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Keith Urban is one of country music's format stars for a reason and while his charm and good looks are a part of his total package, his ability to craft compelling country-rock/pop is certainly more of a reason.  Here he is with our 20th favorite single of 2008.

What happens when you pair one of Christmas and the music world's legends with contemporary Country stars? Well, you get a pretty damn good collection of yuletide hits in the form of this new album.

George Strait has recorded many classic songs over the years so it seems natural that he'd record and release a set of classic songs like this.  This is a collection of ten sturdy classics for any holiday music fan.

Always ready to lend their talents to a worthy cause, 10 Country stars have done just that  to help Enterprise, Alabama's High School get rebuilt.  This album is uplifting and faith-filled, just like the spirits of the folks there.

Like cheese and wine, George Strait only seems to get better with age.  With the title track of his 25th studio album, he managed to score himself one of 2008's best singles.  Written by Monty Holmes and Leslie Satcher, the songs seems to be tailor-made for him.

While mainstream country has seemingly gotten further and further away from its roots, it's always refreshing to hear a singer of Lee Ann Womack's caliber on the radio.  With this song, she has returned some tradition to the charts, and onto our year-end best-of list.

After releasing just one single, "15 Minutes of Shame" and her debut album "Why Wait?" Arista Nashville has severed it's relationship with Kristy Lee Cook once again.

Little Big Town rebounded from a terrible debut album to release some of Country music's most classic singles of the decade.  Now signed to Capitol Records, the quartet has managed to pay homage to Fleetwood Mac with this fine single from "A Place To Land."

Coming seemingly out of nowhere, Decca Records' One Flew South released this song as their debut single earlier in the year.  While barely a Top 50 single, this song still was Rougshtock's 24th most favorite singles of 2008.