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# Country Music By The Numbers: A Statistical Look At Country’s Stars, Fans And What They Care About
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/country-music-by-the-numbers-a-statistical-look-at-countrys-stars-fans-and-what-they-care-about/
- Published: 2016-11-07T13:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-07T13:58:00.000Z
- Description: Country music is one of the most popular radio formats in many parts of the U.S. and Nielsen took a look at the numbers behind the music – from the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/11/country-music-by-the-numbers-a-statistical-look-at-countrys-stars-fans-and-what-they-care-abo
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Music Marketing, Ashland Inc., Cell Phone, Compact disc, country music, Coupon, Full service (radio format), Love coupon, Music genre, Nielsen ratings, Radio format, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from lh3.googleusercontent.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2353227970c-150wi "image from lh3.googleusercontent.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2353227970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**Country music** is one of the **most popular radio formats** in many parts of the U.S. and **Nielsen** took a look at **the numbers behind the music** – from the crossover appeal of its talent to the fans themselves – and found some **surprising stats**.

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**MORE: [Dear Country Music Association, Prove You're Not Racists By Featuring Beyonce, Dixie Chicks Performance](https://www.hypebot.com/dear-country-music-association-prove-youre-not-racists-by-featuring-beyonce-dixie-chicks-performance/)**

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