Kenny Chesney, Greatest Hits
Kenny Chesney (born March 26, 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a popular country music singer and songwriter, known for such works as No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems and When the Sun Goes Down. Chesney is known for his laid back style of country music.
His first major hit was "Fall in Love," which reached the Country Top 10 in 1995. The follow-up, "All I Need to Know," also reached the Top 10, but follow-ups were not so successful.
However, in 1996, he scored the top 5 hit, "Me and You," and returned again with "When I Close My Eyes" in early 1997. He hit number one for the first time with "She's Got It All" in August 1997; the song spent three weeks atop Billboard magazine's country singles chart.
Other number one hits included "How Forever Feels" (six weeks in 1999); "The Good Stuff" (2002); "There Goes My Life" (2004); and "When the Sun Goes Down" (a duet with Uncle Kracker in 2004). Notable number twos include "That's Why I'm Here" (1998), "Young" (2002), "Big Star" (2003), "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" (2003) and "The Woman With You" (2004).
While some of Chesney's music shows the obvious influence of John Mellencamp and Jimmy Buffett (a point critics are quick to note), he often performs several traditional country songs at his shows (particularly, music from George Jones). He won the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year honor in 2004.
In January 2005, Chesney released the album Be As You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair, supporting the album with his "Somewhere in the Sun" tour.
On May 9 2005, Chesney married Renée Zellweger on the resort island St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The pair met in January 2005 at a tsunami relief benefit. Chesney had previously commented that Zellweger was his favorite actress, and he had written a song, "You Had Me From Hello", based on her line from Jerry Maguire. On September 15 2005, after only four months of marriage, they announced their plans for an annulment. Zellweger cited "fraud" as the reason in the related legal papers. [1] Fueled by numerous internet reports, some have speculated that Zellweger discovered Chesney was actually gay. According to People Magazine, Chesney was upset and responded to these rumors by stating: "They've done nothing short of calling me gay and her a whore. None of those things are true. I'm pretty firm in my sexuality and my love for women." [2]
Contents
- 1 Recent accomplishments:
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Chart singles
- 3 See also
- 4 External links
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Recent accomplishments:
- 2005 ACM Entertainer of the Year
- 2005 CMT Male Video of the Year
- 2004 CMA Entertainer of the Year
- 2004 CMA Album of the Year: When The Sun Goes Down
- 2004 CMT Hottest Video of the Year: "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
- 2004 CMT Male Video of the Year: "There Goes My Life"
Discography
Albums
| Year
| Album
| US albums
| US country albums
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| 1995
| In My Wildest Dreams
| -
| -
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| 1995
| All I Need to Know
| -
| 39
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| 1997
| Me and You
| 78
| 9
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| 1997
| I Will Stand
| 95
| 10
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| 1999
| Everywhere We Go
| 51
| 5
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| 2000
| Greatest Hits
| 13
| 1
|
| 2002
| No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
| 1
| 1
|
| 2003
| All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
| 42
| 4
|
| 2004
| When the Sun Goes Down
| 1
| 1
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| 2005
| Be As You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair)
| 1
| 1
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| 2005
| The Road and the Radio
| 1
| 1
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Chart singles
| Year
| Song
| US Hot 100
| US country
|
| 1994
| "Whatever It Takes"
| -
| 59
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| 1995
| "Fall In Love"
| -
| 6
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| 1995
| "All I Need To Know"
| -
| 8
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| 1996
| "Grandpa Told Me So"
| -
| 23
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| 1996
| "Back In My Arms Again"
| -
| 41
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| 1996
| "Me and You"
| -
| 2
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| 1997
| "When I Close My Eyes"
| -
| 2
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| 1997
| "She's Got It All"
| -
| 1
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| 1998
| "A Chance"
| -
| 11
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| 1998
| "That's Why I'm Here"
| 79
| 2
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| 1998
| "Touchdown Tennessee"
| -
| 64
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| 1999
| "Team Of Destiny"
| -
| 72
|
| 1999
| "How Forever Feels"
| 27
| 1
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| 1999
| "You Had Me From Hello"
| 34
| 1
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| 1999
| "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
| 66
| 11
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| 2000
| "Away In a Manger"
| -
| 67
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| 2000
| "What I Need To Do"
| 56
| 8
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| 2000
| "I Lost It"
| 34
| 3
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| 2001
| "Don't Happen Twice"
| 26
| 1
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| 2001
| "The Tin Man"
| -
| 19
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| 2002
| "Young"
| 35
| 2
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| 2002
| "Live Those Songs"
| -
| 60
|
| 2002
| "The Good Stuff"
| 22
| 1
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| 2003
| "A Lot Of Things Different"
| 55
| 6
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| 2003
| "Big Star"
| 28
| 2
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| 2003
| "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem"
| 28
| 2
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| 2003
| "There Goes My Life"
| 29
| 1
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| 2003
| "All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan"
| -
| 28
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| 2003
| "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
| -
| 60
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| 2003
| "Pretty Paper"
(Kenny Chesney featuring Willie Nelson)
| -
| 45
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| 2003
| "Jingle Bells"
| -
| 49
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| 2003
| "Silver Bells"
| -
| 54
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| 2003
| "Silent Night"
(Kenny Chesney featuring The Grisgby Twins)
| -
| 57
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| 2003
| "Thank God For Kids
| -
| 60
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| 2004
| "When the Sun Goes Down"
(with Uncle Kracker)
| 26
| 1
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| 2004
| "Hey Good Lookin'"
(Jimmy Buffett with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait)
| 63
| 8
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| 2004
| "I Go Back"
| 32
| 2
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| 2004
| "The Woman With You"
| 33
| 2
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| 2005
| "Guitars and Tiki Bars"
| -
| 53
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| 2005
| "Anything But Mine"
| 48
| 1
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| 2005
| "Keg In the Closet"
| 64
| 6
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| 2005
| "Who You'd Be Today" (currently charting)
| 46
| 2
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| 2005
| "Living In Fast Forward" (currently charting)
| -
| 54
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| 2005
| "The Road and the Radio" (currently charting)
| -
| 59
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| 2005
| "Beer In Mexico" (currently charting)
| -
| 60
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See also
- List of best-selling music artists
External links
- Kenny Chesney at the Internet Movie Database
- Artist's Official Website.
- ChesneyNews.com Kenny Chesney News
- KennyFans.org.
- KennyForums.org
- The Kenny Chesney Page.
- Kenny Chesney at the Notable Names Database
- Kenny Chesney Lyricsde:Kenny Chesney
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Categories: 1968 births | Country singers | People from Tennessee | Lambda Chi Alpha brothers
