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Top 40 Singles of 2008: Blake Shelton - "Home" (# 13)

Using a mixture of humor and heartfelt balladry, Blake Shelton has managed to rise from a humble beginning to life in Ada, Oklahoma to become one of Country music's brightest male vocalists. He's in rare form here with our 13th favorite single of this year.
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Top 40 Singles of 2008: Trace Adkins - You're Gonna Miss This (# 14)

For every silly song he sings, Trace Adkins often records two or more more serious or 'down the middle' songs like this single.  These singles allow Adkins to showcase his stellar baritone voice while singing lyrics that hit home.  That combo makes this one of 2008's bes
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Top 40 Singles of 2008: Taylor Swift - White Horse (# 15)

Over the past two and a half years country fans have seen Taylor Swift morph from 16 year-old teen star into the young adult star she is now.  It's a transformation that is complete as songs like "White Horse" announce the true arrival of a songwriting tour-de-force.
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Top 40 Singles of 2008: Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried (#16)

As one of 2008's genuine feel good stories, the Zac Brown Band moved from regional act to Chart toppers with this single.  While it's as polarizing as past hits with tempo and feel-good grooves, the single still stands out as one of 2008's best singles.
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Top 40 Singles of 2008: Sugarland - "Already Gone" (#17)

Sugarland has become a superstar act in barely three years time and because of that, there are some detractors but the editorial team at Roughstock certainly are behind the band as we've selected this song as the duo's 2nd entrant onto our year-end best of 2008 list.
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Christmas Country Album Reviews 2008

Here's a list of all the Christmas albums that Roughstock has reviewed this Holiday Season.  Included are albums by Julianne Hough, Elvis and friends, Amy Grant, George Strait, Collin Raye, Skip Ewing and Faith Hill. 
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Taylor Swift Leads Strong Sales Week on Charts

It was another strong sales week for Country-Pop star Taylor Swift as she saw her "Fearless" sell another quarter of a million albums and return to the top of the Top Billboard Albums chart after three weeks away from it.  Did other country artists fare as well as Ms. Swift?
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Amy Grant - "The Christmas Collection"

Amy Grant is one of the most successful Christian singers so it makes sense that she's also one of the most popular singers of Christmas songs.  This album gathers the best of her previous holiday albums while mixing in 4 new songs.