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	==Top hits of the year==		==Top hits of the year==
			{{main\|List of number-one country hits of 2008 (U.S.)}}
	===Number one hits===
	====United States====
	''(As certified by ])''
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	*Jackson's first No. 1 since "]" in February 2004.
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	\|May 3
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	*This is Strait's fifty-sixth Number One on all trade charts, breaking ]'s record for the most Number One hits by a country music artist.
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	\|May 17
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_C/>''']]<span id=ref_1/>''']]</sup>
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	\|May 31
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	\|Brad Paisley
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	\|June 21
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	\|Carrie Underwood
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	\|align=center\|3
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	\|June 28
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	\|July 12
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	\|July 19
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	*Shelton's first No. 1 since "]" in December 2004.
	*Cover of ]'s pop hit from 2005.
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	\|August 2
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	\|Alan Jackson
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	\|-
	\|August 16
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	\|align=center\|3
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	\|August 23
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	\|align=center\|5
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	\|-
	\|September 6
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	*Urban's first No. 1 since "]" in October 2005.
	*Re-recording of a song previously found on 2002's '']''.
	\|-
	\|September 13
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	\|]
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	\|align=center\|3
	\|<sup><span id=ref_A/>''']]<span id=ref_2/>''']]</sup>
	*First Number One for the Valory Music Group, an imprint of ].
	*Fell to #2 on the chart dated September 20.
	*Wayne's first Top 40 country hit since "Paper Angels" in late 2004-early 2005, and his first Top Ten since "]" in 2004.
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	\|September 20
	\|]
	\|Brad Paisley
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	*Re-recording of a song that was originally released on Paisley's 2005 album '']''.
	*With this, his eighth consecutive #1 hit, Paisley set a record for the most consecutive Number One hits by an artist since the inception of ] in 1990.
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	\|October 4
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_A/>''']]</sup>
	*First solo single for Rucker, who was lead singer of the rock band ] until their 2008 disbanding.
	*First solo #1 country hit by an African American since ]'s "Night Games" in September 1983.
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	\|October 18
	\|]
	\|Kenny Chesney with ]
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	\|
	\|<sup><span id=ref_C/>''']] - The Wailers</sup>
	*Chesney's first release on his personal Blue Chair Records label, an imprint of ].
	*From the chart week of October 25, 2008 onward, the song was also credited to The Wailers, the backing group for Jamaican singer ]. Prior to this, it had been credited to Chesney alone.
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	\|November 1
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	\|November 8
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	\|Carrie Underwood
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	\|align=center\|2
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	\|-
	\|November 22
	\|]
	\|Taylor Swift
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	*Also reached #1 on the ] and ] charts.
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	\|December 6
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_A/>''']]</sup>
	*Previously a #52-peaking single in 2006 for ], whose version was withdrawn from radio rotation.
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	\|December 20
	\|]
	\|Montgomery Gentry
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	\|align=center\|5
	\|
	*Features background vocals from ].
	\|}
	<div class=references-small>
	;Notes
	*1<span id=endnote_1/>] Number one song of the year, as determined by '']''.
	*2<span id=endnote_2/>] Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
	*A<span id=endnote_A/>] First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
	*C<span id=endnote_C/>] The only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
	</div>

	====Canada====
	''(As certified by ])''
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_2/>''']]</sup>
	*The song fell to #2 on the chart dated January 11.
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	\|January 11
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_2/>''']]</sup>
	*Stayed at No. 1 for 3 weeks in late 2007.
	*The song fell to #2 on the chart dated January 4.
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	\|Taylor Swift
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	\|May 2
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	\|Brad Paisley
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	\|June 13
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_1/>''']]<span id=ref_2/>''']]</sup>
	*The song fell to #2 on the chart dated July 25.
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	\|July 25
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	*Co-written by ]
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	\|August 8
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	\|September 5
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	\|Brad Paisley
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	\|September 26
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	\|] with ]
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	\|<sup><span id=ref_C/>''']] - The Wailers</sup>
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	\|November 14
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	\|Taylor Swift
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	\|November 28
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	*Reached #1 in the United States in 2009.
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	\|December 19
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	\|Alan Jackson
	\|align=center\|3
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	\|
	*Reached #1 in the United States in 2009.
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	<div class=references-small>
	;Notes
	*1<span id=endnote_1/>] Number one song of the year, as determined by '']''.
	*2<span id=endnote_2/>] Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
	*C<span id=endnote_C/>] Only ''R&R'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
	</div>

	===Other ~~major~~ hits===		===Other Top 20 hits===
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	====Singles released by American artists====
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	\|All I Ever Wanted		\|All I Ever Wanted
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	*Kid Rock's third release to country radio, and his first Top 40 country hit since "]" (with ] or ]) in late 2002-early 2003.
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	*Simpson's first release to country radio.
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	\|Rascal Flatts		\|Rascal Flatts
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	*The radio edit of this song featured ] as a duet partner, while the album version featured ]. Neither duet partner was credited on the charts for most of the song's chart run.
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	\|It Ain't No Crime		\|It Ain't No Crime
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	\|Bucky Covington		\|Bucky Covington
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	*This is the first solo single for Newfield, who was lead singer for the group ] until 2007.
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	\|Learning How to Bend		\|Learning How to Bend
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	\|Tim McGraw		\|Tim McGraw
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	\|Lady Antebellum		\|Lady Antebellum
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	*This song was previously released in late 1999 by Canadian singer ] under the title "It's a Beautiful Thing".
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	\|Craig Morgan		\|Craig Morgan
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	\|]<br />with ]		\|]<br />with ]
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	*Billy Ray's first Top 5 since "]" in late 1998-early 1999.
	*Miley's first Top 5 on any ''Billboard'' chart, and her first release to country radio.
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	\|Jason Aldean		\|Jason Aldean
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	\|Toby Keith		\|Toby Keith
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	*This song was credited only to Chesney from its release until the chart week of February 9, when Strait's name was added.
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	\|Chuck Wicks		\|Chuck Wicks
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	*Jewel's first release to country radio.
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	\|align="center"\|12		\|align="center"\|12
	\|]		\|]
	\|Tim McGraw		\|Tim McGraw
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	*Cover of ]'s Number One hit from 1979.
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	\|align="center"\|—
	\|Takin' Off This Pain		\|Takin' Off This Pain
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	*Originally a professional ballroom dancer, Hough was also a two-time winner of the show '']''. This is her first release to country radio as a singer.
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	\|George Strait		\|George Strait
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	\|Gary Allan		\|Gary Allan
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	*Cover of ]'s single from 1982.
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	====Singles released by Canadian artists====
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	\|Beautiful Life
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	\|Flirtin' With Me
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	\|Flower Child
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	\|Fly Girl
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|19
	\|Golden Years
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	\|Good Day to Get Gone
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	\|How Do I Get There
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	\|-
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	\|I Guess
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	\|
	\|align=center\|4
	\|Just Like You
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|13
	\|Let's Get Rowdy
	\|Aaron Pritchett
	\|-
	\|
	\|align="center"\|17
	\|Lovin' You Is Killin' Me
	\|Deric Ruttan
	\|-
	\|
	\|align="center"\|8
	\|Moments That Matter
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|11
	\|My First Car
	\|Jason Blaine
	\|-
	\|align=center\|57
	\|align=center\|12
	\|My Roots Are Showing
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	\|-
	\|
	\|align="center"\|13
	\|Old Fashioned Girl
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|7
	\|Out of the Blue
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|7
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|13
	\|Real Thing
	\|The Higgins
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	\|align="center"\|9
	\|Risk
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	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|6
	\|]
	\|Gord Bamford
	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|13
	\|Thank You
	\|Johnny Reid
	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|10
	\|That Train
	\|Doc Walker
	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|8
	\|]
	\|Doc Walker
	\|-
	\|
	\|align="center"\|10
	\|That's Worth Fighting For
	\|Paul Brandt
	\|-
	\|
	\|align="center"\|9
	\|Virtual Life
	\|Paul Brandt
	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|5
	\|]
	\|Crystal Shawanda
	\|-
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	\|align="center"\|5
	\|]
	\|Crystal Shawanda
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Events

April 27 — A story in the New York Daily News reported a possible long-term relationship between Mindy McCready and baseball star Roger Clemens that began when she was 15 years old. Though Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin, acknowledged that McCready was a "close family friend," Hardin denied the affair and threatened to bring a defamation suit against him. However, McCready would state that the relationship was sexual, and spoke about her affair with Clemens in more detail on the November 17 broadcast of Inside Edition.
May 15 — People Magazine reported Canadian singer Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, had separated after 14 years of marriage. The couple were married on December 28, 1993, after Twain met Lange at Nashville's Fan Fair earlier in the year.
June 14 — Sara Evans and radio show host/former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker are married in Franklin, Tennessee, with their children as their attendants.
November 11 — Country music superstar Reba McEntire departs her long time record label MCA Nashville, after 24 years and signed to The Valory Music Co., sister label to Big Machine Records. McEntire and Big Machine CEO Scott Borchetta had previously worked together in the 1990s when Borchetta was senior president of promotion for MCA Nashville.
November 20 — Julianne Hough announces that she would not be returning for the foreseeable future to Dancing with the Stars in order to further her country music career.
December 7 — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors George Jones for his lifetime contributions to the arts.

Top hits of the year

Main article: List of number-one country hits of 2008 (U.S.)

Other Top 20 hits

US	Single	Artist
14	All I Ever Wanted	Chuck Wicks
4	All Summer Long	Kid Rock
15	Another Try	Josh Turner with Trisha Yearwood
16	Anything Goes	Randy Houser
15	Bob That Head	Rascal Flatts
18	Come On Over	Jessica Simpson
10	Country Man	Luke Bryan
5	Everybody	Keith Urban
2	Every Day	Rascal Flatts
15	Every Other Weekend	Reba McEntire
11	Get My Drink On	Toby Keith
11	God Must Be Busy	Brooks & Dunn
7	Gunpowder & Lead	Miranda Lambert
9	Holler Back	The Lost Trailers
2	I Still Miss You	Keith Anderson
10	I'll Walk	Bucky Covington
10	International Harvester	Craig Morgan
16	It Ain't No Crime	Joe Nichols
11	It's Good to Be Us	Bucky Covington
11	Johnny & June	Heidi Newfield
16	Kristofferson	Tim McGraw
6	Laughed Until We Cried	Jason Aldean
13	Learning How to Bend	Gary Allan
2	Let It Go	Tim McGraw
11	Lookin' for a Good Time	Lady Antebellum
3	Love Don't Live Here	Lady Antebellum
2	Love Is a Beautiful Thing	Phil Vassar
9	Love Remembers	Craig Morgan
4	Ready, Set, Don't Go	Billy Ray Cyrus with Miley Cyrus
15	Relentless	Jason Aldean
13	She's a Hottie	Toby Keith
2	Shiftwork	Kenny Chesney with George Strait
15	Something About a Woman	Jake Owen
2	Stay	Sugarland
5	Stealing Cinderella	Chuck Wicks
13	Stronger Woman	Jewel
12	Suspicions	Tim McGraw
20	Takin' Off This Pain	Ashton Shepherd
18	That Song in My Head	Julianne Hough
16	Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind	Kellie Pickler
7	Troubadour	George Strait
5	Trying to Stop Your Leaving	Dierks Bentley
2	Watching Airplanes	Gary Allan
10	We Weren't Crazy	Josh Gracin
3	What Do Ya Think About That	Montgomery Gentry
3	What Kinda Gone	Chris Cagle
2	Winner at a Losing Game	Rascal Flatts
19	Workin' for a Livin'	Garth Brooks with Huey Lewis

Top new album releases

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date
1	1	35 Biggest Hits	Toby Keith	Show Dog	May 6
4	2	All I Intended to Be	Emmylou Harris	Nonesuch	June 10
35	1	Anne Murray's Christmas Album	Anne Murray	Manhattan/EMI	October 7
8	1	Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends	Anne Murray	Manhattan/EMI	January 15 (US)
3	14	Around the Bend	Randy Travis	Warner Bros. Nashville	July 15
3	26	Back When I Knew It All	Montgomery Gentry	Columbia Nashville	June 10
2	11	Backwoods Barbie	Dolly Parton	Dolly	February 26
1		Beautiful Eyes	Taylor Swift	Big Machine	July 15
	3	Beautiful Life	Doc Walker	Open Road	April 29
4	18	Call Me Crazy	Lee Ann Womack	MCA Nashville	October 21
	8	Chasing the Sun	Tara Oram	Open Road	October 7
3		Christmas Duets	Elvis Presley	RCA	October 14
3	32	C'mon!	Keith Anderson	Columbia Nashville	August 5
	7	CMT Number Ones	Various Artists	Koch	December 2
	5	Country Heat 2009	Various Artists	Sony BMG Canada	November 11
	2	Country Hits 2008	Various Artists	UMG Canada	April 1
	4	Country Hits 2009	Various Artists	UMG Canada	November 18
	1	Cowboys and Cadillacs	Jaydee Bixby	Her Royal Majesty's Records	July 8
16	2	Dawn of a New Day	Crystal Shawanda	RCA Nashville	June 24 (CAN) August 19 (US)
2	26	Damn Right, Rebel Proud	Hank Williams III	Bruc	October 21
4	38	Do You Believe Me Now	Jimmy Wayne	Valory Music Group	August 26
1	1	Do You Know	Jessica Simpson	Epic/Columbia Nashville	September 9
1	1	Fearless	Taylor Swift	Big Machine	November 11
2	4	The Foundation	Zac Brown Band	Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture	November 18 (US) December 2 (CAN)
7		Going All Out	Dan Evans	Edje-Executive	October 7
1	1	Good Time	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville	March 4
1	2	Greatest Hits 3	Tim McGraw	Curb	October 7
2	4	Greatest Hits/ Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	May 6
1	5	Greatest Hits: Limited Edition	Tim McGraw	Curb	April 29
2	1	Greatest Hits Volume 1	Rascal Flatts	Lyric Street	October 28
5		Holler Back	The Lost Trailers	BNA	August 26
5		Jet Black & Jealous	Eli Young Band	Universal South	September 16
1	4	Julianne Hough	Julianne Hough	Mercury Nashville	May 20
2	1	Joy to the World	Faith Hill	Warner Bros. Nashville	September 30
1	4	Kellie Pickler	Kellie Pickler	BNA	September 30
1	3	Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum	Capitol Nashville	April 15
1	10	Learn to Live	Darius Rucker	Capitol Nashville	September 16
10		The Life of a Song	Joey & Rory	Vanguard/Sugar Hill	October 28
2	13	Little Bit of Everything	Billy Currington	Mercury Nashville	October 14
	1	Little Honey	Lucinda Williams	Lost Highway	October 14
1	1	Love on the Inside	Sugarland	Mercury Nashville	July 22
1	1	Lucky Old Sun	Kenny Chesney	Blue Chair/BNA	October 14 (US) October 21 (CAN)
	5	Make My Move	Jason Blaine	Koch Canada	May 20
8	21	Moment of Forever	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway	January 29
	3	More Country Heat 2008	Various Artists	Sony BMG Canada	May 20
1	31	My Life's Been a Country Song	Chris Cagle	Capitol Nashville	February 19
1		Now That's What I Call Country	Various Artists	UMG/Sony BMG/Capitol	August 26
1	2	Perfectly Clear	Jewel	Valory Music Group	June 3
8		Phil Stacey	Phil Stacey	Lyric Street	April 29
1	2	Play	Brad Paisley	Arista Nashville	November 4
3		Prayer of a Common Man	Phil Vassar	Universal South	April 22
3		Randy Rogers Band	Randy Rogers Band	Mercury Nashville	September 23
2		Sounds of the Season: The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection	Julianne Hough	Mercury Nashville	October 12
7		Startin' Fires	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros. Nashville	November 18
7		Starting Now	Chuck Wicks	RCA Nashville	January 22
2	25	Sunset Man	James Otto	Raybaw/Warner Bros.	April 8
7	52	Tennessee Pusher	Old Crow Medicine Show	Nettwerk	September 23
	3	Thankful	Aaron Pritchett	604	September 9
1	3	That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy	Toby Keith	Show Dog	October 28
6		That Lonesome Song	Jamey Johnson	Mercury Nashville	August 5
8		That's Why	Craig Morgan	BNA	October 21
1	1	Troubadour	George Strait	MCA Nashville	April 1
4	40	We Weren't Crazy	Josh Gracin	Lyric Street	April 1
2	66	What Am I Waiting For	Heidi Newfield	Curb	August 5
8		Why Wait	Kristy Lee Cook	Arista Nashville	September 16
7	29	X	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville	November 25

Other top albums

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date
41	15	50 Greatest Hits	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville	October 28
50		America	Johnny Cash	Legacy	October 28
28		Angels & Outlaws	Aaron Watson	Thirty Tigers	April 1
21		Anything Goes	Randy Houser	Universal South	November 18
	42	Beautiful Tragedy	Lisa Brokop	Ellbea	August 19
17		Beer for My Horses (soundtrack)	Various Artists	Show Dog	August 12
47		The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show	Johnny Cash	Sony BMG	January 8
27		Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros. Nashville	February 26
50		Blood, Sweat, and Steel	The Road Hammers	Montage	June 24
33		Broken In	Trent Willmon	Compadre	February 26
22		Bulletproof	Reckless Kelly	Yep Roc	June 24
15	50	Burn Your Playhouse Down	George Jones	Bandit	August 19
48		Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe	The Cherryholmes	Skaggs Family	September 30
	24	Christmas on the Open Road	Various Artists	Open Road	November 11
16	47	Classic Christmas	George Strait	MCA Nashville	October 7
26		Classic Chris LeDoux	Chris LeDoux	Capitol Nashville	April 29
30		Comal County Blue	Jason Boland & the Stragglers	Thirty Tigers	August 26
30		Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Zoe	September 30
26		Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One	Bill Gaither	Gaither	August 19
32		Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two	Bill Gaither	Gaither	August 19
	15	Country Heat Christmas 3	Various Artists	Sony BMG Canada	October 28
44		Country Love Songs	Various Artists	Compass/BMG	November 11
15	34	Country Sings Disney	Various Artists	Walt Disney	July 8
	25	First Time in a Long Time	Deric Ruttan	On Ramp/EMI Canada	April 1
42		God Bless the USA	Various Artists	Word	April 29
35		Good Thing Going	Rhonda Vincent	Rounder	January 8
16		Greatest Hits	Craig Morgan	Broken Bow	September 30
	24	Greatest Hits… and Then Some	The Wilkinsons	Angeline	October 7
37		Heart of Stone	Chris Knight	Drifter's Church	September 2
39		Here It Is	Roger Creager	Thirty Tigers	August 26
18	55	How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites from the Grand Ole Opry	Various Artists	RCA Nashville	February 5
29		Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs Family	March 25
11		The Imus Ranch Record	Various Artists	New West	September 16
19		I Turn to You	Richie McDonald	Lucid	June 3
44		I Will Always Love You: 17 Inspirational Songs	Various Artists	Word	January 15
29		If We Ever Make It Home	Wade Bowen	Sustain	September 30
32		Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates	Black River	April 8
43		Keep on Walkin'	The Grascals	Rounder	July 15
38		Limited Edition: Greatest Hits Volumes 1, 2 & 3	Tim McGraw	Curb	October 7
35	42	Love Songs	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville	January 15
	40	Marlee Scott	Marlee Scott	Big Ride	November 11
19	14	Martina McBride: Live In Concert	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville	April 29
27		Meet Glen Campbell	Glen Campbell	Capitol Nashville	August 19
41		More Greatest Fits	Roy D. Mercer	Capitol Nashville	June 10
43		Naïve	Micky & the Motorcars	Smith	July 29
46		One Hell of a Ride	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway	April 1
14		One on One	Randy Owen	Broken Bow	November 4
27		Patriotic Country 3	Various Artists	Razor & Tie	June 24
48		Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn	Brooks & Dunn	Sony BMG	December 2
39		Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver	John Denver	Sony BMG	April 29
37		Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Sony BMG	April 29
50		Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison	Roy Orbison	Sony BMG	April 29
	25	Real Thing	The Higgins	Open Road	June 24
24		Ride Through the Country	Colt Ford	Average Joe's	December 2
35		Rollin' with the Flow	Mark Chesnutt	Lofton Creek	June 24
38		Sex and Gasoline	Rodney Crowell	Yep Roc	September 2
13	17	Sleepless Nights	Patty Loveless	Saguaro Road	September 9
16		Sounds So Good	Ashton Shepherd	MCA Nashville	March 4
	39	This Christmas Celebrate Me Home	Beverley Mahood	BPM	November 4
35		Time Flies	John Michael Montgomery	Stringtown	October 14
42		The Unreleased Recordings	Hank Williams	Time Life	October 28
49		The Unreleased Recordings	Hank Williams	Time Life	October 28
45		Vagrants & Kings	Cory Morrow	Sustain	May 20
11		Vintage Country: The Golden Age of Country Music	Various Artists	Sony BMG	March 25
	12	What I Do	George Canyon	604	November 11
28		Waylon Forever	Waylon Jennings	Vagrant	October 21
32		Wheels	Dan Tyminski	Rounder	June 17
	48	XOK	NQ Arbuckle	Six Shooter	June 17
	15	Yellowhead to Yellowstone	Ian Tyson	Stony Plain	November 11

Notes

A^ These albums are not considered country music releases in that country.

Deaths

January 6 — Ken Nelson, 96, record producer for artists including Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and many others.
April 22 — Paul Davis, 60, crossover artist whose collaborations with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker reached No. 1 in the 1980s. (heart attack)
May 1 — Jim Hager, 61, country singer and actor who along with his twin brother Jon were regulars on Hee Haw from 1969 to 1986. (heart attack)
May 5 — Jerry Wallace, 79, crossover artist who scored several country hits during the 1970s including the No. 1 "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" in 1972. (congestive heart failure)
May 8 — Eddy Arnold, 89, country and pop singer whose career spanned seven decades. (natural causes)
May 11 — Dottie Rambo, 74, southern gospel singer-songwriter. (bus accident)
July 16 — Jo Stafford, 90, crossover artist from the 1940s with hits "Feudin’ and Fightin" and "Temptation". (congestive heart failure)
August 11 — Don Helms, 81, steel guitarist and member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys. (heart attack)
August 31 — Jerry Reed, 71, country singer and actor best known for his 1971 crossover hit "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (emphysema)
September 12 — Charlie Walker, 81, honky tonk singer best known for "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" (colon cancer)

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Tom T. Hall (born 1936), singer and songwriter, known as "The Storyteller"
Emmylou Harris (born 1947), neo-traditional singer and songwriter
The Statler Brothers (Harold Reid (born 1939), Don Reid (born 1945), Phil Balsley (born 1939), Lew DeWitt (1938-1990), Jimmy Fortune (born 1955)), diverse country music group known for pop-styled, nostalgic and gospel songs.
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (1893-1968), singer, songwriter, and musician, patriarch of the family group The Stonemans

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

(presented February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Last Name", Carrie Underwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Letter to Me", Brad Paisley
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals — "Stay", Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Killing the Blues", Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Cluster Pluck", Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, and Steve Wariner
Best Country Song — "Stay", Jennifer Nettles
Best Country Album — Troubadour, George Strait
Best Bluegrass Album — Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Juno Awards

(presented March 29, 2009 in Vancouver)

Country Recording of the Year — Beautiful Life, Doc Walker

CMT Music Awards

(presented April 14 in Nashville)

Video of the Year — "Our Song", Taylor Swift
Male Video of the Year — "I Got My Game On", Trace Adkins
Female Video of the Year — "Our Song", Taylor Swift
Group Video of the Year — "Take Me There", Rascal Flatts
Duo Video of the Year — "Stay", Sugarland
USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
Collaborative Video of the Year — "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", Bon Jovi & LeAnn Rimes
Performance of the Year — "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
Supporting Character of the Year — Rodney Carrington in "I Got My Game On"
Wide Open Country Video of the Year — "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
Tearjerker Video of the Year — "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
Comedy Video of the Year — "Online", Brad Paisley
Video Director of the Year — Michael Salomon

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas)

Entertainer of the Year — Carrie Underwood
Top Male Vocalist — Brad Paisley
Top Female Vocalist — Carrie Underwood
Top Vocal Group — Rascal Flatts
Top Vocal Duo — Sugarland
Top New Male Vocalist — Jake Owen
Top New Female Vocalist — Julianne Hough
Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Zac Brown Band
Top New Artist — Julianne Hough
Album of the Year — Fearless, Taylor Swift
Single Record of the Year — "You're Gonna Miss This", Trace Adkins
Song of the Year — "In Color", Jamey Johnson
Video of the Year — "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley
Vocal Event of the Year — "Start a Band", Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Poets Award — Merle Haggard and Harlan Howard
Jim Reeves International Award — Dolly Parton
Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award — Hank Williams, Jr., Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Jerry Reed
Tex Ritter Award — Beer for My Horses

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 8 in Winnipeg)

Fans' Choice Award — Doc Walker
Male Artist of the Year — Johnny Reid
Female Artist of the Year — Jessie Farrell
Group or Duo of the Year — Doc Walker
Songwriter(s) of the Year — "Beautiful Life", written by Murray Pulver, Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw
Single of the Year — "Beautiful Life", performed by Doc Walker
Album of the Year — Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
Top Selling Album — The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks
Top Selling Canadian Album — Kicking Stones, Johnny Reid
CMT Video of the Year — "Beautiful Life", Doc Walker
Rising Star Award — Jessie Farrell
Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Corb Lund

Country Music Association

(presented November 12 in Nashville)

Entertainer of the Year — Kenny Chesney
Female Vocalist of the Year — Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year — Brad Paisley
New Artist of the Year — Lady Antebellum
Vocal Group of the Year — Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year — Sugarland
Single of the Year — "I Saw God Today", George Strait
Album of the Year — Troubadour, George Strait
Song of the Year — "Stay", Sugarland
Musical Event of the Year — "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Music Video of the Year — "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley and Andy Griffith
Musician of the Year — Mac McAnally

References

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Report: Mindy McCready Confirms Affair With Roger Clemens
"Report: Mindy McCready talks about Clemens Affair". . 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
"Shania Twain & Husband Split". People Magazine. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Sara Evans Marries Her Football Hero - Weddings, Sara Evans : People.com
FIRST LOOK: Sara Evans Wedding Photo - Weddings, Music News, Sara Evans : People.com
"Reba McEntire Signs New Record Deal With the Valory Music Co". CMT.com. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2008-11-22. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Dancing with the Stars: Julianne Will Sit Out Next Season" TV Guide. November 20, 2008. Retrieved on November 21, 2008.
"Hank Williams band member Don Helms dies at 81", Associated Press, August 12, 2008. Accessed 8-14-2008.

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