Since the next closest artist to score their first top 10 hit is Riley Green, I thought I'd post this list since I doubt "There Was This Girl" will hit the top 10 before the new year. This is a list of artists by year that scored their first solo top 10 hit. Not counting a feature like Kelly Clarkson with "Don't You Wanna Stay" or Lisa Hartman Black with "When I Said I Do" etc.
1990
1. Alan Jackson - "Here In The Real World"
2. Doug Stone - "I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box)"
3. Marty Stuart - "Hillbilly Rock"
4. The Kentucky Headhunters - "Oh Lonesome Me"
5. Carlene Carter - "I Fell In Love"
6. Mark Chesnutt - "Too Cold At Home"
7. Joe Diffie - "Home"
1991
1. Aaron Tippin - "You've Got To Stand For Something"
2. Ray Kennedy - "What A Way To Go"
3. Pam Tillis - "Don't Tell Me What To Do"
4. Billy Dean ' "Only Here For A Little While"
5. Diamond Rio - "Meet In The Middle"
6. Trisha Yearwood - "She's In Love With The Boy"
7. Hal Ketchum - "Small Town Saturday Night"
8. Little Texas - "Some Guys Have All The Love"
9. Collin Raye - "Love, Me"
10. Tracy Lawrence - "Sticks And Stones"
11. Brooks & Dunn - "Brand New Man"
1992
1. Sammy Kershaw - "Cadillac Style"
2. The Remingtons - "A Long Time Ago"
3. Wynonna - "She Is His Only Need"
4. Suzy Bogguss - "Outbound Plane"
5. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Achy Breaky Heart"
6. McBride & The Ride - "Sacred Ground"
7. Michelle Wright - "Take It Like A Man"
8. Lee Roy Parnell - "What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am"
9. Chris LeDoux - "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy"
10. Confederate Railroad - "Jesus And Mama"
11. Mark Collie - "Even The Man In The Moon Is Cryin'"
12. Radney Foster - "Nobody Wins"
1993
1. John Michael Montgomery - "Life's A Dance"
2. Larry Stewart - "Alright Already"
3. Toby Keith - "Should've Been A Cowboy"
4. Doug Supernaw - "Reno"
5. Tracy Byrd - "Holdin' Heaven"
6. Clay Walker - "What's It To You"
7. Brother Phelps - "Let Go"
8. Martina McBride - "My Baby Loves Me"
9. Faith Hill - "Wild One"
1994
1. Boy Howdy - "She'd Give Anything"
2. Neal McCoy - "No Doubt About It"
3. Tim McGraw - "Indian Outlaw"
4. John Berry - "Your Love Amazes Me"
5. Blackhawk - "Every Once In A While"
6. David Ball - "Thinkin' Problem"
7. Lari White - "That's My Baby"
8. Rick Trevino - "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry"
9. Ken Mellons - "Jukebox Junkie"
1995
1. Wade Hayes - "Old Enough To Know Better"
2. George Ducas - "Lipstick Promises"
3. Ty Herndon - "What Mattered Most"
4. Alison Krauss - "When You Say Nothing At All"
5. Kenny Chesney - "Fall In Love"
6. Shania Twain - "Any Man Of Mine"
7. David Lee Murphy - "Party Crowd"
8. Perfect Stranger - "You Have The Right To Remain Silent"
9. Jeff Carson - "Not On Your Love"
10. James House - "This Is Me Missing You"
11. Bryan White - "Someone Else's Star"
12. Rhett Akins - "That Ain't My Truck"
13. Ty England - "Should've Asked Her Faster"
14. Terri Clark - "Better Things To Do"
15. Daryle Singletary - "I Let Her Lie"
16. Lonestar - "Tequila Talkin'"
1996
1. Ricochet - "What Do I Know"
2. Jo Dee Messina - "Heads Carolina, Tails California"
3. Mindy McCready - "Ten Thousand Angels"
4. LeAnn Rimes - "Blue"
5. Paul Brandt - "My Heart Has A History"
6. James Bonamy - "I Don't Think I Will"
7. Mark Wills - "Jacob's Ladder"
8. Deana Carter - "Strawberry Wine"
9. Trace Adkins - "Every Light In The House"
10. David Kersh - "Goodnight Sweetheart"
11. Kevin Sharp - "Nobody Knows"
12. Gary Allan - "Her Man"
1997
1. The Buffalo Club - "If She Don't Love You"
2. Sons Of The Desert - "Whatever Comes First"
3. Michael Peterson - "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie"
4. Lee Ann Womack - "The Fool"
5. The Kinleys - "Please"
1998
1. Lila McCann - "I Wanna Fall In Love"
2. Anita Cochran - "What If I Said"
3. Dixie Chicks - "I Can Love You Better"
4. The Wilkinsons - "26 Cents"
1999
1. Sara Evans - "No Place That Far"
2. Chad Brock - "Ordinary Life"
3. Andy Griggs - "You Won't Ever Be Lonely"
4. SheDAISY - "Little Good-byes"
5. Chely Wright - "Single White Female"
6. Montgomery Gentry - "Lonely And Gone"
7. Brad Paisley - "He Didn't Have To Be"
8. Yankee Grey - "All Things Considered"
2000
1. Phil Vassar - "Carlene"
2. Clay Davidson - "Unconditional"
3. Rascal Flatts - "Prayin' For Daylight"
4. Eric Heatherly - "Flowers On The Wall"
5. Keith Urban - "Your Everything"
2001
1. Jamie O' Neal - "There Is No Arizona"
2. Jessica Andrews - "Who I Am"
3. Tim Rushlow - "She Misses Him"
4. Mark McGuinn - "Mrs. Steven Rudy"
5. Blake Shelton - "Austin"
6. Chris Cagle - "Laredo"
7. Cyndi Thomson - "What I Really Meant To Say"
8. Carolyn Dawn Johnson - "Complicated"
9. Tammy Cochran - "Angels In Waiting"
10. Trick Pony - "On A Night Like This"
11. Steve Holy - "Good Morning Beautiful"
2002
1. Tommy Shane Steiner - "What If She's An Angel"
2. Steve Azar - "I Don't Have To Be Me (Til Monday)"
3. Emerson Drive - "I Should Be Sleeping"
4. Kellie Coffey - "When You Lie Next To Me"
5. Darryl Worley - "I Miss My Friend"
6. Joe Nichols - "The Impossible"
2003
1. Aaron Lines - "You Can't Hide Beautiful"
2. Jimmy Wayne - "Stay Gone"
3. Craig Morgan - "Almost Home"
4. Jeff Bates - "The Love Song"
5. Brian McComas - "99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)"
6. Dierks Bentley - "What Was I Thinkin'"
7. Buddy Jewell - "Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey's Song)"
8. Pat Green - "Wave On Wave"
9. Billy Currington - "Walk A Little Straighter"
10. Rodney Atkins - "Honesty (Write Me A List)"
2004
1. Gretchen Wilson - "Redneck Woman"
2. Josh Gracin - "I Want To Live"
3. Jimmy Buffett - "Hey Good Lookin'"
2005
1. Sugarland - "Baby Girl"
2. Keith Anderson - "Pickin' Wildflowers"
3. Van Zant - "Help Somebody"
4. Jason Aldean - "Hicktown"
5. Carrie Underwood - "Jesus, Take The Wheel"
6. Little Big Town - "Boondocks"
2006
1. Josh Turner - "Your Man"
2. Bon Jovi - "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
3. Jack Ingram - "Wherever You Are"
4. The Wreckers - "Leave The Pieces"
5. Heartland - "I Loved Her First"
6. Taylor Swift - "Tim McGraw"
2007
1. Jason Michael Carroll - "Alyssa Lies"
2. Big & Rich - "Lost In This Moment"
3. Jake Owen - "Startin' With Me"
4. Bucky Covington - "A Different World"
5. Luke Bryan - "All My Friends Say"
2008
1. Chuck Wicks - "Stealing Cinderella"
2. James Otto - "Just Got Started Lovin' You"
3. Lady Antebellum - "Love Don't Live Here"
4. Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder & Lead"
5. The Lost Trailers - "Holler Back"
6. Darius Rucker - "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
7. Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
8. Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried"
9. Jamey Johnson - "In Color"
2009
1. Randy Houser - "Boots On"
2. Kellie Pickler - "Best Days Of Your Life"
3. Justin Moore - "Small Town USA"
4. Chris Young - "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)"
5. Eric Church - "Love Your Love The Most"
6. Love And Theft - "Runaway"
7. David Nail - "Red Light"
2010
1. Easton Corbin - "A Little More Country Than That"
2. Steel Magnolia - "Keep On Lovin' You"
3. Jerrod Niemann - "Lover, Lover"
4. Lee Brice - "Love Like Crazy"
5. The Band Perry - "If I Die Young"
2011
1. Thompson Square - "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"
2. Sunny Sweeney - "From A Table Away"
3. Ronnie Dunn - "Bleed Red"
4. Eli Young Band - "Crazy Girl"
5. Brantley Gilbert - "Country Must Be Country Wide"
2012
1. Kip Moore - "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck"
2. Gloriana - "(Kissed You) Good Night"
3. Jana Kramer - "Why Ya Wanna"
4. Hunter Hayes - "Wanted"
5. Dustin Lynch - "Cowboys And Angels"
6. Florida Georgia Line - "Cruise"
7. Greg Bates - "Did It For The Girl"
2013
1. Kacey Musgraves - "Merry Go Round"
2. Brett Eldredge - "Don't Ya"
3. Tyler Farr - "Redneck Crazy"
4. Thomas Rhett - "It Goes Like This"
5. Parmalee - "Carolina"
6. Eric Paslay - "Friday Night"
7. Cole Swindell - "Chillin' It"
2014
1. Cassadee Pope - "Wasting All These Tears"
2. Frankie Ballard - "Helluva Life"
3. Scotty McCreery - "See You Tonight"
4. Craig Campbell - "Keep Them Kisses Comin'"
5. Chase Rice - "Ready Set Roll"
6. Sam Hunt - "Leave The Night On"
7. Maddie & Tae - "Girl In A Country Song"
2015
1. Chase Bryant - "Take It On Back"
2. A Thousand Horses - "Smoke"
3. Kelsea Ballerini - "Love Me Like You Mean It"
4. Canaan Smith - "Love You Like That"
5. Michael Ray - "Kiss You In The Morning"
6. Chris Janson - "Buy Me A Boat"
7, Old Dominion - "Break Up With Him"
8. Dan + Shay - "Nothin' Like You"
9. Cam - "Burning House"
10. Brothers Osborne - "Stay A Little Longer"
11. LOCASH - "I Love This Life"
2016
1. Granger Smith - "Backroad Song"
2. Maren Morris - "My Church"
3. Chris Stapleton - "Nobody To Blame"
4. Jon Pardi - "Head Over Boots"
5. Chris Lane - "Fix"
6. Tucker Beathard - "Rock On"
7. William Michael Morgan - "I Met A Girl"
8. Brett Young - "Sleep Without You"
2017
1. Lauren Alaina - "Road Less Traveled"
2. Luke Combs - "Hurricane"
3. Dylan Scott - "My Girl"
4. Midland - "Drinkin' Problem"
5. Kane Brown - "What Ifs"
6. Carly Pearce - "Every Little Thing"
7. LANCO - "Greatest Love Stroy"
8. Russell Dickerson - "Yours"
9. Aaron Watson - "Outta Style"
2018
1. Walker Hayes - "You Broke Up With Me"
2. Devin Dawson - "All On Me"
3. Jordan Davis - "Singles You Up"
4. High Valley - "She's With Me"
5. Bebe Rexha - "Meant To Be"
6. Morgan Wallen - "Up Down"
7. Morgan Evans - "Kiss Somebody"
8. Jimmie Allen - "Best Shot"
9. Mitchell Tenpenny - "Drunk Me"