Using Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts, Stacker identified the most popular song of each year by selecting those that held the top spot the longest.

So many great songs from the 70s are arguably overplayed on country and rock radio today. But back in the 70s, such songs weren’t considered classic oldies. They were new, fresh, and played on repeat ...

Some songs just don’t work on paper. Like all art, sometimes songs need to be heard rather than conceptualized. The three country songs from the 70s below all worked out better in practice than ...

The 1970s were a defining decade for country music, blending tradition with rebellion and crossover appeal. Outlaw legends like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings challenged Nashville norms, while ...

‘70s Country Music Icon Dies at 83: ‘A True Legend With a Voice To Match’ originally appeared on Parade. It all started in the 1940s, on a humble farm outside of Monroe City, Missouri, where a ...

On the heels of the explosion of psychedelic, folk, and roots rock in the late '60s, the 1970s saw country influences trickle into rock music and take over. Like Bob Dylan, who hired Nashville pros to ...