This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2022.

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Events

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Grand Ole Opry

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  • January 8 – Morgan Wallen's performance with Ernest on the Grand Ole Opry leads to criticism from fans and other country music artists, following the controversy that surrounded Wallen after he was filmed using a racial slur eleven months prior as well as an anti-racism tweet made by the institution.[37]
  • February 12 – Lauren Alaina is inducted by Trisha Yearwood as the Opry's first member of 2022 following an invite by Yearwood in December 2021. At twenty-seven, Alaina becomes the youngest member of the Opry.[38]
  • March 19 – After making frequent guest appearances for over seventeen years, Jamey Johnson was invited by Bill Anderson to become an Opry member, with his induction set for May 14.
  • June 11 – Vince Gill invites Hall of Famers Charlie McCoy and Don Schlitz to become Opry members, the first time in decades that two artists received the invitation during the same show.[39] McCoy was subsequently inducted by Larry Gatlin on July 13 and Schlitz was inducted by Gill and Randy Travis on August 30.
  • September 17 – Jeannie Seely celebrates her 55th anniversary as an Opry member. Seely has performed on the show over 5000 times, extending her record as the most frequently appearing artist.
  • October 6 – Garth Brooks surprises Ashley McBryde with an invitation to become the newest Grand Ole Opry member during an interview on CBS Mornings, live from the circle. She was inducted on December 10 by Opry star Terri Clark.[40]

Top hits of the year

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The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2022:

Singles released by American and Australian artists

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Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
5 1 1 "5 Foot 9" Tyler Hubbard [41]
10 1 1 "23" Sam Hunt [42]
15 4 6 "7500 OBO" Tim McGraw [43]
3 5 1 "AA" Walker Hayes [44]
16 1 10 "At the End of a Bar" Chris Young
with Mitchell Tenpenny
[45]
5 1 2 "Beers on Me" Dierks Bentley
featuring Breland and Hardy
[46]
17 2 3 "Best Thing Since Backroads" Jake Owen [47]
1 1 1 "Buy Dirt" Jordan Davis
featuring Luke Bryan
[48]
9 9 7 "Circles Around This Town" Maren Morris [49]
18 12 3 "Come Back as a Country Boy" Blake Shelton [50]
15 3 10 "Country On" Luke Bryan [51]
46 17 "Country'd Look Good on You" Frank Ray
6 1 2 "Damn Strait" Scotty McCreery [52]
7 "Days That End in Why" Morgan Wallen [53]
2 1 2 "Doin' This" Luke Combs [54]
11 3 3 "Don't Come Lookin'" Jackson Dean
1 46 "Don't Think Jesus" Morgan Wallen [53]
6 1 28 "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" Elle King
& Miranda Lambert
[55]
39 17 41 "Everyone She Knows" Kenny Chesney [56]
5 1 1 "Fall in Love" Bailey Zimmerman
13 18 16 "Flower Shops" Ernest
featuring Morgan Wallen
5 1 21 "Freedom Was a Highway" Jimmie Allen
& Brad Paisley
[57]
12 6 9 "Ghost Story" Carrie Underwood [58]
16 11 8 "Give Heaven Some Hell" Hardy [59]
9 1 1 "Half of Me" Thomas Rhett
featuring Riley Green
[60]
11 1 13 "Half of My Hometown" Kelsea Ballerini
featuring Kenny Chesney
[61]
12 5 5 "Heart on Fire" Eric Church [62]
21 11 22 "Home Sweet" Russell Dickerson [63]
3 23 34 "I Bet You Think About Me" Taylor Swift
featuring Chris Stapleton
[64]
8 12 3 "If I Was a Cowboy" Miranda Lambert [65]
1 2 1 "The Kind of Love We Make" Luke Combs [54]
5 1 1 "Last Night Lonely" Jon Pardi [66]
3 1 1 "Like I Love Country Music" Kane Brown [67]
2 1 1 "Never Say Never" Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson [68]
13 1 1 "Never Wanted to Be That Girl" Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde [69]
13 1 9 "New Truck" Dylan Scott [70]
24 14 4 "No Hard Feelings" Old Dominion [71]
4 1 1 "One Mississippi" Kane Brown [67]
23 12 31 "Out in the Middle" Zac Brown Band [72]
30 17 48 "Party Mode" Dustin Lynch [73]
14 "Progress" John Rich [74]
2 1 1 "Sand in My Boots" Morgan Wallen [53]
3 1 1 "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" Cole Swindell [68]
13 16 38 "She Likes It" Russell Dickerson
with Jake Scott
[63]
9 2 4 "Slow Down Summer" Thomas Rhett [60]
20 19 2 "Soul" Lee Brice [75]
2 1 4 "Take My Name" Parmalee [76]
5 "Tennessee Fan" Morgan Wallen [53]
14 5 3 "Tequila Little Time" Jon Pardi [66]
1 1 1 "'Til You Can't" Cody Johnson [77]
6 1 33 "To Be Loved by You" Parker McCollum [78]
13 "Tomorrow Me" Luke Combs [54]
4 1 2 "Trouble with a Heartbreak" Jason Aldean [79]
11 2 23 "Truth About You" Mitchell Tenpenny [80]
33 21 16 "Up" Luke Bryan [51]
1 1 1 "Wasted on You" Morgan Wallen [53]
6 1 "Whiskey and Rain" Michael Ray [81]
19 4 1 "Wild Hearts" Keith Urban [82]
11 4 5 "Wishful Drinking" Ingrid Andress
with Sam Hunt
[83]
12 1 3 "With a Woman You Love" Justin Moore [84]
1 1 1 "You Proof" Morgan Wallen [53]
1 1 1 "You Should Probably Leave" Chris Stapleton [85]

Singles released by Canadian artists

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Songs Airplay Canada Single Artist References
1 "11 Beers" The Reklaws
with Jake Owen
[47]
15 "Ain't Like Me" Nate Haller [86]
34 12 "Back Then, Right Now" Tenille Arts [87]
5 "Broken Umbrella" Jojo Mason [88]
10 "Cool About It" Meghan Patrick [89]
6 "Country Music, Girls and Trucks" High Valley
featuring Granger Smith
[90]
10 "Dodge Out of Hell" Tim Hicks [91]
9 "Drink Along Song" Gord Bamford [92]
5 "First Taste of Gone" Josh Ross [93]
9 "Float" Tim and the Glory Boys [94]
1 "Hide from a Broken Heart" Dallas Smith [95]
5 "I'd Go to Jail" Dean Brody [96]
6 "Knock Off" Jess Moskaluke [97]
5 "Let Me Down Easy" Jojo Mason [88]
14 "Lucky Stars" Aaron Goodvin [98]
1 "New Old Trucks" James Barker Band
featuring Dierks Bentley
[99]
15 "Night in the Life" Brett Kissel [100]
6 "One Too" Dallas Smith
with MacKenzie Porter
[95]
1 "Pickup" MacKenzie Porter [101]
6 "Relationship Goals" Steven Lee Olsen [102]
8 "Right on Time" Lindsay Ell [103]
2 "Shakin' in Them Boots" Jade Eagleson [104]
1 "She Don't Know" Jade Eagleson [104]
5 "Tailgate to Heaven" Shawn Austin
featuring Chris Lane
[105]
2 "Whatever It Takes" High Valley [90]
2 "Wastin' Whiskey" James Barker Band [99]
14 "What Was I Drinking" Tebey [106]
7 "When's It Gonna Happen" Tenille Townes [107]
1 "Where'd You Learn How to Do That" Dean Brody [96]
10 "Whiskey Does" Tim Hicks [91]
8 "Wild as Her" Tyler Joe Miller [108]

Top new album releases

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US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
2 Country Stuff the Album Walker Hayes Monument January 21 [109]
5 Frayed at Both Ends Aaron Lewis Big Machine January 28 [110]
9 Blue in the Sky Dustin Lynch Broken Bow February 11 [111]
4 Run Rose Run Dolly Parton Butterfly March 7 [112]
2 Humble Quest Maren Morris Columbia Nashville March 25 [113]
9 My Chains Are Gone: Hymns & Gospel Favorites Reba McEntire MCA Nashville/Rockin' R March 25 [114]
2 Where We Started Thomas Rhett Valory April 1 [115]
6 Stereotype Cole Swindell Warner Nashville April 8 [116]
2 Georgia Jason Aldean Broken Bow/Macon April 22 [117]
2 Palomino Miranda Lambert RCA Nashville April 29 [118]
1 American Heartbreak Zach Bryan Warner May 20 [119]
2 Denim & Rhinestones Carrie Underwood Capitol Nashville June 10
1 Growin' Up Luke Combs Columbia Nashville June 24
7 Summertime Blues Zach Bryan Warner July 15
10 Tornillo Whiskey Myers Thirty Tigers July 29
5 Mr. Saturday Night Jon Pardi Capitol Nashville September 2 [120]
2 Different Man Kane Brown RCA/Zone 4 September 9 [121]
3 Hell Paso Koe Wetzel YellaBush/Columbia September 16 [122]
10 Mr. Sun Little Big Town Capitol Nashville September 16 [123]
3 Subject to Change Kelsea Ballerini Black River September 23 [124]
2 Leave the Light On Bailey Zimmerman Elektra/Warner Music Nashville/3EE October 14 [125]
9 Bell Bottom Country Lainey Wilson BBR Music Group October 28 [126]
4 Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection Dolly Parton RCA Nashville/Legacy November 18

Other top albums

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US Album Artist Record Label Release Date Reference
31 Born for This Chase Matthew Holler Boy February 11 [127]
39 Welcome to the Block Party Priscilla Block Mercury Nashville February 11 [128]
12 Flower Shops (The Album) Ernest Big Loud March 11 [129]
11 Bronco Orville Peck Columbia/Sub Pop April 8 [130]
13 A Beautiful Time Willie Nelson Legacy April 29 [131]
37 The Last Resort: Greetings From Midland Big Machine May 6 [132]
27 12th of June Lyle Lovett Verve May 13 [133]
22 Rich White Honky Blues Hank Williams Jr. Easy Eye Sound/Concord June 17
16 Songs About You Brett Eldredge Warner Music Nashville June 17
49 100 Proof Neon Ronnie Dunn Little Will-E July 29
12 Livin' My Best Life Dylan Scott Curb August 5
47 Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson Various artists Easy Eye Sound/Concord August 5
18 Good Person Ingrid Andress Warner Nashville August 26 [134]
15 Cross Country Breland Bad Realm/Atlantic September 9
14 This Is the Heavy Mitchell Tenpenny Riser House/Columbia Nashville September 16 [135]
18 Russell Dickerson Russell Dickerson Triple Tigers November 4 [136]

Deaths

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Hall of Fame inductees

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(presented on October 16, 2022)[180]

(announced on June 7, 2022)[181]

(announced on July 26, 2022)[182]

(presented October 30, 2022)[183]

Major awards

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(presented on May 11, 2023)

(presented on September 14, 2022)

(presented on November 20, 2022)[184]

(presented on November 24, 2022)

(presented on May 15, 2022)[185]

(presented on September 11, 2022)[186]

(presented on April 11, 2022)

CMT Artists of the Year
(presented October 14, 2022 in Nashville)[187]

(presented on November 9, 2022)[188]

(presented on February 5, 2023)

(presented on September 30, 2022)[189]

(presented on March 13, 2023)

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