Faith Hill "Breathe"

Not once did Faith Hill's "Breathe" notch the top spot on the Hot 100 in 2000. Despite that, Billboard crowned the ballad "Song of the Year"--making it just the second time in history a song never hit #1, yet won "Song of the Year". It happened again a year later when Lifehouse's "Hanging By A Moment" shared the feat.

Faith Hill "Cry"

Faith Hill spent the majority of her early career toeing the line between Country and Adult Contemporary artist. Her 2002 ballad "Cry" found most of its success on the Adult Contemporary Chart. The song sat in the #1 spot for 11 weeks. Despite this, the song netted Hill a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Faith Hill "There You'll Be"

Celine Dion reportedly didn't want to be known as the woman who sang all the tearjerker ballads in movies. She passed on the ballad "There You'll Be", a song destined for the Pearl Harbor Soundtrack. Along came Faith Hill who happily took the song and turned it into a #1 hit on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 2001.

Faith Hill "This Kiss"

The following is a real phone call I received while working at a soft rock radio station in 1998.

"Hi, Windy 100."
"Oh, hi. Could you play that new song from Faith Hill?"
"This Kiss?"
"Yeah, that one!"
"Um, I'm actually playing it right now."
"Oh. Can you play it again?"
"(deep breath)"

Faith Hill - "Let Me Let Go"

Country artists LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain, and Faith Hill all found themselves regulars on Adult Contemporary radio stations during the late-1990s.  Hill's "Let Me Let Go" peaked at #10 on the AC Chart in 1998.