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Revision as of 06:09, 9 March 2022

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place, or will take place, in 2022.

2022 in music
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Events

  • January 8 – Morgan Wallen's performance with Ernest on the Grand Ole Opry leads to criticism from fans and other country music artists, following the controversy that surrounded Wallen after he was filmed using a racial slur eleven months prior as well as an anti-racism tweet made by the institution.[1]
  • January 15 – Jay Barker, husband of Sara Evans, is arrested on domestic violence charges against Evans. At the time of the charge, reports indicate that the couple are separated.[2]
  • February 6 – Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line announce they are "taking a break" from recording music together and will be in an indefinite hiatus from touring after several 2022 shows while they pursue solo careers.[3]
  • February 19 – Brad Paisley scores his 20th number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as featured on Jimmie Allen's "Freedom Was a Highway", tying him with Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith for the tenth most number ones on that chart since its inception in January 1990.[4]

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2022:

See also: List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2022
See also: List of number-one country singles of 2022 (Canada)

Singles released by American and Australian artists

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
10 5 1 "23" [A] Sam Hunt [5]
9 9 3 "Beers on Me" [A] Dierks Bentley
featuring Breland and Hardy 		[6]
36 20 33 "Best Thing Since Backroads" [A] Jake Owen [7]
1 1 1 "Buy Dirt" Jordan Davis
featuring Luke Bryan 		[8]
9 24 30 "Circles Around This Town" [A] Maren Morris [9]
21 15 7 "Come Back as a Country Boy" [A] Blake Shelton [10]
5 13 20 "Doin' This" [A] Luke Combs [11]
11 7 42 "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" [A] Elle King
& Miranda Lambert 		[12]
17 25 — "Flower Shops" [A] Ernest
featuring Morgan Wallen
5 1 21 "Freedom Was a Highway" Jimmie Allen
& Brad Paisley 		[13]
25 16 31 "Give Heaven Some Hell" [A] Hardy [14]
11 1 16 "Half of My Hometown" [A] Kelsea Ballerini
featuring Kenny Chesney 		[15]
12 10 5 "Heart on Fire" [A] Eric Church [16]
21 11 22 "Home Sweet" [A] Russell Dickerson [17]
3 23 34 "I Bet You Think About Me" [A] Taylor Swift
featuring Chris Stapleton 		[18]
19 19 8 "If I Was a Cowboy" [A] Miranda Lambert [19]
30 20 43 "It's 'Cause I Am" Callista Clark [20]
12 14 18 "Never Say Never" [A] Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson [21]
20 12 5 "Never Wanted to Be That Girl" [A] Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde [22]
4 1 1 "One Mississippi" Kane Brown [23]
2 1 2 "Sand in My Boots" Morgan Wallen [24]
16 18 23 "Slow Down Summer" [A] Thomas Rhett [25]
14 5 3 "Tequila Little Time" Jon Pardi [26]
1 3 9 "'Til You Can't" [A] Cody Johnson [27]
6 2 39 "To Be Loved by You" [A] Parker McCollum [28]
6 1 — "Whiskey and Rain" Michael Ray [29]
30 17 1 "Wild Hearts" [A] Keith Urban [30]
1 1 1 "You Should Probably Leave" Chris Stapleton [31]

Singles released by Canadian artists

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
— 38 12 "Back Then, Right Now" [A] Tenille Arts [32]
— — 5 "Broken Umbrella" Jojo Mason [33]
— — 12 "Cool About It" [A] Meghan Patrick [34]
— — 15 "Drink Along Song" [A] Gord Bamford [35]
— — 17 "Hide from a Broken Heart" [A] Dallas Smith [36]
— — 6 "I'd Go to Jail" [A] Dean Brody [37]
— — 1 "New Old Trucks" James Barker Band
featuring Dierks Bentley 		[38]
— — 15 "Night in the Life" Brett Kissel [39]
— — 6 "Relationship Goals" Steven Lee Olsen [40]
— — 5 "Tailgate to Heaven" Shawn Austin
featuring Chris Lane 		[41]
— — 10 "Whatever It Takes" [A] High Valley [42]

Top new album releases

See also: List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2022
US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
9 Blue in the Sky Dustin Lynch Broken Bow February 11 [43]
2 Country Stuff the Album Walker Hayes Monument January 21 [44]
5 Frayed at Both Ends Aaron Lewis Big Machine January 28 [45]

Other top albums

US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
31 Born for This Chase Matthew Holler Boy February 11 [46]
39 Welcome to the Block Party Priscilla Block Mercury Nashville February 11 [47]

Announced

Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
Run Rose Run Dolly Parton Butterfly March 7 [48]
Humble Quest Maren Morris Columbia Nashville March 25 [49]
Where We Started Thomas Rhett Valory April 1 [50]
Stereotype Cole Swindell Warner Nashville April 8 [51]
Bronco Orville Peck Columbia April 8 [52]
Georgia Jason Aldean Broken Bow/Macon April 22 [53]
All In Chris Janson Warner Nashville April 29 [54]

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Black Country Artists Demand Answers from Grand Ole Opry After Morgan Wallen Performance". Newsweek. January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Dukes, Billy. "Sara Evans' Husband Jay Barker Arrested After Reportedly Trying to Hit Her With His Vehicle". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Dukes, Billy (February 8, 2022). "Florida Georgia Line Confirm They're 'Taking a Break' After 10 Years". Taste of Country.
  4. ^ Asker, Jim (February 15, 2022). "Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley Take 'Highway' to No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sam Hunt - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dierks Bentley - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jake Owen - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jordan Davis - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Maren Morris - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Blake Shelton - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Luke Combs - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Elle King - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Brad Paisley - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "Hardy - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  15. ^ "Kelsea Ballerini - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Eric Church - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Russell Dickerson - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "Taylor Swift - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "Miranda Lambert - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Country National Airplay". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Cole Swindell - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "Carly Pearce - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "Kane Brown - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Morgan Wallen - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "Thomas Rhett - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  26. ^ "Jon Pardi - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  27. ^ "Cody Johnson - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  28. ^ "Parker McCollum - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  29. ^ "Michael Ray - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  30. ^ "Keith Urban - Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  31. ^ "Chris Stapleton - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  32. ^ "Tenille Arts - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  33. ^ Jojo Mason chart peaks:
  34. ^ "Meghan Patrick - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  35. ^ "Gord Bamford - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  36. ^ "Dallas Smith - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  37. ^ "Dean Brody - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  38. ^ "James Barker Band - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  39. ^ "Brett Kissel - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  40. ^ Steven Lee Olsen chart peaks:
  41. ^ "Shawn Austin - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  42. ^ "High Valley - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  43. ^ Dukes, Billy (January 19, 2022). "Dustin Lynch Reveals Surprise 'Blue in the Sky' Album Due in February". Taste of Country.
  44. ^ "Country Stuff the Album by Walker Hayes". Apple Music. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  45. ^ DiVita, Joe (October 26, 2021). "Staind's Aaron Lewis to Release Frayed at Both Ends Country Album in 2022, New Song "Goodbye Town" Out Now". Loudwire. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  46. ^ "Top Country Albums chart for February 26, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  47. ^ "Priscilla Block Announces Debut Album 'Welcome to the Block Party'". 15 January 2022.
  48. ^ "Dolly Parton Teams Up With James Patterson for Her First Novel, Plus a Companion Album". Billboard. August 11, 2021.
  49. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (January 13, 2022). "Maren Morris, a Pop-Curious Hitmaker, Is Country, After All". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  50. ^ "Thomas Rhett Announces New Album, 'Where We Started'". Taste of Country. January 13, 2022.
  51. ^ "Cole Swindell Announces New Studio Album for 2022". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  52. ^ https://hypebeast.com/2022/2/orville-peck-bronco-album-new-songs-stream. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  53. ^ "Jason Aldean Announces 10th Studio Album, Macon, Georgia". 27 September 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  54. ^ "Chris Janson Reveals Tracklist, Cover Art for New Album, 'All In'". Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  55. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (January 18, 2022). "Jerry Crutchfield Dies: Nashville Songwriter, Producer & Music Publishing Executive Was 87". Billboard.
  56. ^ "Dallas Frazier, Country Songwriter Behind 'Elvira,' 'Beneath Still Waters' & More, Dies". Billboard. January 14, 2022.
  57. ^ Country Music Hall of Famer, Nashville broadcasting star Ralph Emery dead at 88
  58. ^ "Hargus 'Pig' Robbins, Country Hall of Famer Who Played Piano on Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline and George Jones Classics, Dies at 84". 30 January 2022.
  59. ^ Hudson, Alex (18 February 2022). "Dallas Good of the Sadies Has Died". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  60. ^ Amorosi, A.D. (18 February 2022). "Dallas Good, Co-Founder of Canadian Band the Sadies, Dies at 48". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  61. ^ https://americansongwriter.com/miranda-lambert-mourns-the-loss-of-longtime-guitarist-scotty-wray/
  62. ^ Country Music Legend Warner Mack Has Died
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