The Best of Country Music in 2008

We'd like to present what we feel are the cream of the crop when it comes to country duo and group album releases in 2008. We've chosen the best in traditional, contemporary and bluegrass music.

We'd like to present what we feel are the cream of the crop when it comes to female country album releases in 2008. We've chosen the best in traditional, contemporary and bluegrass music.

We'd like to present what we feel are the cream of the crop when it comes to male country album releases in 2008. We've chosen the best in traditional and contemporary country music.

Each year we see a new class of stars appear on the country music horizon. Sometimes these new country artists will have a huge hit right off the bat, and other times it may take an album or two. The stars listed as the "Class of 2008" are those that made their first major impact on country music in that year.

Travel back throughout the year 2008 to the various country music events that took place, and view photos of your favorite country music stars.

Test your knowledge of events that happened in country music in 2008 with this 10 question trivia quiz.

We've given you our picks for our personal favorite albums, listed the number one albums, number one songs, best new artists, best overall artists, etc. Now, here are my personal picks for most memorable moments in country music in 2008.

Every artist dreams of having a number one album, yet most do not attain this status. Most of the albums on this list were released in 2008, however, there were some albums from previous years that held the top spot as well, on Billboard's Country Album charts.

There were 26 songs to top the charts in 2008. We've listed them all by artist, and included how many weeks they spent at the No. 1 spot.

We ranked the Top 10 Country Stars of 2008, based on Album sales, chart position of their songs, successful concerts, and major awards won. Agree or disagree, these are our picks, and we're stickin' to 'em.

We hope you enjoy reading about our picks and the reasons we chose them, and we hope that if you were on the fence about something, maybe our opinions about these various albums might help you decide whether or not you'd like to purchase these albums for your own collection.