NOW That's What I Call Country, Vol. 10

Released in June 2017, NOW That's What I Call Country, Vol. 10 rounds up country hits from the mid-2010s, with an emphasis on singles from 2016. Some of the biggest songs of that year are here -- Maren Morris' "'80s Mercedes," Dierks Bentley's "Black," Eric Church's "Kill a Word," Little Big Town's "Better Man," Kelsea Ballerini's "Yeah Boy" -- along with new singles from veterans (Miranda Lambert's "Vice," Brad Paisley's "Today") and some good cuts from Jon Pardi ("Dirt on My Boots"), Dustin Lynch ("Seein' Red"), and Luke Bryan ("Fast"). Like any NOW disc, it's a good snapshot of the time. [The Deluxe Edition adds a disc of hits from the past decade, reaching back for old hits by Bryan, Jason Aldean, Lambert, and Carrie Underwood, while adding newer hits by Cam and Sam Hunt. It's a grab bag, but it plays like a good mainstream country radio station circa 2017.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine