Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Tim McGraw, “Grown Men Don’t Cry” May 10, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 8 Yesterday’s sentimentality sounds cloying today.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Conway Twitty, “How Much More Can She Stand” May 10, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 7 Only Conway could convince us that the devil made him do it.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Kenny Chesney, “Don’t Happen Twice” May 8, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 12 A very derivative Kenny Chesney hit.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Sonny James, “Empty Arms” May 8, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 7 A throwback that worked because it came from a throwback himself.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Brooks & Dunn, “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” May 7, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 7 Brooks & Dunn reboot.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn, “After the Fire is Gone” May 7, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 13 A great country record in a way that only a great country record can be.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Jessica Andrews, “Who I Am” May 6, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 14 Jessica Andrews and her not quite autobiographical hit.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Charley Pride, “I’d Rather Love You” May 6, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 7 The production is still restraining the stylist.
Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Diamond Rio, “One More Day” May 4, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 11 A poignant ballad that would take on new meaning by the end of the year.
Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Sammi Smith, “Help Me Make it Through the Night” May 4, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 15 The perfect hit version of this classic composition.