# List of Hot Country Singles & Tracks number ones of 2000

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 2000, 19 different songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles & Tracks, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on weekly airplay data from country music radio stations compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.
Singer Faith Hill's song "Breathe" was at number one at the start of the year, having risen to the top in the issue dated December 25, 1999. The song remained at number one for six consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "Cowboy Take Me Away", performed by the girl group the Dixie Chicks, in the issue dated February 5. "Breathe" was also named the most successful single of the year on the magazine's main singles chart, the Hot 100. Hill returned to the top of the country charts with her next single, "The Way You Love Me", which spent four weeks at number one in May and June. Only two other acts, Lonestar and Hill's husband Tim McGraw, had more than one Hot Country Songs number one during the year. Other singles with extended runs at number one include "How Do You Like Me Now?!" by Toby Keith, "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert and "That's the Way" by Jo Dee Messina, each of which topped the chart for five weeks. "How Do You Like Me Now?!" was ranked number one on Billboard's year-end chart of the most popular country songs.
In 2000, Chad Brock and Phil Vassar achieved their first Hot Country Songs number ones with "Yes!" and "Just Another Day in Paradise" respectively. Veteran singer Kenny Rogers gained his first number one in thirteen years when "Buy Me a Rose", featuring Billy Dean and Alison Krauss, topped the chart in May. At age 61 Rogers became the oldest artist to achieve a number one country hit. The final number one hit of the year was McGraw's "My Next Thirty Years".

## Chart history

| Issue date | Title | Artist(s) |
| January 1 | "Breathe" | Faith Hill |
| January 8 | "Breathe" | Faith Hill |
| January 15 | "Breathe" | Faith Hill |
| January 22 | "Breathe" | Faith Hill |
| January 29 | "Breathe" | Faith Hill |
| February 5 | "Cowboy Take Me Away" | Dixie Chicks |
| February 12 | "Cowboy Take Me Away" | Dixie Chicks |
| February 19 | "Cowboy Take Me Away" | Dixie Chicks |
| February 26 | "My Best Friend" | Tim McGraw |
| March 4 | "My Best Friend" | Tim McGraw |
| March 11 | "Smile" | Lonestar |
| March 18 | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith |
| March 25 | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith |
| April 1 | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith |
| April 8 | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith |
| April 15 | "How Do You Like Me Now?!" | Toby Keith |
| April 22 | "The Best Day" | George Strait |
| April 29 | "The Best Day" | George Strait |
| May 6 | "The Best Day" | George Strait |
| May 13 | "Buy Me a Rose" | Kenny Rogers with Alison Krauss & Billy Dean |
| May 20 | "The Way You Love Me" | Faith Hill |
| May 27 | "The Way You Love Me" | Faith Hill |
| June 3 | "The Way You Love Me" | Faith Hill |
| June 10 | "The Way You Love Me" | Faith Hill |
| June 17 | "Yes!" | Chad Brock |
| June 24 | "Yes!" | Chad Brock |
| July 1 | "Yes!" | Chad Brock |
| July 8 | "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert |
| July 15 | "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert |
| July 22 | "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert |
| July 29 | "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert |
| August 5 | "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert |
| August 12 | "What About Now" | Lonestar |
| August 19 | "What About Now" | Lonestar |
| August 26 | "What About Now" | Lonestar |
| September 2 | "What About Now" | Lonestar |
| September 9 | "It Must Be Love" | Alan Jackson |
| September 16 | "That's the Way" | Jo Dee Messina |
| September 23 | "That's the Way" | Jo Dee Messina |
| September 30 | "That's the Way" | Jo Dee Messina |
| October 7 | "That's the Way" | Jo Dee Messina |
| October 14 | "Kiss This" | Aaron Tippin |
| October 21 | "Kiss This" | Aaron Tippin |
| October 28 | "The Little Girl" | John Michael Montgomery |
| November 4 | "The Little Girl" | John Michael Montgomery |
| November 11 | "The Little Girl" | John Michael Montgomery |
| November 18 | "Best of Intentions" | Travis Tritt |
| November 25 | "Just Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Vassar |
| December 2 | "We Danced" | Brad Paisley |
| December 9 | "We Danced" | Brad Paisley |
| December 16 | "My Next Thirty Years" | Tim McGraw |
| December 23 | "My Next Thirty Years" | Tim McGraw |
| December 30 | "My Next Thirty Years" | Tim McGraw |