This Date in Country Music History – August 20th

 Posted by at 7:50 am on August 20, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – Tom T. Hall committed suicide
  • 2020 – The ACM’s, delayed due to COVID-19, announced Riley Green as Top New Male Artist and Tenille Townes as the Top New Female Artist in the lead up to the 2020 show
  • 2016 – Jake Owen’s album American Love debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart
  • 2013 – The Lacs released their album titled Keep It Redneck
  • 2013 – Charlie Worsham released his album Rubberband
  • 2002 – Lee Ann Womack released her album Something Worth Leaving Behind
  • 2002 – Diamond Rio released their album Completely
  • 1991 – Collin Raye released his debut album All I Can Be
  • 1988 – Restless Heart scored a #1 hit with “Bluest Eyes In Texas”
  • 1982 – Alabama released their single “Close Enough to Perfect”

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This Date in Country Music History – August 19th

 Posted by at 7:25 am on August 19, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Jackson Dean released his song “Heavens to Betsy”
  • 2022 – Tyler Hubbard released his debut solo EP, Dancin’ in the Country
  • 2022 – Blake Shelton released his single “No Body”
  • 2021 – Keith Urban released his single “Wild Hearts”
  • 2016 – Drake White released his album Spark
  • 2014 – Chase Rice released his album Ignite the Night
  • 2014 – Sam Hunt made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2003 –Dierks Bentley‘s self-titled debut album was released
  • 2003 – Sara Evans released her Restless album
  • 2002 – Lonestar released their single “Unusually Unusual”
  • 1950 – Hank Snow scored a #1 hit with “I’m Movin’ On” – it stayed at #1 for 21 weeks

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This Date in Country Music History – August 18th

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Warren Zeiders released his album Pretty Little Poison
  • 2023 – Scotty McCreery released his song “Cab in a Solo”
  • 2023 – Old Dominion released their duet “Can’t Break Up Now” with Megan Moroney
  • 2017 – Hal Ketchum played his final Grand Ole Opry appearance before retiring due to dementia
  • 2015 – Hollywood stars Robert Duvall and Billy Bob Thornton made their Grand Ole Opry debuts
  • 2014 – Blake Shelton released his single “Neon Light”
  • 2009 – David Nail released his debut album I’m About to Come Alive
  • 1997 – The Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood duet “In Another’s Eyes” was released
  • 1992 – Travis Tritt‘s T-R-O-U-B-L-E album was released

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This Date in Country Music History – August 17th

 Posted by at 6:11 am on August 17, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Tyler Childers scored a #1 album with Country Squire
  • 2018 – Cole Swindell released his album All Of It
  • 2012 – Florida Georgia Line made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2010 – Trace Adkins released his album Cowboy’s Back in Town
  • 2009 – The Band Perry signed their recording contract with Republic Nashville
  • 1991 – George Strait‘s “You Know Me Better Than That” topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks

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This Date in Country Music History – August 16th

 Posted by at 6:50 am on August 16, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Post Malone released his debut country album F-1 Trillion
  • 2021 – Mitchell Tenpenny released his single “Truth About You”
  • 2019 – Brett Young’s single “In Case You Didn’t Know” was certified Quintuple Platinum
  • 2019 – Billy Currington’s single “We Are Tonight” was certified Platinum
  • 2019 – Jordan Davis’ single “Take It From Me” was certified Platinum
  • 2017 – Midland’s single “Drinkin’ Problem” was certified Gold
  • 2012 – Jana Kramer’s single “Why Ya Wanna” was certified Gold for sales of over 500,000
  • 2012 – Luke Bryan’s single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” was certified double-platinum
  • 2011 – Eli Young Band released their album Life At Best
  • 2005 – Brad Paisley released his album Time Well Wasted
  • 1994 – Brooks & Dunn released their single “She’s Not The Cheatin’ Kind”
  • 1980 – Alabama scored their first career #1 hit with “Tennessee River”
  • 1969 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with his hit “Workin’ Man Blues”

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