Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Jo Dee Messina, “I’m Alright” September 8, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 5 Jo Dee Messina nails another Phil Vassar composition.
Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Jo Dee Messina, “Bye Bye” August 21, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 4 Jo Dee Messina launches her multiplatinum breakthrough album.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #170-#161 June 19, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 9 Two consecutive CMA Single of the Year winners from the nineties are among this set of ten.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #690-#681 January 12, 2020 Jonathan Keefe 8 This may be the oddest collection yet of entries, featuring lesser known versions of hit songs and novelty numbers that weren’t nearly as good as the artists who sang them.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #750-#741 November 11, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4 Sugarland refuses to settle for less, while some outright country classics are forced to during this section of the list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #860-#851 September 2, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 12 On a list where women get the short shrift, this brief section achieves gender parity.
100 Greatest Women, #15: Shania Twain September 9, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 13 The biggest-selling female country artist in history, Shania Twain achieved success on a worldwide scale that is yet to be matched.
100 Greatest Women, #24: Dottie West August 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3 This year’s Hall of Fame inductee impacted country music as a singer, songwriter, and mentor to younger artists.
100 Greatest Women, #62: Jo Dee Messina June 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 9 Jo Dee Messina embraced the girl power era of the late nineties, becoming one of the genre’s biggest stars of that era.
A Country Music Conversation, Day 4: “Blown Away” to “Burn One Down” November 27, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 10 Day 4 features tracks from Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Jo Dee Messina (with Tim McGraw), and Clint Black.