Since the beginning of the decade of the 2000′s, Billboard’s country chart has identified more than 200 #1 hits and has acknowledged a variety of stars, from the established (George Strait) to the new (Miranda Lambert) to the newly re-energized (Reba). Opinions vary: the most prolific and successful artist might be Kenny Chesney or Toby Keith; the most impressive chart feats of the new generation might belong to Brad Paisley or Keith Urban or Rascal Flatts; the most powerful newcomers might have been Carrie Underwood or Taylor Swift or Jason Aldean. The charts of the 2000′s make it abundantly clear that there has been something on the radio to suit every taste in country music, and the range covered just by the #1 songs is spectacular.