They say age is just a number when it comes to love, but there’s evidence a wide age gap can foretell trouble. Here are country music’s large age differences, from eight years all the way up to 31 years!

• All ages below were calculated in late 2025.
• Darius Rucker is the newest addition to this list as he’s to marry Emily Deahl, who is 26 years younger than him.
• Of the 16 couples listed, six ended in divorce.

Which Country Star Marriages Have the Biggest Age Gaps?

There have been quite a few country power couples over the decades — and several of them have had a major age gap in the relationship.

From current couples like Jason Aldean and Brittany Aldean, to past couples like Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker, country music’s deep-rooted truths can often be found in the relationships that inspire the songs that are recorded.

One country artist makes this list twice, with an eight-year age gap each time (she’s on both ends). Typically, older country men marry younger brides, often after a first marriage doesn’t work out. In fact 14 of the 16 couples below find one or both parties on a second, third or even fourth marriage.

Contemporaries like Cole Swindell and Randy Houser are alongside legends like Kenny Rogers and George Jones.

Let’s take a look at the country couples with the largest age gaps in the pictures below.