# Country-Musik 2018

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 2018 im Genre Country-Musik.

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

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
* Heaven – Kane Brown
* Tequila – Dan + Shay
* You Make It Easy – Jason Aldean
* Marry Me – Thomas Rhett
* One Number Away – Luke Combs
* Simple – Florida Georgia Line
* Get Along – Kenny Chesney
* Mercy – Brett Young
* Up Down – Morgan Wallen Featuring Florida Georgia Line

### Nummer-1-Hits

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
* 6. Januar – Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
* 24. November – Lose it – Kane Brown
* 1. Dezember – Speechless – Dan + Shay

## Alben
### Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* This One's For You – Luke Combs
* Kane Brown – Kane Brown
* Rearview Town – Jason Aldean
* Traveller – Chris Stapleton
* Life Changes – Thomas Rhett
* What Makes You Country – Luke Bryan
* From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
* Brett Young – Brett Young
* From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton
* Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood

### Nummer-1-Alben

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
* 2. Januar – What Makes You Country – Luke Bryan
* 6. Januar – The Anthology Part I: The First Five Years – Garth Brooks
* 13. Januar – Kane Brown – Kane Brown
* 3. Februar – Hallelujah Nights – Lanco
* 10. Februar – From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
* 31. März – Seasons Change – Scotty McCreery
* 14. April – Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
* 28. April – Rearview Town – Jason Aldean
* 12. Mai – Graffiti U – Keith Urban
* 16. Juni – This One’s for You – Luke Combs
* 23. Juni – The Mountain – Dierks Bentley
* 7. Juli – Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
* 11. August – Songs for the Saints – Kenny Chesney
* 1. September – All of It – Cole Swindell
* 29. September – Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood
* 20. Oktober – Desperate Man – Eric Church
* 17. November – Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies
* 24. November – Experiment – Kane Brown
* 22. Dezember – Ticket to L.A. – Brett Young

## Gestorben

* 02. Januar – Rick Hall
* 23. Januar – Lari White
* 04. August – Lorrie Collins
* 27. Oktober – Freddie Hart
* 15. November – Roy Clark
* 31. Dezember – Ray Sawyer

## Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
### Country Music Hall of Fame

* Ricky Skaggs
* Dottie West
* Johnny Gimble

### International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

* Tom T. Hall & Dixie Hall
* Ricky Skaggs
* Paul Williams

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Ronnie Dunn
* Byron Hill
* Wayne Kirkpatrick
* Joe Melson
* K.T. Oslin

## Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammys

* Beste Country-Solodarbietung (Best Country Solo Performance) – Either Way, Chris Stapleton
* Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe (Best Country Duo/Group Performance) – Better Man, Little Big Town
* Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Broken Halos, Chris Stapleton (Autoren: Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton)
* Bestes Countryalbum (Best Country Album) – From A Room: Volume 1, Chris Stapleton
* Bestes Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album) – All the Rage: In Concert Volume One (Live) – Rhonda Vincent and the Rage; Laws of Gravity – The Infamous Stringdusters

### ARIA Awards

* Best Country Album – Campfire – Kasey Chambers

### Billboard Music Awards

* Top Country Song – Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt
* Top Country Artist – Chris Stapleton
* Top Country Album – From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton
* Top Country Duo/Group Artist – Florida Georgia Line
* Top Country Female Artist – Maren Morris
* Top Country Male Artist – Chris Stapleton

### Country Music Association Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – Keith Urban
* Song of the Year – Broken Halos – Chris Stapleton
* Single of the Year – Broken Halos – Chris Stapleton
* Album of the Year – Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
* Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Brothers Osborne
* Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion
* Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
* New Artist of the Year – Luke Combs
* Musical Event of the Year – Everything's Gonna Be Alright (David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney)
* Music Video of the Year – Marry Me – Thomas Rhett

### Academy of Country Music Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – Jason Aldean
* Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
* Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton
* Vocal Duo of the Year – Brothers Osborne
* Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion
* New Female Vocalist of the Year – Lauren Alaina
* New Male Vocalist of the Year – Brett Young
* New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year – Midland
* Album of the Year – From A Room: Volume 1 von Chris Stapleton
* Single Record of the Year – Body Like a Back Road von Sam Hunt
* Song of the Year – Tin Man von Miranda Lambert – Autoren: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
* Video of the Year – It Ain’t My Fault von den Brothers Osborne
* Vocal Event of the Year – The Fighter von Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood
* Songwriter of the Year – Rhett Akins

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Kane Brown
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Carrie Underwood
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Florida Georgia Line
* Favorite Country Album – Kane Brown – Kane Brown
* Favorite Country Song – Heaven – Kane Brown