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2020 in country music

April 18, 2024

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2020.

Events edit

COVID-19 edit

  • March 16 – The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards, originally scheduled for April 5, was postponed to September 16. A few weeks later, the 2020 CMT Music Awards were pushed back to October 21, from their original date of June 3.[1]
  • March 20 - The Grand Ole Opry announces it will continue hosting performances, but without a live audience attending in the Ryman Auditorium.[2]
  • March 29 – Joe Diffie, a country music superstar who scored many Top Ten hits during the 1990s and early 2000s, dies from complications of COVID-19, two days after announcing he had fallen ill.[3]
  • March 31 – The Country Music Association announces that the 2020 CMA Fest, scheduled for June 4–7, is officially canceled.[4]
  • October 7 – Morgan Wallen is dropped as a musical guest by Saturday Night Live after a video of him attending a party without wearing a face mask surfaces. Jack White eventually is called to be the replacement musical guest.[5]
  • December 12 – Charley Pride dies from complications of COVID-19 one month after receiving the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the CMA Awards, an event that would turn out to be his final public appearance.[6]

Other edit

  • January 2 – Capitol Records Nashville signs Hot Country Knights, a fictitious band portrayed by Dierks Bentley and members of his road band.[7]
  • January 4 – Radio personality Fitz takes over as permanent host of Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, succeeding the longtime radio host who died in 2019. Affiliates of Fitz's previous programs – The Fitz Show, The Hit List with Fitz, and Nashville Minute with Fitz – were replaced with programs from KCCS Productions, which produces CT40.[8]
  • January 7 – Rascal Flatts announced that they would be disbanding following a farewell tour after 20 years together. The tour (in addition to several other tours) would later be cancelled due to COVID-19.[9]
  • March 7 – Jimmie Allen's "Make Me Want To" tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart in its 58th week, setting a record for both the slowest ascent to the top and the longest overall run in that chart's history.[10]
  • March 23 – Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd announce the birth of their first child, Hayes Andrew Hurd.[11]
  • May 5 – Travis Denning's "After a Few" charts on Country Airplay for the 60th week, breaking the longevity record set on that chart only two months prior.[12] It would later reach the top on June 13 in its 65th week, also setting a record for the longest climb to Number One since the inception of Nielsen Soundscan in 1990.[13]
  • May 14–15 – Vocalist Hannah Mulholland quits the group Runaway June and is replaced by Natalie Stovall, formerly of Natalie Stovall and the Drive.[14]
  • June – Amid the fallout from the George Floyd protests, two groups change their names. On June 11, Lady Antebellum announces their name will change to Lady A,[15] the group's longstanding nickname. On June 25, the Dixie Chicks become known as The Chicks.[16] Both moves were announced amid criticism that the words "Antebellum" and "Dixie" had connotations of American slavery.
  • June 13 – Hank Williams Jr.'s 27-year-old daughter, Katharine Williams-Dunning, is killed in a car accident in Henry County, Tennessee.
  • June 19 – Carly Pearce and Michael Ray announce their divorce after less than eight months of marriage.
  • July 3 – Kacey Musgraves and husband Ruston Kelly divorce after 2+1⁄2 years of marriage.
  • July 4 – Kenny Chesney's "Here and Now" becomes his 31st number-one single on the Country Airplay chart, making Chesney the artist with the most number one singles on that chart.
  • July 17 – The Chicks release their first studio album in 14 years, Gaslighter.
  • July 29 – Garth Brooks withdraws himself from consideration for the CMA Entertainer of the Year category after seven wins.
  • August 1 – Luke Combs marries Nicole Hocking in Florida, after 4 years of dating.
  • August 16 - Singer Gabby Barrett announces her pregnancy with her first daughter with husband Cade Foeher.[17]
  • August 17 – Taylor Swift marks her return to country music radio in three years with the release of "Betty", off her Folklore album.
  • August 25 - Singer Mickey Guyton announces her pregnancy for her first child with husband Grant Savoy.[18]
  • August 31 - Blanco Brown is involved in a motorcycle accident in which he breaks both arms, both legs, and his pelvis. He undergoes a twelve-hour surgery.[19]
  • September 16 – For the first time in history, the Academy of Country Music declares a tie for the Entertainer of the year award - Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood.
  • October 27 – Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani become engaged after 5 years of dating.
  • November 21 – Jon Pardi marries Summer Duncan in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, after announcing their engagement in October 2019.
  • November 30 – Jake Owen and Erica Hartlein become engaged after 3 years of dating.

Top hits of the year edit

See also: List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2020
See also: List of number-one country singles of 2020 (Canada)

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2020:

Singles released by American and Australian artists edit

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
1 1 1 "10,000 Hours" Dan + Shay
featuring Justin Bieber 		[20]
7 1 2 "After a Few" Travis Denning [21]
6 3 1 "Ain't Always the Cowboy" Jon Pardi [22]
7 2 3 "Be a Light" Thomas Rhett
featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban 		[23]
6 1 1 "Beer Can't Fix" Thomas Rhett
featuring Jon Pardi 		[23]
6 32 — "Betty" Taylor Swift [24]
3 1 1 "Big, Big Plans" Chris Lane [25]
3 1 1 "Bluebird" Miranda Lambert [26]
1 1 1 "The Bones" Maren Morris [27]
5 1 3 "Catch" Brett Young [28]
2 1 1 "Chasin' You" Morgan Wallen [29]
5 3 3 "Cool Again" Kane Brown [30]
12 — — "Dicked Down in Dallas" Trey Lewis
2 1 8 "Die from a Broken Heart" Maddie & Tae [31]
17 6 42 "Dive Bar" Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton [32]
4 1 1 "Does to Me" Luke Combs
featuring Eric Church 		[33]
8 1 3 "Done" Chris Janson [34]
17 11 30 "Drinking Alone" Carrie Underwood [35]
18 25 — "Drowning" Chris Young [36]
11 1 6 "Everywhere but On" Matt Stell [37]
20 36 31 "Gaslighter" The Chicks [38]
13 8 2 "God Whispered Your Name" Keith Urban [39]
12 — — "Gone Too Soon" Andrew Jannakos
2 1 1 "Got What I Got" Jason Aldean [40]
3 1 1 "Happy Anywhere" Blake Shelton
featuring Gwen Stefani 		[41]
3 1 2 "Hard to Forget" Sam Hunt [42]
5 1 1 "Heartache Medication" Jon Pardi [22]
10 — — "Heartless" Diplo
featuring Morgan Wallen 		[43]
7 1 1 "Here and Now" Kenny Chesney [44]
14 17 15 "Homecoming Queen?" Kelsea Ballerini [45]
5 1 1 "Homemade" Jake Owen [46]
3 1 2 "Homesick" Kane Brown [30]
8 2 4 "I Called Mama" Tim McGraw [47]
1 1 2 "I Hope" Gabby Barrett [48]
5 1 1 "I Hope You're Happy Now" Carly Pearce
& Lee Brice 		[49]
8 2 1 "I Love My Country" Florida Georgia Line [50]
12 12 11 "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" Riley Green [51]
12 1 12 "In Between" Scotty McCreery [52]
3 1 2 "Kinfolks" Sam Hunt [42]
18 — — "Last Time I Say Sorry" Kane Brown
& John Legend 		[30]
19 — — "Livin' the Dream" Morgan Wallen [29]
19 12 43 "Lonely If You Are" Chase Rice [53]
5 1 2 "Love You Like I Used To" Russell Dickerson [54]
3 1 1 "Lovin' on You" Luke Combs [33]
7 1 5 "Make Me Want To" Jimmie Allen [55]
20 15 11 "Monsters" Eric Church [56]
5 3 4 "More Hearts Than Mine" Ingrid Andress [57]
2 1 1 "More Than My Hometown" Morgan Wallen [29]
2 1 1 "Nobody but You" Blake Shelton
featuring Gwen Stefani 		[41]
4 1 1 "One Beer" Hardy
featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 		[58]
8 2 1 "One Big Country Song" LoCash [59]
2 1 1 "One Margarita" Luke Bryan [60]
2 1 1 "One of Them Girls" Lee Brice [61]
17 11 1 "One Night Standards" Ashley McBryde [62]
19 52 — "The Other Girl" Kelsea Ballerini
featuring Halsey 		[45]
18 — — "The Other Guy" Luke Combs [33]
4 1 10 "Pretty Heart"   Parker McCollum [63]
5 1 10 "Ridin' Roads" Dustin Lynch [64]
24 17 41 "She's Mine" Kip Moore [65]
10 36 19 "Six Feet Apart" Luke Combs [33]
6 1 15 "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" Jordan Davis [66]
5 1 3 "Some Girls" Jameson Rodgers [67]
3 — — "Somebody's Problem" Morgan Wallen [29]
23 22 14 "Stick That in Your Country Song" Eric Church [56]
8 — — "Still Goin' Down" Morgan Wallen [29]
8 6 1 "We Back" Jason Aldean [40]
5 1 6 "What If I Never Get Over You" Lady Antebellum [68]
6 1 2 "What She Wants Tonight" Luke Bryan [60]
8 1 3 "Why We Drink" Justin Moore [69]
15 — — "Without You" Luke Combs
featuring Amanda Shires 		[33]

Singles released by Canadian artists edit

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
— — 20 "As If We Won't" Jojo Mason [70]
— — 1 "Canadian Summer" Dean Brody [71]
— — 1 "Can't Help Myself" Dean Brody
& The Reklaws 		[71]
— — 8 "Close" Jade Eagleson [72]
— — 4 "Come As You Are" Tenille Townes [73]
— — 1 "Country Girls" Jess Moskaluke [74]
— — 2 "Country Thunder" Washboard Union [75]
— — 8 "Dock Rock" Washboard Union [75]
— — 1 "Drink About Me" Brett Kissel [76]
— — 12 "Everybody Knows Everybody" Tenille Arts [77]
— — 5 "Getcha" Matt Lang [78]
— — 20 "Girls Like Me" Meghan Patrick [79]
— — 9 "Good Ol' Bad Days" Aaron Goodvin [80]
— — 8 "The Good Ones" Tebey
& Marie Mai 		[81]
— — 1 "Grew Up On That" High Valley [82]
— — 11 "Halfway Home" Jess Moskaluke [74]
— — 8 "Happened on a Saturday Night" Tebey [81]
— — 17 "Hard Dirt" Hunter Brothers [83]
— 48 6 "I Don't Love You" Lindsay Ell [84]
— — 1 "I Would Be Over Me Too" Tyler Joe Miller [85]
— — 1 "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)" Tenille Townes [73]
— — 13 "Kiss Kiss" Madeline Merlo [86]
— — 1 "Like a Man" Dallas Smith [87]
— — 1 "Lucky" Jade Eagleson [72]
— — 7 "Money On You" Chad Brownlee [88]
— — 1 "No Truck Song" Tim Hicks [89]
— — 4 "Old Country Soul" Reklaws [90]
— — 1 "Pillow Talkin'" Tyler Joe Miller [91]
— — 1 "Seeing Other People" MacKenzie Porter [92]
— — 12 "She Drives Me Crazy" Brett Kissel [76]
— — 11 "Silver Lining" Hunter Brothers [83]
— — 15 "Summer Time" James Barker Band [93]
45 56 1 "These Days" MacKenzie Porter [92]
— — 1 "Timeless" Dallas Smith [87]
35 58 1 "Want Me Back"   Lindsay Ell [84]
— — 19 "When You Know You Know" Tim & the Glory Boys
— — 2 "Where I'm From" The Reklaws [90]

Top new album releases edit

The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2020:

See also: List of Billboard number-one country albums of 2020
US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
5 6-Pack (EP) Florida Georgia Line BMLG May 22 [94]
6 The Album, Part 1 Chase Rice Dack Janiels January 31 [95]
9 Ballerini Kelsea Ballerini Black River September 11 [96]
1 Born Here Live Here Die Here Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville August 7 [97]
6 Carly Pearce Carly Pearce Big Machine February 14 [98]
6 Chris Tomlin & Friends Chris Tomlin Sparrow/Capitol July 31 [99]
2 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions Sturgill Simpson High Top Mountain October 15 [100]
6 Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil Diplo Columbia May 29 [101]
6 Everlasting Country Upchurch Stonebaby Sounds April 20 [102]
5 First Rose of Spring Willie Nelson Legacy July 3 [103]
7 Fun Garth Brooks Pearl Records November 20 [104]
1 Gaslighter The Chicks Columbia July 17 [105]
4 Goldmine Gabby Barrett Warner Music Nashville June 19 [106]
1 Here and Now Kenny Chesney Warner Music Nashville May 1 [107]
1 Here on Earth Tim McGraw Big Machine August 21 [108]
7 Hey World Lee Brice Curb Records November 20 [109]
10 Hollywood Gold (EP) Parker McCollum MCA Nashville October 16 [110]
2 Kelsea Kelsea Ballerini Black River March 20 [96]
9 Lady Like Ingrid Andress Warner Music Nashville March 27 [111]
1 Life on the Flip Side Jimmy Buffett Mailboat Records May 29 [112]
6 Long Violent History Tyler Childers Hickman Holler September 18 [113]
2 Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) Kane Brown RCA Nashville August 14 [114]
5 Never Will Ashley McBryde Warner Music Nashville April 3 [115]
1 Nightfall Little Big Town Capitol Nashville January 17 [116]
1 Reunions Jason Isbell Southeastern Records May 8 [117]
4 A Rock Hardy Big Loud September 4 [118]
4 Skeletons Brothers Osborne EMI Nashville October 9 [119]
1 Southside Sam Hunt MCA Nashville April 3 [120]
1 The Speed of Now Part 1 Keith Urban Capitol Nashville September 18 [121]
1 Starting Over Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville November 13 [122]
5 Sunday Drive Brett Eldredge Atlantic Nashville July 10 [123]
4 Tullahoma Dustin Lynch Broken Bow January 17 [124]
9 Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits Rascal Flatts Big Machine Records October 2 [125]
7 The Way It Feels Maddie & Tae Mercury Nashville April 10 [126]
8 Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs Colter Wall La Honda / Thirty Tigers August 28 [127]
5 Wild World Kip Moore MCA Nashville May 29 [128]
1 My Gift Carrie Underwood Capitol Nashville September 25 [129]

Other top albums edit

US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
20 Beer's Better Cold (EP) Travis Denning Mercury Nashville May 15 [130]
26 Bettie James (EP) Jimmie Allen Stoney Creek July 10 [131]
28 Canyons Gone West Triple Tigers June 12 [132]
17 Country Fuzz The Cadillac Three BMLG February 7 [133]
14 Country State of Mind Josh Turner MCA Nashville August 21 [134]
35 The Dirt and the Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter Lambent Light August 7 [135]
32 En Español The Mavericks Mono Mundo August 21 [136]
28 Getting Good (EP) Lauren Alaina Mercury Nashville/Interscope/19 March 6 [137]
44 Ghosts of West Virginia Steve Earle New West Records May 22 [138]
33 Heart Theory Lindsay Ell Stoney Creek August 14 [139]
35 How They Remember You (EP) Rascal Flatts Big Machine July 31 [140]
16 Jordan Davis (EP) Jordan Davis MCA Nashville May 22 [141]
16 Lamentations American Aquarium New West Records May 1 [142]
41 The Lemonade Stand Tenille Townes Columbia Nashville June 26 [143]
42 McGraw Machine Hits: 2013-2019 Tim McGraw Big Machine Records November 20 [144]
18 The Otherside Cam RCA/Triple Tigers October 30 [145]
17 Re-Dunn Ronnie Dunn Little Willy Records January 10 [146]
46 Show Pony Orville Peck Columbia/Sub Pop August 14 [147]
14 Southern Symphony Russell Dickerson Triple Tigers December 4 [148]
17 That's How Rumors Get Started Margo Price Loma Vista July 10 [149]
16 Triple Live Deluxe Garth Brooks Pearl Records November 20 [104]
46 Your Life Is a Record Brandy Clark Warner Bros. March 6 [150]

Deaths edit

Hall of Fame inductees edit

Bluegrass Hall of Fame edit

  • J. T. Gray - owner of the Station Inn in Nashville which opened in 1974 and noted as one of the best bluegrass venue in the world
  • Johnson Mountain Boys - a popular group in the 1980s known for their neotraditional style
  • New Grass Revival - progressive band that produced many of the genres most respected musicians

Country Music Hall of Fame edit

(presented on November 21, 2021)

Major awards edit

Academy of Country Music Awards edit

(presented on April 18, 2021)

  • Entertainer of the Year – Luke Bryan
  • Male Artist of the Year – Thomas Rhett
  • Female Artist of the Year – Maren Morris
  • Group of the Year – Old Dominion
  • Duo of the Year – Dan + Shay
  • New Male Artist of the Year – Jimmie Allen
  • New Female Artist of the Year – Gabby Barrett
  • Songwriter of the Year – Hillary Lindsey
  • Single of the Year – "I Hope You're Happy Now" (Carly Pearce and Lee Brice)
  • Song of the Year – "The Bones" (Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz)
  • Album of the Year – Starting Over (Chris Stapleton)
  • Musical Event of the Year – "I Hope You're Happy Now" (Carly Pearce and Lee Brice)
  • Video of the Year – "Worldwide Beautiful" (Kane Brown)

Americana Music Honors & Awards edit

American Music Awards edit

(presented on November 22, 2020)

ARIA Awards edit

(presented on November 25, 2020)

Billboard Music Awards edit

(presented on October 14, 2020)[176]

CMT Music Awards edit

(presented on October 21, 2020, in Nashville)[177]

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented June 3, 2020 in Nashville)[178]

Country Music Association Awards edit

(presented on November 11, 2020)[179]

Grammy Awards edit

(presented in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021)

International Bluegrass Music Awards edit

(presented on October 1, 2020)[180]

Juno Awards edit

(presented on June 6, 2021 in Toronto)

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2020 List of years in country music table 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Contents 1 Events 1 1 COVID 19 1 2 Other 2 Top hits of the year 2 1 Singles released by American and Australian artists 2 2 Singles released by Canadian artists 3 Top new album releases 3 1 Other top albums 4 Deaths 5 Hall of Fame inductees 5 1 Bluegrass Hall of Fame 5 2 Country Music Hall of Fame 6 Major awards 6 1 Academy of Country Music Awards 6 2 Americana Music Honors amp Awards 6 3 American Music Awards 6 4 ARIA Awards 6 5 Billboard Music Awards 6 6 CMT Music Awards 6 7 Country Music Association Awards 6 8 Grammy Awards 6 9 International Bluegrass Music Awards 6 10 Juno Awards 7 ReferencesEvents editCOVID 19 edit March 16 The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards originally scheduled for April 5 was postponed to September 16 A few weeks later the 2020 CMT Music Awards were pushed back to October 21 from their original date of June 3 1 March 20 The Grand Ole Opry announces it will continue hosting performances but without a live audience attending in the Ryman Auditorium 2 March 29 Joe Diffie a country music superstar who scored many Top Ten hits during the 1990s and early 2000s dies from complications of COVID 19 two days after announcing he had fallen ill 3 March 31 The Country Music Association announces that the 2020 CMA Fest scheduled for June 4 7 is officially canceled 4 October 7 Morgan Wallen is dropped as a musical guest by Saturday Night Live after a video of him attending a party without wearing a face mask surfaces Jack White eventually is called to be the replacement musical guest 5 December 12 Charley Pride dies from complications of COVID 19 one month after receiving the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the CMA Awards an event that would turn out to be his final public appearance 6 Other edit January 2 Capitol Records Nashville signs Hot Country Knights a fictitious band portrayed by Dierks Bentley and members of his road band 7 January 4 Radio personality Fitz takes over as permanent host of Bob Kingsley s Country Top 40 succeeding the longtime radio host who died in 2019 Affiliates of Fitz s previous programs The Fitz Show The Hit List with Fitz and Nashville Minute with Fitz were replaced with programs from KCCS Productions which produces CT40 8 January 7 Rascal Flatts announced that they would be disbanding following a farewell tour after 20 years together The tour in addition to several other tours would later be cancelled due to COVID 19 9 March 7 Jimmie Allen s Make Me Want To tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart in its 58th week setting a record for both the slowest ascent to the top and the longest overall run in that chart s history 10 March 23 Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd announce the birth of their first child Hayes Andrew Hurd 11 May 5 Travis Denning s After a Few charts on Country Airplay for the 60th week breaking the longevity record set on that chart only two months prior 12 It would later reach the top on June 13 in its 65th week also setting a record for the longest climb to Number One since the inception of Nielsen Soundscan in 1990 13 May 14 15 Vocalist Hannah Mulholland quits the group Runaway June and is replaced by Natalie Stovall formerly of Natalie Stovall and the Drive 14 June Amid the fallout from the George Floyd protests two groups change their names On June 11 Lady Antebellum announces their name will change to Lady A 15 the group s longstanding nickname On June 25 the Dixie Chicks become known as The Chicks 16 Both moves were announced amid criticism that the words Antebellum and Dixie had connotations of American slavery June 13 Hank Williams Jr s 27 year old daughter Katharine Williams Dunning is killed in a car accident in Henry County Tennessee June 19 Carly Pearce and Michael Ray announce their divorce after less than eight months of marriage July 3 Kacey Musgraves and husband Ruston Kelly divorce after 2 1 2 years of marriage July 4 Kenny Chesney s Here and Now becomes his 31st number one single on the Country Airplay chart making Chesney the artist with the most number one singles on that chart July 17 The Chicks release their first studio album in 14 years Gaslighter July 29 Garth Brooks withdraws himself from consideration for the CMA Entertainer of the Year category after seven wins August 1 Luke Combs marries Nicole Hocking in Florida after 4 years of dating August 16 Singer Gabby Barrett announces her pregnancy with her first daughter with husband Cade Foeher 17 August 17 Taylor Swift marks her return to country music radio in three years with the release of Betty off her Folklore album August 25 Singer Mickey Guyton announces her pregnancy for her first child with husband Grant Savoy 18 August 31 Blanco Brown is involved in a motorcycle accident in which he breaks both arms both legs and his pelvis He undergoes a twelve hour surgery 19 September 16 For the first time in history the Academy of Country Music declares a tie for the Entertainer of the year award Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood October 27 Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani become engaged after 5 years of dating November 21 Jon Pardi marries Summer Duncan in Murfreesboro Tennessee after announcing their engagement in October 2019 November 30 Jake Owen and Erica Hartlein become engaged after 3 years of dating Top hits of the year editSee also List of Billboard number one country songs of 2020 See also List of number one country singles of 2020 Canada The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2020 Singles released by American and Australian artists edit Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References1 1 1 10 000 Hours Dan Shay featuring Justin Bieber 20 7 1 2 After a Few Travis Denning 21 6 3 1 Ain t Always the Cowboy Jon Pardi 22 7 2 3 Be a Light Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire Hillary Scott Chris Tomlin amp Keith Urban 23 6 1 1 Beer Can t Fix Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi 23 6 32 Betty Taylor Swift 24 3 1 1 Big Big Plans Chris Lane 25 3 1 1 Bluebird Miranda Lambert 26 1 1 1 The Bones Maren Morris 27 5 1 3 Catch Brett Young 28 2 1 1 Chasin You Morgan Wallen 29 5 3 3 Cool Again Kane Brown 30 12 Dicked Down in Dallas Trey Lewis2 1 8 Die from a Broken Heart Maddie amp Tae 31 17 6 42 Dive Bar Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton 32 4 1 1 Does to Me Luke Combs featuring Eric Church 33 8 1 3 Done Chris Janson 34 17 11 30 Drinking Alone Carrie Underwood 35 18 25 Drowning Chris Young 36 11 1 6 Everywhere but On Matt Stell 37 20 36 31 Gaslighter The Chicks 38 13 8 2 God Whispered Your Name Keith Urban 39 12 Gone Too Soon Andrew Jannakos2 1 1 Got What I Got Jason Aldean 40 3 1 1 Happy Anywhere Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani 41 3 1 2 Hard to Forget Sam Hunt 42 5 1 1 Heartache Medication Jon Pardi 22 10 Heartless Diplo featuring Morgan Wallen 43 7 1 1 Here and Now Kenny Chesney 44 14 17 15 Homecoming Queen Kelsea Ballerini 45 5 1 1 Homemade Jake Owen 46 3 1 2 Homesick Kane Brown 30 8 2 4 I Called Mama Tim McGraw 47 1 1 2 I Hope Gabby Barrett 48 5 1 1 I Hope You re Happy Now Carly Pearce amp Lee Brice 49 8 2 1 I Love My Country Florida Georgia Line 50 12 12 11 I Wish Grandpas Never Died Riley Green 51 12 1 12 In Between Scotty McCreery 52 3 1 2 Kinfolks Sam Hunt 42 18 Last Time I Say Sorry Kane Brown amp John Legend 30 19 Livin the Dream Morgan Wallen 29 19 12 43 Lonely If You Are Chase Rice 53 5 1 2 Love You Like I Used To Russell Dickerson 54 3 1 1 Lovin on You Luke Combs 33 7 1 5 Make Me Want To Jimmie Allen 55 20 15 11 Monsters Eric Church 56 5 3 4 More Hearts Than Mine Ingrid Andress 57 2 1 1 More Than My Hometown Morgan Wallen 29 2 1 1 Nobody but You Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani 41 4 1 1 One Beer Hardy featuring Lauren Alaina amp Devin Dawson 58 8 2 1 One Big Country Song LoCash 59 2 1 1 One Margarita Luke Bryan 60 2 1 1 One of Them Girls Lee Brice 61 17 11 1 One Night Standards Ashley McBryde 62 19 52 The Other Girl Kelsea Ballerini featuring Halsey 45 18 The Other Guy Luke Combs 33 4 1 10 Pretty Heart Parker McCollum 63 5 1 10 Ridin Roads Dustin Lynch 64 24 17 41 She s Mine Kip Moore 65 10 36 19 Six Feet Apart Luke Combs 33 6 1 15 Slow Dance in a Parking Lot Jordan Davis 66 5 1 3 Some Girls Jameson Rodgers 67 3 Somebody s Problem Morgan Wallen 29 23 22 14 Stick That in Your Country Song Eric Church 56 8 Still Goin Down Morgan Wallen 29 8 6 1 We Back Jason Aldean 40 5 1 6 What If I Never Get Over You Lady Antebellum 68 6 1 2 What She Wants Tonight Luke Bryan 60 8 1 3 Why We Drink Justin Moore 69 15 Without You Luke Combs featuring Amanda Shires 33 Singles released by Canadian artists edit Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References 20 As If We Won t Jojo Mason 70 1 Canadian Summer Dean Brody 71 1 Can t Help Myself Dean Brody amp The Reklaws 71 8 Close Jade Eagleson 72 4 Come As You Are Tenille Townes 73 1 Country Girls Jess Moskaluke 74 2 Country Thunder Washboard Union 75 8 Dock Rock Washboard Union 75 1 Drink About Me Brett Kissel 76 12 Everybody Knows Everybody Tenille Arts 77 5 Getcha Matt Lang 78 20 Girls Like Me Meghan Patrick 79 9 Good Ol Bad Days Aaron Goodvin 80 8 The Good Ones Tebey amp Marie Mai 81 1 Grew Up On That High Valley 82 11 Halfway Home Jess Moskaluke 74 8 Happened on a Saturday Night Tebey 81 17 Hard Dirt Hunter Brothers 83 48 6 I Don t Love You Lindsay Ell 84 1 I Would Be Over Me Too Tyler Joe Miller 85 1 Jersey on the Wall I m Just Asking Tenille Townes 73 13 Kiss Kiss Madeline Merlo 86 1 Like a Man Dallas Smith 87 1 Lucky Jade Eagleson 72 7 Money On You Chad Brownlee 88 1 No Truck Song Tim Hicks 89 4 Old Country Soul Reklaws 90 1 Pillow Talkin Tyler Joe Miller 91 1 Seeing Other People MacKenzie Porter 92 12 She Drives Me Crazy Brett Kissel 76 11 Silver Lining Hunter Brothers 83 15 Summer Time James Barker Band 93 45 56 1 These Days MacKenzie Porter 92 1 Timeless Dallas Smith 87 35 58 1 Want Me Back Lindsay Ell 84 19 When You Know You Know Tim amp the Glory Boys 2 Where I m From The Reklaws 90 Top new album releases editThe following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2020 See also List of Billboard number one country albums of 2020 US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference5 6 Pack EP Florida Georgia Line BMLG May 22 94 6 The Album Part 1 Chase Rice Dack Janiels January 31 95 9 Ballerini Kelsea Ballerini Black River September 11 96 1 Born Here Live Here Die Here Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville August 7 97 6 Carly Pearce Carly Pearce Big Machine February 14 98 6 Chris Tomlin amp Friends Chris Tomlin Sparrow Capitol July 31 99 2 Cuttin Grass Vol 1 The Butcher Shoppe Sessions Sturgill Simpson High Top Mountain October 15 100 6 Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1 Snake Oil Diplo Columbia May 29 101 6 Everlasting Country Upchurch Stonebaby Sounds April 20 102 5 First Rose of Spring Willie Nelson Legacy July 3 103 7 Fun Garth Brooks Pearl Records November 20 104 1 Gaslighter The Chicks Columbia July 17 105 4 Goldmine Gabby Barrett Warner Music Nashville June 19 106 1 Here and Now Kenny Chesney Warner Music Nashville May 1 107 1 Here on Earth Tim McGraw Big Machine August 21 108 7 Hey World Lee Brice Curb Records November 20 109 10 Hollywood Gold EP Parker McCollum MCA Nashville October 16 110 2 Kelsea Kelsea Ballerini Black River March 20 96 9 Lady Like Ingrid Andress Warner Music Nashville March 27 111 1 Life on the Flip Side Jimmy Buffett Mailboat Records May 29 112 6 Long Violent History Tyler Childers Hickman Holler September 18 113 2 Mixtape Vol 1 EP Kane Brown RCA Nashville August 14 114 5 Never Will Ashley McBryde Warner Music Nashville April 3 115 1 Nightfall Little Big Town Capitol Nashville January 17 116 1 Reunions Jason Isbell Southeastern Records May 8 117 4 A Rock Hardy Big Loud September 4 118 4 Skeletons Brothers Osborne EMI Nashville October 9 119 1 Southside Sam Hunt MCA Nashville April 3 120 1 The Speed of Now Part 1 Keith Urban Capitol Nashville September 18 121 1 Starting Over Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville November 13 122 5 Sunday Drive Brett Eldredge Atlantic Nashville July 10 123 4 Tullahoma Dustin Lynch Broken Bow January 17 124 9 Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts The Greatest Hits Rascal Flatts Big Machine Records October 2 125 7 The Way It Feels Maddie amp Tae Mercury Nashville April 10 126 8 Western Swing amp Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs Colter Wall La Honda Thirty Tigers August 28 127 5 Wild World Kip Moore MCA Nashville May 29 128 1 My Gift Carrie Underwood Capitol Nashville September 25 129 Other top albums edit US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference20 Beer s Better Cold EP Travis Denning Mercury Nashville May 15 130 26 Bettie James EP Jimmie Allen Stoney Creek July 10 131 28 Canyons Gone West Triple Tigers June 12 132 17 Country Fuzz The Cadillac Three BMLG February 7 133 14 Country State of Mind Josh Turner MCA Nashville August 21 134 35 The Dirt and the Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter Lambent Light August 7 135 32 En Espanol The Mavericks Mono Mundo August 21 136 28 Getting Good EP Lauren Alaina Mercury Nashville Interscope 19 March 6 137 44 Ghosts of West Virginia Steve Earle New West Records May 22 138 33 Heart Theory Lindsay Ell Stoney Creek August 14 139 35 How They Remember You EP Rascal Flatts Big Machine July 31 140 16 Jordan Davis EP Jordan Davis MCA Nashville May 22 141 16 Lamentations American Aquarium New West Records May 1 142 41 The Lemonade Stand Tenille Townes Columbia Nashville June 26 143 42 McGraw Machine Hits 2013 2019 Tim McGraw Big Machine Records November 20 144 18 The Otherside Cam RCA Triple Tigers October 30 145 17 Re Dunn Ronnie Dunn Little Willy Records January 10 146 46 Show Pony Orville Peck Columbia Sub Pop August 14 147 14 Southern Symphony Russell Dickerson Triple Tigers December 4 148 17 That s How Rumors Get Started Margo Price Loma Vista July 10 149 16 Triple Live Deluxe Garth Brooks Pearl Records November 20 104 46 Your Life Is a Record Brandy Clark Warner Bros March 6 150 Deaths editJanuary 15 Chris Darrow 75 American musician Nitty Gritty Dirt Band complications from a stroke 151 January 18 David Olney 71 American singer songwriter heart attack 152 January 29 Eddie Setser 77 American songwriter Seven Spanish Angels 153 February 12 Paul English 87 American drummer Willie Nelson pneumonia 154 March 1 Jan Vycital 77 Czech caricaturist and country music singer songwriter 155 March 7 Jim Owen 78 American country singer songwriter 156 March 20 Kenny Rogers 81 American country singer and songwriter who was responsible for having major crossover success in the 1970s and 1980s natural causes 157 March 22 Eric Weissberg 80 American folk musician Dueling Banjos The Tarriers complications from Alzheimer s disease 158 March 28 Jan Howard 91 country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member natural causes 159 March 29 Joe Diffie 61 country music singer songwriter who was responsible for a plethora of hits throughout the 90s and early 00s such as Pickup Man John Deere Green and Third Rock from the Sun COVID 19 3 April 7 John Prine 73 American country folk singer songwriter COVID 19 160 April 15 Gary McSpadden 77 American gospel singer former member of The Oak Ridge Boys 161 April 24 Harold Reid 80 member of The Statler Brothers kidney failure 162 May 11 Fuzzy Owen 91 Pioneer of the Bakersfield Sound songwriter and longtime manager of Merle Haggard June 2 Jimmy Capps 81 Nashville musician member of the Grand Ole Opry house band and The Nashville A Team 163 June 8 James Hand 67 American country music singer songwriter 164 June 12 Larry W Johnson 69 songwriter Don t Take the Girl July 3 Craig J Martin 52 songwriter Don t Take the Girl heart attack July 6 Charlie Daniels 83 country music and Southern rock legend best known for The Devil Went Down to Georgia Long Haired Country Boy The South s Gonna Do It and many others stroke July 15 Kenny Dale 67 American singer COVID 19 July 16 Jamie Oldaker 68 American drummer Eric Clapton The Tractors 165 July 30 Randy Barlow 77 American country singer songwriter cancer July 31 Bill Mack 91 American country disc jockey and songwriter Blue Drinking Champagne COVID 19 August 18 Steve Gulley 57 American bluegrass singer songwriter pancreatic cancer 166 August 23 Justin Townes Earle 38 American singer songwriter son of Steve Earle September 11 Troy Jones 64 Nashville songwriter People Are Crazy Shiftwork Pretty Good at Drinkin Beer September 21 Roy Head 79 American singer songwriter best known for his 1965 pop hit Treat Her Right and charted several country hits in the 1970s and 1980s heart attack September 23 W S Holland 85 American drummer The Tennessee Three 167 September 29 Mac Davis 78 American singer songwriter known for many hits such as In the Ghetto Baby Don t Get Hooked on Me and It s Hard to Be Humble complications from heart bypass surgery October 7 Ray Pennington 86 American singer songwriter I m a Ramblin Man house fire October 16 Johnny Bush 85 American singer songwriter Whiskey River 168 October 22 Margie Bowes 79 American singer October 23 Jerry Jeff Walker 78 American singer songwriter Mr Bojangles throat cancer 169 October 24 J T Corenflos 56 session guitarist cancer 170 October 28 Billy Joe Shaver 81 American singer songwriter I m Just an Old Chunk of Coal But I m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday stroke November 13 Doug Supernaw 60 American singer songwriter who netted several 1990s hits I Don t Call Him Daddy Reno Not Enough Hours in the Night lung and bladder cancer 171 November 23 Hal Ketchum 67 American singer songwriter who scored a string of hits during the 1990s Small Town Saturday Night Past the Point of Rescue Hearts Are Gonna Roll dementia 172 December 12 Charley Pride 86 American singer songwriter known as country music s first African American superstar Kiss an Angel Good Mornin Is Anybody Goin to San Antone and many others COVID 19 6 December 21 K T Oslin 78 American singer songwriter who scored a string of hits during the late 1980s and early 90 s 80 s Ladies I ll Always Come Back Do Ya and others Parkinson s disease and COVID 19 173 December 25 Tony Rice 69 American guitarist and bluegrass singer and member of the New South and Bluegrass Album Band known for his elegant flatpicking style 174 December 29 Hugh X Lewis 90 American singer songwriter 175 Hall of Fame inductees editBluegrass Hall of Fame edit J T Gray owner of the Station Inn in Nashville which opened in 1974 and noted as one of the best bluegrass venue in the world Johnson Mountain Boys a popular group in the 1980s known for their neotraditional style New Grass Revival progressive band that produced many of the genres most respected musiciansCountry Music Hall of Fame edit presented on November 21 2021 Dean Dillon songwriter known for his work with George Strait and songs by other artists such as Tennessee Whiskey Set Em Up Joe Is It Raining at Your House and Spilled Perfume Marty Stuart singer songwriter musician television host and country music historian with hits including Hillbilly Rock and The Whiskey Ain t Workin Hank Williams Jr singer songwriter and musician known for hits such as All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight A Country Boy Can Survive and Family Tradition Major awards editAcademy of Country Music Awards edit presented on April 18 2021 Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan Male Artist of the Year Thomas Rhett Female Artist of the Year Maren Morris Group of the Year Old Dominion Duo of the Year Dan Shay New Male Artist of the Year Jimmie Allen New Female Artist of the Year Gabby Barrett Songwriter of the Year Hillary Lindsey Single of the Year I Hope You re Happy Now Carly Pearce and Lee Brice Song of the Year The Bones Jimmy Robbins Maren Morris Laura Veltz Album of the Year Starting Over Chris Stapleton Musical Event of the Year I Hope You re Happy Now Carly Pearce and Lee Brice Video of the Year Worldwide Beautiful Kane Brown Americana Music Honors amp Awards edit American Music Awards edit presented on November 22 2020 Favorite Country Album Fully Loaded God s Country Blake Shelton Favorite Country Song 10 000 Hours Dan Shay featuring Justin Bieber Favorite Male Country Artist Kane Brown Favorite Female Country Artist Maren Morris Favorite Country Duo Group Dan ShayARIA Awards edit presented on November 25 2020 Best Country Album Fallow Fanny Lumsden Billboard Music Awards edit presented on October 14 2020 176 Top Country Artist Luke Combs Top Country Male Artist Luke Combs Top Country Female Artist Maren Morris Top Country Duo Group Dan Shay Top Country Album What You See Is What You Get Luke Combs Top Country Song 10 000 Hours Dan Shay and Justin Bieber Top Country Tour George StraitCMT Music Awards edit presented on October 21 2020 in Nashville 177 Video of the Year Carrie Underwood Drinking Alone Male Video of the Year Luke Bryan One Margarita Female Video of the Year Carrie Underwood Drinking Alone Breakthrough Video of the Year Gabby Barrett I Hope Group Video of the Year Old Dominion One Man Band Duo Video of the Year Dan Shay I Should Probably Go to Bed Equal Play Award Jennifer NettlesCMT Artists of the Year presented June 3 2020 in Nashville 178 Kelsea Ballerini Brothers Osborne Florida Georgia Line Miranda Lambert Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Thomas RhettCountry Music Association Awards edit presented on November 11 2020 179 Entertainer of the Year Eric Church Male Vocalist of the Year Luke Combs Female Vocalist of the Year Maren Morris Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion New Artist of the Year Morgan Wallen Vocal Duo of the Year Dan Shay Musician of the Year Jenee Fleenor fiddle Single of the Year The Bones Maren Morris Song of the Year The Bones Maren Morris Jimmy Robinson Laura Veltz Album of the Year What You See Is What You Get Luke Combs Musical Event of the Year I Hope You re Happy Now Carly Pearce and Lee Brice Video of the Year Bluebird Miranda Lambert directed by Trey Fanjoy Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Charley Pride Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award Ilse DeLange The Netherlands Grammy Awards edit presented in Los Angeles on March 14 2021 Best Country Solo Performance When My Amy Prays Vince Gill Best Country Duo Group Performance 10 000 Hours Dan Shay ft Justin Bieber Best Country Song Crowded Table Brandi Carlile Natalie Hemby Lori McKenna Best Country Album Wildcard Miranda Lambert Best Bluegrass Album Home Billy Strings Best Americana Album World on the Ground Sarah Jarosz Best American Roots Performance I Remember Everything John Prine Best American Roots Song I Remember Everything Pat McLaughlin and John Prine Best Roots Gospel Album Celebrating Fisk The 150th Anniversary Album Fisk Jubilee Singers International Bluegrass Music Awards edit presented on October 1 2020 180 Entertainer of the Year Sister Sadie Male Vocalist of the Year Danny Paisley Female Vocalist of the Year Brooke Aldridge Vocal Group of the Year Sister Sadie Instrumental Group of the Year Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper New Artist of the Year Mile Twelve Guitar Player of the Year Jake Workman Banjo Player of the Year Scott Vestal Mandolin Player of the Year Alan Bibey Fiddle Player of the Year Deanie Richardson Bass Player of the Year Missy Raines Dobro Player of the Year Justin Moses Album of the Year Live in Prague Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Song of the Year Chicago Barn Dance Alison Brown Becky Buller Missy Raines Collaborative Recording of the Year The Barber s Fiddle Becky Buller with Shawn Camp Jason Carter Laurie Lewis Kati Penn Sam Bush Michael Cleveland Johnny Warren Stuart Duncan Deanie Richardson Bronwyn Keith Hynes Jason Barie Fred Carpenter Tyler Andal Nate Lee Dan Boner Brian Christianson and Laura Orshaw Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year Tall Fidler Michael Cleveland and Tommy Emmanuel Gospel Recorded 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