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''See also:''

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[[2006 in country music]], [[Timeline of trends in music (2000-present)|2000s in music]] and the [[List of years in Country Music]]

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2005.

{{Year in music|2005}}

== Events ==

{{Year topic navigation|2005|country music}}

==Events==

*April 30 – ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard magazine]]'' renames the [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart "Hot Country Songs." The chart's renaming is part of a major redesign of the 110-year-old magazine.

*May 25 – [[Oklahoma]]-born [[Carrie Underwood]] becomes the fourth-season winner of "'''[[American Idol]]'''." Although her first single, "[[Inside Your Heaven]]," tops the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart, the 22-year-old Underwood's influences and music are predominantly country. Late in the year, she entered the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart for the first time with "[[Jesus, Take the Wheel]]". Her debut album, ''[[Some Hearts (song)|Some Hearts]]'', rockets to No. 1 on the album charts.

*May 25 – [[Garth Brooks]] proposes to longtime girlfriend and fellow country music star [[Trisha Yearwood]] in [[Bakersfield, California]], ending long-standing speculation about their relationship.

*May 27 – [[Gretchen Wilson]] guest [[Miranda Lambert]] at the [[Value City Arena|Schottenstein Center]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]].

*September – Country music acts participate in [[benefit concert]]s to aid victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. On September 9, [[Dixie Chicks]], [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Trisha Yearwood]] are among the artists participating in "[[Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast]]," which airs live on cable and broadcast television stations in the United States and worldwide.

:"[[ReAct Now: Music & Relief]]" is held September 10. Country performers at the 4½-hour concert — which airs live on [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] – include [[Alan Jackson]] and [[Gretchen Wilson]].

*October – Koch Records Nashville folds when its parent company goes out of business.

*November 9 – After 27 years as host of "'''[[American Country Countdown]]'''," radio personality [[Bob Kingsley]] steps down, after his production company and [[Cumulus Media Networks|ABC Radio Networks]] (which distributes the show) fail to come to terms in renegotiating a distribution agreement. [[Kix Brooks]], one half of the superstar duo [[Brooks & Dunn]], is named the new host and was slated to take over January 21, 2006. Kingsley's last shows with "ACC" are the December 24 countdown program and "[[Christmas in America]]".

*November 14 – Country music superstars [[Trisha Yearwood]], [[Martina McBride]], [[Barbara Mandrell]], [[Carrie Underwood]] and [[Jo Dee Messina]] at the [[CNN]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]''.

*November 15 – [[Gretchen Wilson]] and [[Kenny Chesney]] at the [[2005 Country Music Association Awards|2005 CMA Awards]].

*November 18 – The [[Johnny Cash]] biopic, ''[[Walk the Line]]'', opens nationwide. The movie stars [[Joaquin Phoenix]] as "The Man in Black" and [[Reese Witherspoon]] as his girlfriend (and wife-to-be) [[June Carter Cash|June Carter]]. The movie is widely praised by critics and a major box office hit, culminating in Reese winning the Best Actress Oscar the following year.

*November 25 – [[Garth Brooks]] releases [[The Limited Series (2005 album)|The Limited Series]], his second [[box set]] to be sold exclusively at [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]] and [[Sam's Club]] stores. The set contains his previous two studio albums, ''[[Sevens (album)|Sevens]]'' and ''[[Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)|Scarecrow]]''; plus his ''[[Double Live (Garth Brooks album)|Double Live]]'' album; ''[[The Limited Series (2005 album)|The Lost Sessions]]'', a new album of previously unreleased material; and an ''All Access'' DVD containing behind-the-scenes footage of his concerts. ''[[The Limited Series (1998 album)|The Limited Series]]'' is Brooks' first box set to be released under his label, Pearl Records; he had left his longtime label, [[Capitol Records]], earlier in the year.

*December 9 – [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Carrie Underwood]] are tough acts to follow.

*December 10 – [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Trisha Yearwood]] marry at their home in [[Oklahoma]]. It is Brooks' second marriage, Yearwood's third.

*December 31 – [[Bob Kingsley]]'s new countdown program, "[[Country Top 40 with Fitz|Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40]]", premieres with the annual year-end countdown. The new four-hour show, which aired on many of the same stations that aired "ACC," is distributed by the [[Jones Radio Networks|Jones Radio Network]].

===No dates===

== Top Hits of the Year ==

* [[Mindy McCready]] endures a rough year, with stories about her personal and legal problems making headlines. They include violent run-ins with her ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight; various crimes she had been charged with (including fraud, prescription drug crimes, [[driving under the influence]] and probation violation) and at least two suicide attempts. Late in the year, Mindy spoke about her problems on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' and ''[[Larry King Live]]''.

=== No. 1 Hits ===

* [[Toby Keith]], the flagship artist for DreamWorks Nashville, departs to form his own label, [[Show Dog Nashville]]. DreamWorks – which had never really lived up to its expectations – is shut down shortly thereafter by its parent company, Universal Music Group.

''(As certified by [[Billboard magazine]])''

* [[JanuaryKellie 22Pickler]] --and "Awful,[[Aaron BeautifulTippin]] Life"in --a state in [[Darryl WorleyCarolinas|Carolina]].

* The [[Country Music Association]] announces a new TV deal to move the CMA Awards to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], after years of being broadcast on [[CBS]].

* [[February 5]] -- "Mud on the Tires" -- [[Brad Paisley]]

* Tammy Genovese becomes the head of the [[Country Music Association]], succeeding Ed Benson.

* [[February 12]] -- "Bless the Broken Road" -- [[Rascal Flatts]]

* Country music icon [[MarchGeorge 19Jones]] --marks "Nothin'his to50th Lose"year --in [[Joshcountry Gracinmusic]].

* [[March 26]] -- "That's What I Love About Sunday" -- [[Craig Morgan]]

* [[April 23]] -- "Anything But Mine" -- [[Kenny Chesney]]

* [[May 7]] -- "It's Getting Better All the Time" -- [[Brooks & Dunn]]

* [[May 14]] -- "My Give a Damn's Busted" -- [[Jo Dee Messina]]

* [[May 28]] -- "Making Memories of Us" -- [[Keith Urban]]

* [[July 2]] -- "Fast Cars and Freedom" -- [[Rascal Flatts]]

* [[July 23]] -- "As Good as I Once Was" -- [[Toby Keith]]

* [[September 3]] -- "Mississippi Girl" – [[Faith Hill]]

* [[September 17]] -- "Play Something Country – [[Brooks & Dunn]]

* [[September 24]] -- "A Real Fine Place to Start" – [[Sara Evans]]

* [[October 8]] -- "Something to be Proud Of" - [[Montgomery Gentry]]

* [[October 22]] -- "Better Life" - [[Keith Urban]]

===Top Otherhits Majorof Hitsthe =year==

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the [[Hot Country Songs]] or [[Billboard charts|Canada Country]] charts in 2005:

* "Alberta Bound" – [[Paul Brandt]]

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* "Alcohol" - [[Brad Paisley]]

{{see also| List of Hot Country Songs number ones of 2005|List of number-one country singles of 2005 (Canada)}}

* "All Jacked Up" – [[Gretchen Wilson]]

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* "Arlington" – [[Trace Adkins]]

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* "Baby Girl" -- [[Sugarland (band)|Sugarland]]

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* "Best I Ever Had" – [[Gary Allan]]

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* "Big Blue Note" – [[Toby Keith]]

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* "Big Time" -- [[Big & Rich]]

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* "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" – [[Neal McCoy]]

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* "Boondocks" – [[Little Big Town]]

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* "Come A Little Closer" -- [[Dierks Bentley]]

|[[Alcohol (Brad Paisley song)|Alcohol]]

* "Do You Want Fries With That" –- [[Tim McGraw]]

|[[Brad Paisley]]

* "Don't Ask Me How I Know" –- [[Bobby Pinson]]

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* "Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing" - [[SHeDaisy]]

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* "Drugs or Jesus" -- [[Tim McGraw]]

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* "Georgia Rain" -- [[Trisha Yearwood]]

|[[All Jacked Up (song)|All Jacked Up]]

* "Gone" -- [[Montgomery Gentry]]

|[[Gretchen Wilson]]

* "Good Ride Cowboy" – [[Garth Brooks]]

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* "Goodbye Time" - [[Blake Shelton]]

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* "He Gets That From Me" -- [[Reba McEntire]]

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* "Help Somebody" -- [[Van Zant]]

|[[Anything but Mine]]

* "Hicktown" – [[Jason Aldean]]

|[[Kenny Chesney]]

* "Homewrecker" -- [[Gretchen Wilson]]

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* "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" – [[Trace Adkins]]

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* "Honky Tonk U" -- [[Toby Keith]]

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* "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" -- [[Lee Ann Womack]]

|[[Arlington (song)|Arlington]]

* "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)" -- [[Phil Vassar]]

|[[Trace Adkins]]

* "If Heaven" -- [[Andy Griggs]]

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* "If Something Should Happen" -- [[Darryl Worley]]

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* "Keg in the Closet" -- [[Kenny Chesney]]

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* "Leaving" – [[Paul Brandt]]

|[[As Good as I Once Was]]

* "Let Them Be Little" -- [[Billy Dean]]

|[[Toby Keith]]

* "Like We Never Loved at All" – [[Faith Hill]] with [[Tim McGraw]]

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* "Long, Slow Kisses" -- [[Jeff Bates]]

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* "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" -- [[Dierks Bentley]]

|align=center|8

* "Monday Morning Church" -- [[Alan Jackson]]

|[[Awful, Beautiful Life]]

* "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" – [[Billy Currington]]

|[[Darryl Worley]]

* "My Old Friend" – [[Tim McGraw]]

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* "My Sister" -- [[Reba McEntire]]

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* "Nothing 'Bout Love Makes Sense" -- [[LeAnn Rimes]]

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* "Pickin' Wildflowers" -- [[Keith Anderson]]

|[[Baby Girl (Sugarland song)|Baby Girl]]

* "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" -- [[LeAnn Rimes]]

|[[Sugarland]]

* "Redneck Yacht Club" – [[Craig Morgan]]

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* "She Let Herself Go" – [[George Strait]]

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* "Skin (Sarabeth)" – [[Rascal Flatts]]

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* "Somebody's Hero" – [[Jamie O'Neal]]

|[[Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)|Best I Ever Had]]

* "Something More" -- [[Sugarland (band)|Sugarland]]

|[[Gary Allan]]

* "Songs About Me" -- [[Trace Adkins]]

|-

* "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" – [[Josh Gracin]]

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* "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" -- [[Joe Nichols]]

|align=center|1

* "USA Today" – [[Alan Jackson]]

|[[Better Life]]

* "What's a Guy Gotta Do" -- [[Joe Nichols]]

|[[Keith Urban]]

* "When I Think About Cheatin'" -- [[Gretchen Wilson]]

|-

* "Who You'd Be Today" –- [[Kenny Chesney]]

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* "You'll Be There" -- [[George Strait]]

|align=center|1

* "You're Like Comin' Home" – [[Lonestar]]

|[[Big Blue Note]]

* "You're My Better Half" -- [[Keith Urban]]

|Toby Keith

|-

|align=center|20

|align=center|19

|[[Big Time (Big & Rich song)|Big Time]]

|[[Big & Rich]]

|-

|align=center|10

|align=center|11

|[[Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On]]

|[[Neal McCoy]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Bless the Broken Road]]

|[[Rascal Flatts]]

|-

|align=center|16

|align=center|28

|[[Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)]]

|[[Lonestar]]

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|align=center|1

|align=center|3

|[[Come a Little Closer (Dierks Bentley song)|Come a Little Closer]]

|[[Dierks Bentley]]

|-

|align=center|5

|align=center|3

|[[Do You Want Fries with That]]

|[[Tim McGraw]]

|-

|align=center|24

|align=center|4

|[[Don't!]]

|[[Shania Twain]]

|-

|align=center|16

|align=center|—

|[[Don't Ask Me How I Know]]

|[[Bobby Pinson]]

|-

|align=center|7

|align=center|13

|[[Don't Worry 'bout a Thing (SHeDAISY song)|Don't Worry 'bout a Thing]]

|[[SHeDAISY]]

|-

|align=center|14

|align=center|6

|[[Drugs or Jesus]]

|Tim McGraw

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

|[[Fast Cars and Freedom]]

|Rascal Flatts

|-

|align=center|15

|align=center|22

|[[Georgia Rain]]

|[[Trisha Yearwood]]

|-

|align=center|16

|align=center|19

|[[God's Will]]

|[[Martina McBride]]

|-

|align=center|3

|align=center|4

|[[Gone (Montgomery Gentry song)|Gone]]

|[[Montgomery Gentry]]

|-

|align=center|3

|align=center|2

|[[Good Ride Cowboy]]

|[[Garth Brooks]]

|-

|align=center|10

|align=center|18

|[[Goodbye Time]]

|[[Blake Shelton]]

|-

|align=center|7

|align=center|12

|[[He Gets That from Me]]

|[[Reba McEntire]]

|-

|align=center|8

|align=center|29

|[[Help Somebody]]

|[[Van Zant (duo)|Van Zant]]

|-

|align=center|10

|align=center|27

|[[Hicktown]]

|[[Jason Aldean]]

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|align=center|15

|align=center|9

|[[Holy Water (Big & Rich song)|Holy Water]]

|Big & Rich

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|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|[[Homewrecker (song)|Homewrecker]]

|Gretchen Wilson

|-

|align=center|8

|align=center|6

|[[Honkytonk U]]

|Toby Keith

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|align=center|4

|align=center|20

|[[How Am I Doin']]

|Dierks Bentley

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|25

|[[How Do You Get That Lonely]]

|[[Blaine Larsen]]

|-

|align=center|45

|align=center|8

|[[I Ain't No Quitter]]

|Shania Twain

|-

|align=center|10

|align=center|6

|[[I May Hate Myself in the Morning]]

|[[Lee Ann Womack]]

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|19

|[[Rose Garden (song)|(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden]]

|Martina McBride

|-

|align=center|17

|align=center|—

|[[I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)]]

|[[Phil Vassar]]

|-

|align=center|5

|align=center|23

|[[If Heaven]]

|[[Andy Griggs]]

|-

|align=center|9

|align=center|26

|[[If Something Should Happen]]

|Darryl Worley

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|4

|[[It's Getting Better All the Time]]

|[[Brooks & Dunn]]

|-

|align=center|6

|align=center|5

|[[Keg in the Closet]]

|Kenny Chesney

|-

|align=center|8

|align=center|14

|[[Let Them Be Little (song)|Let Them Be Little]]

|[[Billy Dean]]

|-

|align=center|17

|align=center|—

|[[Long, Slow Kisses]]

|[[Jeff Bates]]

|-

|align=center|3

|align=center|1

|[[Lot of Leavin' Left to Do]]

|Dierks Bentley

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Making Memories of Us]]

|Keith Urban

|-

|align=center|12

|align=center|29

|[[Miss Me Baby]]

|[[Chris Cagle]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Mississippi Girl]]

|[[Faith Hill]]

|-

|align=center|5

|align=center|4

|[[Monday Morning Church]]

|[[Alan Jackson]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Mud on the Tires (song)|Mud on the Tires]]

|Brad Paisley

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|4

|[[Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right]]

|[[Billy Currington]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[My Give a Damn's Busted]]

|[[Jo Dee Messina]]

|-

|align=center|44

|align=center|4

|My Name

|[[George Canyon]]

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|align=center|16

|align=center|17

|[[My Sister (Reba McEntire song)|My Sister]]

|Reba McEntire

|-

|align=center|5

|align=center|1

|[[Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense]]

|[[LeAnn Rimes]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Nothin' to Lose (Marcel song)|Nothin' to Lose]]

|[[Josh Gracin]]

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|—

|[[Paper Angels]]

|[[Jimmy Wayne]]

|-

|align=center|8

|align=center|14

|[[Pickin' Wildflowers]]

|[[Keith Anderson]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Play Something Country]]

|Brooks & Dunn

|-

|align=center|3

|align=center|19

|[[Probably Wouldn't Be This Way]]

|LeAnn Rimes

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[A Real Fine Place to Start]]

|[[Sara Evans]]

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|9

|[[Redneck Yacht Club]]

|[[Craig Morgan]]

|-

|align=center|25

|align=center|15

|[[She Didn't Have Time]]

|[[Terri Clark]]

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|[[Skin (Sarabeth)]]

|Rascal Flatts

|-

|align=center|3

|align=center|6

|[[Somebody's Hero (song)|Somebody's Hero]]

|[[Jamie O'Neal]]

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|[[Something More (Sugarland song)|Something More]]

|Sugarland

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|5

|[[Something to Be Proud Of]]

|Montgomery Gentry

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|15

|[[Songs About Me (song)|Songs About Me]]

|Trace Adkins

|-

|align=center|5

|align=center|6

|[[Stay with Me (Brass Bed)]]

|Josh Gracin

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|15

|[[The Talkin' Song Repair Blues]]

|Alan Jackson

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|[[Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off]]

|[[Joe Nichols]]

|-

|align=center|1

|align=center|3

|[[That's What I Love About Sunday]]

|Craig Morgan

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|24

|[[Trying to Find Atlantis]]

|Jamie O'Neal

|-

|align=center|18

|align=center|—

|[[USA Today (song)|USA Today]]

|Alan Jackson

|-

|align=center|36

|align=center|5

|Waitin' on the Wonderful

|[[Aaron Lines]]

|-

|align=center|4

|align=center|11

|[[What's a Guy Gotta Do]]

|Joe Nichols

|-

|align=center|4

|align=center|2

|[[When I Think About Cheatin']]

|Gretchen Wilson

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|[[Who You'd Be Today]]

|Kenny Chesney

|-

|align=center|4

|align=center|5

|[[You'll Be There]]

|[[George Strait]]

|-

|align=center|8

|align=center|7

|[[You're Like Comin' Home]]

|Lonestar

|-

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|[[You're My Better Half]]

|Keith Urban

|}

== Top New Albumnew Releasesalbum releases==

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the [[Top Country Albums]] charts in 2005:

* ''III'' – [[Joe Nichols]] (Universal South)

{{see also|List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2005}}

* ''All Jacked Up'' – [[Gretchen Wilson]] (Epic/Sony)

{| class="wikitable sortable"

* ''Anywhere But Here'' – [[Chris Cagle]] (Capitol)

|-

* ''Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair'' -- [[Kenny Chesney]] (BNA)

! width=45|<small>US</small>

* ''Coming Home'' – [[Lonestar]] (BNA)

! Album

* ''Delicious Surprise'' -- [[Jo Dee Messina]] (Curb)

! Artist

* ''Doin' Something Right'' – [[Billy Currington]] (Mercury/Polygram)

! Record Label

* ''Fireflies'' – [[Faith Hill]] (Warner Bros.)

|-

* ''Get Right With The Man'' -- [[Van Zant]] (Columbia/Sony)

| align="center"| 1

* ''Glory Train: Songs Of Faith, Worship And Praise'' – [[Randy Travis]] (Word/Curb)

| ''[[All Jacked Up]]''

* ''Hillbilly Deluxe'' – [[Brooks & Dunn]] (Arista Nashville)

| [[Gretchen Wilson]]

* ''Honkytonk University'' –- [[Toby Keith]] (DreamWorks)

| Epic

* ''Jasper County'' – [[Trisha Yearwood]] (MCA Nashville)

|-

* ''Jason Aldean'' – Jason Aldean (Broken Bow)

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* ''Kerosene'' – [[Miranda Lambert]] (Epic)

| ''[[Anywhere but Here (Chris Cagle album)|Anywhere but Here]]''

* ''The Legend of Johnny Cash'' – [[Johnny Cash]] (Legacy/Columbia/American/Island)

| [[Chris Cagle]]

* ''Loco Motive'' – [[Cowboy Troy]] (Raybaw/Warner Bros.)

| Capitol Nashville

* ''Modern Day Drifter'' -- [[Dierks Bentley]] (Capitol)

|-

* ''My Kind of Livin''' – [[Craig Morgan]] (Broken Bow)

| align="center"| 1

* ''Put The O Back In Country'' – [[Shooter Jennings]] (Universal South)

| ''[[Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)]]''

* ''Real Fine Place'' – [[Sara Evans]] (RCA)

| [[Kenny Chesney]]

* ''The Right To Bare Arms'' – [[Larry The Cable Guy]] (Jack/Warner Bros.)

| BNA

* ''The Road and the Radio'' – [[Kenny Chesney]] (BNA)

|-

* ''The Road to Here'' – [[Little Big Town]] (Equity)

| align="center"| 8

* ''Somewhere Down in Texas'' – [[George Strait]] (MCA Nashville)

| ''[[Blame the Vain]]''

* ''Songs About Me'' -- [[Trace Adkins]] (Capitol)

| [[Dwight Yoakam]]

* ''That's Life'' – [[Neal McCoy]] (903 Music)

| New West

* ''Then & Now: The Hits Collection'' – [[Tracy Lawrence]] (Mercury/Polygram)

|-

* ''This Woman'' – [[LeAnn Rimes]] (Curb)

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* ''Those Were the Days'' – [[Dolly Parton]] (Blue Eye/Sugar Hill)

| ''[[Brave (Jamie O'Neal album)|Brave]]''

* ''Three Chord Country And American Rock & Roll'' – [[Keith Anderson]] (Arista Nashville)

| [[Jamie O'Neal]]

* ''Time Well Wasted'' – [[Brad Paisley]] (Arista Nashville)

| Capitol Nashville

* ''Timeless'' – [[Martina McBride]] (RCA)

|-

* ''Totally Country Vol. 4'' -- Various Artists (Sony/BMG/WEA/Universal)

| align="center"| 3

| ''[[Coming Home (Lonestar album)|Coming Home]]''

| [[Lonestar]]

| BNA

|-

| align="center"| 3

| ''[[Comin' to Your City]]''

| [[Big & Rich]]

| Warner Bros.

|-

| align="center"| 6

| ''[[Countryman (album)|Countryman]]''

| [[Willie Nelson]]

| Lost Highway

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Delicious Surprise]]''

| [[Jo Dee Messina]]

| Curb

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[Doin' Somethin' Right]]''

| [[Billy Currington]]

| Mercury Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 5

| ''[[Erika Jo (album)|Erika Jo]]''

| [[Erika Jo]]

| Universal South

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Fireflies (Faith Hill album)|Fireflies]]''

| [[Faith Hill]]

| Warner Bros.

|-

| align="center"| 6

| ''[[Garage (album)|Garage]]''

| [[Cross Canadian Ragweed]]

| Universal South

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[Get Right with the Man]]''

| [[Van Zant (duo)|Van Zant]]

| Columbia

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime]]''

| [[Wynonna Judd|Wynonna]]

| Asylum-Curb

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Hillbilly Deluxe (Brooks & Dunn album)|Hillbilly Deluxe]]''

| [[Brooks & Dunn]]

| Arista Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Honkytonk University]]''

| [[Toby Keith]]

| DreamWorks Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 6

| ''[[Hot Apple Pie (album)|Hot Apple Pie]]''

| [[Hot Apple Pie]]

| DreamWorks Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[III (Joe Nichols album)|III]]''

| [[Joe Nichols]]

| Universal South

|-

| align="center"| 6

| ''[[Jason Aldean (album)|Jason Aldean]]''

| [[Jason Aldean]]

| Broken Bow

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Jasper County (album)|Jasper County]]''

| [[Trisha Yearwood]]

| MCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Kerosene (album)|Kerosene]]''

| [[Miranda Lambert]]

| Epic

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[The Legend of Johnny Cash]]''

| [[Johnny Cash]]

| Island

|-

| align="center"| 8

| ''[[Let Them Be Little]]''

| [[Billy Dean]]

| Asylum-Curb

|-

| align="center"| 4

| ''[[Life Goes On (Terri Clark album)|Life Goes On]]''

| [[Terri Clark]]

| Mercury Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[Loco Motive (album)|Loco Motive]]''

| [[Cowboy Troy]]

| RAYBAW

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| ''[[Modern Day Drifter]]''

| [[Dierks Bentley]]

| Capitol Nashville

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| ''[[My Kind of Livin']]''

| [[Craig Morgan (singer)|Craig Morgan]]

| Broken Bow

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| ''[[Real Fine Place]]''

| [[Sara Evans]]

| RCA Nashville

|-

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| ''[[Reba 1's|Reba #1's]]''

| [[Reba McEntire]]

| MCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 4

| ''[[R.I.D.E.]]''

| [[Trick Pony]]

| Asylum-Curb

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[The Right to Bare Arms]]''

| [[Larry the Cable Guy]]

| Warner Bros.

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[The Road and the Radio]]''

| [[Kenny Chesney]]

| BNA

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood album)|Some Hearts]]''

| [[Carrie Underwood]]

| Arista Nashville

|-

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| ''[[Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005]]''

| [[Montgomery Gentry]]

| Columbia

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Somewhere Down in Texas]]''

| [[George Strait]]

| MCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Songs About Me]]''

| [[Trace Adkins]]

| Capitol Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 8

| ''[[That's Life (Neal McCoy album)|That's Life]]''

| [[Neal McCoy]]

| 903

|-

| align="center"| 8

| ''[[Then & Now: The Hits Collection]]''

| [[Tracy Lawrence]]

| Mercury Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 3

| ''[[There's More Where That Came From]]''

| [[Lee Ann Womack]]

| MCA Nashville

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| align="center"| 9

| ''[[Those Were the Days (Dolly Parton album)|Those Were the Days]]''

| [[Dolly Parton]]

| Blue Eye

|-

| align="center"| 2

| ''[[This Woman (LeAnn Rimes album)|This Woman]]''

| [[LeAnn Rimes]]

| Asylum-Curb

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Time Well Wasted]]''

| [[Brad Paisley]]

| Arista Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Timeless (Martina McBride album)|Timeless]]''

| [[Martina McBride]]

| RCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 5

| ''[[Times Like These (Buddy Jewell album)|Times Like These]]''

| [[Buddy Jewell]]

| Columbia

|-

| align="center"| 1

| ''[[Totally Country Vol. 4]]''

| Various Artists

| Sony BMG

|-

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| ''[[Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)|Tough All Over]]''

| [[Gary Allan]]

| MCA Nashville

|-

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| ''[[Walk the Line (soundtrack)|Walk the Line Soundtrack]]''

| Various Artists

| Wind-Up

|}

===Other Deathstop albums===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

* [[February 6]] — [[Merle Kilgore]], 70, prolific songwriter ("Wolverton Mountain," "Ring of Fire") and manager of [[Hank Williams Jr.]]

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* [[February 12]] — [[Sammi Smith]], 61, best known for "Help Me Make it Through the Night."

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* [[March 2]] — Joe Carter, 78, son of [[The Carter Family|A.P. and Sara Carter]].

! Album

* [[March 9]] — [[Chris LeDoux]], 56, world champion bareback rider who sang about the rodeo circuit and cowboy life.

! Artist

* [[May 14]] — [[Jimmy Martin]], 77, the "King of [[Bluegrass]]."

! Record Label

* [[August 16]] – [[Vassar Clements]], 77, legendary fiddle player. (cancer)

|-

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| ''[[16 Biggest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|16 Biggest Hits]]''

| [[Waylon Jennings]]

| RCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 13

| ''[[All of Me (Anne Murray album)|All of Me]]''

| [[Anne Murray]]

| StraightWay

|-

| align="center"| 20

| ''Anthology, Volume 1''

| [[Chris LeDoux]]

| Capitol Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 35

| ''[[Barely Famous Hits]]''

| [[The Warren Brothers]]

| BNA

|-

| align="center"| 47

| ''[[Childish Things]]''

| [[James McMurtry]]

| Compadre

|-

| align="center"| 14

| ''Cost of Living''

| [[Delbert McClinton]]

| New West

|-

| align="center"| 39

| ''Country's Got Heart''

| Various Artists

| Time Life

|-

| align="center"| 13

| ''[[Dream Big (Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand album)|Dream Big]]''

| [[Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand]]

| Capitol Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 29

| ''[[Dreamin' My Dreams (Patty Loveless album)|Dreamin' My Dreams]]''

| [[Patty Loveless]]

| Epic

|-

| align="center"| 36

| ''[[Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic]]''

| [[Clint Black]]

| Equity

|-

| align="center"| 39

| ''[[Everything and More (Billy Gilman album)|Everything and More]]''

| [[Billy Gilman]]

| Image

|-

| align="center"| 28

| ''[[Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise]]''

| [[Randy Travis]]

| Word/Curb

|-

| align="center"| 43

| ''Gold''

| [[Patsy Cline]]

| MCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 14

| ''[[Greatest Hits (Tracy Byrd album)|Greatest Hits]]''

| [[Tracy Byrd]]

| BNA

|-

| align="center"| 42

| ''[[Hanna-McEuen (album)|Hanna-McEuen]]''

| [[Hanna-McEuen]]

| DreamWorks Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 13

| ''[[Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't]]''

| [[George Jones]]

| Bandit

|-

| align="center"| 47

| ''[[Hitstory]]''

| [[Elvis Presley]]

| RCA

|-

| align="center"| 31

| ''[[The Legend (box set)|The Legend]]''

| [[Johnny Cash]]

| Legacy

|-

| align="center"| 23

| ''[[Man Like Me]]''

| [[Bobby Pinson]]

| RCA Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 18

| ''[[The Metropolitan Hotel]]''

| [[Chely Wright]]

| Dualtone

|-

| align="center"| 47

| ''[[Mission Temple Fireworks Stand]]''

| [[Sawyer Brown]]

| Curb

|-

| align="center"| 39

| ''[[My Kind of Music (Ray Scott album)|My Kind of Music]]''

| [[Ray Scott (singer)|Ray Scott]]

| Warner Bros.

|-

| align="center"| 40

| ''Nashville Star 2005 Finalists''

| Various Artists

| Universal South

|-

| align="center"| 42

| ''Nothing Left to Hide''

| [[Cory Morrow]]

| Write On

|-

| align="center"| 14

| ''[[Off to Join the World]]''

| [[Blaine Larsen]]

| BNA

|-

| align="center"| 37

| ''[[The Outsider (Rodney Crowell album)|The Outsider]]''

| [[Rodney Crowell]]

| Columbia

|-

| align="center"| 22

| ''[[Patriotic Country|Patriotic Country 2]]''

| Various Artists

| BMG Heritage

|-

| align="center"| 22

| ''[[Put the "O" Back in Country]]''

| [[Shooter Jennings]]

| Universal South

|-

| align="center"| 31

| ''[[Ride (Shelly Fairchild album)|Ride]]''

| [[Shelly Fairchild]]

| Columbia

|-

| align="center"| 73

| ''[[Right Out of Nowhere]]''

| [[Kathy Mattea]]

| Narada

|-

| align="center"| 12

| ''[[The Road to Here]]''

| [[Little Big Town]]

| Equity

|-

| align="center"| 13

| ''[[Songs (Willie Nelson album)|Songs]]''

| [[Willie Nelson]]

| Lost Highway

|-

| align="center"| 26

| ''[[The Story of My Life (Deana Carter album)|The Story of My Life]]''

| [[Deana Carter]]

| Vanguard

|-

| align="center"| 12

| ''[[Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll]]''

| [[Keith Anderson]]

| Arista Nashville

|-

| align="center"| 23

| ''[[The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways|The Very Best of Emmylou Harris:<br>Heartaches & Highways]]''

| [[Emmylou Harris]]

| Rhino

|-

| align="center"| 21

| ''[[What I Really Mean]]''

| [[Robert Earl Keen]]

| Koch

|}

==Deaths==

== Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees==

* February 6 – [[Merle Kilgore]], 70, prolific songwriter ("[[Wolverton Mountain]]," "Ring of Fire") and manager of [[Hank Williams Jr.]] (cancer)

* [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]] (Randy Owen (born [[1949]]); Teddy Gentry (born [[1952]]); Jeff Cook (born [[1949]]); and Mark Herndon (born [[1955]])).

* February 12 – [[Sammi Smith]], 61, best known for "Help Me Make it Through the Night."

* [[DeFord Bailey]] ([[1899]]-[[1982]])

* February 25- [[Goldie Hill]], 72, best known for "I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes" and wife of [[Carl Smith (musician)|Carl Smith]].

* [[Glen Campbell]] (born [[1936]])

* March 2 – Joe Carter, 78, son of [[The Carter Family|A.P. and Sara Carter]].

* March 9 – [[Chris LeDoux]], 56, world champion bareback rider who sang about the rodeo circuit and cowboy life.

* May 14 – [[Jimmy Martin]], 77, the "King of [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]]."

* June 27 – [[Robert Byrne (songwriter)|Robert Byrne]], 50, songwriter (unknown causes)<ref name="hof">{{cite web|url=http://www.alamhof.org/robertbyrne.html |title=Robert Byrne |work=Alabama Music Hall of Fame |accessdate=January 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224214945/http://www.alamhof.org/robertbyrne.html |archivedate=February 24, 2012 }}</ref>

* August 16 – [[Vassar Clements]], 77, legendary fiddle player. (cancer)

==Hall Majorof AwardsFame inductees==

===Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees===

=== Grammy Awards ===

*[[Red Allen (bluegrass)|Red Allen]]

*'''Best Female Country Vocal Performance''' -- "Redneck Woman," [[Gretchen Wilson]].

*[[Benny Martin]]

*'''Best Male Country Vocal Peformance''' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," [[Tim McGraw]].

*'''Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal''' -- "Top of the World" (live recording), [[Dixie Chicks]].

*'''Best Country Collaboration with Vocals''' -- "Portland, Oregon," [[Loretta Lynn]] and [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]].

*'''Best Country Instrumental Performance''' -- "Earl's Breakdown," [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] featuring [[Earl Scruggs]], [[Randy Scruggs]], [[Vassar Clements]] and [[Jerry Douglas (musician)|Jerry Douglas]].

*'''Best Country Song''' -- "Live Like You Were Dying," [[Tim Nichols]] and [[Craig Wiseman]].

*'''Best Country Album''' -- ''[[Van Lear Rose]]'', [[Loretta Lynn]].

*'''Best Bluegrass Album''' -- ''Brand New Strings'', [[Ricky Skaggs]] & [[Kentucky Thunder]].

===Country AcademyMusic Hall of Country MusicFame inductees===

*[[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]] (Randy Owen (born 1949); Teddy Gentry (born 1952); Jeff Cook (1949-2022); and Mark Herndon (born 1955)).

''(presented May 17 in Las Vegas)''

*[[DeFord Bailey]] (1899–1982)

* '''Entertainer of the Year''' -- [[Kenny Chesney]]

*[[Glen Campbell]] (1936–2017)

* '''Top Male Vocalist''' -- [[Keith Urban]]

* '''Top Female Vocalist''' -- [[Gretchen Wilson]]

===Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees===

* '''Top New Artist''' -- [[Gretchen Wilson]]

*[[Gary Fjellgaard]]

* '''Top Vocal Group''' -- [[Rascal Flatts]]

*[[R. Harlan Smith]]

* '''Top Vocal Duo''' -- [[Brooks & Dunn]]

*Paul Kennedy

* '''Vocal Event of the Year''' -- "Whiskey Lullaby", [[Brad Paisley]] and [[Allison Krauss]]

* '''Single of the Year''' -- "Live Like You Were Dying", [[Tim McGraw]]

==Major awards==

* '''Song of the Year''' -- "Live Like You Were Dying", [[Tim Nichols]] and [[Craig Wiseman]]

===Grammy Awards===

* '''Album of the Year''' -- ''Be Here'', [[Keith Urban]]

''(presented February 8, 2006 in [[Los Angeles]])''

* '''Video of the Year''' -- "Whiskey Lullaby", [[Brad Paisley]] and [[Allison Krauss]] (director: [[Rick Schroder]]).

*'''Best Female Country Vocal Performance''' – "[[The Connection (song)|The Connection]]", [[Emmylou Harris]]

* '''ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year''' -- [[Neal McCoy]]

*'''Best Male Country Vocal Performance''' – "[[You'll Think of Me]]", [[Keith Urban]]

*'''Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal''' – "Restless", [[Alison Krauss|Alison Krauss & Union Station]]

*'''Best Country Collaboration with Vocals''' – "[[Like We Never Loved At All]]", [[Faith Hill]] and [[Tim McGraw]]

*'''Best Country Instrumental Performance''' – "[[Unionhouse Branch]]", Alison Krauss & Union Station

*'''Best Country Song''' – "[[Bless the Broken Road]]", Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & [[Marcus Hummon]]

*'''Best Country Album''' – ''[[Lonely Runs Both Ways]]'', Alison Krauss & Union Station

*'''Best Bluegrass Album''' – ''The Company We Keep'', [[Del McCoury Band]]

===Juno Awards===

''(presented April 2, 2006 in [[City of Halifax|Halifax]])''

*'''Country Recording of the Year''' – ''[[The Road Hammers (album)|The Road Hammers]]'', [[The Road Hammers]]

===CMT Music Awards===

''(presented April 11 in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])''

*'''Video of the Year''' – "[[Days Go By (Keith Urban song)|Days Go By]]", [[Keith Urban]]

*'''Male Video of the Year''' – "[[I Go Back]]", [[Kenny Chesney]]

*'''Female Video of the Year''' – "[[When I Think About Cheatin']]", [[Gretchen Wilson]]

*'''Group/Duo Video of the Year''' – "[[Feels Like Today (song)|Feels Like Today]]", [[Rascal Flatts]]

*'''Breakthrough Video of the Year''' – "[[Redneck Woman]]", Gretchen Wilson

*'''Collaborative Video of the Year''' – "[[Whiskey Lullaby]]", [[Brad Paisley]] Featuring [[Alison Krauss]]

*'''Hottest Video of the Year''' – "[[Whiskey Girl]]", [[Toby Keith]]

*'''Most Inspiring Video of the Year''' – "[[Live Like You Were Dying (song)|Live Like You Were Dying]]", [[Tim McGraw]]

*'''Video Director of the Year''' – "Whiskey Lullaby", Brad Paisley Featuring Alison Krauss (Director: [[Rick Schroder]])

*'''Johnny Cash Visionary Award''' – [[Loretta Lynn]]

===Americana Music Honors & Awards===

*'''Album of the Year''' – ''[[Universal United House of Prayer]]'' ([[Buddy Miller]])

*'''Artist of the Year''' – [[John Prine]]

*'''Song of the Year''' – "Worry Too Much" ([[Mark Heard]])

*'''Emerging Artist of the Year''' – [[Mary Gauthier]]

*'''Instrumentalist of the Year''' – [[Sonny Landreth]]

*'''Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award''' – [[Judy Collins]]

*'''Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting''' – [[Guy Clark]]

*'''Lifetime Achievement: Performance''' – [[Marty Stuart]]

*'''Lifetime Achievement: Executive''' – The [[Rounder Records|Rounder]] Founders (Ken Irwin, [[Marian Leighton]], Bill Nowlin)

===Academy of Country Music===

''(presented May 23, 2006 in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]])''

*'''Entertainer of the Year''' – [[Kenny Chesney]]

*'''Song of the Year''' – "Believe", [[Ronnie Dunn]] and [[Craig Wiseman]]

*'''Single of the Year''' – "[[Jesus, Take the Wheel]]", [[Carrie Underwood]]

*'''Album of the Year''' – ''[[Time Well Wasted]]'', [[Brad Paisley]]

*'''Top Male Vocalist''' – [[Keith Urban]]

*'''Top Female Vocalist''' – [[Sara Evans]]

*'''Top Vocal Duo''' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]

*'''Top Vocal Group''' – [[Rascal Flatts]]

*'''Top New Male Vocalist''' – [[Jason Aldean]]

*'''Top New Female Vocalist''' – Carrie Underwood

*'''Top New Duo or Group''' – [[Sugarland (band)|Sugarland]]

*'''Video of the Year''' – "[[When I Get Where I'm Going]]", Brad Paisley and [[Dolly Parton]] (Director: Jim Shea)

*'''Vocal Event of the Year''' – "When I Get Where I'm Going", Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

*'''ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year''' – [[Vince Gill]]

*'''Pioneer Awards''' – [[Little Jimmy Dickens]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Bill Monroe]] and [[Earl Scruggs]]

===ARIA Awards===

''(presented in Sydney on October 23, 2005)''

*'''[[ARIA Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]]''' – ''[[Be Here]]'' ([[Keith Urban]])

*'''[[ARIA Hall of Fame]]''' – [[Smoky Dawson]]

===Canadian Country Music Association===

''(presented September 12 in [[Calgary]])''

*'''Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award''' – [[George Canyon]]

*'''Male Artist of the Year''' – George Canyon

*'''Female Artist of the Year''' – [[Terri Clark]]

*'''Group or Duo of the Year''' – [[The Road Hammers]]

*'''SOCAN Song of the Year''' – "My Name", George Canyon, [[Gordie Sampson]]

*'''Single of the Year''' – "My Name", George Canyon

*'''Album of the Year''' – ''[[This Time Around (Paul Brandt album)|This Time Around]]'', [[Paul Brandt]]

*'''Top Selling Album''' – ''[[Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album)|Greatest Hits]]'', [[Shania Twain]]

*'''CMT Video of the Year''' – "[[Convoy (song)|Convoy]]," Paul Brandt

*'''Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award''' – [[Amanda Wilkinson]]

*'''Roots Artist or Group of the Year''' – [[Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans|Corb Lund]]

===Country Music Association===

''(presented November 15 in [[New York City, New York|New York City]])''

*'''Entertainer of the Year''' – [[Keith Urban]]

*'''Song of the Year''' – "[[Whiskey Lullaby]]", [[Bill Anderson]] and [[Jon Randall]]

*'''Single of the Year''' – "[[I May Hate Myself in the Morning]]", [[Lee Ann Womack]]

*'''Album of the Year''' – ''[[There's More Where That Came From]]'', Lee Ann Womack

*'''Male Vocalist of the Year''' – Keith Urban

*'''Female Vocalist of the Year''' – [[Gretchen Wilson]]

*'''Vocal Duo of the Year''' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]

*'''Vocal Group of the Year''' – [[Rascal Flatts]]

*'''Horizon Award''' – [[Dierks Bentley]]

*'''Video of the Year''' – "[[As Good As I Once Was]]", [[Toby Keith]] (Director: Michael Salomon)

*'''Vocal Event of the Year''' – "Good News, Bad News", [[George Strait]] and Lee Ann Womack

*'''Musician of the Year''' – [[Jerry Douglas (musician)|Jerry Douglas]]

==Further reading==

*Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.

==References==

*Stark, Phyllis, "Toby Keith topped country charts, shook up Music Row," ''Billboard magazine'', December 24, 2005, p. YE-18.

;Notes

{{Reflist}}

==Other links==

* [[Country Music Association]]

* [[Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame]]

* [[2005 in Swiss music]]

=== Country Music Association ===

==External links==

* [httphttps://wwwweb.tennesseanarchive.comorg/appsweb/pbcs.dll20051201094226/article?AID=https:/20050829/NEWS01www.cmaawards.com/508290354 Announcement of 20052004/hof/default.asp Country Music Association Hall of Fame inductees]

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