As we reach the halfway point of the countdown, seventies stars like Tanya Tucker and Don Williams prove just as relevant to the decade as newbies like Terri Clark and and Clay Walker. But it’s eighties original George Strait that dominates this section with three additional entries.
The list continues with appearances from artists who first surfaced in the eighties and continued to thrive into the nineties, along with new stars from the nineties who would find greater success in the next decade.
The first quarter of the countdown comes to a close, highlighted by excellent comeback attempts from T. Graham Brown, Emmylou Harris, and Willie Nelson.