The Top 100 Country Acts of All Time

Country: Top 100 Acts

This list was compiled by averaging more than 50 lists of the best country acts of all-time. The top 50 were then re-ordered based on the acts’ overall status in Dave’s Music Database. After that, any act appearing on 9 or more lists was then re-ordered based on overall Dave’s Music Database to come up with 51-100. See other Acts/Music Makers by Genre lists. Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Dolly Parton Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers George Jones Garth Brooks Hank Williams Glen Campbell Eddy Arnold Loretta Lynn Alabama George Strait Alan Jackson Patsy Cline Merle Haggard Shania Twain Conway Twitty Tammy Wynette Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw Reba McEntire Waylon Jennings Buck Owens Carrie Underwood Ernest Tubb The Carter Family Dixie Chicks (aka “The Chicks”) Brooks & Dunn Toby Keith Jimmie Rodgers Kitty Wells Marty Robbins Charley Pride Emmylou Harris Vince Gill Kris Kristofferson Randy Travis Brad Paisley Tanya Tucker Ray Price Hank Williams, Jr. Bob Wills Keith Urban Lefty Frizzell Ricky Skaggs Roger Miller Faith Hill Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Bill Monroe Dwight Yoakam Elvis Presley Taylor Swift Brenda Lee Jerry Lee Lewis Gene Autry John Denver Morgan Wallen Jim Reeves Kacey Musgraves Webb Pierce Ronnie Milsap Red Foley Roy Acuff Hank Snow Rascal Flatts Luke Combs Bill Anderson Tennessee Ernie Ford Blake Shelton Porter Wagoner Clint Black Charlie Daniels Faron Young Jason Aldean Mel Tillis Crystal Gayle Barbara Mandrell Bobby Bare Luke Bryan Charlie Rich Lynn Anderson Don Williams Tom T. Hall Eddie Rabbitt Hank Thompson Martina McBride Dottie West Connie Smith Don Gibson Chris Stapleton Oak Ridge Boys Dierks Bentley Ferlin Husky Roy Clark Jerry Reed Travis Tritt Trace Adkins Patty Loveless Trisha Yearwood John Anderson Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Acts/Music Makers by Genre lists” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Country Albums of All Time” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 200 Country Songs of All Time” First posted 4/11/2013; last updated 6/29/2026.