As 2010 comes to a close, Billboard runs the numbers on artists and their albums and singles for the year and comes up with their Year End Charts.
Here’s a look at how Kenny fared on the lists:
Top Artists: #54
This is an all-genre category, and pop sensation Lady Gage took the #1 spot. The highest ranking country artist on the list was Taylor Swift at #2. Lady Antebellum was at #4, Carrie Underwood at #23, the Zac Brown Band at #25, Jason Aldean at #36, Miranda Lambert at #40, Sugarland at #47, and just beating Kenny at #53 was Darius Rucker.
Top Country Albums: #11
For Top Country Albums, Kenny Chesney’s Hemingway’s Whiskey placed just outside the top 10, at #12. Greatest Hits II ranked #26.
Here’s a look at the the albums that placed in front of Kenny:
- Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
- Fearless – Taylor Swift
- Speak Now – Taylor Swift
- Play On – Carrie Underwood
- The Foundation – Zac Brown Band
- Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum
- Revolution – Miranda Lambert
- Wide Open – Jason Aldean
- Southern Voice – Tim McGraw
- The Incredible Machine – Sugarland
- You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
Top Country Songs
Kenny landed two songs on the Top Country Songs list. Ain’t Back Yet checked in at #33 for the year, and The Boys of Fall was close behind at #35.
Here was the Top 10 for the year:
- Lee Brice – Love Like Crazy
- Luke Bryan – Rain Is A Good Thing
- Josh Turner – Why Don’t We Just Dance
- Josh Turner – All Over Me
- Chris Young – The Man I Want To Be
- Easton Corbin – Roll With It
- Joe Nichols – Gimme That Girl
- Blake Shelton – All About Tonight
- Darius Rucker – Come Back Song
- Clay Walker – She Won’t Be Lonely Long
What do you think of Billboard’s end of year lists? Did they get it right?