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2021
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2023
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2024
1 Brian Kelley / The Critics’ Choice / Suzy Bogguss / Stephen Wilson Jr. 2 Drake Milligan / Larry Fleet / George Ducas / Hannah Ellis 3 Hannah Dasher / Toby Keith remembered / Zach Top / Emily Ann Roberts / Bob Wills: 25 Classic Songs 4 Charley Crockett / Lainey Wilson / The Texas Trio / Corb Lund / Caitlin Cannon 5 Tyler Hubbard / Sawyer Brown / Kin Faux / The Mavericks 6 Carly Pearce / Scotty McCreery / Jesse Daniel / The Goldenrods / Four Blocks of Fun & Frolic 7 Kaitlin Butts / Caylee Hammack / Kayla Ray / A Guide To Country Crooners 8 Thomas Rhett
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24 | Let Me Talk To My
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2025
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2026
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