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At the tender age of 13, LeAnn Rimes released her version of 'Blue' by Billy Mack and became successful almost instantaneously! Her breakthrough album 'Blue' became number one on all the Country charts leading her to win 2 Grammys, three ACM awards and 12 Billboard music awards!
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Loretta Lynn has had a career that has spanned 60 years! Throughout her time in the music industry, she became one of the first women to sing about blue-collar challenges facing women at the time as well as a few songs about cheating husbands! That's right, Taylor! You could learn a thing or two from Loretta...
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Can you believe it? Faith Hill has sold a grand total of 40 million albums throughout her career! Her most recent albums titled 'Faith' and 'Breath' eventually brought her into the mainstream. Good for her!
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Reba McEntire is one of the few artist who began her career back in high school! She released her first solo album in 1977 and was given the opportunity to release five more under the same label up until 1983. Almost all of her 28 albums have either received platinum or gold titles which makes her the undisputed "Queen of Country"!
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Miranda Lambert's platinum winning album 'Kerosene' is definitely a force to be reckoned with even today! Since the album's release back in 2005, Lambert has been able to perform at the Grammy Awards, the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards. Miranda doesn't seem likes she's planning on stopping anytime soon!
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A true icon! Taylor Swift has been on top of her game for god knows how long now. Her second studio album 'Fearless', released back in 2008, is still winning awards to this day and officially solidified the young star as one of the most influential country pop artists of our generation!
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Sara Evans is no stranger to success in the music industry! Out of her 8 studio albums, "Born To Fly' became her most popular selling over 2 million copies worldwide! On top of that, she has won several slots on the Billboard Hot 100. Definitely worth checking out!
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Let's take a look at some of the country OGs, shall we? Patsy Cline was probably on of the most respected vocalists of the 20th century. Her very emotional and beautifully toned voice won the hearts of millions during the peak of her career! Songs like "Sweet Dreams", "Walkin' After Midnight" and "I Fall To Pieces" are just some of the hits that are still highly recognized even today!
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Moving on to "the Queen of Country Pop"! Not only has Shania Twain won over 5 Grammy awards for her constant success, this Canadian songwriter and singer managed to sell 20 million copies of her second studio album 'The Woman In Me' back in 1995! If you haven't heard of Shania, we recommend you check her out!
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Throughout the 60's and 70's, Dolly Parton was undoubtedly the face of country music! With the release of her debut album 'Hello I'm Dolly' in 1967, she managed to climb the ranks rather quickly and continued to produce great music all the way up to the 90's. Today, Dolly own her own record label, 'Dolly Records'.
These ladies have quite the set of pipes on them! Throughout the years, these country stars have dazzled us with spectacular solos and wonderful melodies that we have stuck in our heads even to this day!
Let's take a closer look at some of our personal favorites!