Top Country Hits of 2000, Vol. 1 Quiz

Answer: Faith Hill

Faith Hill released "Breathe" as the title single from her album of the same name. It was written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar. It spent six weeks on top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, beginning in the last week of 1999 and continuing through the first five weeks of 2000.

The song was also a monster crossover hit. It spent seventeen weeks at Number One on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, one week at Number One on the US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, six weeks at Number One on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks, and was Number One on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Internationally it reached number 23 on the Australia ARIA Charts and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2000, the song won the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, the Billboard Awards Hot 100 Single of the Year and the Billboard Awards Hot 100 Airplay Track of the Year. It was only the second song in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart to be named single of the year without ever being Number One on the chart, it peaked at number two. "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs was the first in 1965. CMT's 100 Greatest Videos ranked the video for the song number four.

It was the sixth Number One for Hill.

Answer: Cowboy Take Me Away

The Dixie Chicks released "Cowboy Take Me Away" as a single from their album "Fly". It was written by Martie Seidel and Marcus Hummon. The song spent three weeks atop the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, beginning on February 5th. It was also Number One on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart for two weeks and rose to number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the fourth Number One for the group.

The Calgon slogan was "Calgon, take me away". It featured a mother in a bath wanting the cares of the world to go away.

Answer: Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw released "My Best Friend" as a single from his album "A Place In The Sun". It was written by Bill Luther and Aimee Mayo. It spent two weeks on top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, beginning on February 26th. It reached 29th on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

It was McGraw's eleventh Number One overall and the third off of the album "A Place In The Sun".

Answer: Lonestar

Lonestar released "Smile" as a single from their album "Lonely Grill". It was written by Keith Follesé and Chris Lindsey. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on March 11th. It was also Number One on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart for two weeks. It reached 39th on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the band's fourth Number One.

Answer: How Do You Like Me Now?

Toby Keith released "How Do You Like Me Now?" as the title single to his album of the same name. It was written by Keith and Chuck Cannon. It was the first hit for Keith after leaving his record label, Mercury Nashville, over creative differences. They did not believe the song would be a hit. The title seemed to be an anthem for Toby and the struggles he had to go through to get it made the way he wanted it made.

The song stayed at Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for four weeks from March 18 through April 15 and was named the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks single of the year for 2000. It was also Number One on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart for two weeks. It reached 31st on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, his best crossover success to that point. It appears Keith knew what he was talking about in sticking with the song.

It was Keith's fourth Number One.

Answer: George Strait

George Straight released "The Best Day" as a single from his album "Latest Greatest Straitest Hits". It was written by Dean Dillon and Carson Chamberlain. The song spent three weeks at Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart starting April 22nd.

It reached 31st on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 7th on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. It was George's 36th Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Answer: Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers released "Buy Me A Rose" as a single from his album "She Rides Wild Horses". It was written by Jim Funk and Eric Hickenlooper. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on May 13th. At the time, Rogers became the oldest man to have a Number One on that chart, he was 61.

The record was broken three years later by Willie Nelson when his duet with Toby Keith, "Beer For My Horses" reached Number One. Nelson was 70 at the time. "Buy Me A Rose" also reached number 40th on the US Billboard Hot 100 and ninth on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

It was the first Number One for both Dean and Krauss and the 17th for Rogers.

Answer: The Way You Love Me

"The Way You Love Me" is the only one of these choices that is a Faith Hill song. "How Do I Live" was a hit for both LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood, "That's The Way" is a Jo Dee Messina song, and "You're Still The One" is a Shania Twain song. Hill released "The Way You Love Me" as a single from her album "Breathe". It was written by Keith Follesé and Michael Delaney. It spent four weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and two weeks atop the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

As a crossover it had huge success. Chart success:
Number/Chart
3 - US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
7 - US Billboard Hot 100
8 - US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40
20 - US Billboard Mainstream Top 40
Internationally:
Number/Chart
5 - Belgium, Flanders (Ultratip)
8 - Belgium, Wallonia (Ultratip)
9 - Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks
15 - UK Singles
23 - New Zealand (RIANZ)
31 - Australian Singles
35 - Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
49 - Switzerland (Media Control AG)
58 - France (SNEP)
89 - Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)

It was Faith's seventh Number One and her second of 2000.

Answer: Yes

Chad Brock released "Yes" as the title single from his album of the same name. It was written by Brock, Stephony Smith, and Jim Collins. The song spent three weeks atop the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart starting on June 17th. It was also a Number One on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks and 22nd on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the first Number One for Brock.

Answer: Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert was a band formed by brothers Drew and Tim Womack, along with Scott Saunders, Doug Virden, and Brian Westrum. The name of the band came from the 1933 Laurel and Hardy movie of the same name. The Sons of the Pioneers is group that was founded by Roy Rogers among others in 1933. The group still performs with different members.

Lee Ann Womack released "I Hope You Dance" as the title single from the album of the same name. It was written by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers. The song became a huge crossover hit. Chart success:
Number/Chart
1 - US Billboard Hot Country Songs (five weeks)
1 - US Billboard Adult Contemporary (three different runs totaling 11 weeks)
13 - US Billboard Adult Pop Songs
14 - US Billboard Hot 100
24 - US Billboard Pop Songs
1 - Canadian RPM Country Tracks
40 - UK Singles
44 - New Zealand (RIANZ)
75 - Canadian Adult Contemporary (RPM)
89 - Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)

It was the first Number One for Lee Ann Womack.