On this day 27 years ago, Faith Hill celebrated a historic night at the 34th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, with the country singer dominating at the award show and taking home four awards.
The career milestone was made possible thanks to the success of Hill’s third studio album, Faith, and in particular, her chart-topping single, “This Kiss.” The song was first released in February 1998, but it was still flying high the next year at the ACM Awards. Throughout its initial run, “This Kiss” topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while it also peaked at the seventh position on the Hot 100 chart, an impressive performance for any artist.
Ahead of the awards show, Hill had the most nominations, with six, while her husband, fellow country star Tim McGraw, was also nominated for a few awards, including one with Hill. The couple didn’t have a guarantee that they would win any of the awards that night, but on May 5, 1999, they both ended the night as major winners.
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Hill made history as she took home four different awards that night, the most of any artist there. This included Single Record of the Year for “This Kiss,” Top Female Vocalist of the Year, and Video of the Year. The last award she won was Top Vocal Event of the Year for her song “Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me” featuring McGraw.
As for McGraw, he also won one of the biggest awards of the night for Top Male Vocalist of the Year.
While Hill won for “This Kiss,” she didn’t perform the song at the ACM Awards. Instead, she sang another one of her No. 1 hits from her Faith album, “Let Me Let Go.” McGraw also took to the stage that night with his song “Please Remember Me.”
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