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Genre: traditional country

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Traditional country music is a genre that originated in the southern United States in the early 20th century. It is characterized by its simple melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and the use of acoustic instruments such as the guitar, fiddle, and banjo. The genre often focuses on themes of love, heartbreak, and the struggles of everyday life. It has been popularized by many legendary artists over the years, including those who helped shape the genre such as Gene Autry, Hank Williams, and Kitty Wells.

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Parent Genre: country

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Instruments used

Banjo, Harmonica, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar, Piano, Organ, Horn Section

Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Traditional Country genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 56
2024 2
2023 17
2022 11
2021 14
2020 12
2010s 105
2019 16
2018 5
2017 6
2016 5
2015 10
2014 13
2013 19
2012 5
2011 17
2010 9
2000s 135
2009 14
2008 12
2007 4
2006 10
2005 48
2004 10
2003 7
2002 13
2001 5
2000 12
1990s 90
1999 6
1998 7
1997 19
1996 11
1995 5
1994 7
1993 15
1992 5
1991 12
1990 3
1980s 16
1989 1
1988 2
1987 2
1986 1
1983 1
1982 5
1981 2
1980 2
1970s 40
1979 2
1978 4
1977 3
1976 7
1975 1
1974 1
1973 2
1972 12
1971 3
1970 5
1960s 79
1969 6
1968 8
1967 5
1966 13
1965 16
1964 8
1963 12
1962 5
1961 2
1960 4
1950s 43
1959 11
1958 4
1957 6
1956 5
1955 2
1954 2
1953 2
1952 4
1951 4
1950 3
1940s 6
1949 2
1947 2
1946 1
1945 1
1930s 10
1938 1
1936 2
1935 3
1934 3
1931 1
1920s 4
1927 1
1925 2
1923 1
584 releases

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traditional country music by decade

Explore traditional country history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of traditional country artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 44 155557
2 43 105334
3 40 111970
4 37 42675
5 59 1008046
6 46 104375
7 52 71639
8 31 10078
9 38 46849
10 32 58454
11 40 61902
12 40 47023
13 35 79945
14 35 50067
15 28 15490
16 26 10642
17 42 136900
18 36 43741
19 25 14320
20 41 73596
21 30 7636
22 35 33604
23 34 3868
24 34 40740
25 43 147089
26 33 78162
27 24 7601
28 24 6751
29 36 28731
30 47 4329
31 26 1242
32 31 6831
33 41 8631
34 19 7819
35 12 3331
36 37 16226
37 35 18198
38 21 3507
39 27 4603
40 19 2012
41 11 3136
42 16 824
43 16 325
44 16 3005
45 9 1043
46 23 1251
47 21 2212
48 21 1068
49 20 744
50 19 1667
51 17 980
52 15 3052
53 15 230
54 13 1440
55 10 217
56 10 294
57 3 69
58 9 230
59 3 242
60 8 943
61 7 282
62 7 150
63 6 728
64 6 530
65 3 93
66 3 471
67 2 47
68 2 166
69 1 80

traditional country playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular traditional country music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.