In the ’80s, the Urban Cowboy-fication of country music began to take full swing. Country began to take ... that is aiding country’s rise to the top of the pop world in the modern era.

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

Below are 20 of Mandrell’s best songs, ranging from throaty country-soul to twangy disco and everything in between. “Married, But Not To Each Other,” Midnight Angel (1977) As the title ...

Billboard Top Thai Country Songs ranks the top Thai-language country genre songs within that territory and is based on streaming and sales activity from leading music services in the territory ...

What a year 2024 was for Country music in terms of concerts ... retro Texan emotion and snippets of Western Swing. It was a perfect mix, expertly delivered by an artist on the rise holding ...

His ascent to the top of his profession ... reserved for classical music. Recorded for posterity, the concert became legendary and crowned Goodman the “King of Swing.” But it was Krupa who ...

Others you may simply put up with to be polite. You'll find all of those types of songs — and more — on this list of the Top 50 Country Christmas songs ever. Remember, even if you can't ...

All of them spotlight the works of top songcrafters and highlight unique, creative blends of melody, verse, rhythm and message. Below, Billboard spotlights our 10 favorite country songs that were ...

charts and news Check out all of these and more in Billboard‘s roundup of the best country, bluegrass and/or Americana songs of the week below.

Other songs, though, have more staying power. In the latter group is where we’ll find the best-written country and Americana songs of 2024. The best-written country and Americana songs of 2024 ...

Flip through the slideshow for 20 of the best country songs of the 2020s, featuring songs from artists like Tyler Childers, Morgan Wade, Luke Combs, and Ashley McBryde that every fan should know.