The Billboard Hot 100 chart has historically lacked much country music, but 2023 marked a big year for the genre.

These songs were No. 1 hits on the country charts. However, they don't fit the sonic mold of country music for one reason or another.

Melding country, rock and emo-punk elements with gut-punch lyrics, the group scored its highest-charting Hot Country Songs hit in February, with “Bad State of Mind” reaching No. 19.

Reaching the top of any chart is no easy feat, and while topping genre-specific charts such as the Hot Country Songs may be more attainable than peaking at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, it's ...

One of Rolling Stone's "Hottest Acts Right Now" will take the stage on Night 1 of the Waste Management Open concert series. Here's how to get tickets.