I'm Rich Because I Have My Family Country Song
How do you lot make a sprawling list of 100 tunes seem criminally short? Try to clasp the greatest country songs of all time into that space.
Every bit we considered a century'southward worth of story-driven songcraft, we did our darndest to make sure all of the greats were recognized. And when we say "of all time," nosotros hatefulall time.
Every era is reflected here, from the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers' historic recordings to the reign of the "Nashville Sound," outlaws, singing cowboys and popular crossovers.
And earlier y'all milkshake your fists and grumble furiously about how the listing forgot "Friends in Depression Places" or gave "9 to 5" the short stick, let's establish 1 bones dominion: I song per artist, with the exception being duets.
Ane vocal from Cash. One song from Garth. And, yes, as tough equally it can be, merely one song from Dolly.
Now, dust off your turntable (or kick up Spotify) and travel through 100 of the greatest tracks to come up from Music Urban center, Bakersfield and across.
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COUNTRY MILE:Artists, songs and lyrics take u.s.a. through the rich history of country music
Dolly Parton — "Jolene"
Evocative and woeful, Parton's marquee recording crosses genre and generations — a once-in-a-world vocal without boundaries.
Tim McGraw — "Live Like You Were Dying"
McGraw's 2004 carol reminds listeners to dear deeper, speak sweeter and requite forgiveness that you've been denying.
Tammy Wynette — "Stand By Your Homo"
Five decades removed from hitting airwaves, and country music faithful yet stand tall for Wynette and her booming chorus.
Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss — "Whiskey Lullaby"
It'southward known for its layered, mournful instrumentation, merely it'south the ballad's devastating storytelling and Paisley'southward power to softly serenade that makes "Whiskey Lullaby" ane of country'south best modern cuts.
Alan Jackson — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
The country music Class of 1989 returns to the all-time list, this time asking a question in the shadow of a generation-defining issue.
Patsy Montana — "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
In 1935, this jaunty melody became the first country song by a female creative person to sell more than than 1 million copies. Information technology'southward since been covered past everyone from Patti Page to Cyndi Lauper and Phish.
Clint Black — "Killin' Time"
On his 1989 chart-topper, Black tried — and failed — to drink a adult female off of his mind.
Eric Church building — "Springsteen"
Church expertly captures a fleeting feeling chased past all musicians — like the chorus says, "Sometimes a melody sounds like a memory."
Chris Stapleton — "Tennessee Whiskey"
With a rough but welcoming warmth, Stapleton croons a rendition of this country classic that's worth toasting for years to come.
George Jones — "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
The years go slowly past, but Jones still preys upon our minds.
Deanna Carter — "Strawberry Vino"
A commercial and disquisitional success withal filling Lower Broadway taverns with a chorus that offers "My first gustation of love, oh bittersweet."
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton — "Islands in the Stream"
One of the biggest pop-country crossovers in history, the beloved duet has lived on through remixes and constant karaoke rotation.
The Judds — "Why Non Me"
With the title track of their debut anthology, mother and daughter Naomi and Wynonna Judd made their case for existence the biggest country duo of the '80s.
Conway Twitty — "Hello Darlin' "
This cocky-penned tune became Twitty's signature vocal, about a guy who can't get over the woman he wronged and lost.
Loretta Lynn — "Coal Miner'due south Daughter"
A song, a pic and a way of life for a generation raised on Lynn's working-class honesty.
Kris Kristofferson — "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
Cash fabricated it famous, just no song may better exemplify the power and bear on of Kristofferson's pen.
Don Williams — "Good Ole Boys Like Me"
During the song's 1980 release and beyond, Williams explains why "we're all gonna be what we're gonna exist."
Jimmie Rodgers — "Blue Yodel (T for Texas)"
Recorded more than 90 years ago, "T for Texas" is considered past many to be the premier song from a blue yodelin' male parent to the genre.
Carter Family — "Can the Circumvolve Exist Unbroken (Past and By)"
A torch-bearing call for state music that's nevertheless celebrated on stages today.
Ray Toll — "Heartaches by the Number"
It spent 40 weeks on Billboard's Hot Land Songs chart and 60 years at the top of listen for 1950s country classics.
Rosanne Cash — "Seven Twelvemonth Anguish"
Covered in drum loops and 1980s synthesized production, it's Rosanne Cash'due south sorrow that stands the exam of time.
Steve Earle — "Guitar Town"
A foot-stomping country-rock tribute to wanderlust down a lost highway.
Old Crow Medicine Bear witness — "Carriage Wheel"
Sure, Darius Rucker fabricated it a striking, but little comes shut to experiencing Old Crow howling this singalong for thousands of invested onlookers.
Jeannie C. Riley — "Harper Valley PTA"
A fictional Tennessee scandal that took Riley to the top of Billboard'southward Hot 100 chart.
Miranda Lambert — "The House That Congenital Me"
The fastest-rising single of Lambert's career remains a haunting exploration of her music'southward ability to resonate for repeated listens.
Kitty Wells — "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Ii-and-a-half minutes of truth that launched a career for this Tennessee fable.
Jerry Reed — "Eastbound and Down"
State music's all-time addition to soundtrack canon? Mayhap — it'southward the most lively, at least.
Roger Miller — "King of the Route"
A soft tap on the bass, a snap of the finger and Miller'due south off to croon listeners with his 1964 vagabond tale.
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson — "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
Two of the genre's finest unite for a heartfelt alert that cowboys "never stay home and they're always alone, even with someone they love."
George Strait and Alan Jackson — "Murder on Music Row"
"Someone killed country music/ Cut out its heart and soul," Strait laments on the seething duet. It was released in 2000, only the sentiment withal strikes a chord today.
Bobbie Gentry — "Ode to Billie Joe"
What did Billie Joe throw off the bridge? Regardless of the respond, Gentry captivates with every word.
Vince Gill — "Go Rest High on That Mount"
An monumental musical eulogy from Gill, delivered best during times when something moving needs to be heard.
Johnny Cash — "I Walk the Line"
Cash released his ode to temptation in 1956, cementing words in musical history that agree true in 2019.
Marty Robbins — "El Paso"
Complemented by Castilian picking, "El Paso" offers a bloody romance worthy of western songwriting.
Keith Whitley — "I'm No Stranger to the Pelting"
The last single released during Whitley'due south lifetime shows the singer peacefully reminding listeners that "I've fought with the devil, got downwards on his level/ Only I never gave in, then he gave up on me."
Boil Arnold — "The Cattle Call"
The Tennessee Plowboy yodels his lonesome telephone call, a sound that would shape country to come.
Reba McEntire — "Fancy"
Written by Bobbie Gentry in 1969, the omnipotent Reba unleashed fire with her evidence-closing 1990 version of this song.
Buck Owens — "Act Naturally"
A love song for the starry-eyed dreamers wishing about ane day existence put in the movies.
Trisha Yearwood — "Walkaway Joe"
Zeal turns awry in the love 1990s ballad from Yearwood.
Lady Antebellum — "Need You lot Now"
Backside the ring's gorgeous harmony, Lady A sings of a longing some may know too well.
Shania Twain — "Homo! I Experience Like a Woman"
The 1990s state canticle passed from Generation X mothers for millennial daughters to make their ain.
Taylor Swift — "Mean"
In a characteristically triumphant move, Swift turns a tune almost scathing critics into the brightest addition of her country music catalog.
Vern Gosdin — "Chiseled in Stone"
A tear-jerking ballad worthy of the State Music Association's Vocal of the Year honor in 1989.
Blake Shelton — "Ol' Cherry"
Before it was a concatenation of bars, Ol' Ruby was the prison house dog that helped Shelton'southward grapheme bust out (thanks to his cousin's bluetick hound.)
Ronnie Milsap — "Smoky Mountain Rain"
Homecoming leads to heartbreak on Milsap's 1980 chart-topper, wherein the vocaliser "thumbed my way from 50.A. back to Knoxville," only to find his love has moved on.
Tom T. Hall — "Former Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine"
"The Storyteller" drew from a real-life meet for one of his greatest tales. During a trip to Miami, he met a janitor at his hotel, who told him there were "three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime."
George Strait — "Amarillo By Morning"
The Male monarch of Land Music subtly parades his purple status with a well-baked story from the road.
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys — "Stay a Piffling Longer"
A taste of traditional western swing that only asks listeners to dance all dark and stay a little longer.
Alabama — "My Home's in Alabama"
Land music'south half-dozen½-minute calling card to the S.
Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons — "Dear Hurts"
Nearly 60 years since existence initially released — and 45 years since Harris and Parsons' duet — yes, love can notwithstanding injure.
Ricky Skaggs — "Country Male child"
A slick-picking piece of country music (and No. ane striking) from ane of the finest to pick up an instrument.
Ernest Tubb — "Walking the Flooring Over You"
A 1941 entry in which Tubbs shares a restlessness in a simple chorus: "I'm walking the floor over you/ I can't sleep a wink, that is true. I'm hoping and I'm praying as my heart breaks right in two/ Walking the floor over you."
Glen Campbell — "Rhinestone Cowboy"
"Rhinestone Cowboy" definedCampbell's career. It was a land-pop hit that kept the vocaliser balanced betwixt each world.
Carrie Underwood — "Before He Cheats"
State music has its share of anthems for scorned women, only Underwood's signature song is the gold standard. An instant classic upon its release in 2006.
Charley Pride — "Kiss an Angel Good Morning"
With the biggest of his dozens of hits, the Country Music Hall of Famer shared the key to marital bliss: "Kiss an angel expert morning/ And honey her like the devil when y'all get back abode."
David Allan Coe — "You Never Even Called Me By My Proper noun"
John Prine didn't want credit when he co-wrote this kiss-off to Music Row. Only information technology was the perfect message to be delivered by Coe, perhaps land music's most infamous outsider.
Willie Nelson — "Blue Eyes Crying in the Pelting"
The Cherry Headed Stranger narrates a story of emotional messiness with soothing clarity.
Johnny Paycheck — "Take This Task and Shove Information technology"
It spawned an eternal catchphrase, just don't forget there'due south another layer to Paycheck'south lone chart-topper: "My adult female washed left and took all the reasons I was working for."
Tanya Tucker — "Delta Dawn"
Recorded when she was just 13, Tanya Tucker's first haunting hit is ironically about an crumbling Southern belle, one who's under the delusion that a long-gone suitor is nevertheless coming for her.
Patsy Cline — "Crazy"
It's been covered past the likes of Neil Young, LeAnn Rimes and Linda Ronstadt, but no artist captured Willie Nelson's lyrical poignancy the way Cline did with her 1961 version.
Keith Urban — "Somebody Like You"
Urban sounds unstoppable on his 2002 chart-topper, a honey song that'due south as well wrapped upwardly in his personal redemption.
Garth Brooks — "The Dance"
What one song could possibly capture the career of this country music giant? How about the 1990 entry showcasing Brooks' unparalleled ability to embody a story worth singing for decades to come up?
Charlie Rich — "Behind Closed Doors"
State love songs didn't get much more suggestive than Rich's 1973 hit.
Tennessee Ernie Ford — "Sixteen Tons"
Information technology may be 1 of state'southward well-nigh depressing songs, and in this genre, that'due south saying something. Ford's beyond saving in his 1955 recording, as he'due south "sold my soul to the visitor shop."
Dwight Yoakam — "Guitars, Cadillacs"
When he found himself in Hollywood with a cleaved center and shattered dreams, Yoakam clung to hope with his "guitars, Cadillacs (and) hillbilly music." Before long enough, it made him one of country's biggest stars.
Hank Williams Jr. — "Family Tradition"
While he explained that he was just following in his dad's rowdy footsteps, "Bocephus" also truly stepped out of Hank Sr.'s shadow with this 1979 boom.
Oak Ridge Boys — "Elvira"
Dizzy-upward! We dare yous to name a vocal that'south more fun to sing than this Oaks "oom-poppa" classic (named after an Due east Nashville street).
Ray Charles — "Yous Don't Know Me"
Charles' heartbreaking spin on the Eddy Arnold/Cindy Walker song is the acme of his landmark album "Modern Sounds in State & Western Music."
Kenny Rogers — "The Gambler"
Enhance a glass to timeless advice.
Piffling Big Town — "Girl Beat"
Some radio programmers were terrified of this 2014 song — in which Karen Fairchild sings of wanting to "taste (the) lips" of the woman who has her beloved interest'south attention — but listeners, critics and Music Row gave it a total embrace.
Lee Brice — "I Bulldoze Your Truck"
Brice's powerful 2012 hit was inspired by a truthful story of a father who establish comfort in driving the truck one time endemic by his son, who'd been killed while serving in Transitional islamic state of afghanistan.
Lacy J. Dalton — "16th Avenue"
Several years after she found country stardom, Dalton fabricated sure to tip her chapeau to those even so chasing their dream on Nashville'due south Music Row — aka 16th Artery South.
Porter Wagoner — "The Greenish, Green Grass of Abode"
Before Tom Jones, Elvis and dozens of others put their spin on Curly Putman'south archetype, Wagoner offset fabricated it a hit. In a devastating twist, information technology turns out he'due south dreaming of his hometown while on death row.
Merle Haggard — "Mama Tried"
A slippy lead guitar, Haggard's sketched storytelling ... California country with "Mama Tried."
Randy Travis — "Forever and E'er, Amen"
Travis lays out his devotion in his signature song, and listeners haven't stopped loving it since its release in 1987.
Roy Acuff — "Wabash Missive"
This folk song about a mighty train had already been passed down for generations when Acuff cut it in 1936, and his version helped the "Wabash" legend spread around the world.
Guy Clark — "Desperados Waiting for a Train"
Clark penned a beautiful tribute to his grandmother's beau, Jack Prigg, "an old school man of the world" who would sing "Red River Valley" with the budding songwriter.
Brooks & Dunn — "Believe"
The country duo won multiple awards for this soulful ballad of unwavering faith.
The Highwaymen — "Highwayman"
Only songwriting great Jimmy Webb could conjure upward an epic theme worthy of country'south greatest supergroup, equanimous of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers — "All the Gold in California"
In soaring three-office harmony, the Gatlins issued a alarm to all who head west with stars in their eyes: "It don't matter at all where you've played before/
California's a brand-new game."
Charlie Daniels Band — "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
In 1979, Daniels found the perfect showcase for his fiery fiddle technique — a familiar tale about a boy named Johnny who makes a bet with the devil (and wins).
Joe Diffie — "John Deere Green"
Against all odds, tractors have zip to exercise with Diffie'due south 1993 song. Instead, "John Deere Dark-green" is the color used to paint "Billy Bob loves Charlene" on the town's water tower.
Earl Thomas Conley — "Belongings Her and Loving Yous"
It doesn't have a chorus, but "Belongings Her and Loving Y'all" has quite a hook. Conley counts down the hardest things he'll ever do, and the song's title tops the list.
Dixie Chicks — "Wide Open Spaces"
With the title runway of their breakthrough album — most a young woman who's set up to spread her wings — the Dixie Chicks truly took flight.
Kacey Musgraves — "Follow Your Arrow"
On summit of taking mainstream country into new territory with its "Buss lots of boys/ Or osculation lots of girls" line, "Follow Your Pointer" was a powerful mission statement from Musgraves, equally she's proven to have smashing artistic instincts.
Patty Loveless — "How Can I Help You lot Say Goodbye"
"Time will ease your pain," Loveless sang. That may exist true, but this tearjerker about conveying on after a move, a divorce and the death of a parent yet stings 25 years later.
Sugarland — "Stay"
What if "Jolene" could have given her side of the story? On Sugarland'south massive 2007 hit, Jennifer Nettles sings from the perspective of a mistress, who begs her lover to stay earlier deciding she's tired of waiting.
Martina McBride — "Independence 24-hour interval"
It'southward oft falsely causeless to be a patriotic vocal, but McBride's triumphant anthem is really about a woman breaking free of an abusive relationship.
Lee Ann Womack — "I Hope Y'all Trip the light fantastic"
Whether yous're singing it to your kids, a loved one or yourself, Womack's plea to alive life to the fullest and have chances truly resonates.
K.T. Oslin — "eighty'due south Ladies"
Oslin rocketed through the decades on her 1987 hit, which fittingly sounds very much like a product of its time. "At present we're 80'southward ladies/ There ain't been much these ladies ain't tried."
John Anderson — "Swingin' "
Certain, information technology's about swinging on the porch (is information technology actually, though?), but few country hits havestruttedthe mode Anderson's feisty, horn-spiked 1983 striking does.
Nitty Gritty Clay Band — "Fishin' in the Dark"
"Yous and me going line-fishing in the night/ Lying on our backs and counting the stars." NGDB'south classic is all almost simple pleasures, and listening to information technology is one, too.
Kenny Chesney — "The Good Stuff"
Kenny's bartender teaches him a valuable lesson: "The skillful stuff" isn't alcohol; it's the memories you brand with your loved ones.
George Jones and Tammy Wynette — "Aureate Ring"
George and Tammy's greatest duet explains that "only dear" tin can transform a "cold metal matter" into something more.
Luke Bryan — "Beverage a Beer"
Bryan didn't write this song, but he fabricated a powerful connection to it, relating information technology to the deaths of his brother and sis. He sings about learning of the death of a friend and going to the pier they would sit at to "watch the sunset disappear and drink a beer."
Lefty Frizzell — "If You've Got the Coin, I've Got the Time"
Some things never modify. In 1950, Frizzell kicked off his celebrated career with this No. 1 tune about painting the town red and going "honky tonkin.'"
Toby Keith — "How Do Yous Similar Me Now"
Keith was already an established star, but he didn't really crank up the mental attitude until this 1999 hitting, in which he rubs his success in the face of an unrequited love.
Waylon Jennings — "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"
"Everybody knows you lot've been stepping on my toes/ And I'1000 getting pretty tired of it." The outlaw fable is barely belongings information technology together on his seething 1968 hit.
Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt — "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"
The iconic trio finds exquisite harmony on a Rodney Crowell composition.
Hank Williams — "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Some consider this Williams entry, a tin't-miss in country music history, to define the genre.
Source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/08/25/best-country-music-songs-all-time/1760586001/
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