This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2014.
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The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay or Canada Country charts in 2014:
Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
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— | — | 3 | 3-2-1 | Brett Kissel | [20] |
— | — | 7 | Another Man's Gold | Dean Brody | [21] |
— | — | 11 | Cheap Wine and Cigarettes | Jess Moskaluke | [22] |
— | — | 8 | County Line | High Valley | [23] |
— | — | 13 | Crazy Enough | Bobby Wills | [24] |
— | — | 9 | Crop Circles | Dean Brody | [21] |
— | — | 10 | Fallin' Over You | Chad Brownlee | [25] |
— | — | 18 | Feels Like That | Jason Blaine | [26] |
— | — | 10 | Forever Summer | Paul Brandt | [27] |
— | — | 12 | Friends of Mine | Jason Blaine | [26] |
— | — | 9 | Get a Bed | Paul Brandt | [27] |
— | — | 12 | Get On Down the Road | The Road Hammers | [28] |
— | — | 6 | A Girl Like You | Dallas Smith | [29] |
— | — | 10 | Gone Enough | Kira Isabella | [30] |
— | — | 17 | Good Lovin' | Jess Moskaluke | [22] |
— | — | 14 | Got a Feeling | Tim Hicks | [31] |
— | — | 10 | Here Comes the Thunder | Tim Hicks | [31] |
— | — | 17 | If You Ask Me To | MacKenzie Porter | [32] |
— | — | 11 | Just Because | Chad Brownlee | [25] |
— | — | 13 | Mountain Man | Dean Brody | [21] |
— | — | 16 | Mud | The Road Hammers | [28] |
— | — | 14 | Never Didn't Love You | Bobby Wills | [24] |
— | — | 19 | Now I Do | Tebey | [33] |
— | — | 20 | Our Soundtrack | Wes Mack | [34] |
— | — | 17 | Pass It Around | Deric Ruttan | [35] |
— | — | 10 | Quarterback | Kira Isabella | [30] |
— | — | 7 | Raise Your Glass | Brett Kissel | [20] |
— | — | 10 | Rescue You | High Valley | [23] |
— | — | 5 | Slow Rollin' | Dallas Smith | [29] |
— | — | 20 | Some Songs | Terri Clark | [36] |
— | — | 12 | That's How I Like It | Doc Walker | [37] |
— | — | 5 | Tippin' Point | Dallas Smith | [29] |
— | — | 9 | Tough People Do | Brett Kissel | [20] |
— | 46 | 14 | Trippin' On Us | Lindsay Ell | [38] |
— | — | 10 | Unreal | Gord Bamford | [39] |
— | — | 13 | Used | Jess Moskaluke | [22] |
— | — | 5 | Wake Me Up | Tebey | [33] |
— | — | 8 | Where a Farm Used to Be | Gord Bamford | [39] |
The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2014:
US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
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2 | 747 | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | September 30 | |
1 | 10,000 Towns | Eli Young Band | Republic Nashville | March 4 | |
6 | Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites | Alabama | Cracker Barrel | September 8 | |
1 | Anything Goes | Florida Georgia Line | Republic Nashville | October 14 | |
1 | Band of Brothers | Willie Nelson | Legacy | June 17 | |
1 | The Big Revival | Kenny Chesney | Blue Chair/Columbia | September 23 | |
2 | Blue Smoke | Dolly Parton | Dolly/Sony Masterworks | May 13 | |
1 | Bringing Back the Sunshine | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. Nashville | September 30 | |
8 | Christmas with Nashville | Various Artists | Big Machine | November 4 | |
2 | Cole Swindell | Cole Swindell | Warner Bros. Nashville | February 18 | |
5 | Comin' Home (EP) | Jessie James Decker | 19 Recordings | April 18 | |
7 | Cowboy Like Me | Cody Johnson | Cody Johnson | January 14 | |
2 | The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium | George Strait | MCA Nashville | September 16 | |
8 | Crazy Life | Home Free | Columbia Nashville | January 14 | |
8 | Down Home Sessions (EP) | Cole Swindell | Warner Bros. Nashville | November 17 | |
10 | Early Morning Shakes | Whiskey Myers | Wiggy Thump | February 4 | |
4 | Eric Paslay | Eric Paslay | EMI Nashville | February 4 | |
1 | Everlasting | Martina McBride | Kobalt | April 8 | |
8 | Gravity | Big & Rich | Big & Rich | September 23 | |
1 | Greatest Hits: Decade #1 | Carrie Underwood | Arista Nashville | December 9 | |
3 | Greatest Hits So Far... | Zac Brown Band | Atlantic/Southern Ground | November 10 | |
3 | High Noon | Jerrod Niemann | Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville | March 25 | |
3 | Home for the Holidays | Darius Rucker | Capitol Nashville | October 27 | |
9 | How Country Are Ya? | Kevin Fowler | Kevin Fowler | March 4 | |
1 | I Don't Dance | Lee Brice | Curb | September 9 | |
3 | I'm a Fire | David Nail | MCA Nashville | March 4 | |
1 | Ignite the Night | Chase Rice | Dack Janiels/Columbia | August 19 | |
1 | Just as I Am | Brantley Gilbert | Valory Music Group | May 20 | |
6 | Kuntry Livin' | Big Smo | Elektra Nashville | June 3 | |
1 | Man Against Machine | Garth Brooks | RCA Nashville | November 11 | |
8 | Metamodern Sounds in Country Music | Sturgill Simpson | High Top Mountain | May 13 | |
1 | Montevallo | Sam Hunt | MCA Nashville | October 27 | |
1 | Moonshine in the Trunk | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville | August 26 | |
8 | Mud Digger 5 | Various Artists | Average Joes | May 20 | |
4 | The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Big Machine | May 6 | |
10 | The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Big Machine | December 9 | |
2 | Nashville: On the Record | Various Artists | Big Machine | April 22 | |
2 | Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe | Various Artists | Big Machine | August 19 | |
9 | Now That's What I Call Country Ballads 2 | Various Artists | Universal | January 21 | |
3 | Now That's What I Call Country Volume 7 | Various Artists | Universal | June 3 | |
5 | Official 2014 ACM Awards ZinePak | Various Artists | ZinePak LLC/Walmart | March 18 | |
1 | Old Boots, New Dirt | Jason Aldean | Broken Bow | October 7 | |
1 | Out Among the Stars | Johnny Cash | Columbia/Legacy | March 25 | |
1 | The Outsiders | Eric Church | EMI Nashville | February 11 | |
3 | Pain Killer | Little Big Town | Capitol Nashville | October 21 | |
1 | Platinum | Miranda Lambert | RCA Nashville | June 3 | |
7 | PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit | Trisha Yearwood | RCA Nashville | November 17 | |
4 | Remedy | Old Crow Medicine Show | ATO | July 1 | |
1 | Rewind | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine | May 13 | |
4 | Rhythm and Whiskey | Frank Foster | Lone Chief | September 2 | |
1 | Riser | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | February 25 | |
2 | The River & the Thread | Rosanne Cash | Blue Note | January 14 | |
4 | Road Between | Lucy Hale | DMG Nashville | June 3 | |
2 | Slow Me Down | Sara Evans | RCA Nashville | March 11 | |
7 | Southbound | The Doobie Brothers | Arista Nashville | November 4 | |
1 | Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever | Luke Bryan | Capitol Nashville | March 11 | |
1 | Storyline | Hunter Hayes | Atlantic Nashville | May 6 | |
1 | Sundown Heaven Town | Tim McGraw | Big Machine | September 16 | |
5 | Sunshine & Whiskey | Frankie Ballard | Warner Bros. Nashville | February 11 | |
6 | The Swon Brothers | The Swon Brothers | Arista Nashville | October 14 | |
2 | Thanks for Listening | Colt Ford | Average Joes | July 1 | |
1 | That Girl | Jennifer Nettles | Mercury Nashville | January 14 | |
7 | Turn It Up | Josh Thompson | Show Dog-Universal Music | April 1 | |
9 | Wade Bowen | Wade Bowen | Amp | October 28 | |
1 | Where It All Began | Dan + Shay | Warner Bros. Nashville | April 1 | |
2 | Where It's At | Dustin Lynch | Broken Bow | September 9 | |
3 | Write You a Song | Jon Pardi | Capitol Nashville | January 14 | |
5 | X2C (EP) | Sam Hunt | MCA Nashville | August 12 |
US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
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12 | 4 Album Collection | Eric Church | EMI Nashville | February 11 | |
43 | 10 Great Songs: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | Trace Adkins | Universal | April 1 | |
43 | 10 Great Songs: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | Kenny Rogers | Universal | April 1 | |
20 | 21 Country Hits | Various Artists | Legacy | August 12 | |
29 | Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman | Alabama | Eagle Rock | September 30 | |
45 | All About That Life (EP) | Brian Davis | Twangville | October 30 | |
44 | All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection | John Denver | Legacy | November 4 | |
19 | Amazing Grace: 14 Treasured Hymns | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Gaither Music Group | July 22 | |
29 | American Middle Class | Angaleena Presley | Slate Creek | October 14 | |
39 | American Young (EP) | American Young | Curb | June 24 | |
21 | At Christmas | Sara Evans | RCA Nashville | November 17 | |
17 | Aviator | Stoney LaRue | eOne Entertainment | October 28 | |
34 | Bad Reputation | Mike Ryan | Rock & Soul | August 19 | |
22 | Beauty Is... The Final Sessions | Ray Price | AmeriMonte | April 15 | |
11 | The Best of Me Soundtrack | Various Artists | EMI Nashville | October 7 | |
11 | Bring Up the Sun | Sundy Best | eOne Entertainment | March 4 | |
44 | Brothers of the Southland | Blackhawk | Loud & Proud | July 8 | |
23 | Brothers Osborne (EP) | Brothers Osborne | EMI Nashville | September 9 | |
22 | Calicountry | Moonshine Bandits | Average Joes | February 4 | |
40 | Carter Girl | Carlene Carter | Rounder | April 8 | |
43 | The Christmas Song (EP) | Jamey Johnson | Big Gassed | November 19 | |
44 | Country Christmas | Various Artists | UMe | ||
13 | Country Classics: A Tapestry of Our Musical Heritage | Joey + Rory | Gaither Music Group | October 27 | |
50 | Dance Like You Don't Give A... | LeAnn Rimes | Curb | August 5 | |
45 | Daylight/Dark | Jason Eady | Old Guitar | January 21 | |
26 | December Day | Willie Nelson | Legacy | December 2 | |
34 | The Dirty River Boys | The Dirty River Boys | DRB Music | October 14 | |
37 | Do You Know Me: A Tribute to George Jones | Sammy Kershaw | 12 Street | July 22 | |
23 | Don't Wait Up (For George) (EP) | Shooter Jennings | Black Country Rock | August 5 | |
50 | Dylan Scott (EP) | Dylan Scott | Curb | February 11 | |
20 | Even the River Runs | Joel Crouse | Show Dog-Universal Music | August 19 | |
31 | Fish Grease | Danny Boone | Average Joes | June 10 | |
12 | Full of Cheer | Home Free | Columbia Nashville | October 27 | |
43 | The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 | Hank Williams | Omnivore | May 20 | |
49 | Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (EP) | Various Artists | Big Machine | September 30 | |
25 | Going Down to the River | Doug Seegers | Rounder | October 7 | |
43 | Golden/ Own the Night/ Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | September 30 | |
17 | The Grind | Lenny Cooper | Average Joes | August 26 | |
17 | Hearts from Above | Micky & the Motorcars | Micky & the Motorcars | August 5 | |
11 | Homemade Tamales – Live at Floore's | Randy Rogers Band | Room 8 | April 15 | |
39 | Hymns: 17 Timeless Songs of Faith | Randy Travis | Word/Curb | June 3 | |
38 | Icon | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville | August 5 | |
26 | Influence, Vol. 2: The Man I Am | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. Nashville | August 19 | |
11 | iTunes Session (EP) | Florida Georgia Line | Republic Nashville | January 14 | |
30 | Jones County | Demun Jones | Average Joes | June 10 | |
24 | The Journey (EP) | Jamie Lynn Spears | Sweet Jamie Music | May 27 | |
40 | Kelsea Ballerini (EP) | Kelsea Ballerini | Black River | November 24 | |
23 | Laughter's Good | Rodney Carrington | Laughter's Good | October 28 | |
17 | Leave a Scar, Live: North Carolina | Blackberry Smoke | 3 Legged | July 8 | |
47 | Let Her Go (EP) | Glen Templeton | Black River | July 29 | |
38 | Let It Go | Infamous Stringdusters | High Country | April 1 | |
39 | Lifted (EP) | Dallas Smith | Republic Nashville | November 25 | |
19 | Long in the Tooth | Billy Joe Shaver | Lightning Rod | August 5 | |
23 | Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited | Various Artists | Sony Masterworks | August 19 | |
19 | Love Story | Tim McGraw | Curb | February 4 | |
28 | Maddie & Tae (EP) | Maddie & Tae | Dot | November 4 | |
49 | Made on McCosh Mill Road | Bubba Sparxxx | eOne Entertainment | June 24 | |
37 | Maysville in the Meantime | Corey Smith | Undertone | December 2 | |
19 | Me | Jo Dee Messina | Dreambound | March 18 | |
48 | My Heroes Have Always Been Country | Gene Watson | Fourteen Carat | June 10 | |
14 | Nashville Christmas | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Nashville | ||
41 | Nashville: The Nashville Cast featuring Clare Bowen | Clare Bowen | Big Machine | April 22 | |
20 | Nothing in Particular | The Lacs | Backroad | October 28 | |
33 | Old Dominion (EP) | Old Dominion | ReeSmack | October 7 | |
20 | One Christmas: Chapter One | LeAnn Rimes | Iconic Entertainment | October 27 | |
36 | Only Me | Rhonda Vincent | Upper Management | January 28 | |
40 | Our Year | Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis | Premium | May 27 | |
32 | Outnumber Hunger: Help Feed Local Families Now (EP) | Various Artists | Big Machine | May 20 | |
38 | Playlist: The Very Best Country Hits | Various Artists | Legacy | September 23 | |
20 | Provoked | Sunny Sweeney | Aunt Daddy | August 5 | |
18 | Put Your Needle Down | The Secret Sisters | Republic Nashville | April 15 | |
37 | Ramblin' Man | Hank Williams III | Curb | April 1 | |
49 | Rebels on the Run (EP) | Moonshine Bandits | Backroad | September 30 | |
19 | Reflections | Don Williams | Sugar Hill | March 11 | |
40 | Rewind (EP) | Rascal Flatts | Big Machine | March 4 | |
50 | Right Where I Belong | Clayton Anderson | No Hassle Love Castle | February 18 | |
20 | Road Show | Roger Creager | Fun All Wrong | July 22 | |
27 | Rock & Roll Time | Jerry Lee Lewis | Vanguard | October 27 | |
22 | Salvation City | Sundy Best | eOne Entertainment | December 2 | |
30 | Sarah Davidson (EP) | Sarah Davidson | Suretone | March 25 | |
24 | Saturday Night / Sunday Morning | Marty Stuart | Superlatone | September 30 | |
35 | Simple Life (EP) | Megan and Liz | Hidden Cow | June 3 | |
44 | The Sound of Today: Country! | Various Artists | Sony Music | ||
22 | Tailgate Music | Jawga Boyz & Dez | D. Thrash | October 21 | |
25 | Tarpaper Sky | Rodney Crowell | New West | April 15 | |
31 | Tippin' Point (EP) | Dallas Smith | Republic Nashville | March 4 | |
12 | Tuesday Night (EP) | Josh Abbott Band | Atlantic Nashville | September 23 | |
36 | The Voice: The Complete Season 6 Collection | Jake Worthington | Republic Nashville | May 20 | |
35 | The Voice: The Complete Season 7 Collection | Craig Wayne Boyd | Republic Nashville | December 16 | |
18 | The Way I'm Livin' | Lee Ann Womack | Sugar Hill | September 23 | |
16 | Working Man's Poet: A Tribute to Merle Haggard | Various Artists | Broken Bow | April 1 |
(presented December 15 in Nashville)
(presented April 19, 2015 in Dallas)
ACM Honors
(presented November 23 in Los Angeles)
(presented in Sydney on November 26, 2014)
(presented September 7 in Edmonton)
(presented November 5 in Nashville)
(presented June 4 in Nashville)
CMT Artists of the Year
(presented December 2 in Nashville)
(presented February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles)
(presented March 15, 2015 in Hamilton)