Quite a few surprises here.
There’s no denying that country music has gotten bigger than ever before in the past decade. Spearheaded commercially by the likes of Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Luke Combs and more, we’ve seen a plethora of records broken by country artists recently. Whether it’s Wallen setting numerous records from most songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week to becoming the third-highest-selling artist in U.S. history, Bryan scoring the most-attended concert in U.S. history with his show at Michigan University last September or artists such as Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, Shaboozey and more breaking into the pop scene, it’s quite easy to argue that the genre is the most popular it’s ever been.
After experiencing years of irrelevance, generally speaking, from an all-genre chart perspective, the 2020s have already proven to be one of the best decades in history for country music. In fact, there have already been more songs to go #1 on both the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs chart over the last five years than the 80s-2010s combined.
Diving deeper into the discrepancies from the 2020s compared to the 90s and 2000s/2010s in particular, there were only two songs, Lonestar’s “Amazed” and Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (which can hardly be considered a country song), that topped both charts. In comparison, 2023 and 2024 alone saw eight unique country songs top them. Of course, there are a few songs present here that can hardly be considered country, with both Swift’s aforementioned hit as well as Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” being the most contestable.
With that being said, however, there’s a fascinating mix overall. From all-time classics such as Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” and Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” to new smashes like Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything” and Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” to one-hit wonders like Oliver Anthony with “Rich Men North of Richmond,” there are quite a few surprises on this list.
Taylor Swift’s new song from Toy Story 5, “I Knew It, You Knew It” has her back on at the top of the country charts, as well as the all-genre Billboard Hot 100… marking her as the newest entry to this exclusive list.
Here’s all 32 #1 hits, from most recent to oldest.
1. “I Knew It, You Knew It” – Taylor Swift
Release Date: June 5, 2026
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 1 week
2. “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
Release Date: October 7, 2025
Hot Country Songs: 28 weeks
Hot 100: 10 weeks
3. “What I Want” (feat. Tate McRae) – Morgan Wallen
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Hot Country Songs: 20 weeks
Hot 100: 1 week
4. “Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
Release Date: October 18, 2024
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 1 week
5. “A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
Release Date: April 12, 2024
Hot Country Songs: 45 weeks
Hot 100: 19 weeks
6. “I Had Some Help” (feat. Morgan Wallen) – Post Malone
Release Date: May 10, 2024
Hot Country Songs: 7 weeks
Hot 100: 6 weeks
7. “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé
Release Date: February 11, 2024
Hot Country Songs: 10 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
8. “I Remember Everything” (feat. Kacey Musgraves) – Zach Bryan
Release Date: August 25, 2023
Hot Country Songs: 20 weeks
Hot 100: 1 week
9. “Rich Men North of Richmond” – Oliver Anthony
Release Date: August 8, 2023
Hot Country Songs: 2 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
10. “Try That in a Small Town” – Jason Aldean
Release Date: May 22, 2023
Hot Country Songs: 2 weeks
Hot 100: 1 week
11. “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Hot Country Songs: 25 weeks
Hot 100: 16 weeks
12. “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” – Taylor Swift
Release Date: November 12, 2021
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 1 week
13. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Hot Country Songs: 10 weeks
Hot 100: 3 weeks
14. “Amazed” – Lonestar
Release Date: March 22, 1999
Hot Country Songs: 8 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
15. “Island in the Stream” – Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
Release Date: August 15, 1983
Hot Country Songs: 2 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
16. “I Love a Rainy Night” – Eddie Rabbitt
Release Date: November 10, 1980
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 2 weeks
17. “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
Release Date: November 3, 1980
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 2 weeks
18. “Lady” – Kenny Rogers
Release Date: September 29, 1980
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 6 weeks
19. “Southern Nights” – Glen Campbell
Release Date: January 17, 1977
Hot Country Songs: 2 weeks
Hot 100: 1 week
20. “Convoy” – C.W. McCall
Release Date: November 1975
Hot Country Songs: 6 weeks
Hot 100: 1 week
21. “I’m Sorry” – John Denver
Release Date: July 1975
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 1 week
22. “Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell
Release Date: May 26, 1975
Hot Country Songs: 3 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
23. “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” – John Denver
Release Date: March 1975
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 1 week
24. “Before the Next Teardrops Falls” – Freddy Fender
Release Date: January 1975
Hot Country Songs: 2 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
25. “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” – B.J. Thomas
Release Date: January 1975
Hot Country Songs: 1 week
Hot 100: 1 week
26. “I Can Help” – Billy Swan
Release Date: July 1974
Hot Country Songs: 2 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
27. “The Most Beautiful Girl” – Charlie Rich
Release Date: August 29, 1973
Hot Country Songs: 3 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
28. “Harper Valley P.T.A” – Jeannie C. Riley
Release Date: August 1968
Hot Country Songs: 3 weeks
Hot 100: 1 week
29. “Honey” – Bobby Goldsboro
Release Date: February 17, 1968
Hot Country Songs: 3 weeks
Hot 100: 5 weeks
30. “Big Bad John” – Jimmy Dean
Release Date: September 1961
Hot Country Songs: 3 weeks
Hot 100: 5 weeks
31. “El Paso” – Marty Robbins
Release Date: October 26, 1959
Hot Country Songs: 7 weeks
Hot 100: 2 weeks
32. “The Battle of New Orleans” – Johnny Horton
Release Date: April 6, 1959
Hot Country Songs: 10 weeks
Hot 100: 6 weeks
