1993 in country music explained

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1993.

Events

Top hits of the year

See also: List of number-one country hits of 1993 (Canada).

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
11Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)Garth Brooks
21Ain't That Lonely YetDwight Yoakam
11AlibisTracy Lawrence
32All These YearsSawyer Brown
12Almost GoodbyeMark Chesnutt
54Alright AlreadyLarry Stewart
12American Honky-Tonk Bar AssociationGarth Brooks
1017Anywhere but HereSammy Kershaw
21A Bad GoodbyeClint Black with Wynonna
2113Beer and BonesJohn Michael Montgomery
12Blame It on Your HeartPatty Loveless
1939Boom! It Was OverRobert Ellis Orrall
65Born to Love YouMark Collie
1624The BugMary Chapin Carpenter
1816Cadillac RanchChris LeDoux
11Can I Trust You with My HeartTravis Tritt
12Can't Break It to My HeartTracy Lawrence
11ChattahoocheeAlan Jackson
1128Cleopatra, Queen of DenialPam Tillis
4610Cowboy BoogieRandy Travis
1216A Cowboy's Born with a Broken HeartBoy Howdy
1619Do You Know Where Your Man IsPam Tillis
11Does He Love YouReba McEntire with Linda Davis
1921Down on My KneesTrisha Yearwood
24Drive SouthSuzy Bogguss
2028Easier Said Than Done
11Easy Come, Easy GoGeorge Strait
33Every Little ThingCarlene Carter
4God Blessed TexasLittle Texas
814Half EnoughLorrie Morgan
1111The Hard WayMary Chapin Carpenter
41Hard Workin' ManBrooks & Dunn
910Haunted HeartSammy Kershaw
511He Ain't Worth MissingToby Keith
11The Heart Won't LieReba McEntire & Vince Gill
11HeartlandGeorge Strait
26Hearts Are Gonna RollHal Ketchum
2018High Rollin'Gibson/Miller Band
13Holdin' HeavenTracy Byrd
31Hometown HoneymoonAlabama
511Honky Tonk AttitudeJoe Diffie
178Hurry SundownMcBride & the Ride
127I Don't Call Him DaddyDoug Supernaw
1322I Fell in the WaterJohn Anderson
1414I Guess You Had to Be ThereLorrie Morgan
11I Love the Way You Love MeJohn Michael Montgomery
229I Wanna Take Care of YouBilly Dean
714I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)Collin Raye
1613I'd Rather Miss YouLittle Texas
3418I'm Not Built That WayBilly Dean
88If I Didn't Love YouSteve Wariner
23In a Week or TwoDiamond Rio
31In the Heart of a WomanBilly Ray Cyrus
11It Sure Is MondayMark Chesnutt
23It's a Little Too LateTanya Tucker
55It's Your CallReba McEntire
157Janie Baker's Love SlaveShenandoah
55Just Like the WeatherSuzy Bogguss
56Just One NightMcBride & the Ride
25Learning to Live AgainGarth Brooks
1524Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'Shenandoah
68Let GoBrother Phelps
711Let Go of the StoneJohn Anderson
47Let That Pony RunPam Tillis
43Life's a DanceJohn Michael Montgomery
3012Like a River to the SeaSteve Wariner
11Look Heart, No HandsRandy Travis
114Looking Out for Number OneTravis Tritt
38Love on the Loose, Heart on the RunMcBride & the Ride
810Love Without MercyLee Roy Parnell
615Made for Lovin' YouDoug Stone
814Mama Knows the HighwayHal Ketchum
133Mending FencesRestless Heart
22Mercury BluesAlan Jackson
11Money in the BankJohn Anderson
21My Baby Loves MeMartina McBride
716My Blue AngelAaron Tippin
16My Second HomeTracy Lawrence
44My Strongest WeaknessWynonna
32No Future in the PastVince Gill
32No Time to KillClint Black
27Nobody WinsRadney Foster
2023Nothin' but the WheelPatty Loveless
2635Now I Pray for RainNeal McCoy
58Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet BabyDiamond Rio
42Ol' CountryMark Chesnutt
612On the RoadLee Roy Parnell
32Once Upon a LifetimeAlabama
11One More Last ChanceVince Gill
33Only LoveWynonna
45Passionate KissesMary Chapin Carpenter
32Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)Joe Diffie
23Queen of MemphisConfederate Railroad
73Queen of My Double-Wide TrailerSammy Kershaw
11RecklessAlabama
412RenoDoug Supernaw
11She Don't Know She's BeautifulSammy Kershaw
11She Used to Be MineBrooks & Dunn
63She's Not Cryin' AnymoreBilly Ray Cyrus
11Should've Been a CowboyToby Keith
511Somebody Else's MoonCollin Raye
914Somebody NewBilly Ray Cyrus
819Somebody Paints the WallTracy Lawrence
246Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming)Hal Ketchum
11Somewhere Other Than the NightGarth Brooks
24The Song Remembers WhenTrisha Yearwood
215SoonTanya Tucker
1924Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)Kathy Mattea
36Sure LoveHal Ketchum
51Take It BackReba McEntire
43Tell Me About ItTanya Tucker with Delbert McClinton
31Tell Me WhyWynonna
210Tender MomentLee Roy Parnell
11Thank God for YouSawyer Brown
11That SummerGarth Brooks
415That Was a RiverCollin Raye
135This Romeo Ain't Got Julie YetDiamond Rio
23A Thousand Miles from NowhereDwight Yoakam
44Tonight I Climbed the WallAlan Jackson
11Too Busy Being in LoveDoug Stone
1012Trashy WomenConfederate Railroad
1317T-R-O-U-B-L-ETravis Tritt
57Trouble on the LineSawyer Brown
61Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the DarkBilly Dean
22Walkaway JoeTrisha Yearwood
1125We Got the LoveRestless Heart
21We'll Burn That BridgeBrooks & Dunn
211What Might Have BeenLittle Texas
11What Part of NoLorrie Morgan
1721What Were You Thinkin'Little Texas
11What's It to YouClay Walker
66When Did You Stop Loving MeGeorge Strait
11When My Ship Comes InClint Black
1418When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go BackConfederate Railroad
16Why Didn't I Think of ThatDoug Stone
54Wild ManRicky Van Shelton
76Workin' Man's Ph.DAaron Tippin
1224You Say You WillTrisha Yearwood

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
14Already GoneBlue Rodeo
7Blank PagesPatricia Conroy
5Breakfast AloneGeorge Fox
9Breakin' All Over TownJoan Kennedy
5514The ChangeMichelle Wright
16Country GirlLisa Brokop
18Cryer's ParadiseRon Hynes
19Dealers in HeartachesMorris P. Rainville
4Distant DrumJim Witter
9Dream OnJoan Kennedy
5Everything and MoreJim Witter
9Fare Thee Well LoveThe Rankin Family
17Fortunate HomeTim Thorney
11Fortune Smiled on MeCassandra Vasik with Russell deCarle
4Gillis MountainThe Rankin Family
313He Would Be SixteenMichelle Wright
9I Need to Hear It from YouJoan Kennedy
1I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My MindCharlie Major
1I'm SomebodyCharlie Major
17If Only You KnewTracey Prescott & Lonesome Daddy
10It Might as Well Be MeAnita Perras
6Make Love to MeAnne Murray
5Mustang HeartGeorge Fox
9Roll Like a WheelCassandra Vasik
7Sadly MistakenCassandra Vasik
19A Song for BrentCindy Church
7Starting All Over AgainOne Horse Blue
7Talk to My HeartJoan Kennedy
8What Do You CarePatricia Conroy
9You're My HometownDon Neilson

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 1993 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1993 (Canada).

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
155Across the BorderlineWillie NelsonColumbia
55AlibisTracy LawrenceAtlantic
67Almost GoodbyeMark ChesnuttMCA Nashville
68Big TimeLittle TexasWarner Bros.
17A Bridge I Didn't BurnRicky Van SheltonColumbia
612Call of the WildAaron TippinRCA Nashville
164Cheap SeatsAlabamaRCA Nashville
81Clay WalkerClay WalkerGiant
10Closer to ParadiseBarra MacNeilsMercury/PolyGram
11Various ArtistsGiant
1Country Heat 3Various ArtistsRCA
3419Cowgirl's PrayerEmmylou HarrisAsylum
541Croonin'Anne MurraySBK/Capitol
5119DriveSteve WarinerArista Nashville
22Easy Come, Easy GoGeorge StraitMCA Nashville
6Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Soundtrackk.d. langSire
20Feels Like HomeCassandra VasikEpic
144Fire in the DarkBilly DeanLiberty
3Five Days in JulyBlue RodeoWarner
2For Our FansAlabamaRCA Nashville
16Girls Will Be GirlsFarmer's DaughterStubble Jumper
15Greatest Hits 1990–1992Tanya TuckerLiberty
19Greatest Hits Volume TwoReba McEntireMCA Nashville
21Hard Workin' ManBrooks & DunnArista Nashville
1110Haunted HeartSammy KershawMercury/PolyGram
66Honky Tonk AngelsDolly Parton, Loretta Lynn
& Tammy Wynette
Columbia
10Honky Tonk AttitudeJoe DiffieEpic
7Honky Tonk ChristmasAlan JacksonArista Nashville
11In PiecesGarth BrooksLiberty
11It Won't Be the LastBilly Ray CyrusMercury/PolyGram
131John BerryJohn BerryLiberty
2Kickin' CountryVarious ArtistsSony
326Let There Be Peace on EarthVince GillMCA Nashville
352Little Love LettersCarlene CarterGiant
388Mark CollieMark CollieMCA Nashville
2619Merry Christmas from LondonLorrie MorganBNA
205More LoveDoug StoneEpic
7Mustang HeartGeorge FoxWarner
23No Time to KillClint BlackRCA Nashville
1North CountryThe Rankin FamilyEMI
5917On the RoadLee Roy ParnellArista Nashville
4One Horse BlueOne Horse BlueSavannah
9Only What I FeelPatty LovelessEpic
1The Other SideCharlie MajorArista
25Out of Left FieldHank Williams, Jr.Curb/Warner Bros.
132Outskirts of TownSawyer BrownCurb
22Rave On!!The Kentucky HeadhuntersMercury/PolyGram
2718Red and Rio GrandeDoug SupernawBNA
415Slow Dancing with the MoonDolly PartonColumbia
1213Solid GroundJohn AndersonBNA
618The Song Remembers WhenTrisha YearwoodMCA Nashville
1811SoonTanya TuckerLiberty
72Take Me as I AmFaith HillWarner Bros.
1Tell Me WhyWynonnaCurb/MCA Nashville
41This TimeDwight YoakamReprise
17Toby KeithToby KeithMercury/PolyGram
2Today's Country Gold '93Various ArtistsQuality
24Today's Hit CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
24Tracy ByrdTracy ByrdMCA Nashville
3517Tribute to the Music of Bob WillsAsleep at the WheelLiberty
388Under the KudzuShenandoahRCA Nashville
21Under This Old HatChris LeDouxLiberty
148The Way That I AmMartina McBrideRCA Nashville
245Wind in the WireRandy TravisWarner Bros.
3You Might Be a Redneck If…Jeff FoxworthyWarner Bros.

Other top albums

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
75America, I Believe in YouCharlie DanielsLiberty
51The Beverly Hillbillies SoundtrackVarious ArtistsFox
27Country Dance MixesVarious ArtistsAtlantic
55Delta DreamlandDeborah AllenGiant
28Dr. Stompin' Tom…Eh?Stompin' Tom ConnorsEMI
29Final TouchesConway TwittyMCA Nashville
51Good NewsKathy MatteaMercury/PolyGram
60Greatest HitsPatty LovelessMCA Nashville
3127Greatest Hits: Songs
from an Aging Sex Bomb
K. T. OslinRCA Nashville
46HeroesMark O'ConnorWarner Bros.
30High-Tech RedneckGeorge JonesMCA Nashville
53Hurry SundownMcBride & the RideMCA Nashville
28Jingle Bell RockBrenda LeeMCA
26Kick Along with Stompin' TomStompin' Tom ConnorsEMI
56Let GoBrother PhelpsAsylum
37Ricky Lynn GreggRicky Lynn GreggLiberty
6728Shania TwainShania TwainMercury/PolyGram
61Shawn CampShawn CampReprise
27Something Up My SleeveSuzy BoggussLiberty
62Spinning Around the SunJimmie Dale GilmoreElektra
53Steppin' CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
55TemptationShelby LynneMorgan Creek
37Today's Top CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
26Way Beyond the BlueAnita PerrasSavannah
37The WheelRosanne CashColumbia
65Where There's SmokeGibson/Miller BandEpic

On television

Regular series

Specials

Births

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Music 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

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on April 14, 1993)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

Further reading

Other links

External links