This Date in Country Music History – August 24th

 Posted by at 7:46 am on August 24, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Lainey Wilson released her song “Things a Man Oughta Know”
  • 2016 – Little Big Town’s single “Girl Crush” was certified Triple Platinum
  • 2004 – Tim McGraw released his album Live Like You Were Dying
  • 1999 – Clay Walker released his album Live, Laugh, Love
  • 1990 – Doug Stone made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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This Date in Country Music History – August 23rd

 Posted by at 6:02 am on August 23, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Lainey Wilson released her album Whirlwind
  • 2024 – Thomas Rhett released his album About a Woman
  • 2021 – Sara Evans filed for divorce from Jay Barker
  • 2021 – Chris Young and Mitchell Tenpenny’s song “At the End of a Bar” was released
  • 2021 – Hardy announced his engagement to Caleigh Ryan
  • 2021 – Applebees launched an ad campaign featuring the viral Walker Hayes hit “Fancy Like”
  • 2019 – Midland released their album Let It Roll
  • 2019 – Vince Gill released his album Okie
  • 2019 – Tanya Tucker released her album While I’m Livin’
  • 2017 – Little Big Town’s single “Better Man” was certified platinum
  • 2017 – Justin Moore saw 2 of his albums get certified platinum:  Justin Moore and Outlaws Like Me
  • 2011 – Sunny Sweeney released her album Concrete
  • 2005 – Trick Pony released their album R.I.D.E.
  • 2004 – Big & Rich‘s single “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” is released for commercial sale
  • 2003 – Trace Adkins was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1993 – Brad Paisley moved to Nashville from West Virigina
  • 1980 – Eddie Rabbitt topped the charts with “Drivin’ My Life Away’
  • 1975 – Glen Campbell scored a #1 hit with “Rhinestone Cowboy”
  • 1969 – Johnny Cash topped the charts with his hit “A Boy Named Sue”
  • 1952 – Kitty Wells became the first woman to ever score a #1 hit as “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” topped the charts

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HCM Weekly Country Music News – August 22nd, 2025

 Posted by at 1:21 pm on August 22, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Parmalee released their single “Girl In Mine”
  • 2020 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with Born Here Live Here Die Here
  • 2018 – Luke Combs picked up a lot of hardware for some of his singles: “Hurricane” was certified Triple Platinum, “When It Rains It Pours” was certified Double Platinum, and “One Number Away” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Old Dominion scored 3 Platinum singles:  “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”, “Written in the Sand”, and “Song For Another Time”
  • 2016 – Cole Swindell‘s song “You Should Be Here” was certified Platinum
  • 1998 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with the Phil Vassar penned “I’m Alright”
  • 1997 – Mark Wills made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1995 – Collin Raye released his album I Think About You
  • 1987 – Restless Heart topped the charts with their hit “Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)”

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  • Asleep at the Wheel – Riding High in Texas
  • Austin Snell – Home Sweet Hell
  • Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind (Deluxe)
  • Old Dominion – Barbara
  • Russell Dickerson – Famous Back Home
  • Walker Hayes – 17 Problems

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  • Deserve Her – Drew Baldridge
  • Tequila Cowboys – Jon Wolfe & Randy Rogers
  • Voices – A Thousand Horses

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This Date in Country Music History – August 22nd

 Posted by at 6:06 am on August 22, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Parmalee released their single “Girl In Mine”
  • 2020 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with Born Here Live Here Die Here
  • 2018 – Luke Combs picked up a lot of hardware for some of his singles: “Hurricane” was certified Triple Platinum, “When It Rains It Pours” was certified Double Platinum, and “One Number Away” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Old Dominion scored 3 Platinum singles:  “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”, “Written in the Sand”, and “Song For Another Time”
  • 2016 – Cole Swindell’s song “You Should Be Here” was certified Platinum
  • 1998 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with the Phil Vassar penned “I’m Alright”
  • 1997 – Mark Wills made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1995 – Collin Raye released his album I Think About You
  • 1987 – Restless Heart topped the charts with their hit “Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)”

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HCM Weekly Country Music News – August 15th, 2025

 Posted by at 1:33 pm on August 15, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Corey Kent released his song “Wild As Her”
  • 2020 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 album with If I Know Me
  • 2015 – Sam Hunt tops the Billboard chart for the first of 6 weeks with “House Party”
  • 2015 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 country album with Angels and Alcohol
  • 2011 – Lady Antebellum released their single “We Owned the Night”
  • 2011 – Eric Church released his single “Drink In My Hand”
  • 2006 – Trace Adkins released his album Dangerous Man
  • 1998 – Paul Brandt made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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