Beth Nielsen Chapman – Country Universe

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Tanya Tucker, “Strong Enough to Bend”

August 7, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 10

Tanya Tucker pivots to an organic sound and positions herself for the most successful run of her career.

Olivia Newton-John: Her 25 Best Country Songs

August 31, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 14

The late, great Olivia Newton-John was a wonderful country singer.

Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Faith Hill, “This Kiss”

August 25, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 9

Faith Hill returns with the most deliriously catchy crossover hit of the decade.

A Trisha Yearwood Retrospective, Part Six: 2005-2009

August 18, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 10

After a lengthy hiatus, Trisha Yearwood returns to a dramatically changed country music scene.

Pam Tillis Ranked: #150-#101

May 1, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 1

This batch of fifty entries is the first to include major chart hits, with three of Pam’s top forty entries in the mix.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Lorrie Morgan, “Five Minutes”

June 9, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

A second generation country star scores her first No. 1 hit.

A Trisha Yearwood Retrospective, Part Two: 1993-1994

March 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5

The two years covered by this entry featured some stopgap singles, a Christmas set, and a third album anchored by a poignantly beautiful classic.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Thirteen: 2010-2019

April 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

After a remarkably prolific start to the new century, this past decade has been slower on the new music front for Olivia Newton-John.

100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood

September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15

Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.

A Conversation with Beth Nielsen Chapman

May 16, 2018 Ben Foster 2

The past and present come together on Beth Nielsen Chapman’s new album Hearts of Glass. She discusses the journey that led her to this release in our interview with the 2016 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee.