Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1994 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse Bearbeiten
- 8. Januar: Faith Hill veröffentlicht mit Wild One ihre erste Single. Sie wurde die erfolgreichste Single eines weiblichen Newcomers in den Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
- 30. Januar: Clint Black, Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt und Tanya Tucker spielen die Halftime Show beim Super Bowl XXVIII.
- März: Tim McGraws Song Indian Outlaw sorgt wegen seines stereotypen Textes über Indianer für eine Kontroverse und wird vielfach von den Radiostationen boykottiert. Dafür erreicht es die Popcharts.
- 12. April: Die erste Ausgabe des Magazons Country Weekly erscheint.
- 26. April: Johnny Cash veröffentlicht mit American Recordings sein vielfach prämiertes Comeback-Album mit Unterstützung von Rick Rubin.
- 9. Mai: Newcomer John Berry kippt während eines Konzertes auf der Bühne um. Ihm wird anschließend eine Zyste aus dem Gehirn entfernt. Es ist der Beginn eines jahrelangen Kampfes gegen Krebs.
Top Hits des Jahres Bearbeiten
Jahres-End-Charts Bearbeiten
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
- Pickup Man – Joe Diffie
- Take Me As I Am – Faith Hill
- When Love Finds You – Vince Gill
- Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- Now I Know – Lari White
- This Is Me – Randy Travis
- Goin’ Through the Big D – Mark Chesnutt
- Untanglin’ My Mind – Clint Black
- When the Thought of You Catches Up With Me – David Ball
- Till You Love Me – Reba McEntire
Nummer-1-Hits Bearbeiten
- 1. Januar – Wild One – Faith Hill
- 29. Januar – Live Until I Die – Clay Walker
- 5. Februar – I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
- 5. März – I Just Wanted You to Know – Mark Chesnutt
- 12. März – Tryin' to Get Over You – Vince Gill
- 19. März – No Doubt About It – Neal McCoy
- 2. April – My Love – Little Texas
- 16. April – If the Good Die Young – Tracy Lawrence
- 30. April – Piece of My Heart – Faith Hill
- 7. Mai – A Good Run of Bad Luck – Clint Black
- 14. Mai – If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) – Shenandoah
- 21. Mai – Your Love Amazes Me – John Berry
- 28. Mai – Don't Take the Girl – Tim McGraw
- 11. Juni – That Ain't No Way to Go – Brooks & Dunn
- 18. Juni – Wink – Neal McCoy
- 16. Juli – Foolish Pride – Travis Tritt
- 23. Juli – Summertime Blues – Alan Jackson
- 13. August – Be My Baby Tonight – John Michael Montgomery
- 27. August – Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open – Clay Walker
- 3. September – Whisper My Name – Randy Travis
- 10. September – XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) – Trisha Yearwood
- 24. September – Third Rock From the Sun – Joe Diffie
- 8. Oktober – Who's That Man – Toby Keith
- 15. Oktober – She's Not the Cheatin' Kind – Brooks & Dunn
- 29. Oktober – Livin' On Love – Alan Jackson
- 19. November – Shut Up and Kiss Me – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 26. November – If I Could Make a Living – Clay Walker
- 3. Dezember – The Big One – George Strait
- 10. Dezember – If You've Got Love – John Michael Montgomery
- 17. Dezember – Pickup Man – Joe Diffie
Weitere Hits Bearbeiten
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Single | Interpret |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Addicted to a Dollar | Doug Stone |
| 11 | Baby Likes to Rock It | The Tractors |
| 2 | Before You Kill Us All | Randy Travis |
| 4 | The Boys and Me | Sawyer Brown |
| 17 | The Call of the Wild | Aaron Tippin |
| 2 | Callin' Baton Rouge | Garth Brooks |
| 13 | The Cheap Seats | Alabama |
| 5 | The City Put the Country Back in Me | Neal McCoy |
| 9 | Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind | Confederate Railroad |
| 2 | Down on the Farm | Tim McGraw |
| 20 | Elvis and Andy | Confederate Railroad |
| 2 | Every Once in a While | BlackHawk |
| 2 | Fast as You | Dwight Yoakam |
| 10 | Girls with Guitars | Wynonna |
| 11 | Goodbye Says It All | BlackHawk |
| 4 | Half the Man | Clint Black |
| 4 | Hangin' In | Tanya Tucker |
| 5 | Hard to Say | Sawyer Brown |
| 2 | He Thinks He'll Keep Her | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 5 | Hey Cinderella | Suzy Bogguss |
| 3 | How Can I Help You Say Goodbye | Patty Loveless |
| 3 | I Can't Reach Her Anymore | Sammy Kershaw |
| 2 | I Never Knew Love | Doug Stone |
| 2 | I See It Now | Tracy Lawrence |
| 9 | I Sure Can Smell the Rain | BlackHawk |
| 2 | I Take My Chances | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 3 | I Try to Think About Elvis | Patty Loveless |
| 3 | I Want to Be Loved Like That | Shenandoah |
| 4 | I Wish I Could Have Been There | John Anderson |
| 3 | I'd Like to Have That One Back | George Strait |
| 3 | I'm Holding My Own | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 3 | I've Got It Made | John Anderson |
| 19 | In My Own Backyard | Joe Diffie |
| 12 | Independence Day | Martina McBride |
| 8 | Indian Outlaw | Tim McGraw |
| 6 | Is It Over Yet | Wynonna |
| 18 | It Won't Be Over You | Steve Wariner |
| 5 | John Deere Green | Joe Diffie |
| 8 | Jukebox Junkie | Ken Mellons |
| 5 | Kick a Little | Little Texas |
| 6 | Life #9 | Martina McBride |
| 4 | Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous | Tracy Byrd |
| 2 | A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action | Toby Keith |
| 2 | Little Rock | Collin Raye |
| 2 | Love a Little Stronger | Diamond Rio |
| 8 | Lovebug | George Strait |
| 4 | The Man in Love with You | George Strait |
| 8 | Man of My Word | Collin Raye |
| 6 | More Love | Doug Stone |
| 2 | National Working Woman's Holiday | Sammy Kershaw |
| 1 | No Doubt About It | Neal McCoy |
| 13 | Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade | Kathy Mattea |
| 5 | Now I Know | Lari White |
| 18 | O What a Thrill | The Mavericks |
| 7 | One Night a Day | Garth Brooks |
| 7 | Renegades, Rebels and Rogues | Tracy Lawrence |
| 2 | Rock Bottom | Wynonna |
| 2 | Rock My World (Little Country Girl) | Brooks & Dunn |
| 4 | Rope the Moon | John Michael Montgomery |
| 3 | She Can't Say I Didn't Cry | Rick Trevino |
| 6 | She Dreams | Mark Chesnutt |
| 15 | She Thinks His Name Was John | Reba McEntire |
| 4 | She'd Give Anything | Boy Howdy |
| 5 | Spilled Perfume | Pam Tillis |
| 3 | Standing Outside the Fire | Garth Brooks |
| 2 | State of Mind | Clint Black |
| 14 | Stop on a Dime | Little Texas |
| 7 | T.L.C. A.S.A.P. | Alabama |
| 2 | Take Me as I Am | Faith Hill |
| 17 | Take These Chains from My Heart | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 10 | That's My Baby | Lari White |
| 6 | That's My Story | Collin Raye |
| 20 | There Goes My Heart | The Mavericks |
| 7 | They Asked About You | Reba McEntire |
| 2 | They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore | Boy Howdy |
| 2 | Thinkin' Problem | David Ball |
| 2 | Third Rate Romance | Sammy Kershaw |
| 20 | (Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again | Hal Ketchum |
| 14 | Try Not to Look So Pretty | Dwight Yoakam |
| 4 | Untanglin' My Mind | Clint Black |
| 3 | Walking Away a Winner | Kathy Mattea |
| 4 | Watermelon Crawl | Tracy Byrd |
| 6 | We Can't Love Like This Anymore | Alabama |
| 11 | We Don't Have to Do This | Tanya Tucker |
| 9 | We Just Disagree | Billy Dean |
| 2 | What the Cowgirls Do | Vince Gill |
| 5 | What's in It for Me | John Berry |
| 3 | When Love Finds You | Vince Gill |
| 7 | When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me | David Ball |
| 2 | When You Walk in the Room | Pam Tillis |
| 2 | Whenever You Come Around | Vince Gill |
| 11 | Where Do I Fit in the Picture | Clay Walker |
| 20 | Where Was I | Ricky Van Shelton |
| 4 | (Who Says) You Can't Have It All | Alan Jackson |
| 5 | Why Haven't I Heard from You | Reba McEntire |
| 2 | Wish I Didn't Know Now | Toby Keith |
| 12 | Words by Heart | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 20 | You Just Watch Me | Tanya Tucker |
| 6 | You Will | Patty Loveless |
Alben Bearbeiten
Jahres-End-Charts Bearbeiten
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
- Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- The Tractors – The Tractors
- Stones in the Road – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Who I Am – Alan Jackson
- Waitin’ on Sundown – Brooks & Dunn
- Lead On – George Strait
- Read My Mind – Reba McEntire
- Third Rock from the Sun – Joe Diffie
- When Love Finds You – Vince Gill
- You Might Be a Redneck If … – Jeff Foxworthy
Nummer-1-Alben Bearbeiten
- 1. Januar – Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various Artists
- 22. Januar – Greatest Hits Volume II – Reba McEntire
- 29. Januar – Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various Artists
- 12. Februar – Kickin’ It Up – John Michael Montgomery
- 26. März – Rhythm, Country & Blues – Various Artists
- 9. April – Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- 23. Juli – Who I Am – Alan Jackson
- 30. Juli – Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- 15. Oktober – Waitin’ on Sundown – Brooks & Dunn
- 22. Oktober – Stones in the Road – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 26. November – Lead On – George Strait
- 10. Dezember – Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
Weitere Alben Bearbeiten
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Album | Interpret | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 Seconds | Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
| 15 | BlackHawk | BlackHawk | Arista Nashville |
| 8 | Boomtown | Toby Keith | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 13 | Bryan White | Bryan White | Asylum |
| 12 | Extremes | Collin Raye | Epic |
| 9 | Feelin' Good Train | Sammy Kershaw | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 8 | Greatest Hits Vol. III | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 17 | Haywire | Chris LeDoux | Liberty |
| 17 | Healing Hands of Time | Willie Nelson | Liberty |
| 16 | Heartsongs: Live from Home | Dolly Parton | Columbia |
| 3 | I See It Now | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 4 | If I Could Make a Living | Clay Walker | Giant |
| 10 | Kick a Little | Little Texas | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Lookin' Back at Myself | Aaron Tippin | RCA Nashville |
| 13 | Love a Little Stronger | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville |
| 4 | Maverick (Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Atlantic |
| 13 | No Doubt About It | Neal McCoy | Atlantic |
| 3 | No Ordinary Man | Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Notorious | Confederate Railroad | Atlantic |
| 8 | One Emotion | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 19 | She'd Give Anything | Boy Howdy | Curb |
| 8 | Skynyrd Frynds | Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
| 11 | Storm in the Heartland | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 17 | The Sweetest Gift | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Sweetheart's Dance | Pam Tillis | Arista Nashville |
| 3 | Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof | Travis Tritt | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Thinkin' Problem | David Ball | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | This Is Me | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Walking Away a Winner | Kathy Mattea | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 7 | War Paint | Lorrie Morgan | BNA |
| 6 | What a Crying Shame | The Mavericks | MCA Nashville |
| 15 | What a Way to Live | Mark Chesnutt | Decca Nashville |
| 8 | When Fallen Angels Fly | Patty Loveless | Epic |
Geboren Bearbeiten
- 4. Mai: RaeLynn, Countrysängerin (God Made Girls)
- 8. November: Lauren Alaina, Teilnehmerin an der 10. Staffel von American Idol und anschließend erfolgreiche Solokünstlerin
Gestorben Bearbeiten
- 18. Januar: Eddie Hill (72), Vater des Country Boogies
- 4. Mai: Lloyd Ellis (74), Jazz- und Countrymusiker
- 4. Juni: Zeke Clements (83), hatte eine der längsten und ausgedehntesten Karrieren in der Geschichte der Country-Musiker
- 13. Juni: Johnnie Strickland (58), Rockabilly- und Countrymusiker
- 29. Oktober: Jimmy Swan (82), Country-Sänger (The Last Letter)
- 6. November: Skeeter Bonn (71), Country-Musiker
- Unbekanntes Datum: Roy Duke, Country- und Rockabilly-Sänger (Behave, Be Qiet or Begone)
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Bearbeiten
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
- Osborne Brothers
- Bobby Osborne
- Sonny Osborne
Country Music Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
- Merle Haggard (1937–2016)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
- Dick Damron
- Hank Smith
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Bearbeiten
- Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
- Buddy Holly
- Richard Leigh
- Bobby Russell
Bedeutende Auszeichnungen Bearbeiten
Grammys Bearbeiten
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Mary Chapin Carpenter – Passionate Kisses
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Dwight Yoakam – Ain't That Lonely Yet
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Brooks & Dunn – Hard Workin' Man
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Linda Davis & Reba McEntire – Does He Love You
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – Red Wing
- Best Country Song – Lucinda Williams – Passionate Kisses
- Best Bluegrass Album – Nashville Bluegrass Band – Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go
Academy of Country Music Awards Bearbeiten
- Entertainer Of The Year – Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year – I Love The Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery – Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon
- Single Of The Year – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year – A Lot About Livin' – Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist – Vince Gill
- Top Female Vocalist – Wynonna
- Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group – Little Texas
- Top New Male Vocalist – John Michael Montgomery
- Top New Female Vocalist – Faith Hill
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Gibson Miller Band
- Video Of The Year – We Shall Be Free – Garth Brooks
ARIA Awards Bearbeiten
- Best Country Album – Three Chain Road – Lee Kernaghan
Canadian Country Music Association Bearbeiten
- Bud Country Fans' Choice Award – Prairie Oyster
- Male Artist of the Year – Charlie Major
- Female Artist of the Year – Patricia Conroy
- Group or Duo of the Year – Prairie Oyster
- SOCAN Song of the Year – I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind, Charlie Major, Barry Brown
- Single of the Year – I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind, Charlie Major
- Album of the Year – The Other Side, Charlie Major
- Top Selling Album – In Pieces, Garth Brooks
- Video of the Year – Stolen Moments, Jim Witter
- Vista Rising Star Award – Susan Aglukark
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year – Quartette
Country Music Association Awards Bearbeiten
- Entertainer of the Year – Vince Gill
- Song Of The Year – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson / Jim McBride
- Single Of The Year – I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
- Album Of The Year – Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles – verschiedene Interpreten
- Male Vocalist Of The Year – Vince Gill
- Female Vocalist Of The Year – Pam Tillis
- Vocal Duo Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group Of The Year – Diamond Rio
- Musician Of The Year – Mark O’Connor
- Horizon Award – John Michael Montgomery
- Vocal Event Of The Year – Reba McEntire mit Linda Davis – Does He Love You
- Music Video Of The Year – Independence Day – Martina McBride
Juno Awards Bearbeiten
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Charlie Major
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Michelle Wright
- Country Group or Duo of the Year – Prairie Oyster
American Music Awards Bearbeiten
- Favorite Country Male Artist – Garth Brooks
- Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
- Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
- Favorite Country Album – A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ’Bout Love) – Alan Jackson
- Favorite Country Song – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
- Favorite Country New Artist – John Michael Montgomery
Einzelnachweise Bearbeiten
- Joel Whitburn: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006. Record Research, 2006, S. 158.
- REWIND: Back in the 1994 Super Bowl Halftime Show, It's a Rockin’ Country Sunday! In: Country Thang Daily. 30. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- Steve Hochman: Country Hit 'Indian Outlaw' Hits a Nerve : Pop music: Some Native American groups say the fast-rising single from Tim McGraw's 'Not a Moment Too Soon' is stereotypical and ask stations to ban it. 24. März 1994, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- Country Weekly 1994 Issue Archive. 31. Dezember 1994, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- Ross Boissoneau | The Muskegon Chronicle: Fremont favorite John Berry back at Dogwood for his annual holiday show (video). 29. November 2011, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (englisch).
- Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 24. Dezember 1994, S. 42 (google.de [abgerufen am 29. November 2020]).
- Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 29. November 2020.
- Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 24. Dezember 1994, S. 40 (google.de [abgerufen am 29. November 2020]).
- RaeLynn. In: Discogs. Abgerufen am 29. November 2020.
- 36st Grammy Awards - 1994. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2022 (englisch).