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The greatest country artists of all time

46 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Taylor Swift

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop
26.738
Why this number?
The full board
2 George Strait United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1952– · country 22.173
3 Garth Brooks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · country 14.180
4 Johnny Cash United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932–2003 · country 11.941
5 Willie Nelson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1933– · country 11.430
6 Alan Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · country 6.794
7 Dwight Yoakam United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1956– · country 6.480
8 Lucinda Williams United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1953– · country 5.347
9 Merle Haggard United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1937–2016 · country 4.200
10 Wilco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 3.005
11 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 2.845
12 Elvis Presley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1935–1977 · pop 2.557
13 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 2.246
14 Martina McBride United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · country 1.800
15 Shania Twain Canada flagCanada · 1965– · country 1.746
16 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 1.737
17 k.d. lang Canada flagCanada · 1961– · country rock 1.460
18 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss country 1.244
19 Ween United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 1.238
20 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 1.098
21 The Byrds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 1.062
22 Chet Atkins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1924–2001 · rock 0.873
23 Kacey Musgraves United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · country pop 0.840
24 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 0.838
25 Norah Jones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.832
26 Cowboy Junkies Canada flagCanada · 1985– · blues rock 0.760
27 16 Horsepower United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992–2005 · gothic country 0.733
28 Crazy Horse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 0.715
29 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 0.711
30 Billy Bragg United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1957– · folk 0.646
31 Kid Rock United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · country rock 0.640
32 Bright Eyes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative punk 0.572
33 Fairport Convention United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · folk rock 0.550
34 Iron & Wine United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · folk rock 0.491
35 Fleet Foxes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · folk rock 0.461
36 Blues Brothers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · soul 0.445
37 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 0.392
38 Kylie Minogue Australia flagAustralia · 1968– · pop 0.383
39 Ray Charles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1930–2004 · soul 0.378
40 Joanna Newsom United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · folk 0.370
41 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 0.365
42 Calexico United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · folk rock 0.291
43 Emmylou Harris United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · country rock 0.225
44 Elvis Costello United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1954– · rock 0.202
45 Mitski United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie rock 0.200
46 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 0.120