Greatest Living American Songwriters… Country Edition April 29, 2026 Jonathan Keefe 35 A country (universe) specific expansion to the NYT’s list of the Greatest Living American Songwriters.
2026 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees March 21, 2026 Jonathan Keefe 23 Tim McGraw, The Stanley Brothers, and Paul Overstreet all join the unbroken circle.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Randy Travis, “Deeper Than the Holler” August 26, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 8 Randy Travis: emissary and poet.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Keith Whitley, “When You Say Nothing at All” August 20, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 6 Keith Whitley debuts one of the most impactful compositions of the twentieth century..
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet, “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love” June 23, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3 Tanya Tucker kicks off her longest run of commercial success with a little help from some friends.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: The Forester Sisters, “(I’d Choose) You Again” May 31, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3 The Forester Sisters go out on a high note.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Michael Martin Murphey, “A Long Line of Love” May 11, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 4 Michael Martin Murphey earns his final No. 1 country hit to date.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: The Judds, “I Know Where I’m Going” May 3, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3 The Judds make a sonic shift for their third album.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Randy Travis, “Forever and Ever, Amen” April 30, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 7 The record that shifted the direction of Music Row for the next decade.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: S-K-O, “Baby’s Got a New Baby” April 9, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3 A short lived supergroup earns its only No. 1 hit.