Merle Haggard – Country Universe

Pam Tillis Ranked: #100-#76

May 15, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 0

We enter the top 100, and Pam’s most recent album makes its first appearance on the list.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 25, 2021 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.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

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: Male Vocalist of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 18, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

The historical list of Male Vocalist nominees and winners is updated for 2021.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #40-#31

August 26, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 13

These are among the top forty country singles of all time. Siriusly.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #80-#71

August 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 9

As we move ten entries closer to the top, we still don’t see the universal quality that is expected in the upper echelon of a list like this.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #150-#141

June 29, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 14

If only Sirius had tried as hard as Mama.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #210-#201

May 9, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

We reach the End of the World before getting to the End of This List.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #230-#221

April 15, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

The closer we get, the further we fall…

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #250-#241

April 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

So many classics in this section that the non-classics seem more out of place than usual.