1995 in country music explained

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1995.

Events

Top hits of the year

See also: List of number-one country hits of 1995 (Canada).

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
32AdalidaGeorge Strait
88All I Need to KnowKenny Chesney
4920All That Heaven Will AllowThe Mavericks
46Amy's Back in AustinLittle Texas
21And StillReba McEntire
218As Any Fool Can SeeTracy Lawrence
412Back in Your Arms AgainLorrie Morgan
328Bend It Until It BreaksJohn Anderson
113Between an Old Memory and MeTravis Tritt
1510Big Ol' TruckToby Keith
66Bobbie Ann MasonRick Trevino
72The BoxRandy Travis
1612Bubba HydeDiamond Rio
2614Cain's Blood4 Runner
24Can't Be Really GoneTim McGraw
33The CarJeff Carson
11Check Yes or NoGeorge Strait
2037Clown in Your RodeoKathy Mattea
47Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)Shenandoah
53Doctor TimeRick Trevino
1012Don't StopWade Hayes
1010Down in FlamesBlackHawk
237Down in TennesseeMark Chesnutt
19Dust on the BottleDavid Lee Murphy
1320Faith in Me, Faith in YouDoug Stone
66Fall in LoveKenny Chesney
232The FeverGarth Brooks
1923Finish What We StartedDiamond Rio
54The First StepTracy Byrd
38For a ChangeNeal McCoy
33Give Me One More ShotAlabama
147Go Rest High on That MountainVince Gill
22Goin' Through the Big DMark Chesnutt
12Gone CountryAlan Jackson
12Gonna Get a LifeMark Chesnutt
616Halfway DownPatty Loveless
139Hard Lovin' WomanMark Collie
11The Heart Is a Lonely HunterReba McEntire
5118A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive4 Runner
2420Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)Shenandoah
224Here Comes the RainThe Mavericks
411Here I AmPatty Loveless
13I Can Love You Like ThatJohn Michael Montgomery
112I Didn't Know My Own StrengthLorrie Morgan
48I Don't Believe in GoodbyeSawyer Brown
14I Don't Even Know Your NameAlan Jackson
159I Got It HonestAaron Tippin
22I Let Her LieDaryle Singletary
11I Like It, I Love ItTim McGraw
44I Think About It All the TimeJohn Berry
925I Wanna Go Too FarTrisha Yearwood
79I Want My Goodbye BackTy Herndon
1620I Was Blown AwayPam Tillis
1522I Will Always Love YouDolly Parton & Vince Gill
73I'll Never Forgive My HeartBrooks & Dunn
21I'm Not Strong Enough to Say NoBlackHawk
56I'm Still Dancin' with YouWade Hayes
2511If I Had Any Pride Left at AllJohn Berry
1616If I Was a Drinkin' ManNeal McCoy
44If I Were YouCollin Raye
27If the World Had a Front PorchTracy Lawrence
1815If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna CrawlSammy Kershaw
37In Between DancesPam Tillis
43In PicturesAlabama
25The Keeper of the StarsTracy Byrd
78Lead OnGeorge Strait
59Let's Go to VegasFaith Hill
41Life Gets AwayClint Black
54Life Goes OnLittle Texas
96Lipstick PromisesGeorge Ducas
22A Little Bit of YouLee Roy Parnell
720Little HousesDoug Stone
11Little Miss Honky TonkBrooks & Dunn
2412Look at Me NowBryan White
1114Look What Followed Me HomeDavid Ball
913Love LessonsTracy Byrd
11Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)Pam Tillis
1511Mississippi MoonJohn Anderson
166My Heart Will Never KnowClay Walker
124My Kind of GirlCollin Raye
96Night Is Fallin' in My HeartDiamond Rio
32No Man's LandJohn Michael Montgomery
11Not a Moment Too SoonTim McGraw
12Not on Your LoveJeff Carson
2020NothingDwight Yoakam
11Old Enough to Know BetterWade Hayes
2022On My OwnReba McEntire
24One Boy, One GirlCollin Raye
21One EmotionClint Black
67Party CrowdDavid Lee Murphy
53Refried DreamsTim McGraw
438Safe in the Arms of LoveMartina McBride
21She Ain't Your Ordinary GirlAlabama
11She's Every WomanGarth Brooks
32Should've Asked Her FasterTy England
21So Help Me GirlJoe Diffie
11Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)John Michael Montgomery
15Someone Else's StarBryan White
76Sometimes She ForgetsTravis Tritt
77Somewhere in the Vicinity of the HeartShenandoah/Alison Krauss
611Song for the LifeAlan Jackson
2717SouthboundSammy Kershaw
2718Southern GraceLittle Texas
26Standing on the Edge of GoodbyeJohn Berry
810Stay ForeverHal Ketchum
3317Storm in the HeartlandBilly Ray Cyrus
11Summer's Comin'Clint Black
11Tall, Tall TreesAlan Jackson
23Tell Me I Was DreamingTravis Tritt
62Tender When I Want to BeMary Chapin Carpenter
811Tequila Talkin'Lonestar
11Texas TornadoTracy Lawrence
37That Ain't My TruckRhett Akins
110That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving YouAaron Tippin
1018That's How You Know (When You're in Love)Lari White
79That's Just About RightBlackHawk
38They're Playin' Our SongNeal McCoy
14Thinkin' About YouTrisha Yearwood
51This Is MeRandy Travis
610This Is Me Missing YouJames House
115(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It AllSawyer Brown
25This TimeSawyer Brown
12This Woman and This ManClay Walker
26Till You Love MeReba McEntire
1819TroubleMark Chesnutt
1010Upstairs DowntownToby Keith
1511Walking to JerusalemTracy Byrd
11What Mattered MostTy Herndon
1626What'll You Do About MeDoug Supernaw
2417When and WhereConfederate Railroad
37When You Say Nothing at AllAlison Krauss & Union Station
34Wherever You GoClint Black
43Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)Vince Gill
53Whiskey Under the BridgeBrooks & Dunn
22Who Needs You BabyClay Walker
23You Ain't Much FunToby Keith
41You and Only YouJohn Berry
22You Better Think TwiceVince Gill
12You Can't Make a Heart Love SomebodyGeorge Strait
517You Don't Even Know Who I AmPatty Loveless
48You Have the Right to Remain SilentPerfect Stranger
11You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm GoneBrooks & Dunn

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtistReference
11Any Man of MineShania Twain
20Better Off BlueRena Gaile
33Better Things to DoTerri Clark
7Black-Eyed SusanPrairie Oyster
1Bringing Back Your LoveOne Horse Blue
15Broken String of PearlsPrescott-Brown
6Chevy CoupeJim Witter
1Don't Cry Little AngelPrairie Oyster
15Family LoveFarmer's Daughter
1First Comes LoveGeorge Fox
10The Girl Is on a Roll TonightTerry Kelly
4Head Over HeelsBlue Rodeo
19Hina Na Ho (Celebration)Susan Aglukark
1Hopeless LoveOne Horse Blue
1(I Do It) For the MoneyCharlie Major
8I Don't Wanna Be the OnePatricia Conroy
9I Really Dug Myself a HoleThe Goods
1I'm HereCharlie Major
1Learning a Lot About LoveJason McCoy
9Life Is Just a DreamJoel Feeney
16Light in My LifeThe Johner Brothers with Lisa Brokop
20Listen to the RadioRebecca Miller
18Missing YouCalvin Wiggett
1O SiemSusan Aglukark
1Only One MoonPrairie Oyster
20RadiolandSouth Mountain
18Roy Orbison Came OnRon Hynes
4Safe in the Arms of LoveMichelle Wright
18Starting Right NowThe Johner Brothers
18This Old GuitarJim Matt
1This Used to Be Our TownJason McCoy
10Time of My LifeGeorge Fox
16Two Broken Hearted FoolsRick Tippe
19Walkin' That LineTineta
4The WallMichelle Wright
1What Else Can I DoPatricia Conroy
1What's Holding MeGeorge Fox
1What Kind of ManJoel Feeney
111Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?Shania Twain
141The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)Shania Twain
5You Can't Resist ItPatricia Conroy
14You Feel the Same Way TooThe Rankin Family

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 1995 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1995 (Canada).

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
2774 Runner4 RunnerPolydor Nashville
11All I WantTim McGrawCurb
2521All of This LovePam TillisArista Nashville
135Various ArtistsLiberty
3Country Heat 5Various ArtistsRCA
84Dwight LiveDwight YoakamReprise
6Endless SeasonsThe Rankin FamilyEMI
11Fresh HorsesGarth BrooksLiberty
26Games Rednecks PlayJeff FoxworthyWarner Bros.
55GoneDwight YoakamReprise
17Greatest HitsLittle TexasWarner Bros.
56Greatest HitsLorrie MorganBNA
57Greatest Hits 1990–1995Sawyer BrownCurb
317Greatest Hits: From the BeginningTravis TrittWarner Bros.
11The Greatest Hits CollectionAlan JacksonArista Nashville
22Gypsies & LoversThe Irish DescendantsWarner
12Have Yourself a Tractors ChristmasThe TractorsArista Nashville
19The Hits Chapter 1Sammy KershawMercury/PolyGram
14Hog WildHank Williams, Jr.Curb/Warner Bros.
10Hypnotize the MoonClay WalkerGiant
513I Think About YouCollin RayeEpic
1210In PicturesAlabamaRCA Nashville
42It Matters to MeFaith HillWarner Bros.
2Jason McCoyJason McCoyMCA
224Jeff CarsonJeff CarsonCurb
11John Michael MontgomeryJohn Michael MontgomeryAtlantic
8Kickin' Country 3Various ArtistsSony
13Life Is GoodEmilio NavairaCapitol Nashville
2814Life's So FunnyJoe DiffieEpic
6518Little Acts of TreasonCarlene CarterGiant
112LonestarLonestarBNA
5Long Gone to the YukonStompin' Tom ConnorsEMI
25Looking for ChristmasClint BlackRCA Nashville
17Looking for the LightRick TrevinoColumbia
615Love LessonsTracy ByrdMCA Nashville
4Lucky ManCharlie MajorArista
14Made for Each OtherCalvin WiggettRoyalty
24Mr. ChristmasJoe DiffieEpic
93Music for All OccasionsThe MavericksMCA Nashville
1312NASCAR: Runnin' Wide OpenVarious ArtistsColumbia
1New Country 2Various ArtistsWarner
21Alison KraussRounder
18Nowhere to HereBlue RodeoWarner
21O Holy NightJohn BerryCapitol Nashville
19Old Enough to Know BetterWade HayesColumbia
1223OneGeorge Jones & Tammy WynetteMCA Nashville
102Out with a BangDavid Lee MurphyMCA Nashville
19The Redneck Test Volume 43Jeff FoxworthyLaughing Hyena
4210The Road Goes on ForeverThe HighwaymenColumbia
107Something SpecialDolly PartonColumbia
33SouvenirsVince GillMCA Nashville
129Standing on the EdgeJohn BerryPatriot/Liberty
11Starting OverReba McEntireMCA Nashville
97Strait Out of the BoxGeorge StraitMCA Nashville
45Strong EnoughBlackHawkArista Nashville
132Terri ClarkTerri ClarkMercury/PolyGram
318Thinkin' About YouTrisha YearwoodMCA Nashville
1This ChildSusan AglukarkEMI
10This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It AllSawyer BrownCurb
4523A Thousand MemoriesRhett AkinsDecca Nashville
4Time of My LifeGeorge FoxWarner
12Tool BoxAaron TippinRCA Nashville
2410Tracy Lawrence Live and UnpluggedTracy LawrenceAtlantic
1330Ty EnglandTy EnglandRCA Nashville
4Untamed and True 2Various ArtistsMCA
93What Mattered MostTy HerndonEpic
3The Wheel Keeps on RollinAsleep at the WheelCapitol Nashville
21When and WhereConfederate RailroadAtlantic
174Wild AngelsMartina McBrideRCA Nashville
2411WingsMark ChesnuttDecca Nashville
11The Woman in MeShania TwainMercury/PolyGram
19Work of the HeartQuartetteDenon
10You Gotta Love ThatNeal McCoyAtlantic
713You Have the Right to Remain SilentPerfect StrangerCurb

Other top albums

USCANAlbumArtistRecord Label
39All I Need to KnowKenny ChesneyBNA
4127Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to GospelVarious ArtistsSparrow
43Any Way the Wind BlowsBrother PhelpsAsylum
73Born That WayBoy HowdyCurb
69Country Dance Super HitsVarious ArtistsK-Tel
44Daryle SingletaryDaryle SingletaryGiant
48Days Gone ByJames HouseEpic
45Faith in Me, Faith in YouDoug StoneEpic
28Fire to FireTanya TuckerLiberty
36A Gene MacLellan TributeJohn GracieAtlantica
57George DucasGeorge DucasLiberty
61Heart and SoulElvis PresleyRCA
48Junior HighJunior BrownCurb
72Kim RicheyKim RicheyMercury/PolyGram
61Labor of LoveRadney FosterArista Nashville
68Letter to LaredoJoe ElyMCA Nashville
37The Marty Party Hit PackMarty StuartMCA Nashville
44The MoffattsThe MoffattsPolydor Nashville
27The Original Volume 79Jeff FoxworthyLaughing Hyena
72RestlessShelby LynneMagnatone
35Sold Out Volume 80Jeff FoxworthyLaughing Hyena
54Super HitsRoy OrbisonColumbia
64Super HitsRicky Van SheltonColumbia
26Ten More MilesThe Johner BrothersWarner
66Today's Pure CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
63Today's Sizzlin' CountryVarious ArtistsK-Tel
37Under the Big SkyHemingway CornerEpic
26We All Get Lucky SometimesLee Roy ParnellCareer

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 October 20, 1995)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

RPM Big Country Awards

Further reading

Other links

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Country song dares to tackle racism head-on . 2008-08-04 . February 18, 1995 . Deseret News.
  2. News: Ty Herndon arrested for indecent exposure. June 16, 1995. Reading Eagle (Pa.). November 20, 2014.
  3. News: Dick Curless, 63, A Country Singer. The New York Times. 28 May 1995.