1997 in country music

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See also: 1996 in country music, 1997 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Contents 1 Events 2 Top Hits of the Year 2.1 No. 1 Hits 2.2 Other Major Hits 3 Top New Album Releases 4 Deaths 5 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees 6 Major Awards 6.1 Grammy Awards 6.2 Academy of Country Music 6.3 Country Music Association

Events

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

(as certified by Billboard magazine)

• January 11 – "Nobody Knows" — Kevin Sharp
• February 8 – "It's a Little Too Late" – Mark Chesnutt
• February 22 – "A Man This Lonely" — Brooks & Dunn
• March 1 – "Running Out of Reasons to Run" – Rick Trevino
• March 8 – "Me Too" – Toby Keith
• March 15 – "We Danced Anyway" – Deana Carter
• March 29 – "How Was I to Know" – Reba McEntire
• April 5 – "This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing" – Trace Adkins
• April 12 – "Rumor Has It" – Clay Walker
• April 26 – "One Night at a Time" – George Strait
• May 31 – "Sittin' on Go" – Bryan White
• June 7 – "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill)
• July 19 – "Carrying Your Love With Me" – George Strait
• August 16 – "Come Cryin' to Me" – Lonestar
• August 30 – "She's Got It All – Kenny Chesney
• September 20 – "There Goes" – Alan Jackson
• September 27 – "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" – Diamond Rio
• October 18 – "How Do I Get There" – Deana Carter
• October 25 – "Everywhere" – Tim McGraw
• November 8 – "Love Gets Me Every Time" – Shania Twain
• December 13 – "From Here to Eternity" – Michael Peterson
• December 20 – "Longneck Bottle" – Garth Brooks

Other Major Hits

• "455 Rocket" – Kathy Mattea (#21; April 19)
• "All The Good Ones Are Gone" – Pam Tillis (#4; August 9)
• "Amen Kind of Love" – Daryle Singletary (#2; March 1)
• "Another You" – David Kersh
• "Better Man Better Off" – Tracy Lawrence (#2; May 24)
• "Big Love" – Tracy Byrd (#3; January 4)
• "Count Me In" – Deana Carter
• "Dancin' Shaggin' On The Boulevard" – Alabama (#3; September 20)
• "Day in, Day Out" – David Kersh
• "Did I Shave My Legs For This" – Deana Carter
• "(Don't Take Her) She's All I Got" – Tracy Byrd (#4; April 12)
• "Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie" – Michael Peterson (#3; August 30)
• "Emotional Girl" – Terri Clark (#10; April 19)
• "Everybody Knows" – Trisha Yearwood (#3; February 8)
• "Everything I Love" – Alan Jackson (#9; March 29)
• "The Fool" – Lee Ann Womack (#2; October 4)
• "Friends" – John Michael Montgomery (#2; January 11)
• "A Girl's Gotta Do (What A Girl's Gotta Do)" – Mindy McCready (#4; May 31)
• "Go Away" – Lorrie Morgan (#3; October 18)
• "Good as I Was to You" – Lorrie Morgan (#4; May 24)
• "Half Way Up" – Clint Black (#6; February 22)
• "He Left A Lot To Be Desired" – Ricochet (#18; August 9)
• "Her Man" – Gary Allan (#7; January 11)
• "Holdin'" – Diamond Rio (#4; March 29)
• "Honky Tonk Truth" – Brooks & Dunn (#3; November 8)
• "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" – Tracy Lawrence (#4; August 16)
• "How Do I Live" – LeAnn Rimes
• "How Do I Live" – Trisha Yearwood (#2; August 30)
• "How Was I To Know" – John Michael Montgomery (#2; September 20)
• "I Left Something Turned On at Home" – Trace Adkins
• "I Miss You A Little" – John Michael Montgomery (#6; May 17)
• "I Only Get This Way With You" – Rick Trevino (#7; July 26)
• "I'd Rather Ride Around With You" – Reba McEntire (#6; June 21)
• "If She Don't Love You" – Buffalo Club
• "In Another's Eyes" – Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
• "Is That a Tear" – Tracy Lawrence (#2; February 1)
• "Land of the Living" – Pam Tillis (#5; December 13)
• "Let It Rain" – Mark Chesnutt (#8; July 19)
• "Let Me Into Your Heart" – Mary Chapin Carpenter (#11; January 4)
• "The Light in Your Eyes" – LeAnn Rimes
• "A Little More Love" – Vince Gill (#2; June 21)
• "Little Things" – Tanya Tucker
• "Love Is The Right Place" – Bryan White (#4; November 15)
• "Loved Too Much" – Ty Herndon (#2; June 28)
• "Maybe We Should Just Sleep On It" – Tim McGraw
• "Never Again, Again" – Lee Ann Womack (#23; May 24)
• "Places I've Never Been" – Mark Wills (#5; June 28)
• "Please" – The Kinleys (#7; November 29)
• "Pretty Little Adriana" – Vince Gill (#2; February 22)
• "Rest of Mine" - Trace Adkins
• "Sad Lookin' Moon" – Alabama (#2; May 17)
• "The Shake" – Neal McCoy (#5; November 4)
• "She Drew A Broken Heart" – Patty Loveless (#4; March 15)
• "She's Sure Taking it Well" – Kevin Sharp (#3; June 14)
• "She's Taken a Shine" - John Berry
• "Shut Up and Drive" – Chely Wright (#14; November 1)
• "Six Days on the Road" – Sawyer Brown
• "Thank God For Believers" – Mark Chesnutt (#2; November 15)
• "This Night Won't Last Forever" – Sawyer Brown
• "Today My World Slipped Away" – George Strait (#3; November 29)
• "Unchained Melody" – LeAnn Rimes
• "We Were In Love" – Toby Keith (#2; September 6)
• "What If It's You" – Reba McEntire (#15; November 1)
• "What the Heart Wants" – Collin Raye (#2; September 27)
• "Whatever Comes First" – Sons of the Desert (#10; July 12)
• "When I Close My Eyes" – Kenny Chesney (#2; April 19)
• "When Love Starts Talkin'" – Wynonna Judd
• "When You Love Somebody" – Kevin Sharp (#4; October 25)
• "Where Corn Don't Grow" – Travis Tritt (#6; March 8)
• "Who's Cheatin' Who" – Alan Jackson (#2; June 7)
• "Why Would I Say Goodbye" – Brooks & Dunn (#8; June 14)
• "You And You Alone" – Vince Gill (#8; October 11)
• "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" – Patty Loveless and George Jones
• "You Light Up My Life" – LeAnn Rimes

Top New Album Releases

Deaths

• October 12 – John Denver, 53, country crossover artist of the 1970s; also a singer and songwriter (plane crash).
• December 31 – Floyd Cramer, 64, prolific session pianist

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Harlan Howard (1927-2002)
• Brenda Lee (1944- )
• Cindy Walker (1915- )

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• 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 and Faith Hill
• Vocal Event Of The Year -- "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw with Faith Hill

Country Music Association

• 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 -- Diamond Rio
• Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
• Horizon Award -- LeAnn Rimes
• Musician of the Year -- Brent Mason
• Vocal Event of the Year -- "It's Your Love," Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill)
• Single of the Year -- "Strawberry Wine," Deanna Carter
• Song of the Year -- "Strawberry Wine," Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison
• Album of the Year -- Carrying Your Love With Me, George Strait
• Music Video of the Year -- "455 Rocket," Kathy Mattea (director: Steve Goldmann)