Awards / Best Country Music Video of the Year
Certified result · 2026
Recognizes the country music video real fans name most when asked for the genre's best, drawn from public online discussion and independently verified against official release and industry awards.
Winner · 2026Certified result · 2026
Winner
Johnny Cash won Best Country Music Video of the Year in 2026 for “Hurt.” One fan called it outright “the best country music video of all time,” and another said it “deserves an Oscar for its direction.” Directed by Mark Romanek and released in 2003, the video won the CMA Award for Video of the Year and the MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.
Certified 2026 · Certification methodology
The community’s most-cited country music videos, independently verified. These videos were not selected by the program, and are not in competition for this cycle’s win.
The single highest-scored video answer across the discussions reviewed, cited in both a country music video thread and separately in discussion about 90s country music.
Named for its artistic direction, with one commenter calling it original for its time and praising its use of paint and piano imagery.
Named for its dramatic revenge narrative, and cited alongside Reba's later duet video The Heart Won't Lie.
Named as an iconic narrative video alongside Beer for My Horses in the same discussion thread.
Named as a standout tribute video, with a commenter calling it a genuinely good tribute to the genre's earlier generation of stars.
The finalist field was drawn from public online discussion, discovered through web search, then independently verified against official chart history, discography, and press coverage before inclusion.
