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See also: 2005 in country music, 2006 in music, other events of 2006, 2007 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

  • January 14 – With the song, "She Let Herself Go," George Strait scores his 40th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, all of them solo. It ties a 20-year-old record for most No. 1's on the country chart, held by Conway Twitty (35 solo, five duet with Loretta Lynn).
  • January 21 – Kix Brooks, one half of the country superstar duo Brooks & Dunn, takes over as host of "American Country Countdown," succeeding longtime host Bob Kingsley.
  • April — Hank Williams Jr. is arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for assault after attempting to choke a teenage waitress at a hotel there.
  • May — People reports on the engagement of Keith Urban and actress Nicole Kidman. The two are married on June 25.
  • May 21 – Grand Ole Opry mainstay Billy Walker is killed in a car accident near Fort Deposit, Alabama, when the van he was riding in overturned along Interstate 65. Also killed in the wreck are Walker's wife, Bettie; and two member of his band. His 21-year-old grandson, Joshua Brooks, is critically injured. Walker was returning home from a show near Gulf Shores, Alabama. [1]
  • May 23 – The Tennessean of Nashville reports plans by Academy of Country Music to move its awards show to April, after consistently being drubbed in the ratings by powerhouse American Idol. The ACMs, which aired May 24 on CBS, was aired opposite Fox's American Idol for the fourth year in a row. [2]
  • August 19 — Keith Urban's "Once in a Lifetime" becomes the highest-ever debuting song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart during the Broadcast Data Systems-era, ranking at No. 17 in its first week. "Lifetime" breaks the 10-month-old BDS-era standard set by "Good Ride Cowboy" by Garth Brooks.
  • September 12 — Sara Evans and professional partner Tony Dovolani begin competing on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, to rousing reviews. Evans' gig will last four weeks.
  • September 18 – Willie Nelson and several of his band members are charged with misdemeanor drug possession in Louisiana. State police had pulled Nelson's tour bus over for a routine commercial inspection and, after smelling a suspicious odor inside, searched the bus and found marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. [3]
  • September 30 — George Strait finally breaks Conway Twitty's record by scoring his record 41st No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Give It Away."
  • October 13 — One day after abruptly leaving Dancing with the Stars, news that Sara Evans was seeking a divorce from her husband, Craig Schelske. Allegations Evans levied against Schelske included his affair with the family's ex-nanny, that he watched and downloaded pornography in the house, and his removal of $275,000 from the couple's joint bank account on the day the divorce decree was filed. [4]

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
January 14 She Let Herself Go George Strait 1 This was Strait's Billboard record-tying 40th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Songs chart, matching only Conway Twitty's record set in 1986.
January 21 Jesus, Take the Wheel Carrie Underwood 6
March 4 When I Get Where I'm Going Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton 1 At age 60 years, one month and 14 days, Parton became the oldest female to have a song top the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart. She is the third-oldest artist overall behind Willie Nelson (70) and Kenny Rogers (61) to have a No. 1 song.
March 11 Your Man Josh Turner 1
March 18 Living in Fast Forward Kenny Chesney 3
April 8 What Hurts the Most Rascal Flatts 4
May 6 Who Says You Can't Go Home Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles 2 This song marks the first time that a non-country act has hit No. 1 with their first country single since 1977, when Tom Jones did it with "Say You'll Stay Til Tomorrow."
May 20 Wherever You Are Jack Ingram 1
May 27 Why Jason Aldean 1 This song marks the first time since 1991 that three artists in a row have gotten their first No. 1 country singles; while Aldean had previously had a Top 10 with "Hicktown" and Jennifer Nettles twice had No. 2 hits (as part of Sugarland), Bon Jovi and Jack Ingram had never cracked the country music Top 40 before.
June 3 Settle For a Slowdown Dierks Bentley 2
June 17 Summertime Kenny Chesney 5
July 22 The World Brad Paisley 3
August 12 If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows) Rodney Atkins 4
September 9 Leave the Pieces The Wreckers 2
September 23 Brand New Girlfriend Steve Holy 1 Prior to this hit, Holy had been considered a "one-hit wonder," as his only other major hit was his 2002 five-week No. 1 hit "Good Morning Beautiful"
September 30 Give It Away George Strait 2 This was Strait's 41st No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,
breaking Conway Twitty's 20-year old record of 40 No. 1's.
October 14 Would You Go With Me Josh Turner 2
October 28 I Loved Her First Heartland 1
November 4 Every Mile a Memory Dierks Bentley 1
November 11 Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood 1 Current No. 1 song

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major Awards

Grammy awards

(presented February 8 in Los Angeles)

Academy of Country Music

(presented May 23 in Las Vegas)

Country Music Association

(to be presented November 7 in Nashville, TN)

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.


(The CMA Awards are actually Monday Nov. 6th, 2006 in Nashville.)

References

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