BTop10 Country
The best 10 songs in the history of Country music
Honorable Mentions
"Forever and Ever, Amen" (Randy Travis), "Neon Moon" (Brooks and Dunn), "Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard), "Coat of Many Colors" (Dolly Parton)
10. Willie Nelson: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Willie Nelson is the performer of the song Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, a song written by the songwriter Fred Rose. Both the song and album would become iconic in country music history.
9. Dixie Chicks: Cowboy Take me Back
This is the second single of the Album Fly by Dixie Chicks. It reached the first position in the US Hot Country Songs Billboard.
8. Taylor Swift: Love Story
Taylor Swift was the youngest artists gaining a Grammy award for the best 2011 album. Her second Album “Fearless” became the most rewarded album of the history of the country music.
7. Billy Ray Cyrus: Achy Breaking Heart
Billy Ray Cyrus, father of the worldwide known singer, Miley Cyrus, has positioned 8 singles in the top-ten list of the Billboard Hot Country Songs. He is the artist that has been in the Billboard 200 list for the longest time. There have been multiple versions of this song, for example the Spanish version “No rompas mas” by the band Caballo Dorado.
6. Blake Shelton: Austin
Austin by Blake Shelton is the debut single and first number 1 single that spent five weeks on top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
5. Carrie Underwood: Before He Cheats
Ever since she won the fourth season of American Idol, Carrie Underwood has stayed true to her country roots. Her first album “Some Hearts” was cataloged by Billboard by the country record of the 2000 decade.
4. George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by the American country music artist George Jones that has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time
3. Dolly Parton: Jolene
Even if she has been known primarily by for her work in country music, Dolly Parton is also a businesswoman, actress… The biggest hit of her first years of career was Jolene which topped the country chart in 1974.
2. Georger Strait: Amarillo by Morning
In 2009, George Strait broke Conway Twitty's previous record for the most number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart when his 44 times number one single Amarillo by Morning surpassed Twitty's 40.
1. Bill Monroe: Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe created the style of music bluegrass. His song Blue moon of Kentucky has been recorded by many artists, such as, Elvis Presley.