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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2002.

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Events

  • November — Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!. It opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(As certified by Billboard)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
February 2 Good Morning Beautiful Steve Holy 5 [A]
March 9 Bring On the Rain Jo Dee Messina
(featuring Tim McGraw)		 1
March 16 The Cowboy in Me Tim McGraw 1
March 23 The Long Goodbye Brooks & Dunn 1
March 30 Blessed Martina McBride 2 [B]
April 13 I Breathe In, I Breathe Out Chris Cagle 1 [C]
April 20 My List Toby Keith 5
May 25 Drive (For Daddy Gene) Alan Jackson 4
June 22 Living and Living Well George Strait 2
July 6 I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) Brad Paisley 2
July 20 Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue
(The Angry American)		 Toby Keith 1
July 27 The Good Stuff Kenny Chesney 7 [1]
September 14 Unbroken Tim McGraw 1
September 21 I Miss My Friend Darryl Worley 1 [A]
September 28 Beautiful Mess Diamond Rio 2 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on October 5.
October 5 Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo Tracy Byrd 1 [B]
October 19 Somebody Like You Keith Urban 6
November 30 These Days Rascal Flatts 3 [A]
December 21 Who's Your Daddy? Toby Keith 1
December 28 She'll Leave You with a Smile George Strait 2
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Peak Single Artist Notes
18 All Over Me Blake Shelton
5 American Child Phil Vassar
15 Before I Knew Better Brad Martin
  • Martin's only Top 40 country hit.
12 Cry Faith Hill
12 Every River Brooks & Dunn
12 Forgive Rebecca Lynn Howard
  • Howard's only Top 40 country hit.
17 Help Me Understand Trace Adkins
18 I Cry Tammy Cochran
2 I Don't Have to Be Me ('Til Monday) Steve Azar
7 I Don't Want You to Go Carolyn Dawn Johnson
5 I Keep Looking Sara Evans
4 I Should Be Sleeping Emerson Drive
7 I'm Gonna Getcha Good! Shania Twain
  • Debuted at #24, setting what was then a new record for the highest debut by a female on the country charts. Twain also held the previous record, which was set by the #29 debut of "Love Gets Me Every Time" in 1997.
4 I'm Movin' On Rascal Flatts
3 The Impossible Joe Nichols
10 In Another World Joe Diffie
9 Just Let Me Be in Love Tracy Byrd
13 Just What I Do Trick Pony
2 Landslide Dixie Chicks
20 Life Happened Tammy Cochran
2 Long Time Gone Dixie Chicks
8 Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde Travis Tritt
5 My Heart Is Lost to You Brooks & Dunn
5 My Town Montgomery Gentry
3 Not a Day Goes By Lonestar
14 Ol' Red Blake Shelton
3 The One Gary Allan
5 Red Ragtop Tim McGraw
  • This song was banned from some radio stations due to a lyric that mentioned abortion.
16 Saints & Angels Sara Evans
11 She Was Mark Chesnutt
7 Some Days You Gotta Dance Dixie Chicks
20 Something Worth Leaving Behind Lee Ann Womack
16 Squeeze Me In Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood
13 Strong Enough to Be Your Man Travis Tritt
16 That's Just Jessie Kevin Denney
3 That's When I Love You Phil Vassar
18 Thicker Than Blood Garth Brooks
19 'Til Nothing Comes Between Us John Michael Montgomery
7 Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man Andy Griggs
2 What If She's an Angel Tommy Shane Steiner
  • Steiner's only Top 40 country hit.
8 When You Lie Next to Me Kellie Coffey
2 Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly Aaron Tippin
3 Where Would You Be Martina McBride
3 Work in Progress Alan Jackson
2 Wrapped Around Brad Paisley
5 Wrapped Up in You Garth Brooks
2 Young Kenny Chesney

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2002 (U.S.)
US Album Artist Record Label
8 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection George Strait MCA Nashville
14 After the Storm Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville
9 The Almeria Club Recordings Hank Williams, Jr. Curb
4 American Child Phil Vassar Arista Nashville
2 American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash Lost Highway
13 Barricades & Brickwalls Kasey Chambers Warner Bros.
20 Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas Patty Loveless Epic
19 Cledus Envy Cledus T. Judd Monument
3 Completely Diamond Rio Arista Nashville
13 Country Croonin' Anne Murray StraightWay
1 Cry Faith Hill Warner Bros.
21 Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions The Chieftans RCA
1 Drive Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
1 Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits Elvis Presley RCA
21 Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever Elvis Presley RCA
13 Emerson Drive Emerson Drive DreamWorks Nashville
16 The Essential Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Legacy
18 Forever Country Various Artists Razor & Tie
5 Forgive Rebecca Lynn Howard MCA Nashville
7 Freedom Andy Griggs RCA Nashville
2 Golden Road Keith Urban Capitol Nashville
5 The Great Divide Willie Nelson Lost Highway
16 Greatest Hits Mark Wills Mercury Nashville
4 Halos & Horns Dolly Parton Blue Eye
1 Home Dixie Chicks Open Wide
1 I Miss My Friend Darryl Worley DreamWorks Nashville
12 It Won't Be Christmas Without You Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville
7 Jerusalem Steve Earle E-Squared
18 A Joyful Noise Jo Dee Messina Curb
14 Kevin Denney Kevin Denney Lyric Street
17 Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash Various Artists Columbia
3 Knock on the Sky SHeDAISY Lyric Street
6 Let It Be Christmas Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
11 Life Happened Tammy Cochran Epic
9 Live Alison Krauss & Union Station Rounder
17 Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' Hank Williams III Curb
9 Man with a Memory Joe Nichols Universal South
23 Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Columbia
1 Melt Rascal Flatts Lyric Street
3 My Town Montgomery Gentry Columbia
1 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Kenny Chesney BNA
19 Now Again The Flatlanders New West
13 On a Mission Trick Pony Warner Bros.
17 Pinmonkey Pinmonkey BNA
13 Pictures John Michael Montgomery Warner Bros.
22 Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley Columbia
8 Rise and Shine Randy Travis Word/Curb
12 Room to Breathe Delbert McClinton New West
19 The Season for Romance Lee Ann Womack MCA Nashville
7 Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top Various Artists RCA Nashville
9 Side Tracks Steve Earle E-Squared
2 Something Worth Leaving Behind Lee Ann Womack MCA Nashville
18 Stars & Guitars Willie Nelson Lost Highway
10 Stars & Stripes Aaron Tippin Lyric Street
4 Strong Enough Travis Tritt Columbia
6 Then Came the Night Tommy Shane Steiner RCA Nashville
2 This Side Nickel Creek Sugar Hill
2 Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors Tim McGraw Curb
2 Totally Country Various Artists BNA
5 Totally Country Vol. 2 Various Artists Epic
3 Twisted Angel LeAnn Rimes Curb
1 Unleashed Toby Keith DreamWorks Nashville
1 Up! Shania Twain Mercury Nashville
23 Up! (Country Mixes) Shania Twain Mercury Nashville
19 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Elektra
14 We Were Soldiers Soundtrack Various Artists Columbia
5 When You Lie Next to Me Kellie Coffey BNA
18 Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Capitol Nashville

Other top albums

US Album Artist Record Label
47 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Johnny Cash Mercury Nashville
58 An Inconvenient Christmas The Oak Ridge Boys Spring Hill
39 Another Way to Go Radney Foster Dualtone
65 Anthology John Anderson Audium
46 The Best of America Various Artists Curb
73 Bona Fide Bluegrass & Mountain Music Various Artists BMG Heritage
47 Bramble Rose Tift Merritt Lost Highway
73 Brewed in Texas: Handcrafted Fine Texas Music Various Artists Compadre
39 Can You Hear Me Now Sawyer Brown Curb
39 Can't Back Down Collin Raye Epic
63 The Capitol Collection (1990–2000) Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville
62 Certified Aluminum, His Greatest Recycled Hits Vol. 1 Tim Wilson Capitol Nashville
35 Chase the Sun Shannon Lawson MCA Nashville
37 Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography Bill Engvall Warner Bros.
54 Christmas Clay Walker Warner Bros.
67 Christmas on the Mountain (A Bluegrass Christmas) Various Artists Universal South
68 The Clark Family Experience The Clark Family Experience Curb
28 Classic Country: Great Story Songs Various Artists Time Life
69 Classic Country: More Great Story Songs Various Artists Time Life
39 Cledus Navidad Cledus T. Judd Monument
37 The Color of Roses Lorrie Morgan Image
64 Country Favorites Various Artists Madacy
46 The Dark Guy Clark Sugar Hill
54 The Deana Carter Collection Deana Carter Capitol Nashville
53 Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash Various Artists Dualtone
29 Easy Kelly Willis Rykodisc
34 Electric Jack Ingram Columbia
35 The Family Album Roy D. Mercer Capitol Nashville
65 Friday Night in Dixie Rhett Akins Audium
49 The Heart of a Legend Johnny Cash Madacy
54 High on the Hog Kevin Fowler Tin Roof
39 A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love Hayseed Dixie Dualtone
40 How Sweet the Sound – 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats Charlie Daniels Sparrow
26 If That Ain't Country Anthony Smith Mercury Nashville
48 Inside Traxx 2002 Various Artists Curb
54 It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis Pam Tillis Lucky Dog
39 Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden Johnny Cash Legacy
71 Johnny Cash Sings His Best: 40 Original Hits Johnny Cash Teevee
66 The Legend of Johnny Cash: First Original Hits Johnny Cash K-Tel
40 Little Big Town Little Big Town Monument
27 Love Songs John Michael Montgomery Warner Bros.
63 Love Songs Kenny Rogers onQ
48 The Lovin' Side Travis Tritt Rhino
50 Midnight and Lonesome Buddy Miller Hightone
29 Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Capitol Nashville
35 Miss Fortune Allison Moorer Universal South
54 O Sister 2: A Women's Bluegrass Collection Various Artists Rounder
72 Old and in the Gray Old and in the Gray Acoustic Disc
29 Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album Ray Stevens Curb
28 Outside the Lines Cory Morrow Write On
40 Redneck Fiddlin' Man Charlie Daniels Blue Hat
36 Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs Lyric Street
66 The Rockin' Side Travis Tritt Rhino
38 Roses Kathy Mattea Narada
38 Sixwire Sixwire Warner Bros.
75 Songs for America John Denver BMG
37 Spirit Dancer BlackHawk Columbia
39 Tanya Tanya Tucker Tuckertime
65 That's Why I Sing This Way Daryle Singletary Audium
32 This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits Ty Herndon Epic
27 Time-Life's Treasury of Bluegrass Various Artists Time Life
32 The Ultimate Collection Hank Williams Mercury Nashville
29 Waitin' on Joe Steve Azar Mercury Nashville
42 White Trash Christmas Bob Rivers Atlantic
34 Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel Brad Martin Epic
45 Winter Marquee Nanci Griffith Rounder

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Anne Murray
  • Art Snider
  • Bev Munro
  • D'Arcy Scott
  • Elmer Tippe

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards

Academy of Country Music

Canadian Country Music Association

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.

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