Кантри-музыка 1997 года: главные события

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1997.

April 22 George Strait releases his 17th studio album, Carrying Your Love with Me. The album went on to be nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards. July 12 — The song, "It's Your Love," by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill becomes the first song in 20 years to spend six weeks atop Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The last song to do so was 1977's "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" by Waylon Jennings. In that span, more than 750 songs had reached No. 1 on the country chart, a majority of them for just one week. The song sparked a renewed wave of songs that spend at least five weeks at No. 1, thanks in part to newer chart tracking methods and programming changes at country radio stations. August 7 Garth Brooks plays a free concert at New York's Central Park, drawing over 1 million fans, with many dubbing it "Garthstock"; the special is broadcast on HBO, with its audience drawing 14.6 million. Billy Joel and Don McLean make special guest appearances. November 4 Shania Twain releases her third studio album, Come On Over. The album becomes the best selling country album of all time, best selling studio album by a female act, best selling album by a Canadian and ninth best selling album in the United States and worldwide.

Jimmie Rodgers is elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as an early influence). Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes both record the song "How Do I Live" for the movie Con Air. Producers from the film ask Rimes to record it first but feel her version is not what they have in mind due to the performance itself and her young age. Yearwood then records the song and releases at the same time Rimes releases her song. Although Rimes' version peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, her version is shunned from the country charts yet reaches No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Yearwood's version, meanwhile, peaks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and also makes the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching No. 1 in Canada and No. 1 on the US Radio & Records chart.

US CAN Album Artist Record Label 45 8 An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray Anne Murray Capitol 24 Back to You Anita Cochran Warner Bros. 23 31 Be Good at It Neal McCoy Atlantic 23 11 The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover Billy Ray Cyrus Mercury Nashville 4 3 The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits Collin Raye Epic 8 The Best of John Denver Live John Denver Legacy 7 26 Big Time Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville 24 Blink of an Eye Ricochet Columbia 1 Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Bob Carlisle DMG 1 1 Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait MCA Nashville 16 A Celebration of Life/The Last Recordings John Denver River North 4 CMT Canada '97 Various Artists BMG 4 6 The Coast Is Clear Tracy Lawrence Atlantic 9 8 Collection Wynonna Curb/MCA Nashville 1 1 Come On Over Shania Twain Mercury/PolyGram 15 11 Complicated Tanya Tucker Capitol Nashville 12 A Country Superstar Christmas Various Artists Hip O 16 28 Crazy Nights Lonestar BNA 5 2 Dancin' on the Boulevard Alabama RCA Nashville 8 Dream Walkin' Toby Keith Mercury Nashville 11 Everything's Alright Charlie Major ViK. 1 1 Everywhere Tim McGraw Curb 4 7 Evolution Martina McBride RCA Nashville 19 The Gift Jim Brickman Windham Hill 10 Greatest Country Love Songs Various Artists MCA 8 Greatest Hits Diamond Rio Arista Nashville 5 Greatest Hits Neal McCoy Atlantic 5 11 Greatest Hits John Michael Montgomery Atlantic 6 Greatest Hits Pam Tillis Arista Nashville 17 Greatest Hits and Then Some Aaron Tippin RCA Nashville 2 1 The Greatest Hits Collection Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville 5 Here's Your Sign Bill Engvall Warner Bros. 24 A Holiday Album to Benefit St. Jude Various Artists BNA 10 I Will Stand Kenny Chesney BNA 12 12 If I Don't Stay the Night Mindy McCready BNA 22 32 Just Between You and Me The Kinleys Epic 11 Kickin' Country 4 Various Artists Sony 5 9 Labor of Love Sammy Kershaw Mercury/PolyGram 1 Leahy Leahy Virgin 9 Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Decca Nashville 25 23 Let Me In Chely Wright MCA Nashville 8 10 Lila Lila McCann Asylum 9 31 Long Stretch of Lonesome Patty Loveless Epic 8 Love & Gravity BlackHawk Arista Nashville 15 Love Travels Kathy Mattea Mercury/PolyGram 17 13 Michael Peterson Michael Peterson Reprise 1 New Country 4 Various Artists Warner 4 5 Nothin' but the Taillights Clint Black RCA Nashville 15 One of the Fortunate Few Delbert McClinton Rising Tide 5 17 The Other SideWynonna Curb/Universal 50 1 Outside the Frame Paul Brandt Reprise 17 Playin' for Keeps Jason McCoy Universal 7 15 The Right Place Bryan White Asylum 25 Roots and Wings James Bonamy Epic 4 7 Rumor Has It Clay Walker Giant 1 1 Sevens Garth Brooks Capitol Nashville 9 Shakin' Things Up Lorrie Morgan BNA 8 Six Days on the Road Sawyer Brown Curb 4 So Long So Wrong Alison Krauss & Union Station Rounder 1 1 (Songbook) A Collection of Hits Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville 22 16 Stone Country: Songs of the Rolling Stones Various Artists Tommy Boy 48 22 Sunday Morning to Saturday Night Matraca Berg Rising Tide 19 Takin' the Country Back John Anderson Mercury Nashville 25 Thank God for Believers Mark Chesnutt Decca Nashville 1 Tremolo Blue Rodeo Warner 1 1 Unchained Melody: The Early Years LeAnn Rimes Curb 8 8 Under the Covers Dwight Yoakam Reprise 9 What My Heart Already Knows Julian Austin ViK. 1 1 You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes Curb

US CAN Album Artist Record Label 26 Across My Heart Kenny Rogers Magnatone 40 Amazing Grace 2 – A Country Salute to Gospel Various Artists Sparrow 75 Annabelle's Wish Soundtrack Various Artists Rising Tide 45 The Best of Country Various Artists Madacy 29 The Best of Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Virgin 33 Big House Big House MCA Nashville 56 Billy Yates Billy Yates Almo Sounds 53 Bitter Sweet Kim Richey Mercury/PolyGram 45 Bluegrass Rules! Ricky Skaggs Rounder 75 Born Country Alabama BMG 69 The Buffalo Club The Buffalo Club Rising Tide 74 Burnin' Daylight Burnin' Daylight Curb 39 Butterfly Kisses Jeff Carson Curb 32 Come On Christmas Dwight Yoakam Reprise 75 Country Lovin' Songs from the Heart Various Artists Rhino 33 The Country Roads Collection John Denver RCA 44 Cowboy Up – The Official PRCA Rodeo Album Various Artists Edel America 75 Elvis Greatest Jukebox Hits Elvis Presley RCA 53 Every Night's a Saturday Night Lee Roy Parnell Arista Nashville 47 Gospel Super Hits Amazing Grace Various Artists Epic 74 The Girl Next Door Crystal Bernard River North 42 Hallelujah, He Is Born Sawyer Brown Curb 60 Hill Country Christmas Willie Nelson & Bobbie Nelson Finer Arts 75 Hits Johnny Cash Legacy 60 Hopechest Stephanie Bentley Epic 51 Hot Country '97 Various Artists K Tel 39 How Big a Boy Are Ya? Roy D. Mercer Capitol Nashville 43 How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 2 Roy D. Mercer Capitol Nashville 31 How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 3 Roy D. Mercer Capitol Nashville 53 I'd Be with You Kippi Brannon Curb 50 It's on the House Emilio Navaira Capitol Nashville 47 Little Texas Little Texas Warner Bros. 26 Live Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville 32 Live at the Cimarron Ballroom Patsy Cline MCA Nashville 75 Merry Texas Christmas Y'all Asleep at the Wheel High Street 31 Peace in the Valley Various Artists Arista Nashville 69 Ray Stevens Christmas: Through a Different Window Ray Stevens MCA Nashville 31 The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers – A Tribute Various Artists Columbia 47 Tammy Graham Tammy Graham Career 44 36 The Truth Brady Seals Reprise 56 Three Chords and the Truth Sara Evans RCA Nashville 33 Twice Upon a Time Joe Diffie Epic 39 We Can't All Be Angels David Lee Murphy MCA Nashville 38 Whatever Comes First Sons of the Desert Epic 41 Words Sherrié Austin Arista Nashville

October 9 – Megan Moroney, singer of the 2020s ("Tennessee Orange").