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This Date in Country Music History – December 28th

 Posted by at 6:44 am on December 28, 2025
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LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Runaway June’s Jennifer Wayne got engaged to Austin Moody
  • 2019 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 album with Fully Loaded:  God’s Country
  • 2002 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “She’ll Leave You With a Smile”
  • 1998 – Lee Ann Womack released her single “I’ll Think of a Reason Later”
  • 1996 – LeAnn Rimes scored a #1 hit with “One Way Ticket (Because I Can)”
  • 1985 – The Judds scored a #1 hit with “Have Mercy”
  • 1964 – Buck Owens released his single “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail”

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This Date in Country Music History – December 27th

 Posted by at 6:10 am on December 27, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2016 – Arlington, TX celebrated Maren Morris Day
  • 2014 – Carrie Underwood scored a #1 album with Greatest Hits:  Decade #1
  • 1994 – Ricky Van Shelton’s album Greatest Hits Plus was certified Platinum
  • 1986 – Hank Williams Jr. scored a #1 single with a remake of “Mind Your Own Business”

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This Date in Country Music History – December 26th

 Posted by at 7:35 am on December 26, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 1998 – Terri Clark scored a #1 hit with “You’re Easy on the Eyes”
  • 1992 – Vince Gill scored a #1 hit with “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away”
  • 1991 – Alabama released their single “Born Country”
  • 1988 – George Strait released his single “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”
  • 1981 – Alabama scored a #1 hit with “Love In The First Degree”
  • 1970 – Lynn Anderson scored her first career #1 hit with “Rose Garden”

 

This Date in Country Music History – December 25th

 Posted by at 6:18 am on December 25, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2016 – Morgan Evans proposed to Kelsea Ballerini
  • 2004 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 hit with “Some Beach”
  • 1999 – Faith Hill tops the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “Breathe”
  • 1982 – John Anderson scored his first career #1 hit with “Wild and Blue”
  • 1976 – The Gatlin Brothers became members of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1976 – Emmylou Harris scored a # 1 hit with “Sweet Dreams”

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This Date in Country Music History – December 24th

 Posted by at 7:57 am on December 24, 2025
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Gatlin Brothers

Gatlin Brothers

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2016 – Kane Brown scored a #1 album with his debut, self-titled album
  • 2016 – Ruston Kelly proposed to Kacey Musgraves who said yes
  • 2011 – Zac Brown Band topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Keep Me In Mind”
  • 1988 – Keith Whitley topped the charts with his hit “When You Say Nothing At All”
  • 1983 – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers scored a #1 hit with “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You)”
  • 1966 – Jack Greene topped the charts for the first of 7 weeks with “There Goes My Everything”

 

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