Most of these songs can still be heard on great radio stations or stages today. Others like Diamond Rio's submission have found a home elsewhere. Country music was remarkably upbeat in the year 2000.

Only a very small number of Black artists have ever built sustained careers in country music — and white male hip-hop artists ...

This list of 50 essential '90s country music hits brings all kinds of warm feels. The simplicity, the melodies, the head-jerking turn toward pop music and the mullets ... it's all here ...

Like many popular genres, country music began with Black people. Keep scrolling to read up on 20 of the most popular country songs by Black artists today.

These Garth Brooks songs are just a few tracks that made him the king of country in the 1990s and early 2000s.

"I was not the only collaborator, so many of these songs were not really my ideas nor met my standards." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Of those songs, Wallen said five ...