Russell Smith – Country Universe

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: T. Graham Brown, “Don’t Go to Strangers”

April 25, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 2

T. Graham Brown delivers another bluesy classic.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Don Williams, “Heartbeat in the Darkness”

February 24, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 6

Don Williams goes the smooth jazz route.

Pam Tillis Ranked: #25 – #1

June 22, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 0

Our inaugural edition of Ranked concludes with the top 25 records to date from the legendary Pam Tillis.

Pam Tillis Ranked: #150-#101

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.

Every #1 Single of the Nineties: Randy Travis, “Look Heart, No Hands”

October 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4

A trio of love songs today, and this one’s the best.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Ricky Van Shelton, “Keep it Between the Lines”

August 9, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5

A tender ballad becomes another No. 1 smash for Ricky Van Shelton.

The Best Singles of 1991, Part One: #40-#21

January 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 1

The first half of our Best Singles of 1991 list showcases the wide array of young talent that dominated the country music scene in the early nineties.

The Best Singles of 1993, Part One: #40-#31

July 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 2

How strong a year for country music was 1993? Well, if our Best Albums list revealed how many great artists were overlooked, our Best Singles list reveals why there is so little room at the