Smooth Country Icons 2020: See the full top 50 list

31 August 2020, 10:04 | Updated: 15 September 2020, 11:53

You voted in your thousands, and we can now bring you the greatest country artists of all time in Smooth Country Icons 2020!

You've been selecting your all-time favourite country legends over the past month, and we will now count down the top 50.

Today (August 31), Eamonn Kelly is counting down your favourite 50 artists from 10am to 2pm.

To listen live, tune in via DAB, FM, online, Global Player or ask your smart speaker to "play Smooth Country". Find out more about how to listen here.

If you miss any of the chart, you can catch up for seven days after broadcast via Global Player.

Meanwhile, our sister station Smooth Radio is also holding its own countdown - Smooth Icons - playing the top 100 artists of all time. Head here to follow that chart.

Follow the chart as it happens live below (hit refresh for new entries).

Smooth Country Icons Top 50:

1. 50. Blake Shelton

2. 49. Chris Stapleton

3. 48. Eric Church

4. 47. Don Williams

5. 46. The Charlie Daniels Band

6. 45. Keith Whitley

7. 44. Thomas Rhett

8. 43. Sugarland

9. 42. Jason Aldean

10. 41. Little Big Town

11. 40. Dan + Shay

12. 39. Miranda Lambert

13. 38. Kenny Chesney

14. 37. Charlie Rich

15. 36. Reba McEntire

16. 35. Bobby Goldsboro

17. 34. Florida Georgia Line

18. 33. Kacey Musgraves

19. 32. Tammy Wynette

20. 31. Zac Brown

21. 30. Rascal Flatts

22. 29. Brooks & Dunn

23. 28. Darius Rucker

24. 27. Bellamy Brothers

25. 26. Crystal Gayle

26. 25. George Strait

27. 24. Brad Paisley

28. 23. The Chicks

29. 22. Luke Bryan

30. 21. Lonestar

31. 20. Luke Combs

32. 19. Tim McGraw

33. 18. Patsy Cline

34. 17. Alan Jackson

35. 16. Willie Nelson

36. 15. Billy Rae Cyrus

37. 14. Lady A

38. 13. Keith Urban

39. 12. Leann Rimes

40. 11. Faith Hill

41. 10. John Denver

42. 9. Glen Campbell

43. 8. Taylor Swift

44. 7. Garth Brooks

45. 6. Carrie Underwood

46. 5. Johnny Cash

47. 4. Shania Twain

48. 3. Eagles

49. 2. Kenny Rogers

50. 1. Dolly Parton

    Your number one in the Smooth Country Icons 2020 is the unparalleled Dolly Parton.

    With an incredible fifty-one studio albums, forty-four top ten country albums, ten Grammy Awards and an unbelievable 49 Grammy nominations, it's not surprising she has been crowned Smooth's queen of country.

    Congratulations Dolly!