Top Country Singles 1944-2025
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Country is BACK and BETTER THAN EVER! From Red Foley to Kane Brown, from Goldie Hill to Ella Langley, it’s unmatched in its scope and detail. And, it marks the debut of the NEW A to Z Songwriter Section of Country’s 40 top songwriters with their Top 40 chart discographies! “Top Country Singles 1944-2025” is the only source of this unabridged history of Country music.
Morgan Wallen had TWO hits in the last edition of “Top Country Singles.” In the upcoming 10th edition, he has 118! This ranks him as the #1 artist of the 2020s by twice the margin over the #2 artist, along with landing three songs in the Top 100 Country Hits of all time, and launching from zero to #11 in the ranking of Country’s Top 300 artists since 1944!
RESERVE your copy NOW. $10 Off through May 31, 2026. In stock June, 2026.
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2,945 Artists & 22,212 Songs
Over EIGHT DECADES of EVERY song and artist to EVER appear on country singles charts, from the first “Most Played Juke Box Folk Records” in 1944 chart to the “Hot C&W Sides” in 1958 to today’s “Country Airplay” and “Hot Country Songs” charts. We’ve followed these songs up and down the charts and recorded their lives with exacting detail.
Each artist has a bio and listing of all Country charted songs.
Each song has …
- Complete Chart Data
- Date Charted (Debut)
- Highest Position (Peak)
- Weeks Charted
- Sales Certification*
- Songwriter(s)
- B-side*
- Highest Position on Pop charts*
- Picture Sleeve*
- Record Label (& Number*)
*where applicable
► NEW Songwriter Section!
In honor of Country’s legendary Top 40 DJ Bob Kingsley, we now show the 40 Top Songwriters of Country music! A short bio and listing of their awards leads off their chronological listing of their Top 40 hits, with complete chart data and the recording artist(s) who charted with the song. View our Rhett Akins sample page above!
► Complete chart research for both Country Airplay & Hot Country Songs charts from 2012-2026. If a song made both charts, then the Country Airplay data (debut date, peak position & weeks charted) is listed with a notation of the peak position achieved on the Hot Country Songs chart. Those songs exclusive to the Hot Country Songs chart are listed with full data and a special star symbol for easy identification.
► Song Title Section
Lists alphabetically all songs from the Artist Section with artist, peak position, and year of peak
► Artist Rankings Section
- Top 300 All Time
- Top 50 of Each Decade
- Top Artist Achievements
► Song Rankings Section
- Top 100 Hits of All Time
- Top 25 Hits of Each Decade
► CMA & ACM Single & Song of the Year Chronologically
► Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Chronologically
► #1 Hits Week by Week, 1944 through 2025
RESERVE your copy TODAY – “Top Country Singles 1944-2025” arrives June, 2026.
Additional information
| Weight | 5 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.5 × 1.75 × 11 in |
| Pages | Approx. 640 pages |
| Edition | 10 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Availability | Backorder |
| ISBN | 9780898202441 |