Nashville, TN, Dec. 8, 2020 – Billboard has confirmed that Sony Music Nashville is the 2020 Top Country Label, and has topped 13 year-end charts – the most of any country label group. For the second consecutive year, SMN has reached this chart’s highest position which reflects total year-end country consumption and airplay data. Additionally, Sony Music Nashville scored No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Label chart for achieving the highest sum of 2020 country album consumption.
SMN’s Columbia Nashville reached the summit of two year-end charts: Top Country Albums Imprints and Hot Country Songs Labels.
Increasing his tally by one from last year, River House Artists/Columbia Nashville’s Luke Combs landed atop the following eight 2020 Billboard charts: Top Country Artists, Top Country Artists – Male, Top Hot Country Songs Artists, Top Country Airplay Artists, Top Country Digital Songs Artists, Top Country Albums Artists, Top Country Albums for What You See Is What You Get and Top Hot Songwriters. Combs, for a second consecutive year, has the most year-end chart toppers of any artist.
Columbia Nashville’s Maren Morris takes the No. 1 position for 2020 Billboard Top Country Artists – Female.
A comprehensive account of Billboard’s 2020 year-end charts, compiled from Nov. 23, 2019 through Nov. 14, 2020, can be found here.