Top Country Songs

Taylor Swift is Highest Album Seller in 2008

countrygirl — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:45:09 +0000

As can be expected, Taylor Swift was the Highest Album selling Artist of 2008 in Country Music. but even more amazing is the fact that she is the No. 1 album seller for all music genres, this has to be very satisfying for the 19 year old Country Star from Pennsylvania. This was achieved between the sales of her self named first album “Taylor Swift” and also with sales of her 2008 smash release Fearless.

The combined total was over 4 million albums sold, she also had an album and dvd release exclusive to Wal-Mart that added to her other two album sales to reach this top selling figure. Taylor was not the single album top, although both her albums sold over One Million each, that honor went to Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” selling 2,874,000 albums between downlods and sales at the register. Miss Swift is sure to tour this Summer in support of her top country hits, and then continue with recording another album in 2009.

Here is Taylor’s video and lyrics of “Picture To Burn” from her debut “Taylor Swift” Album.

State the obvious
I didn’t get my perfect fantasy
I realize you love yourself
More that you could ever love me
So go and tell your friends
That I’m obsessive and crazy
That’s fine, you won’t mind if I say
and by the way

I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You’re a redneck, heartbreak
Who’s really bad at lyin’
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I’m concerned
You’re just another picture to burn

There’s no time for tears
I’m just sitting here planning my revenge
Nothing stopping me
From going out with all of your best friends
And if you come around saying sorry to me
My daddy’s going to show you how sorry you’ll be

Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You’re a redneck, heartbreak
Who’s really bad at lyin’
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I’m concerned
You’re just another picture to burn

And if you’re missing me
You better keep it to yourself
Cause coming back around here
Would be bad for your health

Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You’re a redneck, heartbreak
Who’s really bad at lyin’
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
In case you haven’t heard

I really, really hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You’re a redneck, heartbreak
Who’s really bad at lyin’
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I’m concerned
You’re just another picture to burn
Burn, burn, burn, baby burn
Just another picture to burn
Baby, burn

Top 40 Country Songs for Weekend of December 27th-28th

countrygirl — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:02:38 +0000

.01 “Roll With Me” - Montgomery Gentry
.02 “Here” - Rascal Flatts
.03 “Already Gone” - Sugarland
.04 “Chicken Fried” - Zac Brown Band
.05 “Start A Band” - Brad Paisley w/ Keith Urban
.06 “Country Boy” - Alan Jackson
.07 “Feel That Fire” - Dierks Bently
.08 “Let It Go” - Tim McGraw
.09 “In Color” - Jamey Johnson
.10 “Don’t” - Billy Currington

.11 “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” - Blake Shelton
.12 “Lookin’ For A Good Time” - Lady Antebellum
.13 “God Love Her” - Toby Keith
.14 “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” - Brooks & Dunn
.15 “Down That Road” - Kenny Chesney
.16 “Sweet Thing” - Keith Urban
.17 “River Of Love” - George Strait
.18 “Anything Goes” - Randy Houser
.19 “Let Me” - Pat Green
.20 “Love Remembers” - Craig Morgan

.21 “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” - Darius Rucker
.22 “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You” - Jake Owen
.23 “Last Call” - Lee Ann Womack
.24 “White Horse” - Taylor Swift
.25 “That’s A Man” - Jack Ingram
.26 “Everything Is Fine” - Josh Turner
.27 “More Like Her” - Miranda Lambert
.28 “Ride” - Martina McBride
.29 “I Will” - Jimmy Wayne
.30 “Muddy Water” - Trace Adkins

.31 “She’s So California” - Gary Allan
.32 “It’s America” - Rodney Atkins
.33 “Always The Love Songs” - Eli Young Band
.34 “How ‘Bout You Don’t” - Lost Trailers
.35 “Cheater, Cheater” -Joey & Rory
.36 “She’s Country” - Jason Aldean
.37 “Space” - Sarah Buxton
.38 “Where I’m From” - Jason Michael Carroll
.39 “Forever” - John Michael Montgomery
.40 “Cry, Cry” - Heidi Newfield

The chart is based on the Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40….

Kellie Pickler getting Ready to Tour the U.S.

countrygirl — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:31:33 +0000

After her long tour of duty performing in the U.S.O. for troops in Iraq, Kellie Pickler performed on Dick Clark’s Rockin New’s Year Eve in Times Square New York, and is now headed for the road to support her current hit songs.

Kellie has said her experience in Irag was very tiring, but also was very satisfying as she was able to perform in front of the troops serving their country, and was very happy to be heading home to enjoy the holidays and her family.

The Official Website has a list of the current cities and venues that the North Carolina native and former “American Idol” winner will be heading to.

Brooks and Dunn announce 2009 Tour that includes Australia

countrygirl — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:23:00 +0000

The country singing duo of Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn have announced the dates for their 2009 Tour. The schedule includes going to Australia in May, and then continues back in the United States for the rest of the summer.

The Busses will be going thru Louisiana, Texas, California, Nevada and up into Canada for all of the great country music fans in the “Great White North”, before heading “Down Under” to Australia.

Here is the Full list of Tour Dates from the official Brooks & Dunn website. Below is a video of the current top twenty song “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” that they recorded with Reba McEntire along with the lyrics.

Her Daddy gave her first pony
Then told her to ride
She climbed high in that saddle
Fell I don’t know how many times
Taught her a lesson that she learned
Maybe a little too well

Cowgirls don’t cry
Ride, baby, ride
Lessons in life are going
To show you in time
Soon enough your gonna know why
It’s gonna hurt every now and then
If you fall get back on again
Cowgirls don’t cry

She grew up
She got married
Never was quite right
She wanted a house, a home and babies
He started coming home late at night
She didn’t let him see it break her heart
She didn’t let him see her fall apart

‘Cause Cowgirls don’t cry
Ride, baby, ride
Lessons in life are going to show you in time
Soon enough your gonna know why
It’s gonna hurt every now and then
If you fall get back on again
Cowgirls don’t cry

Phone rang early one morning
Her momma’s voice, she’d been crying
Said it’s your daddy, you need to come home
This is it, I think he’s dying
She laid the phone down by his head
The last words that he said

Cowgirl don’t cry
Ride, baby, ride
Lessons of life show us all in time
Too soon God lets you know why
If you fall get right back on
The Good Lord calls everybody home
Cowgirl don’t cry

Leann Rimes Has Busy December

countrygirl — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:36:50 +0000

This month has been an interesting and revealing time for Leann Rimes, between selling her Nashville Home and also announcing her Life Long Battle with Psoriasis, and including the Country Music Stars current tour that will continue into 2009, Leann sure has been busy.

Below is a Live Performance of her hit song “Good Friend and a Glass Of Wine” that she taped on CBS in Las Vegas earlier this year.

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Taylor Swift “Fearless” Album Jumps Back Into Top Position

countrygirl — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:36:56 +0000

Just when you think the Taylor Swift Phenomana is about to calm down, the 19 year old’s music just keeps chugging along in the top spot of the Billboard charts.

This week the album “Fearless” pushed Britney Spears “Circus” out of the Billboard No. 1 Position on the Pop Album charts , and shows the staying power of the Country Music Star, who recently had her Wisdom Teeth Pulled.

Taylor seems to always have a release of some kind going on, and here is the AOL video of “White Horse”, which was done as part of a series, and really shows Taylor’s ability to sing in a live aucoustic type setting.

Watch more Fearless videos on AOL Video

Dierks Bentley Video and Lyrics for “Feel That Fire”

countrygirl — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:44:06 +0000

Dierks Bentley continues to climb the Country Music Charts with “Feel That Fire”. He released the video earlier this month, and should be releasing the CD of the same name in early 2009.
Below is the Video and Lyrics of the current fast rising song from Dierks.

She wants her nails painted black
She wants the toy in the crackerjack
She wants to ride the bull at the rodeo

She wants to wear my shirt to bed
She wants to make every stray a pet
N’ Drive around in my truck
With no place to go

But she needs to feel that fire
The one that lets her know for sure
She’s everything I want and more
A real desire
Does she know I’d walk
Alone out on the wire
To make her feel that fire

She wants a cabin in the woods
She wants to stand where nobody stood
And someday she wants a couple kids of her own

She wants to make love on a train
And some days she only wants a break
Hey She wants what she wants, but man I know I know I know

She needs to feel that fire
The one that lets her know for sure
She’s everything I want and more
A real desire, Does she know I’d walk alone out on the wire
To make her feel that fire
Yeah, feel that fire

So as long as there’s a breath to take
A smile to share, a prayer to pray
A chance to hold her hand to fan the flame

She’s gonna feel that fire
The one that lets her know for sure
She’s everything I want and more
Her real desire, Does she know I’d walk alone out on the wire
Yeah, to make her feel that fire
Ohh feel that fire

She wants her nails painted black
She wants the toy in the crackerjack
She wants to ride the bull at the rodeo

Top 40 Country singles for the weekend of December 20-21

countrygirl — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:12:51 +0000

.01 “Roll With Me” - Montgomery Gentry
.02 “Chicken Fried” - Zac Brown Band
.03 “Let It Go” - Tim McGraw
.04 “Already Gone” - Sugarland
.05 “Here” - Rascal Flatts
.06 “Start A Band” - Brad Paisley w/ Keith Urban
.07 “Country Boy” - Alan Jackson
.08 “Feel That Fire” - Dierks Bently
.09 “Don’t” - Billy Currington
.10 “In Color” - Jamey Johnson

.11 “Lookin’ For A Good Time” - Lady Antebellum
.12 “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” - Blake Shelton
.13 “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” - Brooks & Dunn
.14 “Down That Road” - Kenny Chesney
.15 “God Love Her” - Toby Keith
.16 “Sweet Thing” - Keith Urban
.17 “Anything Goes” - Randy Houser
.18 “River Of Love” - George Strait
.19 “Let Me” - Pat Green
.20 “Last Call” - Lee Ann Womack

.21 “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You” - Jake Owen
.22 “Muddy Water” - Trace Adkins
.23 “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” - Darius Rucker
.24 “That’s A Man” - Jack Ingram
.25 “Everything Is Fine” - Josh Turner
.26 “White Horse” - Taylor Swift
.27 “Ride” - Martina McBride
.28 “More Like Her” - Miranda Lambert
.29 “I Will” - Jimmy Wayne
.30 “She’s So California” - Gary Allan

.31 “Always The Love Songs” - Eli Young Band
.32 “It’s America” - Rodney Atkins
.33 “Cheater, Cheater” -Joey & Rory
.34 “How ‘Bout You Don’t” - Lost Trailers
.35 “She’s Country” - Jason Aldean
.36 “Forever” - John Michael Montgomery
.37 “Jingle Bell Rock” - Rascal Flatts
.38 “Space” - Sarah Buxton
.39 “Belongs To You” - Emerson Drive
.40 “Cry, Cry” - Heidi Newfield

The chart is based on the American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks….

Mindy McCready in Hospital after Suicide Attempt

countrygirl — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:43:22 +0000

The path of country singer Mindy McCready took another wrong turn this past week, as her brother Timothy found her on her bed after she had called her Mother, and had taken some pills and cut her wrist, police reported. Mindy’s in stable condition and is under observation.

This has been a rough year for the Country Singer. After admitting her affair with Texas born baseball player Roger Clemens, and getting into more trouble with the law, she has been trying to get her life back on track as you can read on her My Space Blog Official Mindy McCready, and has been getting support from her fans to keep recording and touring.

Below is a video of “Guys Do It All The Time” her No. 1 Top Country Song from 1996, which shows why she has a large fan base and can hopefully recover and make her way back to the Country Music Community.

Lucinda Williams to Appear on Austin City Limits

countrygirl — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:07:28 +0000

Louisiana born and Grammy Award winning Lucinda Williams will be on Austin City Limits 1/3/09 with her band, from a show taped in September, and then will be followed by Old Crow Medicine Show. It has been a while since she has been considered pure Country, but the style of her songs have always had country roots and push the edge of the country-rock sound.

She has continued to make albums, including her current 2008 release “Little Honey”, that get high praise from critics in the music industry and is not afraid to team up with performers such as Elvis Costello to Mary-Chapin Carpenter.

Her father is award-winning poet Miller Williams, whom help to guide the pathway of the star at a young age, and help her excel at the ability to put together heartfelt words.

You can watch a preview of the show as she performs Unsuffer Me “Live” from her 2007 album “West” which shows her years of songwriting and her ability and willingness to perform what she is feeling.