Top 10 Country Artists of 2020 — Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan + More

For the first time, the annual Taste of Country Hot List ranks the 10 hottest artists of the year and the hottest artist of 2020 is ...

Here is how the Taste of Country staff determined this artists on this list of the hottest country artists. Tour cancelations made evaluating their draw as a live artist difficult but since all artists have found their schedules wiped clean it was fair to look back on 2019 and at the number and type of venues on the schedule for 2020. That didn't help an artist like Keith Urban because his major tour is coming in 2021. It also hurt an artist like Eric Church who isn't touring in 2020 and hasn't formally announced plans to release new music this year.

Luke Combs and Kane Brown are examples of artists who win the consumption metric, a catch-all phrase for how much of their music is downloaded, streamed and played on the radio. The two Sony artists have two albums each on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart every week. That bests Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood (unranked) who haven't held the same kind of foothold.

Spotify monthly users are also factored into an unscientific equation that also considers how and if an artist is getting on television. Blake Shelton is almost weekly, but the "God's Country" singer is also enjoying some of his greatest album and touring success of the last decade. He's quietly become a force, again.

This list of the hottest country artists is focused on this year, not old albums, past tours or future plans. Scroll down to see our 10 choices and watch the above video for more on how the list was assembled and to learn what your favorite artists have coming in 2020.

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