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.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #270-#261 March 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10 For goodness sake, this “For the Good Times” placement…
Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 Edition) September 24, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 6 Rolling Stone updates its all-time list, with many new additions from the worlds of country and Americana.