Women Take Over Aussie Country Radio Top 10 In Major Chart Moment

Megan Hopkins

For the first time in who knows how long, women are dominating Australian country radio—and it’s a shift fans have been waiting for.

Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, Rachael Fahim
Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, Rachael Fahim(Credit: Supplied, Supplied, Cybele Malinowski)
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Something big just happened on the Australian country radio charts and it’s about time.

This week’s Countrytown Top 10 is officially led by women, with six female artists claiming the majority of spots. In a genre that has historically leaned heavily male on radio, it marks a significant (and long overdue) shift in what listeners are backing right now.

Leading the charge is Lainey Wilson with Can’t Sit Still alongside Kacey Musgraves’ Dry Spell. Rising US talent Ella Langley rounds out the top five, landing at No.4 with Choosin’ Texas. Megan Moroney’s Medicine and Dasha’s Oh, Anna! are still hanging in there at No. 6 and No. 7.

Rounding out the female-led wave is Rachael Fahim with Deep End, proving that both established names and new voices are connecting with audiences in a big way.

For years, conversations around gender imbalance in country music have been ongoing. A study by Jada E. Watson shows that female airplay dropped from 33.3% in 2000 to just 11.3% by 2018. But moments like this suggest things might finally be shifting from talk to action.

In February this year Wilson sold out headline arena shows across the nation, as well as performing at Howlin’ Country in Newcastle, playing to an audience of over 100,000 Australians in the two week period. Musgraves also sold out her headline theatre shows in November last year, whilst Moroney headlined the Ridin’ Hearts Festival, and Cooke and Dasha played massive sets at CMC Rocks in 2025 and 2026 respectively.

It’s clear the Australian audiences are hungry for female artists and showing up in a live capacity, and it looks like country radio is now catching up.

Of course, the guys are still in the mix. Casey Barnes (Made For This), Morgan Evans (Steel Town), Tucker Wetmore (Sunburn) and Luke Combs (Rethink Some Things) round out the Top 10 but this week, they’re outnumbered.

The bigger picture? This feels like a reflection of where country music is heading in 2026. Female artists are not only releasing some of the most talked-about music in the genre right now, they’re also building loyal fanbases, going viral on platforms like TikTok, and showing up strong on streaming and radio alike.

For nearly two decades, women have typically made up only 1 in 5 songs on country radio. So a 6/10 female Top 10 isn’t just a nice moment - it’s statistically a big shift from the norm. And if this week’s chart is anything to go by, listeners aren’t just open to it, they’re fully here for it.