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The 400 Best Contemporary Country Singles Part 5: #300-#276 #300 “Lipstick Promises” George Ducas 1995 Peak: #9 One- hit wonders are still something of an anomaly in country music, though they’ve certainly become more common

The 400 Best Contemporary Country Singles Part 4: #325-#301 #325 “I Cross My Heart” George Strait 1992 Peak: #1 Strait’s first single to be co-produced with Tony Brown became his signature ballad. This tender love

The 400 Best Contemporary Country Singles Part 3: #350-#326 #350 “Only Here For A Little While” Billy Dean 1991 Peak: #3 Dean’s debut single is a moving appeal for valuing the time that we have,

The 400 Best Contemporary Country Singles Part 2: #375-#351 #375 “Take It Back” Reba McEntire 1992 Peak: #5 For a singer defined by weepy ballads, McEntire is remarkably brass on this jazz-tinged kiss-off number. She

Sixteen years ago, country music entered its modern era. The Class of 1989 – Garth Brooks, Clint Black and Alan Jackson among them – ushered in new levels of sales, media exposure and even production

When CMT announced it would be counting down country music’s “Greatest Songs of Faith”, I was intrigued. Few genres are as rich in such songs as country music, and I was hoping for a list