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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1992.

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Events

  • January — After 23 years of its tried-and-true formula, the producers of Hee Haw unveil an extensively revamped show in time for the start of its belated 24th season. The show's new urban setting, along with more pop-oriented country guests, is a resounding failure and lasts only through the end of the season. That fall, viewers will be greeted with Hee Haw Silver - a collection of classic shows, with new introductions by longtime host Roy Clark; "Silver" will fill out the show's 25th (and final) season.
  • August 28[1] — The major motion picture Honeymoon in Vegas is released. The soundtrack features several country music performers.
  • October 23[2] — The major motion picture Pure Country is released, starring George Strait, who also sang the soundtrack.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 CAN peak Spec. Note
January 4 Love, Me Collin Raye 3 [A]
January 25 Sticks and Stones Tracy Lawrence 1 [A]
February 1 A Jukebox with a Country Song Doug Stone 2
February 15 What She's Doing Now Garth Brooks 4
March 14 Straight Tequila Night John Anderson 1
  • Anderson's first Billboard #1 since "Black Sheep" in December 1983.
March 21 Dallas Alan Jackson 1
March 28 Is There Life Out There Reba McEntire 2
April 11 She Is His Only Need Wynonna 1 [A]
  • This was the first solo single for Wynonna, who previously performed alongside her mother, Naomi Judd, as The Judds.
April 18 There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio Aaron Tippin 3 [A]
May 9 Neon Moon Brooks & Dunn 2
May 23 Some Girls Do Sawyer Brown 1 2
  • Sawyer Brown's first Billboard #1 since "Step That Step" in May 1985.
May 30 Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus 5 [C]
July 4 I Saw the Light Wynonna 3 [1]
July 25 The River Garth Brooks 1
August 1 Boot Scootin' Boogie Brooks & Dunn 4
August 29 I'll Think of Something Mark Chesnutt 1
September 5 I Still Believe in You Vince Gill 2 [A]
September 19 Love's Got a Hold on You Alan Jackson 2
October 3 In This Life Collin Raye 2
October 17 If I Didn't Have You Randy Travis 1
October 24 No One Else on Earth Wynonna 4
November 21 I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) Alabama 2
December 5 I Cross My Heart George Strait 2
December 19 She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues) Alan Jackson 1
  • Co-written by Randy Travis.
December 26 Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away Vince Gill 3
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 U.S. Peak Spec. Note
January 18 Love, Me Collin Raye 2 [A]
February 1 Sticks and Stones Tracy Lawrence 1 [A]
February 8 A Jukebox with a Country Song Doug Stone 1
February 15 The Dirt Road Sawyer Brown 2 3
February 29 What She's Doing Now Garth Brooks 3
March 21 Straight Tequila Night John Anderson 1
March 28 Dallas Alan Jackson 1
April 4 Is There Life Out There Reba McEntire 2
April 18 She Is His Only Need Wynonna 3 [A]
May 9 There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio Aaron Tippin 1 [C]
May 16 Past the Point of Rescue Hal Ketchum 1 2 [C]
May 23 Neon Moon Brooks & Dunn 2
June 6 Take It Like a Man Michelle Wright 3 10 [A]
  • This was one of only three Top 40 country hits in the U.S. for Wright, although she had several more in her native Canada.
June 27 Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus 3 [1], [A]
July 18 I Saw the Light Wynonna 3
August 8 The River Garth Brooks 1
August 15 Boot Scootin' Boogie Brooks & Dunn 3
September 5 We Tell Ourselves Clint Black 2 2
September 19 I'll Think of Something Mark Chesnutt 1
September 26 I Still Believe in You Vince Gill 1 [A]
October 3 Could've Been Me Billy Ray Cyrus 1 2
October 10 One Time Around Michelle Wright 1 43
October 17 In This Life Collin Raye 1
October 24 Love's Got a Hold on You Alan Jackson 1
October 31 If I Didn't Have You Randy Travis 2
November 14 No One Else on Earth Wynonna 1
November 21 The Greatest Man I Never Knew Reba McEntire 1 3
November 28 Seminole Wind John Anderson 1 2 [B]
December 5 If There Hadn't Been You Billy Dean 1 3 [A]
December 12 I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) Alabama 1
December 19 I Cross My Heart George Strait 2
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM.
  • A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

US CAN Single Artist Notes
9 6 Aces Suzy Bogguss
13 8 After the Lights Go Out Ricky Van Shelton
11 13 All Is Fair in Love and War Ronnie Milsap
22 18 Baby, I'm Missing You Highway 101
2 3 Backroads Ricky Van Shelton
2 2 Better Class of Losers Randy Travis
  • Co-written by Alan Jackson.
4 3 Billy the Kid Billy Dean
2 2 Born Country Alabama
10 7 Broken Promise Land Mark Chesnutt
4 14 Bubba Shot the Jukebox Mark Chesnutt
7 12 Burn Me Down Marty Stuart
4 2 Burn One Down Clint Black
3 3 Cadillac Style Sammy Kershaw
5 2 Cafe on the Corner Sawyer Brown
3 3 Come In Out of the Pain Doug Stone
12 5 Don't Go Near the Water Sammy Kershaw
5 11 Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin' Mark Collie
2 5 Every Second Collin Raye
4 7 Except for Monday Lorrie Morgan
13 18 First Time for Everything Little Texas
16 21 Five O'Clock World Hal Ketchum
5 11 Going Out of My Mind McBride & the Ride
14 13 Going Out Tonight Mary Chapin Carpenter
5 6 Gone as a Girl Can Get George Strait
18 13 The Heart That You Own Dwight Yoakam
4 3 I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter
13 15 I Know Where Love Lives Hal Ketchum
5 4 I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way Aaron Tippin
20 13 I'd Surrender All Randy Travis
  • Also co-written by Alan Jackson.
23 11 I'll Stop Loving You Mike Reid
11 12 If You Want to Find Love Kenny Rogers
4 5 If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight Tanya Tucker
5 4 Is It Cold in Here Joe Diffie
7 4 It Only Hurts When I Cry Dwight Yoakam
  • Co-written by Roger Miller, who also sang backing vocals on it.
13 22 Jealous Bone Patty Loveless
4 14 Jesus and Mama Confederate Railroad
10 54 Just Call Me Lonesome Radney Foster
6 11 Leave Him Out of This Steve Wariner
6 9 Letting Go Suzy Bogguss
11 14 Lonesome Standard Time Kathy Mattea
10 18 A Long Time Ago The Remingtons
4 12 Look at Us Vince Gill
5 10 Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man Travis Tritt
6 6 Lost and Found Brooks & Dunn
10 9 Lovin' All Night Rodney Crowell
9 9 Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me Diamond Rio
3 4 Maybe It Was Memphis Pam Tillis
3 3 Midnight in Montgomery Alan Jackson
16 17 Next Thing Smokin' Joe Diffie
12 7 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Reba McEntire
2 3 Norma Jean Riley Diamond Rio
15 12 Not Too Much to Ask Mary Chapin Carpenter
with Joe Diffie
4 7 Nothing Short of Dying Travis Tritt
18 16 Now That's Country Marty Stuart
7 15 Nowhere Bound Diamond Rio
5 4 Old Flames Have New Names Mark Chesnutt
4 3 Only the Wind Billy Dean
9 9 Outbound Plane Suzy Bogguss
3 2 Papa Loved Mama Garth Brooks
25 20 Play, Ruby, Play Clinton Gregory
2 5 Rock My Baby Shenandoah
4 6 Runnin' Behind Tracy Lawrence
2 2 Sacred Ground McBride & the Ride
  • Previously a #89-peaking single for its co-writer, Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn, in 1989.
12 23 Same Ol' Love Ricky Skaggs
  • Co-written by Chris Austin. In the music video, it was dedicated to him.
3 3 Shake the Sugar Tree Pam Tillis
5 3 Ships That Don't Come In Joe Diffie
3 3 So Much Like My Dad George Strait
3 15 Some Kind of Trouble Tanya Tucker
15 12 Somebody's Doin' Me Right Keith Whitley
14 10 Something in Red Lorrie Morgan
2 2 Take a Little Trip Alabama
2 3 Take Your Memory with You Vince Gill
8 4 That's What I Like About You Trisha Yearwood
7 6 This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time) Marty Stuart with Travis Tritt
23 11 The Time Has Come Martina McBride
3 19 The Tips of My Fingers Steve Wariner
3 2 Today's Lonely Fool Tracy Lawrence
4 2 Turn That Radio On Ronnie Milsap
2 2 Two Sparrows in a Hurricane Tanya Tucker
18 34 Two-Timin' Me The Remingtons
4 6 Warning Labels Doug Stone
2 4 Watch Me Lorrie Morgan
12 12 We Shall Be Free Garth Brooks
24 19 What Kind of Fool Lionel Cartwright
2 3 What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am Lee Roy Parnell
11 2 What Kind of Love Rodney Crowell
7 5 Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy Chris LeDoux
  • Features backing vocals from Garth Brooks.
3 2 When It Comes to You John Anderson
9 9 When She Cries Restless Heart
  • Restless Heart's biggest crossover single, this was also the first song of their career not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart.
23 16 Wher'm I Gonna Live? Billy Ray Cyrus
2 4 The Whiskey Ain't Workin' Travis Tritt with Marty Stuart
2 2 (Without You) What Do I Do with Me Tanya Tucker
4 12 The Woman Before Me Trisha Yearwood
9 12 A Woman Loves Steve Wariner
5 4 Wrong Side of Memphis Trisha Yearwood
17 13 Yard Sale Sammy Kershaw
5 18 You and Forever and Me Little Texas
3 21 You Can Depend on Me Restless Heart

Singles released by Canadian artists

US CAN Single Artist
7 Bad Day for Trains Patricia Conroy
15 Candle in the Window Joan Kennedy
9 Clearly Canadian George Fox
18 Diamonds Joel Feeney
20 Drifting Cowboy Gary Fjellgaard
8 Everybody Knows Prairie Oyster
10 Here Today, Here Tomorrow George Fox
9 I Can See Arkansas Anne Murray
18 I Walk These Rails Sylvia Tyson
15 If You Want Love Joan Kennedy
14 It Comes Back to You Cassandra Vasik
9 Lights of Laramie Ian Tyson
8 My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am) Patricia Conroy
51 8 One Precious Love Prairie Oyster
17 Schubenacadie Tinsmith Man Wayne Rostad
10 Still in the Game Don Neilson
20 Those Stars Cassandra Vasik
8 When You're Not Loving Me Tracey Prescott & Lonesome Daddy
5 Which Face Should I Put on Tonight Cassandra Vasik
10 Wildflowers Cassandra Vasik
10 Will I Do (Till the Real Thing Comes Along) Prairie Oyster
13 (You Made A) Rock of Gibraltar Cindi Cain

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 1992 (U.S.)
See also: List of number-one country albums of 1992 (Canada)
US CAN Album Artist Record Label
62 17 15 of the Best Anne Murray Liberty
11 4 American Pride Alabama RCA Nashville
20 Bad Day for Trains Patricia Conroy Warner
9 Believe in Your Country Stompin' Tom Connors Capitol
2 3 Beyond the Season Garth Brooks Liberty
26 1 Big Iron Horses Restless Heart RCA Nashville
55 18 Blue Frontier The Remingtons BNA
23 10 Cafe on the Corner Sawyer Brown Curb
12 4 Can't Run from Yourself Tanya Tucker Liberty
1 1 The Chase Garth Brooks Liberty
6 9 Chipmunks in Low Places Alvin and the Chipmunks Epic
24 Close to the Edge Diamond Rio Arista Nashville
10 Close to the Floor Ashley MacIsaac A&M
6 4 Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia
7 19 Confederate Railroad Confederate Railroad Atlantic
12 8 The Dirt Road Sawyer Brown Curb
18 Divided Highway Terry Kelly Gun
1 Fare Thee Well Love The Rankin Family Capitol
19 17 First Time for Everything Little Texas Warner Bros.
19 From the Heart Doug Stone Epic
2 From the Heart: 15 Career Classics The Judds BMG
43 13 Greatest Hits Shenandoah Columbia
9 Greatest Hits Plus Ricky Van Shelton Columbia
14 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Randy Travis Warner Bros.
20 4 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Randy Travis Warner Bros.
2 3 The Hard Way Clint Black RCA Nashville
12 7 Hearts in Armor Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville
23 Higher Ground Joan Kennedy MCA
5 17 Holding My Own George Strait MCA Nashville
23 11 Homeward Looking Angel Pam Tillis Arista Nashville
4 6 Honeymoon in Vegas Soundtrack Various Artists Epic
47 4 I Never Knew Lonely Vince Gill RCA Nashville
3 3 I Still Believe in You Vince Gill MCA Nashville
10 12 In This Life Collin Raye Epic
1 1 It's Your Call Reba McEntire MCA Nashville
30 9 Life Is Messy Rodney Crowell Columbia
4 6 Life's a Dance John Michael Montgomery Atlantic
34 14 Long Time Comin' Shenandoah RCA Nashville
9 5 Longnecks & Short Stories Mark Chesnutt MCA Nashville
1 5 A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
7 22 Maverick Hank Williams, Jr. Curb/Warner Bros.
1 More Country Heat Various Artists RCA
20 2 Now and Then Michelle Wright Arista Nashville
1 1 Pure Country (Soundtrack) George Strait MCA Nashville
6 9 Read Between the Lines Aaron Tippin RCA Nashville
22 25 Regular Joe Joe Diffie Epic
27 15 Sacred Ground McBride & the Ride MCA Nashville
10 11 Seminole Wind John Anderson BNA
22 So Many Roads The Good Brothers Savannah
1 1 Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus Mercury/PolyGram
22 28 Straight Talk Soundtrack Dolly Parton Hollywood
36 21 Sure Love Hal Ketchum Curb
19 Thinking of You Rita MacNeil Virgin
12 6 This One's Gonna Hurt You Marty Stuart MCA Nashville
49 21 The Time Has Come Martina McBride RCA Nashville
23 A Travis Tritt Christmas:
Loving Time of the Year		 Travis Tritt Warner Bros.
6 3 T-R-O-U-B-L-E Travis Tritt Warner Bros.
24 32 Walls Can Fall George Jones MCA Nashville
15 Watch Me Lorrie Morgan BNA
9 Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy Chris LeDoux Liberty
58 22 Where Forever Begins Neal McCoy Atlantic
1 1 Wynonna Wynonna Curb/MCA Nashville

Other top albums

US CAN Album Artist Record Label
68 American Patriot Lee Greenwood Liberty
63 At Her Best Patsy Cline Hollywood
32 At the Ryman Emmylou Harris Reprise
44 26 The Best of Hank Williams Jr.
Volume One: Roots and Branches		 Hank Williams, Jr. Mercury/PolyGram
65 Country Music for Kids Various Artists Walt Disney
46 Del Rio, TX 1959 Radney Foster Arista Nashville
75 Every Time You Say Goodbye Alison Krauss Rounder
53 The First Christmas Doug Stone Epic
68 The Latest and the Greatest The Bellamy Brothers Intersound
41 Lonesome Standard Time Kathy Mattea Mercury/PolyGram
60 Love Is Strong Paul Overstreet RCA Nashville
66 Love Without Mercy Lee Roy Parnell Arista Nashville
72 The More I Learn Ronna Reeves Mercury/PolyGram
57 No Sir Darryl & Don Ellis Epic
68 Sneakin' Around Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed Columbia
75 A Street Man Named Desire Pirates of the Mississippi Liberty
70 Today's Best Country Various Artists K-Tel
50 Today's Hot Country Various Artists K-Tel
70 Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A. Waylon Jennings Epic
58 Tourist in Paradise Cleve Francis Liberty
59 Twilight Town Mike Reid Columbia
31 Voices in the Wind Suzy Bogguss Liberty

On television

Regular series

Specials

Births

Deaths

  • October 25 — Roger Miller, 56, singer-songwriter best known for Grammy Award winner "King of the Road." (throat cancer)
  • November 23 — Roy Acuff, 89, country music pioneer from the 1930s onward, and Grand Ole Opry institution. (heart failure)

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

Canadian Country Music Association

  • Bud Country Fans' Choice Award — Rita MacNeil
  • Male Artist of the Year — Ian Tyson
  • Female Artist of the Year — Michelle Wright
  • Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
  • SOCAN Song of the Year — "Did You Fall in Love with Me," Joan Besen
  • Single of the Year — "Take It Like a Man," Michelle Wright
  • Album of the Year — Everybody Knows, Prairie Oyster
  • Top Selling Album — Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks
  • Video of the Year — "Take It Like a Man," Michelle Wright
  • Vista Rising Star Award — Cassandra Vasik
  • Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder

Country Music Association

Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

References

  1. ^ "Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) - Release dates:". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104438/releaseinfo. Retrieved 2009-07-28.  
  2. ^ "Pure Country (1992) - Release dates:". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105191/releaseinfo. Retrieved 2009-07-28.  

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