Joel Whitburn's all-time Top Country Artists list

[Zazie]

Looking a short way into the future -- 3 artists are about to go past the 2,000 point mark. It doesn't happen often, except when it does -- Luke Bryan (1993), Lady Ant (1979), and Miranda Lambert (1922) not only are closing in on a real milestone, but also they all have big point-producing hits on the chart right now. Two of them even have 2 hits on the chart at once.

And the next time Keith Urban charts, he'll go past 4,000 points. That's a much rarer feat, having been done only 61 times previously.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of June 2nd 2014!

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 779 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim McGraw passes 7300 points! He is the 15th artist to do so. (7303)

Faith Hill ties T.G. Sheppard at #69. (3746)

Luke Bryan passes Nat Stuckey, Ed Bruce, Billie Jo Spears, Tommy Overstreet, Slim Whitman & Al Dexter. He becomes the 161st artist to pass 2000 points! (2002)

Miranda Lambert ties Mary Chapin Carpenter at #171. (1939)

Joe Nichols passes Claude King moving to #190. (1756)

Eric Church passes David Frizzell & Jimmy Dean moving to #220. While doing so he became the 221st artist to cross 1500 points! (1508)

Big & Rich break their tie with Jimmy Buffett moving to #290 by themselves. (1083)

Lee Brice passes Elton Britt & Ray Griff moving to #313. (941)

Randy Houser passes Liz Anderson, Eli Young Band & Bonnie Guitar moving to #335. (864)

Eli Young Band break their tie with Liz Anderson claiming #337 for themselves. (860)

Florida Georgia Line pass Jimmy Wayne moving to #363. (795)

David Nail breaks his tie with Dottsy moving into a tie with Chad Brock for #394. (703)

Hunter Hayes passes Radney Foster, Terri Gibbs, Roy Rogers, R.C. Bannon, Ray Pillow, Robin Lee, Sherry Bryce, Margie Singleton, Hoyt Axton, Sheb Wooley, Joe Sun, Jim Nesbitt, Larry Boone & Jerrod Niemann moving to #406. (670)

Sheryl Crow passes Ricky Nelson, Mason Dixon, Sonny Curtis, SKO, LaWanda Lindsey, Leon Ashley, Lane Brody, Kip Moore, Stoney Edwards, Hugh X. Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Ray Sanders, Gloriana, Carl Belew & Bill Monroe moving to #458. (554)

Gloriana break their tie with Stoney Edwards and pass Hugh X. Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper & Ray Sanders moving to #461. (548)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Leon Ashley & goes into a new tie with Lane Brody for #467. (539)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)
01. Thomas Rhett - 478
02. Love And Theft - 470
03. Josh Thompson - 468
04. Scotty McCreery - 424
05. Craig Campbell - 414
06. Brett Eldredge - 407
07. Dustin Lynch - 345
08. Kacey Musgraves - 344
09. Frankie Ballard - 324
10. Tyler Farr - 296

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of June 9th 2014!

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 778 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Rascal Flatts pass Oak Ridge Boys & Barbara Mandrell moving to #57. While doing so they became the 59th artist to cross 4200 points! (4218)

Faith Hill breaks her tie with T.G. Sheppard moving to #69 by herself. (3747)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Mary Chapin Carpenter claiming #171 for herself. (1941)

Eric Church passes Wanda Jackson moving to #219. (1514)

Little Big Town pass Johnny Carver, Ernest Ashworth & Jody Miller moving to #247. (1365)

David Nail breaks his tie with Chad Brock and now sits at #394 by himself. (704)

Hunter Hayes passes Lyle Lovett moving to #405. (676)

Sheryl Crow ties Darrell McCall at #457. (555)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Lane Brody making #467 his own. (540)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thomas Rhett - 479
02. Love And THeft - 471
03. Josh Thompson - 469
04. Scotty McCreery - 425
05. Craig Campbell - 415
06. Brett Eldredge - 408
07. Dustin Lynch - 346
08. Kacey Musgraves - 345
09. Frankie Ballard - 325
10. Tyler Farr - 297
11. Eric Paslay - 276
12. Jana Kramer - 274
13. Parmalee - 271
14. Maggie Rose - 266
15. Jon Pardi - 230
16. Cole Swindell - 181
17. Austin Webb - 147
18. Cassadee Pope - 146
19. Danielle Bradbery - 131
20. Dan + Shay - 127
21. Chase Rice - 106
22. Brothers Osborne - 105
23. Gwen Sebastian - 102
24. Leah Turner - 98
25. The Swon Brothers - 61
26. Natalie Stovall & The Drive - 52
27. John King - 35
28. Chasin' Crazy - 34
29. David Fanning - 33

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of June 16th 2014!

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 777 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Keith Urban passes Eddie Rabbitt moving to #62! While doing so he became the 62nd artist to cross 4000 points! (4002)

Blake Shelton passes Ferlin Husky moving to #80! (3361)

Luke Bryan ties George Morgan for #160. (2015)

Miranda Lambert passes Narvel Felts moving to #170! (1951)

Joe Nichols passes Jerry Wallace moving to #189. (1763)

Big & Rich tie Little Jimmy Dickens at #289. (1085)

Brantley Gilbert ties Mary Lou Turner at #441. (592)

Sheryl Crow breaks her tie with Darrell McCall and now sits at #457 by herself. (556)

Gloriana ties Carl Belew at #460. (550)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)
01. Thomas Rhett - 480
02. Love And Theft - 472
03. Josh Thompson - 470
04. Scotty McCreery - 426
05. Brett Eldredge - 419
06. Craig Campbell - 416
07. Dustin Lynch - 347
08. Kacey Musgraves - 346
09. Frankie Ballard - 326
10. Tyler Farr - 298

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of June 23rd 2014!

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 776 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

George Strait becomes the 3rd artist to reach 11200 points! I wonder if anybody will ever get this high again?! (11200)

Tim McGraw passes Marty Robbins moving to #14! (7311)

Luke Bryan breaks his tie with George Morgan, and now ties Jimmy Newman at #157. While doing so he passed The Wilburn Brothers & Hank Locklin. (2047)

Miranda Lambert passes Exile moving to #169. (1953)

Joe Nichols ties Phil Vassar at #188. (1764)

Billy Currington passes Tex Williams & Billy Dean moving to #193. (1720) (Fun fact he currently sits between Billy Ray Cyrus (1724) & Billy Dean (1717). He still has to pass Billie Jo Spears (1993), Billy Craddock (2787) & Billy Walker (3493) to be the highest charting Billy. )

Jake Owen ties Lee Roy Parnell at #231. (1428)

Chris Young passes Bobby Lewis & Norma Jean moving to #282. (1163)

Big & Rich break their tie with Little Jimmy Dickens and now sit at #289 by themselves. (1086)

Justin Moore passes LeRoy Van Dyke, Pat Green & Andy Griggs moving to #296. (1045)

Eli Young Band tie Bonnie Guitar at #336. (863)

Hunter Hayes ties Tanya Tucker's sister La Costa at #404. (678)

Jerrod Niemann ties Lyle Lovett at #406. (672)

Easton Corbin ties Lila McCann at #423. (634)

Brantley Gilbert not sits at #441 by himself as he broke his tie with Mary Lou Turner. (593)

Gloriana break their tie with Carl Belew and now occupy #460. (551)

Kip Moore ties Stoney Edwards at #466. (542)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thomas Rhett - 481
02. Love And Theft - 473
03. Josh Thompson - 471
04. Scotty McCreery - 427
05. Brett Eldredge - 420
06. Craig Campbell - 417
07. Dustin Lynch - 348
08. Kacey Musgraves - 347
09. Frankie Ballard - 327
10. Tyler Farr - 299
11. Eric Paslay - 283
12. Jana Kramer - 281
13. Parmalee - 273
14. Jon Pardi - 232
15. Cole Swindell - 183
16. Austin Webb - 149
17. Cassadee Pope - 148
18. Gwen Sebastian - 134
19. Danielle Bradbery - 133
20. Dan + Shay - 129
21. Brothers Osborne - 112
22. Chase Rice - 108
23. Leah Turner - 100
24. The Swon Brothers - 63
25. Natalie Stovall & The Drive - 54
26. Sam Hunt - 42
27. John King - 37
28. Chasin' Crazy - 36

[onebuffalo]

George Strait becomes the 3rd artist to reach 11200 points! I wonder if anybody will ever get this high again?! (11200)

Tim McGraw passes Marty Robbins moving to #14! (7311)

To the first-NO!

To the second-mixed emotions about Tim McGraw passing Marty Robbins, but I'll take it for what it's worth.

Excellent update as always!

[dajross6]

I'm sure that no record George gets will last forever, but the 11,200 points is something that will take quite a career to match. Tim McGraw being nearly 4000 points behind and getting credit for all the non-single entries he did when the chart was larger in the 90s really says something to the career GS has had. Personally I don't see Strait catching George Jones unless it's far into the future with duets or "featuring" status songs, but a guy can hope. He would need the combined careers of Brett Eldridge and Kasey Musgraves to even get close :)

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of June 30th 2014!

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 775 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Luke Bryan breaks his tie with Jimmy Newman claiming #157 for himself. (2054)

Lady Antebellum tie Nat Stuckey at #167. (1989)

Zac Brown Band tie Terri Clark at #179. (1835)

Joe Nichols breaks his tie with Phil Vassar and sits alone at #188. (1775)

Chris Young passes Bobby Goldboro & Chris Cagle moving to #280. While doing so he becomes the highest artist named Chris! (1174)

The Band Perry pass Jimmy Buffett & tie Littl eJimmy Dickens at #290. (1085)

Eli Young Band break their tie with Bonnie Guitar and now sit at #335 in a tie with Don King. (864)

Hunter Hayes breaks his tie with La Costa moving to #404 alone. (679)

Thompson Square pass Keith Stegall, Lila McCann, Peggy Sue, Ned Miller, Easton Corbin, Radney Foster, Terri Gibbs, Roy Rogers & R.C. Bannon moving to #416 where they sit in a tie with Ray Pillow. (654)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Lila McCann and now ties Ned Miller & Peggy Sue at #422. (635)

Brantley Gilbert passes James Otto & Steve Azar while tying Big Al Downing, Foster & Lloyd, & Hawkshaw Hawkins at #436. (599)

Gloriana tie Bill Monroe at #459. (552)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Stoney Edwards and now ties Hugh X. Lewis at #465. (543)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thomas Rhett - 487
02. Love And Theft - 474
03. Josh Thompson - 472
04. Scotty McCreery - 428
05. Craig Campbell - 418
06. Dustin Lynch - 349
07. Kacey Musgraves - 348
08. Frankie Ballard - 328
09. Tyler Farr - 310
10. Eric Paslay - 284
11. Jana Kramer - 282
12. Parmalee - 274
13. Jon Pardi - 233
14. Cole Swindell - 184
15. Austin Webb - 150
16. Cassadee Pope - 149
17. Gwen Sebastian - 145
18. Danielle Bradbery - 134
19. Dan + Shay - 130
20. Brothers Osborne - 113
21. Chase Rice - 109
22. The Swom Brothers - 64
23. Natalie Stovall & The Drive - 55
24. Sam Hunt - 48
25. John King - 38
26. Chasin' Crazy - 37
27. Ben Rue - 32
28. Kristian Bush - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week Of July 7th, 2014!

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 774 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Luke Bryan passes Neal McCoy moving to #156. (2060)

Lady Antebellum break their tie with Nat Stuckey and pass Ed Bruce & Billie Jo Spears. They now tie Tommy Overstreet at #164. (1995)

Zac Brown Band break their tie with Terri Clark and now sit at #179. (1836)

Jake Owen passes Little Texas, Louise Mandrell & Melba Montgomery moving to #227. (1450) (Note: He passed Holly Dunn last week and I failed to mention it.)

Justin Moore makes a big move passing Johnnie & Jack, Randy Barlow, Jimmy Buffett, Little Jimmy Dickens, The Band Perry, Big & Rich, & Jim Glaser. He moves to #288. (1094)

The Band Perry break their tie with Little Jimmy Dickens moving to #291 alone. (1086)

Lee Brice passes Tommy Cash moving to #312. (951)

Eli Young Band break their tie with Don King & pass Randy Houser. They now tie Henson Cargill at #333. (870)

Hunter Hayes ties Linda Davis at #403. (680)

Thompson Square break their tie with Ray Pillow moving into a new tie with Robin Lee at #415. (655)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Ned Miller & Peggy Sue moving to #422 by himself. (636)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Big Al Downing, Foster & Lloyd, & Hawkshaw Hawkins and now is at #436 by himself. He also becomes the 436th artist to break 600 points! (600)

Gloriana break their tie with Bill Monroe moving to #459 alone. (553)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Hugh X. Lewis moving to #465 by himself. (544)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thomas Rhett - 488
02. Love And Theft - 475
03. Josh Thompson - 473
04. Scotty McCreery - 429
05. Dustin Lynch - 355
06. Kacey Musgraves - 349
07. Frankie Ballard - 329
08. Tyler Farr - 311
09. Eric Paslay - 285
10. Jana Kramer - 283
11. Parmalee - 275
12. Jon Pardi - 234
13. Cole Swindell - 190
14. Austin Webb - 151
15. Cassadee Pope - 150
16. Gwen Sebastian - 150
17. Danielle Bradbery - 135
18. Dan + Shay - 131
19. Brothers Osborne - 114
20. Chase Rice - 110
21. The Swon Brothers - 70
22. Sam Hunt - 49
23. John King - 44
24. Vince Neil - 41
25. Chasin' Crazy - 38
26. Ben Rue - 33
27. Kristian Bush - 32
28. RaeLynn - 31
29. Maddie & Tae - 31
30. Joey Hyde - 31

Interesting to note that exactly half the chart is songs by artists below the cut off.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of July 14th, 2014

'The Great George Countdown' is slowly going on. George Strait is now 773 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Lady Antebellum break their tie with Tommy Overstreet and now tie Al Dexter & Slim Whitman at #162! (1996)

Joe Nichols passes Marty Stuart, Freddy Weller, Brenda Lee & Sugarland moving to #184. While doing so he became the 185th artist to cross 1800 points! (1807)

Billy Currington passes Billy Ray Cyrus moving to #192. (1733)

Eric Church ties Margo Smith at #218. (1519)

Chris Young passes Helen Cornelius moving to #279. (1186)

Big & Rich tie Jim Glaser at #289. (1089)

Eli Young Band breaks their tie with Henson Cargill moving to #333 by themselves. (871)

Randy Houser however now ties Mr. Cargill at #334. (870)

Florida Georgia Line make a big jump past Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, Arlene Harden, Jessi Colter, Baillie & The Boys, Diana Trask, Kenny Dale, McBride & The Ride, Lois Johnson, Stephanie Winslow, Wayne Kemp, Daryle Singletary, Sons Of The Pioneers, The Carlisles, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Asleep At The Wheel, Lionel Cartwright, Kellie Pickler, Glenn Barber, Osbourne Brothers, David Wills, Louvin Brothers, Johnny Darrell, Jamie O'Neal, and Johnny & Jonie Mosby. They move all the way to #339. While doing so they become the 362nd artist to cross 800 points! (847)

David Nail ties judy Rodman at #393. (709)

Hunter Hayes breaks his tie with Linda Davis and now sits alone at #403. (681)

Thompson Square break their tie with Robin Lee and now tie Sherry Bryce moving to #414. (656)

Brantley Gilbert passes Jack Reno and ties Spade Cooley at #434. (606)

Sheryl Crow ties The Kentucky Headhunters at #456. (560)

Kip Moore ties Kelly Clarkson at #464. (545)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thimas Rheet - 494
02. Love And Theft - 481
03. Josh Thompson - 474
04. Brett Eldredge - 451
05. Scotty McCreery - 430
06. Dustin Lynch - 356
07. Kacey Musgraves - 350
08. Frankie Ballard - 330
09. Tyler Farr - 322
10. Eric Paslay - 286
11. Jana Kramer - 284
12. Parmalee - 276
13. Jon Pardi - 235
14. Cole Swindell - 191
15. Austin Webb - 152
16. Cassadee Pope - 151
17. Gwen Sebastian - 147
18. Danielle Bradbery - 136
19. Dan + Shay - 132
20. Brothers Osborne - 115
21. Chase Rice - 111
22. The Swon Brothers - 71
23. Sam Hunt - 50
24. John King - 45
26. Chasin' Crazy - 44
27. Vince Neil - 42
28. Ben Rue - 34
29. Kristian Bush - 33
30. Joey Hyde - 32
31. Maddie & Tae - 32
32. Raelynn - 32

[onebuffalo]

Great update as always, K.S.! However to see classic artists matched with today's artists looks weird. A few examples:

Chris Young passes Helen Cornelius moving to #279. (1186)

Big & Rich tie Jim Glaser at #289. (1089)

Florida Georgia Line make a big jump past Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, Arlene Harden, Jessi Colter, Baillie & The Boys, Diana Trask, Kenny Dale, McBride & The Ride, Lois Johnson, Stephanie Winslow, Wayne Kemp, Daryle Singletary, Sons Of The Pioneers, The Carlisles, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Asleep At The Wheel, Lionel Cartwright, Kellie Pickler, Glenn Barber, Osbourne Brothers, David Wills, Louvin Brothers, Johnny Darrell, Jamie O'Neal, and Johnny & Jonie Mosby. They move all the way to #339. While doing so they become the 362nd artist to cross 800 points! (847)

Sheryl Crow ties The Kentucky Headhunters at #456. (560)

Quite an eclectic mix there!

[Marv]

Bob Kingsley stated last night that Tim McGraw has had 27 number one singles just before playing the underwhelming 'Southern Girl', and i was wondering which artists are between him and Ronnie Milsap, whom I believe had 35 #1 singles?

Thanks!

[onebuffalo]

Jul 19, 2014 10:21:58 GMT -5 Marv said:

Bob Kingsley stated last night that Tim McGraw has had 27 number one singles just before playing the underwhelming 'Southern Girl', and i was wondering which artists are between him and Ronnie Milsap, whom I believe had 35 #1 singles?

Thanks!

This is the top eleven:

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. Charley Pride-29-1969-1983-HOF
7. 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)
8. Alan Jackson-26-1991-2010
9. Dolly Parton-25-1971-2006-HOF
10. Reba McEntire-25-1983-2011-HOF
11. Tim McGraw-25-1994-2013

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Week of July 21, 2014

Keith Urban passes Lynn Anderson moving to #61! (4022)

Lady Antebellum break their tie with Al Dexter & Slim Whitman moving to #162. While doing so they become the 162nd artist to cross 2000 points! (2002)

Craig Morgan passes Rex Allen Jr., Sammi Smith, Terri Clark & Zac Brown Band moving to #179. (1840)

Joe Nichols passes Rex Allen Jr. & Sammi Smith moving to #182. (1818)

Eric Church breaks his tie with Margo Smith moving to #218. (1520)

Big & Rich break their tie with Jim Glaser moving to #289. (1090)

Lee Brice passes Margaret Whiting & Richochet moving to #310. (963)

Randy Houser breaks his tie with Henson Cargill moving to #334. (871)

David Nail breaks his tie with Judy Rodman moving to #393. (710)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Lyle Lovett. He also passes La Costa, Linda Davis, Hunter Hayes, Doug Supernaw, Zella Lehr, Ted Daffan, Stella Parton, Marion Worth, Little David Wilkens, Dottsy, & Chad Brock moving to #395. While doing so he became the 397th artist to pass 700 points! (708)

Thompson Square break their tie with Sherry Brice and now tie Margie Singleton at #413. (657)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Spade Cooley and now sits at #434. (607)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Kelly Clarkson and is now at #464. (546)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thomas Rhett - 495
02. Love And Theft - 482
03. Josh Thompson - 475
04. Brett Eldredge - 452
05. Scotty McCreery - 431
06. Dustin Lynch - 357
07. Kacey Musgraves - 351
08. Frankie Ballard - 331
09. Tyler Farr - 323
10. Maggie Rose - 297
11. Jana Kramer - 290
12. Eric Paslay - 287
13. Parmalee - 277
14. Jon Pardi - 236
15. Cole Swindell - 197
16. Austin Webb - 153
17. Cassadee Pope - 152
18. Danielle Bradbery - 137
19. Dan + Shay - 133
20. Chase Rice - 117
21. Brothers Osborne - 116
22. The Swon Brothers - 72
23. Sam Hunt - 51
24. John King - 46
25. Chasin' Crazy - 45
26. Vince Neil - 43
27. Maddie & Tae - 38
28. RaeLynn - 38
29. Ben Rue - 35
30. Kristian Bush - 34
31. Joey Hyde - 33
32. Chase Bryant - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of July 28th, 2014

Rascal Flatts tie Bobby Bare at #56. (4235)

Jason Aldean passes Dierks Bentley moving to #124. While doing so he became the 125th artist to pass 2500 points! (2515)

Luke Bryan passes Pam Tillis moving to #155. (2078)

Billy Currington passes Claude King moving to #191. (1755)

Jake Owen passes Darryl Worley, Highway 101, & Charlie Louvin moving to #224. (1483)

Lee Brice passes Rick Trevino, Chely Wright & Buddy Alan moving to #307. (974)

Randy Houser passes Eli Young Band moving to #333. (877)

Jerrod Niemann ties Judy Rodman at #394. (709)

Thompson Square breaks their tie with Margie Singleton moving to #413 by themselves. (658)

Brantley Gilbert ties Johnny Wright at #433. (608)

Kip Moore ties Ray Sanders, & Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper at #462. (547)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Thomas Rhett - 496
02. Love And Theft - 483
03. Josh Thompson - 476
04. Brett Eldredge - 458
05. Scotty McCreery - 437
06. Dustin Lynch - 363
07. Kacey Musgraves - 352
08. Frankie Ballard - 332
09. Jana Kramer - 291
10. Eric Paslay - 288
11. Parmalee - 278
12. Jon Pardi - 237
13. Cole Swindell - 198
14. Cassadee Pope - 153
15. Danielle Bradbery - 138
16. Dan + Shay - 134
17. Chase Rice - 118
18. Brothers Osborne - 117
19. Canaan Smith - 76
20. The Swon Brothers - 73
21. Sam Hunt - 52
22. John King - 47
23. Chasin' Crazy - 46
24. RaeLynn - 44
25. Vince Neil - 44
26. Maddie & Tae - 39
27. Chase Bryant - 37
28. Ben Rue - 36
29. Kristian Bush - 35
30. Joey Hyde - 34
31. Dean Alexander - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of August 4th, 2014

New Countdown: Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 65 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal. If her current single makes #1 she'll have made it into the top 100)

Rascal Flatts break their tie with Bobby Bare and are now at #56 by themselves. (4236)

Jason Aldean ties Donna Fargo at #123! (2517)

Zac Brown Band pass Craig Morgan moving to #179. (1845)

Billy Currington passes Jerry Wallace & Phil Vassar moving to #189. (1766)

Lee Brice passes Southern Pacific & Dick Curless moving to #305. (985)

Randy Houser ties Deana Carter at #332. (878)

David Nail passes Lari White moving to #392. (717)

Jerrod Niemann break his tie with Judy Rodman moving himself to #394. (710)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Johnny Wright moving to #433. (609)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Ray Sanders and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper moving by to #462. (548)

Thomas Rhett debuts at #473. While doing so he became the 480th artist to chart. Passing Kenny Star, The Warren Brothers, Brian Collins, The Lost Trailers, Bandana, Ricky Nelson, & Mason Dixon. (528)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Love And Theft - 484
02. Josh Thompson - 477
03. Brett Eldredge - 459
04. Scotty McCreery - 438
05. Dustin Lynch - 364
06. Tyler Farr - 354
07. Kacey Musgraves - 353
08. Frankie Ballard - 333
09. Jana Krmaer - 292
10. Eric Paslay - 289
11. Parmalee - 279
12. Jon Pardi - 238
13. Cole Swindell - 204
14. Cassadee Pope - 154
15. Dan + Shay - 135
16. Chase Rice - 124
17. Brothers Osborne - 118
18. The Cadillac Three - 96
19. Canaan Smith - 77
20. The Swon Brothers - 74
21. Sam Hunt - 53
22. Chasin' Crazy - 47
23. Maddie & Tae - 45
24. RaeLynn - 45
25. Vince Neil - 45
26. Kristian Bush - 41
27. Chase Bryant - 38
28. Ben Rue - 37
29. Dean Alexander - 32

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of August 11, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 64 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal. If her current single makes #1 she'll have made it into the top 100) 14887fan

Dierks Bentley passes Donna Fargo & Jason Aldean moving to #123. (2524)

Jason Aldean breaks his tie with Donna Fargo claiming #124 for himself. (2518)

Lady Antebellum pass George Morgan & The Wilburn Brothers moving to #160. They are now the 18th highest non-solo act! (2025)

Lee Brice passes Wade Hayes & Johnny Bush moving to #303! (996)

Randy Houser breaks his tie with Deana Carter moving to #332. (879)

Hunter Hayes passes Doug Supernaw, Zella Lehr, Ted Daffan, & Stella Parton. He now ties Marion Worth at #399. (690)

Thomas Rhett passes Sonny Curtis & SKO moving to #471. (535)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)
01. Love And Theft - 485
02. Josh Thompson - 478
03. Brett Eldredge - 460
04. Scotty McCreery - 439
05. Dustin Lynch - 365
06. Tyler farr - 355
07. Kacey Musgraves - 354
08. Frankie Ballard - 334
09. Jana Kramer - 293
10. Eric Paslay - 290
11. Parmalee - 280
12. Jon Pardi - 239
13. Cole Swindell - 205
14. Dan + Shay - 136
15. Chase Rice - 125
16. Brothers Osborne - 119
17. The Cadillac Three - 97
18. Canaan Smith - 78
19. Lindsay Ell - 75
20. The Swon Brothers - 75
21. Sam Hunt - 54
22. Maddie & Tae - 51
23. John King - 49
24. Chasin' Crazy - 48
25. RaeLynn - 46
26. Vince Neil - 46
27. Kristian Bush - 42
28. Chase Bryant - 39
29. Ben Rue - 38
30. Joey Hyde - 35
31. Dean Alexander - 33

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of August 18, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 58 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal. If her current single makes #1 she'll have made it into the top 100) 14887fan

Brad Paisley passes Jerry Lee Lewis moving to #52! He is 53 points away from the top 50! (4371)

Dierks Bentley passes The Judds moving to #122. (2535)

Eric Church passes Sylvia & Dickey Lee moving to #216. (1529)

Jake Owen passes John Denver moving to #223. (1496)

Darius Rucker passes Jacky Ward, John Schneider, Merle Travis & David Allan Coe moving to #254. While doing so he becomes the 256th artist to pass 1300 points! (1303)

Chris Young passes Jeanne Pruett, Cristy Lane, Desert Rose Band, Hal Ketchum, Bryan White, Flatt & Scruggs, K.T. Oslin, Paul Overstreet & Johnny Horton moving to #270. While doing so he became the 278th artist to cross 1200 points! (1224)

Florida Georgia Line pass Liz Anderson moving to #338. (862)

Hunter Hayes breaks his tie with Marion Worth and passes Little David Wilkens moving to #398. (696)

Kip Moore ties Carl Belew at #461. (550)

Thomas Rhett ties LaWanda Lindsey at #470. (537)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)
01. Love And Theft - 486
02. Josh Thompson - 479
03. Brett Eldredge - 461
04. Scotty McCreery - 440
05. Dustin Lynch - 366
06. Tyler Farr - 361
07. Kacey Musgraves - 355
08. Frankie Ballard - 340
09. Jana Kramer - 294
10. Parmalee - 281
11. Jon Pardi - 240
12. Cole Swindell - 206
13. Dan + Shay - 137
14. Chase Rice - 126
15. Brothers Osborne - 120
16. The Cadillac Three - 103
17. Lucy Hale - 84
18. Lindsay Ell - 81
19. The Swon Brothers - 81
20. Canaan Smith - 79
21. Sam Hunt - 60
22. Maddie & Tae - 52
23. Chase Bryant - 50
24. John King - 50
25. RaeLynn - 47
26. Vince Neil - 47
27. Kristian Bush - 43
28. Ben Rue - 39
29. Dean Alexander - 39
30. Joey Hyde - 36

[carriekins]

Go Dierks! ;)

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of August 25, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 57 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal. If her current single makes #1 she'll have made it into the top 100)

Blake Shelton becomes the 79th artist to cross 3400 points! (3446)

Montgomery Gentry passes Charly McClain moving to #119. (2578)

Taylor Swift passes Charly McClain moving to #120. (2576)

Randy Houser ties Rose Maddox at #331. (881)

Florida Georgia Line ties Bonnie Guitar at #337. (863)

Thompson Square ties Hoyt Axton for #412. (662)

Thomas Rhett ties Lane Brody at #468. He also passes Leon Ashley and broke his tie with LaWanda Lindsey. (539)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Love And Theft - 487
02. Josh Thompson - 480
03. Brett Eldredge - 462
04. Scotty McCreery - 441
05. Dustin Lynch - 377
06. Tyler Farr - 362
07. Kacey Musgraves - 356
08. Frankie Ballard - 341
09. Jana Kramer - 295
10. Parmalee - 282
11. Cole Swindell - 207
12. Dan + Shay - 138
13. Chase Rice - 127
14. Brothers Osborne - 121
15. The Cadillac Three - 104
16. Canaan Smith - 85
17. Lucy Hale - 85
18. Lindsay Ell - 82
19. The Swon Brothers - 82
20. Sam Hunt - 61
21. Maddie & Tae - 53
22. Chase Bryant - 51
23. John King - 51
24. RaeLynn - 48
25. Vince Neil - 48
26. Kristian Bush - 44
27. Ben Rue - 40
28. Dean Alexander - 40
29. Joey Hyde - 37

[onebuffalo]

Sept 3, 2014 12:29:53 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Week of August 25, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 57 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal. If her current single makes #1 she'll have made it into the top 100)

Blake Shelton becomes the 79th artist to cross 3400 points! (3446)

Montgomery Gentry passes Charly McClain moving to #119. (2578)

Taylor Swift passes Charly McClain moving to #120. (2576)

Randy Houser ties Rose Maddox at #331. (881)

Florida Georgia Line ties Bonnie Guitar at #337. (863)

Thompson Square ties Hoyt Axton for #412. (662)

Thomas Rhett ties Lane Brody at #468. He also passes Leon Ashley and broke his tie with LaWanda Lindsey. (539)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Love And Theft - 487
02. Josh Thompson - 480
03. Brett Eldredge - 462
04. Scotty McCreery - 441
05. Dustin Lynch - 377
06. Tyler Farr - 362
07. Kacey Musgraves - 356
08. Frankie Ballard - 341
09. Jana Kramer - 295
10. Parmalee - 282
11. Cole Swindell - 207
12. Dan + Shay - 138
13. Chase Rice - 127
14. Brothers Osborne - 121
15. The Cadillac Three - 104
16. Canaan Smith - 85
17. Lucy Hale - 85
18. Lindsay Ell - 82
19. The Swon Brothers - 82
20. Sam Hunt - 61
21. Maddie & Tae - 53
22. Chase Bryant - 51
23. John King - 51
24. RaeLynn - 48
25. Vince Neil - 48
26. Kristian Bush - 44
27. Ben Rue - 40
28. Dean Alexander - 40
29. Joey Hyde - 37

You should make that the Carrie Underwood and baby report. Anyway, the updates are excellent!

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of September 2nd, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 51 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal.)

Brad Paisley passes Hank Williams moving to #51! While doing so he became the 51st artist to pass 4400 points! (4403)

Jason Aldean passes The Judds moving to #123. (2532)

Luke Bryan passes Wynonna Judd moving to #155. (2098)

Lady Antebellum passes Hank Locklin & Jimmy Newman moving to #158. (2048)

Joe Nichols passes Terri Clark, Craig Morgan, Zac Brown Band & Lee Ann Womack moving to #178. (1862)

Jake Owen ties David Frizzell at #222. (1498)

Little Big Town passes Jeannie Seely & Barbara Fairchild moving to #245. (1387)

Darius Rucker passes Shelly West moving to #253. (1310)

Lee Brice passes Pee Wee King, Olivia Newton-John, & Confederate Railroad moving to #300! While doing so he became the 302nd artist to cross 1000 points! (1034)

Randy Houser breaks his tie with Rose Maddox and now ties Tom Jones at #330. (882)

Eli Young Band ties Deana Carter at #333. (878)

Florida Georgia Line break their tie with Bonnie Guitar and now tie Don King at #336. (864)

Jerrod Niemann ties Lari White at #393. (714)

Thomas Rhett passes Stoney Edwards, Hugh X. Lewis & Kelly Clarkson moving to #465. (546)

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Closing in on Charting (509pts needed)

01. Love And Theft - 488
02. Josh Thompson - 481
03. Brett Eldredge - 468
04. Scotty McCreery - 442
05. Dustin Lynch - 338
06. Tyler Farr - 363
07. Frankie Ballard - 347
08. Jana Kramer - 296
09. Parmalee - 283
10. Cole Swindell - 208
11. Dan + Shay - 144
12. Chase Rice - 128
13. Brothers Osborne - 122
14. The Cadillac Three - 105
15. American Young - 95
16. Canaan Smith - 86
17. Lucy Hale - 86
18. Lindsay Ell - 83
19. The Swon Brothers - 83
20. Sam Hunt - 67
21. John King - 57
22. Maddie & Tae - 54
23. Chase Bryant - 52
24. RaeLynn - 49
25. Vince Neil - 49
26. Kristian Bush - 45
27. Ben Rue - 41
28. Dean Alexander - 41
29. Joey Hyde - 38
30. Ed Sheeran - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of September 8th, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 50 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal.)

Tim McGraw passes Alan Jackson moving to #13! (7388)

Garth Brooks passes Sonny James moving to #25! (6254)

Faith Hill becomes the 69th artist to make it to 3800 points! (3800)

Jake Owen breaks his tie with David Frizzell claiming #222 for himself! (1499)

Little Big Town ties Gail Davies & Patsy Cline at #243. (1388)

Randy Houser breaks his tie with Tom Jones moving to #330 alone. (883)

Eli Young Band break their tie with Deana Carter moving to #333 by themselves. (879)

Florida Georgia Line break thier tie with Don King moving to #865 by themselves. (865)

David Nail ties Mark Gray at #391. (722)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Lari White moving to #393 alone. (715)

Thomas Rhett passes Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, & Ray Sanders moving to #463. (548)

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Closing in on Charting! (509 pts needed)

01. Love And Theft - 489
02. Josh Thompson - 482
03. Brett Eldredge - 469
04. Scotty McCreery - 443
05. Dustin Lynch - 389
06. Tyler Farr - 364
07. Frankie Ballard - 348
08. Jana Kramer - 297
09. Parmalee - 284
10. Cole Swindell - 209
11. Dan + Shay - 145
12. Chase Rice - 134
13. Brothers Osborne - 123
14. The Cadillac Three - 106
15. American Young - 96
16. Canaan Smith - 87
17. Lucy Hale - 87
18. Lindsay Ell - 84
19. The Swon Brothers - 84
20. Sam Hunt - 68
21. John King - 58
22. Maddie & Tae - 55
23. Chase Bryant - 53
24. RaeLynn - 50
25. Vince Neil - 50
26. Kristian Bush - 46
27. Ben Rue - 42
28. Dean Alexander - 42

[onebuffalo]

Tim McGraw passes Alan Jackson moving to #13! (7388)

Garth Brooks passes Sonny James moving to #25! (6254)

Those are huge achievements for Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks. Imagine how much higher Brooks would be if he were charting regularly in the 2000s like he did in the 1990s.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Week of September 15th, 2014

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 49 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal.)

Luke Bryan passes Gene Autry, Jo Dee Messina, Johnny Lee & Gary Morris moving to #150. While doing so he became the 154th artist to cross 2100 points! (2110)

Jake Owen became the 222nd artist to cross 1500 points! (1500)

Josh Turner breaks his tie with The Browns and passes Gretchen Wilson, Gary Stewart, Leon Everett, Freddie Fender, The Everly Brothers, Suzy Bogguss, & Lee Roy Parnell moving to #232! While doing so he became the 237th artist to cross 1400 points! (1429)

Little Big Town break their tie with Gail Davies & Patsy Cline and pass Mel Street, and Dave & Sugar moving to #241. (1394)

Darius Rucker ties Blackhawk at #252. (1317)

Chris Young passes John Welsey Ryles moving to #269. (1238)

Justin Moore passes SHeDAISY moving to #286. (1129)

Big & Rich pass Steve Holy moving to #288. While doing so they became the 288th artist to cross 1100 points! (1103)

Eli Young Band pass Rose Maddox, Tom Jones, Randy Houser, & Bobby Helms moving into a tie with Mark Collie at #328. (885)

Randy Houser ties Bobby Helms at #330. (884)

Florida Georgia Line pass Henson Cargill moving to #335. (876)

David Nail breaks his tie with Mark Gray moving to #391 by himself. (723)

Hunter Hayes became the 398th artist to pass 700 points! (700)

Easton Corbin passes Radney Foster, Terri Gibbs, Roy Rogers, R.C. Bannon, Ray Pillow, Robin Lee, Sherry Bryce, Margie Singleton, Thompson Square, Hoyt Axton, Sheb Wooley, Joe Sun, & Jim Nesbitt. He now ties Larry Boone at #408. (667)

Brantley Gilbert passes Tony Booth, T. Texas Tyler, Michael Peterson, Jimmie Skinner, Bobby Borchers, & Billy Parker moving to #427. (620)

Thomas Rhett goes from a tie with Gloriana to a tie with Darrell McCall at #458. (555)

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Closing in on Charting! (509pts needed.

01. Love And Theft - 490
02. Josh Thompson - 483
03. Brett Eldredge - 470
04. Scotty McCreery - 444
05. Dustin Lynch - 410
06. Tyler Farr - 365
07. Frankie Ballard - 349
08. Jana Kramer - 298
09. Parmalee - 285
10. Cole Swindell - 210
11. Dan + Shay - 146
12. Chase Rice - 135
13. Kelleigh Bannen - 133
14. Brothers Osborne - 129
15. The Cadillac Three - 107
16. American Young - 97
17. Canaan Smith - 88
18. Lucy Hale - 88
19. Lindsay Ell - 85
20. The Swon Brothers - 85
21. Sam Hunt - 69
22. Maddie & Tae - 61
23. John King - 59
24. Vince Neil - 56
25. Chase Bryant - 54
26. RaeLynn - 51
27. Kristian Bush - 47
28. Ben Rue - 43
29. Dean Alexander - 43

[onebuffalo]

Question: I recently said the following about Reba McEntire in one of my columns:

She was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Her last chart appearance was last year's Silent Night with Kelly Clarkson (her daughter-in-law) and Trisha Yearwood (#51).

So the question is, how many points did she get from that chart appearance and could you please provide the point totals of the top ten artists. Thanks!

[Kanenrá:ke]

Sept 18, 2014 15:16:32 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Question: I recently said the following about Reba McEntire in one of my columns:

She was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Her last chart appearance was last year's Silent Night with Kelly Clarkson (her daughter-in-law) and Trisha Yearwood (#51).

So the question is, how many points did she get from that chart appearance and could you please provide the point totals of the top ten artists. Thanks!

"Silent Night" scored Reba 31 points. 30 for charting between 51-60 and 1 point for the week it was on.

Top 10 as of September 23, 2014

Eddy Arnold - 12,667
George Jones - 11,976
George Strait - 11,203
Johnny Cash - 9,449
Conway Twitty - 9,101
Merle Haggard - 9,058
Reba McEntire - 8,384
Dolly Parton - 8,308
Webb Pierce - 7,975
Willie Nelson - 7,919

[Kanenrá:ke]

Attention all Carrie Underwood Fans! Carrie is now 48 points away from the all-time 100! (This will be posted every week she charts until she makes the goal.)

Trisha Yearwood becomes the 80th artist to cross 3400 points! (3405)

Jason Aldean passes Dierks Bentley & Charly McClain moving to #121. (2566)

Joe Nichols ties Doug Stone at #177. (1870)

Eric Church passes Warner Mack, T. Graham Brown, Rodney Crowell, Mac Davis, Kenny Price, Charlie Daniels & Ray Stevens moving to #209. (1570)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Blackhawk and passes Bobby G. Rice moving to #251. (1323)

Lee Brice ties Leroy Van Dyke at #299. (1042)

Randy Houser ties Eli Young Band & Mark Collie at #328. (885)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Larry Boone and passes Lyle Lovett moving to #407. (673)

Kelly Clarkson passes Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Ray Sanders, Kip Moore, Carl Belew, Bill Monroe, Gloriana, Darrell McCall, Thomas Rhett, Sheryl Crow, The Kentucky Headhunters, Tom Wopat, Penny DeHaven, Dorsey Burnette, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Brandt, Ronnie Sessions, Keith Anderson, & The O'Kanes. She now ties Trick Pony at #447. (576)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Darrell McCall and now moves to #459 alone. (557)

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Closing in on Charting! (509pts needed)

01. Brett Eldredge - 471
02. Scotty McCreery - 450
03. Dustin Lynch - 421
04. Tyler Farr - 366
05. Frankie Ballard - 350
06. Jana Kramer - 299
07. Parmalee - 291
08. Cole Swindell - 231
09. Dan + Shay - 147
10. Chase Rice - 136
11. Brothers Osborne - 130
12. The Cadillac Three - 108
13. Canaan Smith - 89
14. Lucy Hale - 89
15. Lindsay Ell - 86
16. The Swon Brothers - 86
17. Sam Hunt - 75
18. Maddie & Tae - 62
19. John King - 60
20. Vince Neil - 57
21. Chase Bryant - 55
22. RaeLynn - 52
23. Kristian Bush - 48
24. Ben Rue - 44
25. Dean Alexander - 44
26. Jackie Lee - 31

[onebuffalo]

Sept 23, 2014 0:29:45 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Sept 18, 2014 15:16:32 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Question: I recently said the following about Reba McEntire in one of my columns:

She was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Her last chart appearance was last year's Silent Night with Kelly Clarkson (her daughter-in-law) and Trisha Yearwood (#51).

So the question is, how many points did she get from that chart appearance and could you please provide the point totals of the top ten artists. Thanks!

"Silent Night" scored Reba 31 points. 30 for charting between 51-60 and 1 point for the week it was on.

Top 10 as of September 23, 2014

Eddy Arnold - 12,667
George Jones - 11,976
George Strait - 11,203
Johnny Cash - 9,449
Conway Twitty - 9,101
Merle Haggard - 9,058
Reba McEntire - 8,384
Dolly Parton - 8,308
Webb Pierce - 7,975
Willie Nelson - 7,919

Thanks, K.S.! Loving these updates!

[Zazie]

One note on Tim McGraw: he's now within 500 points of passing Willie Nelson for an all-time top 10 berth. If he continues at his present trajectory, he should get there early in 2016. I will never think he belongs anywhere near Willie, but if you base it on the numbers, Tim's as deserving of a top 10 position as anybody, and he should move past Dolly and Reba as well as Willie and Webb. Yikes, if he ever catches up to Merle I will quit updating the Whitburn list for good, although I probably will have retired long before that comes along. (Sorry, but I couldn't resist including my private opinion. I do understand how successful and how well-loved Tim is.)