2001 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2001.

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Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2001:

US Single Artist Reference
1 Ain't Nothing 'bout You Brooks & Dunn
9 Angels in Waiting Tammy Cochran
1 Angry All the Time Tim McGraw
4 Ashes by Now Lee Ann Womack
1 Austin Blake Shelton
1 Born to Fly Sara Evans
2 Burn Jo Dee Messina
1 But for the Grace of God Keith Urban
18 But I Do Love You LeAnn Rimes
5 Complicated Carolyn Dawn Johnson
1 Don't Happen Twice Kenny Chesney
17 Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You George Strait
5 Downtime Jo Dee Messina
16 God Bless the USA Lee Greenwood
12 A Good Day to Run Darryl Worley
1 Grown Men Don't Cry Tim McGraw
2 I Could Not Ask for More Sara Evans
1 I Wanna Talk About Me Toby Keith
4 I Would've Loved You Anyway Trisha Yearwood
3 I'm a Survivor Reba McEntire
1 I'm Already There Lonestar
1 I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight Toby Keith
6 I'm Tryin' Trace Adkins
3 If I Fall You're Going Down with Me Dixie Chicks
3 If My Heart Had Wings Faith Hill
5 If You Can Do Anything Else George Strait
2 It's a Great Day to Be Alive Travis Tritt
11 It's My Time Martina McBride
8 Laredo Chris Cagle
20 The Last Thing on My Mind Patty Loveless
2 Love of a Woman Travis Tritt
18 Loving Every Minute Mark Wills
11 Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me) SHeDAISY
18 Man of Me Gary Allan
17 Move On The Warren Brothers
6 Mrs. Steven Rudy Mark McGuinn
4 On a Night Like This Trick Pony
1 One More Day Diamond Rio
1 Only in America Brooks & Dunn
17 People Like Us Aaron Tippin
12 Pour Me Trick Pony
14 Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again) Jeff Carson
2 Riding with Private Malone David Ball
5 Right Where I Need to Be Gary Allan
16 Rose Bouquet Phil Vassar
2 Run George Strait
20 Second Wind Darryl Worley
2 She Couldn't Change Me Montgomery Gentry
8 She Misses Him Tim Rushlow
9 Six-Pack Summer Phil Vassar
18 Sweet Summer Diamond Rio
1 Tell Her Lonestar
1 There Is No Arizona Jamie O'Neal
11 There You'll Be Faith Hill
9 This Everyday Love Rascal Flatts
19 The Tin Man Kenny Chesney
4 Two People Fell in Love Brad Paisley
1 What I Really Meant to Say Cyndi Thomson
8 When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues Martina McBride
1 When I Think About Angels Jamie O'Neal
15 When It All Goes South Alabama
5 When Somebody Loves You Alan Jackson
1 Where I Come From Alan Jackson
3 Where the Blacktop Ends Keith Urban
1 Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) Alan Jackson
7 While You Loved Me Rascal Flatts
1 Who I Am Jessica Andrews
13 Why They Call It Falling Lee Ann Womack
7 Wild Horses Garth Brooks
10 With Me Lonestar
1 Without You Dixie Chicks
19 You Made Me That Way Andy Griggs
1 You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This Toby Keith

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2001:

US Album Artist Record Label Reference
4 Alright Guy Gary Allan MCA Nashville
3 Blake Shelton Blake Shelton Warner Bros.
6 Carrying On Montgomery Gentry Columbia
4 Chrome Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville
6 Dare to Dream Billy Gilman Epic
10 Down from the Mountain Soundtrack Various Artists Lost Highway
10 Gravitational Forces Robert Earl Keen Lost Highway
1 Greatest Hits Martina McBride RCA Nashville
8 Greatest Hits II Clint Black RCA Nashville
1 Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm a Survivor Reba McEntire MCA Nashville
1 I Need You LeAnn Rimes Curb
1 I'm Already There Lonestar BNA
1 Inside Out Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville
10 Loving Every Minute Mark Wills Mercury Nashville
7 My World Cyndi Thomson Capitol Nashville
4 Never Love You Enough Chely Wright MCA Nashville
3 New Favorite Alison Krauss & Union Station Rounder
5 One More Day Diamond Rio Arista Nashville
3 Part II Brad Paisley Arista Nashville
1 Pull My Chain Toby Keith DreamWorks Nashville
1 The Road Less Traveled George Strait MCA Nashville
5 The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 George Jones Bandit
8 Room with a View Carolyn Dawn Johnson Arista Nashville
1 Scarecrow Garth Brooks Capitol Nashville
1 Set This Circus Down Tim McGraw Curb
8 Songs from Call Me Claus Garth Brooks Capitol Nashville
1 Steers & Stripes Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville
7 Three Days Pat Green Republic
6 Time* Sex* Love* Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia
6 What a Wonderful Christmas Anne Murray StraightWay
4 When It All Goes South Alabama RCA Nashville
2 Who I Am Jessica Andrews DreamWorks Nashville

Other top albums

US Album Artist Record Label Reference
45 3 of Hearts 3 of Hearts RCA Nashville
11 Amigo David Ball Dualtone
26 Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man Lyle Lovett MCA Nashville
49 The Captain Kasey Chambers Warner Bros.
18 Complete Lila McCann Asylum
43 The Complete Limelight Sessions Shania Twain Limelight
47 A Country Superstar Christmas 4 Various Artists Hip-O
32 Dancin' with Thunder:
The Official Music of the PBR
Various Artists Epic
42 A December to Remember Aaron Tippin Lyric Street
50 Del and the Boys Del McCoury Band Ceili
16 Driven Soundtrack Various Artists Curb
39 Earl Scruggs and Friends Earl Scruggs MCA Nashville
43 Followin' a Feelin' Sherrié Austin WE
49 From the Heart The Oak Ridge Boys Spring Hill
20 God Bless America LeAnn Rimes Curb
22 Hank Williams: Timeless Various Artists Lost Highway
35 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Lee Greenwood Freefalls
50 Here Come the Derailers The Derailers Lucky Dog
47 A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC Hayseed Dixie Dualtone
35 History of the Future Ricky Skaggs Skaggs Family
32 The Houston Kid Rodney Crowell Sugar Hill
13 I Finally Found Someone Lorrie Morgan & Sammy Kershaw RCA Nashville
44 III Chad Brock Warner Bros.
12 Little Sparrow Dolly Parton Blue Eye
35 Live Close By, Visit Often K. T. Oslin BNA
38 Live! Charlie Daniels Blue Hat
18 Mark McGuinn Mark McGuinn VFR
19 Mountain Soul Patty Loveless Epic
20 Nothing Personal Delbert McClinton New West
35 O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection Various Artists Rounder
19 RCA Country Legends Waylon Jennings RCA Nashville
24 Reach Meredith Edwards Mercury Nashville
38 Real Life Jeff Carson Curb
47 Roots, Volume 1 Merle Haggard Anti
24 Roy D. Mercer vs. Yankees Roy D. Mercer Capitol Nashville
14 Say No More Clay Walker Giant
42 Songcatcher Soundtrack Various Artists Vanguard
26 Songs We Wish We'd Written Pat Green & Cory Morrow Write On
27 Step Right Up Charlie Robison Lucky Dog
27 Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran Epic
12 Ten Rounds Tracy Byrd RCA Nashville
27 This Is Your Country Various Artists UTV
24 Thunder & Roses Pam Tillis Arista Nashville
28 Tim Rushlow Tim Rushlow Atlantic
13 Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Warner Bros.
12 Trick Pony Trick Pony Warner Bros.
30 The Whole SHeBANG: All Mixed Up SHeDAISY Lyric Street

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

References

  1. Price, Deborah Evans (February 17, 2001). "John Jarrard dies at 47". Billboard 113 (7): 3.

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