The top all-time country songwriters revealed in Record Research, and Eric Church's view from the top.
Name the top two songwriters in the history of the Billboard country charts — go ahead.
Is Willie Nelson one of them? Nope.
Dolly Parton? Nope.
Hank Williams? Still nope.
Kris Kristofferson? Not quite.
Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, and Morgan Wallen are among the biggest country acts of the 21st century.
First we polled hundreds of experts. Then Times critics spent weeks arguing about what constitutes greatness in American music.
Eric Church's "Hell of a View" topped the country airplay chart in its 29th week on the list. Here's the chart rewind to 2021.
Country music's charts presence has soared this decade, thanks to Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen and more of the genre's current…
Test your knowledge of some of our songwriters’ biggest hits.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2026 honorees share stories behind their hit songs.
