• Balsam Range – Angel Too Soon
• Blank Range – Radio
• Brad Paisley – Bucked Off
• Cody Johnson – On My Way To You
• Dan + Shay – Speechless  (Jimmy Fallon)
• Dan + Shay – Speechless
• Dan + Shay – Tequila
• Hayes Carll & Allison Moorer – None ‘Ya
• Keith Urban – Happier
• Kevin Fowler – Country Song To Sing
• Khalid ft. Kane Brown – Saturday Nights
• Luther Dickinson and Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon – Like A Songbird That Has Fallen
• Mandolin Orange – The Wolves
• Mary Bragg – Fixed
• Mercy John – Trains
• Mt. Joy – Sheep
• Mt. Joy – Jenny Jenkins
• Muscadine Bloodline – Enemy
• Olivia Lane – Hey 3 AM
• Patty Griffin – River
• Quaker City Night Hawks – Hunters Moon
• RaeLynn – Rowdy
• Randy Houser – No Stone Unturned
• Ryan Bingham – Jingle And Go
• Sarah Buxton – Only The Truth
• Tedeschi Trucks Band – Hard Case
• TG Sheppard – I Wanna Live Like Elvis
• The Steel Woods – All Of These Years
• Tim McGraw – Thought About You
• Todd Snider – Just Like Overnight
• Travis Denning – After A Few
• William The Conqueror – Looking For The Cure

Country Top 25 USA, Singles, 12 januari 2019

1. Dan + Shay – Speechless ↔
2. Dan + Shay – Tequila ↔
3. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be ↔
4. Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me ↔
5. Kane Brown – Lose It ↔
6. Jimmy Allen – Best Shot ↔
7. Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me ↔
8. Thomas Rhett – Sixteen ↔
9. Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne – Burning Man ↔
10. Dustin Lynch – Good Girl ↑

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Country Top 25 USA, Albums, 12 januari 2019

1. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↑
2. Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay ↑
3. Kane Brown – Experiment ↑
4. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
5. Thomas Rhett – Life Changes ↑

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Bluegrass Top 10 USA, Albums, 12 januari 2019

1. Dailey & Vincent – The Sounds Of Christmas ↔
2. Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer ↔
3. Punch Brothers – All Ashore ↑
4. The Wailin’ Jennys – Fifteen ↑
5. Good Old Boys – Live: Drink Up & Go Home ↑

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Americana/Folk Top 15 USA, Albums, 12 januari 2019

1. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
2. Mumford & Sons – Delta ↓
3. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↔
4. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1 ↔
5. Hozier – Hozier ↑

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Country Top 25 USA, Singles, 5 januari 2019

1. Dan + Shay – Speechless ↔
2. Dan + Shay – Tequila ↔
3. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be ↑
4. Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me ↓
5. Kane Brown – Lose It ↔
6. Jimmy Allen – Best Shot ↑
7. Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me ↓
8. Thomas Rhett – Sixteen ↑
9. Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne – Burning Man ↓
10. Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy ↑

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Country Top 25 USA, Albums, 5 januari 2019

1. Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Others ↑
2. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↓
3. Burl Ives – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ↑
4. Elvis Presley – It’s Christmas Time ↓
5. Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay

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Bluegrass Top 10 USA, Albums, 5 januari 2019

1. Dailey & Vincent – The Sounds Of Christmas ↔
2. Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer
3. Tommy Emmanuel CGP – Accomplice One ↑
4. Trampled By Turtles – Life Is Good On The Open Road ↓
5. Punch Brothers – All Ashore ↓

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Americana/Folk Top 15 USA, Albums, 5 januari 2019

1. Mumford & Sons – Delta ↔
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
3. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↑
4. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1 ↓
5. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 2 ↔

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Country Top 25 USA, Singles, 29 december 2018

1. Dan + Shay – Speechless ↔
2. Dan + Shay – Tequila ↔
3. Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me ↔
4. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be ↑
5. Kane Brown – Lose It ↓
6. Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me ↑
7. Jimmy Allen – Best Shot ↓
8. Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne – Burning Man ↔
9. Thomas Rhett – Sixteen ↔
10. Jason Aldean – Girl Like You ↔

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Country Top 25 USA, Albums, 29 december 2018

1. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↑
2. Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Others ↑
3. Elvis Presley – It’s Christmas Time ↑
4. Burl Ives – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ↑
5. Mitchell Tenpenny – Telling All My Secrets

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Bluegrass Top 10 USA, Albums, 29 december 2018

1. Dailey & Vincent – The Sounds Of Christmas ↔
2. The Gibson Brothers – Mockingbird ↔
3. Trampled By Turtles – Life Is Good On The Open Road
4. Punch Brothers – All Ashore
5. Tommy Emmanuel CGP – Accomplice One ↓

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Americana/Folk Top 15 USA, Albums, 29 december 2018

1. Mumford & Sons – Delta ↑
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
3. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1 ↑
4. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↑
5. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 2 ↑

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• 25 december – Jimmy Buffett (1946)
• 25 december – Barbara Mandrell (1948)
• 25 december – Steve Wariner (1954)
• 25 december – Alecia Elliott (1982)
• 25 december – Laura Bryna
• 26 december – Ronnie Prophet (1938)
• 26 december – Bob Carpenter (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (1946)
• 26 december – Audrey Wiggins (1967)
• 27 december – Tracy Nelson (1944)
• 27 december – Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) (1962)
• 27 december – Jim Beavers (1967)
• 27 december – Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay) (1991)
• 28 december – Joe Diffie (1958)
• 28 december – Mike McGuire (Shenandoah) (1958)
• 28 december – Marcus Hummon (1960)
• 28 december – Marty Roe (Diamond Rio) (1960)
• 29 december – Rose Lee Maphis (1922)
• 29 december – Ed Bruce (1940)
• 29 december – Jessica Andrews (1983)
• 30 december – Suzy Bogguss (1956)

Country Top 25 USA, Singles, 22 december 2018

1. Dan + Shay – Speechless ↔
2. Dan + Shay – Tequila ↑
3. Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me ↓
4. Kane Brown – Lose It ↔
5. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be ↔
6. Jimmie Allen – Best Shot ↑
7. Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me ↓
8. Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne – Burning Man ↔
9. Thomas Rhett – Sixteen ↑
10. Jason Aldean – Girl Like You ↑

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Country Top 25 USA, Albums, 22 december 2018

1. Brett Young – Ticket To L.A. *
2. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↓
3. Gene Autry – Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer And Others ↑
4. Elvis Presley – It’s Christmas Time ↓
5. Burl Ives – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ↔

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Bluegrass Top 10 USA, Albums, 22 december 2018

1. Dailey & Vincent – The Sounds Of Christmas ↔
2. The Gibson Brothers – Mockingbird ↔
3. Tommy Emmanuel CGP – Accomplice One ↔
4. The Earls Of Leicester – Live At The CMA Theater ↑
5. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road – True Grass Again *

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Americana/Folk Top 15 USA, Albums, 22 december 2018

1. John Mellencamp – Other People’s Stuff
2. Mumford & Sons – Delta ↓
3. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↓
4. Van Morrison – The Prophet Speaks *
5. Dolly Parton – Dumplin’ ↓

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Country Top 25 USA, Singles, 15 december 2018

1. Dan + Shay – Speechless ↔
2. Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me ↑
3. Dan + Shay – Tequila ↑
4. Kane Brown – Lose It ↓
5. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be ↔
6. Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me ↑
7. Jimmie Allen – Best Shot ↓
8. Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne – Burning Man ↔
9. Dustin Lynch – Good Girl ↑
10. Thomas Rhett – Sixteen ↑

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Country Top 25 USA, Albums, 15 december 2018

1. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
2. Elvis Presley – It’s Christmas Time ↑
3. Gene Autry – Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer And Others ↑
4. Kane Brown – Experiment ↓
5. Burl Ives – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ↔

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Bluegrass Top 10 USA, Albums, 15 december 2018

1. Dailey & Vincent – The Sounds Of Christmas ↔
2. The Gibson Brothers – Mockingbird ↑
3. Tommy Emmanuel CGP – Accomplice One ↑
4. Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers – The Long Awaited Album ↑
5. The Devil Makes Three – Chains Are Broken ↓

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Americana/Folk Top 15 USA, Albums, 15 december 2018

1. Mumford & Sons – Delta ↔
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
3. Jeff Tweedy – Warm *
4. Dolly Parton – Dumplin’ *
5. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1 ↓

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Zoals gebruikelijk als het jaar er bijna weer opzit, komt Billboard met een lijst van de meest gedraaide country artiesten, singles en albums.

2018 Top Country Airplay Songs:

1. “Heaven” | Kane Brown
2. “Get Along” | Kenny Chesney
3. “One Number Away” | Luke Combs
4. “Hotel Key” | Old Dominion
5. “Tequila” | Dan + Shay
6. “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” | David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney
7. “Hooked” | Dylan Scott
8. “For the First Time” | Darius Rucker
9. “Blue Tacoma” | Russell Dickerson
10. “Most People Are Good” | Luke Bryan

2018 Top Country Albums:

1. This One’s for You Too | Luke Combs
2. Kane Brown | Kane Brown
3. Rearview Town | Jason Aldean
4. Traveller | Chris Stapleton
5. Life Changes | Thomas Rhett
6. What Makes You Country | Luke Bryan
7. From A Room: Vol. 2 | Chris Stapleton
8. Brett Young | Brett Young
9. From A Room: Vol. 1 | Chris Stapleton
10. Cry Pretty | Carrie Underwood

2018 Top Country Artists

1. Chris Stapleton
2. Kane Brown
3. Florida Georgia Line
4. Luke Combs
5. Thomas Rhett
6. Luke Bryan
7. Jason Aldean
8. Dan + Shay
9. Kenny Chesney
10. Blake Shelton

Country Top 25 USA, Singles, 9 december 2018

1. Dan + Shay – Speechless ↔
2. Kane Brown – Lose It ↑
3. Luke Combs – She Got The Best Of Me ↓
4. Dan + Shay – Tequila ↓
5. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be ↓
6. Jimmy Allen – Best Shot ↔
7. Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me ↔
8. Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne – Burning Man ↑
9. Chris Young – Hangin’ On ↔
10. Dustin Lynch – Good Girl ↑

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Country Top 25 USA, Albums, 9 december 2018

1. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
2. Kane Brown – Experiment ↔
3. Elvis Presley – It’s Christmas Time
4. Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay ↓
5. Burl Ives – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

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Bluegrass Top 10 USA, Albums, 9 december 2018

1. Dailey & Vincent – The Sounds Of Christmas ↔
2. Mike Mitchell – Small Town *
3. The Devil Makes Three – Chains Are Broken ↑
4. The Gibson Brothers – Mockingbird ↑
5. Punch Brothers – All Ashore ↑

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Americana/Folk Top 15 USA, Albums, 9 december 2018

1. Mumford & Sons – Delta ↔
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
3. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1 ↑
4. John Prine – The Tree Of Forgiveness (re-entry)
5. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↔

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Hieronder een overzicht van de Grammy nominaties in de categorieën country, americana en bluegrass. De winnaars worden tijdens de 61^ste Grammy Awards op 10 februari bekendgemaakt

 Best Country Solo Performance
“Wouldn’t It Be Great,” Loretta Lynn
“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters,” Maren Morris
“Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves
“Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton
“Parallel Line,” Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Shoot Me Straight,” Brothers Osborne
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
“When Someone Stops Loving You,” Little Big Town
“Dear Hate,” Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
“Meant to Be,” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Best Country Song
“Break Up in the End,” Cole Swindell (Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill and Jon Nite, songwriters)
“Dear Hate,” Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill (Tom Douglas, David Hodges and Maren Morris, songwriters)
“I Lived It,” Blake Shelton (Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Ben Hayslip, songwriters)
“Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves, songwriters)
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay (Nicolle Gaylon, Jordan Reynolds and Dan Smyers, songwriters)
“When Someone Stops Loving You,” Little Big Town (Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill and Lori McKenna, songwriters)

Best Country Album
Unapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint Joe, Brothers Osborne
Girl Going Nowhere, Ashley McBryde
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2, Chris Stapleton

Best Americana Album
By the Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile
Things Have Changed, Bettye LaVette
The Tree of Forgiveness, John Prine
The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone, Lee Ann Womack
One Drop of Truth, The Wood Brothers

Best American Roots Performance
“Kick Rocks,” Sean Ardoin
“Saint James Infirmary Blues,” Jon Batiste
“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile
“All on My Mind,” Anderson East
“Last Man Standing,” Willie Nelson

Best American Roots Song (Award to Songwriters)
“All the Trouble,” Lee Ann Womack (Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack, and Adam Wright, songwriters)
“Build a Bridge,” Mavis Staples (Jeff Tweedy, songwriter)
“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile (Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters)
“Knockin’ on Your Screen Door,” John Prine (Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters)
“Summer’s End,” John Prine (Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters)

Best Bluegrass Album
Portraits in Fiddles, Mike Barnett
Sister Sadie II, Sister Sadie
Rivers and Roads, Special Consensus
The Travelin’ McCourys, The Travelin’ McCourys
North of Despair, Wood & Wire