List of number-one country singles of 2000 (U.S.)

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Faith Hill spent nine weeks at number one in 2000.

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, until 2012 the data was compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each song's weekly airplay.[1] In 2000, 19 different songs topped the chart in 52 issues of the magazine.

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 until it was knocked off by "Cowboy Take Me Away", performed by 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 for 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 "My Next Thirty Years" by Tim McGraw.

Chart history

A man in a cowboy hat singing into a microphone
Tim McGraw matched the achievement of his wife, Faith Hill, in having two country number ones in 2000.
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Kenny Rogers scored his first country number one for over a decade and became the oldest artist to top the chart.
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Brad Paisley spent two weeks at number one in December.
A grey-haired man with a moustache playing the guitar and singing into a microphone. A blond-haired man, also playing a guitar, is in the background.
Aaron Tippin (left) had a two-week run at number one in the fall.
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 1 "Breathe" Faith Hill [8]
January 8 [9]
January 15 [10]
January 22 [11]
January 29 [12]
February 5 "Cowboy Take Me Away" Dixie Chicks [13]
February 12 [14]
February 19 [15]
February 26 "My Best Friend" Tim McGraw [16]
March 4 [17]
March 11 "Smile" Lonestar [18]
March 18 "How Do You Like Me Now?!" Toby Keith [19]
March 25 [20]
April 1 [21]
April 8 [22]
April 15 [23]
April 22 "The Best Day" George Strait [24]
April 29 [25]
May 6 [26]
May 13 "Buy Me a Rose" Kenny Rogers featuring Billy Dean & Alison Krauss [27]
May 20 "The Way You Love Me" Faith Hill [28]
May 27 [29]
June 3 [30]
June 10 [31]
June 17 "Yes!" Chad Brock [32]
June 24 [33]
July 1 [34]
July 8 "I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert [35]
July 15 [36]
July 22 [37]
July 29 [38]
August 5 [39]
August 12 "What About Now" Lonestar [40]
August 19 [41]
August 26 [42]
September 2 [43]
September 9 "It Must Be Love" Alan Jackson [44]
September 16 "That's the Way" Jo Dee Messina [45]
September 23 [46]
September 30 [47]
October 7 [48]
October 14 "Kiss This" Aaron Tippin [49]
October 21 [50]
October 28 "The Little Girl" John Michael Montgomery [51]
November 4 [52]
November 11 [53]
November 18 "Best of Intentions" Travis Tritt [54]
November 25 "Just Another Day in Paradise" Phil Vassar [55]
December 2 "We Danced" Brad Paisley [56]
December 9 [57]
December 16 "My Next Thirty Years" Tim McGraw [58]
December 23 [59]
December 30 [60]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 25, 1999". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "That Was the Year That Was". Country Music Television. December 27, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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  5. ↑ "Chad Brock". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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  31. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 10, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  32. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 17, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  33. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 24, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 1, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  35. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 8, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  36. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 15, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  37. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 22, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  39. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 5, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  41. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  42. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 26, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  43. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 2, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  44. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 9, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  47. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 30, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  49. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 14, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  51. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 28, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  52. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 4, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  53. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 11, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  54. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 18, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  55. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for November 25, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  56. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 2, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  58. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 16, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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