Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years. Ever since Ralph Peer held his famous recording ...

The modern day country music fan is quite a bit more tolerant of edgy or controversial songs than fans were 30 or 40 years ago, and as a result, there are fewer banned country songs today.

“The day I quit you’s the day I die” is one of those lines that it’s hard to believe hasn’t already appeared in 20 country songs. One of Pardi’s bigger hits, reaching No. 27 on ...

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have three of the greatest country duets of all time, but they're not No. 1 on this list of the 55 best ever. If we're being honest, deciding the best country duets of ...

Explore 30 controversial country songs that pushed boundaries, from bold lyrics to banned anthems that changed the genre.

When thinking of country songs about friends, this Garth Brooks hit is likely one of the first that comes to mind. “Friends In Low Places” is tailor made for drinking with your companions ...

country music has a long history of spine-tingling spookerific songs to set the mood. McEntire remade Vicki Lawrence’s Southern gothic murder ballad in 1991 for her For My Broken Heart album.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

The four sisters from Georgia fit right into the genre's tradition of storytelling, and use it to connect, not divide.

He’s been a fixture of Music Row ever since, churning out 18 No. 1 country songs while earning four Grammys and a slew of other awards. His distinctive style is rooted in the ’70s and ’80s ...