May 4, 1996

Shania Twain races into the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "You Win My Love"

May 7, 1996

Mercury releases Sammy Kershaw's album "Politics, Religion And Her"

May 20, 1996

Mercury releases Mark Wills' "Jacob's Ladder"

May 23, 1996

Shania Twain's "The Woman In Me" becomes the first album by a female country artist certified for shipments of 7 million copies by the RIAA

Jun 11, 1996

Mercury releases Mark Wills' self-titled debut album

Jul 13, 1996

Shania Twain owns the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "No One Needs To Know"

Jul 16, 1996

Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All" becomes the first debut album from a country artist certified by the RIAA for wholesale sales of 9 million copies

Aug 13, 1996

The Statler Brothers' double-album "Gospel Favorites" is certified gold by the RIAA

Aug 20, 1996

Mercury releases Billy Ray Cyrus' album "Trail Of Tears"

Sep 13, 1996

Shania Twain's album "The Woman In Me" earns another multi-platinum award from the RIAA, credited for shipments of more than 8 million copies