Using Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts, Stacker identified the most popular song of each year by selecting those that held the top spot the longest.

To many fans, the 1970s were the peak of country music, the golden days, and the era that paved the way for future musicians, even if the sound has strayed away from the traditional roots. That being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In many ways, country music tells the story of America. There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a ...