If you turn 21 in 2024, you were born in a Lonestar year. Those turning 40 will find a Willie Nelson song as the most played from their birth year. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" was the top country song in 1947. Check out the list of most played country songs from each year starting in 1946. Hank Williams and Tim McGraw are among the artists who dominated radio airplay. Men named Hank were early stars, while later decades saw success from Freddie Hart, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, Clint Black, Tim McGraw, Rodney Atkins, Kane Brown, and Morgan Wallen. Discover the most played country song from the year you were born and see how the trends in country music have changed over the years. All information comes from Billboard's country airplay charts.
