Luke Combs

American country singer (born 1990)

Luke Combs

Combs in a Special Olympics PSA, April 2021

Background information
Birth name| Luke Albert Combs[1]
Born|  (1990-03-02) March 2, 1990 (age 35)[2]
Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.[2]
Genres| Country
Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Instruments|

* Vocals
* guitar

Years active| 2014–present
Labels|

* River House Artists
* Sony Music Nashville

Spouse|

Nicole Hocking

(m. 2020)​

Website| lukecombs.com
Awards: Full list

Musical artist

Luke Albert Combs (born March 2, 1990) is an American country singer. He was born in North Carolina and grew up there, performing as a child. After leaving college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville and released his debut EP, The Way She Rides, in 2014.

In 2017, Combs released his debut album, This One's for You, which reached number four on the Billboard 200. His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released on November 8, 2019 and topped the charts in multiple territories, becoming his first to do accomplish that. He has received three Grammy Award nominations, two iHeart Radio music awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards, and six Country Music Association Awards including the 2021 and 2022 Entertainer of the Year award, their highest honor.

## Early life

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Combs was born in Huntersville, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte, as the only child of Rhonda and Chester Combs.[3] The family moved to Asheville in western North Carolina.[4][5] As a child he performed in chorus class, multiple school musicals, and joined his church choir, which had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall.[6]

He attended Appalachian State University, where he studied business and later switched to criminal justice intending to be a homicide detective. While in college, he worked as a bouncer at a bar before being on stage in that same bar.[7] He played his first country music show at the Parthenon Cafe in Boone, North Carolina. After five years and with 21 hours left on his degree, he dropped out to follow a country music career path. He later moved to Nashville pursuing more opportunities in music.[8]

## Career

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### 2014–2019: Beginnings and This One's For You

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Combs released his first EP, The Way She Rides, in February 2014. Later that year, he released his second EP, Can I Get an Outlaw.[9][2] In November 2015 he released his third EP, This One's for You. In late 2016, he was named one of Sounds Like Nashville's "Artists to Watch".[10] In 2016, his first single, "Hurricane", sold 15,000 copies in its first week,[11] and debuted at number 46 on Hot Country Songs.[12] He signed a deal with Sony Music Nashville, and the debut single from This One's for You, "Hurricane", was re-released on Columbia Nashville.[11] "Hurricane" reached number one on the country radio airplay chart on May 15, 2017, holding that spot for two weeks.[13]

In June 2017, he released his major label debut album, also titled This One's for You, on Columbia Nashville and River House Artists.[2] It hit number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums[14] and number five on the Billboard 200[15] in its first week. The album's second single, "When It Rains It Pours", was released to country radio on June 19, 2017.[16] It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2017. The album's third single, "One Number Away", was released to country radio on January 8, 2018. In June 2018, he released a deluxe version titled This One's for You Too, with five bonus tracks, two of which ("She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy") were issued as singles with both reaching number-one. "Beautiful Crazy" reached number one on Country Airplay in February 2019, giving him five number-ones on the Billboard country chart with his first five singles.[17] The song reached number one on three additional country charts – Hot Country Songs, Country Streaming Songs, and Country Digital Song Sales.[17]

### 2019–2021: What You See Is What You Get

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On June 11, 2019, he was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[18] In August 2019, This One's for You spent its 44th week at number one on Top Country Albums, setting the record for the longest reign at the top of that chart by a male artist.[19] His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released on November 8, 2019.[20] The album has charted the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart", "Even Though I'm Leaving", "Does to Me" (a duet with Eric Church), and "Lovin' on You", all of which have reached number one on the country chart.

In May 2020, he released the single "Six Feet Apart".[21] The single quickly became popular to listeners as it illustrated the challenges of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] In June 2020 he confirmed his next single would be "Lovin' on You", which was released on both his second album and the EP The Prequel, which predated the album. He announced a deluxe version of What You See Is What You Get, titled What You See Ain't Always What You Get, with five new songs; it was released on October 23, 2020.[23] The track "Forever After All" set streaming records in country music on Apple Music and Spotify.[24]

### 2022–2023: Growin' Up and Gettin' Old

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Growin' Up, his third album, was released on June 24, 2022.[25] The album has charted the singles "Doin' This"; "The Kind of Love We Make", which reached number one on the country chart and number eight on the Hot 100; and "Going, Going, Gone". In May 2023 Combs collaborated with English star Ed Sheeran on the single "Life Goes On".[26] Following the release of the single, Sheeran's solo version of the song was released on his fifth studio album \- (Subtract).

His fourth album, Gettin' Old, was released on March 24, 2023.[27] A promotional single, "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old", and a single, "Love You Anyway", were released ahead of the album. His cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" was streamed more than 65 million times on Spotify in less than two months after the album was released, making it the most popular song from the album on that platform.[28] Combs's version of "Fast Car" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, higher than Chapman's original 1988 version, and No. 1 on the US Adult Top 40, US Country Airplay and US Hot Country Songs charts, as well as No. 1 on the Canada Country charts. The song garnered Combs the Single of the Year at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2023.[29] At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, Combs performed a duet of the song with Chapman.[30] He counts the song as his first favorite song and having an impact on him since he was a child.[31]

### 2024–present: Fathers & Sons

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In May 2024, Combs released "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", the lead single from the Twisters soundtrack.[32] Combs released "The Man He Sees in Me" on June 6, 2024, along with the announcement of his fifth studio album titled Fathers & Sons, which was released on June 14, 2024.[33]

Combs and Eric Church put together the "Concert for Carolina" on October 26, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, which raised over $24 million for Hurricane Helene relief.[34]

## Personal life

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In early 2016, Combs started dating Nicole Hocking, and the two became engaged in November 2018.[35][36] They married in Florida on August 1, 2020.[37] On June 19, 2022, they had their first son.[38] On August 15, 2023, their second son was born.[39][40]

Combs began to struggle with anxiety and primarily obsessional obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescence through his college years; he has said that while it is something he has learned to control better, he still struggles with obsessive thoughts from time to time.[41]

In 2023, Combs obtained a $250,000 SAD scheme default judgment against Nicol Harness inadvertently, who was a fan who had sold $380 worth of tumblers featuring a likeness of Combs.[42][43][44] Combs subsequently issued an apology, sent Harness $11,000, and offered to sell the tumblers through his official merchandise store to assist with Harness's medical bills.[42][43][44]

## Discography

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Main article: Luke Combs discography

* This One's for You (2017)
* What You See Is What You Get (2019)
* Growin' Up (2022)
* Gettin' Old (2023)
* Fathers & Sons (2024)

## Tours

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Headlining

* Don't Tempt Me with a Good Time Tour (2017–18)
* Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour (2019)
* What You See Is What You Get Tour (2020–21)
* Luke Combs World Tour (2023)
* Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour (2024)

Supporting

* The Devil Don't Sleep Tour (2017) with Brantley Gilbert
* High Noon Neon Tour (2018) with Jason Aldean
* Here on Earth Tour (2020) with Tim McGraw (two dates)

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Awards  | Category  | Recipient/Work  | Result  | Ref

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2017  | CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year  | "Hurricane"  | Nominated  | [45]
Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  | [46]
2018  | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Male Vocalist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Song of the Year  | "Hurricane"  | Nominated  | [47]
New Country Artist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won
Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist | Luke Combs  | Nominated  | [48]
Top Country Album | This One's for You | Nominated
CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year  | "When It Rains It Pours"  | Nominated  | [49]
Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  |
Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated  |
American Music Awards | Favorite Album - Country  | This One's for You | Nominated  | [50]
2019  | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
Academy of Country Music Awards | New Male Artist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  |
Male Artist of the Year  | Nominated  |
CMT Music Awards | CMT Performance of the Year  | Luke Combs and Leon Bridges | Won  | [51]
Video of the Year  | "She Got the Best of Me"  | Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  | [52]
Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist  | Luke Combs  | Won  | [53]
Top Country Male Artist  | Luke Combs  | Won
Top Country Album  | This One's For You | Won
Top Country Song  | "She Got the Best of Me"  | Nominated
Country Music Association Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  |
Song of the Year  | "Beautiful Crazy"  | Won  |
Musical Event of the Year  | "Brand New Man" (w/ Brooks & Dunn)  | Nominated  |
2020  | Grammy Awards | Best Country Duo/Group Performance  | Nominated  |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
Male Artist of the Year  | Won  |
Album of the Year  | What You See Is What You Get | Won  |
Country Music Association Awards | Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
Male Vocalist of the Year  | Won  |
Album of the Year  | What You See Is What You Get | Won  |
Single of the Year  | "Beer Never Broke My Heart"  | Nominated  |
Song of the Year  | "Even Though I'm Leaving"  | Nominated  |
"I Hope You're Happy Now"  | Nominated  |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist  | Luke Combs  | Won  | [54]
Top Country Male  | Won
Top Country Album  | What You See Is What You Get | Won
People's Choice Awards | The Country Artist of 2020  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
2021  | Nashville Songwriter Awards  | Songwriter-Artist of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  | [55]
ARIA Music Awards | ARIA Award for Best International Artist | Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get | Nominated  | [56]
Academy of Country Music Awards | Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
Male Vocalist of the Year  | Nominated  |
Music Event of the Year  | "Does to Me" (with Eric Church)  | Nominated  |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  | [57]
Top Country Male Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Country Music Association Awards | Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  |
Male Vocalist of the Year  | Nominated  |
Song of the Year  | "Forever After All"  | Nominated  |
2022  | Academy of Country Music Awards | Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
Male Vocalist of the Year  | Nominated  |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  | [58]
Top Country Male Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Country Song  | "Forever After All"  | Nominated
Country Music Association Awards | Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  |
Male Vocalist of the Year  | Nominated  |
Album of the Year  | Growin' Up | Won  |
2023  | Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Nominated  |
ARIA Music Awards | Best International Artist | Himself  | Nominated  |
Broadcast Music, Inc. | Country Writer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Won  |
Country Music Association Awards | Single of the Year  | "Fast Car"  | Won  |
Entertainer of the Year  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  |
Male Vocalist of the Year  | Nominated  |
Album of the Year  | Gettin' Old | Nominated  |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated  | [59]
Top Male Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Billboard 200 Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Hot 100 Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Country Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Country Male Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Country Touring Artist  | Luke Combs  | Nominated
Top Country Album  | Gettin' Old | Nominated
Growin' Up | Nominated
Top Country Song  | "Fast Car"  | Nominated
2024  | Grammy Awards | Best Country Solo Performance  | "Fast Car"  | Nominated  |
People's Choice Awards | The Male Artist  | Himself  | Nominated  | [60]
The Male Country Artist  | Nominated
The Song  | "Fast Car"  | Nominated
The Album  | Gettin' Old | Nominated
The Concert Tour  | Luke Combs World Tour | Nominated

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* t
* e

Luke Combs

Discography

Albums|

* This One's for You
* What You See Is What You Get
* Growin' Up
* Gettin' Old
* Fathers & Sons

EPs|

* The Prequel

Singles|

* "Hurricane"
* "When It Rains It Pours"
* "One Number Away"
* "She Got the Best of Me"
* "Beautiful Crazy"
* "Beer Never Broke My Heart"
* "Even Though I'm Leaving"
* "Does to Me"
* "Six Feet Apart"
* "Lovin' on You"
* "Better Together"
* "Without You"
* "Forever After All"
* "Cold as You"
* "Doin' This"
* "The Kind of Love We Make"
* "Going, Going, Gone"
* "Love You Anyway"
* "Fast Car"
* "Where the Wild Things Are"
* "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"

Featured singles|

* "Brand New Man"
* "Cold Beer Calling My Name"
* "Different 'Round Here"
* "Life Goes On"
* "Guy for That"
* "Backup Plan"

Tours|

* Luke Combs World Tour

Awards for Luke Combs

* v
* t
* e

CMA Album of the Year

1967−1970|

* There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene (1967)
* Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (1968)
* Johnny Cash At San Quentin – Johnny Cash (1969)
* Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1970)

1971−1980|

* I Won't Mention It Again – Ray Price (1971)
* Let Me Tell You About a Song – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1972)
* Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich (1973)
* A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich (1974)
* A Legend in My Time – Ronnie Milsap (1975)
* Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser (1976)
* Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap (1977)
* It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (1978)
* The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1979)
* Coal Miner's Daughter – Various artists (1980)

1981−1990|

* I Believe in You – Don Williams (1981)
* Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson (1982)
* The Closer You Get – Alabama (1983)
* A Little Good News – Anne Murray (1984)
* Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait (1985)
* Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (1986)
* Always And Forever – Randy Travis (1987)
* Born to Boogie – Hank Williams Jr. (1988)
* Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989)
* Pickin' on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters (1990)

1991−2000|

* No Fences – Garth Brooks (1991)
* Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks (1992)
* I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill (1993)
* Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various artists (1994)
* When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless (1995)
* Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (1996)
* Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait (1997)
* Everywhere – Tim McGraw (1998)
* A Place in the Sun – Tim McGraw (1999)
* Fly – The Dixie Chicks (2000)

2001−2010|

* O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various artists (2001)
* Drive – Alan Jackson (2002)
* American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash (2003)
* When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (2004)
* There's More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack (2005)
* Time Well Wasted – Brad Paisley (2006)
* It Just Comes Natural – George Strait (2007)
* Troubadour – George Strait (2008)
* Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009)
* Revolution – Miranda Lambert (2010)

2011−2020|

* My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (2011)
* Chief – Eric Church (2012)
* Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton (2013)
* Platinum – Miranda Lambert (2014)
* Traveller – Chris Stapleton (2015)
* Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church (2016)
* From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton (2017)
* Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018)
* Girl – Maren Morris (2019)
* What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs (2020)

2021−2030|

* Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (2021)
* Growin' Up – Luke Combs (2022)
* Bell Bottom Country \- Lainey Wilson (2023)
* Leather \- Cody Johnson (2024)

* v
* t
* e

CMA Entertainer of the Year

* Eddy Arnold (1967)
* Glen Campbell (1968)
* Johnny Cash (1969)
* Merle Haggard (1970)
* Charley Pride (1971)
* Loretta Lynn (1972)
* Roy Clark (1973)
* Charlie Rich (1974)
* John Denver (1975)
* Mel Tillis (1976)
* Ronnie Milsap (1977)
* Dolly Parton (1978)
* Willie Nelson (1979)
* Barbara Mandrell (1980)
* Barbara Mandrell (1981)
* Alabama (1982)
* Alabama (1983)
* Alabama (1984)
* Ricky Skaggs (1985)
* Reba McEntire (1986)
* Hank Williams Jr. (1987)
* Hank Williams Jr. (1988)
* George Strait (1989)
* George Strait (1990)
* Garth Brooks (1991)
* Garth Brooks (1992)
* Vince Gill (1993)
* Vince Gill (1994)
* Alan Jackson (1995)
* Brooks & Dunn (1996)
* Garth Brooks (1997)
* Garth Brooks (1998)
* Shania Twain (1999)
* Dixie Chicks (2000)
* Tim McGraw (2001)
* Alan Jackson (2002)
* Alan Jackson (2003)
* Kenny Chesney (2004)
* Keith Urban (2005)
* Kenny Chesney (2006)
* Kenny Chesney (2007)
* Kenny Chesney (2008)
* Taylor Swift (2009)
* Brad Paisley (2010)
* Taylor Swift (2011)
* Blake Shelton (2012)
* George Strait (2013)
* Luke Bryan (2014)
* Luke Bryan (2015)
* Garth Brooks (2016)
* Garth Brooks (2017)
* Keith Urban (2018)
* Garth Brooks (2019)
* Eric Church (2020)
* Luke Combs (2021)
* Luke Combs (2022)
* Lainey Wilson (2023)
* Morgan Wallen (2024)

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CMA Male Vocalist of the Year

* Jack Greene (1967)
* Glen Campbell (1968)
* Johnny Cash (1969)
* Merle Haggard (1970)
* Charley Pride (1971)
* Charley Pride (1972)
* Charlie Rich (1973)
* Ronnie Milsap (1974)
* Waylon Jennings (1975)
* Ronnie Milsap (1976)
* Ronnie Milsap (1977)
* Don Williams (1978)
* Kenny Rogers (1979)
* George Jones (1980)
* George Jones (1981)
* Ricky Skaggs (1982)
* Lee Greenwood (1983)
* Lee Greenwood (1984)
* George Strait (1985)
* George Strait (1986)
* Randy Travis (1987)
* Randy Travis (1988)
* Ricky Van Shelton (1989)
* Clint Black (1990)
* Vince Gill (1991)
* Vince Gill (1992)
* Vince Gill (1993)
* Vince Gill (1994)
* Vince Gill (1995)
* George Strait (1996)
* George Strait (1997)
* George Strait (1998)
* Tim McGraw (1999)
* Tim McGraw (2000)
* Toby Keith (2001)
* Alan Jackson (2002)
* Alan Jackson (2003)
* Keith Urban (2004)
* Keith Urban (2005)
* Keith Urban (2006)
* Brad Paisley (2007)
* Brad Paisley (2008)
* Brad Paisley (2009)
* Blake Shelton (2010)
* Blake Shelton (2011)
* Blake Shelton (2012)
* Blake Shelton (2013)
* Blake Shelton (2014)
* Chris Stapleton (2015)
* Chris Stapleton (2016)
* Chris Stapleton (2017)
* Chris Stapleton (2018)
* Luke Combs (2019)
* Luke Combs (2020)
* Chris Stapleton (2021)
* Chris Stapleton (2022)
* Chris Stapleton (2023)
* Chris Stapleton (2024)

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CMA New Artist of the Year

* Terri Gibbs (1981)
* Ricky Skaggs (1982)
* John Anderson (1983)
* The Judds (1984)
* Sawyer Brown (1985)
* Randy Travis (1986)
* Holly Dunn (1987)
* Ricky Van Shelton (1988)
* Clint Black (1989)
* Garth Brooks (1990)
* Travis Tritt (1991)
* Suzy Bogguss (1992)
* Mark Chesnutt (1993)
* John Michael Montgomery (1994)
* Alison Krauss (1995)
* Bryan White (1996)
* LeAnn Rimes (1997)
* Dixie Chicks (1998)
* Jo Dee Messina (1999)
* Brad Paisley (2000)
* Keith Urban (2001)
* Rascal Flatts (2002)
* Joe Nichols (2003)
* Gretchen Wilson (2004)
* Dierks Bentley (2005)
* Carrie Underwood (2006)
* Taylor Swift (2007)
* Lady Antebellum (2008)
* Darius Rucker (2009)
* Zac Brown Band (2010)
* The Band Perry (2011)
* Hunter Hayes (2012)
* Kacey Musgraves (2013)
* Brett Eldredge (2014)
* Chris Stapleton (2015)
* Maren Morris (2016)
* Jon Pardi (2017)
* Luke Combs (2018)
* Ashley McBryde (2019)
* Morgan Wallen (2020)
* Jimmie Allen (2021)
* Lainey Wilson (2022)
* Jelly Roll (2023)
* Megan Moroney (2024)

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CMA Song of the Year

1967−1970|

* "There Goes My Everything" - Dallas Frazier (1967)
* "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968)
* "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969)
* "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970)

1971−1980|

* "Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971−72)
* "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973)
* "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974)
* "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975)
* "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976)
* "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum \- (1977)
* "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978)
* "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979)
* "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980)

1981−1990|

* "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982−83)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984)
* "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood (1985)
* "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986)
* "Forever and Ever, Amen \- Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987)
* "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin (1988)
* "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989)
* "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990)

1991−2000|

* "When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991)
* "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992)
* "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993)
* "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994)
* "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995)
* "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996)
* "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997)
* "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998)
* "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999)
* "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)

2001−2010|

* "Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001)
* "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002)
* "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003)
* "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004)
* "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005)
* "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006)
* "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007)
* "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008)
* "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009)
* "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)

2011−2020|

* "If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011)
* "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012)
* "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013)
* "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014)
* "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015)
* "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016)
* "Better Man" - Taylor Swift (2017)
* "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018)
* "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019)

2021−2030|

* "The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020)
* "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021)
* "Buy Dirt" - Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022)
* "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (2023)
* "White Horse" - Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson (2024)

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Members of the Grand Ole Opry

Current members|

* Trace Adkins
* Lauren Alaina
* Bill Anderson
* Kelsea Ballerini
* Bobby Bare
* Mandy Barnett
* Dierks Bentley
* Clint Black
* Garth Brooks
* T. Graham Brown
* Steven Curtis Chapman
* Henry Cho
* Terri Clark
* Luke Combs
* John Conlee
* Dailey & Vincent
* Diamond Rio
* Sara Evans
* Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
* Crystal Gayle
* Vince Gill
* Emmylou Harris
* The Isaacs
* Alan Jackson
* Chris Janson
* Jamey Johnson
* Alison Krauss
* Lady A
* Little Big Town
* Patty Loveless
* Dustin Lynch
* Barbara Mandrell
* Martina McBride
* Ashley McBryde
* Del McCoury
* Charlie McCoy
* Scotty McCreery
* Reba McEntire
* Ronnie Milsap
* Eddie Montgomery
* Craig Morgan
* Lorrie Morgan
* Gary Mule Deer
* The Oak Ridge Boys
* Old Crow Medicine Show
* Brad Paisley
* Jon Pardi
* Dolly Parton
* Carly Pearce
* Stu Phillips
* Jeanne Pruett
* Rascal Flatts
* Riders in the Sky
* Darius Rucker
* Don Schlitz
* Jeannie Seely
* Blake Shelton
* Ricky Van Shelton
* Ricky Skaggs
* Connie Smith
* Mike Snider
* Marty Stuart
* Pam Tillis
* Randy Travis
* Travis Tritt
* Josh Turner
* Carrie Underwood
* Keith Urban
* Rhonda Vincent
* Steve Wariner
* Gene Watson
* The Whites
* Mark Wills
* Lainey Wilson
* Trisha Yearwood
* Chris Young

Former members|

* Roy Acuff
* David "Stringbean" Akeman
* Jack Anglin
* Eddy Arnold
* Ernest Ashworth
* Chet Atkins
* DeFord Bailey
* Bashful Brother Oswald
* Humphrey Bate
* Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers
* Margie Bowes
* Rod Brasfield
* Jim Ed Brown
* The Browns
* Carl Butler and Pearl
* Archie Campbell
* Bill Carlisle
* Martha Carson
* The Carter Sisters
* Maybelle Carter
* Johnny Cash
* June Carter Cash
* Roy Clark
* Zeke Clements
* Patsy Cline
* Jerry Clower
* Stoney Cooper
* Wilma Lee Cooper
* Cowboy Copas
* Charlie Daniels
* Skeeter Davis
* The Delmore Brothers
* The DeZurik Sisters
* Little Jimmy Dickens
* Joe Diffie
* Danny Dill
* Jimmy Driftwood
* Roy Drusky
* The Duke of Paducah
* Holly Dunn
* The Everly Brothers
* Lester Flatt
* Red Foley
* Curly Fox
* Lefty Frizzell
* Troy Gentry
* Don Gibson
* Billy Grammer
* Jack Greene
* The Gully Jumpers
* Theron Hale
* Tom T. Hall
* George Hamilton IV
* Sid Harkreader
* Hawkshaw Hawkins
* George D. Hay
* Hoot Hester
* Goldie Hill
* David Houston
* Jan Howard
* Ferlin Husky
* Stonewall Jackson
* Sonny James
* Norma Jean
* Jim & Jesse
* Johnnie & Jack
* George Jones
* Grandpa Jones
* The Jordanaires
* Doug Kershaw
* Hal Ketchum
* Bradley Kincaid
* Pee Wee King
* Hank Locklin
* Lonzo and Oscar
* Bobby Lord
* The Louvin Brothers
* Charlie Louvin
* Ira Louvin
* Bob Luman
* Loretta Lynn
* Uncle Dave Macon
* Rose Maddox
* Mel McDaniel
* Jesse McReynolds
* McGee Brothers
* Bill Monroe
* George Morgan
* Moon Mullican
* Willie Nelson
* Jimmy C. Newman
* Bobby Osborne
* Sonny Osborne
* Johnny Paycheck
* Minnie Pearl
* Webb Pierce
* Ray Pillow
* Ray Price
* Charley Pride
* Del Reeves
* Jim Reeves
* Leon Rhodes
* Tex Ritter
* Marty Robbins
* Johnny Russell
* Rusty and Doug
* Earl Scruggs
* Jean Shepard
* Mississippi Slim
* Carl Smith
* Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
* Hank Snow
* Red Sovine
* Ralph Stanley
* Texas Ruby
* B. J. Thomas
* Uncle Jimmy Thompson
* Mel Tillis
* Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
* Ernest Tubb
* Justin Tubb
* Leroy Van Dyke
* Porter Wagoner
* Billy Walker
* Charlie Walker
* Kitty Wells
* Dottie West
* Keith Whitley†
* Slim Whitman
* The Wilburn Brothers
* Don Williams
* Hank Williams
* Boxcar Willie
* The Willis Brothers
* Chubby Wise
* Del Wood
* Marion Worth
* Johnnie Wright
* Tammy Wynette
* Faron Young

†Honorary former member; was scheduled to be invited, but died before the invitation was extended

Pending members|

* Steve Earle

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