Who Is The Best Artist Currently Not In The Country Music Hall Of Fame?
Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame announced its inductees for the Class of 2025. Those inductees, by category, are Kenny Chesney (Modern Artist), June Carter Cash (Veteran Artist) and Tony Brown (Non-Peformer). While all three are certainly deserving of being members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, there are still artists out there who, despite having been eligible for a while now, have still not been inducted. This article will attempt to rank which of those artists is the best one currently not in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
This article will look at artists who have won at least one CMA (Country Music Association) Award and had their first Top 40 Entry on Billboard's Country chart in 2005 or earlier.
The top ten artists are ranked as follows. (Author's Note: In the event of a tie, artists were ranked based on their first year of eligibility; also, an artist's first year of eligibility was determined by counting twenty years from their first Top 40 entry on Billboard's Country Chart. Point totals do not include the most recent (2024) CMA Awards.)
1. Brad Paisley
Points: 70
Eligible since: 2019
2. Keith Urban
Points: 60
Eligible Since: 2019
3. Tim McGraw
Points: 55
Eligible Since: 2014
4. Mac McAnally
Points: 50
Eligible Since: 2010
5. The Chicks (formerly The Dixie Chicks)
Points: 50
Eligible since: 2017
6. Blake Shelton
Points: 50
Eligible Since: 2021
7. Little Big Town
Points: 40
Eligible Since: 2022
8. Mark O'Connor
Points: 35
Eligible Since: 2011
9. Alison Krauss
Points: 35
Eligible Since: 2015
10. Rascal Flatts
Points: 35
Eligible Since: 2020
Sources
https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/current-class
https://cmaawards.com/past-winners-and-nominees/
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