Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Hank Williams Jr., “Mind Your Own Business” March 29, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3 Hank Jr. closes out 1986 with an all-star rave up.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Hank Williams Jr., “Honky Tonkin'” March 30, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1 Hank Jr. covers his Dad again with excellent results.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Charley Pride, “You Win Again” November 29, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 3 Charley Pride tops the charts again with another Hank Williams classic.
Every No. 1 Country Single of the Eighties: Charley Pride, “Honky Tonk Blues” November 11, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 1 Charley Pride nails a Hank Williams classic.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #20-#11 September 5, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 14 This batch of ten is about as good as this list will ever get.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #50-#41 August 22, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 11 A few more “about right” rankings than usual in this set.
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, #100-#91 July 22, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8 Now that we’re in the top hundred, all of the entries are brilliant classics worthy of….oh, who are we kidding?
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #120-#111 July 14, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7 Remind me why we’re doing this again?
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #220-#211 April 19, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 17 Some of these are wonderful. Some’ll have to go.