This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2010.

Events

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2010:

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2010:

Other top albums

Deaths

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Major awards

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 3, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada)

Americana Music Honors & Awards

American Country Awards

(presented December 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada )

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 7, 2010)

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 12 in Edmonton)

Country Music Association

(presented November 10 in Nashville)

CMT Music Awards

(presented June 9 in Nashville) CMT Artists of the Year (presented December 1 in Nashville)

Grammy Awards

(presented February 13, 2011)

Juno Awards

(presented March 27, 2011 in Toronto)

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