Ricky van Shelton 16 Biggest Hits (CD)

(Sony Legacy) 16 tracks

Ricky Van Shelton had 16 top ten hits as a country solo artist between 1987 and 1993, all of which can be found on this aptly named compilation sorted in the order of their hits.

As country music moved toward pop in the Garth and Shania era of the '90s, solid talents like Van Shel ton struggled, but this comprehensive collection of his most popular tracks confirms his reverence for traditional country music and his status as one of its later-generation masters. ~ William Ruhlmann