Nearly 90 million playlists from Gen Z users include country songs from the era, while streams of Spotify’s 90s Country playlist in the U.S. have grown 70% since 2018 among Gen Z. Editor’s picks ...

Country music ranked 11 songs on Apple Music’s global top 100 songs chart, up from four in 2022, 30 songs on the year-end Hot 100 and eight songs on the U.S. Spotify top 50 songs chart.

Now, Spotify editors have spotlighted four country songs on its popular "Songs of Summer" playlist, among 30 tracks. These tracks aren't just your typical mainstream country hits.