Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In , 25 different songs topped the chart in 52 issues of the magazine, based on weekly airplay data from country music radio stations compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. In the first issue of the new year, Brad Paisley reached number one with " She's Everything ", replacing " Want To " by Sugarland , which had been number one in the issue dated December 30, Paisley, however, spent significantly less time at number one in , occupying the top spot for five weeks compared to Chesney's twelve. Chesney's song " Never Wanted Nothing More " was the longest-running number one of the year, with five weeks at the top. Acts who achieved their first number ones in included Canadian band Emerson Drive , whose song " Moments ", which topped the chart in June, was the first ever Hot Country Songs number one by a band from Canada. In September, Garth Brooks made history when " More Than a Memory ", the first single from his boxed set The Ultimate Hits , became the first song in the year history of Billboard 's country music charts to enter at number one.
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1976: "Convoy" - C.W. McCall
Subscriber Account active since. Whether you're looking for a good love song or something to relax to, there's a country song for pretty much everything. So we decided to seek out the top country song from the year you were born. Because who doesn't get curious about what life was like when they first entered the world? We've compiled a list of the top country songs every year from onward using the Billboard charts archive , and referencing Playback. Here's the top country song from the year you were born.
Top Pop Songs of Top Brazil Songs of The list on this page is for all 1 hit Country singles for using proprietary methods. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. The singles were tracked by international sales, radio airplay, social media mentions, website votes, jukebox plays and digital downloads.
