The Top 100 Country Acts of All Time

Country: Top 100 Acts

This list was compiled by averaging 11 lists of the best country acts of all-time and adding in points accrued on the Billboard country singles charts along with induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In addition, a percentage of the acts’ overall points in Dave’s Music Database were factored in. Click on a link to see the act’s DMDB music encyclopedia entry. See other Acts/Music Makers by Genre lists. Johnny Cash Hank Williams Loretta Lynn George Jones Willie Nelson Garth Brooks Alan Jackson Merle Haggard George Strait Dolly Parton Patsy Cline Waylon Jennings Jimmie Rodgers Shania Twain Tammy Wynette Reba McEntire Kitty Wells Randy Travis Vince Gill Lefty Frizzell Conway Twitty Buck Owens The Carter Family Bill Monroe Brooks & Dunn Bob Wills Roger Miller Tim McGraw Hank Williams, Jr. Dwight Yoakam Ernest Tubb Marty Robbins Charley Pride Ray Price Hank Snow Jim Reeves Emmylou Harris Toby Keith Glen Campbell Kenny Rogers Eddy Arnold Brad Paisley Don Williams Ronnie Milsap Faron Young Porter Wagoner Ricky Skaggs Kenny Chesney Alabama Tanya Tucker Martina McBride Dixie Chicks Clint Black Jerry Reed Roy Acuff Bobby Bare Carrie Underwood Don Gibson Mel Tillis Bill Anderson Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Barbara Mandrell Kris Kristofferson The Statler Brothers Webb Pierce Travis Tritt Patty Loveless Tom T. Hall The Judds Rascal Flatts Trisha Yearwood Oak Ridge Boys Gene Autry Keith Urban Dottie West Crystal Gayle Johnny Paycheck Marty Stuart Elvis Presley Faith Hill Keith Whitley John Denver Miranda Lambert Vern Gosdin The Louvin Brothers John Anderson Connie Smith Gene Watson Steve Wariner Diamond Rio Eric Church Ferlin Husky Charlie Daniels Charlie Rich Hank Thompson Stanley Brothers Lynn Anderson Lee Ann Womack Tennessee Ernie Ford Alison Krauss Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Acts/Music Makers by Genre lists” Associated Content (5/14/2009). “Top 15 Country Music Artists of All Time” by Kelly Woodcox Associated Content (12/20/2009). “Top 10 Country Music Artists for the Decade 2000 to 2010” by Brett Matthew West Billboard Hot Country Songs 1944-2012 by Joel Whitburn. “The Top 300 Artists” page 475. Billboard (6/8/2010). “Top 25 Country Artists 1985-2010” by Wade Jessen and Gary Trust Digital Dream Door (6/23/2017). “100 Greatest Country Music Artists” edited by Lew Examiner.com (7/18/2009). “Country Music 101: Who Are the Most Influential Country Artists of All Time?” by Shelly Fabian EzineArticles.com (12/16/2009). “Top 10 Country Singers of All Time” by Joe Hansen HubPages.com (?). “Top 10 Country Singers” by catwhitehead LiveAbout.com (9/24/2018). “The Top 100 Country Singers of All Time” by Shelly Fabian Mademan.com (3/14/2010). “10 Best Country Singers” by Christina Hale PopCulture.com (6/30/2018). “10 Best Country Singers of All Time” by Chris Killian Ranker.com (3/27/2020). “The Top Country Artists of All Time” by Samantha Dillinger Rolling Stone (6/15/2017). “100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time” Shore2Shore Country (7/3/2019). “50 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time” by Nathan Kanuch TheTopTens.com “Best Country Singers of All Time” Wide Open Country (1/25/2018). “The 30 Best Country Singers of All Time” by Bobbie Jean Sawyer First posted 4/11/2013; last updated 5/23/2021.