The most-played country songs of 2021 included some surefire hits and some big surprises, some sentimental ballads and some rowdy party songs, and even two contributions from one superstar artist.

It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

If you're like us, you're probably feeling completely baffled that it's already almost 2022. It feels like just yesterday we started the new '20s decade, and then... well, you know. Now we're nearly ...