Bar chart showing the share of top charting country music songs by gender. Songs by women have made up 16 percent of all charting songs, 13 percent of Top 20 songs, 12 percent of Top 10 songs and 5 percent of the number one songs.
Data based on 156 different country radio stations across the United States who report their airplay data to Mediabase. Gender categories include single-gender collaborations and ensembles, e.g. The Chicks would be counted under “women.”

Source: Jada Watson; Mediabase
Chart: Jasmine MithaniThe 19th・19thnews.org