Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle, “You and I” April 17, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3 Two crossover titans pair up for a big multiformat hit.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Crystal Gayle, “Too Many Lovers” January 30, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5 Crystal Gayle diagnoses what’s ailing modern love.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Crystal Gayle, “If You Ever Change Your Mind” December 20, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 5 Crystal Gayle launches her next album with one of her dreariest ballads.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Crystal Gayle, “It’s Like We Never Said Goodbye” November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 6 Crystal Gayle’s first No. 1 single of the eighties.
CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2022 Edition) November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 15 Our CMA Flashback series concludes with the biggest honor of them all: Entertainer of the Year.
CMA Flashback: Female Vocalist of the Year (2022 Edition) November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 23 Our CMA Flashback series continues with a look at Female Vocalist of the Year.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #200-#191 May 13, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 11 We’re entering the home stretch of the list as we look at the bottom ten entries of the top 200.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #450-#441 September 11, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11 The best entries in this run come from the slick countrypolitan era. The backside of the seventies, if you will.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #760-#751 October 29, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 Early hits from Alabama, Eric Church, and the Dixie Chicks are among this batch of entries.