Joel Whitburn's all-time Top Country Artists list

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01/23/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 349 points away from the top ten of all time!

Brad Paisley passes Hank Thompson moving to #45! (4814)

Jason Aldean passes Ferlin Husky moving to #82! (3358)

Luke Bryan becomes the 99th artist to cross 3000 points! (3003)

Lady Antebellum pass LeAnn Rimes, Sammy Kershaw, Eric Church, Rosanne Cash, Miranda Lambert, and The Kendalls moving to #141. (2243)

Billy Currington ties the Dixie Chicks at #152. (2161)

Joe Nichols ties George Morgan at #166. (2015)

Florida Georgia Line pass Wynn Stewart and tie David Rogers at #201. (1675)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Barbara Fairchild and Jeannie Seely for #249. (1387)

Thomas Rhett passes K.T. Oslin, Paul Overstreet, and Johnny Horton moving to #276. (1234)

Hunter Hayes breaks his tie with Kellie Pickler and Lionel Cartwright for #353. (827)

Cole Swindell passes McBride & The Ride, Lois Johnson, Stephanie Winslow, Wayne Kemp, and Daryle Singletary. He now ties The Sons Of The Pioneers at #359. (819)

Dustin Lynch passes Jimmy Wayne and Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan moving to #371. (798)

Tyler Farr breaks his tie with Ray Pillow and now ties Robin Lee at #425. (655)

LoCash break their tie with Penny DeHaven for #465. (565)

Craig Campbell ties Tom Wopat at #467. (563)

Parmalee enter the chart in a tie with Kenny Starr at #492! (509)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 492
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 468
03. Brothers Osborne - 428
04. Chris Janson - 381
05. Lauren Alaina - 347
06. Michael Ray - 326
07. Chase Bryant - 267
08. Chris Stapleton - 260
09. Drake White - 258
10. Granger Smith - 241
11. Chris Lane - 223
12. William Michael Morgan - 186
13. Brett Young - 179
14. RaeLynn - 176
15. Maren Morris - 169
16. Tucker Beathard - 167
17. Dylan Scott - 161
18. High Valley - 126
19. Aaron Watson - 112
20. Drew Baldridge - 89
21. Rhiannon Giddens - 77
22. Runaway June - 74
23. Trent Harmon - 72
24. Luke Combs - 54
25. Morgan Wallen - 48
26. Cody Johnson - 39
27. Ryan Follese - 39
28. Backstreet Boys - 37
29. Candi Carpenter - 34
30. Seth Ennis - 33
31. Emily Weisband - 31

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01/30/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 343 points away from the top ten of all time!

Billy Currington breaks his tie with Dixie Chicks for #152. (2162)

Joe Nichols breaks his tie with George Morgan for #166. (2016)

Little Big Town passes Jake Owen, Brenda Lee, and Sugarland moving to #187. While doing so they became the 189th artist to cross 1800 points! (1803)

Chris Young passes Tex Williams, Billy Dean, and Billy Ray Cyrus moving to #196. (1725)

Florida Georgia Line break their tie with David Rogers for #201. (1681)

Josh Turner passes Kenny Price moving to #217. (1559)

Justin Moore ties Gail Davies and Patsy Cline at #247. (1388)

Thomas Rhett ties John Wesley Ryles at #275. (1235)

Brantley Gilbert passes Mundo Earwood, Red Steagall, and David Lee Murphy moving to #321. (931)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Mark Collie. He then passes Roy Head, Bill Phillips, David Nail, Carl Butler & Pearl, Jerrod Niemann, Susie Allanson, The Whites, Deborah Allen, and Alison Krauss moving to #327. (916)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with The Sons Of The Pioneers moving into a tie with The Carlisles at #358. (820)

Dustin Lynch passes Arlene Harden, Jessi Colter, Baillie & The Boys, Diana Trask, and Kenny Dale moving to #366. (809)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Tom Wopat and now ties Penny DeHaven at #466. (564)

Jon Pardi passes Scotty McCreery, Ricky Nelson, and Mason Dixon moving to #483. (528)

Parmalee break their tie with Kenny Starr for #492. (510)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 498
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 469
03. Brothers Osborne - 429
04. Chris Janson - 382
05. Lauren Alaina - 348
06. Michael Ray - 327
07. Chase Bryant - 268
08. Drake White - 259
09. Granger Smith - 242
10. Chris Lane - 229
11. William Michael Morgan - 187
12. RaeLynn - 182
13. Brett Young - 180
14. Tucker Beathard - 173
15. Maren Morris - 170
16. Dylan Scott - 162
17. High Valley - 132
18. Aaron Watson - 118
19. Jackie Lee - 117
20. Drew Baldridge - 90
21. Rhiannon Giddens - 83
22. Runaway June - 80
23. Trent Harmon - 73
24. Luke Combs - 55
25. Morgan Wallen - 49
26. Cody Johnson - 45
27. Backstreet Boys - 43
28. Ryan Follese - 40
29. Seth Ennis - 34
30. Emily Weisband - 32
31. Midland - 31
32. Casey Donahew - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

02/06/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 342 points away from the top ten of all time!

Vince Gill becomes the 47th artist to cross 4800 points! (4800)

Dierks Bentley ties Jerry Reed at #91! (3116)

Zac Brown Band pass George Hamilton IV and Skeeter Davis moving to #133. (2360)

Miranda Lambert ties The Kendalls at #142. (2235)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Gail Davies and Patsy Cline for #247. (1389)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with John Wesley Ryles. He then passes Charlie Walker and Con Hunley. Now he ties Marie Osmond at #272. (1246)

Hunter Hayes ties Glenn Barber at #352. (829)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with The Carlisles for #358. (821)

Sam Hunt passes Linda Davis, Doug Supernaw, Zella Lehr, Ted Daffan, Stella Parton, Marion Worth, Frankie Ballard, Little David Wilkens, Dottsy, Chad Brock, Judy Rodman, Lari White, and Mark Gray moving to #402. While doing so he became the 407th artist to cross 700 points! (725)

LoCash tie Dorsey Burnette at #464. (567)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Penny DeHaven for #466. (565)

Parmalee tie The Warren Brothers at #491. (511)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 499
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 470
03. Brothers Osborne - 430
04. Chris Janson - 383
05. Lauren Alaina - 349
06. Michael Ray - 328
07. Chase Bryant - 269
08. Drake White - 265
09. Granger Smith - 243
10. Chris Lane - 230
11. William Michael Morgan - 188
12. RaeLynn - 183
13. Brett Young - 181
14. Tucker Beathard - 174
15. Maren Morris - 171
16. Dylan Scott - 163
17. High Valley - 133
18. Aaron Watson - 119
19. Jackie Lee - 118
20. Drew Baldridge - 91
21. Rhiannon Giddens - 84
22. Runaway June - 81
23. Trent Harmon - 74
24. Luke Combs - 56
25. Morgan Wallen - 50
26. Cody Johnson - 46
27. Backstreet Boys - 44
28. Ryan Follese - 41
29. Seth Ennis - 35
30. Emily Weisband - 33
31. Midland - 32

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02/13/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 341 points away from the top ten of all time!

Carrie Underwood passes The Bellamy Brothers moving to #74! (3598)

Dierks Bentley breaks his tie with Jerry Reed for #91. (3122)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with The Kendalls for #142. (2236)

Eric Church ties Rosanne Cash at #144. (2223)

Little Big Town passes Rex Allen Jr. and Sammi Smith moving to #185. (1825)

Justin Moore ties Mel Street at #246. (1390)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Marie Osmond for #272. (1247)

Easton Corbin passes Roy Acuff and Patti Page moving to #325. (923)

Dustin Lynch passes McBride & The Ride, Lois Johnson, Stephanie Winslow, Wayne Kemp, Daryle Singletary, The Sons Of The Pioneers, The Carlisles, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Cole Swindell, Asleep At The wheel, Lionel Cartwright, Kellie Pickler, Glenn Barber, and Hunter Hayes moving to #352. (831)

Hunter Hayes breaks his tie with Glenn Barber for #353. (830)

Cole Swindell ties Alseep At The Wheel and Sweethearts Of The Rodeo for #357. (822)

LoCash break their tie with Dorsey Burnette for #464. (568)

Jon Pardi ties Sonny Curtis for #482. (530)

Parmalee break their tie with The Warren Brothers for #491. (512)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 500
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 476
03. Brothers Osborne - 431
04. Chris Janson - 384
05. Lauren Alaina - 350
06. Michael Ray - 329
07. Drake White - 266
08. Chris Lane - 231
09. William Michael Morgan - 189
10. RaeLynn - 184
11. Brett Young - 182
12. Tucker Beathard - 175
13. Dylan Scott - 164
14. High Valley - 134
15. Aaron Watson - 120
16. Jackie Lee - 119
17. Drew Baldridge - 92
18. Rhiannon Giddens - 85
19. Runaway June - 82
20. Trent Harmon - 80
21. Luke Combs - 62
22. Morgan Wallen - 51
23. Cody Johnson - 47
24. Backstreet Boys - 45
25. Ryan Follese - 42
26. Seth Ennis - 36
27. Emily Weisman - 34
28. Midland - 33
29. Casey Donahew - 32
30. Adam Craig - 31

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02/20/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 335 points away from the top ten of all time!

Brad Paisley ties The Statler Brothers at #44! (4828)

Vince Gill passes Hank Thompson moving to #46! (4822)

Blake Shelton passes The Oak Ridge Boys, Barbara Mandrell, and Bobby Bare moving to #58! (4249)

Carrie Underwood becomes the 74th artist to cross 3600 points! (3604)

Eric Church breaks his tie with Roseanne Cash for #144. (2224)

Little Big Town passes Terri Clark moving to #184. (1836)

Darius Rucker ties Linda Ronstadt at #211. While doing so he became the 212th artist to cross 1600 points! (1600)

Josh Turner passes Charlie Daniels and Ray Stevens moving to #215. (1567)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Mel Street and now ties Dave & Sugar at #245. (1391)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Asleep At The Wheel and Sweethearts Of The Rodeo for #357. (823)

Kip Moore passes Mindy McCready, Johnny Bond, Jessica Andrews, Jeff Carson, Ray Charles, The Mavericks, Debby boone, David Ball, Carlene Carter, Emerson Drive, Tommy Collins, Michael Johnson, and Chris LeDoux moving to #386. (762)

Sam Hunt passes Moon Mullican and Bobby Wright moving to #400! (732)

LoCash tie Kris Kristofferson at #463. (569)

Craig Campbell ties Dorsey Burnette at #465. (567)

Jon Pardi breaks his tie with Sonny Curtis and passes SKO, LaWanda Lindsey, Leon Ashley, and Lane Brody moving to #478. (541)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 501
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 477
03. Brothers Osborne - 437
04. Chris Janson - 385
05. Lauren Alaina - 382
06. Michael Ray - 350
07. Drake White - 267
08. Chris Lane - 232
09. William Michael Morgan - 190
10. Brett Young - 188
11. Tucker Beathard - 176
12. Dylan Scott - 165
13. Kane Brown - 143
14. High Valley - 135
15. Aaron Watson - 121
16. Jackie Lee - 120
17. Ryan Kinder - 100
18. Drew Baldridge - 93
19. Rhiannon Giddens - 86
20. Runaway June - 83
21. Trent Harmon - 81
22. Luke Combs - 68
23. Morgan Wallen - 52
24. Cody Johnson - 48
25. Backstreet Boys - 46
26. Seth Ennis - 37
27. Emily Weisband - 35
28. Midland - 34
29. Casey Donahew - 33
30. Adam Craig - 32

[Kanenrá:ke]

02/27/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 334 points away from the top ten of all time!

Brad Paisley breaks his tie with The Statler Brothers for #44! (4829)

Blake Shelton passes David Houston moving to #57! (4256)

Carrie Underwood passes Sawyer Brown moving to #73! (3610)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Linda Ronstadt for #211 (1601)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Dave & Sugar for #245. (1392)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with B.J. Thomas. He also passes Johnnie & Jack, Randy Barlow, Jimmy Buffett, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jim Glaser, and Steve Holy moving to #294! While doing so he became the 294th artist to cross 1100 points! (1101)

Hunter Hayes ties Dustin Lynch at #352. (832)

Kip Moore ties C.W. McCall at #385. (763)

Sam Hunt passes Mindy McCready moving to #399. (738)

LoCash break their tie with Kris Kristofferson and now tie Paul Brandt at #462. (570)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Dorsey Burnett for #465. (568)

Jon Pardi ties Stoney Edwards at #477. (542)

Parmalee tie David Kersh at #490. (514)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 502
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 478
03. Brothers Osborne - 438
04. Chris Janson - 391
05. Lauren Alaina - 389
06. Michael Ray - 351
07. Drake White - 268
08. Chris Lane - 233
09. William Michael Morgan - 191
10. Brett Young - 189
11. Tucker Beathard - 177
12. Dylan Scott - 166
13. Kane Brown - 144
14. High Valley - 136
15. Aaron Watson - 122
16. Jackie Lee - 121
17. Ryan Kinder - 101
18. Drew Baldridge - 94
19. Rhiannon Giddens - 87
20. Runaway June - 84
21. Trent Harmon - 82
22. Luke Combs - 69
23. Morgan Wallen - 53
24. Cody Johnson - 49
25. Backstreet Boys - 47
26. Seth Ennis - 38
27. Emily Weisband - 36
28. Midland - 35
29. Casey Donahew - 34
30. Adam Craig - 33

[Kanenrá:ke]

03/06/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 333 points away from the top ten of all time!

Vince Gill passes The Statler Brothers and Brad Paisley moving to #44! (4834)

Billy Currington passes Restless Heart and Jimmy Wakely moving to #150. (2172)

Jake Owen ties Brenda Lee at #189. (1799)

Chris Young passes Claude King moving to #195. (1760)

Easton Corbin ties Mundo Earwood at #324. (926)

Hunter Hayes breaks his tie with Dustin Lynch for #352. (833)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with C.W. McCall and passes June Carter, Wilma Burgess, Jack Ingram, and Rhett Akins moving to #381. (769)

LoCash break their tie with Paul Brandt for #462. (571)

Craig Campbell ties Kris Kristofferson for #464. (569)

Jon Pardi breaks his tie with Stoney Edwards. He then passes Hugh X. Lewis, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Ray Sanders, Carl Belew, Bill Monroe, Darrell McCall, Sheryl Crow, and The Kentucky Headhunters. He now ties Tom Wopat at #468. (563)

Parmalee break their tie with David Kersh and now tie Brian Collins at #489. (515)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dan + Shay - 508
02. Kelsea Ballerini - 479
03. Brothers Osborne - 439
04. Chris Janson - 392
05. Lauren Alaina - 391
06. Michael Ray - 352
07. Drake White - 269
08. Chris Lane - 234
09. William Michael Morgan - 192
10. Brett Young - 190
11. Tucker Beathard - 178
12. Dylan Scott - 167
13. Kane Brown - 145
14. High Valley - 137
15. Aaron Watson - 123
16. Jackie Lee - 122
17. Ryan Kinder - 102
18. Drew Baldridge - 95
19. LANco - 89
20. Rhiannon Giddens - 88
21. Trent Harmon - 83
22. Luke Combs - 70
23. Morgan Wallen - 54
24. Cody Johnson - 50
25. Backstreet Boys - 48
26. Midland - 41
27. Seth Ennis - 39
28. Emily Weisband - 37
29. Casey Donahew - 35
30. Adam Craig - 34

[Kanenrá:ke]

03/13/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 332 points away from the top ten of all time!

Brad Paisley passes Vince Gill moving to #44! (4841)

Trace Adkins passes Larry Gatlin & Bros. moving to #97! (3049)

Lady Antebellum ties Dan Seals at #140. (2250)

Billy Currington ties Aaron Tippin at #149. (2173)

Chris Young ties Jerry Wallace at #194. (1761)

Florida Georgia Line pass Juice Newton moving into the top 200 of all time at #200! (1692)

Justin Moore passes The Browns. He now ties Gary Stewart and Gretchen Wilson at #242. (1399)

Big & Rich break their tie with Bobby G. Rice and pass Johnny Carver, Ernest Ashworth, and Jody Miller moving to #252. (1357)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Mundo Earwood and passes Red Steagall, and David Lee Murphy moving to #322. (932)

Dustin Lynch passes Hunter Hayes, The Osbourne Brothers, David Wills, The Louvin Brothers, Johnny Darrell, Jamie O'Neal, Johnny & Joni Mosby, and Liz Anderson. He now ties Bonnie Guitar at #344. (863)

Cole Swindell passes Lionel Cartwright, Kellie Pickler, and Glenn Barber moving to #354. (831)

Kip Moore ties Thompson Square at #380. (770)

Frankie Ballard passes Little David Wilkens, Dottsy, Chad Brock, Judy Rodman, Lari White, and Mark Gray moving to #403. While doing so he became the 408th artist to cross 700 points! (725)

Jon Pardi breaks his tie with Tom Wopat. He then passes Penny DeHaven, Dorsey Burnette, Kris Kristofferson, Craig Campbell, Paul Brandt, Ronnie Sessions, and LoCash. He now ties Keith Anderson at #460! (574)

LoCash tie Ronnie Sessions at #462. (572)

Old Dominion debut at #482 passing Kenny Starr, The Warren Brothers, David Kersh, Parmalee, Brian Collins, The Lost Trailers, Bandana, Scotty McCreery, Ricky Nelson, Mason Dixon, Sonny Curtis, and SKO! (535)

Dan + Shay debut in a tie with Kenny Starr at #494! (509)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Kelsea Ballerini - 485
02. Brothers Osborne - 440
03. Lauren Alaina - 408
04. Michael Ray - 363
05. Drake White - 275
06. Chris Lane - 235
07. William Michael Morgan - 198
08. Brett Young - 196
09. Tucker Beathard - 179
10. Dylan Scott - 173
11. Kane Brown - 151
12. Kristian Bush - 141
13. Aaron Watson - 124
14. Jackie Lee - 123
15. Ryan Kinder - 103
16. Drew Baldridge - 101
17. LANco - 90
18. Rhiannon Giddens - 89
19. Trent Harmon - 84
20. Luke Combs - 76
21. Morgan Wallen - 60
22. Backstreet Boys - 54
23. Cody Johnson - 51
24. Midland - 47
25. Seth Ennis - 45
26. Emily Weisband - 43
27. Casey Donahew - 41
28. Adam Craig - 35
29. Michael Tyler - 31

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03/20/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 331 points away from the top ten of all time!

Luke Bryan passes Larry Gatlin & Bros. moving to #98! (3036)

Lady Antebellum break their tie with Dan Seals and pass Johnny Duncan moving to #139! (2256)

Billy Currington breaks his tie with Aaron Tippin and now ties The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at #148. (2174)

Josh Turner passes Mark Wills and Keith Whitley moving to #213. (1576)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Gary Stewart and Gretchen Wilson. He now ties Leon Everette at #241. While doing so he became the 242nd artist to cross 1400 points (1400)

Dustin Lynch breaks his tie with Bonnie Guitar and passes Don King moving to #343. (869)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Thompson Square for #380. (771)

Sam Hunt passes Johnny Bond and Jessica Andrews moving to #397. (746)

Jon Pardi breaks his tie with Keith Anderson. He passes The O'Kanes, Trick Pony, Love & Theft, Mike Reid, and Charlie McCoy moving to #455. (585)

LoCash break their tie with Ronnie Sessions for #462. (573)

Dan + Shay break their tie with Kenny Starr. They pass David Kersh, and they tie Brian Collins and Parmalee at #490. (515)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Kelsea Ballerini - 486
02. Brothers Osborne - 441
03. Lauren Alaina - 410
04. Michael Ray - 364
05. Drake White - 276
06. Chris Lane - 241
07. Maren Morris - 202
08. William Michael Morgan - 199
09. Brett Young - 197
10. RaeLynn - 185
11. Tucker Beathard - 180
12. Dylan Scott - 174
13. Kane Brown - 152
14. Aaron Watson - 125
15. Jackie Lee - 124
16. Ryan Kinder - 104
17. Drew Baldridge - 102
18. Carly Pearce - 93
19. LANco - 91
20. Rhiannon Giddens - 90
21. Trent Harmon - 85
22. Luke Combs - 77
23. Morgan Wallen - 61
24. Backstreet Boys - 55
25. Cody Johnson - 52
26. Midland - 48
27. Seth Ennis - 46
28. Emily Weisband - 44
29. Casey Donahew - 42
30. Adam Craig - 41
31. Michael Tyler - 32

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03/27/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 330 points away from the top ten of all time!

Garth Brooks passes Ernest Tubb moving to #22! (6484)

Faith Hill passes Emmylou Harris and John Anderson moving to #68! (3851)

Billy Currington breaks his tie with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for #148. (2175)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Leon Everette for #241. (1401)

Brantley Gilbert passes Elton Britt and Ray Griff moving to #319. (944)

Dustin Lynch ties Henson Cargill at #342. (870)

Cole Swindell ties Hunter Hayes at #353. (833)

Jon Pardi passes Burl Ives, Kelly Clarkson, Becky Hobbs, and Mary Lou Turner moving to #451. (596)

LoCash tie Keith Anderson at #461. (574)

Old Dominion tie LaWanda Lindsey at #481. (537)

Dan + Shay break their tie with Brian Collins and Parmalee for #490. (516)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Kelsea Ballerini - 487
02. Brothers Osborne - 442
03. Lauren Alaina - 422
04. Michael Ray - 370
05. Drake White - 277
06. Chris Lane - 242
07. Brett Young - 203
08. Maren Morris - 203
09. William Michael Morgan - 200
10. RaeLynn - 186
11. Tucker Beathard - 181
12. Dylan Scott - 175
13. Kane Brown - 153
14. Aaron Watson - 126
15. Jackie Lee - 125
16. Ryan Kinder - 105
17. Drew Baldridge - 103
18. Carly Pearce - 99
19. LANco - 92
20. Rhiannon Giddens - 91
21. Trent Harmon - 86
22. Luke Combs - 78
23. Morgan Wallen - 62
24. Backstreet Boys - 56
25. Cody Johnson - 53
26. Midland - 49
27. Seth Ennis - 47
28. Emily Weisband - 45
29. Casey Donahew - 43
30. Adam Craig - 42

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Wow, thanks for the updates, that's a lot for 1 day. I enjoy reading them.

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Since we're about to learn the new class of artists being inducted into the Hall Of Fame I wanted to look at the artists who are in and what their point totals are!

01. Eddy Arnold - 12667
02. George Jones - 11976
03. George Strait - 11301
04. Johnny Cash - 9449
05. Conway Twitty - 9101
06. Merle Haggard - 9058
07. Reba McEntire - 8538
08. Dolly Parton - 8308
09. Webb Pierce - 7975
10. Willie Nelson - 7919
11. Ray Price - 7773
12. Buck Owens - 7492
13. Marty Robbins - 7306
14. Waylon Jennings - 7232
15. Alabama - 7136
16. Jim Reeves - 6843
17. Garth Brooks - 6484
18. Ernest Tubb - 6474
19. Charley Pride - 6422
20. Loretta Lynn - 6316
21. Sonny James - 6205
22. Faron Young - 6115
23. Hank Snow - 6088
24. Kenny Rogers - 6045
25. Ronnie Milsap - 6025
26. Carl Smith - 5901
27. Tammy Wynette - 5836
28. Bill Anderson - 5621
29. Mel Tillis - 5385
30. Red Foley - 5326
31. Elvis Presley - 5276
32. Porter Wagoner - 5237
33. Don Williams - 5211
34. Kitty Wells - 4134
35. Don Gibson - 5090
36. Glen Campbell - 4971
37. Vince Gill - 4835
38. The Statler Brothers - 4828
39. Hank Thompson - 4813
40. Randy Travis - 4424
41. Hank Williams - 4395
42. Bobby Bare - 4235
43. Barbara Mandrell - 4217
44. The Oak Ridge Boys - 4217
45. Emmylou Harris - 3801
46. Tom T. Hall - 3536
47. Ferlin Husky - 3355
48. Connie Smith - 3218
49. Jim Ed Brown - 2963
50. Lefty Frizzell - 2945
51. Roger Miller - 2624
52. Jean Shepard - 2612
53. Roy Clark - 2427
54. Bob Wills - 2418
55. Tennessee Ernie Ford - 2126
56. Gene Autry - 2101
57. George Morgan - 2015
58. Tex Ritter - 1901
59. Brenda Lee - 1799
60. Charlie Daniels - 1563
61. Jimmy Dean - 1505
62. The Everly Brothers - 1402
63. The Browns - 1398
64. Patsy Cline - 1388
65. Merle Travis - 1300
66. Flatt & Scruggs - 1212
67. Little Jimmy Dickens - 1085
68. Pee Wee King - 999
69. Roy Acuff - 918
70. The Louvin Brothers - 840
71. Sons Of The Pioneers - 819
72. Floyd Tillman - 775
73. Johnny Bond - 741
74. Roy Rogers - 649
75. Kris Kristofferson - 569
76. Bill Monroe - 552
77. Jimmie Davis - 479
78. The Carter Family - 286
79. Grandpa Jones - 133
80. Maxine Brown - 36


Now here's the 100 artists with the highest point totals who aren't in the Hall yet but are eligible. Remember these points show how successful they were at radio so the higher the points the more successful and more likely of eventual hall induction.
It's also interesting to see where they compare to those already inducted.

01. Tim McGraw - 8233
02. Kenny Chesney - 7646
03. Alan Jackson - 7409
04. Hank Williams Jr. - 7289
05. Toby Keith - 6623
06. Brooks & Dunn - 5641
07. Tanya Tucker - 5339
08. Steve Wariner - 4680
09. Crystal Gayle - 4522
10. Clint Black - 4492
11. Jerry Lee Lewis - 4365
12. Martina McBride - 4323
13. David Houston - 4250
14. Mickey Gilley - 4076
15. Lynn Anderson - 4021
16. Eddie Rabbitt - 3990
17. Anne Murray - 3901
18. Joe Stampley - 3866
19. Dottie West - 3858
20. Faith Hill - 3851
21. John Anderson - 3810
22. T.G. Sheppard - 3746
23. Travis Tritt - 3682
24. Sawyer Brown - 3608
25. The Bellamy Brothers - 3563
26. Moe Bandy - 3537
27. Billy Walker - 3493
28. Trisha Yearwood - 3484
29. Earl Thomas Conley - 3482
30. Patty Loveless - 3460
31. Johnny Paycheck - 3266
32. Gene Watson - 3247
33. Mark Chesnutt - 3217
34. Freddie Hart - 3209
35. Tracy Lawrence - 3151
36. Johnny Rodriguez - 3145
37. Jerry Reed - 3116
38. Lonestar - 3085
39. Charlie Rich - 3084
40. John Michael Montgomery - 3084
41. Clay Walker - 3067
42. Trace Adkins - 3051
43. Larry Gatlin & Bros. - 3031
44. Janie Fricke - 2993
45. Ricky Skaggs - 2943
46. Diamond Rio - 2938
47. Joe Diffie - 2911
48. Vern Gosdin - 2815
49. Collin Raye - 2796
50. Eddy Raven - 2793
51. Billy Craddock - 2787
52. Lee Greenwood - 2774
53. John Conlee - 2756
54. Stonewall Jackson - 2721
55. Kathy Mattea - 2713
56. Lorrie Morgan - 2709
57. Del Reeves - 2666
58. Roy Drusky - 2658
59. Dwight Yoakam - 2656
60. Shania Twain - 2643
61. Dave Dudley - 2629
62. Charly McClain - 2553
63. The Judds - 2529
64. Donna Fargo - 2517
65. Gary Allan - 2503
66. Ronnie McDowell - 2420
67. Ricky Van Shelton - 2405
68. Tracy Byrd - 2377
69. Skeeter Davis - 2353
70. George Hamilton IV - 2334
71. Jack Greene - 2295
72. Mel McDaniel - 2290
73. Sara Evans - 2271
74. Johnny Duncan - 2253
75. Dan Seals - 2250
76. The Kendalls - 2235
77. Rosanne Cash - 2223
78. Sammy Kershaw - 2209
79. LeAnn Rimes - 2201
80. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 2174
81. Aaron Tippin - 2173
82. Jimmy Wakely - 2171
83. Restless Heart - 2167
84. Shenandoah - 2141
85. Gary Morris - 2107
86. Johnny Lee - 2107
87. Jo Dee Messina - 2106
88. Wynonna Judd - 2092
89. Pam Tillis - 2072
90. Neal McCoy - 2058
91. Jimmy Newman - 2047
92. Hank Locklin - 2044
93. The Wilburn Brothers - 2019
94. Joe Nichols - 2016
95. Al Dexter - 1996
96. Slim Whitman - 1996
97. Tommy Overstreet - 1995
98. Billie Jo Spears - 1993
99. Ed Bruce - 1993
100. Nat Stuckey - 1989

[Kanenrá:ke]

04/03/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 329 points away from the top ten of all time!

Rascal Flatts tie Crystal Gayle at #50 thus entering the top 50 of all time! (4522)

Luke Bryan passes Trace Adkins moving to #97! (3058)

Darius Rucker passes Lacy J. Dalton and now ties Susan Raye at #209. (1616)

Justin Moore ties The Everly Brothers and Freddie Fender at #239. (1402)

Thomas Rhett passes Tompall & The Glaser Bros., John Berry, The Band Perry, Johnny Russell, Jeannie C. Riley, Ty Herndon, Cowboy Copas, Claude Gray, and Jacky Ward moving to #263. (1293)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Hunter Hayes and now ties The Osbourne Brothers at #352. (834)

Kip Moore ties Josh Gracin at #379. (773)

Sam Hunt passes Jeff Carson, Ray Charles, The Mavericks, Debby Boone, David Ball, Carlene Carter, Emerson Drive, Tommy Collins, and Michael Johnson. He now ties Chris LeDoux at #387. (758)

Frankie Ballard ties Moon Mullican at #402. (728)

LoCash break their tie with Keith Anderson and now tie The O'Kanes at #460. (575)

Old Dominion break their tie with LaWanda Lindsey and now tie Leon Ashley at #480. (538)

Dan + Shay tie The Lost Trailers at #489. (517)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Kelsea Ballerini - 488
02. Brothers Osborne - 443
03. Lauren Alaina - 424
04. Michael Ray - 371
05. Drake White - 278
06. Maren Morris - 255
07. Chris Lane - 243
08. Brett Young - 204
09. William Michael Morgan - 201
10. RaeLynn - 187
11. Dylan Scott - 181
12. Kane Brown - 154
13. Aaron Watson - 132
14. Jackie Lee - 126
15. Ryan Kinder - 106
16. Drew Baldridge - 104
17. Carly Pearce - 100
18. LANco - 93
19. Trent Harmon - 87
20. Luke Combs - 79
21. Morgan Wallen - 63
22. Backstreet Boys - 57
23. Midland - 55
24. Cody Johnson - 54
25. Seth Ennis - 48
26. Emily Weisband - 46
27. Casey Donahew - 44
28. Adam Craig - 43
29. Michael Tyler - 33

[Kanenrá:ke]

04/10/17

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 328 points away from the top ten of all time!

Rascal Flatts break their tie with Crystal Gayle for #50! (4528)

Jason Aldean becomes the 82nd artists to cross 3400 points! (3409)

Miranda Lambert passes Dan Seals, Johnny Duncan, Lady Antebellum, and Sara Evans moving to #138! (2274) (Probable mixed feelings for .indulgecountry here!)

Little Big Town pass Lee Ann Womack and Doug Stone moving to #182. (1880)

Florida Georgia Line become the 200th artist to cross 1700 points! (1701)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with The Everly Brothers and Freddie Fender for #239. (1403)

Brantley Gilbert ties Tommy Cash at #318. (946)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with The Osbourne Brothers for #352. (835)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Josh Gracin, passes Floyd Tillman and Carl Perkings, and ties Dean Dillon at #376. (779)

Sam Hunt breaks his tie with Chris LeDoux for #387. (759)

Frankie Ballard breaks his tie with Moon Mullican for #402. (729)

Jon Pardi ties Steve Azar at #450. (598)

LoCash break their tie with The O'Kanes and now tie Trick Pony for #459. (576)

Old Dominion break their tie with Leon Ashley. They then pass Lane Brody, Stoney Edwards, and Hugh X. Lewis moving to #477. (544)

Dan + Shay break their tie with The Lost Trailers for #489. (518)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Kelsea Ballerini - 489
02. Lauren Alaina - 446
03. Brothers Osborne - 444
04. Drake White - 279
05. Maren Morris - 262
06. Chris Lane - 244
07. Brett Young - 205
08. William Michael Morgan - 202
09. RaeLynn - 188
10. Dylan Scott - 182
11. Kane Brown - 155
12. Aaron Watson - 133
13. Jackie Lee - 127
14. Ryan Kinder - 107
15. Drew Baldridge - 105
16. Carly Pearce - 101
17. LANco - 99
18. Trent Harmon - 88
19. Luke Combs - 85
20. Morgan Wallen - 64
21. Backstreet Boys - 63
22. Midland - 56
23. Cody Johnson - 55
24. Seth Ennis - 49
25. Emily Weisband - 47
26. Casey Donahew - 45
27. Adam Craig - 44
28. Lauren Daigle - 36
29. Bailey Bryan - 31

[brinkeronline]

Excited to see the next round of updates - can't imagine how meticulous it is to keep track on a regular basis!

[onebuffalo]

Jul 10, 2017 10:47:22 GMT -5 brinkeronline said:

Excited to see the next round of updates - can't imagine how meticulous it is to keep track on a regular basis!

I see there hasn't been an update in three months. Imagine the catching up K.S. has to do! I, too enjoy the updates.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Finally working on an update. Going to be a big skip to catch up but these will resume soon!

[paulhaney]

I've been following this thread over the past few years. I work for Record Research and we are planning to update the Country Songs book sometime next year (2018).

I've created a thread here: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/170632/next-country-singles-record-research

If you're reading this thread, then I know you are passionate about our book(s), so I'd love to hear some feedback on what we're planning for the next edition!

[onebuffalo]

We are concluding the first week of 2018 today. Two thoughts about this thread:

1. Are we getting the ultimate update plus analysis from Jonsolo this year? To say that Jonsolo is missed around here is an understatement.

2. Will Kanenrá:ke resume weekly updates on this thread? It's been nine months since the last one.

[Zazie]

Jan 6, 2018 8:56:46 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

We are concluding the first week of 2018 today. Two thoughts about this thread:

1. Are we getting the ultimate update plus analysis from Jonsolo this year? To say that Jonsolo is missed around here is an understatement.

2. Will Kanenrá:ke resume weekly updates on this thread? It's been nine months since the last one.

I can't answer question 2, but I am in touch with Jonsolo and I am expecting to do some work on the end-of-year update that Jon produces. Give it an 80% chance to happen. Or maybe 75%. I am still updating the Whit-list every week but I don't trust the accuracy of my own numbers. But if Jon's willing, we'll get the 2017 Whit-year in the books.

[onebuffalo]

Jan 6, 2018 10:44:01 GMT -5 Zazie said:

Jan 6, 2018 8:56:46 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

We are concluding the first week of 2018 today. Two thoughts about this thread:

1. Are we getting the ultimate update plus analysis from Jonsolo this year? To say that Jonsolo is missed around here is an understatement.

2. Will Kanenrá:ke resume weekly updates on this thread? It's been nine months since the last one.

I can't answer question 2, but I am in touch with Jonsolo and I am expecting to do some work on the end-of-year update that Jon produces. Give it an 80% chance to happen. Or maybe 75%. I am still updating the Whit-list every week but I don't trust the accuracy of my own numbers. But if Jon's willing, we'll get the 2017 Whit-year in the books.

A big thank you from the Country Forum. I know that kind of work takes a lot of time and is sure is appreciated.

[paulhaney]

Just a quick update. We (Record Research) are currently working on a brand new edition of the Country Singles book. We will be using the Airplay numbers as the "main" numbers in the book, with the HCS peak position off to the side. For those songs that ONLY made HCS, they will be the "main" numbers, with a symbol designating those titles. The artist rankings therefore will be mainly based on the Airplay stats. I may give a little "preview" of the new artist rankings as we progress with the book. We hope to have it out by late summer/early fall.

[paulhaney]

We at Record Research are currently hard at work on the new Top Country Singles 1944-2017 book. We will start advertising it very soon and it should be out by August. Here are the current Top 10 all-time artist rankings (with points). We actually found a weeks charted mistake that added a point to Eddy Arnold's total. Keep in mind, that we also are adding points for those songs that ONLY made the Hot Country Songs chart, but not the Airplay chart. Otherwise, all numbers from 10/20/12-on are generated from the Country Airplay chart.

1. Eddy Arnold (12,668)
2. George Jones (12,027)
3. George Strait (11,301)
4. Johnny Cash (9,474)
5. Conway Twitty (9,101)
6. Merle Haggard (9,094)
7. Reba McEntire (8,665)
8. Tim McGraw (8,640)
9. Dolly Parton (8,367)
10. Kenny Chesney (8,097)

[dajross6]

May 16, 2018 12:57:30 GMT -5 paulhaney said:

Keep in mind, that we also are adding points for those songs that ONLY made the Hot Country Songs chart, but not the Airplay chart. Otherwise, all numbers from 10/20/12-on are generated from the Country Airplay chart.

What does this mean exactly? Do songs that hit the Hot Country Songs chart count double, or are you just giving points to those few songs that appear on the Songs chart as if they were on the Airplay chart? Or some factor of points?

It's interesting, and I love the fact it's sticking to airplay personally. Plus it takes away a Post Malone type of situation where an album could be released and 8 of the top 10 would be from one artist with non-single songs based solely on streaming. That would really skew points pretty quickly and ruins the comparison to older artists.

[paulhaney]

The only way that songs get points from the Hot Country Songs chart is if they never charted on Country Airplay.

[onebuffalo]

May 16, 2018 13:25:48 GMT -5 paulhaney said:

The only way that songs get points from the Hot Country Songs chart is if they never charted on Country Airplay.

Which means pre-October, 2012.

[dajross6]

That makes sense then. Thanks for the clarification :)

[paulhaney]

Now taking pre-orders for the new Top Country Singles 1944-2017 book. Order now and save $10!

www.recordresearch.com/country/top_country_singles_1944_2017.php

[Zazie]

Jun 4, 2018 6:21:27 GMT -5 paulhaney said:

Now taking pre-orders for the new Top Country Singles 1944-2017 book. Order now and save $10!

www.recordresearch.com/country/top_country_singles_1944_2017.php

Thanks for all the explanation. I don't keep up with the numbers as enthusiastically as I used to, but I still do some updates. Looking at your top 10, I see George Jones gained a little bit, and I am never surprised to see minor adjustments. I was surprised at the totals for Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney -- comparing totals I can see

* your update for Tim gives him 8640, but I have him with 8310. In other words, you have Tim almost up to Reba's total whereas I have him barely ahead of Dolly.
* your update for Kenny gives him 8097, but I have him with 7953, just barely outside the top 10. With 2 active songs in the top 10, he will easily pass Webb Pierce in June or July of this year.

I just wanted to confirm that your somewhat surprising totals mostly reflect the Hot Songs rule changes. I don't see any other way I can be this far off, especially on Tim's updated total. If that's true, then I wonder if Taylor Swift's total is going to drop quite a bit on your new list -- I have her at #117 with 2672 points (and an active song that is still gaining), but I would think you have cut some of her Country Songs points if you're following these new rules.

It's nice to know that you're still determined to get everything right.

[paulhaney]

Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney both have a handful of HCS only hits. We also give them full credit for songs they were featured on (such as "Lovin' Lately" and "May We All").

Taylor Swift ranks at #99 all-time. Of course, she had 9 HCS only hits mixed in there. However "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" now has a rightful peak of #13, rather than 10 weeks at #1!

BTW, the computer generates the points. I did a spot-check of several artists by hand to make sure the totals are 100% correct.

We also corrected a few errors from the previous editions, thus some artists (like Eddy Arnold mentioned above) have had their points adjusted accordingly.

The book ranks the Top 300 of all-time, but I may expand the list here at some point, if I have the time and there's enough interest.