Kenny Chesney
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	BIRTHDAY: March 26, 1968 BIGGEST LP: When The Sun Goes Down (2004) GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

Kenneth Arnold Chesney was born on March 26, 1968 in Tennessee. Unlike most of his peers in the music industry, Chesney didn't become enamored in music until his college years when he learned to play the guitar and joined a bluegrass band. After graduating college with an advertising degree, Chesney moved to Nashville and continued performing and writing his own material. By the early 90s, Chesney landed a record deal and released his debut LP, In My Wildest Dreams.

Chesney released In My Wildest Dreams on an independent label that soon went out of business. The LP didn't sell well or result in major country hits, but did get recognition from larger record labels.

Chesney hit the country chart with "The Tin Man" and "Whatever It Takes."

Chesney hit the Top 10 on the country charts for the first time with "Fall In Love" and "All I Need To Know."

Chesney released All I Need To Know.

Chesney hit the country charts with "Grandpa Told Me So," "Back In My Arms Again," and "Me And You."

Chesney released Me And You.

Chesney hit the country charts with "When I Close My Eyes" and his first #1 country song "She's Got It All."

Chesney released I Will Stand.

Chesney hit the country charts with "A Chance," "hat's Why I'm Here," "I Will Stand," and "Touchdown Tennessee."

Chesney hit the country charts with "Team Of Destiny," "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," and the #1 songs "You Had Me From Hello" and "How Forever Feels."

Chesney released Everywhere We Go.

Chesney hit the country charts with "What I Need To Do," "I Lost It," and "Baptism" which featured Randy Travis.

Chesney and Tim McGraw were arrested after the 'George Strait Country Music Festival' in New York. McGraw was arrested on assault charges after Chesney asked to ride a sheriff's horse, then allegedly refused to dismount, resulting in a scuffle with McGraw joining in.

Chesney released Greatest Hits.

Chesney hit the country charts with "The Tin Man" and #1 song "Don't Happen Twice."

Chesney was acquitted of assault charges (along with Tim McGraw) stemming from an incident in June, 2000.

Chesney hit the country charts with "Young," "Live Those Songs," and the #1 song "The Good Stuff."

Chesney released No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.

# 136 Singles Artist of the Year

Chesney hit the country charts with "A Lot Of Things Different," "Big Star," "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," and the #1 song "There Goes My Life."

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Album (No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems) and performed at the ceremony.

Chesney released the holiday LP All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan.

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist.

Chesney hit the country charts with "I Go Back " and "The Woman With You."

Chesney released When The Sun Goes Down.

Chesney topped the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for 5 weeks with Uncle Kracker with "When The Sun Goes Down."

Chesney won an American Music Award for Artist of the Year, and was nominated for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Album (When The Sun Goes Down).

Chesney released Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair).

Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Hey Good Lookin'" with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait).

Chesney hit the country charts with "Guitars And Tiki Bars," "Keg In The Closet," "Who You'd Be Today," "The Road And The Radio," and the #1 songs "Anything But Mine" and "Living In Fast Forward."

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.
May 9: Chesney married actress Renee Zellweger. The couple later split in September and the marriage was annulled by the end of the year.

Chesney released The Road And The Radio.
Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist and performed at the ceremony.

The wedding between Chesney and Renee Zellweger was annulled.

Chesney hit the country charts with "You Save Me" and the #1 "Summertime."

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Chesney released the live LP Live: Live Those Songs Again.

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist.

Chesney topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Country Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Hot Country Songs Artist, and Top Hot Country Songs Artist - Male.

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

The single "Summertime" was certified gold.

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with "Never Wanted Nothing More."

Chesney released Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates.
Chesney could be heard on the Reba McEntire LP Reba Duets with "Every Other Weekend."
Chesney topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and Top Internet Albums chart with Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates.

Chesney topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Don't Blink."

Chesney won a Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Chesney topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Country Songs Artist and Top Hot Country Songs Artist - Male.
Me And You and "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" were certified platinum.

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year for the 4th straight year.

Chesney topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Better As A Memory."

The singles "You Had Me From Hello" and "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" were certified gold.

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist.
Chesney performed at the 21st annual Farm Aid concert held at the Comcast Center in Massachusetts.

Chesney released his next LP Lucky Old Sun.
Chesney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top Country Albums chart with Lucky Old Sun.

Chesney won a Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year (his 4th).

Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Shiftwork" with George Strait). Chesney performed at the ceremony.

Chesney released Greatest Hits II.

Chesney topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with Greatest Hits II.

Chesney topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Country Album Artist - Male.

Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Down The Road" with Mac McAnnally).

Greatest Hits II and Lucky Old Sun were certified gold.

Chesney released Hemingway's Whiskey.

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with "The Boys Of Fall."
Chesney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart with Hemingway's Whiskey. The LP sold over 183,000 copies it first week of release in the US.

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with "Somewhere With You."

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with "Live A Little."

Hemingway's Whiskey was certified platinum.

Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("You And Tequila" with Grace Potter).

March 5: Chesney could be heard on the Lionel Richie LP Tuskegee on the re-recorded duet of "My Love."

Chesney released Welcome To The Fishbowl.

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Albums chart with Welcome To The Fishbowl.
Welcome To The Fishbowl was certified gold.

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with "Come Over."

Greatest Hits II was certified platinum.

Chesney released Life On A Rock.

Chesney topped the Billboard 200 chart for 1 week, Digital Albums chart, and Country Albums chart with Life On A Rock.

• September 20: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "American Kids."
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• September 23: Chesney released The Big Revival.

• October 11: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Albums chart and Digital Albums chart with The Big Revival.

• January 31: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "Til It's Gone."

• June 27: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with help from Grace Potter with "Wild Child."

• October 3: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "Save It For A Rainy Day."

• October 22: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with help from Pink with "Setting The World On Fire."
• October 28: Chesney released Cosmic Hallelujah.

• November 5: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with help from Pink with "Setting The World On Fire."
• November 19: Chesney topped the Billboard Top Album Sales chart with Cosmic Hallelujah.

• February 12: Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("Setting The World On Fire" with Pink).
• February 13: Lucky Old Sun and Welcome To The Fishbowl were certified platinum and The Big Revival and Life On A Rock were certified gold.

• October 14: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "All The Pretty Girls."

• October 27: Chesney released Live In No Shoes Nation.

• November 18: Chesney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Albums Sales chart, and Country Albums chart with Live In No Shoes Nation.

• January 28: Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album (Cosmic Hallelujah).

• July 21: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "Get Along."

• July 27: Chesney released Songs For The Saints.
• July 31: Live In No Shoes Nation was certified platinum.

• August 11: Chesney topped the Billboard Album Sales chart, Digital Albums chart, and Country Albums chart with Songs For The Saints.

• May 1: Chesney released Here And Now.
• May 16: Chesney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Album Sales chart, and Country Albums chart with Here And Now.

• July 4: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "Here And Now."

• February 17: Songs For The Saints and Here And Now were certified gold.

• March 12: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart helping out Kelsea Ballerini with "Half Of My Hometown."

• November 18: When The Sun Goes Down was certified 5x platinum, Hemingway's Whiskey Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates were certified 2x platinum, and The Big Revival was certified platinum.

• March 22: Chesney released Born.

• April 6: Chesney topped the Billboard Album Sales chart with Born.

• June 22: Chesney topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart with "Take Her Home."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

	In My Wildest Dreams Released: January, 1994 Tracks: "Whatever It Takes" - "Somebody's Callin'" - "The Tin Man" - "High And Dry" - "I Finally Found Somebody" - "When She Calls Me Baby" - "In My Wildest Dreams" - "I Want My Rib Back" - "Angel Loved The Devil" - "I'd Love To Change Your Name"
	All I Need To Know Released: June, 1995 US: Gold Tracks: "Fall In Love" - "Grandpa Told Me So" - "The Bigger The Fool (The Harder The Fall)" - "All I Need To Know" - "Honey Would You Stand By Me" - "Someone Else's Hog" - "Me And You" - "Between Midnight And Daylight" - "Paris, Tennessee" - "The Tin Man"
	Me And You Released: June, 1996 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 78 Tracks: "Back In My Arms Again" - "Ain't That Love" - "When I Close My Eyes" - "Back Where I Come From" - "Turn For The Worst" - "Me And You" - "(Turn Out The Light And) Love Me Tonight" - "Another Friday Night" - "No Small Miracle" - "My Poor Old Heart" - "It's Never Easy To Say Goodbye"
	I Will Stand Released: July, 1997 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 95 Tracks: "She's Got It All" - "You Win, I Win, We Lose" - "She Gets That Way" - "I Will Stand" - "That's Why I'm Here" - "Steamy Windows" - "From Hillbilly Heaven To Honky Tonk Hell" - "She Always Says It First" - "Lonely, Needin' Lovin'" - "A Chance" - "When I Close My Eyes" (Acoustic Version)
	Everywhere We Go Released: March, 1999 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 51 Tracks: "What I Need To Do" - "How Forever Feels" - "You Had Me From Hello" - "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" - "Life Is Good" - "Everywhere We Go" - "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" - "California" - "Baptism" - "A Woman Knows" - "I Might Get Over You"
	Greatest Hits Released: September, 2000 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 13 Tracks: "I Lost It" - "Don't Happen Twice" - "Tin Man" - "Fall In Love" - "All I Need To Know" - "For The First Time" - "Me And You" - "Back Where I Come From" - "When I Close My Eyes" - "She's Got It All" - "That's Why I'm Here" - "How Forever Feels" - "You Had Me From Hello" - "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" - "What I Need To Do" - "Baptism" - "Because Of Your Love"
	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Released: April, 2002 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Young" - "I Remember" - "A Lot Of Things Different" - "The Good Stuff" - "Big Star" - "On The Coast Of Somewhere Beautiful" - "Never Gonna Feel Like That Again" - "Dreams" - "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - "Live Those Songs" - "One Step Up" - "I Can't Go There"
	All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan Released: October, 2003 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 42 Tracks: "All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan" - "Jingle Bells" - "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - "Christmas In Dixie" - "Thank God For Kids" - "Silver Bells" - "Just A Kid" - "The Angel At The Top Of My Tree" - "Pretty Paper" - "Silent Night" - "O Little Town Of Bethlehem"
	When The Sun Goes Down Released: February, 2004 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "There Goes My Life" - "I Go Back" - "When The Sun Goes Down" - "The Woman With You" - "Some People Change" - "Anything But Mine" - "Key In The Closet" - "When I Think About Leaving" - "Being Drunk's A Lot Like Loving You" - "Outta Here Chesney" - "Old Blue Chair"
	Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair) Released: January, 2005 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "Old Blue Chair" - "Be As You Are" - "Guitars And Tiki Bars" - "Island Boy" - "Somewhere In The Sun" - "Boston" - "Something Sexy About The Rain" - "French Kissing Life" - "Key Lime Pie" - "Sherry's Living In Paradise" - "Magic" - "Soul Of A Sailor" - "Old Blue Chair" (Ocean Mix)
	The Road And The Radio Released: November, 2005 US: 3x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "The Road And The Radio" - "Living In Fast Forward" - "Who You'd Be Today" - "You Save Me" - "Summertime" - "In A Small Town" - "Beer In Mexico" - "Freedom" - "Tequila Loves Me" - "Somebody Take Me home" - "Like Me"
	Live: Live Those Songs Again Released: September, 2006 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 4 Live Tracks: "Live Those Songs" - "Young" - "Never Gonna Feel Like That Again" - "Beer In Mexico" - "Keg In The Closet" - "What I Need To Do" - "I Go Back" - "When The Sun Goes Down" - "On The Coast Of Somewhere Beautiful" - "Anything But Mine" - "Back Where I Come From" - "Don't Happen Twice" - "How Forever Feels" - "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
	Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Released: September, 2007 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 3 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Never Wanted Nothing More" - "Don't Blink" - "Shiftwork" (with George Strait) - "Just Not Today" - "Wife And Kids" - "Got A Little Crazy" - "Better As A Memory" - "Dancin' For The Groceries" - "Wild Ride" - "Scare Me" - "Demons"
	Lucky Old Sun Released: October, 2008 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Entertainment Weekly: B Tracks: "I'm Alive" (with Dave Matthews) - "Way Down Here" - "Boats" - "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" - "Down The Road" - "Spirit Of A Storm" - "Twn With A Two" - "The Life" - "Key's On The Conch Shell" - "Nowhere To Go, Nowhere To Be" - "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" (with Willie Nelson)
	Greatest Hits II Released: May, 2009 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 3 Tracks: "Out Last Night" - "Living In Fast Forward" - "Young" - "Summertime" - "Down The Road" (with Mac McAnally) - "Beer In Mexico" - "There Goes My Life" - "When The Sun Goes Down" (with Uncle Kracker) - "Anything But Mine" - "Be As You Are" - "I Go Back" - "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - "The Good Stuff" - "Never Wanted Nothing More" - "I'm Alive" (with Dave Matthews) - "This Is Our Moment" - "Ain't Back Yet"
Amazon.mp3	Hemingway's Whiskey Released: September, 2010 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "The Boys Of Fall" - "Live A Little" - "Coastal" - "You And Tequila" - "Seven Days" - "Small Y'all" (featuring George Jones) - "Where I Grew Up" - "Reality" - "Round And Round" - "Somewhere With You" - "Hemingway's Whiskey"
Amazon.mp3	Welcome To The Fishbowl Released: June, 2012 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Tracks: "Come Over" - "Feel Like A Rock Star" (with Tim McGraw) - "Sing 'Em Good My Friend" - "Welcome To The Fishbowl" - "I'm A Small Town" - "El Cerrito Place" - "Makes Me Wonder" - "While He Still Knows Who I Am" - "Time Flies" - "To Get To You (55th And 3rd)" - "Always Gonna Be You" - "You And Tequila" (live with Grace Potter)
Amazon.mp3	Life On A Rock Released: April 30, 2013 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Entertainment Weekly: B Tracks: "Pirate Flag" - "When I See This Bar" - "Spread The Love" - "Lindy" - _ "Coconut Tree" - "It's That Time Of Day" - "Life On A Rock" - "Marley" - "Must Be Something I Missed" - "Happy On The Hey Now (A Song For Kristi)"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Big Revival Released: September 23, 2014 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Tracks: "The Big Revival" - "Drink It Up" - "Til It's Gone" - "American Kids" - "Wild Child" (with Grace Potter) - "Beer Can Chicken" - "Rock Bottom" - "Doin It" - "Save It For A Rainy Day" - "Flora-Bama" - "If This Bus Could Talk"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Cosmic Hallelujah Released: October 28, 2016 Billboard peak: # 2 Grammy Nominee: Best Country Album Tracks: "Trip Around The Sun" - "All The Pretty Girls" - "Setting The World On Fire" (with Pink) - "Noise" - "Bucket" - "Bar At The End Of The World" - "Some Town Somewhere" - "Rich And Miserable" - "Jesus And Elvis" - "Winnebago" - "Coach" - "I Want To Know What Love Is"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Live In No Shoes Nation Released: October 27, 2017 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Live Tracks: "Flora-Bama" - "Summertime" - "Big Star" (with Taylor Swift) - "Boston" - "When I See This Bar" (with Eric Church) - "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" - "Anything But Mine" - "Down The Road" - "Guitars And TIki Bars" - "Hemingway's Whiskey" - "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" (with Zac Brown Band) - "I'm Alive" - "Save It For A Rainy Day" (with Old Dominion) - "Pirate Flag" - "Somewhere With You" - "I Go Back" - "One Step Up" - "American Kids" - "You And Tequila" (with Grace Potter) - "Young" - "There Goes My Life" - "Out Last Night" - "Dust On The Bottle" (with David Lee Murphy) - "Coastal" - "The Boys Of Fall" - "Noise" - "Old Blue Chair" - "The Joker / Three Little Birds" (with Dave Matthews) - "Happy On The Hay Now (A Song For Krist)"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Songs For The Saints Released: July 27, 2018 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 2 Tracks: "Song For The Saints" - "Every Heart" - "Get Along" - "Pirate Song" - "Love For Love City" (with Ziggy Marley) - "Ends Of The Earth" - "Gulf Moon" - "Island Rain" - "Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season" (with Jimmy Buffett) - "We're All Here" - "Better Boat" (with Mindy Smith)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Here And Now Released: May 1, 2020 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Tracks: "We Do" - "Here And Now" - "Everyone She Knows" - "Wasted" - "Knowing You" - "Heartbreakers" - "Someone To Fix" - "Happy Does" - "Tip Of My Tongue" - "You Don't Get To" - "Beautiful World" - "Guys Named Captain"
	Born Released: March 22, 2024 Tracks: "Born" - "Just To Say We Did" - "Take Her Home" - "Few Good Stories" - "Thkin' Bout" - "Guilty Pleasure" - "One More Sunset" - "Top Down" - "The Way I Love You Now" - "This Too Shall Pass" - "Blame It On The Salt" - "Come Here, Go Away" - "One Lonely Island" - "Long Gone" - "Where You Are Tonight"