Who is the best country-to-pop crossover artist?

Nashville has been losing its stars to pop radio since the 1960s. Every name here started on one side of that line and made it to the other.

1. 1
   Dolly Parton

   Country songwriter who went pop with Here You Come Again and 9 to 5.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Glen Campbell

   Session guitarist turned crossover star with Rhinestone Cowboy and Wichita Lineman.
   599pts
3. 3
   Taylor Swift

   Started on Nashville country radio and announced 1989 as her first official pop album in 2014.
   551pts
4. 4
   Patsy Cline

   Early crossover star whose Crazy and Walkin' After Midnight reached pop audiences.
   494pts
5. 5
   Kenny Rogers

   Country star who topped the pop charts with Lady and Islands in the Stream.
   428pts
6. 6
   Morgan Wallen

   Country singer whose albums top the all-genre Billboard 200 for months.
   428pts
7. 7
   John Denver

   Folk-country singer of Take Me Home, Country Roads, a fixture of 1970s pop radio.
   428pts
8. 8
   Carrie Underwood

   American Idol winner whose Before He Cheats crossed onto pop radio.
   428pts
9. 9
   Kacey Musgraves

   Country songwriter who added disco and psych-pop on Golden Hour.
   428pts
10. 10
    Miley Cyrus

    Daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus who grew from country-tinged Disney pop to stadium pop.
    350pts
11. 11
    Shania Twain

    Her 1997 album Come On Over shipped separate country and pop mixes and sold over 40 million copies.
    350pts
12. 12
    Linda Ronstadt

    Country-rock pioneer who went on to pop, rock and standards albums.
    350pts
13. 13
    Faith Hill

    Country singer whose 1998 single This Kiss and later Breathe became pop radio hits.
    257pts
14. 14
    Kelsea Ballerini

    Country singer-songwriter with pop-leaning production and collaborations with the Chainsmokers.
    257pts
15. 15
    Beyoncé

    Went the other direction: a pop star whose 2024 Cowboy Carter topped the country albums chart.
    257pts
16. 16
    Lil Nas X

    Rapper whose country-trap Old Town Road spent a record 19 weeks at number one.
    0pts
17. 17
    Florida Georgia Line

    Duo whose Cruise remix with Nelly and Meant to Be with Bebe Rexha crossed charts.
    0pts
18. 18
    LeAnn Rimes

    Teenage country prodigy who crossed over with How Do I Live.
    0pts

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