The Ninth Annual Nashville Scene Country Music Critics Poll: The Charts vs. the Critics
To find out which country acts combined commercial and critical success, we compared Billboard magazine's year-end chart of the Top Country Artists to the voting in the Nashville Scene's Country Music Critics Poll for Artist of the Year.
Some acts combined commercial and critical success...Artist Billboard Critics Poll
Taylor Swift 1 6
Carrie Underwood 2 13
Sugarland 3 2
George Strait 4 8
Kenny Chesney 6 10
Brad Paisley 8 4
Alan Jackson 10 5
Keith Urban 12 12
Tim McGraw 13 18
...and others didn't.
Artist Billboard Critics Poll
Jamey Johnson N/A 1
Robert Plant/Alison Krauss N/A 3
Lee Ann Womack N/A 7
Miranda Lambert N/A 9
Willie Nelson N/A 11
Hayes Carll N/A 14
Rodney Crowell N/A 15
Rascal Flatts 5 N/A
Eagles 7 N/A
Garth Brooks 11 N/A
Montgomery Gentry 14 44
Trace Adkins 15 44
