THE MOST #1S
Sept 28, 2009 16:30:41 GMT -5
Post by onebuffalo on Sept 28, 2009 16:30:41 GMT -5
This is a list of ALL country artists to score at LEAST five #1 hits. H.O.F.-hall of fame artist. A.O.D.-artist of the decade recipient.
1. GEORGE STRAIT-44-1982-2009-HOF-AOD (2000s)(has the most #1s between 2006-present)(the #1 artist of the 1990s)(had the most #1s during the 1990s with 17)
2. Conway Twitty-40-1968-1986-HOF (had the most #1s between 1980-2006)(the #1 artist of the 1970s)(had the most #1s during the 1970s with 25)
3. Merle Haggard-38-1967-1988-HOF
4. Ronnie Milsap-35-1974-1989-HOF
5. Alabama-33-1980-2011-HOF-AOD (1980s)(had the most #1s during the 1980s with 26)
6. Kenny Chesney-31-1997-2020 (the #1 artist of the 2000s)
7. Charley Pride-29-1969-1983-HOF
8. Eddy Arnold-28-1947-1968-HOF (had the most #1s between 1948-1980)(the #1 artist of the 1940s)(had the most #1s during the 1940s with 11)
9. Tim McGraw-28-1994-2016
10. Blake Shelton-28-2001-2020 (the #1 artist of the 2010s)(had the most #1s during the 2010s with 21)
11. Alan Jackson-26-1991-2010-HOF
12. Dolly Parton-25-1971-2006-HOF
13. Reba McEntire-25-1983-2011-HOF
14. Luke Bryan-25-2010-2021 (had the most #1s during the 2010s with 21)
15. Jason Aldean-24-2006-2021-AOD (2010s)
16. Sonny James-23-1957-1974-HOF
17. Willie Nelson-23-1975-2003-HOF (the #1 artist of the 1980s)
18. Buck Owens-21-1963-1988-HOF (the #1 artist of the 1960s)(had the most #1s during the 1960s with 19)
19. Kenny Rogers-21-1977-2000-HOF
20. Keith Urban-21-2001-2017
21. Tammy Wynette-20-1967-1977-HOF
22. Brooks & Dunn-20-1991-2005-HOF
23. Toby Keith-20-1993-2011 (had the most #1s during the 2000s with 16)
24. Garth Brooks-20-1989-2017-HOF-AOD (1990s)(had the most #1s during the 1990s with 17)
25. Brad Paisley-19-1999-2015
26. Crystal Gayle-18-1976-1987
27. Earl Thomas Conley-18-1981-1989
28. Mickey Gilley-17-1974-1983
29. Don Williams-17-1974-1986-HOF
30. Eddie Rabbitt-17-1976-1990
31. Oak Ridge Boys-17-1978-1990-HOF
32. Dierks Bentley-17-2003-2019
33. Marty Robbins-16-1953-1976-HOF-AOD (1960s)
34. Loretta Lynn-16-1967-1978-HOF-AOD (1970s)
35. Waylon Jennings-16-1974-1987-HOF
36. Randy Travis-16-1986-2003-HOF
37. Thomas Rhett-16-2013-2021
38. Florida Georgia Line-16-2012-2021
39. Carrie Underwood-16-2006-2016
40. George Jones-14-1959-1983-HOF
41. Johnny Cash-14-1956-1985-HOF
42. T.G. Sheppard-14-1975-1986
43. The Judds-14-1984-1989-HOF
44. Rascal Flatts-14-2002-2017
45. Webb Pierce-13-1952-1957-HOF (the #1 artist of the 1950s)(had the most #1s during the 1950s with 13)
46. Clint Black-13-1989-1999
47. Zac Brown Band-13-2008-2016
48. Luke Combs-12-2017-2021
49. Hank Williams, Sr.-11-1949-1953-HOF
50. Jim Reeves-11-1953-1967-HOF
51. Elvis Presley-11-1956-1981-HOF
52. Rosanne Cash-11-1981-1989
53. Ricky Skaggs-11-1982-1989-HOF
54. Dan Seals-11-1985-1990
55. Billy Currington-11-2005-2017
56. Lady A-11-2009-2021
57. Red Foley-10-1944-1954-HOF
58. Anne Murray-10-1974-1986
59. Janie Frickie-10-1978-1986
60. Bellamy Brothers-10-1979-1987
61. Hank Williams, Jr.-10-1970-1987-HOF
62. Exile-10-1984-1988
63. Tanya Tucker-10-1973-1988
64. Ricky Van Shelton-10-1987-1991
65. Steve Wariner-10-1981-1998
66. Eric Church-10-2012-2021
67. Chris Young-10-2009-2021
68. Charlie Rich-9-1973-1978
69. Lonestar-9-1996-2004
70. Faith Hill-9-1994-2005
71. Darius Rucker-9-2008-2021
72. Jake Owen-9-2011-2021
73. Justin Moore-9-2009-2021
74. Ray Price-8-1956-1973-HOF
75. Mark Chesnutt-8-1991-1999
76. Tracy Lawrence-8-1992-2007
77. Sam Hunt-8-2014-2021
78. Dan + Shay-8-2015-2021
79. Lee Brice-8-2012-2021
80. Al Dexter-7-1944-1946 (had the most #1s between 1944-1948)
81. David Houston-7-1966-1970
82. Hank Snow-7-1950-1974-HOF
83. Bill Anderson-7-1962-1976-HOF
84. Tom T. Hall-7-1970-1976-HOF
85. John Conlee-7-1979-1986
86. Lee Greenwood-7-1983-1987
87. Emmylou Harris-7-1976-1988-HOF
88. Shania Twain-7-1995-1998
89. John Michael Montgomery-7-1993-2000
90. Taylor Swift-7-2007-2013
91. Old Dominion-7-2015-2019
92. Dustin Lynch-7-2014-2020
93. Bob Wills-6-1945-1947-HOF
94. Ernest Tubb-6-1944-1950-HOF
95. Lefty Frizzell-6-1950-1964-HOF
96. Jerry Lee Lewis-6-1957-1972
97. Freddie Hart-6-1971-1973
98. Johnny Rodgriguez-6-1973-1975
99. Donna Fargo-6-1972-1977
100. Mel Tillis-6-1972-1981-HOF
Now, for those artists bubbling under the top 100:
101. Barbara Mandrell-6-1978-1983-HOF
102. Restless Heart-6-1986-1988
103. Eddy Raven-6-1984-1989
104. Clay Wlaker-6-1993-1997
105. Dixie Chicks-6-1998-2003
106. Jo Dee Messina-6-1998-2005
107. Rodney Atkins-6-2006-2011
108. Brett Young-6-2017-2021
109. Kane Brown-6-2017-2021
110. Cole Swindell-6-2014-2021
111. Carl Smith-5-1951-1955-HOF
112. Jack Greene-5-1966-1969
113. Faron Young-5-1955-1972-HOF
114. Lynn Anderson-5-1970-1974
115. Glen Campbell-5-1968-1977-HOF
116. Dottie West-5-1978-1981-HOF
117. Razzy Bailey-5-1980-1982
118. Johnny Lee-5-1980-1984
119. Gary Morris-5-1985-1987
120. Forester Sisters-5-1985-1987
121. Rodney Crowell-5-1988-1989
122. Keith Whitley-5-1988-1990
123. John Anderson-5-1982-1993
124. Vince Gill-5-1992-1994-HOF
125. Shenandoah-5-1989-1994
126. Joe Diffie-5-1990-1996
127. Patty Loveless-5-1989-1996
128. Trisha Yearwood-5-1991-1998
129. Travis Tritt-5-1990-2000
130. Martina McBride-5-1996-2002
131. Diamond Rio-5-1991-2003
132. Montgomery Gentry-5-2004-2008
133. Sugarland-5-2006-2009
134. Sara Evans-5-1999-2011
135. Joe Nichols-5-2003-2014
136. Brett Eldredge-5-2013-2016
137. Brantley Gilbert-5-2011-2019
138. Miranda Lambert-5-2010-2020
What do you think?
Billboard #1 Hits: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/178940/billboard-country-1-singles?page=1
1. GEORGE STRAIT-44-1982-2009-HOF-AOD (2000s)(has the most #1s between 2006-present)(the #1 artist of the 1990s)(had the most #1s during the 1990s with 17)
2. Conway Twitty-40-1968-1986-HOF (had the most #1s between 1980-2006)(the #1 artist of the 1970s)(had the most #1s during the 1970s with 25)
3. Merle Haggard-38-1967-1988-HOF
4. Ronnie Milsap-35-1974-1989-HOF
5. Alabama-33-1980-2011-HOF-AOD (1980s)(had the most #1s during the 1980s with 26)
6. Kenny Chesney-31-1997-2020 (the #1 artist of the 2000s)
7. Charley Pride-29-1969-1983-HOF
8. Eddy Arnold-28-1947-1968-HOF (had the most #1s between 1948-1980)(the #1 artist of the 1940s)(had the most #1s during the 1940s with 11)
9. Tim McGraw-28-1994-2016
10. Blake Shelton-28-2001-2020 (the #1 artist of the 2010s)(had the most #1s during the 2010s with 21)
11. Alan Jackson-26-1991-2010-HOF
12. Dolly Parton-25-1971-2006-HOF
13. Reba McEntire-25-1983-2011-HOF
14. Luke Bryan-25-2010-2021 (had the most #1s during the 2010s with 21)
15. Jason Aldean-24-2006-2021-AOD (2010s)
16. Sonny James-23-1957-1974-HOF
17. Willie Nelson-23-1975-2003-HOF (the #1 artist of the 1980s)
18. Buck Owens-21-1963-1988-HOF (the #1 artist of the 1960s)(had the most #1s during the 1960s with 19)
19. Kenny Rogers-21-1977-2000-HOF
20. Keith Urban-21-2001-2017
21. Tammy Wynette-20-1967-1977-HOF
22. Brooks & Dunn-20-1991-2005-HOF
23. Toby Keith-20-1993-2011 (had the most #1s during the 2000s with 16)
24. Garth Brooks-20-1989-2017-HOF-AOD (1990s)(had the most #1s during the 1990s with 17)
25. Brad Paisley-19-1999-2015
26. Crystal Gayle-18-1976-1987
27. Earl Thomas Conley-18-1981-1989
28. Mickey Gilley-17-1974-1983
29. Don Williams-17-1974-1986-HOF
30. Eddie Rabbitt-17-1976-1990
31. Oak Ridge Boys-17-1978-1990-HOF
32. Dierks Bentley-17-2003-2019
33. Marty Robbins-16-1953-1976-HOF-AOD (1960s)
34. Loretta Lynn-16-1967-1978-HOF-AOD (1970s)
35. Waylon Jennings-16-1974-1987-HOF
36. Randy Travis-16-1986-2003-HOF
37. Thomas Rhett-16-2013-2021
38. Florida Georgia Line-16-2012-2021
39. Carrie Underwood-16-2006-2016
40. George Jones-14-1959-1983-HOF
41. Johnny Cash-14-1956-1985-HOF
42. T.G. Sheppard-14-1975-1986
43. The Judds-14-1984-1989-HOF
44. Rascal Flatts-14-2002-2017
45. Webb Pierce-13-1952-1957-HOF (the #1 artist of the 1950s)(had the most #1s during the 1950s with 13)
46. Clint Black-13-1989-1999
47. Zac Brown Band-13-2008-2016
48. Luke Combs-12-2017-2021
49. Hank Williams, Sr.-11-1949-1953-HOF
50. Jim Reeves-11-1953-1967-HOF
51. Elvis Presley-11-1956-1981-HOF
52. Rosanne Cash-11-1981-1989
53. Ricky Skaggs-11-1982-1989-HOF
54. Dan Seals-11-1985-1990
55. Billy Currington-11-2005-2017
56. Lady A-11-2009-2021
57. Red Foley-10-1944-1954-HOF
58. Anne Murray-10-1974-1986
59. Janie Frickie-10-1978-1986
60. Bellamy Brothers-10-1979-1987
61. Hank Williams, Jr.-10-1970-1987-HOF
62. Exile-10-1984-1988
63. Tanya Tucker-10-1973-1988
64. Ricky Van Shelton-10-1987-1991
65. Steve Wariner-10-1981-1998
66. Eric Church-10-2012-2021
67. Chris Young-10-2009-2021
68. Charlie Rich-9-1973-1978
69. Lonestar-9-1996-2004
70. Faith Hill-9-1994-2005
71. Darius Rucker-9-2008-2021
72. Jake Owen-9-2011-2021
73. Justin Moore-9-2009-2021
74. Ray Price-8-1956-1973-HOF
75. Mark Chesnutt-8-1991-1999
76. Tracy Lawrence-8-1992-2007
77. Sam Hunt-8-2014-2021
78. Dan + Shay-8-2015-2021
79. Lee Brice-8-2012-2021
80. Al Dexter-7-1944-1946 (had the most #1s between 1944-1948)
81. David Houston-7-1966-1970
82. Hank Snow-7-1950-1974-HOF
83. Bill Anderson-7-1962-1976-HOF
84. Tom T. Hall-7-1970-1976-HOF
85. John Conlee-7-1979-1986
86. Lee Greenwood-7-1983-1987
87. Emmylou Harris-7-1976-1988-HOF
88. Shania Twain-7-1995-1998
89. John Michael Montgomery-7-1993-2000
90. Taylor Swift-7-2007-2013
91. Old Dominion-7-2015-2019
92. Dustin Lynch-7-2014-2020
93. Bob Wills-6-1945-1947-HOF
94. Ernest Tubb-6-1944-1950-HOF
95. Lefty Frizzell-6-1950-1964-HOF
96. Jerry Lee Lewis-6-1957-1972
97. Freddie Hart-6-1971-1973
98. Johnny Rodgriguez-6-1973-1975
99. Donna Fargo-6-1972-1977
100. Mel Tillis-6-1972-1981-HOF
Now, for those artists bubbling under the top 100:
101. Barbara Mandrell-6-1978-1983-HOF
102. Restless Heart-6-1986-1988
103. Eddy Raven-6-1984-1989
104. Clay Wlaker-6-1993-1997
105. Dixie Chicks-6-1998-2003
106. Jo Dee Messina-6-1998-2005
107. Rodney Atkins-6-2006-2011
108. Brett Young-6-2017-2021
109. Kane Brown-6-2017-2021
110. Cole Swindell-6-2014-2021
111. Carl Smith-5-1951-1955-HOF
112. Jack Greene-5-1966-1969
113. Faron Young-5-1955-1972-HOF
114. Lynn Anderson-5-1970-1974
115. Glen Campbell-5-1968-1977-HOF
116. Dottie West-5-1978-1981-HOF
117. Razzy Bailey-5-1980-1982
118. Johnny Lee-5-1980-1984
119. Gary Morris-5-1985-1987
120. Forester Sisters-5-1985-1987
121. Rodney Crowell-5-1988-1989
122. Keith Whitley-5-1988-1990
123. John Anderson-5-1982-1993
124. Vince Gill-5-1992-1994-HOF
125. Shenandoah-5-1989-1994
126. Joe Diffie-5-1990-1996
127. Patty Loveless-5-1989-1996
128. Trisha Yearwood-5-1991-1998
129. Travis Tritt-5-1990-2000
130. Martina McBride-5-1996-2002
131. Diamond Rio-5-1991-2003
132. Montgomery Gentry-5-2004-2008
133. Sugarland-5-2006-2009
134. Sara Evans-5-1999-2011
135. Joe Nichols-5-2003-2014
136. Brett Eldredge-5-2013-2016
137. Brantley Gilbert-5-2011-2019
138. Miranda Lambert-5-2010-2020
What do you think?
Billboard #1 Hits: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/178940/billboard-country-1-singles?page=1