COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 1968, Glen Campbell was sitting on top of the charts with "Wichita Lineman". The song was off of Campbell's twelfth album of the same name and was Certified Gold by the RIAA.…

On this day in 1973, Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December" began a four-week stay at #1. The song was released on Haggard's holiday album Merle Haggard's Christmas Present. The song has become…

On this day in 1999, Garth Brooks' holiday album, Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas, was Certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was the second holiday record from Brooks' and was his tenth #1…

On this day in 2011, Scotty McCreery's Clear as Day was #1 on the charts. Clear as Day was the debut studio album for the American Idol winner, and was the first debut album from an American Idol winner to…

On this day in 2005, Reba's #1's album was Certified Gold and Platinum on the same day. the album spanned Reba's thirty-year career and consisted of thirty-five tracks, including twenty-two Billboard number ones and two…

On this day in 2009, Lady Antebellum earned a Platinum single for "Need You Now". The song was released earlier in 2009 as the lead-off single and title track to Lady A's second album, Need…

On this day in 2015, Warner Bros. released Cole Swindell's "You Should Be Here" to radio. The song was the lead single to his second studio album of the same name. "You Should Be Here"…

  On this day in 2011, iTunes named Eric Church as their 2011 Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Church's breakout year can be contributed to his release of his third album, Chief. The album…

On this day in 2009, Carrie Underwood received the Harmony Award during the Annual Symphony Ball at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The Harmony Award is presented each year to "an individual who best exemplifies the…

On this day in 2003, Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar" began another week at the top of the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. "I Love This Bar" was released as the…