COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2004, Tim McGraw scored his 24th Number One song of his career with "Back When".  The song was released as the second single from McGraw's eighth studio album, Live Like You…

On this day in 2011, The Band Perry was celebrating both a Grammy Nomination for Best New Artist and that their album, The Band Perry, was Certified Platinum by the RIAA. The Band Perry was the…

On this day in 1967, Gary Allan was born in La Mirada, California, to Harley and Mary Herzberg. Allan got his big break in the country music industry while selling cars. After leaving a demo tape…

On this day in 2015, Chris Young's "I'm Comin' Over" was on top of the charts for the second straight week. The song was the lead single from Young's fifth studio album of the same…

On this day in 2011, Lady Antebellum's "We Owned the Night" took the top spot on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The song  marked the trio's sixth career #1 hit. "We Owned the Night" was released as the second…

On this day in 1975,  C.W. McCall's "Convoy" debuted on the Billboard chart. The song would hit #1 on both the country and pop charts and would stay on the country chart's top spot for six weeks.…

On this day in 2002, Keith Urban received a gold album, for his third studio album, Golden Road. The album produced three #1's, "Somebody Like You", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", and "You'll Think of Me".…

On this day in 2015, Luke Bryan performed during halftime at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to promote the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign. The NFL's Carolina Panthers beat the Dallas Cowboys, 33-14, in the…

On this day in 2014, Jason Aldean's Old Boots, New Dirt was the number one album on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album produced four singles, "Just Getting Started", "Tonight Looks Good on You", "Gonna…

On this day in 2004, Gary Allan's "Nothing On But The Radio" was king of the charts, sitting at #1.  The song was released as the third and final single from his album See If I…