Keith Urban career highlights
Urban continued to cement his country star status when he issued his third album “Golden Road” in 2002. The track “Somebody Like You” was named the biggest county hit of the 2000-2010 decade by Billboard. And the single “You’ll Think of Me” earned him his first Grammy Award. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By Christy Khoshaba
Urban’s fourth album “Be Here” also ruled Billboard’s Hot Country Songs with three No. 1 singles (“Days Go By,” “You’re My Better Half” and “Better Life”). The record was Urban’s highest-selling album, earning a four-times Platinum certification. Seven of the 13 songs were produced by the country singer himself. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
“Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing” was Urban’s fifth round at a solo album. The track “Once in a Lifetime” debuted at No. 17 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs -- a groundbreaking instance, marking a record for the highest-selling country single in the 62-year history of that chart. The single “Stupid Boy,” co-written by country music singer Sarah Buxton, also dominated the chart and earned Urban his second Grammy Award for male country vocal performance in 2007. (John Russel / AP )
For Urban’s sixth American album, “Defying Gravity,” he led with the track “Sweet Thing,” which also emerged as a No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs in 2009. The track also earned Urban a Grammy for male country vocal performance in 2010. And it was his second track release “Kiss a Girl,” that became Urban’s first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 171,000 copies in its first week. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Urban became a judge of the Australian reality singing competition “The Voice” in 2011, alongside Seal, Delta Goodrem and Joel Madden. (Lionel Cironneau / AP)
