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Marty Robbins, one of the most popular artists in country music history. Named artist of the decade (1960–1969) by the Academy of Country Music; Jeannie C. Riley, "socked it to" the pop charts with "Harper Valley PTA." Kenny Rogers, unique-voiced storyteller who also recorded love ballads and more rock material. He defined what was known as ...
Al Dexter and His Troopers's "So Long Pal" [24] Top Country Record. 1945 in country music, "Shame on You" by Spade Cooley and His Western Band Top Country Record. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs join the Blue Grass Boys. Often considered the beginning of Bluegrass music. 1946 in country music, "Guitar Polka" by Al Dexter and His Troopers Top ...
Four female acts top the chart for the first time, highlighting a resurgence in success for female artists in the country field. [65] 1999: Lonestar spends eight consecutive weeks at number one with "Amazed", the longest unbroken run in the top spot since 1966. [66] 2000: At age 61, Kenny Rogers becomes the oldest artist to achieve a number one ...
The best-selling country artists of all time include Elvis Presley, Tim McGraw, and Shania Twain. We used RIAA's data to compile this list based on total album units sold in the US.
This is an alphabetical list of country music performers. It includes artists who played country music at some point in their career, even if they were not exclusively country music performers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Artist of the Decade: Marty Robbins: Single of the Year: "Okie from Muskogee" – Merle Haggard: Album of the Year: Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Top Female Vocalist: Tammy Wynette: Top Vocal Duo: Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens: Top Vocal Group: The Kimberleys: Top New Male Vocalist: Freddy Weller: Top ...
Our first recommendation is Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens, who for over a decade has made a mark in the country and roots music genres. Starting off in the string band the Carolina ...
If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.