Week ending 9/5/09: #1 singles this week in country music history

1949: I’m Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Three Bells — The Browns (RCA)
1969: A Boy Named Sue — Johnny Cash (Columbia)
1979: I May Never Get To Heaven — Conway Twitty (MCA)
1989: I’m Still Crazy — Vern Gosdin (Columbia)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: Big Green Tractor — Jason [...]

Week ending 8/29/09 – #1 singles this week in country music

1949: I’m Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Three Bells — The Browns (RCA)
1969: A Boy Named Sue — Johnny Cash (Columbia)
1979: Heartbreak Hotel — Willie Nelson & Leon Russell (Columbia)
1989: Are You Ever Gonna Love Me — Holly Dunn (Warner Bros.)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: [...]

Week ending 8/22/09: #1 singles this week in country music history

1949: I’m Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: Waterloo – Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)
1969: A Boy Named Sue — Johnny Cash (Columbia)
1979: The Devil Went Down to Georgia — The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic)
1989: Sunday In The South – Shenandoah (Columbia)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: You Belong With Me – Taylor [...]

Week ending 8/15/09: #1 singles this week in country music history

1949: I’m Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: Waterloo – Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)
1969: Workin’ Man Blues – Merle Haggard (Capitol)
1979: Coca Cola Cowboy – Mel Tillis (MCA)
1989: Timber, I’m Falling In Love — Patty Loveless (MCA)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift (Big Machine)

The evolution of the album

The term “record album” first came into use when record companies used to package a series of related 78 RPM phonograph records together in a book that resembled a picture album.  The first known album to be released was a four disc set of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, in 1909 in the United Kingdom.  It retailed [...]

Week ending 8/8/09: #1 singles this week in country music history

1949: I’m Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: Waterloo – Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)
1969: All I Have To Offer You Is Me — Charley Pride (RCA)
1979: Suspicions – Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)
1989: Why’d You Come In Here Lookin’ Like That — Dolly Parton (Columbia)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: Alright – Darius [...]

Week ending 8/1/09: #1 singles this week in country music history

1949: I’m Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: Waterloo – Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)
1969: Johnny B. Goode – Buck Owens (Capitol)
1979: You’re The Only One – Dolly Parton (RCA)
1989: Cathy’s Clown – Reba McEntire (MCA)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: People Are Crazy – Billy Currington (Mercury)

Week ending 7/25/09: #1 this week in country music history

1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Johnny B. Goode – Buck Owens (Capitol)
1979: You’re The Only One – Dolly Parton (RCA)
1989: What’s Going On In Your World – George Strait (MCA)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: People Are Crazy – Billy Currington (Mercury)

Week ending 7/18/09: #1 this week in country music history

1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: I Love You More Today — Conway Twitty (Decca)
1979: Shadows In The Moonlight — Anne Murray (Capitol)
1989: In A Letter To You — Eddy Raven (Universal)
1999: Amazed – Lonestar (BNA)
2009: I Run To You – Lady [...]

Week ending 7/11/09: #1 this week in country music history

1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Statue of a Fool — Jack Greene (Decca)
1979: Amanda – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
1989: Lovin’ Only Me — Ricky Skaggs (Epic)
1999: Write This Down — George Strait (MCA)
2009: Sideways – Dierks Bentley (Capitol)

Week ending 7/4/09: #1 this week in country music history

1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Statue of a Fool — Jack Greene (Decca)
1979: Amanda – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
1989: Come From The Heart — Kathy Mattea (Mercury)
1999: Write This Down — George Strait (MCA)
2009: Sideways – Dierks Bentley (Capitol)

Week ending 6/27/09: #1 this week in country music

1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Running Bear — Sonny James (Capitol)
1979: Amanda – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
1989: I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party — Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
1999: Write This Down — George Strait (MCA)
2009: Out Last Night — Kenny Chesney (BNA)

Album Review: Tanya Tucker – ‘My Turn’

After seven long years, Tanya Tucker is finally back with My Turn , a collection of covers of classic country songs, recorded as a tribute to her late father and mentor, Beau Tucker. This album is different from anything Tanya has done in the past. We’ve never heard her sound so “retro” [...]

Week ending 6/20/09: #1 this week in country music history

1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Running Bear — Sonny James (Capitol)
1979: Nobody Likes Sad Songs — Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
1989: Love Out Loud — Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
1999: Write This Down — George Strait (MCA)
2009: Then — Brad Paisley (Arista)