Best of Country Music in 2009

Let’s take a look at some of the better songs released to radio in 2009. Perhaps some of these will make their way onto your year-end greatest hits list.

The best country albums of 2009 include releases by some very familiar faces, but there are a couple of surprises, too.

As soon as Memorial Day arrives, people start packing up their picnic baskets and grabbing their oversized inner tubes and head down to the river for a day of tubing, great food, and of course, all the best country music as the soundtrack of their summer season.

As we approach the mid-point of 2009, let's look back on the country songs that have been released so far. These are my choices for the top 10 best country songs of 2009 ... so far.

As we approach the mid-point of 2009, let's look back at the country songs released so far. These five songs may have been recorded by popular country stars, but the reasons listed below, they just don't make the grade. These are my choices for the worst country songs of 2009 ... so far.