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    • May 30, 1992
    Billy Ray Cyrus and "Achy Breaky Heart" begin a five-week stay at the top of the Billboard country singles chart
    Jun 6, 1992
    Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All" goes to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart, a position it will occupy a total of 34 weeks
    Jun 10, 1992
    The Associated Press posts a story in which Travis Tritt criticizes Billy Ray Cyrus' first hit: "I don't think 'Achy Breaky Heart' makes much of a statement." Tritt repeats the charge on Nashville's WSIX Radio, creating controversy during Fan Fair
    Jun 12, 1992
    Johnny Cash sends a letter to Billy Ray Cyrus, a target of music industry derision: "Thirty-six years ago I was working with Elvis--and saw him take the same kind of flak you're taking now. Congratulations on the way you're handling it all"
    Jun 13, 1992
    Billy Ray Cyrus and Travis Tritt play Alabama's June Jam XI in Fort Payne, Alabama. Referring to controversy generated by Tritt in an Associated Press story three days earlier, Cyrus tells the crowd: "I don't care what anybody else says. From the bottom of my 'Achy Breaky Heart,' I love you all"
    Jun 22, 1992
    Mercury releases Billy Ray Cyrus' "It Could've Been Me"
    Jul 4, 1992
    Billy Ray Cyrus sings "Achy Breaky Heart" on CBS-TV's "Celebrate The Spirit! Disney's All-Star 4th Of July Spectacular." Hosted by John Ritter, the special also features Martina McBride, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Celine Dion
    Jul 6, 1992
    Billy Ray Cyrus begins recording "It Won't Be The Last," the follow-up to his debut album, "Some Gave All"
    Jul 7, 1992
    Billy Ray Cyrus' debut single, "Achy Breaky Heart," is certified gold and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
    Jul 20, 1992
    An unprecedented start: Billy Ray Cyrus' debut album, "Some Gave All," is certified gold, platinum and double-platinum by the RIAA two months after its release
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