Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman made headlines in November 2014 by revealing they were gay within hours of each other ... but they weren't the first country artists to make such an announcement.
The "sing-song" storybook, co-written by Thompson Square members Keifer and Shawna Thompson and illustrated by Ana Pantankar, began as a song that the couple would sing to 2-year-old Cooper.
From heart-tugging ballads to tunes that make their listeners want to dance, the best country songs of the 2010s make us proud -- really proud -- to be fans of country music.