It may seem hard to believe, but 2020 begins a new decade. The folks at Country Aircheck released a chart measuring the most played songs of the past ten years. Look through the list and see if it contains your favorite songs:
#1: Barefoot Blue Jean Night (2011)–Jake Owen
#2: Body Like a Back Road- Sam Hunt
#3: Honey Bee–Blake Shelton
#4: Are You Gonna Kiss Me (2011)–Thompson Square
#5: Cruise–Florida Georgia Line
#6: Springsteen–Eric Church
#7: Wagon Wheel–Darius Rucker
#8: Knee Deep–Zac Brown Band
#9: Drink In My Hand–Eric Church
#10: Small Town Boy–Dustin Lynch
Obviously some huge songs in the Top 10, but take a look at the next five songs:
#11: Need You Now–Lady Antebellum
#12: Take a Back Road–Rodney Atkins
#13: Dirt Road Anthem–Jason Aldean
#14: Gimme That Girl–Joe Nichols
#15: Die a Happy Man–Thomas Rhett
Country Aircheck says that Luke Bryan was the most-played artist of the decade, with over 19 million spins. Jason Aldean was #2 but by a narrow margin of 100,000 plays. Here is the Top 10 Artists of the Decade:
#1: Luke Bryan
#2: Jason Aldean
#3: Blake Shelton
#4: Florida Georgia Line
#5: Kenny Chesney
#6: Carrie Underwood
$7: Keith Urban
#8: Zac Brown Band
#9: Thomas Rhett
#10: Lady Antebellum
Just below that: Tim McGraw, Chris Young, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, and Miranda Lambert.