Here Are All of the No. 1 Country Songs From 1995

1995 was a golden year for country music hits. Can you believe that fans got Alan Jackson’s „Gone Country,“ Tim McGraw’s „I Like it, I Love It“ and George Strait’s „Check Yes or No“ all in the same 12-month span?
Hot young upshots co-mingled on the country charts with veteran recording artists. Some acts got their first-ever No. 1 hit — and in a couple of cases, it would be their last, too.
Another artist who scored a chart-topping song this year would go on to miss the top spot on the country charts for another 23 years, only to finally return to No. 1 in 2018 thanks to a duet with Kenny Chesney. Can you guess who it was?
In 1995, the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart started off strong with Joe Diffie’s „Pickup Man,“ and it concluded in December with „That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You,“ a now-relatively under the radar hit from Aaron Tippin.
Twenty-seven more country songs filled in the weeks in between. With 52 weeks in the year, that’s a relatively small number of songs to top the charts. But some songs have longer stays at No. 1 than others, and especially in 1995, there were some country singles that claimed long stays on top.
Strait’s „Check Yes or No“ clocked four consecutive weeks late in the year, and John Michael Montgomery’s „I Can Love You Like That“ returned to the No. 1 spot for a second time after being dethroned by Brooks & Dunn’s „Little Miss Honky Tonk“ for one week.
But the longest-running hit of 1995 stayed on top of the chart for a whopping five straight weeks. Can you guess which song it was? Read through the list below to find out.

Every No. 1 Hit Country Song From 1995

1995 delivered modern-day classics like David Lee Murphy’s „Dust on the Bottle“ and Shania Twain’s „Any Man of Mine,“ but there was one country superstar who put out three separate chart-topping singles over the span of just one year.

Joe Diffie, „Pickup Man“

This beloved ’90s classic was the very first chart-topping country hit of the year in 1995.

Tim McGraw, „Not a Moment Too Soon“

It’s one of McGraw’s lesser-known chart-toppers these days, but back in 1995, „Not a Moment Too Soon“ was a big ol‘ No. 1 hit.

Alan Jackson, „Gone Country“

Alan Jackson had a great year on the country charts in 1995. „Gone Country“ would be the first of three singles from him to make it to No. 1 that year.

Pam Tillis, „Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)“

Tillis‘ co-writer Jess Leary once admitted to some skepticism about whether this song could be a hit, due to its „Tex-Mex/salsa kind of groove.“ Those fears were unfounded: The song was a two-week No. 1 hit in February 1995.

Collin Raye, „My Kind of Girl“

True-blue country girls never go out of style, and Collin Raye proved it in 1995 with this chart-topper about a Merle Haggard fan who wears blue jeans with her pearls.

Wade Hayes, „Old Enough to Know Better“

„Old Enough to Know Better“ was Wade Hayes‘ debut single, and it was also the first and only time he graced the top of the country chart.

George Strait, „You Can’t Make a Heart Love Somebody“

Strait’s lovelorn ballad earned him his first No. 1 of the year on the country chart.

Clay Walker, „This Woman and This Man“

In 1995, Walker followed up his mega-hit single „If I Could Make a Living“ with some moodier material: A mid-tempo song off the same album called „This Woman and This Man.“ It scored him two consecutive weeks at No. 1.

Trisha Yearwood, „Thinkin‘ About You“

This two-week chart-topper was also the title track of the album Yearwood released that year.

Reba McEntire, „The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter“

April 1995 marked the only time that year that two female stars had back-to-back hits on the chart. After a two-week stay on top of the country chart, Yearwood handed the baton to McEntire’s „The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.“

John Michael Montgomery, „I Can Love You Like That“

This ballad from John Michael Montgomery first graced the No. 1 spot in late April, and it came back to the top of the chart for two more weeks in May.

Brooks & Dunn, „Little Miss Honky Tonk“

The third single to be released off Brooks & Dunn’s Waitin‘ on Sundown album, „Little Miss Honky Tonk“ is also thought to be the first song to mention the term „buckle bunny“ — a woman who follows rodeos or cowboys as a kind of groupie — according to Billboard’s reporting at the time.

Mark Chesnutt, „Gonna Get a Life“

This uptempo hit earned Mark Chesnutt his sixth-ever stay atop the country charts.

Ty Herndon, „What Mattered Most“

Ty Herndon went all the way to the top of the charts with his debut single in 1995. It would go on to be one of three No. 1 singles that the star released in the 1990s. Decades later, in 2014, Herndon came out as gay, becoming one of the first openly gay stars, and his music and platform have since shifted toward furthering equality and acceptance in the genre.

Clint Black, „Summer’s Comin'“

Black earned himself a big ol‘ three-week No. 1 hit with this fun warm weather anthem.

Tracy Lawrence, „Texas Tornado“

Tracy Lawrence has admitted that he wasn’t originally sold on the idea of recording this Bobby Braddock-penned song. He agreed to record it in exchange for being able to co-produce a portion of his I See it Now album.

John Michael Montgomery, „Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)“

This fast-talking country classic spent three weeks atop the country charts in July 1995.

Shania Twain, „Any Man of Mine“

Shania Twain’s country career was heating up big-time in 1995. „Any Man of Mine“ was the second single off her The Woman in Me album, and it spent two consecutive weeks at No. 1.

Alan Jackson, „I Don’t Even Know Your Name“

Alan Jackson’s „I Don’t Even Know Your Name“ started out as a joke song the singer wrote for his family. But its hit status was dead serious: The single was a No. 1 hit on the country chart in August of 1995, three months after Jackson put it out.

Lorrie Morgan, „I Didn’t Know My Own Strength“

This anthemic moving-on song was Morgan’s third and final chart-topping hit.

Brooks & Dunn, „You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone“

In August 1995, Brooks & Dunn were back on top of the country charts for the second time that year with their two-week hit, „You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone.“

Jeff Carson, „Not on Your Love“

„Not on Your Love“ was the only No. 1 hit Jeff Carson notched during his country career, though he did have several more Top 10 hits before retiring from music in 2009 to pursue a career as a police officer.

Bryan White, „Someone Else’s Star“

September 1995 brought No. 1 country hits for multiple up-and-coming artists. Bryan White also notched his first chart-topper, „Someone Else’s Star,“ that month. He’d go on to top the country chart three more times over the next couple of years.

Tim McGraw, „I Like It, I Love It“

Was „I Like It, I Love It“ the biggest country music hit of 1995? Arguably, yes. Tim McGraw’s hit spent five consecutive weeks on top of the country chart, more time than any other song that year.

Garth Brooks, „She’s Every Woman“

Country music heavy hitters came back-to-back on the charts in the fall of 1995. After McGraw’s five-week stay at No. 1, he was dethroned by Garth Brooks‘ „She’s Every Woman.“

David Lee Murphy, „Dust on the Bottle“

„Dust on the Bottle“ was a massive hit for David Lee Murphy, but he wouldn’t make it to the top of the country charts again for another 23 years, when he scored a No. 1 hit with a Kenny Chesney duet called „Everything’s Gonna Be Alright“ in 2018.

George Strait, „Check Yes or No“

George Strait’s story of puppy love-turned-lifelong romance spent an impressive four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the country chart in 1995.

Alan Jackson, „Tall, Tall Trees“

Alan Jackson earned his title as the country artist with the most No. 1s of 1995 with this late-in-the-year single.

Aaron Tippin, „That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You“

Aaron Tippin earned the final No. 1 country hit of the year with „That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You,“ a mournful song about unrequited love.