# Country-Musik 1993

Die Seite Country-Musik 1993 behandelt das Jahr 1993 aus Sicht der Country-Musik.

## Ereignisse

* 28. Dezember: Shania Twain, 1993 noch eine Newcomerin ohne größeren Erfolg, heiratet den Musikproduzenten Robert Lange. Das Paar trennte sich 2008.

## Top Hits des Jahres
### Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
* What's It to You – Clay Walker
* Can’t Break It to My Heart – Tracy Lawrence
* Thank God for You – Sawyer Brown
* One More Last Chance – Vince Gill
* Easy Come, Easy Go – George Strait
* I Love the Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery
* Why Didn’t I Think of That – Doug Stone
* When the Thought of You Catches Up With Me – David Ball
* Till You Love Me – Reba McEntire

### Nummer-1-Hits

* 16. Januar – Somewhere Other Than the Night – Garth Brooks
* 23. Januar – Look Heart, No Hands – Randy Travis
* 6. Februar – Too Busy Being in Love – Doug Stone
* 13. Februar – Can I Trust You With My Heart – Travis Tritt
* 27. Februar – What Part of No – Lorrie Morgan
* 20. März – Heartland – George Strait
* 27. März – When My Ship Comes In – Clint Black
* 10. April – The Heart Won't Lie – Reba McEntire und Vince Gill
* 24. April – She Don't Know She's Beautiful – Sammy Kershaw
* 1. Mai – Alibis – Tracy Lawrence
* 15. Mai – I Love the Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery
* 5. Juni – Should've Been a Cowboy – Toby Keith
* 19. Juni – Blame it On Your Heart – Patty Loveless
* 3. Juli – That Summer – Garth Brooks
* 10. Juli – Money in the Bank – John Anderson
* 17. Juli – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
* 14. August – It Sure is Monday – Mark Chesnutt
* 21. August – Why Didn't I Think of That – Doug Stone
* 28. August – Can't Break it to My Heart – Tracy Lawrence
* 4. September – Thank God For You – Sawyer Brown
* 18. September – Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) – Garth Brooks
* 25. September – Holdin' Heaven – Tracy Byrd
* 2. Oktober – Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) – Garth Brooks
* 9. Oktober – One More Last Chance – Vince Gill
* 15. Oktober – What's it to You – Clay Walker
* 22. Oktober – Easy Come, Easy Go – George Strait
* 6. November – Does He Love You – Reba McEntire und Linda Davis
* 13. November – She Used to Be Mine – Brooks & Dunn
* 20. November – Almost Goodbye – Mark Chesnutt
* 27. November – Reckless – Alabama
* 4. Dezember – American Honky-Tonk Bar Association – Garth Brooks
* 11. Dezember – My Second Home – Tracy Lawrence
* 18. Dezember – I Don’t Call Him Daddy – Doug Supernaw

### Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Single | Artist |
| 2 | Ain't That Lonely Yet | Dwight Yoakam |
| 3 | All These Years | Sawyer Brown |
| 5 | Alright Already | Larry Stewart |
| 10 | Anywhere but Here | Sammy Kershaw |
| 2 | A Bad Goodbye | Clint Black with Wynonna |
| 19 | Boom! It Was Over | Robert Ellis Orrall |
| 6 | Born to Love You | Mark Collie |
| 16 | The Bug | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 18 | Cadillac Ranch | Chris LeDoux |
| 11 | Cleopatra, Queen of Denial | Pam Tillis |
| 12 | A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart | Boy Howdy |
| 16 | Do You Know Where Your Man Is | Pam Tillis |
| 19 | Down on My Knees | Trisha Yearwood |
| 2 | Drive South | Suzy Bogguss |
| 20 | Easier Said Than Done | Radney Foster |
| 3 | Every Little Thing | Carlene Carter |
| 4 | God Blessed Texas | Little Texas |
| 8 | Half Enough | Lorrie Morgan |
| 11 | The Hard Way | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 4 | Hard Workin' Man | Brooks & Dunn |
| 9 | Haunted Heart | Sammy Kershaw |
| 5 | He Ain't Worth Missing | Toby Keith |
| 2 | Hearts Are Gonna Roll | Hal Ketchum |
| 20 | High Rollin‘ | Gibson/Miller Band |
| 3 | Hometown Honeymoon | Alabama |
| 5 | Honky Tonk Attitude | Joe Diffie |
| 17 | Hurry Sundown | McBride & the Ride |
| 13 | I Fell in the Water | John Anderson |
| 14 | I Guess You Had to Be There | Lorrie Morgan |
| 7 | I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Collin Raye |
| 16 | I'd Rather Miss You | Little Texas |
| 8 | If I Didn't Love You | Steve Wariner |
| 2 | In a Week or Two | Diamond Rio |
| 3 | In the Heart of a Woman | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 2 | It's a Little Too Late | Tanya Tucker |
| 5 | It's Your Call | Reba McEntire |
| 15 | Janie Baker's Love Slave | Shenandoah |
| 5 | Just Like the Weather | Suzy Bogguss |
| 5 | Just One Night | McBride & the Ride |
| 2 | Learning to Live Again | Garth Brooks |
| 15 | Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin‘ | Shenandoah |
| 6 | Let Go | Brother Phelps |
| 7 | Let Go of the Stone | John Anderson |
| 4 | Let That Pony Run | Pam Tillis |
| 4 | Life's a Dance | John Michael Montgomery |
| 11 | Looking Out for Number One | Travis Tritt |
| 3 | Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run | McBride & the Ride |
| 8 | Love Without Mercy | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 6 | Made for Lovin' You | Doug Stone |
| 8 | Mama Knows the Highway | Hal Ketchum |
| 13 | Mending Fences | Restless Heart |
| 2 | Mercury Blues | Alan Jackson |
| 2 | My Baby Loves Me | Martina McBride |
| 7 | My Blue Angel | Aaron Tippin |
| 4 | My Strongest Weakness | Wynonna |
| 3 | No Future in the Past | Vince Gill |
| 3 | No Time to Kill | Clint Black |
| 2 | Nobody Wins | Radney Foster |
| 20 | Nothin' but the Wheel | Patty Loveless |
| 5 | Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby | Diamond Rio |
| 4 | Ol' Country | Mark Chesnutt |
| 6 | On the Road | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 3 | Once Upon a Lifetime | Alabama |
| 3 | Only Love | Wynonna |
| 4 | Passionate Kisses | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 3 | Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die) | Joe Diffie |
| 2 | Queen of Memphis | Confederate Railroad |
| 7 | Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer | Sammy Kershaw |
| 4 | Reno | Doug Supernaw |
| 6 | She’s Not Cryin' Anymore | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 5 | Somebody Else’s Moon | Collin Raye |
| 9 | Somebody New | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 8 | Somebody Paints the Wall | Tracy Lawrence |
| 2 | The Song Remembers When | Trisha Yearwood |
| 2 | Soon | Tanya Tucker |
| 19 | Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst) | Kathy Mattea |
| 3 | Sure Love | Hal Ketchum |
| 5 | Take It Back | Reba McEntire |
| 4 | Tell Me About It | Tanya Tucker with Delbert McClinton |
| 3 | Tell Me Why | Wynonna |
| 2 | Tender Moment | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 4 | That Was a River | Collin Raye |
| 13 | This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet | Diamond Rio |
| 2 | A Thousand Miles from Nowhere | Dwight Yoakam |
| 4 | Tonight I Climbed the Wall | Alan Jackson |
| 10 | Trashy Women | Confederate Railroad |
| 13 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E | Travis Tritt |
| 5 | Trouble on the Line | Sawyer Brown |
| 6 | Tryin’ to Hide a Fire in the Dark | Billy Dean |
| 2 | Walkaway Joe | Trisha Yearwood |
| 11 | We Got the Love | Restless Heart |
| 2 | We'll Burn That Bridge | Brooks & Dunn |
| 2 | What Might Have Been | Little Texas |
| 17 | What Were You Thinkin’ | Little Texas |
| 6 | When Did You Stop Loving Me | George Strait |
| 14 | When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back | Confederate Railroad |
| 5 | Wild Man | Ricky Van Shelton |
| 7 | Workin' Man's Ph.D | Aaron Tippin |
| 12 | You Say You Will | Trisha Yearwood |

### Deutschsprachige Singleveröffentlichungen

* Flieg junger Adler von Tom Astor
* Großstadtrevier von Truck Stop
* Howdy Howdy von Truck Stop
* Junger Adler von Tom Astor (Platz 91 der deutschen Charts)
* Männer mit Hut von Truck Stop (Platz 86 der deutschen Charts)
* Seit Freitag bin ich auf dem Weg nach Haus von John Brack
* Roy (Du bist nicht allein) von Gunter Gabriel

## Alben
### Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* Some Gave All – Tim McGraw
* The Chase – Garth Brooks
* Pure Country (Soundtrack) – George Strait
* In Pieces – Garth Brooks
* It’s Your Call – Reba McEntire
* A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ’Bout Love) – Alan Jackson
* I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill
* No Fences – Garth Brooks

### Nummer-1-Alben

* 1. Januar – The Chase – Garth Brooks
* 30. Januar – Some Gave All – Billy Ray Cyrus
* 6. Februar – Too Busy Being in Love – Doug Stone
* 22. Mai – It’s Your Call – Reba McEntire
* 29. Mai – Tell Me Why – Wynonna
* 3. Juli – Pure Country – George Strait
* 10. Juli – It Won’t Be the Last – Billy Ray Cyrus
* 14. August – A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ’Bout Love) – Alan Jackson
* 21. August – Why Didn't I Think of That – Doug Stone
* 18. September – In Pieces – Garth Brooks
* 6. November – Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various Artists

### Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
| 15 | Across the Borderline | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 5 | Alibis | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 6 | Almost Goodbye | Mark Chesnutt | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Big Time | Little Texas | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | A Bridge I Didn't Burn | Ricky Van Shelton | Columbia |
| 6 | Call of the Wild | Aaron Tippin | RCA Nashville |
| 16 | Cheap Seats | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 8 | Clay Walker | Clay Walker | Giant |
| 2 | Easy Come, Easy Go | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 14 | Fire in the Dark | Billy Dean | Liberty |
| 15 | Greatest Hits 1990–1992 | Tanya Tucker | Liberty |
| 2 | Hard Workin' Man | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 11 | Haunted Heart | Sammy Kershaw | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 6 | Honky Tonk Angels | Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn & Tammy Wynette | Columbia |
| 10 | Honky Tonk Attitude | Joe Diffie | Epic |
| 7 | Honky Tonk Christmas | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville |
| 13 | John Berry | John Berry | Liberty |
| 3 | Let There Be Peace on Earth | Vince Gill | MCA Nashville |
| 20 | More Love | Doug Stone | Epic |
| 2 | No Time to Kill | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 9 | Only What I Feel | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 13 | Outskirts of Town | Sawyer Brown | Curb |
| 4 | Slow Dancing with the Moon | Dolly Parton | Columbia |
| 12 | Solid Ground | John Anderson | BNA |
| 6 | The Song Remembers When | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 18 | Soon | Tanya Tucker | Liberty |
| 7 | Take Me as I Am | Faith Hill | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | This Time | Dwight Yoakam | Reprise |
| 17 | Toby Keith | Toby Keith | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 14 | The Way That I Am | Martina McBride | RCA Nashville |
| 3 | You Might Be a Redneck If… | Jeff Foxworthy | Warner Bros. |

### Deutschsprachige Albenveröffentlichungen

* 1000 Meilen Staub – 20 Jahre Truck Stop von Truck Stop
* Flieg, junger Adler – Tom Astor (Platz 37 der deutschen Charts, Goldene Schallplatte)
* Frischer Wind – Lone Star
* Komm unter meiner Decke – Best of von Gunter Gabriel
* Sturm und Drang – Tom Astor

## Geboren

* 14. Januar: Molly Tuttle
* 24. März: Mo Pitney
* 13. Mai: William Michael Morgan
* 13. Mai: Morgan Wallen
* 12. September: Kelsea Ballerini
* 9. Oktober: Scotty McCreery
* 21. Oktober: Kane Brown

## Gestorben

* 5. Juni – Conway Twitty (59)
* 30. November – David Houston (54)

## Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
### International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

* Mac Wiseman
* Jim & Jesse
** Jim McReynolds
** Jesse McReynolds

### Country Music Hall of Fame

* Willie Nelson

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

* Ward Allen
* Stu Phillips
* Bob Nolan
* Stu Davis
* Ted Daigle
* Frank Jones

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Don Schlitz
* Conway Twitty

## Bedeutende Auszeichnungen
### Grammys

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Feel Lucky
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – I Still Believe In You
* Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Emmylou Harris & Nash Ramblers
* Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt – The Whiskey Ain't Workin
* Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed – Sneakin' Around
* Best Bluegrass Album – Alison Krauss & Union Station – Every Time You Say Goodbye
* Best Country Song – John Jarvis & Vince Gill – I Still Believe In You

### Juno Awards

* Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Charlie Major
* Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Cassandra Vasik
* Country Group or Duo of the Year – The Rankin Family

### Academy of Country Music Awards

* Entertainer Of The Year – Garth Brooks
* Song Of The Year – I Still Believe In You – Vince Gill – Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis
* Single Of The Year – Boot Scootin' Boogie – Brooks & Dunn
* Album Of The Year – Brand New Man – Brooks & Dunn
* Top Male Vocalist – Vince Gill
* Top Female Vocalist – Mary Chapin Carpenter
* Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
* Top Vocal Group – Diamond Rio
* Top New Male Vocalist – Tracy Lawrence
* Top New Female Vocalist – Michelle Wright
* Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Confederate Railroad
* Video Of The Year – Two Sparrows In A Hurricane – Tanya Tucker

### Country Music Association Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – Vince Gill
* Song Of The Year – I Still Believe In You – Vince Gill / J.Jarvis
* Single Of The Year – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
* Album Of The Year – I Still Believe In You – Vince Gill
* Male Vocalist Of The Year – Vince Gill
* Female Vocalist Of The Year – Mary Chapin Carpenter
* Vocal Duo Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn
* Vocal Group Of The Year – Diamond Rio
* Musician Of The Year – Mark O’Connor
* Horizon Award – Mark Chesnutt
* Vocal Event Of The Year – verschiedene Interpreten mit I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair
* Music Video Of The Year – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson

### ARIA Awards

* Best Country Album – The Outback Club (Lee Kernaghan)

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Garth Brooks
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
* Favorite Country Album – For My Broken Heart – Reba McEntire
* Favorite Country Song – Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
* Favorite Country New Artist – Trisha Yearwood