List of Hot Country Songs number ones of 2005
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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 2005, twenty different songs topped the chart, published under the title Hot Country Singles & Tracks through the April 23 issue, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on weekly airplay data from country music radio stations compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.[1]
Singer Blake Shelton's song "Some Beach" was at number one at the start of the year, having risen to the top in the issue of Billboard dated December 25, 2004.[2] The song remained at number one for three further weeks until it was replaced at the top by "Awful, Beautiful Life" by Darryl Worley in the issue dated January 22. Australian singer Keith Urban spent the most weeks at number one in 2005, with eleven, comprising five weeks with "Making Memories of Us" and six with "Better Life", the latter of which tied for the most weeks at number one by a single song with "As Good as I Once Was" by Toby Keith. Two other acts reached the top of the chart with more than one song in 2005. Brooks & Dunn topped the chart with "It's Getting Better All the Time" in May and "Play Something Country" in September, although each only spent one week at number one. Rascal Flatts, in contrast, spent eight weeks in total at number one with their two chart-toppers, "Bless the Broken Road" and "Fast Cars and Freedom".
Although it did not spend as long at the top as Urban's and Keith's songs, the song that was ranked number one on Billboard's year-end chart of the most popular country songs was "That's What I Love About Sunday" by Craig Morgan,[3] which spent four weeks at number one in March and April. Despite this success, it remains Morgan's only Hot Country Songs number one.[4] Two other artists reached the top of the chart for the first time in 2005. In March, Josh Gracin achieved his first number one with "Nothin' to Lose",[5] making him the first of a number of former American Idol finalists to achieve success on the country charts.[6] In the final week of the year, Billy Currington topped the chart for the first time with "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right".[7]
Chart history[edit]
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References[edit]
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- ^ "Craig Morgan Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Gilbert, Calvin (March 11, 2005). "Josh Gracin Scores His First No. 1 Single". CMT. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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- ^ Morris, Edward (August 3, 2017). "Billy Currington's "Do I Make You Wanna" Is Week's Most-Played Country Song". CMT. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (August 16, 2014). "'American Idol' star Josh Gracin checks into facility for help after posting alarming note on Facebook". Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
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- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for January 8, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for January 15, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for January 22, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
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- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for February 12, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
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- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for April 23, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for April 30, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 7, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 14, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 21, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 28, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 4, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 11, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 18, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 25, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 2, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 9, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 16, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 23, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 30, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 6, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 13, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 20, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 27, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 3, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 10, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 17, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 24, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 1, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 8, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 15, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 22, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 29, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 5, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 12, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 19, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 26, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 3, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 10, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 17, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 24, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 31, 2005". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2010.