1990 in country music
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See also: 1989 in country music, 1990 in music, other events of 1990, 1991 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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Events
- Starting with its January 20 Hot Country Singles chart, Billboard magazine begins basing the chart entirely on radio airplay through the Broadcast Data System (BDS), which uses a computerized system to detect actual airplay. The number of chart positions is reduced from 100 to 75.
- On February 17, the chart is renamed "Hot Country Singles and Tracks" (to reflect the growing number of radio-popular songs that were not released commerically as singles).
Top Hits of the Year
No. 1 Hits
(as certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 6 - "Who's Lonely Now" - Highway 101
- January 13 - "It Ain't Nothin'" - Keith Whitley
- January 20 - "Nobody's Home" - Clint Black
- February 10 - "Southern Star" - Alabama
- February 17 - "On Second Thought" - Eddie Rabbitt
- March 3 - "No Matter How High" - Oak Ridge Boys
- March 10 - "Chains" - Patty Loveless
- March 17 - "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" - Randy Travis
- April 14 - "Five Minutes" - Lorrie Morgan
- April 21 - "Love On Arrival" - Dan Seals
- May 12 - "Help Me Hold On" - Travis Tritt
- May 19 - "Walkin' Away" - Clint Black
- June 2 - "I've Cried My Last Tear For You" - Ricky Van Shelton
- June 9 - "Love Without End, Amen" - George Strait
- July 14 - "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
- August 4 - "Good Times" - Dan Seals
- August 18 - "Next to You, Next to Me" - Shenandoah
- September 8 - "Jukebox In My Mind" - Alabama
- October 6 - "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- November 3 - "You Lie" - Reba McEntire
- November 10 - "Home" - Joe Diffie
- November 17 - "You Really Had Me Going" - Holly Dunn
- November 24 - "Come Next Monday" - K.T. Oslin
- December 8 - "I've Come to Expect it From You" - George Strait
Other Major Hits
Top New Album Releases
Deaths
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Major Awards
Grammy Awards
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year -- "The Dance" - Garth Brooks - Tony Arata
- Single Of The Year -- "Friends In Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- Album Of The Year -- No Fences - Garth Brooks
- Top Male Vocalist -- Garth Brooks
- Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo -- The Judds
- Top Vocal Group -- Shenandoah
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Alan Jackson
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Shelby Lynne
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Pirates of the Mississippi
- Video Of The Year -- "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
