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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