You can go in many directions when compiling a list of the all-time best country music songs. Which criteria do you use? Record sales, most streamed, most googled, number of weeks on the country ...

In this week's Country Update lead story, Billboard exclusively reveals the top all-time country songwriters.

If baseball is America's favorite pastime, country music may well be America's favorite music genre. As of late, the genre has been seeing a notable resurgence too—according to an August 2025 mid-year ...

Originally written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser, "Amarillo by Morning" has became a timeless staple of the country genre in the years since its release—and was later popularized by George ...

Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" has been voted No. 2 on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. Released in 1956, the star-making hit was praised for its unique chord ...

The album full of smash hits previously peaked at No. 1.

This 1990 No. 1 hit was ranked the top country song of all time. Discover why it still holds up today and defines country music for fans across generations. Garth Brooks' 'Friends in Low Places' was ...

Though semi-controversial for its mature subject matter, the real-life-inspired debut became a timeless Southern Gothic anthem.

George Straithas over 40 Billboard No. 1 hits, but surprisingly, "Amarillo by Morning" isn't one of them. The 1982 country staple is one of Strait's only singles to not reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot ...

A legendary 1969 hit has officially been crowned the greatest ‘country rock song’ of all time. Here’s which classic track claimed the top spot — and why it still holds up decades later. Ultimate ...