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[ July 5, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Tim McGraw, “Unbroken” 2002
[ July 5, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Sonny James, “That’s Why I Love You Like I Do” 1972
[ July 4, 2025 ] Flashback: Chely Wright, Let Me In Flashback
[ July 2, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Darryl Worley, “I Miss My Friend” 2002
[ July 1, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Donna Fargo, “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.” 1972
[ June 30, 2025 ] Album Review Roundup: Vol. 1, No. 24 Album Reviews
[ June 27, 2025 ] Flashback: Allison Moorer, Alabama Song Flashback

Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Darryl Worley, “I Miss My Friend”

July 2, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 9

A high water mark for an empath.

Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: George Strait, “Living and Living Well”

June 17, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 6

A well constructed hit that doesn’t live it up too well.

Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Brooks & Dunn, “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You”

May 7, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 7

Brooks & Dunn reboot.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Holly Dunn, “Are You Ever Gonna Love Me”

October 9, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 10

Holly Dunn’s label debut is her first muti-chart No. 1 hit.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Tanya Tucker, “Highway Robbery”

September 4, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 2

A hit record that only Tanya Tucker could pull off.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Janie Fricke, “Your Heart’s Not in it”

October 18, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5

Janie Fricke returns to No. 1 with another heartbreak ballad.

Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Sara Evans, “No Place That Far”

October 4, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 5

A leading female artist from the turn of the century earns her first No. 1 hit.

Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Terri Clark, “You’re Easy On the Eyes”

September 27, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 1

Terri Clark scores the final No. 1 single of 1998.

Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Tim McGraw, “She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart”

June 14, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 8

A weak vocal performance derails a decent song.

Every #1 Single of the Nineties: Trisha Yearwood, “Thinkin’ About You”

April 7, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 15

A stunning vocal performance elevates a simple love song into a nineties classic.

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