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Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing
country music songs in the United States, published by
Billboard magazine. In 2000, 19 different songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles & Tracks, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on weekly
airplay data from country music radio stations compiled by
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems .
[1]
Singer
Faith Hill 's song "
Breathe " was at number one at the start of the year, having risen to the top in the issue dated December 25, 1999.
[2] The song remained at number one for six consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "
Cowboy Take Me Away ", performed by the girl group the
Dixie Chicks , in the issue dated February 5. "Breathe" was also named the most successful single of the year on the magazine's main singles chart, the
Hot 100 .
[3] Hill returned to the top of the country charts with her next single, "
The Way You Love Me ", which spent four weeks at number one in May and June. Only two other acts,
Lonestar and Hill's husband
Tim McGraw ,
[3] had more than one Hot Country Songs number one during the year. Other singles with extended runs at number one include "
How Do You Like Me Now?! " by
Toby Keith , "
I Hope You Dance " by
Lee Ann Womack featuring
Sons of the Desert and "
That's the Way " by
Jo Dee Messina , each of which topped the chart for five weeks. "How Do You Like Me Now?!" was ranked number one on Billboard' s year-end chart of the most popular country songs.
[4]
In 2000,
Chad Brock and
Phil Vassar achieved their first Hot Country Songs number ones with "
Yes! " and "
Just Another Day in Paradise " respectively.
[5]
[6] Veteran singer
Kenny Rogers gained his first number one in thirteen years when "
Buy Me a Rose ", featuring
Billy Dean and
Alison Krauss , topped the chart in May. At age 61 Rogers became the oldest artist to achieve a number one country hit.
[3]
[7] The final number one hit of the year was McGraw's "
My Next Thirty Years ".
Chart history
Kenny Rogers scored his first country number one in over a decade and became the oldest artist to top the chart.
Brad Paisley spent two weeks at number one in December.
Aaron Tippin (left) had a two-week run at number one in the fall.
See also
References
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