Beth Nielsen Chapman – Country Universe

October 18, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 4

The top singles artist of the decade earns his final solo chart-topper.

August 7, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 10

Tanya Tucker pivots to an organic sound and positions herself for the most successful run of her career.

August 31, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 14

The late, great Olivia Newton-John was a wonderful country singer.

August 25, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 9

Faith Hill returns with the most deliriously catchy crossover hit of the decade.

August 18, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 10

After a lengthy hiatus, Trisha Yearwood returns to a dramatically changed country music scene.

May 1, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 1

This batch of fifty entries is the first to include major chart hits, with three of Pam’s top forty entries in the mix.

June 9, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

A second generation country star scores her first No. 1 hit.

March 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5

The two years covered by this entry featured some stopgap singles, a Christmas set, and a third album anchored by a poignantly beautiful classic.

April 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

After a remarkably prolific start to the new century, this past decade has been slower on the new music front for Olivia Newton-John.

September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15

Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.