A Look Back At Every Country Song That Went #1 in 2005

Being put smack dab in the middle of the 2000s, 2005 was a year full of debuts from legendary artists with Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood all releasing their debut albums in the year.

2005 also had a lot of familiar faces in the genre with stars such as Blake Shelton, Toby Keith and Keith Urban all snagging multi-week #1s.

The year saw 20 unique songs and 17 unique artists reach the top spot. Eight of those songs went #1 for three or more weeks with Rascal Flatts (Bless the Broken Road & Fast Cars and Freedom) and Keith Urban (Making Memories of Us & Better Life) owning four of these eight spots.

Here are the 20 songs that went #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in 2005:

Some Beach – Blake Shelton (3 weeks)

Awful, Beautiful Life – Darryl Worley (2 weeks)

Mud on the Tires – Brad Paisley (1 week)

Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts (5 weeks)

Nothin’ to Lose – Josh Gracin (1 weeks)

That’s What I Love About Sunday – Craig Morgan (4 weeks)

Anything But Mine – Kenny Chesney (2 weeks)

It’s Getting Better All the Time – Brooks & Dunn (1 week)

My Give a Damn’s Busted – Jo Dee Messina (2 weeks)

Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban (5 weeks)

Fast Cars and Freedom – Rascal Flatts (3 weeks)

As Good as I Once Was – Toby Keith (6 weeks)

Mississippi Girl – Faith Hill (2 weeks)

Play Something Country – Brooks & Dunn (1 week)

A Real Fine Place to Start – Sara Evans (2 weeks)

Something to Be Proud Of – Montgomery Gentry (2 weeks)

Better Life – Keith Urban (6 weeks)

Come a Little Closer – Dierks Bentley (3 weeks)

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off – Joe Nichols (1 week)

Must Be Doin’ Something Right – Billy Currington (1 week)