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Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton Top Billboard’s Top 25 Country Albums of the 2010’s

The staff at Billboard voted on the best 25 albums of the last decade and here they are: 25. Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give (2010) 24. Blake…

Billboard's Top 25 Country Albums of the 2010's
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The staff at Billboard voted on the best 25 albums of the last decade and here they are:

25. Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give (2010)
24. Blake Shelton, Based on a True Story (2013)
23. The Highwomen, The Highwomen (2019)
22. Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine (2014)
21. Tanya Tucker, While I’m Livin’ (2019)
20. Brothers Osborne, Pawn Shop (2016)
19. Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (2010)
18. Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (2012)
17. Luke Bryan, Crash My Party (2013)
16. Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up (2015)
15. Ashley McBryde, Girl Going Nowhere (2018)
14. Margo Price, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter (2016)
13. Pistol Annies, Hell On Heels (2011)
12. Keith Urban, Ripcord (2016)
11. Dierks Bentley, Home (2012)
10. Maren Morris, GIRL (2019)
9. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now (2010)
8. Little Big Town, Pain Killer (2014)
7. Luke Combs, This One’s For You (2017)
6. Sam Hunt, Montevallo (2014)
5. Miranda Lambert, Four the Record (2011)

4. Eric Church, Chief (2011)

3. Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour (2018)

2. Taylor Swift, Speak Now (2010)

1. Chris Stapleton, Traveller (2015)

Billboard said of Stapleton, "Blending elements of country, bluegrass, southern rock and soul throughout the LP, Stapleton’s whiskey-soaked vocals are at the forefront, and transport the listener to another time where traditional country music reigned."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.