Longest Periods of Country Radio Relevancy
Rules
Rank | Artist | Years of Hits | |
1 | George Strait | 39 years | 1981-2019 |
2 | George Jones | 38 years | 1955-1989, 1993, 1999, 2001 |
3 | Eddy Arnold | 37 years | 1945-1981 |
4 | Reba McEntire | 35 years | 1978-2011, 2015 |
5 | Garth Brooks | 34 years | 1989-2021, 2024 |
6 | Slim Whitman | 32 years | 1949-1980 |
Kenny Rogers | 32 years | 1975-2006 | |
7 | Ray Price | 31 years | 1952-1982 |
Marty Robbins | 31 years | 1952-1982 | |
Tim McGraw | 31 years | 1994-2024 | |
8 | Sonny James | 30 years | 1952-1981 |
Willie Nelson | 30 years | 1962-1990, 2002 | |
Dolly Parton | 30 years | 1966-1995 | |
Kenny Chesney | 30 years | 1995-2024 | |
9 | Jim Reeves | 29 years | 1953-1981 |
Glen Campbell | 29 years | 1962-1990 | |
Hank Thompson | 29 years | 1948-1975, 1979 | |
10 | Hank Williams Jr. | 28 years | 1964-1991 |
11 | Merle Haggard | 27 years | 1963-1989 |
Waylon Jennings | 27 years | 1965-1991 | |
12 | Tanya Tucker | 26 years | 1972-1997 |
Loretta Lynn | 26 years | 1960-1985 | |
Faron Young | 26 years | 1952-1977 | |
Conway Twitty | 26 years | 1966-1991 | |
Hank Snow | 26 years | 1949-1974 | |
Keith Urban | 26 years | 1999-2024 | |
13 | Mel Tillis | 25 years | 1958-60, 1963, 1965-1984, 1988 |
The Statler Brothers | 25 years | 1965-1989 | |
14 | Charley Pride | 24 years | 1966-1989 |
Toby Keith | 24 years | 1993-2015, 2021 | |
15 | Don Gibson | 23 years | 1956-1978 |
Ernest Tubb | 23 years | 1944-1966 | |
Alan Jackson | 23 years | 1990-2012 | |
George Morgan | 23 years | 1949-1970, 1974 | |
Freddie Hart | 23 years | 1959-1981 | |
Blake Shelton | 23 years | 2001-2023 | |
16 | Bill Anderson | 22 years | 1958-1979 |
Wynn Stewart | 22 years | 1956-1977 | |
Bobby Bare | 22 years | 1962-1983 | |
Billy Walker | 22 years | 1954-1975 | |
Tammy Wynette | 22 years | 1967-1988 | |
Brad Paisley | 22 years | 1999-2020 | |
Porter Wagoner | 22 years | 1954-1974, 1978 | |
Buck Owens | 22 years | 1959-1979, 1989 | |
Rascal Flatts | 22 years | 2000-2021 | |
Alabama | 22 years | 1980-2001 | |
17 | Jean Shepard | 21 years | 1955-1975 |
Anne Murray | 21 years | 1970-1990 | |
Wynonna Judd1 | 21 years | 1983-2003 | |
Steve Wariner | 21 years | 1980-2000 | |
Carl Smith | 21 years | 1951-1971 | |
Ronnie Milsap | 21 years | 1973-1993 | |
Martina McBride | 21 years | 1992-2012 | |
Dierks Bentley | 21 years | 2003-2023 | |
18 | Barbara Mandrell | 20 years | 1970-1989 |
Dottie West | 20 years | 1963-1982 | |
Vince Gill | 20 years | 1985-2003, 2006 | |
Carrie Underwood | 20 years | 2005-2024 | |
Jason Aldean | 20 years | 2005-2024 | |
19 | Don Williams | 19 years | 1973-1991 |
Brooks & Dunn | 19 years | 1991-2009 | |
Clay Walker | 19 years | 1993-2011 | |
Miranda Lambert | 19 years | 2004-2022 | |
20 | Randy Travis | 18 years | 1985-2002 |
Gary Allan | 18 years | 1996-2013 | |
Faith Hill | 18 years | 1993-2006, 2011-2012, 2017-2018 | |
Trisha Yearwood | 18 years | 1991-2007, 2019 | |
John Anderson | 18 years | 1979-1995, 1997 | |
Lynn Anderson | 18 years | 1967-1983, 1988 | |
Tom T. Hall | 18 years | 1967-1984 | |
Elvis Presley | 18 years | 1955-1958, 1960, 1969-1981 | |
Luke Bryan | 18 years | 2007-2024 | |
21 | Jerry Reed | 17 years | 1967-1983 |
Skeeter Davis | 17 years | 1957-1973 | |
Sara Evans | 17 years | 1998-2014 | |
Travis Tritt | 17 years | 1989-2004, 2007 | |
Tracy Lawrence | 17 years | 1991-2007 | |
Patty Loveless | 17 years | 1988-2004 | |
Eric Church | 17 years | 2006-2022 | |
Jake Owen | 17 years | 2006-2022 | |
Zac Brown Band | 17 years | 2008-2024 | |
22 | Johnny Rodriguez | 16 years | 1973-1988 |
Eddie Rabbitt | 16 years | 1975-1990 | |
Trace Adkins | 16 years | 1996-2011 | |
Kitty Wells | 16 years | 1952-1967 | |
Roy Clark | 16 years | 1963-1977, 1980 | |
Clint Black | 16 years | 1989-2004 | |
Bellamy Brothers | 16 years | 1976-1990, 1992 | |
T.G. Sheppard | 16 years | 1974-1989 | |
Sawyer Brown | 16 years | 1984-1999 | |
Justin Moore | 16 years | 2009-2024 | |
Chris Young | 16 years | 2009-2024 | |
23 | Mickey Gilley | 15 years | 1974-1988 |
Kathy Mattea | 15 years | 1983-1997 | |
Dwight Yoakam | 15 years | 1986-2000 | |
Joe Diffie | 15 years | 1990-2004 | |
Billy Currington | 15 years | 2003-2017 | |
Sugarland | 15 years | 2004-2018 | |
Lady A | 15 years | 2007-2021 | |
Lee Brice | 15 years | 2007, 2009-2022 | |
Joe Nichols | 15 years | 2002-2014, 2022-2023 | |
Darius Rucker | 15 years | 2008-2021, 2023 | |
Bubbling Under | |||
- | Mark Chesnutt | 14 years | 1990-2002, 2007 |
- | Scotty McCreery | 14 years | 2011-2024 |
- | Lee Ann Womack | 13 years | 1997-2009 |
- | John Michael Montgomery | 13 years | 1992-2004 |
- | Brantley Gilbert | 13 years | 2011-2023 |
- | Thomas Rhett | 13 years | 2012-2024 |
- | Dustin Lynch | 12 years | 2012-2024 |
- | LeAnn Rimes | 12 years | 1996-2007 |
- | Lonestar | 12 years | 1995-2006 |
- | Shania Twain | 11 years | 1995-2005 |
Notes
[1] As part of The Judds and solo