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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2007.

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Events

Both Underwood and the Dixie Chicks were winners in country-specific categories. The Dixie Chicks won for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (for "Not Ready to Make Nice") and Best Country Album ("Taking the Long Way"). Underwood won for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Jesus, Take the Wheel"; the song also earned a Best Country Song award for songwriters Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson.
Also, country music pioneer Bob Wills - the longtime leader of the Texas Playboys - was a posthumous recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award. Wills was recognized 32 years after his death.

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 6 She's Everything Brad Paisley 3
January 27 Watching You Rodney Atkins 4 3 [1]
February 24 It Just Comes Natural George Strait 2
March 10 Ladies Love Country Boys Trace Adkins 2 14
March 24 Beer in Mexico Kenny Chesney 3
April 14 Last Dollar (Fly Away) Tim McGraw 1 [B]
April 21 Wasted Carrie Underwood 3
May 12 Stand Rascal Flatts 1 3
May 19 Settlin' Sugarland 1
May 26 Good Directions Billy Currington 3 5
June 16 Moments Emerson Drive 1 4 [C]
  • No. 1 song of the year in Canada.
  • With this song, Emerson Drive became the first Canadian-based group to reach the top of the U.S. Billboard country charts, as well as the fifth Canadian-based recording act overall to do so.
  • First Number One for Midas Records Nashville.
June 23 Find out Who Your Friends Are Tracy Lawrence 1 6 [B]
  • Lawrence's first Billboard Number One since "Time Marches On" in June 1996.
  • Reached #1 in its forty-first chart week, setting a new record for the slowest climb to #1 on the country charts.
  • The song's chart success was greatly aided by stations playing an alternate version featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney.
June 30 Ticks Brad Paisley 1
July 7 Lucky Man Montgomery Gentry 2 10
July 21 Lost in This Moment Big & Rich 2 2 [C]
August 4 Never Wanted Nothing More Kenny Chesney 5
September 8 These Are My People Rodney Atkins 1 11
September 15 More Than a Memory Garth Brooks 1 [B]
  • Became the first song in the history of the Billboard country charts to debut at #1.
  • Brooks' first Billboard #1 since "To Make You Feel My Love" in August 1998.
September 22 Take Me There Rascal Flatts 3 3
  • Co-written by Kenny Chesney.
October 13 Online Brad Paisley 1
October 20 Love Me If You Can Toby Keith 1 14
  • First Billboard Number One for Keith's label, Show Dog Nashville.
October 27 Don't Blink Kenny Chesney 4
  • This song debuted at #16 on the chart week of September 8, setting a record for the highest debut on the Billboard country charts. This record was beaten only one week later by "More Than a Memory" (see above), which debuted at #1.
November 24 Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) Dierks Bentley 1 2
December 1 So Small Carrie Underwood 3 3
  • Debuted at #20, setting a new record for the highest country chart debut ever made by a female artist.
  • Fell from #1 to #10, tying a record for the third-biggest fall from #1 since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990, and the biggest since Shania Twain's "You Win My Love", which fell to #11 in mid-1996.
December 22 Our Song Taylor Swift 6 [A]
  • With this song, Swift became the youngest country artist to reach #1 with a self-written song.
  • Having moved up from #6 to #1, this song also made the biggest jump to Number One since January 1998, when Tim McGraw's "Just to See You Smile" also jumped from #6 to #1.
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 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.

Canada

(As certified by Radio & Records)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 U.S. Peak Spec. Note
January 12 She's Everything Brad Paisley 1
January 19 It Just Comes Natural George Strait 3 [2]
  • Stayed at No. 1 for 2 weeks in late 2006.
  • Fell to #2 on the week of January 12.
February 9 Stupid Boy Keith Urban 2 3
February 23 Beer in Mexico Kenny Chesney 3 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of March 2 and returned to #1 from March 23 through March 30.
March 2 Last Dollar (Fly Away) Tim McGraw 4 [2][B]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of March 23 and returned to #1 on April 6.
April 13 Wasted Carrie Underwood 2
April 27 Settlin' Sugarland 2
May 11 High Maintenance Woman Toby Keith 1 3 [B]
  • Although Keith wrote this song himself, he gave co-writers' credits to singer/comedian Tim Wilson and Wilson's frequent writing partner, Danny Simpson.
May 18 Ticks Brad Paisley 5
June 22 Wrapped George Strait 1 2
June 29 I Told You So Keith Urban 3 2 [2]
  • Fell to #4 on the week of July 13.
July 13 Cheaper to Keep Her Aaron Lines 1 —
July 27 Because of You Reba McEntire
with Kelly Clarkson		 2 2 [2]
[C] - Kelly Clarkson
  • Fell to #2 on the week of August 3 and returned to #1 on August 24.
  • Clarkson's first Top 40 country hit, and a re-recording of her Top Ten pop hit from 2005.
August 3 Never Wanted Nothing More Kenny Chesney 4 [2]
  • Fell to #4 on the week of August 24.
September 7 Proud of the House We Built Brooks & Dunn 1 4
September 14 Online Brad Paisley 5
October 19 Don't Blink Kenny Chesney 7
December 7 More Than a Memory Garth Brooks 1 [B]
December 14 Our Song Taylor Swift 4 [2][A]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of January 4, 2008.
Notes
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First R&R No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last R&R No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only R&R No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

US CAN Single Artist Notes
5 21 All My Friends Say Luke Bryan
5 4 Alyssa Lies Jason Michael Carroll
4 29 Amarillo Sky Jason Aldean
17 38 Another Side of You Joe Nichols
5 9 Anyway Martina McBride
  • McBride's first Top 10 country hit since "In My Daughter's Eyes" in 2004, this is also the first single of her career that she co-wrote.
11 18 As If Sara Evans
6 39 A Different World Bucky Covington
12 34 Don't Make Me Blake Shelton
9 19 Everyday America Sugarland
5 19 Fall Clay Walker
14 32 Famous in a Small Town Miranda Lambert
12 15 A Feelin' Like That Gary Allan
  • Co-written by Ira Dean, then a member of Trick Pony.
2 8 Firecracker Josh Turner
18 48 Good as Gone Little Big Town
17 39 Guys Like Me Eric Church
19 31 Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love Trisha Yearwood
16 20 Hillbilly Deluxe Brooks & Dunn
3 3 How 'bout Them Cowgirls George Strait
15 28 How I Feel Martina McBride
23 18 How Long Eagles
  • The first Top 40 country hit for the Eagles since "Lyin' Eyes" in 1975.
18 — I Just Came Back from a War Darryl Worley
8 4 I Need You Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
14 — I Wonder Kellie Pickler
7 17 I'll Wait for You Joe Nichols
3 12 If You're Reading This Tim McGraw
  • This song first charted due to unsolicited airplay for a live recording of McGraw's performance at the Academy of Country Music awards. It was officially released as a single one month after its chart debut.
6 25 Johnny Cash Jason Aldean
16 19 Lips of an Angel Jack Ingram
  • A cover of rock band Hinder's hit single from 2005.
7 17 Little Bit of Life Craig Morgan
20 — A Little More You Little Big Town
6 26 Livin' Our Love Song Jason Michael Carroll
10 10 Long Trip Alone Dierks Bentley
16 38 Me and God Josh Turner
  • This song was recorded as a duet with Ralph Stanley, who was not credited on the charts.
18 32 Measure of a Man Jack Ingram
19 48 The More I Drink Blake Shelton
9 6 My, Oh My The Wreckers
14 25 Nothin' Better to Do LeAnn Rimes
11 42 One Wing in the Fire Trent Tomlinson
15 31 Red High Heels Kellie Pickler
6 28 Startin' with Me Jake Owen
2 6 Teardrops on My Guitar Taylor Swift
6 10 Tim McGraw Taylor Swift
11 — Tough Craig Morgan
20 — The Woman in My Life Phil Vassar
5 11 A Woman's Love Alan Jackson
  • Re-recording of a song previously found on Jackson's 1998 album High Mileage.
13 30 You'll Always Be My Baby Sara Evans

Singles released by Canadian artists

US CAN Single Artist
6 Blame It On That Red Dress Gord Bamford
20 Built to Last Damian Marshall
5 Come On and Get Some Paul Brandt
3 Darlin' Johnny Reid
3 Didn't Even See the Dust Paul Brandt
30 13 Dirty Girl Terri Clark
7 Done You Wrong Aaron Pritchett
5 Driving with the Brakes On Doc Walker
15 Fell Right Into You Jessie Farrell
19 For the Music Chris Cummings
16 Ghost Town Duane Steele
21 Gonna Get Me a Cadillac Willie Mack
11 Good Time Deric Ruttan with Dierks Bentley
20 Got to Leave Louisiana Jimmy Rankin
4 I Remember the Music Shane Yellowbird
7 I Want You to Live George Canyon
6 I'm Not Running Anymore Jason McCoy
10 Into You Carolyn Dawn Johnson
13 Kicking Stones Johnny Reid
9 Let's Talk About Love Jessie Farrell
11 Love Sweet Love Johnny Reid
16 One Breath from a Heartache Adam Gregory
5 Pickup Truck Shane Yellowbird
9 Rock in My Boot Jason Blaine
12 Somebody's Son Aaron Lines
6 Taking Back My Brave Carolyn Dawn Johnson
5 Testify Emerson Drive
4 Trying to Get Back to You Doc Walker
6 Warm Safe Place Aaron Pritchett
6 The Weight Aaron Pritchett
5 What Do You See Doc Walker
20 Your Love Is My Luck Brad Johner

Top new album releases

See also: List of number-one country albums of 2007 (U.S.)
US Album Artist Record Label
1 5th Gear Brad Paisley Arista Nashville
4 22 More Hits George Strait MCA Nashville
3 American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville
1 Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Big & Rich Warner Bros. Nashville
1 Big Dog Daddy Toby Keith Show Dog Nashville
1 Bucky Covington Bucky Covington Lyric Street
10 The Calling Mary Chapin Carpenter Zoë
1 Carnival Ride Carrie Underwood Arista Nashville
8 A Classic Christmas Toby Keith Show Dog Nashville
4 Cowboy Town Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville
1 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Miranda Lambert Columbia Nashville
3 Everything Is Fine Josh Turner MCA Nashville
5 Fall Clay Walker Asylum-Curb
2 Family LeAnn Rimes Asylum-Curb
6 For the Love Tracy Lawrence Rocky Comfort/CO5
1 Greatest Hits Gary Allan MCA Nashville
3 Greatest Hits Sara Evans RCA Nashville
2 Greatest Hits Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville
4 Greatest Hits: 18 Kids Keith Urban Capitol Nashville
10 Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love Trisha Yearwood Big Machine
3 The Hits Faith Hill Warner Bros. Nashville
3 Home At Last Billy Ray Cyrus Walt Disney Records
3 A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection Alison Krauss Rounder
2 I'll Stay Me Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville
2 It's Not Big It's Large Lyle Lovett Lost Highway
1 Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Kenny Chesney BNA
7 Last of the Breed Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price Lost Highway
1 Let It Go Tim McGraw Curb
4 Live at Texas Stadium Alan Jackson, George Strait & Jimmy Buffett MCA Nashville
3 Living Hard Gary Allan MCA Nashville
1 Long Road Out of Eden Eagles ERC/Lost Highway
6 Mission California Cross Canadian Ragweed Universal South
5 Morning Constitutions Larry the Cable Guy Warner Bros. Nashville
10 My Kind of Country Van Zant Columbia Nashville
1 One of the Boys Gretchen Wilson Columbia Nashville
10 A Place to Land Little Big Town Equity
2 Pure BS Blake Shelton Warner Bros. Nashville
2 Raising Sand Alison Krauss & Robert Plant Rounder
2 Real Things Joe Nichols Universal South
1 Reba: Duets Reba McEntire MCA Nashville
1 Relentless Jason Aldean Broken Bow
3 Songs of Inspiration II Alabama RCA Nashville
1 Still Feels Good Rascal Flatts Lyric Street
3 The Storm Travis Tritt Category 5
4 This Is It Jack Ingram Big Machine
1 Totally Country Vol. 6 Various Artists Sony BMG
1 The Ultimate Hits Garth Brooks Pearl
1 Waitin' in the Country Jason Michael Carroll Arista Nashville
2 Waking Up Laughing Martina McBride RCA Nashville
10 Washington Square Serenade Steve Earle New West

Other top albums

US Album Artist Record Label
16 15° Off Cool Bill Engvall Jack
32 16 Biggest Hits Dolly Parton RCA Nashville
22 16 Biggest Hits Alan Jackson Arista Nashville
43 After Hours Raul Malo Sanctuary
30 Beverley Mitchell Beverley Mitchell Daywind
31 Big Love in a Small Town Sarah Johns BNA
48 Big Sky The Isaacs Gaither
28 Black in the Saddle Cowboy Troy RAYBAW
47 A Blue Collar Christmas Slidawg and the Redneck Ramblers Madacy
43 The Bluegrass Sessions Merle Haggard McCoury
47 Boogity, Boogity - A Tribute to the
Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens		 Cledus T. Judd Curb
14 Bring It On Kevin Fowler Equity
34 Cash: Ultimate Gospel Johnny Cash Columbia Records
12 Christmastime in Larryland Larry the Cable Guy Jack/Warner Bros.
42 Cole Deggs & The Lonesome Cole Deggs & The Lonesome Columbia Records
50 Country's Got More Heart Various Artists Sony BMG
11 Dwight Sings Buck Dwight Yoakam New West
36 Easy Money John Anderson RAYBAW
49 Flynnville Train Flynnville Train Show Dog
14 Halfway to Hazard Halfway to Hazard Mercury Nashville
18 Hear Something Country: Christmas Various Artists BNA
38 Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Madacy
15 King of the Mountains Rodney Carrington Capitol Nashville
43 Life's a Dance Various Artists Word/Curb
45 Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 Gram Parsons Amoeba
37 The Love Songs Clint Black Equity Music Group
36 Mary Did You Know Various Artists Word/Curb
48 A Redneck Christmas Slidawg and the Redneck Ramblers Madacy
37 Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Legacy
41 Right About Now Ty Herndon Titan Pyramid
45 Salt of the Earth Ricky Skaggs & The Whites Skaggs Family
49 Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems Emmylou Harris Rhino
11 Songs 4 Worship: Country Various Artists Time Life
26 Songs of the Season Randy Travis Word/Curb
14 Sounds of the Season:
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection		 Taylor Swift Big Machine
46 Translated from Love Kelly Willis Rykodisc
19 Unglamorous Lori McKenna Warner Bros. Nashville
49 Upfront & Down Low Teddy Thompson Verve Forecast
29 The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Rhino
21 The Very Best of Travis Tritt Travis Tritt Rhino
25 Whiskey Falls Whiskey Falls Midas
12 The Wolf Shooter Jennings Universal South

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Ralph Emery (born 1933), disc jockey and television host from the 1960s onward.
  • Vince Gill (born 1957), singer-songwriter and musician who rose to prominence in the 1980s.
  • Mel Tillis (born 1932), singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the 1950s.

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

(presented February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles)

Juno Awards

(presented April 6, 2008 in Calgary)

CMT Music Awards

(presented April 16 in Nashville)

Academy of Country Music

(presented May 18, 2008 in Las Vegas)

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 10 in Regina)

Country Music Association

(presented November 7 in Nashville)

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. ^ Richie McDonald Is Leaving Lonestar
  2. ^ "Fire destroys Johnny Cash home". http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/10/cash.home.ap/index.html. Retrieved 2007-04-10.  
  3. ^ Associated Press, "Country singer Sammy Kershaw enters Louisiana lieutenant governor race," September 5, 2007
  4. ^ Gerome, John, "Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80", via Associated Press
  5. ^ Curry, Matt, "Hank Thompson dies of lung cancer at 82", via Associated Press
  6. ^ "PASSINGS - John Hughey, 73; member of Steel Guitar Hall of Fame toured with Conway Twitty". Los Angeles Times. 2007-11-21. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/21/local/me-passings21.s2. Retrieved 2008-08-18.  

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