http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=407&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Country Artists on Rhapsody OnlineCountryen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:11:14 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=407&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10482910&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10482910 art.10482910 Taylor Swift art.10482910 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10482910&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10482910&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Taylor Swift to triple-platinum status. Not bad for a beginner! Preceded by the hit "Love Story," Swift's sophomore effort, Fearless, was released in November 2008. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61721&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Traditional Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61721 art.61721 George Strait art.61721 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61721&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61721&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43391&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43391 art.43391 Kenny Chesney art.43391 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43391&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43391&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Star Search copycat television shows. Chesney climbed his way to the top in the traditional grass roots fashion of constant playing, demo recording, touring and self-promotion. While Chesney's songs maintain the gritty twang of yesteryear's honky-tonk, he has clearly found a balance that suits his songs well -- the scales are tipped toward high-end radio production and polished song hooks. And he has been known to mix in a little beach-twang here and there, a-la Jimmy Buffett. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61749&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:38 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61749 art.61749 Rascal Flatts art.61749 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61749&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61749&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss I Melt, which again produced four hit singles -- including two No. 1s. If there was any nervousness about following up a double-platinum seller, it didn't show on 2004's Feels Like Today, which debuted in the top slot on both the pop and country charts. In 2006, Rascal Flatts added another feather to an already heavily decorated cap when their version of "Life Is a Highway," recorded for the Pixar movie Cars, topped the ringtone charts. The single did so well, it was added onto their fourth album, Me and My Gang. Still Feels Good was released in 2007, followed by Greatest Hits in 2008.Bio addendum: In 2009, the band released their sixth studio effort, the aptly titled, Unstoppable. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55136&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Singer-Songwriter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:33 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55136 art.55136 Jimmy Buffett art.55136 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55136&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55136&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude cemented his image as a beachcombing sage. Although he hit his creative peak during this period, Key West, Fla.'s favorite son has continued to write amusing, often intelligent tunes. A wise businessman, he has become the hero of "parrot heads" -- blue and white-collar working stiffs who would love to lead the life about which he writes (music, novels, plays) and sings. Jimmy Buffett is indeed a genre of one. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25435208&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:19 -0700 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.25435208 art.25435208 Gloriana art.25435208 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25435208&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25435208&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss America's Most Talented Kid winner Cheyenne Kimball. After having released an album of teen-oriented pop, Kimball was looking to start a new chapter in her career. After the show, the mandolin-playing singer asked if she could join the band, and thus Gloriana was born. In February 2008, the quartet signed to producer Matt Serletic's Emblem Music Group and went into the studio with Serletic at the helm. Their debut single, "Wild at Heart," was released in May 2009, with an album expected to follow later in the summer. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37946&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:36 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37946 art.37946 Brad Paisley art.37946 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37946&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37946&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Who Needs Pictures. In 2003, he released chart-topper Mud on the Tires. Time Well Wasted came at the end of 2005, and earned him both the CMA and ACM award for Album of the Year, as well as four Grammy nominations. A few months after Paisley's son William Huckleberry was born in 2007, his sixth album, 5th Gear, was released. The album succeeded with a handful of hit singles and a Grammy for the instrumental track, "Throttleneck." Perhaps the award was inspiration for his next album, the largely instrumental effort, Play. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6222344&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:34 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6222344 art.6222344 Sugarland art.6222344 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6222344&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6222344&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Twice the Speed of Life, which spawned the hits "Baby Girl" (which spent a whopping 46 weeks on the Billboard charts) and "Something More." Shortly before heading back to the studio, Kristen Hall announced she was leaving the band to concentrate on songwriting. Now a duo, Sugarland released Enjoy the Ride in late 2006, and despite the absence of Hall, the album went double-platinum, thanks in part to the heartfelt tear-jerker "Stay." In the summer of 2008, Sugarland released the uber catchy single, "All I Want to Do," which rocketed up the country charts, prompting an early release of their third album, Love On The Inside. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67317&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Outlaw Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.67317 art.67317 Johnny Cash art.67317 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67317&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67317&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44068&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:34 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44068 art.44068 Neil Young art.44068 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44068&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44068&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Time Fades Away, the spatial On The Beach and the liquid Tonight's The Night, Neil inadvertently presented his so-called doom trilogy -- three records that beautifully capture throwing in the towel. 1975's Zuma signaled a return from the darkness to the sunny, rural rock he first explored on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Comes A Time found him hip deep in a fermentation of 1970s canyon and country rock, while Rust Never Sleeps unfolded his career multi-dimensionally as he unleashed his acoustic/electric duality to a receptive commercial and critical audience. With Freedom and Ragged Glory, Young made a valiant return to form in the late '80s and early '90s before recapturing acoustic peace with Harvest Moon, his 1992 release that many view as the sequel to his heroically pastoral 1972 album Harvest. The Canadian transplant's high, watery tenor emotes with an elasticity that can effortlessly traverse into falsetto with natural warmth and heavenly tremolo. You'll find the real Young singing the hazy guitar epics "Like A Hurricane" and "Cortez the Killer," or when songs such as the gentle "Birds" and "Motion Pictures" seem to weep from your speakers. True to form, Neil Young is one of the only songwriters in the world who can approximate the sound of a heart breaking with his voice. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63535&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63535 art.63535 Tim McGraw art.63535 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63535&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63535&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss All I Want with opener Faith Hill and by the end of the jaunt, the two were hitched and fetching all kinds of Johnny and June Carter Cash comparisons. McGraw and Hill's first duet, the romantic, heart-string pulling "It's Your Love," came out in 1997 with the kind of affectionate aplomb that propelled McGraw (and Hill) to red carpeted, crossover superstardom. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8471&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Traditional Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8471 art.8471 Toby Keith art.8471 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8471&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8471&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss ABC News anchor Peter Jennings to protest Keith's appearance on a network Fourth of July special. Of course tons of media hoopla followed, giving Keith the kind of priceless promotion that propelled "Courtesy" into legendary crossover hit status. Since then, Keith has continued to crank out the kind of roadhouse honky-tonk country songs that he began his career with, but he also stuck with what made him the most money -- riling up angry right wing Americans. His 2003 album Shock'n Y'all (it sounds like "Shock And Awe" when you say it out loud) featured "The Taliban Song," which referred to Middle Eastern men as camel herders. In interviews, Keith dismisses these kinds of songs as "bus songs," tunes that he pens for fun, and were never meant to be released until his fans insisted. But not all of his "bus songs" are politically charged. Keith's "Weed With Willie" (also from Shock'n Y'all) makes light of Willie Nelson's love for incredibly strong marijuana and "Grain of Salt" from 2006's White Trash With Money serves as a tourist's tequila anthem. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17661&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17661 art.17661 Keith Urban art.17661 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17661&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17661&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Love, Pain And The Whole Crazy Thing. Defying Gravity followed in March, 2009. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40249&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:22 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40249 art.40249 Wilco art.40249 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40249&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40249&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss A.M., veered toward the orchestral pop of Being There, and earned a Grammy nomination for Mermaid Avenue (an album of Woody Guthrie lyrics for which the band and Billy Bragg wrote music), before running toward a sunny, West Coast-inspired pop utopia of complex introspection with Summer Teeth. Upon parting ways with founding member Jay Bennett, Wilco independently released (after some wrangling with Warner Bros.) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It was with Foxtrot that Wilco succeeded at leaving any alt country vestiges behind, venturing into more moody, dislocated songwriting tangled up inside noise experiments and amputated guitar leads. Wilco's fifth album A Ghost Is Born continued to help the band search for their sound somewhere between sonic gambles and innovative production. Their sixth, Sky Blue Sky, came in the spring of 2007, sounding like a return to simplified guitar pop with sing-along songs that unfold and unleash stormy guitar solos courtesy of Nels Cline. Some songs even hint at a slight return to the band's twangy roots. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7381976&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:59 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7381976 art.7381976 Carrie Underwood art.7381976 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7381976&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7381976&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss American Idol. Seemingly within seconds her first single was released, "Inside Your Heaven." Underwood has all the makings of a classic ballad belter, with an extremely powerful voice and a gift for emotiveness but her music seems geared towards the country crowd more than the teen crowd of fellow winner Kelly Clarkson or the contemporary R&B of Reuben Studdard, the show's second winner. But Idol wasn't Underwood's only outlet for musical championship. Her debut long player Some Hearts went 6X Platinum and broke Nielson SoundScan history as the fastest selling debut country album. She has since taken home five Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two Grammys and Female Vocalist Of The Year awards for 2006 and in 2007, shortly after the release of her critically acclaimed sophomore album Carnival Ride. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1046&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:16 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1046 art.1046 Alan Jackson art.1046 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1046&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1046&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22714272&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:38 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22714272 art.22714272 Zac Brown Band art.22714272 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22714272&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22714272&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Home Grown, was released at the end of 2005, and the live effort Live From the Rock Bus Tour followed in 2007. The Foundation was released in 2008, producing the Southern celebratory single "Chicken Fried," which made its way to the country charts. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5944&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:52 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5944 art.5944 Creedence Clearwater Revival art.5944 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5944&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5944&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42556&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Outlaw Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42556 art.42556 Willie Nelson art.42556 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42556&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42556&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Red Headed Stranger. It was the hit "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" that perpetuated the then-popular image of the longhaired country boy. Willie Nelson had arrived as a country superstar. His folky, nasal inflections carried his voice through many different genres of music, including Western Swing, traditional pop, jazz, Traditional Country, Cowboy country songs, Honky-Tonk, rock 'n' roll, folk music and of course, the blues. Nelson's success lasted until the late 1980s, when some trouble with the IRS landed him in a number of stuffed-crust pizza commercials and a cameo role in the film Half Baked smoking his beloved joints. When the day is done, Nelson can easily be considered a bona fide legend. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7318667&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7318667 art.7318667 Jason Aldean art.7318667 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7318667&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7318667&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Dukes Of Hazzard. In 2007, Aldean released his sophomore effort, Relentless. Buoyed by the radio hit "Johnny Cash," the album was certified gold in record time. In 2008, he took part in CMT on Tour with Lady Antebellum and Eric Durrance. Aldean went back into the studio later that year to start work on his third release, Wide Open, which was released in 2009. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5816&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Bluegrass Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5816 art.5816 Alison Krauss art.5816 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5816&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5816&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Raising Sand, which might have something to do with the participation of a certain Robert Plant. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, the unlikely project turned out to be a natural pairing, with the singers' voices hanging sweetly together over an easy, supple backdrop of rootsy Americana. The album, a critical and commercial success, followed shortly after A Hundred Miles or More, a collection of Krauss' collaborations with artists like Brad Paisley, James Taylor and Sting. Beyond singing and songwriting, Krauss also produces other artists' records, such as Alan Jackson's acclaimed 2006 release, Like Red on a Rose. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61796&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:22 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61796 art.61796 Dixie Chicks art.61796 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61796&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61796&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Wide Open Spaces, knew that the band had already been together for almost a decade, playing the folk and bluegrass circuit. The group was started by champion fiddle player Martie Seidel and her banjo-playing sister Emily Irwin. They went through a succession of lead singers before settling on Natalie Maines in the late-1990s. Maines' country pedigree is impressive, beginning with her father Lloyd Maines, a legendary pedal steel guitarist and studio luminary who has produced and played with Uncle Tupelo, Richard Buckner and Joe Ely, among others. With Maines in place, the Chicks dropped some of their bluegrass trappings in favor of a more conventional New Country sound. The fine-tuning paid off. Wide Open Spaces rocketed to the top of the charts, as did its follow-up Fly. But 2002's aptly titled Home found the girls returning to their bluegrass roots (despite the pop-friendly cover of Stevie Nicks' "Landslide"), which was a well-timed choice considering that by then, country music fans were caught up in old-timey fever thanks to the O Brother, Where Art Thou phenomenon. Top of the World Tour: Live was released in November of 2003, perfectly capturing the unstoppable energy and undying love for country music the Dixie Chicks exude on the live stage. Unfortunately, it was overshadowed and even boycotted by many media outlets after Maines test-drove the First Amendment on a London stage when she stated: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." Following the short-lived Dixie Chicks boycott, the band released "I Hope" in 2005, a hit single recorded to garner charity funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Their seventh studio album, Taking the Long Way, was released in late May of 2006. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16550565&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:34 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16550565 art.16550565 Lady Antebellum art.16550565 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16550565&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16550565&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4772&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:33 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4772 art.4772 Brooks & Dunn art.4772 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4772&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4772&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Star Search dream come true. Kix Brooks was on the Capitol Records roster with a solo album before spending time writing songs for a handful of country artists. Through an introduction from Arista Nashville guru Tim DuBois, Brooks befriended Ronnie Dunn who had won a national country talent competition. The uncanny chemistry between the two quickly made them the most popular country duo of the 1990s. Their slick sound and warm tones traverse from heavy, knee slapping, honky-tonk inspired boogie rock to radio-friendly ballads worthy of womanly tears in beers. Brooks and Dunn's songs tend to lure fans of new country music with their sharp ears for barbed melody as well as their hypnotizing close-harmonies. After 20 successful years, Brooks and Dunn announced that after a farewell tour in 2010, the two would retire as a duo. To commemorate, they released #1s and Then Some in October 2009. The 30-song double album includes 23 No. 1 hits plus two new songs: "Indian Summer" and "Honky Tonk Stomp." An expansive collection, #1s and Then Some is a brilliant bookend to a distinguished career. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42555&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:03 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42555 art.42555 John Denver art.42555 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42555&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42555&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66195&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:04:05 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.66195 art.66195 Billy Currington art.66195 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66195&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66195&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5873&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:52 -0700 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5873 art.5873 The Band art.5873 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5873&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5873&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56627&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:04:05 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56627 art.56627 Darius Rucker art.56627 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56627&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56627&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Back to Then, a pop/R&B solo effort that came and went. In 2008, the honey-timbered singer released his second solo album, I>Learn to Live, and a country star was born. Learn to Live garnered rave reviews and Rucker's song, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," went Top 10 on the Country charts. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1004&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1004 art.1004 Reba McEntire art.1004 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1004&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1004&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66465&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Traditional Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:39 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.66465 art.66465 Dierks Bentley art.66465 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66465&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66465&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Dawson's Creek wasn't just about white American middle class kids, but white American middle class kids growing up in suburban Tennessee, Bentley would be all over those soundtracks. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38143&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:55 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38143 art.38143 Chris Isaak art.38143 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38143&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38143&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Wild At Heart, it wasn't long before people took notice; naturally, an ultrasexy video for the song with supermodel Helena Christensen didn't exactly hurt his popularity. Subsequent efforts, while smoother and less steamy than his 1980s work, have all been successes. - Doug Russell]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1873&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1873 art.1873 Shania Twain art.1873 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1873&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1873&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss The Woman in Me (1997), Shania's more recent work still appeals to the crossover market she tore open, but she sometimes still makes concessions to the naysayers of yesterday with a stronger twang in her voice and more overtly countrified melodies. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4266&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:36 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4266 art.4266 Faith Hill art.4266 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4266&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4266&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54267&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:38 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.54267 art.54267 Ryan Adams art.54267 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54267&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54267&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Pneumonia released following the band's split), Adams made like many a front man and transmogrified into an earnest singer-songwriter. In his solo career, Adams has reworked his raucous Americana sound by either stripping it down to a gritty, bare-bones sparseness or pumping it up with steam-powered rhythms, distorted guitars and some of the most polished production in all of Los Angeles. He's developed a driving, melodious pop style with catchier hooks than many of his contemporaries -- in fact, of all the insurgent country hopefuls who've attempted to break into the more lucrative Adult Alternative radio charts (Kim Richey, the Jayhawks, Victoria Williams, Rhett Miller, Kelly Willis, Son Volt, etc), Adams is the closest to achieving a crossover success of John Mellencamp-esque proportions. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.200&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Traditional Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:51 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.200 art.200 Trace Adkins art.200 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.200&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.200&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2192&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2192 art.2192 Martina McBride art.2192 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2192&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2192&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4635&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Traditional Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:06 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4635 art.4635 Randy Travis art.4635 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4635&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4635&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Inspirational Journey, which combined aspects of traditional country and contemporary worship music. The album was a hit on country radio as well as contemporary Christian outlets. Many of the songs were also featured on Touched by an Angel, in which Travis also guest-starred. Travis has since released country/Christian albums in rapid succession: Worship and Faith (2003), Passing Through (2004) and Glory Train (2005). In 2008, he released the CD/DVD Around the Bend. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68597&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:06 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68597 art.68597 Jewel art.68597 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68597&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68597&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Batman and Robin soundtrack) and "Who Will Save Your Soul," co-written with singer-songwriter Steve Poltz of the Rugburns. Throughout the decade and into the new millennium, Jewel released a string of albums, yet her sales declined, despite critical praise and radio airplay. After the singer's sixth release, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, Jewel was dropped by her label and took the opportunity to reinvent herself. Dating rodeo rider Ty Murray provided plenty of opportunities to be in Nashville, Tenn., and that is where Jewel recorded 2008's country effort, Perfectly Clear. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.923&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:59 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.923 art.923 Alabama art.923 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.923&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.923&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2718&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:56:12 -0700 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2718 art.2718 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young art.2718 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2718&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2718&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Deja Vu, but they still manage to stamp their signature vocal style on the sound, traversing from melodic pop to acoustic folk to Hard Rock. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44997&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Traditional Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:06 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44997 art.44997 Gary Allan art.44997 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44997&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44997&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68452&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:06 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68452 art.68452 Linda Ronstadt art.68452 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68452&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68452&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44564&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:17 -0700 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44564 art.44564 Neko Case art.44564 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44564&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44564&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61503&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Outlaw Country Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61503 art.61503 Waylon Jennings art.61503 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61503&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61503&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6043&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Bakersfield Sound Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6043 art.6043 Merle Haggard art.6043 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6043&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6043&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.962&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Honky-Tonk Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.962 art.962 George Jones art.962 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.962&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.962&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss I Lived to Tell It All, which hit the New York Times' Best Seller list and television specials shined a spotlight on the legend, feeding the public's insatiable hunger for George Jones. Surprisingly, George's second Grammy came in 1999, some 20 years after his first, for the acclaimed album, Cold Hard Truth. In 2008, Jones released a duets album called Burn Your Playhouse Down. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61791&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61791 art.61791 Kenny Rogers art.61791 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61791&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61791&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Kenny Rogers' America and Kenny Rogers: Your Friends and Mine, the latter of which is an engaging collection of never-before-published photographs from his own personal collection. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10366198&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:05 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10366198 art.10366198 Kellie Pickler art.10366198 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10366198&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10366198&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss American Idol season five contestant Kellie Pickler found her way into the hearts of America with her ditzy responses to the questions American Idol put before her and the child-like enthusiasm she showed week after week. Although she didn't win, she did parlay her Idol experience into a bona fide country music career. Pickler was signed shortly after the show ended and released her debut, Small Town Girl, at the end of 2006. Her debut garnered three hit singles, "Red High Heels," "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" and "I Wonder." Two successful years later, Pickler released her sophomore effort, Kellie Pickler. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37729&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:38 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37729 art.37729 Montgomery Gentry art.37729 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37729&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37729&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68464&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss Outlaw Country Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:53:09 -0800 Top Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68464 art.68464 Hank Williams, Jr. art.68464 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68464&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68464&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fartist-chart.rss