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Hank Williams Jr, who will eventually move on from simply imitating the style of his famous father to become one of the most successful artists in country music history, reaches number one for the first time. [42] [43] 1971: Dolly Parton, the most successful female country performer of all time, achieves her first number one.
He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'."
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.
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.
Take a trip through the finest songs country music has to offer.
Del McCoury Band; Diana DeGarmo (born 1987) Penny DeHaven (1948–2014) Ilse DeLange (born 1977) The Delmore Brothers; Martin Delray (born 1949) Delta Rae; Iris DeMent (born 1961) Kevin Denney (born 1976) Travis Denning (born 1992) Wesley Dennis (born 1963) John Denver (1943–1997) The Departed; The Derailers; Daisy Dern (born c. 1967) The ...
Two-time winner Roger Miller was the first recipient of the award. 1970 winner Shel Silverstein 1971 winner Marty Robbins 1972 winner Kris Kristofferson 1977 winner Larry Gatlin 1981 winner Willie Nelson 1982 winner Dolly Parton 1986 winner Jimmy Webb 1992 co-winner Naomi Judd Two-time winner Vince Gill 1994 winner Lucinda Williams Two-time winner Shania Twain 2003 winner Alan Jackson Two-time ...
Perhaps one of the most famous country songs of all time, the platinum-selling track blends influences from classic fiddle tunes and the bluegrass storytelling tradition to create an unforgettable ...