1990 In Country Music , 1991 In Music , Other Events Of 1991 , 1992 In Country Music , 1990s In Music and the List Of Years In Country Music
- Naomi Judd announces she had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C , a potentially fatal chronic liver disease, and would be retiring from touring with daughter Wynonna at the end of the year. The resulting "Farewell" tour becomes the year's top-grossing act in country music and ends with a New Year's Eve Pay-per-view concert.
- "SoundScan" is introduced, providing more accurate '' Billboard Magazine '' chart ratings that are based on actual sales. Immediate evidence proved country music had a much bigger audience than previously thought.
- Eight acts have their first '' Billboard '' No. 1 songs, including Mark Chesnutt , Mike Reid , Alan Jackson , Doug Stone , Diamond Rio , Trisha Yearwood , Brooks & Dunn and Lionel Cartwright . Three of those - Diamond Rio, Yearwood and Brooks & Dunn - turn the trick with their first national release; Reid's first solo release also hit the top of the chart, but he had hit the Top 5 as part of a duet with Ronnie Milsap (1988's "Old Folks") three years earlier.
- Trisha Yearwood releases her debut single " She's In Love With The Boy " which rockets to number 1 for 2 weeks and catapults her into superstardom. Her debut album because the first debut album by a female artist to sell 1 million copies. It eventually sells 2 million.
''(as certifed by '' Billboard Magazine )''
- - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by '' Billboard Magazine ''.
- A - First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B - Last ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
- C - Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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