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Nickel Creek’s Debut Album: All the Songs, Ranked
Is your favorite No. 1?
Tom T. + Dixie Hall — Country’s Greatest Love Stories
It was songwriting that helped Dixie Hall meet her husband, Tom T. Hall, and songwriting became part of the couple’s legacy.
Country Artists With Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [PICTURES]
The Hollywood Walk of Fame features everyone from actors to radio personalities, and there are plenty of Nashville names enshrined there.
The Chicks’ ‘Wide Open Spaces’ Tracks, Ranked
Do you agree?
Top 10 Trace Adkins Songs
Do you agree?
Top 10 Songs By Lori McKenna
Dang, she's good!
Top 10 Randy Houser Songs
Do you agree with our picks?
Johnny Cash’s ‘At San Quentin’ Tracks, Ranked
No. 1 should come as no surprise ...
20 Hit Songs That Were Almost Sung By Other Artists
Did you know that these well-known country songs were almost hits for other artists?
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.