Over the past ten years, country music has been a bit of a study in contradictions — as female artists fight to reclaim their rightful place on the charts and on radio airwaves, as bro-country thrived and neo-traditionalists like Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell blazed their own trail outside of the mainstream. In the midst of all of this upheaval, though, is a whole lot of great music. Before she was a global superstar and one of the richest women in the world, Taylor Swift was a songwriting prodigy with a pure voice and plucky lyrical sensibility. Lambert snagged it away, and with that, created an emotional classic that can stir nostalgia in even the most cynical of souls. The music video alone, which boasts cameos from basketball legend Larry Bird , baseball icon Roger Clemens, and more stars, makes it a classic. With references to smoking marijuana and a message of LGBT acceptance, the song was controversial among some close-minded country fans but otherwise beloved. Still, it scored Underwood a massive hit and earned her heaps of critical acclaim thanks to its heavy subject matter and intense instrumentation. A critical success, Simpson proved with this song that it was possible to earn a massive fan base without pandering to country radio. When Chris Stapleton exploded onto the country music scene as a solo artist in , he was already a well-known Nashville songwriter with multiple hits under his belt. Whether you think it's responsible for the rise of pop-country on the charts and misogyny in bro-country lyrics, there's no denying that Sam Hunt's smash "Body Like A Back Road" is ridiculously catchy.
"The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert
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Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In , 29 different songs topped the chart in 52 issues of the magazine, based on weekly airplay data from country music radio stations compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Seven acts achieved more than one number-one hit during the year. Turner's total of five weeks at the top was the most by any act. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. October 26, The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 3, Retrieved May 24,
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Top Pop Songs of Top Brazil Songs of The list on this page is for all 1 hit Country singles for using proprietary methods.
It's almost time for the new year, so Taste of Country has compiled a list of the Top Country Songs of that were popular on radio and on our own playlists. The single marked the sibling band's first song to chart within the Top 10 of Billboard's country songs. It was also their first hit to surface within the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot At No. Although 'Need You Now' was a huge hit, it still could not surpass the powerhouse that is Miranda Lambert. The country singer's ballad 'The House That Built Me' is the fastest-rising single in her entire career, and it spent four weeks at the No. Brad Paisley 'This is Country Music' Sugarland, 'Little Miss' The JaneDear Girls, 'Wildflower' Darius Rucker, 'This'
