Music List A Month (March): 100 Favorite Country Artists
This was originally posted in 2018 as my answer to Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Country Artists. I've made a few changes, but most of it remains the same.
1. Merle Haggard
2. Hank Williams
3. George Jones
4. Dolly Parton
5. Willie Nelson
6. Johnny Cash
7. Jimmie Rodgers
8. Loretta Lynn
9. Lefty Frizzell
10. Carter Family
11. Patsy Cline
12. Elvis Presley
13. Bob Wills
14. Tammy Wynette
15. Waylon Jennings
16. Buck Owens
17. Bill Monroe
18. Charley Pride
19. Louvin Brothers
20. Ray Price
21. Tom T. Hall
22. Roger Miller
23. John Anderson
24. George Strait
25. Conway Twitty
26. Randy Travis
27. Ernest Tubb
28. Kris Kristofferson
29. Flatt & Scruggs
30. Gary Stewart
31. Charlie Rich
32. Kitty Wells
33. Everly Brothers
34. Glen Campbell
35. Miranda Lambert
36. Garth Brooks
37. Keith Whitley
38. Kenny Rogers
39. Dwight Yoakam
40. Gram Parsons
41. Rosanne Cash
42. Emmylou Harris
43. Alan Jackson
44. Jerry Reed
45. Reba McEntire
46. Steve Earle
47. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. Shania Twain
49. Stanley Brothers
50. Alabama
51. Vince Gill
52. Tanya Tucker
53. John Prine
54. Freddy Fender
55. Rodney Crowell
56. Johnny Paycheck
57. Dixie Chicks
58. Don Williams
59. Ronnie Milsap
60. Marty Robbins
61. Ricky Skaggs
62. Hank Thompson
63. Billy Joe Shaver
64. Hank Snow
65. Hank Williams Jr.
66. Jim Reeves
67. Merle Travis
68. Roy Acuff
69. Statler Brothers
70. Judds
71. Eddy Arnold
72. Guy Clark
73. Oak Ridge Boys
74. Chet Atkins
75. Faron Young
76. Tennessee Ernie Ford
77. Eddie Rabbitt
78. Mel Tillis
79. Patty Loveless
80. Bobby Bare
81. Judds
82. Brooks & Dunn
83. Alison Krauss
84. Bill Anderson
85. Crystal Gayle
86. Doug Sahm
87. Lucinda Williams
88. Barbara Mandrell
89. Porter Wagoner
90. Vern Gosdin
91. Dottie West
92. Bobbie Gentry
93. Little Jimmy Dickens
94. Brad Paisley
95. Anne Murray
96. Uncle Dave Macon
97. Asleep At The Wheel
98. Don Gibson
99. Lyle Lovett
100. Connie Smith
51. Vince Gill
52. Tanya Tucker
53. John Prine
54. Freddy Fender
55. Rodney Crowell
56. Johnny Paycheck
57. Dixie Chicks
58. Don Williams
59. Ronnie Milsap
60. Marty Robbins
61. Ricky Skaggs
62. Hank Thompson
63. Billy Joe Shaver
64. Hank Snow
65. Hank Williams Jr.
66. Jim Reeves
67. Merle Travis
68. Roy Acuff
69. Statler Brothers
70. Judds
71. Eddy Arnold
72. Guy Clark
73. Oak Ridge Boys
74. Chet Atkins
75. Faron Young
76. Tennessee Ernie Ford
77. Eddie Rabbitt
78. Mel Tillis
79. Patty Loveless
80. Bobby Bare
81. Judds
82. Brooks & Dunn
83. Alison Krauss
84. Bill Anderson
85. Crystal Gayle
86. Doug Sahm
87. Lucinda Williams
88. Barbara Mandrell
89. Porter Wagoner
90. Vern Gosdin
91. Dottie West
92. Bobbie Gentry
93. Little Jimmy Dickens
94. Brad Paisley
95. Anne Murray
96. Uncle Dave Macon
97. Asleep At The Wheel
98. Don Gibson
99. Lyle Lovett
100. Connie Smith
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