The things you're searching for.	April 12, 2000

Classic Country Queries Country music is a hot radio format, but the genre's less popular with Web searchers. The Lycos 50 is littered with pop and rap groups, but Shania Twain is the only country regular -- and she dropped off the list two weeks ago. Still, the list of the Web's most-requested country stars remains quite interesting. We scanned the top 50,000 user search terms from the week ending April 2 for the names of country music acts. The top 25 artists? 1.   Shania Twain 2.   Faith Hill 3.   Dixie Chicks 4.   Garth Brooks 5.   George Strait 6.   Tim McGraw 7.   Lonestar 8.   Dolly Parton 9.   LeAnn Rimes 10.  Kenny Rogers 11.  Vince Gill 12.  Martina McBride 13.  Willie Nelson 14.  Trisha Yearwood 15.  Alan Jackson 16.  Diamond Rio 17.  Johnny Cash 18.  Chely Wright 19.  SheDaisy 20.  Clay Walker 21.  Hank Williams, Jr. 22.  Alison Krauss 23.  Reba McEntire 24.  Toby Keith 25.  George Jones Give country music credit for gender and age equality, at least. With pop stars you've got to make your way through a lot of Britneys and Christinas before you come to a male solo artist (and then it's Ricky Martin). Country queries run the gamut from 18-year-old LeAnn Rimes to 68-year-old George Jones. Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash are no spring chickens, either. What pop music stars do you know who are pushing 70? (Madonna excepted.) That's not to say that country music is totally free of the hubba-hubba factor. Dolly Parton is a marvelous singer, but we don't think it's her singles that keep her in the top 10. And it's probably no coincidence that Shania, Faith and the Dixie Chicks go 1-2-3 on the Web search scale. 'Twas ever thus. The top 25 has a few debatable entries. Kenny Rogers is also the name of a baseball pitcher and a fried chicken franchise, Diamond Rio is also the name of a portable music player, and Lone Star is also a beverage. We've given the musicians the benefit of the doubt, though, and we're pretty sure the results are accurate. Note: all search spellings and variations are included in each artist's total; for instance, the LeAnn Rimes entry includes searches for both Lee Ann Rimes and LeAnn Rhimes. This list reflects actual terms entered into our search engine by Lycos users during the week ending April 2nd; it does not imply endorsement by Lycos of any musical belief or lifestyle. Please consult a qualified professional before making any album purchases.

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