2017 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2017.

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List of years in country music (table)
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Events

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 2017:

Singles released by American artists

SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReferences
111217"80s Mercedes" Maren Morris
712"All the Pretty Girls" Kenny Chesney
511"Any Ol' Barstool" Jason Aldean
13130"Ask Me How I Know" Garth Brooks
291524"Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance"Garth Brooks
17102"Bar at the End of the World"Kenny Chesney
111"Better Man" Little Big Town
428"Black" Dierks Bentley
111"Blue Ain't Your Color" Keith Urban
111"Body Like a Back Road" Sam Hunt
322050"California" Big & Rich
311"Craving You" Thomas Rhett
featuring Maren Morris
18"The Dance"Lauren Duski
182939"Dear Hate"Maren Morris
featuring Vince Gill
4"Deja Vu"Lauren Duski
211"Dirt on My Boots" Jon Pardi
321"Dirty Laundry" Carrie Underwood
513"Do I Make You Wanna" Billy Currington
431"Drinkin' Problem" Midland
16"Drinkin' Too Much"Sam Hunt
1726"Either Way" Chris Stapleton
511"Every Little Thing" Carly Pearce
812"Every Time I Hear That Song" Blake Shelton
511"Fast" Luke Bryan
222"The Fighter"Keith Urban
featuring Carrie Underwood
1024"Fix a Drink" Chris Janson
1024"Flatliner" Cole Swindell
featuring Dierks Bentley
17101"For Her" Chris Lane
13"Found You" Kane Brown
19"Ghost in This House"Lauren Duski
413"God, Your Mama, and Me" Florida Georgia Line
featuring Backstreet Boys
112"Greatest Love Story" LANco
311"A Guy with a Girl"Blake Shelton
531"Heartache on the Dance Floor"Jon Pardi
2520"Holdin' Her"Chris Janson
527"Hometown Girl" Josh Turner
937"How I'll Always Be" Tim McGraw
7125"How Not To" Dan + Shay
312"Hurricane" Luke Combs
16"I Pray"Red Marlow
611"I'll Name the Dogs"Blake Shelton
4123"If I Told You" Darius Rucker
1469"If the Boot Fits" Granger Smith
211"In Case You Didn't Know" Brett Young
141210"It Ain't My Fault" Brothers Osborne
962"Kill a Word" Eric Church
featuring Rhiannon Giddens
261934"Last Time for Everything" Brad Paisley
413"Light It Up"Luke Bryan
843"More Girls Like You" Kip Moore
3113"My Girl" Dylan Scott
101422"My Old Man" Zac Brown Band
412"No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" Old Dominion
241017"Outta Style" Aaron Watson
121746"Parachute"Chris Stapleton
221635"Ring on Every Finger" LoCash
813"Road Less Traveled" Lauren Alaina
514"Seein' Red" Dustin Lynch
211"Small Town Boy"Dustin Lynch
161411"Smooth"Florida Georgia Line
413"Sober Saturday Night"Chris Young
featuring Vince Gill
916"Somebody Else Will" Justin Moore
61927"Speak to a Girl"Tim McGraw
and Faith Hill
411"Star of the Show"Thomas Rhett
271844"There's a Girl" Trent Harmon
832"They Don't Know"Jason Aldean
3223"Think a Little Less" Michael Ray
152250"Tin Man" Miranda Lambert
735"Today"Brad Paisley
411"Unforgettable"Thomas Rhett
252620"We Should Be Friends"Miranda Lambert
9718"The Weekend" Brantley Gilbert
113"What Ifs"Kane Brown
featuring Lauren Alaina
111"When It Rains It Pours"Luke Combs
932"Yeah Boy" Kelsea Ballerini
848"You Look Good" Lady Antebellum
1317"Yours If You Want It" Rascal Flatts

Singles released by Canadian artists

SongsAirplayCanadaSingleArtistReferences
9"All Alright" Lindsay Ell
19"Barn Burner" Dan Davidson
11"Be Country with Me" Meghan Patrick
9"Bonfire" River Town Saints
1"Chills" James Barker Band [9]
7"Crazy About You" The Road Hammers
5"Dear Life" High Valley
3"Drive Me Away" Jess Moskaluke
13"Fall in Love If You Want To" Gord Bamford
19"Get While the Gettin's Good" Bobby Wills
19"Head Over Heels" The Washboard Union
11"Homemade" Cold Creek County
16"Hometown Kids" Reklaws
1"I Be U Be"High Valley
3"It's Working"James Barker Band [9]
16"The Journey" Paul Brandt
10"Just Got Paid" Emerson Drive
7"Just Sayin'"James Barker Band [9]
16"Kill Your Love"Jess Moskaluke
5"Livin' on Summertime"Gord Bamford
8"Lonely Drum" Aaron Goodvin
20"Made for You" Jojo Mason
2117"Make You Mine" (U.S. release)High Valley [10]
14"Might As Well Be Me" Chad Brownlee
8"Motel Flamingo" Madeline Merlo
11"On Me" Andrew Hyatt [11]
17"Out of the Blue"Chad Brownlee
13"Over and Over"Madeline Merlo
8"Paradise Found" Shawn Austin
9"Shine" Washboard Union
1"Side Effects" Dallas Smith
1"Sky Stays This Blue"Dallas Smith
2"Slide Over" Tim Hicks
9"Slow Burn"Tim Hicks
18"Soggy Bottom Summer" Dean Brody
featuring Alan Doyle
8"Something to Wrap My Heart Around"Jojo Mason
7"Something We Shouldn't Do"Chad Brownlee
10"Still Loving You"Meghan Patrick
19"That's When You Know" Chris Buck Band
featuring Kira Isabella
2"Time"Dean Brody
424"Waiting on You"Lindsay Ell
4"We Were That Song" Brett Kissel
5"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl" Aaron Pritchett

Notes

  • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Top new album releases

The following albums placed on the Top Country Albums charts in 2017:

USAlbumArtistRecord labelRelease date
7 Adiós Glen Campbell Universal MusicJune 9
10American Rebelution The Lacs Backroad-Average Joe'sApril 7
1The Anthology: Part 1, The First Five Years Garth Brooks PearlNovember 17
2 Back to Us Rascal Flatts Big MachineMay 19
6 Boom Walker Hayes MonumentDecember 8
1 The Breaker Little Big Town Capitol NashvilleFebruary 24
1 Brett Eldredge Brett Eldredge Atlantic NashvilleAugust 4
2 Brett Young Brett Young BMLGFebruary 10
6 The Bus Songs Toby Keith Show Dog-UniversalSeptember 8
2 Current Mood Dustin Lynch Broken BowSeptember 8
1 Deep South Josh Turner MCA NashvilleMarch 10
1 The Devil Don't Sleep Brantley Gilbert Valory Music GroupJanuary 27
2 Did It for the Party Big & Rich Big & Rich/Thirty TigersSeptember 15
5Dirty South Lucas Hoge Rebel Engine EntertainmentJuly 21
7 Everybody Chris Janson Warner Bros. NashvilleSeptember 22
4 Every Little Thing Carly Pearce Big MachineOctober 13
1 From A Room: Volume 1 Chris Stapleton Mercury NashvilleMay 5
1 From A Room: Volume 2 Chris StapletonMercury NashvilleDecember 1
1 God's Problem Child Willie Nelson LegacyApril 28
5 Gold Jessie James Decker Epic RecordsFebruary 17
1 Happy Endings Old Dominion RCA NashvilleAugust 25
1 Heart Break Lady Antebellum Capitol NashvilleJune 9
6 I Don't Believe We've Met Danielle Bradbery BMLGDecember 1
6If Not for You Joey Feek Farmhouse Recordings/Capitol ChristianApril 7
10King of Dixie Upchurch Redneck NationNovember 10
6 Lambs & Lions Chase Rice Broken BowNovember 17
7 Lee Brice Lee Brice CurbNovember 3
1 Life Changes Thomas Rhett Valory Music GroupSeptember 8
1 Live in No Shoes Nation Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/ColumbiaOctober 27
3A Long Way from Your Heart Turnpike Troubadours Bossier CityOctober 20
1 Losing Sleep Chris Young RCA NashvilleOctober 20
1 Love and War Brad Paisley Arista NashvilleApril 21
7 Love Hope Faith Colt Ford Average Joe'sMay 5
1The Nashville Sound Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitSoutheasternJune 16
1 Now Shania Twain Mercury NashvilleSeptember 29
3Now That's What I Call Country Volume 10Various ArtistsSony Music/UniversalJune 9
10Ol' Wheeler Wheeler Walker Jr. Pepper Hill RecordsJune 2
2 On the Rocks Midland Big MachineSeptember 22
4 The Project Lindsay Ell Stoney CreekAugust 11
1 The Rest of Our Life Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Arista NashvilleNovember 17
3 Road Less Traveled Lauren Alaina Mercury Nashville/Interscope/19January 27
1 Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope Reba McEntire Nash Icon/Capitol ChristianFebruary 3
3 Slowheart Kip Moore MCA NashvilleSeptember 8
5 Something's Going On Trace Adkins WheelhouseMarch 31
1 Southern Girl City Lights Jessie James Decker Epic RecordsOctober 13
4 Sweet Southern Sugar Kid Rock Top Dog/BMGNovember 3
1 Texoma Shore Blake Shelton Warner Bros. NashvilleNovember 3
1 This One's for You Luke Combs Columbia NashvilleJune 2
3Timeless Home Free ColumbiaSeptember 22
3 Unapologetically Kelsea Ballerini Black RiverNovember 3
2Vaquero Aaron Watson BIG LabelFebruary 24
4The Voice: The Complete Season 12 CollectionLauren DuskiRepublicMay 19
1 Welcome Home Zac Brown Band ElektraMay 12
1 What Makes You Country Luke Bryan Capitol NashvilleDecember 8
2 When the Good Guys Win Granger Smith WheelhouseOctober 27
2 When Was the Last Time Darius Rucker Capitol NashvilleOctober 20
1 WildHorse RaeLynn Warner Bros. NashvilleMarch 24
1 Windy City Alison Krauss CapitolFebruary 17
4 Words Sara Evans Concord Music/Born to FlyJuly 21
5 Yours Russell Dickerson Triple TigersOctober 13

Other top albums

USAlbumArtistRecord LabelRelease Date
2415 Years: The Wild Ride Casey Donahew Almost CountryOctober 6
1450 Years of Blonde on Blonde Old Crow Medicine Show Columbia NashvilleApril 28
22 27861 Parmalee Stoney CreekJuly 21
12All American Made Margo Price Third ManOctober 20
45American Grandstand Rhonda Vincent & Daryle Singletary Upper ManagementJuly 7
42The Blame (EP)Sam GrowOleMay 19
13Backroads (EP)Taylor Ray HolbrookTaylorRayMadeApril 21
19Baptized in Bourbon Moonshine Bandits Backroad-Average Joe'sMarch 3
37Bidin' My Time Chris Hillman RounderSeptember 22
43Black & White Night 30 Roy Orbison LegacyFebruary 24
31Brand New Day The Mavericks Mono MundoMarch 31
28Close Ties Rodney Crowell New WestMarch 31
50Colter WallColter WallYoung Mary's Record Co.May 12
43DCX MMXVI Live Dixie Chicks ColumbiaSeptember 1
17Fingerprints Eli Young Band Valory Music Co.June 16
16Good Ole Days Tracy Lawrence Lawrence Music GroupNovember 10
46 Greatest Hits Jake Owen RCA NashvilleNovember 24
41 Highway Queen Nikki Lane New WestFebruary 17
20 I Believe in You Dolly Parton Dolly RecordsOctober 13
26Laws of Gravity Infamous Stringdusters CompassJanuary 13
14Legacy The Cadillac Three Big MachineAugust 25
37 The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone Lee Ann Womack Sugar HillOctober 27
26A Love So Beautiful Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra LegacyNovember 3
35Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Fantasy RecordsAugust 25
12 The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 1 Nashville CastBig MachineMarch 10
15 Never Gets Old Joe Nichols Red Bow RecordsJuly 28
39 Not Dark Yet Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer Thirty Tigers/Silver CrossAugust 18
37Paving My WayHosierRedneckin RecordsApril 14
11 Purgatory Tyler Childers Hickman HollerAugust 4
31 Puxico Natalie Hemby GetWruckeJanuary 13
38Sagebrush Ned LeDoux Powder RiverNovember 3
15 So You Wannabe An Outlaw Steve Earle Warner Bros. NashvilleJune 16
29Son of the South Upchurch RHEC EntertainmentMay 5
33Summer Love (EP)Ryan UpchurchRedneck NationMay 5
43Tell the Devil... ...I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can Ray Wylie Hubbard BordelloAugust 18
17The Texas Tenors The Texas Tenors The Texas TenorsSeptember 8
18A Tribute to Dan FogelbergVarious ArtistsFull MoonNovember 17
22Until My Voice Goes Out Josh Abbott Band Pretty Damn ToughAugust 18
22The Voice: The Complete Season 13 CollectionRed MarlowRepublicDecember 15
44Way Out West Marty Stuart & His Fabulous SuperlativesSuperlatoneMarch 10
19Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash Vol. 2 Willie Nelson LegacyOctober 20
28Worth the Wait (EP) Lindsay Ell Stoney CreekMarch 24

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Academy of Country Music

(presented in Las Vegas on April 15, 2018)

ACM Honors [23]
(presented August 23 in Nashville)

Americana Music Honors & Awards

American Music Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on November 19, 2017)

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 17, 2017)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association Awards

(presented on November 8, 2017, in Nashville)

CMT Music Awards

(presented in Nashville on June 7, 2017)

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented on October 18, 2019, in Nashville) [24]

Grammy Awards

(presented in New York on January 28, 2018)

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

(presented on September 27, 2017)

Juno Awards

(presented in Vancouver on March 24–25, 2018)

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