Three different renditions of the song have entered the Hot Country Songs charts . The first was by Charlie Rich , which went to number 22 in 1976 . A second , by Mickey Newbury , peaked at number 82 in 1980 . An all-star version of " America the Beautiful " performed by country singers Trace Adkins , Sherrié Austin , Billy Dean , Vince Gill , Carolyn Dawn Johnson , Toby Keith , Brenda Lee , Lonestar , Lyle Lovett , Lila McCann , Lorrie Morgan , Jamie O'Neal , The Oak Ridge Boys , Collin Raye , Kenny Rogers , Keith Urban and Phil Vassar reached number 58 in July 2001 . The song re-entered the chart following the September 11 attacks
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America the Beautiful