# Country-Musik 2016

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 2016 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.
* H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line
* Die A Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
* Humble And Kind – Tim McGraw
* Somewhere On A Beach – Dierks Bentley
* Head Over Boots – Jon Pardi
* You Should Be Here – Cole Swindell
* Break Up In A Small Town – Sam Hunt
* My Church – Maren Morris
* Came Here To Forget – Blake Shelton
* Peter Pan – Kelsea Ballerini

### Nummer-1-Hits

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
* 2. Januar – Die A Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
* 26. März – You Should Be Here – Cole Swindel
* 23. April – Humble And Kind – Tim McGraw
* 30. April – Somewhere On A Beach – Dierks Bentley
* 21. Mai – H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line
* 24. September – Peter Pan – Kelsea Ballerini
* 8. Oktober – Forever Country – Artists of Then, Now & Forever
* 22. Oktober – Setting The World On Fire – Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk
* 19. November – Blue Ain't Your Color – Keith Urban

## Alben
### Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.
* Traveller – Chris Stapleton
* Hymns – Joey + Rory
* If I'm Honest – Blake Shelton
* Storyteller – Carrie Underwood
* Montevallo – Sam Hunt
* Kill The Lights – Luke Bryan
* Tangled Up – Thomas Rhett
* Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church
* Ripcord – Keith Urban
* Reloaded: 20#1 Hits – Blake Shelton

### Nummer-1-Alben

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.
* 26. Dezember 2015 – Traveller – Chris Stapleton
* 5. März – Hymns That Are Important to Us – Joey + Rory
* 7. Mai – A Sailor's Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
* 28. Mai – Ripcord – Keith Urban
* 11. Juni – If I'm Honest – Blake Shelton
* 18. Juni – Black – Dierks Bentley
* 25. Juni – Hero – Maren Morris
* 9. Juli – California Sunrise – Jon Pardi
* 6. August – We're All Somebody from Somewhere – Steven Tyler
* 20. August – American Love – Jake Owen
* 3. September – Kinda Don't Care – Justin Moore
* 10. September – Pure & Simple – Dolly Parton
* 17. September – Dig Your Roots – Florida Georgia Line
* 1. Oktober – They Don't Know – Jason Aldean
* 8. Oktober – Sinner – Aaron Lewis
* 15. Oktober – Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer – Luke Bryan
* 5. November – Like an Arrow – Blackberry Smoke
* 19. November – Cosmic Hallelujah – Kenny Chesney
* 3. Dezember – Christmas Together – Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
* 10. Dezember – The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert
* 24. Dezember – Kane Brown – Kane Brown

## Gestorben

* 8. Januar – Red Simpson
* 18. Januar – Glenn Frey
* 22. Februar – Sonny James
* 4. März – Joey Feek
* 18. März – Ned Miller
* 6. April – Merle Haggard
* 17. Mai – Guy Clark
* 23. Juni – Ralph Stanley
* 21. September – John D. Loudermilk
* 25. September – Jean Shepard
* 15. November – Holly Dunn

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

* Fred Foster
* Charlie Daniels
* Randy Travis

### International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

* Ken Irwin
* Marian Leighton-Levy
* Bill Nowlin
* Clarence White

### Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Aaron Baker
* Beth Nielsen Chapman
* Bob Morrison
* Townes Van Zandt

## Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
### Grammys

* Beste Country-Solodarbietung (Best Country Solo Performance) – Traveller, Chris Stapleton
* Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe (Best Country Duo/Group Performance) – Girl Crush, Little Big Town
* Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Girl Crush, Little Big Town (Autoren: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose)
* Bestes Countryalbum (Best Country Album) – Traveller, Chris Stapleton
* Bestes Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album) – The Muscle Shoals Recordings – The Steel Drivers

### ARIA Awards

* Best Country Album – Silos – Sara Storer

### Billboard Music Awards

* Top Country Song – Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
* Top Country Artist – Luke Bryan
* Top Country Album – Traveller – Chris Stapleton

### Country Music Association Awards

* Entertainer of the Year – Garth Brooks
* Song of the Year – Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw (Autorin: Lori McKenna)
* Single of the Year – Die A Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
* Album of the Year – Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church
* 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 – Little Big Town
* Musician of the Year – Dan Huff
* New Artist of the Year – Maren Morris
* Musical Event of the Year – Different For Girls (Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King)
* Music Video of the Year – Fire Away – Chris Stapleton

### 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 – Florida Georgia Line
* Vocal Group of the Year – Little Big Town
* New Female Vocalist of the Year – Kelsea Ballerini
* New Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton
* New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year – Old Dominion
* Album of the Year – Traveller von Chris Stapleton
* Single Record of the Year – Die a Happy Man von Thomas Rhett
* Song of the Year – Nobody to Blame von Chris Stapleton – Autoren: Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman, Chris Stapleton
* Video of the Year – Mr. Misunderstood von Eric Church
* Vocal Event of the Year – Smokin’ and Drinkin’ von Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
* Songwriter of the Year – Ross Copperman

### American Music Awards

* Favorite Country Male Artist – Blake Shelton
* Favorite Country Female Artist – Carrie Underwood
* Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Florida Georgia Line
* Favorite Country Album – Storyteller – Carrie Underwood