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This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on the weekly country music singles chart published by Billboard magazine. From January 8, 1944 to May 15, 1948, the only country music chart was the Juke Box chart. A Best Sellers chart debuted that week, followed by a Jockeys chart on the week of December 10, 1949. [1]
In the issue dated February 24, Beyoncé, a singer primarily associated with R&B and pop music, gained her first country number one when "Texas Hold 'Em" topped Hot Country Songs, [4] making her the first African-American female artist to achieve a chart-topper in the genre.
The Bones" by Maren Morris became the longest-running number one by a female solo artist on the Hot Country Songs chart. In December, "I Hope" by former American Idol contestant Gabby Barrett broke the record set by Morris. Pop singer Justin Bieber collaborated with country duo Dan + Shay on the song "10,000 Hours", which topped both charts.
The change in methodology of the Hot Country Songs chart enabled Taylor Swift's song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" to rise twenty places to number one and spend nine consecutive weeks in the top spot, a record-breaking run for a solo female singer. Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay are charts that rank the top-performing country ...
Reba McEntire gains the 25th number one of her career, tying the record for the highest number of chart-toppers by a female artist held by Dolly Parton. [77] 2012: The Hot Country Songs chart methodology changes to use airplay from stations of all formats as well as sales and streaming.
Tammy Wynette, one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers, topped the singles chart for the last time with "Near You", a duet with her former husband George Jones. [10] The couple had divorced in 1975, but continued to release records together. [11]
The year began with Gabby Barrett continuing a record-breaking run at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart with "I Hope". She achieved a second number one in April with "The Good Ones". Taylor Swift gained her first country number one for more than eight years with a new recording of her 2008 single, "Love Story". This also made her the ...
The song becomes a major viral and crossover hit, with the music video acquiring more than 600,000 views on YouTube before the release of Keith's album Clancy's Tavern, and reaching #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as being covered in the Glee episode "Hold On to Sixteen" two months later.