2023 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place, or will take place, in 2023.

Events

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2023:

Singles released by American and Australian artists

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
16 2 "Down Home" Jimmie Allen
23 17 36 "Handle on You" Parker McCollum
15 8 18 "Pick Me Up" Gabby Barrett
2 19 "Rock and a Hard Place" Bailey Zimmerman
1 30 39 "Something in the Orange" Zach Bryan
8 1 16 "Son of a Sinner" Jelly Roll
3 7 "Thank God" Kane Brown
with Katelyn Brown
7 14 29 "Wait in the Truck" Hardy
featuring Lainey Wilson

Singles released by Canadian artists

Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
5 "The Last Time" Tenille Townes
11 "Never Met a Beer" Tyler Joe Miller and Matt Lang
15 "Slip" Shawn Austin
17 "You Got the Wrong Guy" Dean Brody

Top new album releases

Announced

Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
Strays Margo Price Loma Vista January 13
The Mockingbird & the Crow Hardy Big Loud January 20
Come Get Your Wife Elle King RCA January 27
The Compass Project - South Album Brett Kissel Big Star
Tyler Hubbard Tyler Hubbard EMI Nashville
Queen of Me Shania Twain Republic Nashville February 3
I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell Chase Rice Broken Bow February 10
Bluebird Days Jordan Davis MCA Nashville February 17
Nate Smith Nate Smith Arista Nashville
TBA Luke Combs Columbia Nashville March 24

Deaths

  • January 5 – Mark Capps, 54, sound engineer, record producer and son of musician Jimmy Capps (shot by SWAT team).
  • January 7 – Stan Hitchcock, one of the co-founders of CMT.



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