Best of 2016 – Country Universe

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Country Universe Favorites Dominate Nashville Scene’s Annual Critics’ Survey

January 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6

Miranda Lambert, Brandy Clark, Margo Price, and Sturgill Simpson had the best albums of 2016, according to the annual Nashville Scene survey of country music critics.

Year-End Rodeo 2016: Individual Ballots

January 3, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 6

Lists of lists!

The Twenty Best Albums of 2016

December 31, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 12

Here’s a look at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 2016.

The Twenty Best Singles of 2016

December 31, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 9

Our Best of 2016 retrospective begins with a look at the year’s best singles.

Year-End Flashback

December 27, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 0

As we get ready to roll out our lists of the Best of 2016 and the Best of 1991, take a look back at all of Country Universe’s Year-End Lists!

Year-End Rodeo 2016: The Master Lists

December 11, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 9

It’s the ropes and the reins and the joy and the pain and they call the thing (our year-end) rodeo.