The 100 best country songs of all time, as ranked by the country music community at Genius:
100. 'Small Town Southern Man' -- by Alan Jackson -- Why It's So Good 99. 'Take This Job and Shove it' -- by Johnny Paycheck -- Why It's So Good 98. 'Highwayman' -- by The Highwaymen -- Why It's So Good 97. 'Hey, Good Lookin' -- by Hank Williams Sr -- Why It's So Good 96. 'Check Yes or No' -- by George Strait -- Why It's So Good 95. 'Two Black Cadilacs' -- by Carrie Underwood -- Why It's So Good 94. 'Cold Cold Heart' -- by Hank Williams Sr -- Why It's So Good 93. 'Mine Would Be You' -- by Blake Shelton -- Why It's So Good 92. 'Tim McGraw' -- by Taylor Swift -- Why It's So Good 91. 'Live Oak' -- by Jason Isbell Why It's So Good
90. 'Walking the Floor Over You' -- by Ernest Tubb -- Why It's So Good 89. 'David' -- by Cody Jinks -- Why It's So Good 88. 'Red Dirt Girl' -- by Emmylou Harris -- Why It's So Good 87. 'Seven Year Ache' -- by Rosanne Cash -- Why It's So Good 86. 'The Race Is On' -- by George Jones -- Why It's So Good 85. 'Rhinestone Cowboy' -- by Glen Campbell -- Why It's So Good 84. 'Mr. Bojangles' -- by Jerry Jeff Walker -- Why It's So Good 83. 'Make the World Go Away' -- by Eddy Arnold -- Why It's So Good 82. 'A Boy Named Sue' -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good 81. 'Country Nation' -- by Brad Paisley -- Why It's So Good 80. 'Harper Valley PTA' -- by Jeannie C. Riley -- Why It's So Good 79. 'You Dont Know Me' -- by Ray Charles -- Why It's So Good 78. 'Coat of Many Colors' -- by Dolly Parton -- Why It's So Good 77. 'The Dance' -- by Garth Brooks -- Why It's So Good 76. 'I Will Always Love You' -- by Whitney Houston And by Dolly Parton -- Why It's So Good 75. 'Hello Walls' -- by Faron Young -- Why It's So Good 74. 'Go Rest High on That Mountain' -- by Vince Gill -- Why It's So Good 73. 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken' -- by The Carter Family -- Why It's So Good 72. 'It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels' -- By Kitty Wells -- Why It's So Good 71. 'Blue Moon of Kentucky' -- by Bill Monroe -- Why It's So Good
70. 'El Paso' -- by Marty Robbins -- Why It's So Good 69. 'When You Say Nothin' At All' -- by Keith Whitley and Alison Krauss -- Why It's So Good 68. 'Keep on the Sunny Side' -- by The Carter Family -- Why It's So Good 67. 'Mountain Music' -- by Alabama -- Why It's So Good 66. 'Mamas, Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys' -- by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 65. 'Help Me Hold On' -- Travis Tritt -- Why It's So Good 64. 'Before He Cheats' -- by Carrie Underwood -- Why It's So Good 63. 'Ive Got a Tiger by the Tail' -- by Buck Owens -- Why It's So Good 62. 'Drink A Beer' -- by Luke Bryan -- Why It's So Good 61. 'What Hurts The Most' -- by Rascal Flatts -- Why It's So Good 60. 'Sweet Amarillo' -- by Old Crow Medicine Show -- Why It's So Good 59. 'Cover Me Up' -- Jason Isbell -- Why It's So Good 58. 'Traveller' -- by Chris Stapleton -- Why It's So Good 57. 'Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town' -- Kenny Rogers -- Why It's So Good 56. 'Good Hearted Woman' -- Waylon Jennings -- Why It's So Good 55. 'Sing Me Back Home' -- by Merle Haggard -- Why It's So Good 54. 'Any Man of Mine' -- by Shania Twain -- Why It's So Good 53. 'Turtles All the Way Down' -- by Sturgill Simpson -- Why It's So Good 52. 'My Wish' -- by Rascal Flatts -- Why It's So Good 51. 'Drivin' My Life Away' -- by Eddie Rabbit -- Why It's So Good
50. 'Queen of Hearts' -- by Juice Newton -- Why It's So Good 49. 'Sixteen Tons' -- by Ernie Ford -- Why It's So Good 48. 'Amazed' -- by Lonestar -- Why It's So Good 47. 'Amarillo by Morning' -- by George Straight -- Why It's So Good 46. 'You Belong With Me' -- by Taylor Swift -- Why It's So Good 45. 'If Youre Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)' -- by Alabama -- Why It's So Good 44. 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman!' -- by Shania Twain -- Why It's So Good 43. 'Strawberry Wine' -- by Deana Carter -- Why It's So Good 42. 'Follow Your Arrow' -- by Kacey Musgraves -- Why It's So Good 41. 'Wasnt Born to Follow' -- by Carol King -- Why It's So Good 40. 'On the Road Again' -- by Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 39. 'My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys' -- By Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 38. 'Jolene' -- by Dolly Parton -- Why It's So Good 37. 'Kiss an Angel Good Morning' -- by Charley Pride -- Why It's So Good 36. 'Mama Tried' -- by Merle Haggard -- Why It's So Good 35. 'Im So Lonesome I Could Cry' -- by Hank Williams Sr. -- Why It's So Good 34. 'Highway Dont Care' -- by Tim McGraw -- Why It's So Good 33. 'Forever and Ever, Amen' -- by Randy Travis -- Why It's So Good 32. 'Live Like You Were Dying' -- by Tim McGraw -- Why It's So Good 31. 'Mine' -- by Taylor Swift -- Why It's So Good
30. 'A Fathers Love' -- by George Strait -- Why It's So Good 29. 'San Antonio Rose' -- by Willie Nelson and Ray Price -- Why It's So Good 28. 'Wagon Wheel' -- by Old Crow Medicine Show -- Why It's So Good 27. 'If You're Reading This' -- by Tim McGraw -- Why It's So Good 26. 'Faded Love' -- by Patsy Cline -- Why It's So Good 25. 'Passionate Kisses' -- by Lucinda Williams -- Why It's So Good 24. 'King of the Road' -- by Roger Miller -- Why It's So Good 23. 'Your Cheatin' Heart' -- by Hank Williams Sr. -- Why It's So Good 22. 'Paradise' -- by John Prine -- Why It's So Good 21. 'Pancho and Lefty' -- by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard -- Why It's So Good
20. 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' -- by George Jones -- Why It's So Good 19. 'Heartaches by the Number' -- by Ray Price -- Why It's So Good 18. 'Stand By Your Man' -- by Tammy Wynette -- Why It's So Good 17. 'Luckenbach, Texas' -- by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 16. 'Waiting 'Round to Die' -- by Townes Van Zandt -- Why It's So Good 15. 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' -- by Kris Kristofferson -- Why It's So Good 14. 'Wabash Cannonball' -- by Roy Acuff -- Why It's So Good 13. 'In the Jailhouse Now' -- by Jimmie Rodgers -- Why It's So Good 12. 'Ring of Fire' -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good 11. 'Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain' -- by Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good
10. 'Angel From Montgomery' -- by Bonnie Raitt and John Prine -- Why It's So Good 9. 'Take Me Home Country Roads' -- by John Denver -- Why It's So Good 8. 'Friends in Low Places' -- by Garth Brooks -- Why It's So Good 7. 'The Gambler' -- by Kenny Rogers -- Why It's So Good 6. 'Crazy' -- by Patsy Cline and by Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 5. 'I'm Movin' On' -- by Hank Snow -- Why It's So Good 4. 'Coal Miner's Daughter' -- by Loretta Lynn -- Why It's So Good 3. 'Folsom Prison Blues' -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good 2. 'All My Ex's Live In Texas' -- by George Straight -- Why It's So Good 1. 'Walk the Line' -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good