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Top 10 Country Songs About Beer
Cheers, y'all!
Top 5 George Jones and Tammy Wynette Duets
Is your favorite on the list?
Loretta Lynn: 5 Badass Moments She Changed Everything
When Loretta Lynn entered country music more than 60 (SIXTY!) years ago, she changed everything, from what a female country singer could sing about to what a female country singer could achieve.
Top 5 Hunter Hayes Songs
Hayes started making music early -- like, really early.
Top 5 Billy Ray Cyrus Songs
Do y'all agree?
Jason Aldean’s Debut Album: All of the Songs, Ranked
Aldean released his self-titled debut album on July 26, 2005.
Top 10 Country Albums of the 1980s
Do you agree with our picks?
‘Hee Haw’ Highlights: The Country Variety Show’s 10 Best Moments
'Hee Haw' premiered on CBS on June 15, 1969.
Country Artists Wearing the American Flag [PICTURES]
Country music is as American as football / apple pie / insert-any-other-cliche-phrase-here, so it makes sense that, from time to time, the genre's artists would don some patriotic clothing.
8 of Country Music’s Best Concert Traditions
There's nothing like a concert: the spectacle of live music, the experience of seeing songs you love brought to life ... and the possibility of the unexpected.
Top 10 Conway Twitty Songs
Which one's your favorite?
Top 10 Wynonna Judd Solo Songs
Do you agree with our No. 1 pick?
Top 10 Rosanne Cash Songs
Do you agree?
Top 10 Tammy Wynette Songs
Do you agree?
Top 10 Buck Owens Songs
Do you agree?
14 Misheard Country Music Lyrics
Time to learn the words!
Garth Brooks’ Best Live Shots [PICTURES]
All of those years and all of those years of touring have left quite the archive of concert photos.
All of Taylor Swift’s Country Singles, Ranked
What do you think, Swifties?
5 Reasons We Still Love Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines
Twenty-two years ago, Garth Brooks pivoted at the height of his fame to do something ... uh, let's call it "unexpected."