COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 1999, Martina McBride nabbed a Double-Platinum album for Evolution. Evolution was McBride's fourth album and produced three hits with "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing", and "Valentine". "Valentine" would be McBride's first crossover…

On this day in 1995, Garth Brooks' The Hits was Certified 6X Platinum for shipments of 6 million copies. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and Top Country Albums, making it a…

On this day in 2002, Tim McGraw's fifth album A Place In The Sun was certified Triple Platinum.  The album produced five singles;  "Please Remember Me", "Something Like That", "My Best Friend", "My Next Thirty…

On this day in 2011, Justin Moore released his sophomore album Outlaws Like Me. The album included three singles,"Bait a Hook","Til My Last Day", and "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", which hit number one…

On this day in 2007, the Academy of Country Music presented the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award to Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams and songwriter Harlan Howard.

On this day in 2014, Luke Bryan's "Play It Again" was going through another week at number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in March as the fourth single from his…

On this day in 1993, Reba McEntire's It's Your Call was Certified Double Platinum. The album produced three hits, "Its Your Call", "The Heart Won't Lie", which featured Vince Gill, and "Baby's Gone Blues", which…

On this day in 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus'  debut album Some Gave All, which featured "Achy Breaky Heart", landed at #1 on the Country Albums Chart.  Some Gave All would wind up the best-selling album…

On this day in 1998, George Strait's "I Just Want to Dance with You" started a three-week stay at the top of the charts. The song was released as the first single for Strait's eighteenth studio…

On this day in 2005, Keith Urban got his first platinum single of his career with "You'll Think of Me."  The song was released in 2004 and was a crossover hit, landing spots on the Billboard…