# 2001 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2001.

## Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2001:
| US | Single | Artist |
| 1 | Ain't Nothing 'bout You | Brooks & Dunn |
| 9 | Angels in Waiting | Tammy Cochran |
| 1 | Angry All the Time | Tim McGraw |
| 4 | Ashes by Now | Lee Ann Womack |
| 1 | Austin | Blake Shelton |
| 1 | Born to Fly | Sara Evans |
| 2 | Burn | Jo Dee Messina |
| 1 | But for the Grace of God | Keith Urban |
| 18 | But I Do Love You | LeAnn Rimes |
| 5 | Complicated | Carolyn Dawn Johnson |
| 1 | Don't Happen Twice | Kenny Chesney |
| 17 | Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You | George Strait |
| 5 | Downtime | Jo Dee Messina |
| 16 | God Bless the USA | Lee Greenwood |
| 12 | A Good Day to Run | Darryl Worley |
| 1 | Grown Men Don't Cry | Tim McGraw |
| 2 | I Could Not Ask for More | Sara Evans |
| 1 | I Wanna Talk About Me | Toby Keith |
| 4 | I Would've Loved You Anyway | Trisha Yearwood |
| 3 | I'm a Survivor | Reba McEntire |
| 1 | I'm Already There | Lonestar |
| 1 | I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight | Toby Keith |
| 6 | I'm Tryin' | Trace Adkins |
| 3 | If I Fall You're Going Down with Me | Dixie Chicks |
| 3 | If My Heart Had Wings | Faith Hill |
| 5 | If You Can Do Anything Else | George Strait |
| 2 | It's a Great Day to Be Alive | Travis Tritt |
| 11 | It's My Time | Martina McBride |
| 8 | Laredo | Chris Cagle |
| 20 | The Last Thing on My Mind | Patty Loveless |
| 2 | Love of a Woman | Travis Tritt |
| 18 | Loving Every Minute | Mark Wills |
| 11 | Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me) | SHeDAISY |
| 18 | Man of Me | Gary Allan |
| 17 | Move On | The Warren Brothers |
| 6 | Mrs. Steven Rudy | Mark McGuinn |
| 4 | On a Night Like This | Trick Pony |
| 1 | One More Day | Diamond Rio |
| 1 | Only in America | Brooks & Dunn |
| 17 | People Like Us | Aaron Tippin |
| 12 | Pour Me | Trick Pony |
| 14 | Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again) | Jeff Carson |
| 2 | Riding with Private Malone | David Ball |
| 5 | Right Where I Need to Be | Gary Allan |
| 16 | Rose Bouquet | Phil Vassar |
| 2 | Run | George Strait |
| 20 | Second Wind | Darryl Worley |
| 2 | She Couldn't Change Me | Montgomery Gentry |
| 8 | She Misses Him | Tim Rushlow |
| 9 | Six-Pack Summer | Phil Vassar |
| 18 | Sweet Summer | Diamond Rio |
| 1 | Tell Her | Lonestar |
| 1 | There Is No Arizona | Jamie O'Neal |
| 11 | There You'll Be | Faith Hill |
| 9 | This Everyday Love | Rascal Flatts |
| 19 | The Tin Man | Kenny Chesney |
| 4 | Two People Fell in Love | Brad Paisley |
| 1 | What I Really Meant to Say | Cyndi Thomson |
| 8 | When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues | Martina McBride |
| 1 | When I Think About Angels | Jamie O'Neal |
| 15 | When It All Goes South | Alabama |
| 5 | When Somebody Loves You | Alan Jackson |
| 1 | Where I Come From | Alan Jackson |
| 3 | Where the Blacktop Ends | Keith Urban |
| 1 | Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) | Alan Jackson |
| 7 | While You Loved Me | Rascal Flatts |
| 1 | Who I Am | Jessica Andrews |
| 13 | Why They Call It Falling | Lee Ann Womack |
| 7 | Wild Horses | Garth Brooks |
| 10 | With Me | Lonestar |
| 1 | Without You | Dixie Chicks |
| 19 | You Made Me That Way | Andy Griggs |
| 1 | You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This | Toby Keith |

## Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2001:
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
| 4 | Alright Guy | Gary Allan | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Carrying On | Montgomery Gentry | Columbia |
| 4 | Chrome | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | Dare to Dream | Billy Gilman | Epic |
| 10 | Down from the Mountain Soundtrack | Various Artists | Lost Highway |
| 10 | Gravitational Forces | Robert Earl Keen | Lost Highway |
| 1 | Greatest Hits | Martina McBride | RCA Nashville |
| 8 | Greatest Hits II | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 1 | Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm a Survivor | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | I Need You | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
| 1 | I'm Already There | Lonestar | BNA |
| 1 | Inside Out | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 10 | Loving Every Minute | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville |
| 7 | My World | Cyndi Thomson | Capitol Nashville |
| 4 | Never Love You Enough | Chely Wright | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | New Favorite | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Rounder |
| 5 | One More Day | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville |
| 3 | Part II | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville |
| 1 | Pull My Chain | Toby Keith | DreamWorks Nashville |
| 1 | The Road Less Traveled | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 5 | The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 | George Jones | Bandit |
| 8 | Room with a View | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | Arista Nashville |
| 1 | Scarecrow | Garth Brooks | Capitol Nashville |
| 1 | Set This Circus Down | Tim McGraw | Curb |
| 8 | Songs from Call Me Claus | Garth Brooks | Capitol Nashville |
| 1 | Steers & Stripes | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 7 | Three Days | Pat Green | Republic |
| 6 | Time* Sex* Love* | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Columbia |
| 6 | What a Wonderful Christmas | Anne Murray | StraightWay |
| 4 | When It All Goes South | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 2 | Who I Am | Jessica Andrews | DreamWorks Nashville |

### Other top albums

| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
| 45 | 3 of Hearts | 3 of Hearts | RCA Nashville |
| 11 | Amigo | David Ball | Dualtone |
| 26 | Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man | Lyle Lovett | MCA Nashville |
| 49 | The Captain | Kasey Chambers | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Complete | Lila McCann | Asylum |
| 43 | The Complete Limelight Sessions | Shania Twain | Limelight |
| 47 | A Country Superstar Christmas 4 | Various Artists | Hip-O |
| 32 | Dancin' with Thunder: The Official Music of the PBR | Various Artists | Epic |
| 42 | A December to Remember | Aaron Tippin | Lyric Street |
| 50 | Del and the Boys | Del McCoury Band | Ceili |
| 16 | Driven Soundtrack | Various Artists | Curb |
| 39 | Earl Scruggs and Friends | Earl Scruggs | MCA Nashville |
| 43 | Followin' a Feelin' | Sherrié Austin | WE |
| 49 | From the Heart | The Oak Ridge Boys | Spring Hill |
| 20 | God Bless America | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
| 22 | Hank Williams: Timeless | Various Artists | Lost Highway |
| 35 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Lee Greenwood | Freefalls |
| 50 | Here Come the Derailers | The Derailers | Lucky Dog |
| 47 | A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC | Hayseed Dixie | Dualtone |
| 35 | History of the Future | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family |
| 32 | The Houston Kid | Rodney Crowell | Sugar Hill |
| 13 | I Finally Found Someone | Lorrie Morgan & Sammy Kershaw | RCA Nashville |
| 44 | III | Chad Brock | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Little Sparrow | Dolly Parton | Blue Eye |
| 35 | Live Close By, Visit Often | K. T. Oslin | BNA |
| 38 | Live! | Charlie Daniels | Blue Hat |
| 18 | Mark McGuinn | Mark McGuinn | VFR |
| 19 | Mountain Soul | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 20 | Nothing Personal | Delbert McClinton | New West |
| 35 | O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection | Various Artists | Rounder |
| 19 | RCA Country Legends | Waylon Jennings | RCA Nashville |
| 24 | Reach | Meredith Edwards | Mercury Nashville |
| 38 | Real Life | Jeff Carson | Curb |
| 47 | Roots, Volume 1 | Merle Haggard | Anti |
| 24 | Roy D. Mercer vs. Yankees | Roy D. Mercer | Capitol Nashville |
| 14 | Say No More | Clay Walker | Giant |
| 42 | Songcatcher Soundtrack | Various Artists | Vanguard |
| 26 | Songs We Wish We'd Written | Pat Green & Cory Morrow | Write On |
| 27 | Step Right Up | Charlie Robison | Lucky Dog |
| 27 | Tammy Cochran | Tammy Cochran | Epic |
| 12 | Ten Rounds | Tracy Byrd | RCA Nashville |
| 27 | This Is Your Country | Various Artists | UTV |
| 24 | Thunder & Roses | Pam Tillis | Arista Nashville |
| 28 | Tim Rushlow | Tim Rushlow | Atlantic |
| 13 | Tracy Lawrence | Tracy Lawrence | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Trick Pony | Trick Pony | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | The Whole SHeBANG: All Mixed Up | SHeDAISY | Lyric Street |

## Deaths

* February 1 — John Jarrard, 47, songwriter (respiratory failure)
* February 7 — Dale Evans, 88, writer, actress, singer-songwriter, and wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers
* April 8 — Van Stephenson, 47, guitarist, vocalist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Blackhawk (skin cancer)
* June 4 — John Hartford, 63, singer-songwriter and bluegrass musician (non-Hodgkin Lymphoma)
* June 30 — Chet Atkins, 77, guitarist and record producer (colon cancer)
* July 3 — Johnny Russell, 61, singer-songwriter best known for writing the Buck Owens classic "Act Naturally" (diabetes)
* July 22 – Bob Ferguson, 73, record producer and songwriter, best known for work with Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (cancer).
* September 11 — Carolyn Mayer Beug, 48, filmmaker and music video director who directed three music videos for Dwight Yoakam (killed when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into World Trade Center)
* December 3 – Grady Martin, 72, session guitarist and member of Nashville's "A Team" (heart attack)

## Hall of Fame inductees
### Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees

* The Carter Family
** A. P. Carter
** Sara Carter
** Maybelle Carter

### Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

* Bill Anderson (born 1937)
* The Delmore Brothers (Alton Delmore 1908–1964 and Rabon Delmore 1916–1952)
* The Everly Brothers (Don Everly born 1937 and Phil Everly born 1939)
* Don Gibson (1928–2003)
* Homer and Jethro (Homer Haynes 1920–1971 and Jethro Burns 1920–1989)
* Waylon Jennings (1937–2002)
* The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker born 1924, Neal Matthews, Jr. 1929–2000, Hoyt Hawkins 1927–1982 and Ray Walker born 1934)
* Don Law (1902–1982)
* The Louvin Brothers (Ira Louvin 1924–1965 and Charlie Louvin born 1927)
* Ken Nelson (born 1911)
* Sam Phillips (1923–2003)
* Webb Pierce (1921–1991)

### Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

* Gordon Lightfoot
* Gary Buck

## Major awards
### Grammy Awards

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Shine", Dolly Parton
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "O Death", Ralph Stanley
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "The Lucky One", Alison Krauss & Union Station
* Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Harley Allen, Pat Enright and Dan Tyminski
* Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer & Marty Stuart
* Best Country Song — "The Lucky One", Alison Krauss & Union Station
* Best Country Album — Hank Williams Tribute, Various Artists (Producers: Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin)
* Best Bluegrass Album — New Favorite, Alison Krauss & Union Station

### Juno Awards

* Best Country Artist/Group — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Best New Country Artist/Group — The Ennis Sisters

### Academy of Country Music

* Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
* Song of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
* Single of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
* Album of the Year — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
* Top Male Vocalist — Alan Jackson
* Top Female Vocalist — Martina McBride
* Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
* Top Vocal Group — Lonestar
* Top New Male Vocalist — Phil Vassar
* Top New Female Vocalist — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Trick Pony
* Video of the Year — "Only in America", Brooks & Dunn (Director: Michael Merriman)
* Vocal Event of the Year — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Various Artists

### ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on October 30, 2001)
* Best Country Album - Looking Forward Looking Back (Slim Dusty)

### Canadian Country Music Association

* Telus Mobility Fans' Choice Award — Terri Clark
* Male Artist of the Year — Jason McCoy
* Female Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
* SOCAN Song of the Year — "Complicated", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Single of the Year — "Complicated", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Album of the Year — Room with a View, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Top Selling Album — Breathe, Faith Hill
* Video of the Year — "No Fear", Terri Clark
* Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
* Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Natalie MacMaster

### Country Music Association

* Entertainer of the Year — Tim McGraw
* Song of the Year — "Murder on Music Row", Larry Cordle, Larry Shell
* Single of the Year — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", The Soggy Bottom Boys
* Album of the Year — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
* Male Vocalist of the Year — Toby Keith
* Female Vocalist of the Year — Lee Ann Womack
* Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
* Vocal Group of the Year — Lonestar
* Horizon Award — Keith Urban
* Music Video of the Year — "Born to Fly", Sara Evans (Director: Peter Zavadil)
* Vocal Event of the Year — "Too Country", Brad Paisley (with George Jones, Bill Anderson and Buck Owens)
* Musician of the Year — Dann Huff