2004 in country music
- 5.1 Grammys
- 5.2 Country Music Association
Top Hits of the Year
No. 1 Hits
- February 7 - " Remember When " - Alan Jackson
- February 21 - "American Soldier" - Toby Keith
- March 20 - "Watch the Wind Blow By " - Tim McGraw
- April 3 - "When the Sun Goes Down" - Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker
- May 8 - " You'll Think of Me" - Keith Urban
- May 22 - " Mayberry " - Rascal Flatts
- May 29 - "Redneck Woman" - Gretchen Wilson
- July 3 - "If You Ever Stop Lovin ' Me" - Montgomery Gentry
- July 10 - "Whiskey Girl" - Toby Keith
- July 17 - " Live Like You Were Dying " - Tim McGraw
- August 7 - " Somebody" - Reba McEntire
- September 11 - "Girls Lie Too " - Terri Clark
- September 18 - " Days Go By " - Keith Urban
- October 16 - " Suds in the Bucket " - Sara Evans
- October 23 - " I Hate Everything" - George Strait
- November 6 - "In a Real Love " - Phil Vassar
- November 20 - " Mr. Mom " - Lonestar
- December 4 - " Nothin 'On But The Radio " - Gary Allan
- December 18 - " Back When " - Tim McGraw
- December 25 - "Some Beach " - Blake Shelton
More Hits
- "Break Down Here " - Julie Roberts
- "Cool To Be A Fool " - Joe Nichols
- " Desperately " - George Strait
- " Drinkin 'Bone " - Tracy Byrd
- "Good Little Girls" - Blue County
- " Here For the Party" - Gretchen Wilson
- "Hey Good Lookin ' " - Jimmy Buffett and friends
- " Honesty ( Write Me A List ) " - Rodney Atkins
- " Hot Mama " - Trace Adkins
- " I Got A Feelin ' " - Billy Currington
- "I Wanna Do It All" - Terri Clark
- "I Want To Live" - Josh Gracin
- "If Nobody Believed In You" - Joe Nichols
- "In My Daughter's Eyes" - Martina McBride
- "Letters From Home " - John Michael Montgomery
- "Little Moments" - Brad Paisley
- " Loco " - David Lee Murphy
- " Long Black Train " - Josh Turner
- " Me And Emily " - Rachel Proctor
- " Paint Me A Birmingham " - Tracy Lawrence
- "Perfect" - Sara Evans
- " Rough & Ready" - Trace Adkins
- " Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" - Big & Rich
- "She Thinks She Needs Me" - Andy Griggs
- " Simple Life" - Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- "Spend My Time " - Clint Black
- " Songs About Rain" - Gary Allan
- " Stays in Mexico" - Toby Keith
- "Sweet Southern Comfort " - Buddy Jewell
- "Too Much of a Good Thing" - Alan Jackson
- "Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
- "The Woman With You" - Kenny Chesney
Albums ( selection)
- 50 Number Ones - George Strait (MCA Nashville )
- Be Here - Keith Urban ( Capitol )
- Blake Shelton 's Barn & Grill - Blake Shelton ( Warner Bros. )
- Darryl Worley - Darryl Worley ( DreamWorks Nashville )
- Feels Like Today - Rascal Flatts ( Lyric Street)
- Greatest Hits - Shania Twain ( Mercury )
- The Greatest Hits 1994-2004 - Terri Clark ( Mercury )
- Here For the Party - Gretchen Wilson ( Epic / Sony)
- Horse of a Different Color - Big & Rich ( Warner Bros. )
- Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw ( Curb )
- Passing Through - Randy Travis (World Entertainment)
- Sweet Right Here - SHeDAISY ( Lyric Street)
- Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland ( Mercury )
- Van Lear Rose - Loretta Lynn ( Interscope )
- When the Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney (BNA )
Died
New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Jim Foglesong (* 1922)
- Kris Kristofferson ( b. 1936 )
Major Awards
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - "Keep on the Sunny Side ," June Carter Cash.
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance - " Next Big Thing ", Vince Gill.
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - " A Simple Life ," Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals - " How's the World Treating You," Alison Krauss and James Taylor.
- Best Country Instrumental Performance - " Cluck Old Hen ," Alison Krauss & Union Station.
- Best Country Song - " It's Five O'Clock Somewhere ," Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins.
- Best Country Album - Livin ', Lovin', Losin ' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Various Artists (Carl Jackson, producer).
- Best Bluegrass Album - Live, Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year - Kenny Chesney
- Song Of The Year - " Live Like You Were Dying " - Tim McGraw
- Single Of The Year - " Live Like You Were Dying " - Tim McGraw
- Album Of The Year - "When the Sun Goes Down" - Kenny Chesney
- Male Vocalist Of The Year - Keith Urban
- Female Vocalist Of The Year - Martina McBride
- Vocal Group Of The Year - Rascal Flatts
- Musician Of The Year - Dann Huff
- Horizon Award - Gretchen Wilson
- Musical Event Of The Year - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss - "Whiskey Lullaby"
- Music Video Of The Year - "Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
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