Alison Krauss & Union Station's 2011 CD, Paper Airplane. Photo courtesy of Rounder Records.

Billboard.com has released their list of the Top 50 Bluegrass Albums of 2011. Albums were ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Congratulations to Alison Krauss & Union Station for having the Top Bluegrass Album of the year with Paper Airplane! What do you think of this ranking? Who’d top YOUR Top 50 list? Leave us a comment below!

1. Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station
2. Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
3. Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
4. The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-Yo Ma/Stuart Duncan/Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile
5. Follow Me Down – Sarah Jarosz
6. The Grascals and Friends: Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin – The Grascals
7. Palomino – Trampled By Turtles
8. Bright Morning Stars – The Wailin’ Jennys
9. Genuine Negro Jigs – Carolina Chocolate Drops
10. Best of Bluegrass – Steve Ivey
11. Antifogmatic – Punch Brothers
12. City of Refuge – Abigail Washburn
13. Christmas – The Isaacs
14. Sleep With One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves
15. Reckless – The SteelDrivers
16. Daybreak – Sierra Hull
17. Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers – Dailey & Vincent
18. The Isaacs Naturally: An Almost A Cappella Collection – The Isaacs
19. Taken – Rhonda Vincent
20. Country Hits Bluegrass Style – Ricky Skaggs Continue Reading

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Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.

Billboard.com has released their list of the Top Country Artists of 2011. Artists are ranked based on album sales, song downloads and airplay, touring revenue, Social 50 chart action, ringtone sales and streaming data provided by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations to Taylor Swift for being named the Top Country Artist of 2011! What do you think of this ranking? Who’d top YOUR Top 50 list? Leave us a comment below!

1. Taylor Swift
2. Jason Aldean
3. Lady Antebellum
4. Zac Brown Band
5. Blake Shelton
6. The Band Perry
7. Rascal Flatts
8. Kenny Chesney
9. Brad Paisley
10. Luke Bryan
11. Keith Urban
12. Miranda Lambert
13. Sugarland
14. Eric Church
15. Scotty McCreery
16. Toby Keith
17. Thompson Square
18. Chris Young
19. Billy Currington
20. Tim McGraw Continue Reading

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Eli Young Band photo courtesy of Universal Records South.

Billboard.com has released their year-end Top Country Songs chart for 2011. Here are the 50 most popular country songs of the year based on radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations to Eli Young Band for having the No. 1 song of the year with “Crazy Girl!” Of note, the song was co-written by Lee Brice who recorded “Love Like Crazy,” the Top Song of 2010.

1. “Crazy Girl” – Eli Young Band
2. “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” – Jake Owen
3. “Take A Back Road” – Rodney Atkins
4. “Tomorrow” – Chris Young
5. “You Lie” – The Band Perry
6. “Am I The Only One” – Dierks Bentley
7. “You and Tequila” – Kenny Chesney
8. “Honey Bee” – Blake Shelton
9. “Just Fishin’” – Trace Adkins
10. “Let Me Down Easy” – Billy Currington
11. “Here For A Good Time” – George Strait
12. “Knee Deep” – Zac Brown Band
13. “Just A Kiss” – Lady Antebellum
14. “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” – Justin Moore
15. “Made In America” – Toby Keith
16. “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” – Luke Bryan
17. “Heart Like Mine” – Miranda Lambert
18. “God Gave Me You” – Blake Shelton
19. “Don’t You Wanna Stay” – Jason Aldean w/Kelly Clarkson
20. “What Do You Want” – Jerrod Niemann Continue Reading

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Lady Antebellum's Need You Now CD. Photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Billboard.com has just released its year-end charts for 2010. Here are the 50 most popular country albums for the year (based on album sales). Congrats to Lady Antebellum for taking the top spot!

1. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
2. Fearless – Taylor Swift
3. Speak Now- Taylor Swift
4. Play On – Carrie Underwood
5. The Foundation – Zac Brown Band
6. Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum
7. Revolution – Miranda Lambert
8. Wide Open – Jason Aldean
9. Southern Voice – Tim McGraw
10. The Incredible Machine – Sugarland Continue Reading

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Trace Adkins has claimed the top spot for the last three years, Toby Keith was first in 2005 and Keith Urban in 2004. Who will you make No. 1 in this year’s Top 50 Videos of 2009? It’s up to you! You can vote every day for up to 10 of your favorite videos, November 2 through November 30.

Join our special hosts, Martina McBride and Trace, for GAC’s Top 50 Videos of 2009. The countdown kicks off on Monday, December 28 at 8 p.m. ET.

But wait, there’s more! You can also enter our sweepstakes every day for your chance to win $2,500 in cash and a VIP trip for two to see Martina and Trace in concert! Continue Reading

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Kieth Urban photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

GAC’s Fan-Voted Top 50 Videos of 2004!

Each year GAC asks fans to help us choose the best of the best country music videos released during the prior 12 months for our year end Top 50 Videos of the Year countdown. Here are the voting results for 2004 based on videos released and added to the GAC playlist from Nov. 1, 2003 to Oct. 31, 2004.

1. Keith Urban – “You’ll Think Of Me”
2. Gretchen Wilson – “Redneck Woman”
3. Kenny Chesney/Uncle Kracker – “When The Sun Goes Down”
4. Tim McGraw – “Live Like You Were Dying”
5. Toby Keith – “American Soldier”
6. Terri Clark – “Girls Lie Too”
7. John Michael Montgomery – “Letters From Home”
8. Shania Twain/Billy Currington – “Party For Two”
9. Big and Rich – “Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)”
10. Kenny Chesney – “There Goes My Life” Continue Reading

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