Country-Musik 1998

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1998 im Genre Country-Musik.

• Nach über zehn Jahren erhält Johnny Cash mit dem Grammy for Best Contemporary Country Album für sein Album Unchained wieder eine bedeutende Auszeichnung. Gemeinsam mit seinem Label bedankt er sich in einer Anzeige voller Sarkasmus dafür, von Musikindustrie und Radiosendern jahrelang ignoriert worden zu sein. Die Anzeige zeigt Johnny Cash mit einem Stinkefinger und entstand bei seinem Auftritt im San Quentin State Prison 1969. Die bis dahin kaum bekannte Aufnahme wurde in der Folge zu einem ikonischen Motiv.^[1]
• Garth Brooks stellt mit seinem Album Double Live einen neuen Verkaufsrekord auf. Insgesamt verkaufte er 1.085.000 Exemplare in der ersten Woche. Noch nie in der amerikanischen Musikgeschichte hat sich ein Album innerhalb der ersten Woche so oft verkauft. Damit überflügelte es Eric Claptons 1992 veröffentlichtes Album Unplugged und wurde zum erfolgreichsten Livealbum in der amerikanischen Chartsgeschichte.^[2]
• Willie Nelson wird am 6. Dezember vom John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts für sein Lebenswerk geehrt.^[3]
• Der deutschen Countryband Truck Stop wird zum zweiten Mal die Goldene Stimmgabel verliehen.^[4]

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[5]

1. Just to See You Smile – Tim McGraw
2. Bye Bye – Jo Dee Messina
3. This Kiss – Faith Hill
4. I’m Alright – Jo Dee Messina
5. There’s Your Trouble – Dixie Chicks
6. I’m from the Country – Tracy Byrd
7. I Just Want to Dance with You – George Strait
8. I Can Still Feel You – Collin Raye
9. There Goes My Baby – Trisha Yearwood
10. Love of My Life – Sammy Kershaw

• 10. Januar – A Broken Wing – Martina McBride
• 17. Januar – Just To See You Smile – Tim McGraw
• 28. Februar – What If I Said – Anita Cochran and Steve Wariner
• 7. März – Round About Way – George Strait
• 21. März – Nothin' But the Taillights – Clint Black
• 4. April – A Perfect Love – Trisha Yearwood
• 18. April – Bye-Bye – Jo Dee Messina
• 2. Mai – You're Still the One – Shania Twain
• 9. Mai – Two Piña Coladas – Garth Brooks
• 16. Mai – This Kiss – Faith Hill
• 6. Juni – I Just Want to Dance With You – George Strait
• 27. Juni – If You See Him/If You See Her – Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn
• 11. Juli – The Shoes You're Wearing – Clint Black
• 18. Juli – I Can Still Feel You – Collin Raye
• 1. August – To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks
• 8. August – There's Your Trouble – Dixie Chicks
• 22. August – I'm Alright – Jo Dee Messina
• 12. September – How Long Gone – Brooks & Dunn
• 3. Oktober – Where the Green Grass Grows – Tim McGraw
• 31. Oktober – Honey I'm Home – Shania Twain
• 7. November – Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
• 5. Dezember – It Must Be Love – Ty Herndon
• 12. Dezember – Let Me Let Go – Faith Hill
• 19. Dezember – Husbands and Wives – Brooks & Dunn
• 26. Dezember – You're Easy on the Eyes – Terri Clark

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.^[6]

US	Single	Artist
16	Absence of the Heart	Deana Carter
4	Angel in My Eyes	John Michael Montgomery
2	Between the Devil and Me	Alan Jackson
11	A Chance	Kenny Chesney
14	Come Some Rainy Day	Wynonna
4	Commitment	LeAnn Rimes
3	Cover You in Kisses	John Michael Montgomery
5	The Day That She Left Tulsa (In a Chevy)	Wade Hayes
2	Don't Laugh at Me	Mark Wills
5	Dream Walkin‘	Toby Keith
2	Everything's Changed	Lonestar
4	Forever Love	Reba McEntire
18	Getcha Some	Toby Keith
2	Happy Girl	Martina McBride
2	He's Got You	Brooks & Dunn
20	High on Love	Patty Loveless
9	The Hole	Randy Travis
2	Holes in the Floor of Heaven	Steve Wariner
18	A House with No Curtains	Alan Jackson
2	How Do You Fall in Love	Alabama
13	How Do You Sleep at Night	Wade Hayes
7	I Can Love You Better	Dixie Chicks
1	I Can Still Feel You	Collin Raye
2	I Do (Cherish You)	Mark Wills
18	I Might Even Quit Lovin' You	Mark Chesnutt
12	I Said a Prayer	Pam Tillis
3	I Wanna Fall in Love	Lila McCann
9	I Wanna Feel That Way Again	Tracy Byrd
20	I Wanna Remember This	Linda Davis
3	I'll Go On Loving You	Alan Jackson
3	I'm from the Country	Tracy Byrd
2	I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying	Toby Keith with Sting
3	If I Never Stop Loving You	David Kersh
5	If You Ever Have Forever in Mind	Vince Gill
4	Imagine That	Diamond Rio
7	It Would Be You	Gary Allan
9	It's Your Song	Garth Brooks
12	Just Between You and Me	The Kinleys
3	Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me	Faith Hill (with Tim McGraw)
2	A Little Past Little Rock	Lee Ann Womack
3	Little Red Rodeo	Collin Raye
11	Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone	Trace Adkins
12	Loosen Up My Strings	Clint Black
2	Love of My Life	Sammy Kershaw
14	Love Working on You	John Michael Montgomery
5	A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)	Ty Herndon
10	Nothin' New Under the Moon	LeAnn Rimes
4	On the Side of Angels	LeAnn Rimes
2	One of These Days	Tim McGraw
14	One of Those Nights Tonight	Lorrie Morgan
16	One Small Miracle	Bryan White
2	Out of My Bones	Randy Travis
13	Say When	Lonestar
2	She's Gonna Make It	Garth Brooks
3	Someone You Used to Know	Collin Raye
16	Stepping Stone	Lari White
23	Still in Love with You	Travis Tritt
4	Texas Size Heartache	Joe Diffie
2	That's Why I'm Here	Kenny Chesney
2	Then What?	Clay Walker
2	There Goes My Baby	Trisha Yearwood
17	Things Change	Dwight Yoakam
1	This Kiss	Faith Hill
12	To Have You Back Again	Patty Loveless
8	Too Good to Be True	Michael Peterson
2	True	George Strait
9	Valentine	Martina McBride mit Jim Brickman
4	We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This	George Strait
18	Where Your Road Leads	Trisha Yearwood (mit Garth Brooks)
3	You Move Me	Garth Brooks
12	You Walked In	Lonestar
19	You'll Never Know	Mindy McCready
4	You're Gone	Diamond Rio
2	You've Got to Talk to Me	Lee Ann Womack

1. Sevens – Garth Brooks
2. Come On Over – Shania Twain
3. You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes
4. Hope Floats – Soundtrack
5. The Limited Series – Garth Brooks
6. Everywhere – Tim McGraw
7. The Greatest Hits Collection – Brooks & Dunn
8. Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
9. Faith – Faith Hill
10. Sittin’ on Top of the World – LeAnn Rimes^[7]

Shania Twain mit ihrem Erfolgsalbum Come On Over und Garth Brooks mit insgesamt drei Alben dominierten die US-amerikanischen Albumcharts 1998.

• 3. Januar – Sevens – Garth Brooks
• 7. Februar – You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes
• 14. Februar – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 28. Februar – Sevens – Garth Brooks
• 14. März – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 21. März – Sevens – Garth Brooks
• 11. April – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 9. Mai – One Step at a Time – George Strait
• 23. Mai – The Limited Series – Garth Brooks
• 20. Juni – Hope Floats – Soundtrack
• 22. August – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 29. August – The Key – Vince Gill
• 5. September – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 19. September – High Mileage – Alan Jackson
• 3, Oktober – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 5. Dezember – Double Live – Garth Brooks

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Album	Künstler	Label
18	Ain't It the Truth	Daryle Singletary	Giant
9	Back with a Heart	Olivia Newton-John	MCA Nashville
13	The Best of Tracy Lawrence	Tracy Lawrence	Atlantic
6	Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection	Vince Gill	MCA Nashville
6	Burnin' the Roadhouse Down	Steve Wariner	Capitol Nashville
16	Did I Shave My Back for This?	Cledus T. Judd	Razor & Tie
16	Dorkfish	Bill Engvall	Warner Bros.
1	Double Live	Garth Brooks	Capitol Nashville
6	Everything's Gonna Be Alright	Deana Carter	Capitol Nashville
2	Faith	Faith Hill	Warner Bros.
2	For the Record	Alabama	RCA Nashville
9	Greatest Hits	Clay Walker	Giant
5	Greatest Hits Volume One	Toby Keith	Mercury Nashville
13	The Horse Whisperer Soundtrack	Various Artists	MCA Nashville
19	How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 4	Roy D. Mercer	Capitol Nashville
10	How I Feel	Terri Clark	Mercury Nashville
5	I'm Alright	Jo Dee Messina	Curb
8	I'm from the Country	Tracy Byrd	MCA Nashville
13	If I Never Stop Loving You	David Kersh	Curb
4	If You See Her	Brooks & Dunn	Arista Nashville
2	If You See Him	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville
15	Leave a Mark	John Michael Montgomery	Atlantic
11	A Long Way Home	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
15	No More Looking over My Shoulder	Travis Tritt	Warner Bros.
11	No Place That Far	Sara Evans	RCA Nashville
16	Nothing but Love	The Wilkinsons	Giant
8	The Prince of Egypt (Nashville)	Various Artists	DreamWorks Nashville
2	Sittin' on Top of the World	LeAnn Rimes	Curb
20	Some Things I Know	Lee Ann Womack	Decca Nashville
9	Step Inside This House	Lyle Lovett	MCA Nashville
18	Tammy Wynette Remembered	Various Artists	Asylum
17	Teatro	Willie Nelson	Island
3	Touched by an Angel: The Album	Various Artists	Epic
8	Totally Committed	Jeff Foxworthy	Warner Bros.
9	Trampoline	The Mavericks	MCA Nashville
12	Ultimate Country Party	Various Artists	Arista Nashville
9	Unbelievable	Diamond Rio	Arista Nashville
8	The Walls Came Down	Collin Raye	Epic
9	When the Wrong One Loves You Right	Wade Hayes	Columbia
3	Where Your Road Leads	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville
9	White Christmas	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville
47	Wine Into Water	T. Graham Brown	Intersound
8	Wish You Were Here	Mark Wills	Mercury Nashville
7	You and You Alone	Randy Travis	DreamWorks Nashville

• 7. Januar – Owen Bradley (82), Produzent und Mitbegründer des Nashville Sound
• 17. Januar – Cliffie Stone (80), Musiker und Produzent
• 19. Januar – Carl Perkins (65), bedeutender Rockabilly Musiker
• 24. Januar – Justin Tubb (62), Singer-Songwriter, Sohn von Ernest Tubb
• 19. Februar – Grandpa Jones (84), Banjo-Spieler, beliebter Grand Ole Opry Star
• 25. Februar – Rockin’ Sidney (59), Musiker, größter Hit: My Toot Toot
• 6. April – Tammy Wynette (55), erfolgreiche Sängerin der 1960er Jahre (Stand By Your Man), Ehefrau von George Jones
• 15. April – Rose Maddox (71), Countrysängerin und -Pionierin
• 7. Mai – Eddie Rabbitt (56), Songwriter und erfolgreicher Sängerin
• 8. Mai – Reece Shipley (77), Musiker
• 22. Mai – Royce Kendall (62). Sängerin bei The Kendalls
• 10. Juni – Steve Sanders (45), Mitglied der Oak Ridge Boys von 1987 bis 1996
• 6. Juli – Roy Rogers (86), Western-Darsteller, Singing Cowboy, Mitglied der Sons of the Pioneers
• 2. Oktober – Gene Autry (91), Schauspieler, der als „singender Cowboy“ bekannt wurde

• Carlton Haney
• Chubby Wise

• George Morgan
• Elvis Presley
• E.W. „Bud“ Wendell
• Tammy Wynette

• Ray Griff
• Bill Anderson

• Merle Kilgore
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Kent Robbins

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Trisha Yearwood – How Do I Live
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – Pretty Little Adriana
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Alison Krauss & Union Station – Looking In The Eyes Of Love
• Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood – In Another's Eyes
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Alison Krauss & Union Station – Little Liza Jane
• Best Country Song – Bob Carlisle, Jeff Carson, Raybon Bros. – Butterfly Kisses – (Autoren: Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas)
• Best Country Album – Johnny Cash – Unchained
• Best Bluegrass Album – Alison Krauss & Union Station – So Long So Wrong^[8]

• Entertainer of the Year – Garth Brooks
• Song of the Year – It's Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – Stephony Smith
• Single of the Year – It's Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• Album of the Year – Carrying Your Love With Me – George Strait
• Top Male Vocalist – George Strait
• Top Female Vocalist – Trisha Yearwood
• Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group – Brooks & Dunn
• Top New Male Vocalist – Kenny Chesney
• Top New Female Vocalist – Lee Ann Womack
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – the Kinleys
• Video of the Year – It's Your Love Tim McGraw und Faith Hill
• Vocal Event of the Year – It's Your Love – Tim McGraw mit Faith Hill

• Best Country Album – My Own Sweet Time (Shanley Del)

• CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award – Shania Twain
• Male Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt
• Female Artist of the Year – Shania Twain
• Group or Duo of the Year – Leahy
• SOCAN Song of the Year – Born Again in Dixieland, Jason McCoy, Naoise Sheridan, Denny Carr
• Single of the Year – You're Still the One, Shania Twain
• Album of the Year – Come On Over, Shania Twain
• Top Selling Album – Come On Over, Shania Twain
• Video of the Year – Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You), Shania Twain
• Wrangler Rising Star Award – Bruce Guthro
• Vocal Collaboration of the Year – Your Love, Michelle Wright and Jim Brickman

• 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.
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn.
• Horizon Award – Dixie Chicks.
• Musician of the Year – Brett Mason.
• Vocal Event of the Year – You Don't Seem to Miss Me, Patty Loveless mit 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 und Billy Kirsch.
• Album of the Year – Everywhere, Tim McGraw.
• Music Video of the Year – This Kiss, Faith Hill.

• Best Country Male Vocalist – Paul Brandt
• Best Country Female Vocalist – Shania Twain
• Best Country Group or Duo – Leahy

• Canadian Country Artist of the Year – Shania Twain
• Best Country Album – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• Best Country Single – Little Ol' Kisses, Julian Austin
• Male Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt
• Female Artist of the Year – Terri Clark
• Group of the Year – Leahy
• Outstanding New Male Artist – Bruce Guthro
• Outstanding New Female Artist – Beverley Mahood
• Outstanding New Group or Duo – Montana Sky
• Canadian Country Video – Little Ol' Kisses – Julian Austin
• Top Country Composer(s) – Julian Austin

• Favorite Country Male Artist – George Strait
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
• Favorite Country Album – Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait
• Favorite Country New Artist – Lee Ann Womack

1. ↑ Momentaufnahmen – Die Geschichte hinter Johnny Cashs Stinkefinger. In: srf.ch. 13. Juli 2015, abgerufen am 19. November 2020. 
2. ↑ Christian Rother: Als Garth Brooks einen neuen Rekord mit Double Live aufstellte. 22. Mai 2020, abgerufen am 19. November 2020 (deutsch). 
3. ↑ MTV News Staff: Willie Nelson Honored By Kennedy Center. Abgerufen am 19. November 2020 (englisch). 
4. ↑ Truck Stop GbR – Germany: Truck Stop – Europes No. I Country & Western Band :: Biografie. Archiviert vom Original am 8. Mai 2021; abgerufen am 27. November 2020. 
5. ↑ Hot Country Songs – Year-End. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 19. November 2020. 
6. ↑ Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 18. November 2020. 
7. ↑ Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 26. Dezember 1998 (google.de [abgerufen am 19. November 2020]). 
8. ↑ 40st Grammy Awards - 1998. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2022 (englisch).