Billboard's staff picks the greatest country songs of the past century that have made us love, cry, drink and dance. In many ways, country music tells the story of America. There is the celebration of ...

Dolly Parton is synonymous with "icon." She's one of the most universally beloved artists in the world. She paved the way for women in country music, with a heart that's bigger than her signature ...

This list of country music’s best songs in 2026 makes one thing clear: There is new royalty. The No. 1 song is from a singer with three country hits on our mid-year list. Want to take a guess? Spoiler ...

On their own, the words “best,” Texas” and “country” are pretty easy to define. But put them together and it’s a whole other matter. There’s no real definition of what makes a song or an artist “Texas ...

1978 was the year a track came along that was so smooth, so perfectly written, and so universally loved that it would eventually be named one of the greatest country songs of all the decade. Rabbit's ...

Here are the saddest country songs of all time. Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks and many more country titans are represented on this list.

On this day 58 years ago, one of the best country songs ever was officially released, becoming an immediate hit. July 22 marks an important day in music history, as Elvis Costello released his first ...