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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #450-#441

September 11, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10

The best entries in this run come from the slick countrypolitan era. The backside of the seventies, if you will.

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2020 Edition)

September 10, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10

Our CMA Flashback series continues with the Male Vocalist of the Year category.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2020 Edition)

September 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14

Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, starting with a look at this year’s contenders and stretching back to the first ceremony in 1967.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2020 Edition)

September 7, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Here’s a look back at the previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #480-#471

August 25, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 15

A few nuggets from the goldmine in this section, but the rest of it should’ve gotten the shaft.

Yesterday’s Songs: August 20, 1997

August 20, 2020 Zackary Kephart 5

We revive an old Country Universe favorite by looking at the top songs on this date in 1997.

Single Review Roundup: Luke Combs, Kenny Chesney, Cam, and Mo Pitney

July 23, 2020 Zackary Kephart 8

This roundup features a few summer ditties that don’t succeed in their approach.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #510-#501

July 21, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11

We’re officially halfway through this list. There are still another 500 to go. “Thanks a Lot,” Sirius.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #530-#521

July 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

I’ve got eighteen curse words about the placement of #521, and a dozen of them are too explicit to print.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #550-#541

June 15, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10

Eight of these ten songs went all the way to #1, but few of them warrant inclusion on this list.