My Favorite Country Artists and Groups

1. Lady A

Lady A is known for American Honey (2016), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Best of Me (2014).

2. The Band Perry

The Band Perry is known for If I Die Young (2010), The Band Perry: Better Dig Two (2012) and CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2001).

Jason Aldean was born on February 28, 1977 in Macon, Georgia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Patriots Day (2016), Jason Aldean: Amarillo Sky (2006) and Jason Aldean - Tattoos on This Town (2011). He has been married to Brittany Kerr Aldean since March 21, 2015. They have two ...

4. Keith Urban

Soundtrack | Act of Valor

Keith was born in Whangarei, NI, New Zealand. His parents moved when Keith was 2, to Queensland in Australia. Where he grew up. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1992. Keith became a naturalized American citizen several years ago and voted in the 2016 Presidential election. Keith was inducted ...

5. Carrie Underwood

Actress | Soul Surfer

Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Soul Surfer (2011), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and How I Met Your Mother (2005). She has been married to Mike Fisher since July 10, 2010. They ...

6. Kellie Pickler

Soundtrack | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Kellie Pickler was born in Albemarle, North Carolina to Cynthia Morton and Clyde "Bo" Raymond Pickler, Jr. Cynthia left when Kellie was 2 but was then granted custody for two years. Kellie was returned to her grandparents at age 12. Her father was in and out of jail throughout her childhood and she...

7. Chris Young

Soundtrack | Country Strong

Grammy-nominated Country singer/songwriter Chris Young was born Christopher Alan Young in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. With music in his family (his grandfather Richard Yates was a performer in the Louisiana Hayride), young Chris showed interest in it by performing in different children's theater ...

8. Alan Jackson

Soundtrack | I Am Number Four

Alan Jackson was born on October 17, 1958 in Newnan, Georgia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for I Am Number Four (2011), Unstoppable (2010) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). He has been married to Denise Jackson since December 15, 1979. They have three children.

9. Billy Currington

Soundtrack | Due Date

Born on November 19, 1973, Billy was born and raised in Georgia, and has four sisters and two brothers. His mother Donna married his step-father when he was just one and a half years old. Life was not good during his early years, as his step-father had a substance abuse problem which caused ...

10. Blake Shelton

Actor | The Ridiculous 6

Blake Shelton was born on June 18, 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Ridiculous 6 (2015), The Do-Over (2016) and Footloose (2011). He has been married to Gwen Stefani since July 3, 2021. He was previously married to Miranda Lambert and Kaynette Gern.

11. Brad Paisley

Actor | Brad Paisley: Online

Brad Paisley was born on October 28, 1972 in Glen Dale, West Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Brad Paisley: Online (2007), Cars (2006) and Brad Paisley: Whiskey Lullaby ft. Alison Krauss (2004). He has been married to Kimberly Williams-Paisley since March 15, 2003. They have...

12. Brooks & Dunn

Soundtrack | World Trade Center

Brooks & Dunn is known for World Trade Center (2006), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) and On Deadly Ground (1994).

13. Darius Rucker

Soundtrack | Message in a Bottle

Darius Rucker was born on May 13, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Message in a Bottle (1999), Monte Carlo (2011) and Ted (2012). He has been married to Beth Leonard since December 9, 2000. They have two children.

14. Dierks Bentley

Soundtrack | Only the Brave

Dierks Bentley was born on November 20, 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Only the Brave (2017), Dierks Bentley: Drunk on a Plane (2014) and The Wire (2002). He has been married to Cassidy Black since December 17, 2005. They have three children.

15. Eli Young Band

Soundtrack | Nashville

Eli Young Band is known for Nashville (2012), CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2001) and Live at the Edison (2014).

16. Josh Kelley

Soundtrack | John Tucker Must Die

Josh Kelley was born on January 30, 1980 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for John Tucker Must Die (2006), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) and The Ugly Truth (2009). He has been married to Katherine Heigl since December 23, 2007. They have three children.

17. Josh Turner

Soundtrack | An Unfinished Life

Josh Turner was born on November 20, 1977 in Hannah, Florence County, South Carolina, USA as Joshua Otis Turner. After graduating from high school, he moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University and made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry a few days before Christmas in 2001. He is a popular ...

18. Julianne Hough

Actress | Rock of Ages

A true triple-threat, Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in the worlds of film, television and music. She became a household name virtually overnight as a two-time professional champion on ABC's top-rated "Dancing With the Stars," before making a...

19. Justin Moore

Soundtrack | Check Point

Justin Moore was born on March 30, 1984 in Arkansas, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Check Point (2017), Justin Moore: Lettin' the Night Roll (2013) and Justin Moore: How I Got to Be This Way (2010). He has been married to Kate Moore since 2007. They have three children.

20. Katie Armiger

Actress | Marie

Katie Armiger was born on June 23, 1991. She is an actress, known for Marie (2012), Top 20 Country Countdown (2004) and Bachelor Pad (2010).

21. Kenny Chesney

Soundtrack | The Do-Over

Kenny Chesney was born on March 26, 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Do-Over (2016), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) and Kenny Chesney: You and Tequila ft. Grace Potter (2011). He was previously married to Renée Zellweger.

22. Luke Bryan

Actor | Luke Bryan: One Margarita

From his early days in Nashville as a songwriter to his current status as one of country music's reigning superstars, Luke Bryan's career has been populated by songs that have had a lasting impact. Country Aircheck declared him the Most Heard Artist of the Last Decade, an honor he earned with such ...

23. Martina McBride

Soundtrack | Runaway Bride

Martina McBride was born on July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Runaway Bride (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000) and Four Christmases (2008). She has been married to John McBride since May 15, 1988. They have three children.

24. Miranda Lambert

Soundtrack | The Ice Road

Miranda Lambert was born on November 10, 1983 in Longview, Texas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Ice Road (2021), Burlesque (2010) and Hot Pursuit (2015). She has been married to Brendan McLoughlin since January 26, 2019. She was previously married to Blake Shelton.

25. Rascal Flatts

Soundtrack | Keeping Up with the Joneses

Rascal Flatts is known for Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Cars (2006) and Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009).

26. Reba McEntire

Actress | Reba

Reba Nell McEntire was born on Monday, March 28th, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma. The reigning queen of country music has pursued a musical career since she was 5. In Junior High school, she performed with her musical siblings, aka the Singing McEntires. A fine athlete, Reba McEntire followed in the...

27. George Strait

Soundtrack | Pure Country

George Harvey Strait Sr. is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981, signaling the arrival of the Neotraditional movement. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the ...

28. Sara Evans

Soundtrack | Where the Heart Is

Sara Evans was born on February 5, 1971 in New Franklin, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Where the Heart Is (2000), Sara Evans: Born to Fly (2009) and To Appomattox (2015). She has been married to Jay Barker since June 14, 2008. She was previously married to Craig Schelske.

29. Scotty McCreery

Soundtrack | American Idol: The Search for a Superstar

Scotty McCreery was born on October 9, 1993 in Garner, North Carolina, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for American Idol (2002), Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022) and Five More Minutes (2021). He has been married to Gabi Dugal since June 16, 2018.

30. Shania Twain

Soundtrack | I Heart Huckabees

Shania Twain was born as Eilleen Regina Edwards in 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, one of three daughters of Clarence and Sharon (Morrison) Edwards (sister Jill is two years older and Carrie-Ann three years younger). When she was age six, her mother remarried Jerry Twain, a full-blooded Ojibwa ...

31. Sugarland

Actor | Sugarland: Stay

Sugarland is known for Sugarland: Stay (2007), Sugarland: Stuck Like Glue (2010) and Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019).

32. Taylor Swift

Soundtrack | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Taylor Alison Swift is a multi-Grammy award-winning American singer/songwriter who, in 2010 at the age of 20, became the youngest artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2011 Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year. She also has been named the American Music Awards...

She is not my favorite, but people will say she should be on here. I like some of her songs. But sometimes she does too much.

33. Thompson Square

Soundtrack | The Best of Me

Thompson Square is known for The Best of Me (2014), Top 20 Country Countdown (2004) and American Idol (2002).

34. Steve Holy

Soundtrack | Where the Red Fern Grows

Steve Holy was born on February 23, 1972 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

35. Tim McGraw

Soundtrack | The Blind Side

Tim McGraw has sold more than 90 million records worldwide and dominated the charts with 46 worldwide No. 1 singles and 19 worldwide No. 1 albums. He's won 3 Grammy Awards, 21 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards. His iconic career achievements include being named ...

36. Trace Adkins

Actor | The Lincoln Lawyer

Trace Adkins' trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and turned albums into Platinum plaques, selling over 10 million albums, cumulatively. The Grammy-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry is a television personality, actor, author, spokesman for the Wounded Warrior...

37. Tracy Lawrence

Camera_department | The Young and the Restless

Tracy Lawrence is known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Win, Lose or Draw (1987) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).

38. Zac Brown Band