Rascal Flatts Is Tops – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]

Chris Cagle was arrested on drunk-driving charges near Greenville, Texas.

The Zac Brown Band gets a gold album for You Get What You Give. The album featured the singles “Knee Deep” (#1 with Jimmy Buffett), “No Hurry” (#2), “Colder Weather” (#1), “As She’s Walking Away” (#1 with Alan Jackson) and “Keep Me In Mind” (#1).

The album has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Rascal Flatts became the first non-solo male country act to win Billboard Magazine’s Artist of the Year award.

Miranda Lambert’s album Kerosene was named Best Country Album of the Year by the Nashville Scene newspaper. The album featured the title track, “New Strings” and “Bring Me Down” as singles.

Keith Urban's self-titled solo debut album is certified platinum. The album featured the singles "It's a Love Thing" (#18), "Your Everything" (#4), "But for the Grace of God" (#1) and "Where the Blacktop Ends" (#3).

Breathe becomes Faith Hill's best-selling album, as it's certified quintuple-platinum. The album featured four singles: “Let’s Make Love” (#6 with Tim McGraw), “If My Heart Had Wings” (#3), “The Way You Love Me” (#1) and the title track (#1).

Shania Twain’s album Come On Over was certified multi-platinum for sales of 16 million copies. The album featured 12 singles released world-wide, including “That Don’t Impress Me Much” (#8), “Honey I’m Home” (#1) and “You’re Still The One” (#1 pop & country).

To date, the album has sold more than 40 million copies world-wide.

The Dixie Chicks’ album Wide Open Spaces was certified triple platinum. The album featured five singles: “I Can Love You Better” (#7), “Tonight The Heartache’s On Me” (#6), “You Were Mine” (#1), “There’s Your Trouble” (#1) and the title track (#1).

The album has since been certified 9x platinum.

Garth Brooks’ album Sevens was certified multi-platinum for sales of 5 million copies. The album released five singles: "Longneck Bottle” (#1), "She's Gonna Make It" (#2), "Two Piña Coladas" (#1), "Do What You Gotta Do" (#13), "You Move Me" (#3) and "In Another's Eyes” (#2 with Trisha Yearwood).

The album has since been certified 10x platinum by the RIAA.

Shania Twain’s album The Woman In Me was certified quadruple platinum. The album featured 8 world-wide singles, including “Any Man of Mine” (#1), “No One Needs To Know” (#1) and “Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is (Anymore)” (#28).

The album has since been certified 12x platinum by the RIAA.

SINGLES

2012 – Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”

2007 – Carrie Underwood – “So Small”

2001 – Toby Keith – “I Wanna Talk About Me”

1990 – George Strait – “I’ve Come To Expect It From You”

1984 – Anne Murray w/Dave Loggins – “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do”

1979 – Conway Twitty – “Happy Birthday Darlin’”

1973 – Charley Pride – “Amazing Love”

1962 – Hank Snow – “I’ve Been Everywhere”

1958 – Ray Price – “City Lights”

1956 – Marty Robbins – “Singing The Blues”

1951 – Pee Wee King – “Slow Poke”

1945 – Bob Wills – “Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight

ALBUMS

2012 – Taylor Swift - Red

2007 – The Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden

2001 – Garth Brooks – Scarecrow

1990 – Garth Brooks – No Fences

1984 – Willie Nelson – City of New Orleans

1979 – Kenny Rogers – Kenny

1973 – Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors

Bassist Doug Phelps (The Kentucky Headhunters) is 54.

Alan Jackson and wife Denise celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.