RagweedUniversal SouthSeptember 1
3I Told You So: The Ultimate
Hits of Randy Travis
Randy TravisWarner Bros. NashvilleMarch 17
3It's AmericaRodney AtkinsCurbMarch 31
3Justin MooreJustin MooreValory Music GroupAugust 11
1Keep On Loving YouReba McEntireValory Music Group/StarstruckAugust 18
5The ListRosanne CashManhattan/EMIOctober 6
1Live on the InsideSugarlandMercury NashvilleAugust 4
6The Man I Want to BeChris YoungRCA NashvilleSeptember 1
8Natural ForcesLyle LovettCurb/Lost HighwayOctober 20
4Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2Various ArtistsSonyAugust 25
1Play OnCarrie UnderwoodArista NashvilleNovember 3
1RevolutionMiranda LambertColumbia NashvilleSeptember 29
1ShineMartina McBrideRCA NashvilleMarch 24
5WynonnaAsylum-CurbFebruary 3
3Son of a Preacher ManJohn RichWarner Bros. NashvilleMarch 24
10Songs of Love and HeartacheAlan JacksonCracker BarrelNovember 2
1Southern VoiceTim McGrawCurbOctober 20
6TownesSteve EarleNew WestMay 12
1TwangGeorge StraitMCA NashvilleAugust 11
1UnstoppableRascal FlattsLyric StreetApril 7
2What I'm ForPat GreenBNAJanuary 27
2Wide OpenJason AldeanBroken BowApril 7
10World Wide OpenLove and TheftCarolwoodAugust 25

Other top albums

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29Aged and ConfusedBill EngvallWarner Bros. NashvilleOctober 6
14American ClassicWillie NelsonBlue NoteAugust 25
13Back to TennesseeBilly Ray CyrusLyric StreetApril 7
45Bad Magick: The Best of
Shooter Jennings and the .357's
Shooter JenningsUniversal SouthMarch 24
33Beautiful DayCharlie RobisonDualtoneJune 23
13Behavioral ProblemsRon WhiteCapitol NashvilleApril 21
21Big Dreams & High HopesJack IngramBig MachineAugust 25
16The Boys Are BackThe Oak Ridge BoysQuarterbackMay 19
44Brothers from Different MothersDailey & VincentRounderMarch 31
29Closer to the BoneKris KristoffersonNew WestSeptember 29
22A Collection of My Best RecollectionGeorge JonesCracker BarrelSeptember 1
32Country ClubJohn Doe and The SadiesYep RocApril 14
41Country Is as Country DoesColt FordAverage Joe'sOctober 6
40Davisson Brothers BandDavisson Brothers BandYellMarch 10
32Dean BrodyDean BrodyBroken BowApril 28
47Deep in the Heart of Texas:
Aaron Watson Live
Aaron WatsonThirty TigersSeptember 15
36Dolly: Live from LondonDolly PartonDolly RecordsNovember 10
19El Niño LocoRodney CarringtonCapitol NashvilleJune 16
24Fight Like a GirlBomshelCurbOctober 20
25The Foundation (bonus tracks)Zac Brown BandCracker BarrelSeptember 8
28A Gospel JourneyThe Oak Ridge BoysGaitherApril 21
27Greatest HitsBig & RichWarner Bros. NashvilleSeptember 29
37Here with MeHolly WilliamsMercury NashvilleJune 16
38Hills and ValleysThe FlatlandersNew WestMarch 31
19I'm About to Come AliveDavid NailMCA NashvilleAugust 18
23iTunes OriginalsKeith UrbanCapitol NashvilleJuly 21
44A Little More Country Than That (EP)Easton CorbinMercury NashvilleAugust 18
20Live from BonnarooZac Brown BandAtlantic/Home Grown/Big PictureAugust 4
45Live from the Suwannee River JamColt FordAverage Joe'sDecember 8
43Live SessionsJason AldeanBroken BowNovember 23
44The Long Way HomeTerri ClarkEMI Canada/Capitol/BareTrackSeptember 1
29Lost HighwayWillie NelsonLost HighwayAugust 11
40A Moment in TimeLorrie MorganCountry CrossingOctober 27
19Mountain Soul IIPatty LovelessSaguaro RoadSeptember 29
28Moving OnCasey Donahew BandAlmost CountrySeptember 1
27My TurnTanya TuckerSaguaro RoadJune 30
29Naked WillieWillie NelsonLegacyMarch 17
40Never Going BackCollin RayeSaguaro RoadApril 28
11Now That's What I Call a Country ChristmasVarious ArtistsSonyOctober 6
30Off the Hillbilly HookTrailer ChoirShow Dog NashvilleJune 9
15Old Things NewJoe NicholsUniversal SouthOctober 27
50On the CanLarry the Cable GuyWarner Bros. NashvilleJuly 21
37The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm BoyBig KennyLove Everybody/Bigger PictureNovember 10
41The ReasonDiamond RioWordSeptember 22
17Roadhouse SunRyan Bingham and
The Dead Horses
Lost HighwayJune 2
20The RockTracy LawrenceRocky Comfort/CO5June 9
17The Rose HotelRobert Earl KeenLost HighwaySeptember 29
32Sara SmileJimmy WayneValory Music GroupNovember 23
39Solo (Songs My Dad Loved)Ricky SkaggsSkaggs FamilySeptember 15
26Sounds Like LifeDarryl WorleyStroudavariousJune 9
19Tailgate PartyLarry the Cable GuyWarner Bros. NashvilleSeptember 22
19Then Sings My SoulRonnie MilsapStar SongMarch 10
31Three Wooden Crosses: The
Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis
Randy TravisWordMarch 17
29Traveling CircusPhil VassarUniversal SouthDecember 15
44UnwrappedRascal FlattsLyric StreetNovember 23
13Willie and the WheelWillie Nelson and
Asleep at the Wheel
Lost HighwayFebruary 3

Deaths

Hall of Fame Inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

(presented January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles)

Juno Awards

(presented April 18, 2010 in St. John's)

CMT Music Awards

(presented June 16 in Nashville)

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 18, 2010 in Las Vegas)

Americana Music Honors & Awards

American Music Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on November 22, 2009)

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 26, 2009)

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 13 in Vancouver)

Country Music Association

(presented November 11 in Nashville)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 MTV Video Music Awards | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2009 MTV VMAs . https://web.archive.org/web/20090807002620/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/best-female-video/ . dead . August 7, 2009 . Mtv.com . 2015-04-30.
  2. Web site: Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift’s Award Speech . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916070452/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/20090913/west_kanye.jhtml . dead . September 16, 2009 . MTV.com . 2009-09-13 . 2015-04-30.
  3. Web site: Kanye calls Taylor Swift after ‘View’ appearance. The Associated Press/Today.com. 2009-09-15. 2009-09-16.
  4. Web site: The Unofficial Internet Site of Garth Brooks . Planetgarth.com . 2010-11-09 . 2015-04-30 . 2008-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929191122/http://www.planetgarth.com/ . dead .