Best of 2014

Clearly, it was the year for love! Several country stars are gettin' hitched, and some already have!

If you want to sum up the year in country music, you could do it in just one word: Garthmania.

2014 has been a whirlwind year of triumph and tragedy worthy of a country song.

We celebrate the hits, but forget the misses ... usually. This list of 10 songs that should have been hits in 2014 gives one more look at great songs that didn't crack the Top 10, 20, 30 or even 40.

2014 was a particularly great year for country music videos, making the task of selecting the Top 10 ... well, difficult.

Some of the best country albums of 2014 have come from country's most popular hitmakers, including Dierks Bentley and everyone's favorite outlaw, Eric Church.

Country music is the music of real life, and nothing underscores that fact like some of the shared experiences we all have because of the music.

2014 was happy year for many country singers who welcomed new bundles of joy! More than a few artists expanded their families this year, which means a whole new generation of country fans and tiny country singers have entered the world.

The best songs, albums, photos, videos and news events are lined up in this Top 10 of everything great about country music 2014. You'll find one tragedy, but even that's been turned into something sweet. Watch to see what Taste of Country staff named the very best moment of the whole year.

A surge of songs from top country artists rattled and reorganized this list of the top country songs of 2014.