1998 in country music

• 6.1 Grammys
• 6.2 Academy of Country Music
• 6.3 Country Music Association

Events

• After more than ten years, Johnny Cash receives a Grammy for his album " Unchained " again a major award. Together with his label he thanks full of sarcasm for it to have been ignored for years by the music industry and radio stations.
• Garth Brooks poses with his album " Double Live " on a new sales record. Never before in American music history, an album has sold within the first week so often.

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

More Hits

• " 26 cents " - The Wilkinsons
• "Absence of the Heart " - Deana Carter
• "Angel in My Eyes" - John Michael Montgomery
• " A Chance " - Kenny Chesney
• "Between the Devil and Me " - Alan Jackson
• " Come Some Rainy Day" - Wynonna Judd
• " Commitment" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Cover You in Kisses" - John Michael Montgomery
• "The Day She Left Tulsa ( in a Chevy ) " - Wade Hayes
• "Do not Be Stupid" - Shania Twain
• "Dream Walkin ' " - Toby Keith
• " Everything's Changed" - Lonestar
• "Forever Love" - Reba McEntire
• "From This Moment On " - Shania Twain with Bryan White
• " Getcha Some" - Toby Keith
• " Happy Girl" - Martina McBride
• " High On Love" - Patty Loveless
• "The Hole " - Randy Travis
• " Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Steve Wariner
• "How Do You Fall in Love" - Alabama
• " I Can Love You Better" - Dixie Chicks
• " I Might Even Quit Lovin 'You " - Mark Chesnutt
• " I Said a Prayer " - Pam Tillis
• "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" - Tracy Byrd
• "I Want to Fall in Love" - Lila McCann
• "I'll Go On Lovin 'You " - Alan Jackson
• " I'm From the Country" - Tracy Byrd
• "If You Have Forever in Mind" - Vince Gill
• " Imagine That " - Diamond Rio
• " It Would Be You" - Gary Allan
• " It's Not Over " - Mark Chesnutt
• "It's Your Song" - Garth Brooks
• " Just Between You and Me " - The Kinleys
• "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" - Faith Hill (featuring Tim McGraw )
• " A Little Past Little Rock " - Lee Ann Womack
• "Little Red Rodeo " - Collin Raye
• "Lonely Will not Leave Me Alone" - Trace Adkins
• "Love of My Life" - Sammy Kershaw
• "Love Working On You" - John Michael Montgomery
• " A Man Holdin 'On (To a Woman Letting Go ) " - Ty Herndon
• " The Note " - Daryle Singletary
• " Nothing New Under the Moon " - LeAnn Rimes
• " Now That I Found You " - Terri Clark
• " One of These Days" - Tim McGraw
• " One of Those Nights" - Lorrie Morgan
• " Out of My Bones" - Randy Travis
• " Say When " - Lonestar
• " She's Gonna Make It " - Garth Brooks
• " She's Got That Look in Her Eyes " - Alabama
• " Texas Sized Heartache " - Joe Diffie
• " Then What " - Clay Walker
• " To Have You Back Again" - Patty Loveless
• " Too Good to Be True " - Michael Peterson
• "Valentine" - Martina McBride (featuring Jim Brinkman )
• " We Really Should not Be Doing This" - George Strait
• "What If " - Reba McEntire
• " You Move Me" - Garth Brooks
• "You Walked In " - Lonestar
• "You'll Never Know" - Mindy McCready
• " You're Gone " - Diamond Rio
• "You've Got to Talk to Me" - Lee Ann Womack

Albums ( selection)

• VH-1 Storytellers, Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
• The Very Best of Slim Dusty, Slim Dusty

Died

• January 7 - Owen Bradley (82 ), producer and co-founder of the Nashville Sound
• January 19 - Carl Perkins (65 ), an important Rockabilly musicians
• January 24 - Justin Tubb (62 ), singer-songwriter, son of Ernest Tubb
• April 6 - Tammy Wynette (55 ), successful singer of the 1960s ("Stand By Your Man" ), wife of George Jones
• May 7 - Eddie Rabbitt (56 ), songwriter and successful singer
• June 10 - Steve Sanders ( 45), a member of the Oak Ridge Boys 1987-1996
• July 6 - Roy Rogers (86 ), Western performer, Singing Cowboy, a member of the Sons of the Pioneers

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

• George Morgan (1924-1975)
• Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
• E. W. " Bud " Wendell (* 1927)
• Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)

Major Awards

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Shania Twain - You're Still The One
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Vince Gill - If You Ever Have Forever In Mind
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Dixie Chicks - There 's Your Trouble
• Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - various artists - Same Old Train
• Best Country Instrumental Performance - Randy Scruggs & Vince Gill - A Soldier 's Joy
• Best Country Song - Robert John " Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain - You're Still The One
• Best Country Album - Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
• Best Bluegrass Album - Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules!

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year - Garth Brooks
• Song Of The Year - " Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Steve Wariner, Billy Kirsch
• Single Of The Year - " This Kiss " - Faith Hill
• Album Of The Year - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
• Top Male Vocalist - Tim McGraw
• Top Female Vocalist - Faith Hill
• Top Vocal Duo - Dixie Chicks
• Top Vocal Group - Dixie Chicks
• Top New Male Vocalist - Mark Wills
• Top New Female Vocalist - Jo Dee Messina
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group - Dixie Chicks
• Video Of The Year - " This Kiss " - Faith Hill
• Vocal Event Of The Year - "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" - Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year - Garth Brooks.
• Male Vocalist of the Year - George Strait.
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Trisha Yearwood.
• Vocal Group of the Year - Dixie Chicks.
• Horizon Award - Dixie Chicks.
• Musician of the Year - Brett Mason.
• Vocal Event of the Year - "You Do not Seem to Miss Me", Patty Loveless with George Jones.
• Single of the Year - " Holes in the Floor of Heaven", Steve Wariner.
• Song of the Year - " Holes in the Floor of Heaven", Steve Wariner and Billy Kirsch.
• Album of the Year - Everywhere Tim McGraw.
• Music Video of the Year - " This Kiss ", Faith Hill.

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