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This Date in Country Music History – October 10th

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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Carrie Underwood’s Christmas album The Gift topped the Billboard Country Albums chart
2020 – Niko Moon made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2019 – Luke Bryan’s single “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Luke Bryan’s single “Someone Else Calling You Baby” was certified Platinum
2019 – Jon Pardi’s single “Up All Night” was certified Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Tequila” was certified Quadruple Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Speechless” was certified Triple Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “All to Myself” was certified Platinum
2019 – Mitchell Tenpenny’s single “Drunk Me” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Maren Morris’ single “Girl” was certified Platinum
2018 – David Nail’s single “Whatever She’s Got” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Darius Rucker’s single “If I Told You” was certified Platinum and his single “Alright” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Cruise” was certified 11x Platinum!
2000 – Sara Evans released her album Born To Fly
1995 – Lonestar released their self-titled debut album
1988 – Loretta Lynn and Roy Rogers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1988 – Hank Williams Jr. wins the CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year (Born To Boogie)
1983 – Little Jimmy Dickens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1983 – Alabama cleans up at the CMA Awards winning trophies for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (The Closer You Get)
1977 – Ronnie Milsap won 3 CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, and Album (Ronnie Milsap Live)
1971 – Charley Pride won CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist
1970 – Johnny Cash scored a #1 hit with “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” which was written by Kris Kristofferson

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2019 – Reba McEntire released her album Stronger Than the Truth
2019 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Re-Dunn
2017 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2017 as Don Schlitz, Jerry Reed, and Alan Jackson
2011 – Craig Campbell released his self-titled debut album
2010 – Blake Shelton released his single “All About Tonight”
2008 – Kid Rock released his single “All Summer Long”
2003 – Darryl Worley topped the charts for the first of 7 weeks with “Have You Forgotten?”
1997 – Trace Adkins scored his first career #1 hit with “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing”
1994 – Country Weekly made it’s debut on newsstands