Thirty-eight of the 40 most-played country songs of 2025 have one thing in common, and it's not what you'd expect.

Far from it — songs about America have been gracing the Billboard Hot 100 since it began in 1958. More from Billboard ...

Rodrigo is the first artist to chart all songs from two career-opening albums in the Hot 100's top 40.

However, all three of these songs failed to reach the Top 40 of the Hot 100, so there may be better examples of songs from the 20th century that could help you to make your case.

Country music's dominance has set a new record for the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart with four country songs in a row to hit No. 1.

As of the Hot 100 dated Aug. 16, 2025, Swift boasts 264 career charted titles – the most among women. Her 59 top 10s and 165 top 40 hits (of which “Tim McGraw” became her first, rising to No. 40) are ...

This week, 20 of the top 40 songs on the Hot 100 are country songs, the most in the chart’s history—most are by Bryan, who debuted all 16 songs from his new album within the top 50 of the chart.