2023 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place, or will take place, in 2023.
Events
- January 6 – Marty Stuart invites Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer to become the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry, the first time comedians have been invited in almost 50 years following Jerry Clower in 1973. Cho is the first Asian person to become a member of the Opry.[1]
- January 23 – Gabby Barrett's "Pick Me Up", Lainey Wilson's "Heart Like a Truck" and Carly Pearce's "What He Didn't Do", all reach #4, #8 and #10 respectively at US Country Radio (as measured by Mediabase). This marks the first time since 2020 that three solo women have charted in the top ten simultaneously.[2]
- February 11 – Kane Brown and his wife Katelyn Brown top the Country Airplay chart with "Thank God", making it the second duet by a married couple to top that chart following Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "It's Your Love" in 1997.[3]
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 2023:
Singles released by American and Australian artists
| Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 15 | 21 | "Brown Eyes Baby" | Keith Urban | [4] |
| 11 | – | – | "Dawns" | Zach Bryan featuring Maggie Rogers |
[5] |
| 16 | 2 | 27 | "Down Home" | Jimmie Allen | |
| 13 | – | – | "Everything I Love" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | "Going, Going, Gone" | Luke Combs | |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | "Gold" | Dierks Bentley | |
| 20 | – | – | "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" | Luke Combs | |
| 14 | 11 | 20 | "Handle on You" | Parker McCollum | [6] |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | "Heart Like a Truck" | Lainey Wilson | [7] |
| – | 19 | – | "How It Oughta Be" | Shane Profitt | |
| 21 | 17 | 33 | "Human" | Cody Johnson | |
| 10 | – | – | "I Wrote the Book" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 32 | 20 | – | "It Matters to Her" | Scotty McCreery | |
| 1 | – | – | "Last Night" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 3 | – | – | "Love You Anyway" | Luke Combs | |
| 20 | 59 | – | "Next Thing You Know" | Jordan Davis | [8] |
| 25 | 18 | 7 | "No Body" | Blake Shelton | |
| 14 | 6 | 14 | "Pick Me Up" | Gabby Barrett | |
| 16 | – | – | "Red" | Hardy featuring Morgan Wallen |
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| 2 | 8 | 35 | "Rock and a Hard Place" | Bailey Zimmerman | |
| 1 | 27 | 36 | "Something in the Orange" | Zach Bryan | [5] |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | "Son of a Sinner" | Jelly Roll | [9] |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | "Thank God" | Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown |
[10] |
| 19 | 6 | 15 | "That's What Tequila Does" | Jason Aldean | [11] |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | "Thought You Should Know" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | "Wait in the Truck" | Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson |
[12] |
| 27 | 16 | 33 | "Water Under the Bridge" | Sam Hunt | |
| 13 | 9 | 12 | "What He Didn't Do" | Carly Pearce | [13] |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | "What My World Spins Around" | Jordan Davis | [8] |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | "Whiskey on You" | Nate Smith | |
| 15 | 14 | – | "Wild as Her" | Corey Kent | |
| 44 | 18 | – | "You" | Dan + Shay | [14] |
| 18 | 12 | 30 | "You Didn't" | Brett Young |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 19 | "Do This Life" | High Valley (with Alison Krauss) |
[15] |
| — | — | 13 | "Girl to Girl" | Tenille Arts | [16] |
| — | — | 5 | "The Last Time" | Tenille Townes | [17] |
| — | — | 10 | "Never Met a Beer" | Tyler Joe Miller and Matt Lang | [18] |
| — | — | 4 | "On a Different Night" | Josh Ross | [19] |
| — | — | 20 | "Slide" | Madeline Merlo | [20] |
| — | — | 10 | "Slip" | Shawn Austin | [21] |
| — | — | 11 | "Watch It" | Brett Kissel | [22] |
| — | — | 7 | "You Got the Wrong Guy" | Dean Brody | [23] |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mockingbird & the Crow | Hardy | Big Loud | January 20 | [24] |
| 8 | Tyler Hubbard | Tyler Hubbard | EMI Nashville | January 27 | [25] |
| 2 | Queen of Me | Shania Twain | Republic | February 3 | [26] |
| Bluebird Days | Jordan Davis | MCA Nashville | February 17 | [27] |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Strays | Margo Price | Loma Vista | January 13 | [28][29] |
| 11 | Come Get Your Wife | Elle King | RCA | January 27 | |
| 36 | I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell | Chase Rice | Broken Bow | February 10 | [30] |
Announced
| Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel & Gold | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | February 24 | [31] |
| One Thing at a Time | Morgan Wallen | Big Loud | March 3 | [32] |
| I Don't Know a Thing About Love | Willie Nelson | Legacy Recordings | ||
| The Songwriter Tapes | Luke Laird, Lori McKenna and Barry Dean | |||
| Stoned Cold Country | Various artists | This Is Hit | March 17 | [33] |
| Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Columbia Nashville | March 24 | [34] |
| Celebrants | Nickel Creek | Thirty Tigers | [35] | |
| Written in Stone: Live from Music City | Carly Pearce | Big Machine | [36] | |
| High & Low | Caitlyn Smith | Monument | April 14 | |
| Fire It Up | Gord Bamford | Anthem | April 28 | [37] |
| Nate Smith | Nate Smith | Arista Nashville | [38] | |
| Never Enough | Parker McCollum | MCA Nashville | May 12 | [39] |
| Altitude | Marty Stuart | Snakefarm | May 19 | [40] |
| Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Thirty Tigers | June 9 | [41] |
Deaths
- January 4 – Stan Hitchcock, 86, singer-songwriter and co-founder of CMT.[42]
- January 5 – Mark Capps, 54, sound engineer, record producer and son of musician Jimmy Capps (shot by SWAT team).[43]
- January 8 – Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter (The Redback on the Toilet Seat).[44]
- January 9 – Dick Flood, 90, singer-songwriter and naturalist.[45]
- January 12 – Lisa Marie Presley, 54, singer-songwriter and only child of Elvis Presley.[46]
- January 26 – Peter McCann, 74, singer-songwriter ("Nobody Falls Like a Fool", "She's Single Again") [47]
- January 30 – Pat Bunch, 83, songwriter ("I'll Still Be Loving You", "Safe in the Arms of Love", "Wild One") [48]
- February 8 – Burt Bacharach, 94, pianist-composer ("The Story of My Life" and "Any Day Now" on the country charts).[49]
- February 17 – Kyle Jacobs, 49, songwriter ("More Than a Memory") and husband of Kellie Pickler, suicide by gunshot.[50][51]
References
- ^ https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2023/01/07/gary-mule-deer-henry-cho-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry/69787019007/
- ^ O'Connell, Madeleine (January 23, 2023). "Gabby Barrett, Lainey Wilson, And Carly Pearce Achieve Chart Milestone At Country Radio: 'Let's Go Girls'". Country Now.
- ^ Asker, Jim (February 10, 2023). "Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown Top Country Airplay Chart With 'Thank God'". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Keith Urban - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Zach Bryan". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "Parker McCollum - Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Lainey Wilson - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jordan Davis - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jelly Roll - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Kane Brown - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Aldean - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Hardy - Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Carly Pearce - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Dan + Shay - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "High Valley - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tenille Arts - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tenille Townes - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Matt Lang - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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- "On a Different Night": "Canada Country chart for February 18, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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- "Slide": "Canada Country chart for February 25, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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- "Slip": "Canada Country chart for February 18, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Brett Kissel - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
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- "You Got the Wrong Guy": "Canada Country chart for February 25, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Liptak, Carena (October 10, 2022). "Hardy Announces Second Album, 'The Mockingbird & The Crow,' Drops Three New Songs". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (November 7, 2022). "Tyler Hubbard Reveals Cover, Track Listing, Title Of Debut, Solo Album". Music Row. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Avila, Daniela (October 28, 2022). "Shania Twain Says She's Feeling 'Empowered' as She Announces 2023 Album 'Queen of Me' and Tour". People.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (November 16, 2022). "Jordan Davis Reveals Second Album 'Bluebird Days'". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Margo Price Announces New Album Strays, Shares Video for New Song "Change of Heart"". Pitchfork. September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Margo Price". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ O'Connell, Madeleine (November 17, 2022). "Chase Rice Readies New Album, 'I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell,' Due Out In Early 2023". Country Now. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Liptak, Carena (January 12, 2023). "Dierks Bentley Rolls Out Plans for His 10th Studio Album, 'Gravel & Gold'". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (2023-01-30). "Morgan Wallen Will Drop 36 Songs on the New Album 'One Thing at a Time'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (November 4, 2022). "Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Steve Earle, & More Cover Rolling Stones on New Tribute Album". Stereogum. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Luke Combs Reveals Fourth Album in Surprise Announcement". www.cmt.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/nickel-creek/new-album-celebrants-release-date-strangers-single/
- ^ Chua, Jeremy. "Carly Pearce to Drop New Live Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 16, 2022). "Nate Smith To Release Self Titled Debut Album in Early 2023". Roughstock. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Parker McCollum Announces Upcoming Album, Never Enough, Out May 12". ParkerMcCollum.com. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/marty-stuart-announces-new-cosmic-country-album-altitude/
- ^ https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/jason-isbell-the-400-unit-announce-new-album-weathervanes/
- ^ "Country-TV Singing Star Stan Hitchcock Passes". MusicRow. January 11, 2023.
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mark-capps-death-grammy-nashville-police-shot-b2257478.html
- ^ Slim Newton dies: Country star known for redback on toilet seat dies at 90
- ^ "Remembering GPB TV documentarian Okefenokee Joe". Georgia Public Broadcasting. January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization". Associated Press. January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Hit Songwriter Peter McCann Dies At Age 74". MusicRow. February 1, 2023.
- ^ Oermann, Robert K (February 8, 2023). "Hit Songwriter Pat Bunch Passes". MusicRow.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach, Composer Who Added a High Gloss to the '60's, Dies at 94 - The New York Times". February 11, 2023.
- ^ Patterson, Charmaine (February 17, 2023). "Kellie Pickler's Husband Kyle Jacobs Dead After Apparent Suicide at Age 49". People.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Hume, Ashley (2023-02-17). "Kellie Pickler's husband Kyle Jacobs dead at 49 after apparent suicide: police". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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