albumChris Stapleton
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT. UNLIMITED VOLUME.
ALL HEART.NO LIMITS.
Country music that gets under your skin.
The records, the voices, the stories. Find your next obsession.
SCROLL TO DISCOVERFOR THE SONGS THAT STAY WITH YOU.
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01 / DROP THE NEEDLE
Less skipping. More feeling.
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albumColter Wall
Little Songs
albumTyler Childers
Rustin’ in the Rain
albumZach Bryan
The Great American Bar Scene
02 / FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCT
A little grit.
A lot of soul.
There’s more than one kind of country.
Go wherever the good songs take you.
03 / BEHIND THE MUSIC
More than a song.
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04 / REAL VOICES. REAL FEELING.
Know the name.
TAKE THE
LONG WAY.WHISKEY TWANG / SELECTS 001
LONG WAY.WHISKEY TWANG / SELECTS 001
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TWANGSIDE A / OPEN ROADS
TWANGSIDE A / OPEN ROADS
05 / THE LISTENING ROOMWindows down.
Windows down.
Volume up.
Five stops from the collection. No shuffle required.
Explore the playlistTHE LISTENER’S PULSE
The reader’s chartGood taste travels.
A rolling look at the artists and songs readers are exploring.
Reader trends appear after at least 20 artist or song interactions, with 5 or more clicks per ranked record. There is no simulated audience in this edition.