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Chely Wright reflects on her coming out journey and says country music has made progress for LGBTQ+ artists, but still has a long way to go behind the scenes.

From "Shut Up and Drive" to "Jezebel," revisit 10 of Chely Wright's best country tracks.

On Sept. 11, 1999, Wright earned her first No. 1 single with "Single White Female," which was the title track of her sophomore album.

"Pay attention to your body and encourage your loved ones to do the same ..."

Wright wants people to understand the symptoms.

It's never anyone's dream to be a one-hit wonder -- but it happens fairly frequently: Although you remember the song itself (and all of the lyrics ...), you're left scratching your head on who the artist singing it is.

Plenty of well-known (and well-loved) country albums are 20 years old in 2019 ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Recall the two Dallas Cowboy quarterbacks who dated singers?

Sure, some of these artists scored major hits, but if you ask us, they're due a much bigger spot in the genre's history books.

The average country artist's career is, for the most part, well orchestrated and carefully plotted. But every once in a while, whether planned for or not, one small step can turn into a big deal.

Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman made headlines in November 2014 by revealing they were gay within hours of each other ... but they weren't the first country artists to make such an announcement.