1994 in country music explained

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1994.

Events

Incidentally, McGraw's first taste of success comes at approximately the same time as that of his wife-to-be — Faith Hill.

Top hits of the year

See also: List of number-one country hits of 1994 (Canada).

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
41Addicted to a DollarDoug Stone
118Baby Likes to Rock ItThe Tractors
11Be My Baby TonightJohn Michael Montgomery
22Before You Kill Us AllRandy Travis
14The Big OneGeorge Strait
42The Boys and MeSawyer Brown
1725The Call of the WildAaron Tippin
21Callin' Baton RougeGarth Brooks
136The Cheap SeatsAlabama
511The City Put the Country Back in MeNeal McCoy
97Daddy Never Was the Cadillac KindConfederate Railroad
11Don't Take the GirlTim McGraw
23Tim McGraw
11Dreaming with My Eyes OpenClay Walker
208Elvis and AndyConfederate Railroad
23Every Once in a WhileBlackHawk
25Fast as YouDwight Yoakam
11Foolish PrideTravis Tritt
109Girls with GuitarsWynonna
11A Good Run of Bad LuckClint Black
1129Goodbye Says It AllBlackHawk
45Half the ManClint Black
417Hangin' InTanya Tucker
520Hard to SaySawyer Brown
26He Thinks He'll Keep HerMary Chapin Carpenter
52Hey CinderellaSuzy Bogguss
319How Can I Help You Say GoodbyePatty Loveless
39I Can't Reach Her AnymoreSammy Kershaw
11I Just Wanted You to KnowMark Chesnutt
5020I Love You 'Cause I Want ToCarlene Carter
23I Never Knew LoveDoug Stone
25I See It NowTracy Lawrence
98I Sure Can Smell the RainBlackHawk
11I SwearJohn Michael Montgomery
22I Take My ChancesMary Chapin Carpenter
312I Try to Think About ElvisPatty Loveless
34I Want to Be Loved Like ThatShenandoah
421I Wish I Could Have Been ThereJohn Anderson
33I'd Like to Have That One BackGeorge Strait
32I'm Holding My OwnLee Roy Parnell
319I've Got It MadeJohn Anderson
11If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)Shenandoah
11If I Could Make a LivingClay Walker
2612If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have YouDaron Norwood
11If the Good Die YoungTracy Lawrence
12If You've Got LoveJohn Michael Montgomery
1910In My Own BackyardJoe Diffie
1214Independence DayMartina McBride
824Indian OutlawTim McGraw
68Is It Over YetWynonna
18It Won't Be Over YouSteve Wariner
56John Deere GreenJoe Diffie
86Jukebox JunkieKen Mellons
54Kick a LittleLittle Texas
68Life #9Martina McBride
44Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and FamousTracy Byrd
225A Little Less Talk and a Lot More ActionToby Keith
27Little RockCollin Raye
11Live Until I DieClay Walker
11Livin' on LoveAlan Jackson
26Love a Little StrongerDiamond Rio
89LovebugGeorge Strait
42The Man in Love with YouGeorge Strait
85Man of My WordCollin Raye
64More LoveDoug Stone
12My LoveLittle Texas
23National Working Woman's HolidaySammy Kershaw
11No Doubt About ItNeal McCoy
138Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our ParadeKathy Mattea
522Now I KnowLari White
1816O What a ThrillThe Mavericks
714One Night a DayGarth Brooks
19Pickup ManJoe Diffie
11Piece of My HeartFaith Hill
224Pocket of a ClownDwight Yoakam
75Renegades, Rebels and RoguesTracy Lawrence
25Rock BottomWynonna
21Rock My World (Little Country Girl)Brooks & Dunn
42Rope the MoonJohn Michael Montgomery
2120Sawmill RoadDiamond Rio
311She Can't Say I Didn't CryRick Trevino
67She DreamsMark Chesnutt
1511She Thinks His Name Was JohnReba McEntire
44She'd Give AnythingBoy Howdy
11She's Not the Cheatin' KindBrooks & Dunn
15Shut Up and Kiss MeMary Chapin Carpenter
59Spilled PerfumePam Tillis
33Standing Outside the FireGarth Brooks
22State of MindClint Black
1413Stop on a DimeLittle Texas
11Summertime BluesAlan Jackson
73T.L.C. A.S.A.P.Alabama
2112Take It EasyTravis Tritt
212Take Me as I AmFaith Hill
1721Take These Chains from My HeartLee Roy Parnell
2217Ten Feet Tall and BulletproofTravis Tritt
13That Ain't No Way to GoBrooks & Dunn
1023That's My BabyLari White
618That's My StoryCollin Raye
2018There Goes My HeartThe Mavericks
715They Asked About YouReba McEntire
23They Don't Make 'Em Like That AnymoreBoy Howdy
21Thinkin' ProblemDavid Ball
210Third Rate RomanceSammy Kershaw
11Third Rock from the SunJoe Diffie
2017(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love AgainHal Ketchum
144Try Not to Look So PrettyDwight Yoakam
11Tryin' to Get Over YouVince Gill
43Untanglin' My MindClint Black
316Walking Away a WinnerKathy Mattea
48Watermelon CrawlTracy Byrd
67We Can't Love Like This AnymoreAlabama
1116We Don't Have to Do ThisTanya Tucker
96We Just DisagreeBilly Dean
256What a Crying ShameThe Mavericks
21What the Cowgirls DoVince Gill
52What's in It for MeJohn Berry
35When Love Finds YouVince Gill
76When the Thought of You Catches Up with MeDavid Ball
213When You Walk in the RoomPam Tillis
22Whenever You Come AroundVince Gill
116Where Do I Fit in the PictureClay Walker
209Where Was IRicky Van Shelton
11Whisper My NameRandy Travis
411(Who Says) You Can't Have It AllAlan Jackson
11Who's That ManToby Keith
54Why Haven't I Heard from YouReba McEntire
11Wild OneFaith Hill
11WinkNeal McCoy
217Wish I Didn't Know NowToby Keith
2114Woman, Sensuous WomanMark Chesnutt
1214Words by HeartBilly Ray Cyrus
11XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)Trisha Yearwood
2014You Just Watch MeTanya Tucker
643You WillPatty Loveless
11Your Love Amazes MeJohn Berry

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
185 Days in MayBlue Rodeo
9Alcohol in the BloodstreamIan Tyson
18Almost Like You CaredCassandra Vasik
6Baby Don't CryOne Horse Blue
13By HeartJoel Feeney
18Circle of LoveJoan Kennedy
10Country in the CityDon Neilson
10DynamiteDesert Dolphins
14Everything Money Can BuyOne Horse Blue
11Everything to MeJoel Feeney
5212Give Me a Ring SometimeLisa Brokop
1Guitar TalkMichelle Wright
12Here We Go AgainPatricia Conroy
15Hillbilly JaneStraight Clean & Simple
5Honest ManGeorge Fox
17If I'm Only Good for One ThingLarry Mercey
1It Can't Happen to MeCharlie Major
4LouisiettePrairie Oyster
10Love's Looking for MeOne Horse Blue
13Man of a Thousand SongsRon Hynes
5No Hasta La Vista TonightGeorge Fox
10No KathleenRon Hynes
1Nobody Gets Too Much LoveCharlie Major
4North CountryThe Rankin Family
9Now and ThenMichelle Wright
571One Good ManMichelle Wright
1The Other SideCharlie Major
9Red Hot BluesQuartette
8River of No ReturnTerry Kelly
19Rockabilly HeartCindy Church
5Say the WordJoel Feeney
5Stolen MomentsJim Witter
1Such a Lonely OnePrairie Oyster
1Somebody's Leavin'Patricia Conroy
6Sweet Sweet PoisonJim Witter
15Tell Me the LieDon Neilson
10That's What Highways Are ForThe Goods
10There You GoPrescott-Brown
10Train of DreamsGary Fjellgaard
17Way Beyond the BlueAnita Perras
7The Wayward WindAnne Murray
4Wear and Tear on My HeartGeorge Fox

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 1994 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1994 (Canada).

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
378 Seconds (soundtrack)Various ArtistsMCA Nashville
10Already RestlessPrescott-BrownEpic
239American RecordingsJohnny CashAmerican
2The Best…So FarAnne MurraySBK/Capitol
15BlackHawkBlackHawkArista Nashville
85BoomtownToby KeithMercury/PolyGram
2311The Bradley Barn SessionsGeorge JonesMCA Nashville
13Bryan WhiteBryan WhiteAsylum
1Country Heat 4Various ArtistsRCA
9Eighteen Inches of RainIan TysonStony Plain
12ExtremesCollin RayeEpic
92Feelin' Good TrainSammy KershawMercury/PolyGram
2920Greatest Hits, Vol. 1Doug StoneEpic
8Greatest Hits Vol. IIIAlabamaRCA Nashville
17HaywireChris LeDouxLiberty
1715Healing Hands of TimeWillie NelsonLiberty
5Heart of the Country '94Various ArtistsQuality
167Dolly PartonColumbia
11The HitsGarth BrooksLiberty
3I See It NowTracy LawrenceAtlantic
41If I Could Make a LivingClay WalkerGiant
2919Various ArtistsBNA
108Kick a LittleLittle TexasWarner Bros.
7Kickin' Country 2Various ArtistsSony
11Kickin' It UpJohn Michael MontgomeryAtlantic
13Lead OnGeorge StraitMCA Nashville
19Lookin' Back at MyselfAaron TippinRCA Nashville
137Love a Little StrongerDiamond RioArista Nashville
286Love and LuckMarty StuartMCA Nashville
5222Mama's Hungry Eyes:
A Tribute to Merle Haggard
Various ArtistsArista Nashville
41Maverick (soundtrack)Various ArtistsAtlantic
3714Moonlight Becomes YouWillie NelsonJustice
1New CountryVarious ArtistsWarner
131No Doubt About ItAtlantic
311No Ordinary ManTracy ByrdMCA Nashville
11Not a Moment Too SoonTim McGrawCurb
613NotoriousConfederate RailroadAtlantic
8One EmotionClint BlackRCA Nashville
2Only One MoonPrairie OysterArista
7Outlaws & HeroesVarious ArtistsSony
21Read My MindReba McEntireMCA Nashville
3The Reasons Why Michelle WrightArista Nashville
302Red Hot + CountryVarious ArtistsMercury/PolyGram
11Rhythm, Country and BluesVarious ArtistsMCA Nashville
23Rick TrevinoRick TrevinoColumbia
19She'd Give AnythingBoy HowdyCurb
8Skynyrd FryndsVarious ArtistsMCA Nashville
11Stones in the RoadMary Chapin CarpenterColumbia
116Storm in the HeartlandBilly Ray CyrusMercury/PolyGram
346Super HitsWillie NelsonColumbia
17The Sweetest GiftTrisha YearwoodMCA Nashville
6Sweetheart's DancePam TillisArista Nashville
33Ten Feet Tall and BulletproofTravis TrittWarner Bros.
63Thinkin' ProblemDavid BallWarner Bros.
69Third Rock from the SunJoe DiffieEpic
105This Is MeRandy TravisWarner Bros.
6Today's Biggest CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
21The TractorsThe TractorsArista Nashville
3Untamed and TrueVarious ArtistsMCA
11Waitin' on SundownBrooks & DunnArista Nashville
12Walking Away a WinnerKathy MatteaMercury/PolyGram
15Wanted ManJohnny CashMercury/PolyGram
7War PaintLorrie MorganBNA
64What a Crying ShameThe MavericksMCA Nashville
15What a Way to LiveMark ChesnuttDecca Nashville
8When Fallen Angels FlyPatty LovelessEpic
22When Love Finds YouVince GillMCA Nashville
11Who I AmAlan JacksonArista Nashville
24WishesLari WhiteRCA Nashville
3You Can't ResistPatricia ConroyWarner

Other top albums

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
601994Merle HaggardCurb
51The Best of Chris LeDouxChris LeDouxLiberty
52Christmas Time's A-Comin'Sammy KershawMercury/PolyGram
61Christmas with The Judds and AlabamaThe Judds & AlabamaRCA Nashville
43Country 'Til I DieJohn AndersonBNA
56The Cowboy Way (soundtrack)Various ArtistsEpic
48Deep Thoughts from a Shallow MindDoug SupernawBNA
31Every Little WordHal KetchumCurb
29Greatest HitsBilly DeanLiberty
38Greatest HitsSuzy BoggussLiberty
31In the Vicinity of the HeartShenandoahCapitol Nashville
42Ken MellonsKen MellonsEpic
62Love and HonorRicky Van SheltonColumbia
51Men'll Be BoysBilly DeanLiberty
39Number One HitsThe JuddsRCA/Curb
66ReflectionsThe JuddsRCA/Curb
28Shoot for the MoonLinda DavisArista Nashville
55SimpaticoSuzy Bogguss & Chet AtkinsLiberty
35Super HitsCharlie DanielsEpic
65Super HitsShenandoahColumbia
71Super HitsConway TwittyEpic
50Today's Greatest CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
52Today's New CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
56Today's Number One CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
63Waymore's Blues (Part II)Waylon JenningsRCA Nashville

Births

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 March 30, 1994)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

Further reading

Other links

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Country singer John Berry headlines benefit concert – journal-news.net | News, sports, jobs, community information for Martinsburg – The Journal . . 2008-10-16 . 2014-05-01.