When Beyonce Released his Country album Cowboy Carter Earlier this year, she opened a discussion on musical genres, to what extent they must be defined and the role that black artists played in the development of country music and American music as a whole. Cowboy Carter is probably the final example of Country Pop music In 2024, and if you look back through the history of music, there are many other records that show how this mixture of genres has changed over the years.
The list below includes 25 of the best country pop albums of all time. Many of these records combine the country and pop. Others are more purely country but have become crossed successes. And although there is a wide range here, some singers appear on the list twice due to the impact they have had. Read the rest to see who cut the cut.
When you think of pop country, the first name that comes to mind is probably Shania Twain . The singer is known to have a massive success after going from Pure Country to Country Pop, in particular with her 1997 album Come here . The singles of the album include "Man! I feel like a woman", "You are always the only one" and "who do not impress me much".
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Breathe by Faith Hill
Another artist known specifically for the manufacture of country pop is Hill . His fourth album, Breathe , was extremely popular when it was released in 1999 and is still his best -selling album. He understands the songs "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me", as well as "Let's Make Love", a collaboration with her husband, TIM MCGRAW . (We will soon arrive.)
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Open spaces by chicks
Country Music Group Les Poussins came much renamed with their 1997 album Open spaces . They were successful with the title song, as well as other singles, including "here your troubled", and the album was a success in the pop and country charts.
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Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé
For her eighth solo album in 2024, Beyoncé followed the country road. After having already explored the genre on her song "Daddy lessons" (and a remix of this song featuring the chicks), she released a complete album that mixes country, pop, R&B, and more. She first revealed the theme of the disc with the release of the singles "16 cars" and "Texas Hold 'Em". Cowboy Carter Also offers collaborations with several black country artists.
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Gold time by Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves' Gold time He won him the prize for the album of the year and the best Country album at Grammys 2019. The acclaimed album presents songs, notably "Space Cowboy" and "High Horse".
Taylor Swift started as a country artist before moving to pop country and ultimately pure pop and folk pop. The album which most clearly marked its first transformation is 2012 Red , which is one of his most loved albums. He presents pop singles, notably "I Know You Weld Trouble", as well as songs that lean more country, like "Begin Again".
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hero by Maren Morris
Maren Morris' 2016 album hero Put it on the map as a pop country star. This understands his success "My Church" - which concerns his love for country music - and "I could use a love song". Morris has since Leave the genre country behind And criticized her with his new versions.
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A few hearts By Carrie Underwood
After winning American idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood released his first studio album, A few hearts , which has become the album best sold by a American idol Contesting and the successful album of 2006. Fans will remember that he presents the successes of the crossing "Before he cheats" and "Jesus, Take the Wheel".
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No fences by Garth Brooks
While the album is definitely imbued with country musical tradition, Garth Brooks' No fences Makes our list of pop countries because of its main cross -attraction and the impact it has had on her career. The 1990 album is Brooks' successful album and includes the Singalong "Friends in Low Places" bar.
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Joanne by Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga never released a whole country album, but its release in 2016 Joanne shows a certain influence of the country. This can be understood in particular on the track track and on the "Million Reason" alone. The video of the latter presents the singer dressed in a costume and a hat of pink and very classic country singers.
Modern sounds in country and western music by Ray Charles
We bring it back to 1962 with Ray Charles' Modern sounds in country and western music , which includes R&B and Pop covers of country songs. Charles is, of course, a legendary musician, and this album is considered one of the most important of all time. The song songs include "Bye Bye Love", "Hey, Good Lookin '" and "I can't stop loving you".
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Here you come back by Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton Released nearly 50 solo albums during his career several decades in country music. Here you come back , released in 1977, announced its entry into Country Pop. The greatest song in the album is the title song, and it also presents "It's All Wrong, but It's Gret" and "Two Doors Down". It was the first voucher album at Go Platinum, which means that it sold more than a million copies.
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Need you Now by lady a
Lady was a huge success in the country and pop with "Need You Now" from their 2010 album of the same name. The song won the Grammy for the song of the year and the record of the year, and the album won the best Country album.
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Everywhere by Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw and his 1997 album Everywhere , which is considered its transition to country pop. He includes one of his biggest songs, "just to see you smile", and a collaboration with Hill entitled "It's your love".
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Sheryl Crow By Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow's The 1996 eponymous album mixes a variety of genres, including pop, country, rock and folk. The biggest successes of this disc are "a change would make you good", "if he makes you happy" and "every day is a winding road".
Emblematic songwriter-songwriter Bob Dylan moved folk in the country with the years 1969 Nashville skyline . And he presents a legend of the country: Dylan collaborated with Johnny Cash For the song "Girl from the North Country". This album also includes "Lay Lady Lay" and "To Be Alone with you".
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Emotion by Martina McBride
Country Pop was a large manufacturer of money in the middle in the late 90s, and another singer who made her mark with this genre is Martina McBride . His 1999 album Emotion Understands the songs "It's My Time", "Love's the Over House", and one of the greatest successes of his career, "I Love You."
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Faith by Faith Hill
Since it is one of the biggest names in pop country, Hill has won another place on this list. The year before Breathe , Hill released from 1998 Faith , which includes one of his greatest successes, "this kiss", with another duo with McGraw: "Just to hear you say that you love me."
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The player by Kenny Rogers
Like Parton, with whom he recorded the song "Islands in the Stream", Rogers is considered a first country pop artist. The player (1978) was one of his crossing albums that traced country music and pop. The title song is the most famous song in Rogers, and the album also includes the songs "She Believe in Me" and "I want me to injure this way".
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Poems, prayers and promises By John Denver
John Denver 1971 album Poems, prayers and promises is another crossed success of this decade. This album understands its success "Take Me Home, Country Roads" as well as covers of the Paul McCartney Song "Junk" and The Beatles Song "Let it be." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The second appearance of Swift here is for his second album, 2008 Intrepid . The second -year effort includes two of the singer's largest songs: "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me". She won the best country and album of the year at Grammys that year - the first of the four Swift victories for the major album prize.
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The woman in me By Shania Twain
Twain also had to be here twice. Before Come here , there was his 1995 album The woman in me , which leans more country than its subsequent outings, but which is definitely still a pop country. This album - which won the Grammy for Best Country Album - Fertures "Any Man of Mine" and "Who Bed Yes Boots were under?"
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(Songbook) A Hit collection S by Trisha Yearwood
Hill and McGraw are not the only couple in power - Trisha Yearwood Joined her husband Garth Brooks on the list. Although we have not included other greatest successes here, we are making the exception for Yearwood, since (Songbook) A collection of success is the only album that presents its biggest hit country pop, "How Do I Live".
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Charley Pride sings the songs of the heart by Charley Pride
Charley Pride , which released more than 40 studio albums between 1966 and 2017, was the first big black star of country music and transcendated genre barriers. The album that traced the highest on both Billboard 200 graphics and the country music board is Charley Pride sings the songs of the heart From 1971, which included the single "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin". ""
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Showcase By Patsy Cline
The last entry on our list is also the oldest album presented. Patsy CLINE released his second album, Showcase , in 1961. She was a legend of country music but was also one of the county's first singers to also be a pop star. Showcase Includes CLINE Classics such as "Crazy", "Walkin 'After Midnight" and "I FALL to Pieces".