Tom's Top Country Acts of All-Time

Updated November 2025

Aaron Tippin 

Alabama

Alan Jackson

Alison Krauss

Amanda Shires

Anne Murray

Ashley Monroe

Asleep At The Wheel

Barbara Mandrell

Bellamy Brothers

Bill Anderson

Bill Monroe

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Walker

B.J. Thomas

Blake Shelton

Bob Wills

Bobbie Gentry

Bobby Bare

Brad Paisley

Brandi Carlile

Brenda Lee

Brooks & Dunn

Buck Owens

Carl Smith

Carrie Underwood

Carter Family

Charley Pride

Charlie Daniels

Charlie Rich

Charlie Walker

Chet Atkins

Chris Stapleton

Clint Black

Connie Smith

Conway Twitty

Crystal Gayle

Dan Seals 

Dave Dudley

David Allan Coe

Dirks Bentley

Dolly Parton

Don Gibson

Don Williams

Donna Fargo

Dottie West

Doug Sahm

Dwight Yoakam

Earl Thomas Conley

Eddie Rabbitt

Eddy Arnold

Elvis Presley

Emmylou Harris

Eric Church

Ernest Tubb

Everly Brothers

Faith Hill

Faron Young

Ferlin Husky

Flatt & Scruggs

Freddy Fender

Garth Brooks

Gary Allan 

Gary Morris

Gary Stewart

Gene Autrey

Gene Watson

George Jones

George Morgan

George Strait

Glen Campbell

Gram Parsons

Grandpa Jones 

Guy Clark

Hal Ketchum

Hank Snow

Hank Thompson

Hank Williams

Hank Williams Jr.

Janie Fricke

Jason Isbell

Jean Shepherd

Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie Seely

Jennifer Nettles

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Reed

Jessi Colter

Jim Ed Brown

Jim Reeves

Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmy Dean

Joe Diffie

Joe Stampley

John Anderson

John Conlee

John Denver

John Prine

Johnny Cash

Johnny Horton

Johnny Paycheck

Johnny Rodriguez

Judds

June Carter Cash 

Kathy Mattea

Keith Urban

Keith Whitley

Kendalls

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Rogers

Kitty Wells

Kris Kristofferson

K.T. Oslin

Lacy J. Dalton

Larry Gatlin

LeAnn Rimes

Lee Ann Womack

Lefty Frizzell

Linda Martell

Linda Ronstadt

Little Jimmy Dickens

Loretta Lynn

Lorrie Morgan

Louvin Brothers

Lucinda Williams

Lynn Anderson

Mac Davis 

Maren Morris

Margo Price

Mark Chesnutt

Martina McBride

Marty Robbins

Marty Stuart

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mavericks

Mel McDaniel

Mel Street

Mel Tillis

Merle Haggard

Merle Travis

Michael Martin Murphey

Mickey Gilley

Miranda Lambert

Moe Bandy

(Eddie) Montgomery /(Troy) Gentry

Nanci Griffith

Narvel Felts

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Oak Ridge Boys

Osborne Brothers

Pam Tillis

Patsy Cline

Patty Loveless

Patsy Montana

Porter Wagoner

Randy Travis

Ray Price

Ray Stevens

Reba McEntire

Red Foley

Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Van Shelton

Rodney Crowell

Roger Miller

Ronnie Milsap

Rosanne Cash

Roy Acuff

Roy Clark

Sammi Smith

Shania Twain

Skeeter Davis

Sonny James

Stanley Brothers

Statler Brothers

Steve Earle

Stonewall Jackson

T. Graham Brown

Tammy Wynette

Tanya Tucker

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tex Ritter

T.G. Sheppard

The Chicks

Tim McGraw

Toby Keith

Tom T. Hall

Tompall Glaser

Tracy Lawrence

Travis Tritt

Trisha Yearwood

Tyler Childers 

Uncle Dave Macon

Vern Gosdin

Vince Gill

Waylon Jennings

Webb Pierce

Wilburn Brothers

Willie Nelson

Wynn Stewart