1991 in country music
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See also: 1990 in country music, 1991 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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Events
The country music world is stunned when seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager are killed in a plane crash in California on March 16. McEntire - who traveled separately - recorded her album, For My Broken Heart in their memory.
Top Hits of the Year
No. 1 Hits
(as certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 12 - "Unanswered Prayers" - Garth Brooks
- January 26 - "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" - Alabama
- February 2 - "Daddy's Come Around" - Paul Overstreet
- February 9 - "Brother Jukebox" - Mark Chesnutt
- February 23 - "Walk on Faith" - Mike Reid
- March 9 - "I'd Love You All Over Again" - Alan Jackson
- March 23 - "Loving Blind" - Clint Black
- April 6 - "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - Garth Brooks
- April 13 - "Down Home" - Alabama
- May 4 - "Rockin' Years" - Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton
- May 11 - "If I Know Me" - George Strait
- May 25 - "In a Different Light" - Doug Stone
- June 1 - "Meet in the Middle" - Diamond Rio
- June 15 - "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" - Joe Diffie
- June 22 - "The Thunder Rolls" - Garth Brooks
- July 6 - "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
- July 27 - "I Am a Simple Man" - Ricky Van Shelton
- August 3 - "She's In Love With the Boy" - Trisha Yearwood
- August 17 - "You Know Me Better Than That" - George Strait
- September 7 - "Brand New Man" - Brooks & Dunn
- September 21 - "Leap of Faith" - Lionel Cartwright
- September 28 - "Where Are You Now" - Clint Black
- October 12 - "Keep it Between the Lines" - Ricky Van Shelton
- October 26 - "Anymore" - Travis Tritt
- November 9 - "Someday" - Alan Jackson
- November 16 - "Shameless" - Garth Brooks
- November 30 - "Forever Together" - Randy Travis
- December 7 - "For My Broken Heart" - Reba McEntire
- December 21 - "My Next Broken Heart" - Brooks & Dunn
Other Major Hits
Top New Album Releases
- All I Can Be - Collin Raye (Epic/Sony)
- Back to the Grindstone - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
- Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
- Chasin' the Sun - Lionel Cartwright (MCA)
- Chill of an Early Fall - George Strait (MCA)
- Diamond Rio - Diamond Rio (Arista)
- Don't Go Near the Water - Sammy Kershaw (Mercury)
- Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson (Arista)
- Eagle When She Flies - Dolly Parton (Columbia/Sony)
- For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire (MCA)
- Greatest Hits Vol. II - Alabama (RCA)
- High Lonesome - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
- Heroes - Paul Overstreet (RCA)
- I Thought it Was You - Doug Stone (Epic/Sony)
- It's All About to Change - Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)
- Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill (MCA)
- Pure Hank - Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb)
- Put Yourself in My Place - Pam Tillis (Arista)
- Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks (Capitol)
- Something in Red - Lorrie Morgan (RCA)
- Sticks and Stones - Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
- Trisha Yearwood - Trisha Yearwood (MCA)
- Turning for Home - Mike Reid (Columbia/Sony)
- Unstoppable - Oak Ridge Boys (RCA)
- Up Against My Heart - Patty Loveless (MCA)
Deaths
- February 24 - Webb Pierce, 69, honky tonk stylist and pioneer (congestive heart failure).
- September 4 - Dottie West, 58, whose theme song was "Country Sunshine" (auto accident).
- October 17 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, 72, "The Old Pea Picker;" pop-country singer and TV host best known for "Sixteen Tons" (liver failure).
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Boudleaux & Felice Bryant (Boudleaux Bryant 1920–1987 and Felice (Scaduto) Bryant 1925–2003)
Major Awards
Grammy Awards
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year -- "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" - Billy Dean - Billy Dean, Richard Leigh
- Single Of The Year -- "Don't Rock The Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year -- Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist -- Garth Brooks
- Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group -- Diamond Rio
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Billy Dean
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Trisha Yearwood
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Brooks & Dunn
- Video Of The Year -- "Is There Life Out There?" - Reba McEntire
