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Thirty-eight of the 40 most-played country songs of 2025 have one thing in common, and it's not what you'd expect.
The iconic Grand Ole Opry is located in Nashville (TN) and is still home to established and new country music acts.
Billboard's staff picks the greatest country songs of the past century that have made us love, cry, drink and dance.
These country songs topped the charts in 1978 and continue to be among the best the genre has to offer decades later.
There are dozens of new country songs released each week. We've picked the five best for Friday, May 30.
Zach Top's career continues to surge on the strength of his sophomore country set, Ain't in It for My Health, out today.
Two songs with Kenny Rogers go head-to-head in the first round of our bracket-style competition to determine the best Dolly ...
Not all great country songs were released by artists from the genre; here are 10 amazing country tracks by pop, grunge, indie and heavy metal artists.
5 Best Country Songs Released This Friday (June 6, 2025) No. 5: Rascal Flatts (Feat. Lzzy Hale), “Life Is a Highway” This cover of a cover would be even better with a live performance video.
NPR Music's 2025 Tiny Desk Contest got more than 7,000 entries, including some standouts in the folk and country genres.
On this day in 1949, Hank Williams walked into a studio in Cincinnati and recorded one of the greatest country songs of all time.
Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. See which hits made the list.