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1996 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.
Events
- June 28 — First annual Country Stampede Music Festival begins
- October 6 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are married, and quickly become country music's most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful "Spontaneous Combustion" tour that year.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 18 | 4 to 1 in Atlanta | Tracy Byrd | |
| 15 | 3 | Ain't Got Nothin' on Us | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 5 | 2 | All I Want Is a Life | Tim McGraw | |
| 13 | 15 | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down | The Mavericks | |
| (feat. Flaco Jiménez) | ||||
| 11 | 14 | Almost a Memory Now | BlackHawk | |
| 24 | 18 | Are We in Trouble Now | Randy Travis | |
| 1 | 1 | The Beaches of Cheyenne | Garth Brooks | |
| 1 | 1 | Believe Me Baby (I Lied) | Trisha Yearwood | |
| 17 | 8 | Big Guitar | BlackHawk | |
| 1 | 1 | Bigger Than the Beatles | Joe Diffie | |
| 10 | 1 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes | |
| 1 | 1 | Blue Clear Sky | George Strait | |
| 12 | 14 | Born in the Dark | Doug Stone | |
| 18 | 24 | Bury the Shovel | Clay Walker | |
| 18 | 21 | By My Side | Lorrie Morgan & Jon Randall | |
| 1 | 2 | Carried Away | George Strait | |
| 19 | 8 | The Change | Garth Brooks | |
| 10 | 30 | Change My Mind | John Berry | |
| 4 | 4 | Cowboy Love | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1 | 3 | Daddy's Money | Ricochet | |
| 6 | 2 | Deep Down | Pam Tillis | |
| 2 | 9 | Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You | Toby Keith | |
| 1 | 8 | Don't Get Me Started | Rhett Akins | |
| 3 | 10 | Every Light in the House | Trace Adkins | |
| 2 | 2 | Every Time I Get Around You | David Lee Murphy | |
| 34 | 17 | Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name | John Berry | |
| 2 | 1 | The Fear of Being Alone | Reba McEntire | |
| 12 | 10 | Givin' Water to a Drowning Man | Lee Roy Parnell | |
| 6 | 44 | Goodnight Sweetheart | David Kersh | |
| 23 | 17 | Grandpa Told Me So | Kenny Chesney | |
| 1 | 1 | Guys Do It All the Time | Mindy McCready | |
| 2 | 3 | Heads Carolina, Tails California | Jo Dee Messina | |
| 21 | 12 | Heart Half Empty | Ty Herndon featuring Stephanie Bentley | |
| 3 | 3 | Heart's Desire | Lee Roy Parnell | |
| 14 | 5 | Heaven Help My Heart | Wynonna Judd | |
| 14 | 34 | Heaven in My Woman's Eyes | Tracy Byrd | |
| 12 | 1 | High Lonesome Sound | Vince Gill | |
| 6 | 20 | Holdin' Onto Something | Jeff Carson | |
| 3 | 4 | Home | Alan Jackson | |
| 23 | 8 | Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best | Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt | |
| 2 | 6 | Hypnotize the Moon | Clay Walker | |
| 2 | 3 | I Am That Man | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 4 | 2 | I Can Still Make Cheyenne | George Strait | |
| 2 | 8 | I Don't Think I Will | James Bonamy | |
| 5 | 8 | I Know She Still Loves Me | George Strait | |
| 3 | 2 | I Think About You | Collin Raye | |
| 1 | 5 | I'll Try | Alan Jackson | |
| 4 | 2 | I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore | Bryan White | |
| 4 | 4 | If You Loved Me | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 1 | 2 | It Matters to Me | Faith Hill | |
| 19 | 17 | It Works | Alabama | |
| 7 | 4 | It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings | Mark Chesnutt | |
| 15 | 17 | It's All in Your Head | Diamond Rio | |
| 14 | 21 | It's Lonely Out There | Pam Tillis | |
| 5 | 2 | It's Midnight Cinderella | Garth Brooks | |
| 5 | 11 | It's What I Do | Billy Dean | |
| 6 | 6 | Jacob's Ladder | Mark Wills | |
| 2 | 28 | Learning as You Go | Rick Trevino | |
| 1 | 1 | Like the Rain | Clint Black | |
| 3 | 1 | Like There Ain't No Yesterday | BlackHawk | |
| 1 | 2 | Little Bitty | Alan Jackson | |
| 1 | 1 | Living in a Moment | Ty Herndon | |
| 1 | 3 | Lonely Too Long | Patty Loveless | |
| 4 | 4 | Long as I Live | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 9 | 10 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | Ricochet | |
| 12 | 20 | Love Remains | Collin Raye | |
| 4 | 13 | The Maker Said Take Her | Alabama | |
| 13 | 8 | Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 2 | 6 | Me and You | Kenny Chesney | |
| 5 | 4 | Meant to Be | Sammy Kershaw | |
| 3 | 7 | More Than You'll Ever Know | Travis Tritt | |
| 1 | 1 | My Maria | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 1 | 1 | No News | Lonestar | |
| 3 | 4 | Not Enough Hours in the Night | Doug Supernaw | |
| 3 | 10 | Not That Different | Collin Raye | |
| 2 | 2 | On a Good Night | Wade Hayes | |
| 1 | 4 | One Way Ticket (Because I Can) | LeAnn Rimes | |
| 5 | 7 | Only on Days That End in "Y" | Clay Walker | |
| 13 | 5 | Out with a Bang | David Lee Murphy | |
| 20 | 14 | Ready, Willing and Able | Lari White | |
| 1 | 2 | Rebecca Lynn | Bryan White | |
| 18 | — | Redneck 12 Days of Christmas | Jeff Foxworthy | |
| 9 | 14 | Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands | Reba McEntire | |
| 8 | 14 | The River and the Highway | Pam Tillis | |
| 5 | 12 | The Road You Leave Behind | David Lee Murphy | |
| 19 | 19 | 'Round Here | Sawyer Brown | |
| 8 | 9 | Runnin' Away with My Heart | Lonestar | |
| 38 | 18 | Say I | Alabama | |
| 1 | 5 | She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart | Tim McGraw | |
| 17 | 20 | She Said Yes | Rhett Akins | |
| 26 | 20 | She's Got a Mind of Her Own | James Bonamy | |
| 1 | 1 | So Much for Pretending | Bryan White | |
| 13 | 13 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis | |
| 3 | 8 | Someone Else's Dream | Faith Hill | |
| 2 | 42 | Stars over Texas | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 19 | 26 | Starting Over Again | Reba McEntire | |
| 1 | 1 | Strawberry Wine | Deana Carter | |
| 6 | 13 | Ten Thousand Angels | Mindy McCready | |
| 4 | 3 | That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me | Billy Dean | |
| 4 | 3 | That Ol' Wind | Garth Brooks | |
| 18 | 34 | That's Enough of That | Mila Mason | |
| 4 | 19 | That's What I Get for Lovin' You | Diamond Rio | |
| 4 | 7 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye | Neal McCoy | |
| 20 | 33 | There's a Girl in Texas | Trace Adkins | |
| 13 | 27 | A Thousand Times a Day | Patty Loveless | |
| 1 | 1 | Time Marches On | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 1 | 3 | To Be Loved by You | Wynonna Judd | |
| 4 | 10 | Too Much Fun | Daryle Singletary | |
| 3 | 19 | Treat Her Right | Sawyer Brown | |
| 10 | 7 | Vidalia | Sammy Kershaw | |
| 2 | 2 | Walkin' Away | Diamond Rio | |
| 5 | 21 | What Do I Know | Ricochet | |
| 5 | 15 | What I Meant to Say | Wade Hayes | |
| 12 | 21 | When a Woman Loves a Man | Lee Roy Parnell | |
| 45 | 18 | When Cowboys Didn't Dance | Lonestar | |
| 1 | 5 | Wild Angels | Martina McBride | |
| 6 | 10 | A Woman's Touch | Toby Keith | |
| 5 | 6 | Worlds Apart | Vince Gill | |
| 25 | 18 | Would I | Randy Travis | |
| 37 | 13 | Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Mark Chesnutt | |
| 1 | 1 | You Can Feel Bad | Patty Loveless | |
| 6 | 1 | You Can't Lose Me | Faith Hill | |
| 3 | 13 | You Gotta Love That | Neal McCoy | |
| 7 | 22 | You're Not in Kansas Anymore | Jo Dee Messina |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 18 | All She Wants | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 4 | All the Way | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 5 | Ancient History | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 1 | Anita Got Married | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Candle | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 10 | Cloud of Dust | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 1 | Cornfields or Cadillacs | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 1 | Crank My Tractor | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 20 | A Fine Line | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 10 | Foolproof | Desert Dolphins | |
| — | 18 | Forty Days and Nights | The Rankin Family | |
| 28 | 7 | Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) | Shania Twain | |
| 2 | 1 | I Do | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 4 | I Waited | Chris Cummings | |
| 8 | 1 | If I Were You | Terri Clark | |
| 1 | 1 | (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! | Shania Twain | |
| — | 1 | It's Lonely I Can't Stand | Charlie Major | |
| — | 3 | Keep Me Rockin' | Patricia Conroy | |
| — | 13 | Love Music Loves to Dance | Calvin Wiggett | |
| 5 | 1 | My Heart Has a History | Paul Brandt | |
| 1 | 1 | No One Needs to Know | Shania Twain | |
| 50 | 1 | Nobody's Girl | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 4 | One Step Back | Jamie Warren | |
| 5 | 1 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me | Terri Clark | |
| — | 16 | Rhythm of Your Wings | Gary Fjellgaard | |
| — | 9 | Roving Gypsy Boy | The Rankin Family | |
| — | 14 | Sittin' Pretty | Thomas Wade & Wayward | |
| — | 18 | So, So Long | Rachel Matkin | |
| — | 2 | Stuck on Your Love | Duane Steele | |
| 34 | 11 | Suddenly Single | Terri Clark | |
| — | 1 | Sure Enough | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 13 | Take You by the Heart | The Cruzeros | |
| — | 1 | Tell Me Something I Don't Know | Charlie Major | |
| — | 8 | Thought I Was Dreaming | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 3 | The Trouble with Love | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Unbelievable Love | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 2 | Waiting on You | Charlie Major | |
| — | 12 | Watching Her Sleep | Jamie Warren | |
| 3 | 3 | When Boy Meets Girl | Terri Clark | |
| — | 15 | Wild and Free | Joan Kennedy | |
| — | 15 | Windows to the Past | The Neilsons | |
| 1 | 1 | You Win My Love | Shania Twain | |
| — | 8 | Zero to Sixty | Thomas Wade & Wayward |
Top new album releases
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | All the Good 'Uns (The Best of Ian Tyson) | Ian Tyson | Stony Plain | |
| 10 | Anne Murray | Anne Murray | SBK/Capitol | |
| 13 | The Best of Country Heat | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 17 | 9 | The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney | Various Artists | Walt Disney |
| 7 | 3 | Between Now and Forever | Bryan White | Asylum |
| 12 | 18 | Big Love | Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville |
| 13 | The Birth of a Star | Patsy Cline | Razor & Tie | |
| 1 | 1 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
| 1 | 3 | Blue Clear Sky | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Blue Moon | Toby Keith | A&M | |
| 5 | Blue Plate Special | Prairie Oyster | Velvel | |
| 1 | 1 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 33 | 12 | BR5-49 | BR5-49 | Arista Nashville |
| 14 | 1 | Calm Before the Storm | Paul Brandt | Reprise |
| 23 | Christmas: The Gift | Collin Raye | Epic | |
| 18 | Christmas Vol. II | Alabama | RCA Nashville | |
| 1 | CMT Canada '96 | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 1 | Collection | The Rankin Family | EMI | |
| 3 | Crank It Up: The Music Album | Jeff Foxworthy | Warner Bros. | |
| 2 | 1 | Did I Shave My Legs for This? | Deana Carter | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 16 | Dreamin' Out Loud | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 22 | Everybody Knows | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 1 | Everything I Love | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville |
| 9 | 9 | Faces | John Berry | Capitol Nashville |
| 74 | 6 | For Me It's You | Michelle Wright | Arista Nashville |
| 4 | Friends & Lovers | Various Artists | Sony | |
| 9 | 10 | Full Circle | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 6 | Gettin' Out the Good Stuff | David Lee Murphy | MCA Nashville |
| 10 | The Gift | Kenny Rogers | Magnatone | |
| 21 | Goodnight Sweetheart | David Kersh | Curb | |
| 8 | 9 | Greater Need | Lorrie Morgan | BNA |
| 2 | 5 | Greatest Hits | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 18 | 14 | Greatest Hits | Mark Chesnutt | Decca Nashville |
| 3 | 5 | High Lonesome Sound | Vince Gill | MCA Nashville |
| 27 | 21 | Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best | Marty Stuart | MCA Nashville |
| 23 | I Stoled This Record | Cledus T. Judd | Razor & Tie | |
| 18 | It's What I Do | Billy Dean | Capitol Nashville | |
| 14 | 4 | IV | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville |
| 22 | 8 | Jo Dee Messina | Jo Dee Messina | Curb |
| 10 | 3 | Just the Same | Terri Clark | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 17 | Learning as You Go | Rick Trevino | Columbia | |
| 74 | 18 | Lisa Brokop | Lisa Brokop | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | 18 | Living in a Moment | Ty Herndon | Epic |
| 11 | Makin' Hay | Farmer's Daughter | Universal | |
| 9 | Me and You | Kenny Chesney | BNA | |
| 4 | 2 | Measure of a Man | Kevin Sharp | Asylum |
| 7 | 7 | Neal McCoy | Neal McCoy | Atlantic |
| 3 | New Country 3 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 19 | 11 | Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) | Various Artists | Decca Nashville |
| 11 | On a Good Night | Wade Hayes | Columbia | |
| 61 | 14 | One Ride in Vegas | Deryl Dodd | Columbia |
| 3 | 13 | A Place in the World | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Columbia |
| 17 | Politics, Religion and Her | Sammy Kershaw | Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 36 | 13 | Reflections: Songs of Love | John Denver | RCA |
| 7 | 8 | The Restless Kind | Travis Tritt | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 1 | Revelations | Wynonna Judd | Curb/MCA Nashville |
| 14 | 12 | Ricochet | Ricochet | Columbia |
| 4 | The Road to Ensenada | Lyle Lovett | Curb | |
| 19 | Shady Grove | Jerry Garcia & David Grisman | Acoustic Disc | |
| 72 | 11 | Solid Ground | Ricky Skaggs | Atlantic |
| 13 | Somebody New | Rhett Akins | Decca Nashville | |
| 21 | Somewhere Inside | Chris Cummings | Warner | |
| 20 | 4 | Spirit | Willie Nelson | Island |
| 12 | 11 | Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 | The Beach Boys | River North |
| 21 | Steppin' Country 2 | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 5 | 1 | Ten Thousand Angels | Mindy McCready | BNA |
| 3 | 3 | Tennessee Moon | Neil Diamond | Columbia |
| 43 | 20 | That's Enough of That | Mila Mason | Atlantic |
| 4 | 4 | Time Marches On | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 20 | 14 | Trail of Tears | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 21 | 24 | Treasures | Dolly Parton | Rising Tide |
| 10 | 16 | The Trouble with the Truth | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 8 | Untamed and True 3 | Various Artists | MCA | |
| 20 | Used Heart for Sale | Gary Allan | Decca Nashville | |
| 5 | 14 | What I Do the Best | John Michael Montgomery | Atlantic |
| 16 | What I Live to Do | James Bonamy | Epic | |
| 1 | 3 | What If It's You | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville |
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam | Hank Williams, Jr. | Curb | |
| 60 | All Because of You | Daryle Singletary | Giant | |
| 74 | Almost Alone | Chet Atkins | Columbia | |
| 53 | Don't Fence Me In | Lari White | RCA Nashville | |
| 73 | Elvis: Great Country Songs | Elvis Presley | RCA | |
| 51 | Give Me Some Wheels | Suzy Bogguss | Capitol Nashville | |
| 56 | Greatest Hits | John Anderson | BNA | |
| 60 | Greatest Hits | Confederate Railroad | Atlantic | |
| 36 | Hang of the Heartache | Desert Dolphins | Quality | |
| 39 | Hit Country '96 | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 43 | The Hits | Hal Ketchum | Curb | |
| 26 | I Lived to Tell It All | George Jones | MCA Nashville | |
| 47 | *I Will Always Love You | |||
| and Other Greatest Hits* | Dolly Parton | Columbia | ||
| 53 | Live | Jeff Foxworthy | Laughing Hyena | |
| 47 | The Luv Collection: Real Luv | Various Artists | EMI-Capitol | |
| 60 | 28 | Mandy Barnett | Mandy Barnett | Asylum |
| 38 | Mark Wills | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville | |
| 45 | "My Roots Are Showing..." | K. T. Oslin | BNA | |
| 38 | NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 66 | NFL Country | Various Artists | Gridiron | |
| 54 | Now and Then | Shenandoah | Capitol Nashville | |
| 40 | Paradise | John Anderson | BNA | |
| 32 | P.O. Box 423 | Duane Steele | Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 36 | *Remembering Stan Rogers: | |||
| An East Coast Tribute II* | Various Artists | Atlantica | ||
| 50 | The Rocky Mountain Collection | John Denver | RCA | |
| 32 | Semi Crazy | Junior Brown | Curb | |
| 37 | Smokin' Armadillos | Smokin' Armadillos | Curb | |
| 26 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis | Arista Nashville | |
| 33 | Stampede | Chris LeDoux | Capitol Nashville | |
| 38 | *Star of Wonder – | |||
| A Country Christmas Collection* | Various Artists | Arista Nashville | ||
| 44 | Starlite Lounge | David Ball | Warner Bros. | |
| 46 | Super Hits | Alabama | RCA Nashville | |
| 66 | Super Hits | Waylon Jennings | RCA Nashville | |
| 51 | Super Hits | Keith Whitley | RCA Nashville | |
| 29 | Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts | Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr. | ||
| & Hank Williams III | Curb | |||
| 54 | Two Ways to Fall | Ty England | RCA Nashville | |
| 26 | Unchained | Johnny Cash | American | |
| 42 | 31 | You Still Got Me | Doug Supernaw | Giant |
Births
- April 2 -- Zach Bryan, nominated for Best Country Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards, was born in Okinawa, Japan.
- July 23 – Danielle Bradbery, winner of season four of NBC's The Voice.
Deaths
- February 17 — Gus Hardin, 50, female singer best known for her Earl Thomas Conley duet "All Tangled Up in Love" (automobile accident)
- March 4 — Minnie Pearl, 83, legendary comedian known for her trademark greeting, "How-dee!" and her straw hat with price tag; a regular on Hee Haw (stroke).
- May 3 — Patsy Montana, 87, first female country singer to have a single sell one million copies ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").
- June 16 — Anthony Armstrong Jones, 47, male singer best known for his Top Ten cover version of "Take a Letter Maria"
- August 22 – Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn, 69, husband of Loretta Lynn and key figure in many aspects of her career.
- September 9- Bill Monroe, 84, Singer
- December 10 — Faron Young, 64, Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob", and "The Singing Sheriff" he had many hits including "Hello Walls" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" (suicide).
Hall of Fame inductees
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Peter V. Kuykendall
- The Country Gentlemen
- Charlie Waller
- John Duffey
- Eddie Adcock
- Tom Gray
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Patsy Montana (1908–1996)
- Buck Owens (1929–2006)
- Ray Price (1926–2013)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Myrna Lorrie
- Larry Delaney
Major awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "World's Apart", Vince Gill
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "My Maria", Brooks & Dunn
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "High Lonesome Sound", Vince Gill (featuring Alison Krauss)
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Jam Man", Chet Atkins
- Best Country Song — "Blue", Bill Mack (Performer: LeAnn Rimes)
- Best Country Album — The Road to Ensenada, Lyle Lovett (Producers: Billy Williams (singer) and Lyle Lovett)
- Best Bluegrass Album — True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, Various Artists (Producer: Todd Phillips)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Blue", Bill Mack
- Single of the Year — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
- Top Male Vocalist — George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist — Patty Loveless
- Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group — Sawyer Brown
- Top New Male Vocalist — Trace Adkins
- Top New Female Vocalist — LeAnn Rimes
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Ricochet
- Video of the Year — "I Think About You", Collin Raye (Director: Steven Goldmann)
ARIA Awards
(presented in Sydney on September 30, 1996)
- Best Country Album - Home Fires (The Dead Ringer Band)
Canadian Country Music Association
- NCN Fans' Choice Award — Shania Twain
- Male Artist of the Year — Charlie Major
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "My Heart Has a History," Paul Brandt, Mark D. Sanders
- Single of the Year — "Better Things to Do," Terri Clark
- Album of the Year — Terri Clark, Terri Clark
- Top Selling Album — Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks
- Video of the Year — "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!," Shania Twain
- Vista Rising Star Award — Terri Clark
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Jim Witter and Cassandra Vasik
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
- Single of the Year — "Check Yes or No," George Strait
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
- Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Patty Loveless
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — The Mavericks
- Horizon Award — Bryan White
- Music Video of the Year — "My Wife Thinks You're Dead", Junior Brown (Director: Michael McNamara)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "I Will Always Love You", Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
- Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor
RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Best Country Album — The Woman in Me, Shania Twain
- Best Country Single — "Any Man of Mine", Shania Twain
- Top Male Vocalist — Charlie Major
- Top Female Vocalist — Shania Twain
- Top Group — Prairie Oyster
- Outstanding New Artist — Jason McCoy
- Top Country Composer(s) — Shania Twain
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Stars who were honored in 1996
Clint Black
Kennedy Center Honors
Country stars who were honored in 1996
Johnny Cash
Other links
- Country Music Association
- Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
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