Top Country Hits of 2008, Vol. 2 Quiz

Answer: Home

"Home" is a 2008 Blake Shelton hit, not an Underwood hit.

All three of Carrie's 2008 Number Ones were from her album "Carnival Ride". Her first Number One, "All-American Girl" hit Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on March 15th and remained there for two weeks. It was written by Underwood, Ashley Gorley, and Kelley Lovelace. It reached 27th on the US Billboard Hot 100, 50th on the US Billboard Pop 100, and 45th on the Canadian Hot 100. It was her fifth Number One overall and second from this album. The song was certifed Platinum by the RIAA.

"Last Name" hit Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on June 21st. It was written by Underwood, Luke Laird, and Hillary Lindsey. It reached 19th on the US Billboard Hot 100, 37th on the US Billboard Pop 100, 31st on the the US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, and 34th on the Canadian Hot 100. It was her sixth Number One overall and third from this album. It was certified Gold by the RIAA. It won the 2009 Grammy for the Best Female Country Vocal performance.

"Just a Dream" hit Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Nov. 8th and remained there for two weeks. It was written by Gordie Sampson, Steve McEwan, and Hillary Lindsey. It reached 29th on the US Billboard Hot 100, 96th on the US Billboard Pop 100, and 50th on the Canadian Hot 100. It was her seventh Number One overall and fourth from this album. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Answer: Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson released "Small Town Southern Man" and "Good Time" as singles from his album "Good Time". Both were written by Jackson. "Small Town Southern Man" reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on March 29th and stayed there for two weeks. It reached 42nd on the US Billboard Hot 100, 89th on the US Billboard Pop 100, and 62nd the Canadian Hot 100. It was Jackson's 23rd Number One.

"Good Time" reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Aug. 2nd and stayed there for two weeks. It reached 40th on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 57th the Canadian Hot 100. It was Jackson's 24th Number One.

Answer: Should've Said No

Taylor Swift released "Should've Said No" as a single from her self-titled debut album. It was written by Swift. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Aug. 23rd and stayed there for two weeks. It reached 33rd on the US Billboard Hot 100, 61st on the US Billboard Pop 100, 67th the Canadian Hot 100, and 18th on the New Zealand Singles chart.

It was Taylor's second Number One and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Answer: Keith Urban

Keith Urban released "You Look Good in My Shirt" as a single from his album "Golden Road" and then rereleased on "Greatest Hits: 18 Kids". It was written by Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro, and Tony Martin. On "Golden Road" it peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart before being pulled and replaced with "Days Go By". During its rerelease it reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Sept. 6th.

It reached 44th on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 54th the Canadian Hot 100.

It was Urban's eighth Number One.

Answer: Jimmy Wayne

Jimmy Wayne released "Do You Believe Me Now" as the title single from his second album. It was written by Tim Johnson, Joe West, and Dave Pahanish. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Sept. 13th and stayed there for two nonconsecutive weeks.

It reached 36th on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 64th the Canadian Hot 100. It ended 2008 ranked number 13 the US Billboard Hot Country Songs End of the Year chart. In 2009 it reached 29th on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

It was Wayne's first Number One.

Answer: Don't Think I Don't Think About It

Darius Rucker released "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" as a single from his album "Learn to Live". It was written by Rucker and Clay Mills. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Oct. 4th and stayed there for two weeks.

It reached 35th on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 47th the Canadian Hot 100. The song made Rucker the first African-American singer to hit Number One on the US Country chart since Charley Pride in 1983 did it with "Night Games". It was also his first Top Forty hit as a solo artist on the Hot 100. Rucker was the lead singer for Hootie and the Blowfish before going single and switching to Country music.

It was Rucker's first Country Number One and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Answer: Bob Marley

Bob Marley and The Wailers sang together from 1974 to Marley's death in 1981. The precursor band, The Wailers, also included Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer but they left in 1974.

Kenny Chesney released "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" as a single from his album "Lucky Old Sun". It was written by Jim Collins and Marty Dodson. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Oct. 18th and stayed there for two weeks. It reached 41st on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 49th the Canadian Hot 100. It was Kenny's 15th Number One and first of two songs from this album to go Number One with Kenny singing with someone else.

Answer: Toby Keith

Toby Keith released "She Never Cried in Front of Me" as a single from his album "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy". It was written by Keith and Bobby Pinson. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Nov. 1st. It reached 42nd on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 57th the Canadian Hot 100. It was Keith's 17th Number One.

Answer: Love Story

Taylor Swift released "Love Story" as a single from her album "Fearless". She wrote the song. The song was a monster hit. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Nov. 22nd and stayed there for two weeks.

Chart success:
2008
1 - US Billboard Hot Country Songs
4 - Canadian Hot 100
2009
1 - US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
1 - Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles
1 - Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles
1 - Australian Singles Chart
2 - UK Singles Chart
3 - New Zealand Singles Chart
3 - Japan Hot 100 Chart
3 - Irish Singles Chart
4 - US Billboard Hot 100
4 - Czech Singles Chart
7 - Norwegian Singles Chart
10 - Swedish Singles Chart
13 - Dutch Singles Chart
14 - French Singles Chart
16 - Danish Singles Chart

It ended 2009 ranked number three for the year on the Australian Singles Chart and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. The video won the CMA Video of the Year Award for 2009.

Answer: Chicken Fried

The Zac Brown Band released "Chicken Fried" as a single from their album "The Foundation". It was written by Zac Brown and Wyatt Durette. The song was originally released by The Lost Trailers but it only reached 52nd on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The Zac Brown Band's version reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Dec. 6th and stayed there for two weeks. It reached 20th on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 52nd the Canadian Hot 100. It was the band's first Number One and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA.