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