This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2020.
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2020:
Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | "10,000 Hours" | Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber |
[20] |
7 | 1 | 2 | "After a Few" | Travis Denning | [21] |
6 | 3 | 1 | "Ain't Always the Cowboy" | Jon Pardi | [22] |
7 | 2 | 3 | "Be a Light" | Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban |
[23] |
6 | 1 | 1 | "Beer Can't Fix" | Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi |
[23] |
6 | 32 | — | "Betty" | Taylor Swift | [24] |
3 | 1 | 1 | "Big, Big Plans" | Chris Lane | [25] |
3 | 1 | 1 | "Bluebird" | Miranda Lambert | [26] |
1 | 1 | 1 | "The Bones" | Maren Morris | [27] |
5 | 1 | 3 | "Catch" | Brett Young | [28] |
2 | 1 | 1 | "Chasin' You" | Morgan Wallen | [29] |
5 | 3 | 3 | "Cool Again" | Kane Brown | [30] |
12 | — | — | "Dicked Down in Dallas" | Trey Lewis | |
2 | 1 | 8 | "Die from a Broken Heart" | Maddie & Tae | [31] |
17 | 6 | 42 | "Dive Bar" | Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton | [32] |
4 | 1 | 1 | "Does to Me" | Luke Combs featuring Eric Church |
[33] |
8 | 1 | 3 | "Done" | Chris Janson | [34] |
17 | 11 | 30 | "Drinking Alone" | Carrie Underwood | [35] |
18 | 25 | — | "Drowning" | Chris Young | [36] |
11 | 1 | 6 | "Everywhere but On" | Matt Stell | [37] |
20 | 36 | 31 | "Gaslighter" | The Chicks | [38] |
13 | 8 | 2 | "God Whispered Your Name" | Keith Urban | [39] |
12 | — | — | "Gone Too Soon" | Andrew Jannakos | |
2 | 1 | 1 | "Got What I Got" | Jason Aldean | [40] |
3 | 1 | 1 | "Happy Anywhere" | Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani |
[41] |
3 | 1 | 2 | "Hard to Forget" | Sam Hunt | [42] |
5 | 1 | 1 | "Heartache Medication" | Jon Pardi | [22] |
10 | — | — | "Heartless" | Diplo featuring Morgan Wallen |
[43] |
7 | 1 | 1 | "Here and Now" | Kenny Chesney | [44] |
14 | 17 | 15 | "Homecoming Queen?" | Kelsea Ballerini | [45] |
5 | 1 | 1 | "Homemade" | Jake Owen | [46] |
3 | 1 | 2 | "Homesick" | Kane Brown | [30] |
8 | 2 | 4 | "I Called Mama" | Tim McGraw | [47] |
1 | 1 | 2 | "I Hope" | Gabby Barrett | [48] |
5 | 1 | 1 | "I Hope You're Happy Now" | Carly Pearce & Lee Brice |
[49] |
8 | 2 | 1 | "I Love My Country" | Florida Georgia Line | [50] |
12 | 12 | 11 | "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" | Riley Green | [51] |
12 | 1 | 12 | "In Between" | Scotty McCreery | [52] |
3 | 1 | 2 | "Kinfolks" | Sam Hunt | [42] |
18 | — | — | "Last Time I Say Sorry" | Kane Brown & John Legend |
[30] |
19 | — | — | "Livin' the Dream" | Morgan Wallen | [29] |
19 | 12 | 43 | "Lonely If You Are" | Chase Rice | [53] |
5 | 1 | 2 | "Love You Like I Used To" | Russell Dickerson | [54] |
3 | 1 | 1 | "Lovin' on You" | Luke Combs | [33] |
7 | 1 | 5 | "Make Me Want To" | Jimmie Allen | [55] |
20 | 15 | 11 | "Monsters" | Eric Church | [56] |
5 | 3 | 4 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Ingrid Andress | [57] |
2 | 1 | 1 | "More Than My Hometown" | Morgan Wallen | [29] |
2 | 1 | 1 | "Nobody but You" | Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani |
[41] |
4 | 1 | 1 | "One Beer" | Hardy featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson |
[58] |
8 | 2 | 1 | "One Big Country Song" | LoCash | [59] |
2 | 1 | 1 | "One Margarita" | Luke Bryan | [60] |
2 | 1 | 1 | "One of Them Girls" | Lee Brice | [61] |
17 | 11 | 1 | "One Night Standards" | Ashley McBryde | [62] |
19 | 52 | — | "The Other Girl" | Kelsea Ballerini featuring Halsey |
[45] |
18 | — | — | "The Other Guy" | Luke Combs | [33] |
4 | 1 | 10 | "Pretty Heart" | Parker McCollum | [63] |
5 | 1 | 10 | "Ridin' Roads" | Dustin Lynch | [64] |
24 | 17 | 41 | "She's Mine" | Kip Moore | [65] |
10 | 36 | 19 | "Six Feet Apart" | Luke Combs | [33] |
6 | 1 | 15 | "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" | Jordan Davis | [66] |
5 | 1 | 3 | "Some Girls" | Jameson Rodgers | [67] |
3 | — | — | "Somebody's Problem" | Morgan Wallen | [29] |
23 | 22 | 14 | "Stick That in Your Country Song" | Eric Church | [56] |
8 | — | — | "Still Goin' Down" | Morgan Wallen | [29] |
8 | 6 | 1 | "We Back" | Jason Aldean | [40] |
5 | 1 | 6 | "What If I Never Get Over You" | Lady Antebellum | [68] |
6 | 1 | 2 | "What She Wants Tonight" | Luke Bryan | [60] |
8 | 1 | 3 | "Why We Drink" | Justin Moore | [69] |
15 | — | — | "Without You" | Luke Combs featuring Amanda Shires |
[33] |
Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 20 | "As If We Won't" | Jojo Mason | [70] |
— | — | 1 | "Canadian Summer" | Dean Brody | [71] |
— | — | 1 | "Can't Help Myself" | Dean Brody & The Reklaws |
[71] |
— | — | 8 | "Close" | Jade Eagleson | [72] |
— | — | 4 | "Come As You Are" | Tenille Townes | [73] |
— | — | 1 | "Country Girls" | Jess Moskaluke | [74] |
— | — | 2 | "Country Thunder" | Washboard Union | [75] |
— | — | 8 | "Dock Rock" | Washboard Union | [75] |
— | — | 1 | "Drink About Me" | Brett Kissel | [76] |
— | — | 12 | "Everybody Knows Everybody" | Tenille Arts | [77] |
— | — | 5 | "Getcha" | Matt Lang | [78] |
— | — | 20 | "Girls Like Me" | Meghan Patrick | [79] |
— | — | 9 | "Good Ol' Bad Days" | Aaron Goodvin | [80] |
— | — | 8 | "The Good Ones" | Tebey & Marie Mai |
[81] |
— | — | 1 | "Grew Up On That" | High Valley | [82] |
— | — | 11 | "Halfway Home" | Jess Moskaluke | [74] |
— | — | 8 | "Happened on a Saturday Night" | Tebey | [81] |
— | — | 17 | "Hard Dirt" | Hunter Brothers | [83] |
— | 48 | 6 | "I Don't Love You" | Lindsay Ell | [84] |
— | — | 1 | "I Would Be Over Me Too" | Tyler Joe Miller | [85] |
— | — | 1 | "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)" | Tenille Townes | [73] |
— | — | 13 | "Kiss Kiss" | Madeline Merlo | [86] |
— | — | 1 | "Like a Man" | Dallas Smith | [87] |
— | — | 1 | "Lucky" | Jade Eagleson | [72] |
— | — | 7 | "Money On You" | Chad Brownlee | [88] |
— | — | 1 | "No Truck Song" | Tim Hicks | [89] |
— | — | 4 | "Old Country Soul" | Reklaws | [90] |
— | — | 1 | "Pillow Talkin'" | Tyler Joe Miller | [91] |
— | — | 1 | "Seeing Other People" | MacKenzie Porter | [92] |
— | — | 12 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Brett Kissel | [76] |
— | — | 11 | "Silver Lining" | Hunter Brothers | [83] |
— | — | 15 | "Summer Time" | James Barker Band | [93] |
45 | 56 | 1 | "These Days" | MacKenzie Porter | [92] |
— | — | 1 | "Timeless" | Dallas Smith | [87] |
35 | 58 | 1 | "Want Me Back" | Lindsay Ell | [84] |
— | — | 19 | "When You Know You Know" | Tim & the Glory Boys | |
— | — | 2 | "Where I'm From" | The Reklaws | [90] |
The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2020:
US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 6-Pack (EP) | Florida Georgia Line | BMLG | May 22 | [94] |
6 | The Album, Part 1 | Chase Rice | Dack Janiels | January 31 | [95] |
9 | Ballerini | Kelsea Ballerini | Black River | September 11 | [96] |
1 | Born Here Live Here Die Here | Luke Bryan | Capitol Nashville | August 7 | [97] |
6 | Carly Pearce | Carly Pearce | Big Machine | February 14 | [98] |
6 | Chris Tomlin & Friends | Chris Tomlin | Sparrow/Capitol | July 31 | [99] |
2 | Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions | Sturgill Simpson | High Top Mountain | October 15 | [100] |
6 | Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil | Diplo | Columbia | May 29 | [101] |
6 | Everlasting Country | Upchurch | Stonebaby Sounds | April 20 | [102] |
5 | First Rose of Spring | Willie Nelson | Legacy | July 3 | [103] |
7 | Fun | Garth Brooks | Pearl Records | November 20 | [104] |
1 | Gaslighter | The Chicks | Columbia | July 17 | [105] |
4 | Goldmine | Gabby Barrett | Warner Music Nashville | June 19 | [106] |
1 | Here and Now | Kenny Chesney | Warner Music Nashville | May 1 | [107] |
1 | Here on Earth | Tim McGraw | Big Machine | August 21 | [108] |
7 | Hey World | Lee Brice | Curb Records | November 20 | [109] |
10 | Hollywood Gold (EP) | Parker McCollum | MCA Nashville | October 16 | [110] |
2 | Kelsea | Kelsea Ballerini | Black River | March 20 | [96] |
9 | Lady Like | Ingrid Andress | Warner Music Nashville | March 27 | [111] |
1 | Life on the Flip Side | Jimmy Buffett | Mailboat Records | May 29 | [112] |
6 | Long Violent History | Tyler Childers | Hickman Holler | September 18 | [113] |
2 | Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) | Kane Brown | RCA Nashville | August 14 | [114] |
5 | Never Will | Ashley McBryde | Warner Music Nashville | April 3 | [115] |
1 | Nightfall | Little Big Town | Capitol Nashville | January 17 | [116] |
1 | Reunions | Jason Isbell | Southeastern Records | May 8 | [117] |
4 | A Rock | Hardy | Big Loud | September 4 | [118] |
4 | Skeletons | Brothers Osborne | EMI Nashville | October 9 | [119] |
1 | Southside | Sam Hunt | MCA Nashville | April 3 | [120] |
1 | The Speed of Now Part 1 | Keith Urban | Capitol Nashville | September 18 | [121] |
1 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | Mercury Nashville | November 13 | [122] |
5 | Sunday Drive | Brett Eldredge | Atlantic Nashville | July 10 | [123] |
4 | Tullahoma | Dustin Lynch | Broken Bow | January 17 | [124] |
9 | Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine Records | October 2 | [125] |
7 | The Way It Feels | Maddie & Tae | Mercury Nashville | April 10 | [126] |
8 | Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs | Colter Wall | La Honda / Thirty Tigers | August 28 | [127] |
5 | Wild World | Kip Moore | MCA Nashville | May 29 | [128] |
1 | My Gift | Carrie Underwood | Capitol Nashville | September 25 | [129] |
US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Beer's Better Cold (EP) | Travis Denning | Mercury Nashville | May 15 | [130] |
26 | Bettie James (EP) | Jimmie Allen | Stoney Creek | July 10 | [131] |
28 | Canyons | Gone West | Triple Tigers | June 12 | [132] |
17 | Country Fuzz | The Cadillac Three | BMLG | February 7 | [133] |
14 | Country State of Mind | Josh Turner | MCA Nashville | August 21 | [134] |
35 | The Dirt and the Stars | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Lambent Light | August 7 | [135] |
32 | En Español | The Mavericks | Mono Mundo | August 21 | [136] |
28 | Getting Good (EP) | Lauren Alaina | Mercury Nashville/Interscope/19 | March 6 | [137] |
44 | Ghosts of West Virginia | Steve Earle | New West Records | May 22 | [138] |
33 | Heart Theory | Lindsay Ell | Stoney Creek | August 14 | [139] |
35 | How They Remember You (EP) | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine | July 31 | [140] |
16 | Jordan Davis (EP) | Jordan Davis | MCA Nashville | May 22 | [141] |
16 | Lamentations | American Aquarium | New West Records | May 1 | [142] |
41 | The Lemonade Stand | Tenille Townes | Columbia Nashville | June 26 | [143] |
42 | McGraw Machine Hits: 2013-2019 | Tim McGraw | Big Machine Records | November 20 | [144] |
18 | The Otherside | Cam | RCA/Triple Tigers | October 30 | [145] |
17 | Re-Dunn | Ronnie Dunn | Little Willy Records | January 10 | [146] |
46 | Show Pony | Orville Peck | Columbia/Sub Pop | August 14 | [147] |
14 | Southern Symphony | Russell Dickerson | Triple Tigers | December 4 | [148] |
17 | That's How Rumors Get Started | Margo Price | Loma Vista | July 10 | [149] |
16 | Triple Live Deluxe | Garth Brooks | Pearl Records | November 20 | [104] |
46 | Your Life Is a Record | Brandy Clark | Warner Bros. | March 6 | [150] |
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CMT Artists of the Year
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