Country music has an expansive and large fanbase, though, it still doesn’t beat out pop music. That being so, when a country song reaches the top of the Billboard Hot 100, it’s fairly surprising.

It sits as Bey’s ninth No. 1 on the chart, and her first No. 1 on Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart, making her the first Black woman in history to top the list of country hits.

The Hot 100 didn't create popular music; popular music created it. Here are three songs that were popular before its inception.

The week of June 15, 2024 on the Billboard Top 100 holds more proof that 'Country is Cool'. Two of the top five on the list are country hits. Four weeks on the chart and a continuous hold at ...

The song hit No. 1 on both Billboard ’s Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts in the fall of 1983, and was introduced to a new generation (and a whole other genre) 15 years later when it was ...

Billboard has ranked the top 100 songs of the 21st century. And while the list is full of your favs that have been killing it since year 2000, right now we're giving you a taste of the top 3.

Billboard's top artists of the 21st century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. Stay tuned for the Top Albums and Top Songs coming soon.