Keith Urban is capping off 2009 with the Billboard Country Song of the Decade. His 2002 hit "Somebody Like You" -- considered his breakthrough hit -- is earning the title. The song spent six weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks list, and peaked at number 23 on the publication's Hot 100 chart. It was the first single from his album "Golden Road," and the second chart-topper of his career. It's also one of three tracks on the list's top five that date back to 2002. At number two on the list is Mark Wills' "19 Something," while Kenny Chesney's "The Good Stuff" has the number five spot. In third place is Alan Jackson's "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," his 2003 collaboration with Jimmy Buffett.Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now?!," which actually first surfaced in late 1999, clocks in at number four. It's one of two songs from him to make the top ten. His hit "As Good As I Once Was" falls in at number nine. Other songs earning recognition include Brooks & Dunn's "Ain't Nothin' About You," Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," Craig Morgan's "That's What I Love About Sunday," and Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful."
The Top Ten of the "Billboard" Country Songs of the Decade list
1. Keith Urban, "Somebody Like You"
2. Mark Wills, "19 Something"
3. Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
4. Toby Keith, "How Do You Like Me Now?!"
5. Kenny Chesney, "The Good Stuff"
6. Brooks & Dunn, "Ain't Nothin' About You"
7. Tim McGraw, "Live Like You Were Dying"
8. Craig Morgan, "That's What I Love About Sunday"
9. Toby Keith, "As Good As I Once Was"
10. Steve Holy, "Good Morning Beautiful"
