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Genre
arkansas country
Parent Genre: country

Arkansas country music is a genre that blends traditional country music with elements of rock, blues, and folk. It is characterized by its raw, emotional lyrics that often tell stories of love, loss, and heartache. The music is often accompanied by acoustic guitars, fiddles, and steel guitars, and is known for its distinctive twangy sound. Arkansas country music has produced some of the most iconic artists in the genre, whose music continues to resonate with audiences today.


Top artists of arkansas country genre

Johnny Cash
Justin Moore
Glen Campbell
Ashley McBryde
Conway Twitty
Tracy Lawrence
Joe Nichols
Matt Stell
Charlie Rich
Collin Raye
Iris DeMent
David Frizzell
Ward Davis
Joe Purdy
Lefty Frizzell
Heath Sanders
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arkansas country music timeline

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Similar Genres to arkansas country

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List of arkansas country artists

Here is a list of arkansas country artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the arkansas country genre. You can find out what arkansas country genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Johnny Cash
74 2 60 43 69 63 113 5894991
2
Justin Moore
65 0 55 74 14 61 131 1762336
3
Glen Campbell
62 1 48 53 34 59 116 423795
4
Ashley McBryde
59 0 58 60 31 50 132 218322
5
Conway Twitty
59 0 60 39 55 56 108 797046
6
Tracy Lawrence
58 0 58 64 26 53 126 1030430
7
Joe Nichols
58 0 56 70 18 50 113 743911
8
Matt Stell
53 0 56 75 16 48 124 54668
9
Charlie Rich
51 1 50 41 69 49 104 203713
10
Collin Raye
51 0 58 44 53 43 115 462151
11
Iris DeMent
47 0 55 27 73 46 118 75077
12
David Frizzell
41 0 65 42 45 71 115 45675
13
Ward Davis
40 0 51 60 40 36 117 29516
14
Joe Purdy
40 5 49 34 70 40 109 109565
15
Lefty Frizzell
39 0 67 30 76 70 114 101304
16
Heath Sanders
38 0 52 67 25 38 131 14053
17
Adam Hambrick
37 0 55 67 12 57 126 13863
18
Blane Howard
36 0 54 65 37 60 113 6430
19
David Adam Byrnes
35 0 56 80 24 63 131 11546
20
Jim Ed Brown
35 0 49 36 81 62 117 23861
21
Ed Bruce
34 0 58 44 56 66 105 13580
22
Billy Lee Riley
34 3 51 75 57 85 145 27660
23
Trent Harmon
31 0 54 84 24 52 95 53699
24
Kelsey Lamb
30 0 56 65 28 45 130 10725
25
Jimmy Wakely
27 12 56 25 95 76 142 6022
26
Erin Enderlin
25 0 60 72 31 58 124 5462
27
Tommy Cash
25 0 66 52 49 68 97 3645
28
Vernon Oxford
23 0 58 43 55 72 127 3292
29
Martin Delray
23 1 76 48 30 65 111 2627
30
Patsy Montana
23 2 71 33 92 81 122 8320
31
Barrett Baber
19 0 65 56 47 76 82 5208
32
Brian McComas
18 0 61 96 7 73 116 2879
33
Georgia Holt
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1165
34
Slim Rhodes
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1288
35
Skeets McDonald
16 0 51 92 54 83 90 2157
36
Barbara Fairchild
16 0 56 50 57 56 123 9225
37
Elise Davis
16 0 47 27 77 19 131 3091
38
Narvel Felts
16 0 57 51 38 68 140 1819
39
Lance Carpenter
15 0 53 80 3 55 75 2239
40
Billy Bob Thornton
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2381
41
Royal Wade Kimes
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 980
42
Shawn Camp
14 0 61 65 33 80 159 1642
43
Jared Blake
12 0 61 76 2 50 96 2744
44
Ten Penny Gypsy
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
45
Joanne Cash
10 0 49 37 75 54 81 425
46
Joy Lynn White
10 0 54 54 7 68 135 3874
47
Jimmy Driftwood
10 0 70 44 80 86 112 822
48
Wayne Raney
8 1 77 41 77 93 118 414
49
Bonnie Montgomery
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 954
50
T. Texas Tyler
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 480
51
The Shotgunbillys
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 372
52
Mack Self
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 593
53
Bill Rice
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
54
Ashleigh Rogers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206
55
Phil McGarrah & Runnin On Empty
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20