We've compiled a list of the Top 100 Country Music Artists of All Time. The list is based on many things, and has the input of the entire staff on where to place an artist, or if the artist belonged on the list. Things that we based our ranking on are album sales, Top 40 Hits, No. 1 Records, No. 1 Albums, Popularity as an influence on other artists, and other attributes. Any omissions are purely unintentional.
Each artist page includes the artists birthname, birthdate, date of death if deceased, 10 of that artist's most popular songs, with lyrics, chords or tabs included, when possible, plus our Top 10 album picks from that artist, including buying information. If an artist had not released 10 albums, the entire discography of that artist was listed.
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50. Sonny James
49. Vern Gosdin
48. Tennessee Ernie Ford
47. Porter Wagoner
46. George Morgan
45. Chet Atkins
44. Bobby Bare
43. Hank Thompson
42. Gene Autry
41. Roy Acuff
40. Statler Brothers
39. Louvin Brothers
38. Red Foley
37. Charlie Rich
36. Johnny Horton
35. Roger Miller
34. Hank Williams Jr.
33. Don Gibson
32. Hank Snow
31. Elvis Presley
30. Garth Brooks
29. Marty Robbins
28. Flatt & Scruggs
27. George Strait
26. The Stanley Brothers