@@GradySmith Seriously? Dude, my grandmother has had a crush on George longer than I've been alive! Which apparently is as long as you too, since I was also in 6th grade.
Michael V He’s not that great 🤷♂️ one of the first guys who made country music reliant on a country persona rather than musical talent. That’s my opinion tho and I’m a bit new to country so feel free to disagree.
"I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison, so I went... to pick her up... in the rain! But before I could get to the station in my... pickup truck, she got ran over by a damned ol' train!"
Well a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song, and he told me it was the perfect country and western song, I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT the perfect country and western song, because he hadn't said anything at all, about mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison...or gettin drunk..well he sat down and wrote another verse to the song, and he sent it to me, and after readin it, I realized my friend had written the perfect country and western song, and I felt obliged to include it on this album, the last verse goes like this here... One of my childhood favorites and still.is one of my favorites!
1. Luckenbach Texas 2. A country boy can survive 3. Family tradition 4. I've been everywhere 5. The Race is on 6.My Maria 7. Ring of fire 8. International Harvester 9. Rodeo 10. Prop me up beside the jukebox
I stumbled across you tonight for the first time. I've been listening to Country for almost 60 years, and the way you described Dolly was unbelievable. You really understand her and her music. In fact, you seem to have an incredible ability to feel the artist's joy and pain through their music. It's a gift, you know.
Mama Tried Highwayman Gambler Mama’s Don’t Let your Babies grow up to be cowboys Are you sure hank done it this way Family tradition Folsom Prison Blues Ocean Front Property I can Still make Cheyenne Springsteen
First 5 are on my list as well. Life is a highway would be on there and cruise and then Alabama's forty hour week, Amarilo by morning, honey bee by Blake Shelton.
1. Mamma Tried 2. He Stopped Loving Her today 3. Always on My Mind 4. Old Violin 5. I Can Still Make Cheyenne 6. I Believe In You 7. City of New Orleans 8. I Wish Grandpas Never Died 9. High Cotton 10. Oklahoma Sunshine
I can’t understand why people like grandpas never died so much. Seems like it’s just a big ol list with no actual point behind it. Not a constant theme. It just seems thrown together from a toy box
10: I’m A Ramblin’ Man - Waylon Jennings 9: On My Way To You - Cody Johnson 8: Basket Case - Gethen Jenkins 7: Amarillo By Morning: George Strait 6: Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn 5: Don’t y’all think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand - Waylon Jennings 4: Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash 3: Country State of Mind - Hank Jr. 2: Family Tradition - Hank Jr. 1: Ain’t Living Long Like This - Waylon Jennings
1) This Cowboy’s Hat-Chris LeDoux 2) Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)-Garth Brooks 3) My Town-Montgomery Gentry 4) Carrying Your Love With Me-George Strait 5) Where the Green Grass Grows-Tim McGraw 6) The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia-Reba McEntire 7) Ghost Riders in the Sky-Johnny Cash 8) Mississippi Girl-Faith Hill 9) I’m For Love-Hank Williams, Jr. 10) Fishin’ in the Dark-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I have my top 10: 10. 9 to 5- Dolly Parton 9. Write This Down- George Strait 8. Take Me Home Country Roads- John Denver 7. Fall- Clay Walker 6. Give It All We Got Tonight- George Strait 5. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys- Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson 4. He Stopped Loving Her Today- George Jones 3. Forever and Ever, Amen- Randy Travis 2. Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash 1. Amarillo By Morning- George Strait
"Spent 48 dollars last night at the county fair..." "Momma's on the front porch screamin' out her warnin', girl you better get your red head back in bed before the mornin'..." "Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair..."
Poncho and Lefty- Willie Nelson Neon Moon-Brooks and Dunn Pop a Top-Alan Jackson Guitars, Cadillac’s-Dwight Yoakum Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash People Are Crazy-Billy Currington Amarillo by Morning-George Strait The Running Kind-Merle Haggard My Best Friend-Tim McGraw Making Memories of Us-Keith Urban
Ryan A.P. Neon Moon, People Are Crazy, Amarillo By Morning, & My Best Friend are are absolutely amazing! Spell bounding tbh. I’d swap You’ll Think of Me by Keith for your choice but he’s one of my all time favorites! Great list!
10. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton 9. Chattahoochee, Alan Jackson 8. Vice, Miranda Lambert 7. Me and Bobby Mcgee, Kris Kristofferson 6. Mama Song, Cody Jinks 5. He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones 4. If We Make it Through December, Merle Haggard 3. Carrying your love with me, George Strait 2. Rose in Paradise, Waylon Jennings 1. I can Still Make Cheyenne, George Strait
1) When You Say Nothing At All- Keith Whitley 2) That's The Way Love Goes- Merle Haggard 3) I've Been Loved By The Best- Don Williams 4) Amarillo By Morning- George Strait 5) If Tomorrow Never Comes- Garth Brooks 6) Choices- George Jones 7) Go Rest High On That Mountain- Vince Gill 8) A Thousand Miles From Nowhere- Dwight Yoakam 9) Foolish Pride- Travis Tritt 10) Sticks and Stones- Tracy Lawrence
This is a great list! I love all of these songs, on your list! Don Williams is an excellent vocalist! I love a LOT of his music! The songs that, I would have chosen by Tracy Lawrence, would be "If the World Had a Front Porch", "I See it Now", "Paint Me a Birmingham", and "Time Marches On"! See, I cannot even whittle down my list, to just one song, of his. lol :D My fave George Strait song is "You Look So Good In Love"...but I also love "The Chair", "Let's Fall to Pieces Together", and "I Cross My Heart"! My fave Merle Haggard song is "Silver Wings". So many great songs, by so many wonderful artists...so hard to choose!
We have different taste in country, which is totally fine. My top ten: 1 - Garth Brooks: The Dance 2 - Randy Travis: Forever and Ever Amen 3 - Travis Tritt: Help Me Hold On 4 - Toby Keith: Should’ve Been A Cowboy 5 - Keith Whitley: I’m Over You 6 - Jason Aldean: My Kinda Party 7 - Alan Jackson: Drive 8 - George Strait: Check Yes or No 9 - Tim McGraw: Don’t Take the Girl 10 - Craig Morgan: This Ain’t Nothin’ I’m pretty positive these aren’t all singles but that’s my top 10 there are some I didn’t put on I could have or that are interchangeable but that’s my favorites.
iKingAero The Dance is my favorite song of all time, ever, by anyone in any genre! I also agree with your list....Drive is one of my most favorite AJ songs as is your King George pick! Don’t Take the Girl is wonderful also! Well done!
I like your list. We have similar tastes. Time Marches On by Tracy Lawrence, Seminole Wind by John Anderson would be on mine as well. Also Tim McGraw’s Please Remember Me. I grew up in the 90’s, great time for country music. Every song on country radio was good.
A Boston boy’s top ten (listed best to last): 1. He Stopped Loving Her Today - G. Jones 2. Coat Of Many Colors - D. Parton 3. Honky Tonk Blues - Hank Sr. 4. Chiseled in Stone - Vern Gosdin 5. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town - J. Cash 6. When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill 7. To Daddy - Emmylou Harris cover 8. Yesterday’s News Just Hit Home Today - J. Paycheck cover 9. Farewell Party - Alan Jackson cover 10. Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn It Loose - D. Yoakam My next hundred are equally great! (A Country Boy Can Survive; Dang Me; Guitar Town; The Grand Tour; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain……….)
10. She's in Love with the Boy - Trisha Yearwood 9. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter 8. Drift Off To Dream - Travis Tritt 7. The Chair - George Strait 6. Jolene - Dolly Parton 5. Monday Morning Church - Alan Jackson 4. Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw 3. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 2. Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks 1. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley/Allison Krauss
1. Old Violin - Johnny Paycheck 2. Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn 3. I Melt - Rascal Flatts 4. Arlington - Trace Adkins 5. Heart Don't Fall Now - Sawyer Brown 6. She's Mine - Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers 7. Your Love Amazes Me - John Berry 8. The Bluest Eyes in Texas - George Strait 9. Is It Raining At Your House - Vern Gosdin 10. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones
10: in color 9:paint me a Birmingham 8:ain’t nothin to it 7:Annie’s song 6:troubadour 5:red dirt road 4:she used to be mine 3:neon moon 2:Amarillo by morning 1:remember when
Andrew Cabral that’s where your wrong. Country music is so great that it’s so vast and different sounds. Where that song is great it wouldn’t make my top ten
But which artists? Because as much as I love George Strait, I think Chris Ledoux's version is better. But that's just me, and neither one of them was the first to sing it either.
1. Lost Highway - Hank Williams 2. Streets of Laredo - Johnny Cash 3. I Can't Help it if I'm Still in Love with You - Anita Carter and Hank Williams duet 4. Highway Patrolman - Johnny Cash 5. Will the Roses Bloom in Heaven - The Carter Family 6. Blown Away - Carrie Underwood 7. If You're Gonna Play in Texas - Alabama 8. Beer for my Horses - Toby Kieth and Willie Nelson 9. My Church - Maren Morris 10. Heads Carolina, Tails California - Jo Dee Messina I restricted myself to only 2 songs max per artist to keep my favoritism (Johnny, Hank, and the Carter Family) at bay. Honorable mentions: Colder Weather, El Paso, Seven Spanish Angels, Coat of Many Colors, The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore, A Country Boy Can Survive, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Country Roads, Wagon Wheel, Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy
I'd say my top 10 are - 1. Amarillo by Morning - George Strait 2. Austin - Blake Shelton 3. Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson 4. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 5. The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert 6. Red Dirt Road - Brooks and Dunn 7. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 8. Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis 9. Country Roads - John Denver 10. Coal Country - Charles Wesley Godwin
Not an easy task to pick just 10 - many great songs on your list. My attempt: 1. Folsom Prison - Cash 2. El Paso - Robbins 3. Highwayman - Highwaymen 4. Always on My Mind - Nelson 5. Country Roads - Denver 6. Amarillo By Morning - Strait 7. Highway 40 Blues - Skaggs 8. Forever and Ever, Amen - Travis 9. Family Tradition - Hank Jr 10. Fishin’ in the Dark - Nitty Gritty
Cool List! I absolutely adore the song, "Fishin' in the Dark"! :D "Forever and Ever Amen" will always be, one of my top favorites, from Randy Travis! I remember hearing it, for the 1st time, when I was 17 years old, and just giggling at the line, "as long as old men, sit and talk about the weather, and as long as old women sit, and talk about old men"! I was lucky, to be raised around, my Great Grandparents (my maternal Grandparents, actually raised me, so they were, for all intents, and purposes, my Mom & Dad), so I could COMPLETELY, relate to this song, because I saw it, in action! :D This song also started my love for most all of Randy's songs!
1. I can still make Cheyenne 2. Granddaddy’s Gun ( aaron lewis ) 3. Boot Scootin’ Boogie 4. Stars Over Texas 5. Letters From Home 6. Run 7. This Cowboy’s Hat 8. A country boy can survive 9. Chasin’ that neon rainbow 10. Ain’t nothin ‘bout you Honestly these could be in any order and there are more that i could interchange like Family Tradition, mama’s dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, alibis, amarillo by morning, etc...
1. Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley 2. The Dance - Garth Brooks 3. The Grand Tour - George Jones 4. Remember When - Alan Jackson 5. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart - Randy Travis 6. I Hate Everything - George Strait 7. I've Always Been Crazy - Waylon Jennings 8. Traveller - Chris Stapleton 9. Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band 10. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker *Made this list in 5 minutes so I can't commit to this list and then rankings but close enough
@Garrett Scroggs I have listened to it, but I credit Darius Rucker's version as the song that first got me listening to country music. That's why I listed him as the artist.
There's no reason to stereotype and bring negativity to this channel. I'm 32 and not a boomer. Try to show more compassion for those that you have disgust for.
My list: 1. Shot full of love 2. Don't close your eyes 3. You look so good in love 4. Friends in low places 5. I'm gonna miss her 6. You had me from hello 7. Bless the broken road 8. Tennessee whiskey 9. Grandpa tell me about the good old days 10. Beautiful Crazy
1. Hello darling 2. I will always love you 3. Wild one 4. The race is on (George Jones) 5. Folsom prison blues 6. Any man of mine 7. She's in love with the boy 8. Harper valley PTA 9. The dance 10. My Maria
Neon Moon-Brooks n Dunn Alabama-Cross Canadian Ragweed When you say nothing at all-Keith Whitley Check yes or no-George Strait Tulsa Time-Don Williams Gallo de ciello-Jason Boland(cover) Empty Glass-Gary Stewart One more goodbye-Randy Rogers Only time you call-Jon Wolfe Long white line-Sturgill Simpson *honorable mention- Panco and lefty-Willie n Waylon Damn that was tough, If youre a true country music lover I think this is impossible.
This took me a long time LOL. 10) Buy me a Boat - Chris Jansen I was in Middle School when this song came out and the lyrics of this song made me laugh the first time I listened to it. "I wish I had a rich uncle that would kick the bucket" just made my day the first time I listened to it. I'd me lying if I thought this song had substance, but for me the laugh was all I needed with this song. 9) Angels among us- Alabama Everytime I talk with someone about Alabama, the songs people think of are "Song of the South", "Mountain Music" and "Dixieland Delight". While all great, I got to sing this song at my Elementary School Graduation. A little while ago, this song popped up on Spotify and made me nostalgic for a time when I still got to be around people making music. As a music student, this is something that I've yearned for recently, but not easily accessible due to the pandemic. 8) Long Black Train- Josh Turner Known mainly for "Your Man" and "Why don't we just dance", this song has always gotten me more than the others. The song is giving metaphoric look at temptation. I feel that Turner has one of the most crisp bass voices known to man. 7) Little Toy Guns - Carrie Underwood This was a tough one. I knew I wanted to include Carrie Underwood on the list. The mood of her songs has a good history of relating to the mood of the lyrics. If I had to choose others it would be "Before he Cheats", "Something in the Water" and "Two Black Cadillacs". 6) If I die young- The Band Perry I feel as though taking a deeper look at the lyrics of this song can't help but make one emotional. The lyrics don't reflect that of anger or sadness but we see death through the lens of the person that died. An interpretation of it. One of the most beautiful ballads of country music of all time 5) Chattahoochee- Alan Jackson Another hard decision, he's got too many good ones. The guitar lick in this song is one of my favorites of all time. It was between this one and "Five o'clock Somewhere." Jackson has an art of making a song relatable to anyone. 4) Online - Brad Paisley I have an autographed copy of this album. Lord knows, how many people have ever laughed to any Brad Paisley song "I'm Gonna Miss Her", "Ticks", "I'm Still a Guy". The reason I chose this song however, is because of the relatability I have to the main character in the song. I feel this way because I play the tuba in the marching band and live in a basement. While others might see this one differently as making fun, I fall into two of the categories and I'm living proof that for me at least its all in good nature. 3) Come Monday- Jimmy Buffett I've always felt like I fit into more of the beachy country music over other sub-genres. I love Buffett's style, because of the unique style he possesses to his country music. When I was a kid, the album "Songs you know by heart" was on repeat in the car constantly. We skipped track 9 though, look up the album to understand why. 2) Toes - Zac Brown Band Zac Brown is to me what Jimmy Buffett was to my parents. He's at a crossroads when it comes to genres like Buffett. The reason I picked this song was that the chorus always seemed memorable for me. Honorable mentions for Brown are "Sweet Annie", "I Play the Road", "My Old Man", "Loving you Easy" and "Knee Deep". Some of my favorite memories were made with these songs. 1) Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts I didn't pick the original for a reason. My favorite movie growing up as a kid was Pixar's Cars. It exposed me to a plethora of Country Music Artists. This one hits it home however with the upbeat tempo and one of my favorite bass lines of all time. Wow that took a while!
Love the inclusion of "Wide Open Spaces." Like you, I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s with so many amazing female country artists. They were on the radio and you saw their music videos all the time. Also, I'll never forget seeing the video for "Hurt" for the first time. I still get emotional every time I watch it. Had never heard of "Waiting on June" but listened to it and it gave me chills. Love it.
Best memory of Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue was when I was stationed in Kyrgyzstan, the song was played and there were Americans, Dutch & French military members singing along
1. The Cowboy Rides Away- George Strait 2. Are The Good Times Really Over? - Merle Haggard 3. Hurt - Johnny Cash 4. Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley 5. Remember When - Alan Jackson 6. Don't Take the Girl - Tim McGraw 7. Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton 8. Anymore - Travis Tritt 9. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
10. He Gets That From Me - Reba 11. Gods Country - Blake Shelton 12. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver 13. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 14. Gentle on My Mind - Glenn Campbell 15. Love's the Only House - Martina McBride 16. Forever and Ever Amen - Randy Travis 17. The Dance- Garth Brooks 18. Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson and Ray Charles 19. Blues Man - Hank Williams Jr. 20. I Believe - Brooks and Dunn
My personal top10 favorites: 1. Alison Krauss - You’re Just A Country Boy 2. Tracy Byrd - Heaven In My Woman’s Eyes 3. Travis Tritt - Where Corn Don’t Grow 4. Johnny Cash - Big River 5. Dwight Yoakam - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere 6. Tanya Tucker - San Antonio Stroll 7. George Strait - Baby Blue 8. Johnny Horton - North To Alaska 9. Michael Murphey - Wildfire 10. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Down At The Twist And Shout
1. Chattahoochee 2. Folsom prison blues 3. Down on the farm 4. I'm so lonesome I could cry 5. Last dollar 6.ring of fire 7.a country boy can survive 8. Fishing in the dark 9.i like it, I love it 10. Cowgirls don't cry
1. Amarillo By Morning 2. Red Dirt Road 3. Colder Weather 4. Even Though I’m Leaving 5. Springsteen 6. Dirt Road Anthem 7. Ain’t Nothing Bout Her 8. As Good As I Once Was 9. Startin’ With Me 10. Brokenheartsville Honorable Mentions Talladega All My Rowdy Friends Boot Scootin’ Boogie 5 More Minutes (Not really in order, I like some of the honorable mentions as much as some of the songs on the list)
my list includes Earl Thomas Conley "What I'd say", Martina McBride "Anyway", Kenny Rogers "Love Will Turn You Around", Patty Loveless "That Kind of Girl", Brad Paisley "This is Country Music", Mary Chapin Carpenter "I Take My Chances", George Strait "Blue Clear Sky", Kenny Chesney "That's why I'm here", Jamey Johnson "Heartache", and lastly, Blake Shelton "Austin". All these songs can bring me to tears or bring a smile to my face. If you haven't heard them, I highly recommend you look them up on UA-cam.
For anybody who wants a quick reference instead of having to go back through the video to remember what placed where 10: On the Road Again - Willie Nelson 9: Alright - Darius Rucker 8: Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks 7: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) - Toby Keith 6: Hurt - Johnny Cash 5: Something Like That - Tim McGraw 4: Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks 3: Waiting on June - Holly Williams 2: Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton 1: Deeper Than the Holler - Randy Travis Honorable Mentions: Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks and Dunn This Side - Nickel Creek Kerosene - Miranda Lambert Traveling Alone - Jason Isbell
1. Friends in low places 2. He stopped loving her today 3. Mommas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys 4. Momma tried 5. I can still make Cheyenne 6. Beer never broke my heart 7. Cadillac cowboy 8. Rose colored glasses 9. She’s acting single I’m drinking double 10. When you say nothing at all
My top twenty 1) That Ain’t No Way To Go - Brooks and Dunn 2) Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis 3) Dixieland Delight - Alabama 4) Courtesy Of The Red White and Blue - Toby Keith 5) The Father My Son and The Holy Ghost- Craig Morgan 6) Monsters - Eric Church 7) I Saw God Today - George Strait 8) People Are Crazy - Billy Currington 9) Go Rest Hight On That Mountain - Vince Gill 10) When I Get Where I’m Going - Brad Paisley 11) In Color - Jamey Johnson 12) Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr 13) 40 Hour Week - Alabama 14) American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley 15) Streets Of Bakersfield - Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens 16) Country Boy - Aaron Lewis 17) Your Going To Miss This - Trace Atkins 18) High Cotten - Alabama 19) International Harvester - Craig Morgan 20) Hell Of A View - Eric Church I had to do twenty because I have so many
"Set 'Em Up Joe" by Vern Gosdin is the quintessential country song. It's like every great country song was thrown into a music stew and out came "Set 'Em Up Joe".
My 10 Favorite: 10. Apartment Number 9-Tammy Wynette 9. You Ask Me To-Waylon Jennings 8. Country Bumpkin-Cal Smith 7. Take Me Home, Country Roads-John Denver 6. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain-Willie Nelson 5. Coat of Many Colors-Dolly Parton 4. Broken Lady-Larry Gatling and the Gatling Brothers 3. Mama Tried-Merle Haggard 2. Old Flame-Alabama 1. Three Wooden Crosses-Randy Travis
Speaking of this song. Even though I'm not from the Southern US (I'm from Northern Ontario), I can relate coming from a region that seems misunderstood.
@@LuckyOlivia44 how could something from Alabama not be in there. Between Alabama and King George over 100 #1 hits and none on here and guy we are talking emotion how about Craig Morgan
10. Paint Me a Birmingham - Tracy Lawrence 9. I Can Still Make Cheyenne - George Strait 8. The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks 7. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Allison Krauss 6. Troubadour - George Strait 5. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 4. I Told You So - Randy Travis & Carrie Underwood 3. Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn 2. Beaches of Cheyenne - Garth Brooks 1. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait Out of my playlist 🤷🏼♂️
1. Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - Waylon and Willie 2. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait 3. All my exes live in Texas - George Strait 4. Whiskey River - Willie Nelson 5. Seashore of Old Mexico / Blame it on Mexico - George Strait 6. Drinkin and Dreaming / Luchenbach Texas - Waylon Jennings 7. Are you sure hank done it this way - Waylon Jennings 8. Friday Night Fever - George Strait Okie from Muskogee / Heaven was a drink of wine - Merle Haggard 9. Honky Tonk Crazy / Honky Tonk Saturday Night - George Strait 10. One too many mornings - Waylon and Cash
1. You never even called me by my name 2. Hello darlin 3. Mama tried 4. He stopped loving her today 5. On the road again 6. Highwayman 7. Luckenback Texas 8. I can still make Cheyenne 9. Whiskey bent and hell bound 10. Dixieland delight
"Class of 89' Country the Best..!" Obviously the forefathers too but Real Country is Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt, Tracy Byrd, Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, John Michael Montgomery, Dwight Yoakam, Trace Adkins...etc. MANY OTHERS
I love how you're not afraid of having controversial takes and how you're paralyzed by the idea of people disagreeing with you as many content creators have become. Never change!
1. The Midnight Oil - Barbara Mandrell 2. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette 3. She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers 4. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones 5. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash 6. Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith 7. Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw 8. Every Time Two Fools Collide - Kenny Rogers & Dottie West 9. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell 10. Standing Tall - Lorrie Morgan 11. You Needed Me - Anne Murray 12. Never Again, Again - Lee Ann Womack 13. Once A Day - Connie Smith 14. She's Lying - Lee Greenwood 15. When I Think About Cheating - Gretchen Wilson 16. Whoever's In New England - Reba McEntire 17. Like We Never Had A Broken Heart - Trisha Yearwood 18. Cheap Whiskey - Martina McBride 19. Untanglin My Mind - Clint Black 20. Somebody Lied - Ricky Van Shelton Honourable Mentions: Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight Like They Used To - Tammy Wynette; Years - Barbara Mandrell; 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton; A Little Good News - Anne Murray; Cry On The Shoulder Of The Road - Martina McBride; Because You Love Me - JoDee Messina; I Can't Do That Anymore - Faith Hill; Just The Same - Terri Clark; I Wonder - Kellie Pickler; I May Hate Myself In The Morning - Lee Ann Womack; Just Because She Lives There - Chalee Tennison; By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell; It Turns Me Inside Out - Lee Greenwood; You're The One - Dwight Yoakam; Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) - Alan Jackson; Long Black Train - Josh Turner; The Baby - Blake Shelton; He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves; Politically Uncorrect - Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard .... and so many more .... it sure is a hard task.
15. El Paso- Marty Robbins (Written by Marti Robbins) 14. Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'- Loretta Lynn (Written by Loretta Lynn & Peggie Sue) 13. Two Dollar In The Jukebox- Eddie Rabbitt (Written by Eddie Rabbitt) 12. All These Years- Mac McAnnally (Written by Mac McAnnally) 11. Set'em Up Joe- Vern Gosdin (Written by Vern Gosdin, Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillion, Hank Cochran) 10. Love At The Five and Dime-Kathy Mattea, (Written by Nanci Griffith) 9. What I'd Say- Earl Thomas Conley (Written by Robert Byrne) 8. Black Coffee- Lacy J. Dalton (Written by Hillary Kanter and Bruce Noel Stevens) 7. If I Needed You- Townes Van Zant (Written by Townes Van Zant) 6. Are The Good Time Really Over- Merle Haggard (Written by Merle Haggard) 5.Old Violin- Johnny Paycheck (Written by Johnny Paycheck) 4. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)- Alan Jackson (Written by Alan Jackson) 3.Help Me Make It Through The Night- Kris Kristofferson (Written by Kris Kristofferson) 2.Lost Highway- Hank Williams Sr. (Written by Leon Payne) 1. Hurt- Johnny Cash (Written by Trent Reznor)
Thanks for all the comments on this already! We allll have a lot of opinions on this subject, but these are the songs that have meant the most to ME as a country fan. So many classics almost made the cut, but I wanted to keep it 100, and that means there's a few songs that aren't that deep on here, but hey, I love em! I think I need to make a Top 10 Country Artists video, cuz a lot of my favorites aren't even on here!! Keep sharing your favorites! I'm loving reading them. And shoutout to Flag and Anthem! Get 20% off at flagandanthem.com/Grady (or use code COUNTRY20)
Fuck yea Deeper Than The Holler! Love Randy. Hey. Good job on this vid and all the others. Thanks for being you, and bringing your conversations up about where this genre is or where its headed. Two words though; Strawberry Wine.
I love this list. Not that I agree with them, but just the fact that you truly stuck to your own personal favorites, not the all-time classics. You used a healthy mix of (somewhat) more modern songs and older songs. I personally would have to include "Colder Weather" by ZBB in my top ten, but other than that I love the entire list.
10. Long time gone - Dixie chicks 9. Ocean front property - George straight 8. Highwayman 7. That’s how I got to Memphis - Tom T Hall 6. Would you go with me - Josh turner 5. Forever and ever, amen - Randy Travis 4. Feathered Indians - Tyler Childers 3. Chatahoochee - Alan Jackson 2. Where the green grass grows - Tim McGraw 1. Big City - Merle Haggered
The thing I love about this list is the thing I love about music in general. You picked songs that have an emotional connection to you, whether they remind you of amazing times, make you feel happy, touch you in emotional ways, or bring back strong memories of being a child and discovering the power of music, lyrics, and vocals. In most cases, I would have made different choices, but they would have been choices based on my memories and emotional connections, and again, that's why I love music. It's a very personal experience that's unique for each listener. I will make one comment about Toby Keith since you opened that door. I had just turned 36 when that happened (my birthday is actually September 11th), and those attacks devastated me and still play a part in who I am. When Alan Jackson came out with his tribute, I liked that he acknowledged the fact that most people don't know the difference between Iran and Iraq and were just trying to make sense out of a very bewildering, shocking event. It's one thing to hear about terrorist attacks, it's a whole 'nother thing to watch it happening live on TV to your neighbors and family. So I appreciated what Alan was trying to say. But Toby Keith's tribute/reaction was about the anger, the need to fight back against what had up until then been completely unimaginable, and I couldn't have appreciated that song more. It felt cathartic, it felt like it was allowing me to express my own anger, my own fear, my own realization that safety isn't a guarantee. I am fans of the Dixie Chicks, I supported them through the unnecessary crap they went through because they used their right to talk freely to express their disappointment in a president (their main sin was that the president in question that they criticized was a Republican instead of a Democrat, the hypocrisy of which still pisses me off), but I didn't agree with them when it came to Toby Keith. Toby said what I felt, and what I suspect millions of other Americans felt, and I'm grateful that he did so. With that said, I like his "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" the most of all of his songs for personal reasons I won't get into, LOL.
Speaking abou bush was fine, the dumb part was when she apologized, but once she realized nobody excepted the apology and was still being blackballed she tried to go back and say screw off and that she didnt regret it. Basically what i mean is, dont pander say what you mean and stick to it
In no particular order, except for my #1 all time, also going to try to limit to one song per artist 1. Cross Canadian Ragweed - “Brooklyn Kid” - Todd Snider - “Just Like Old Times” - Robert Earl Keen - “Corpus Christi Bay” - Jimmy Buffet - “A Pirate Looks at Forty” - Randy Rogers Band - “They Call it the Hill Country” - John Prine - “Hello in There” (really hard pick here) - Jerry Jeff Walker - “Mr Bojangles” (Desperados Waiting for a Train a very close alternative) - Ian Noe - “Methhead” - Reckless Kelly - “Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah” - Jason Isbell - “Elephant”
1. For The Good Times 2. He Stopped Loving Her Today 3. Eighteen Wheels 4. The House That Built Me 5. The Song Remembers When 6. Live Like You Were Dying 7. Sunday Morning Comin Down 8. Friends In Low Places 9. Amarillo By Mornin 10. Ain’t My Fault
Off the top of my head my top 10 1. In Color, Jamey Johnson 2. Grand Tour, George Jones 3. Cheyenne, King George 4. Drive, Alan Jackson 5. Too young to Feel This Damn Old, Garth Brooks 6. El Paso, Marty Robbins 7. Highwayman, The Highwaymen 8. My Home's in Alabama, Alabama 9. You Ain't Just a Whistlin Dixie, Bellamy Brothers 10. If We Were Vampires, Jason Isbell
1. Country boy can survive 2.okie from Muskogee 3. He stopped loving her today 4. Much too young to feel this damn old 5. High cotton 6. Don’t think hank done it this way 7. Goodbye says it all 8. Two dozen roses 9.summertime blues 10. This is where the cowboy rides away Honorable mention: - Folsom prison blues - like Kristofferson would do- Tim McGraw
3 wooden crosses is a song that just randomly pops into my mind because it makes me think of the message of that song, it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you, it's what you leave behind you when you go
Hon. Mention: Dixieland delight, Man in Black, Boot Scootin' Boogie, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, the Thunder Rolls, Beer for my Horses. Shoot this list could change daily, but there are some in my list that are solid, in particular my top 5. 10. Country State of Mind - Hank 9. Fancy - Reba 8. Wild as You - CoJo 7. A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank 6. Mountain Music - Alabama 5. The Dance- Garth Brooks 4. Country Roads - John Denver 3. I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt 2. Copperhead Road - Steve Earle (walks the line between country and rock but I still associate the feelings to a country theme) 1. Drive - AJ
My Top 10: 10. Rodney Atkins - Watching You 9. Paty Loveless - Hurt Me Bad 8. Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine 7. Randy Travis - If I Didn't Have You 6. Jake Owen - Heaven 5. Colin Raye - Little Red Rodeo 4. Kip Moore - Guitar Man 3. Alan Jackson - Livin on Love 2. Josh Turner - Would You Go With Me 1. Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
1. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait 2. Goin Back to Dixie - John Hartford 3. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones 4. Mama Tried - Merle 5. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn 6. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe 7. Deeper Than The Holler - Randy Travis 8. Spanish Pipedream - John Prine 9. Dixieland Delight - Alabama 10. (here's the wildcard) Better With Time - Emily Scott Robinson
1. Boulder to Birmingham by Emmylou Harris 2. Restless by Alison Krauss 3. Family Tradition by HWJ 4. Go Rest High on that Mountain by Vince Gill 5. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big & Rich 6. Country Boy by Glen Campbell 7. Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde by Travis Tritt 8. Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis 9. 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton 10. I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash
For me it goes like this 1. In the shadow of the Valley- Lost weekend Western swing band 2. I’m so lonesome I could cry- Hank Williams 3. Blue Moon of Kentucky- Bill Monroe 4. In the Valley- Marty Robbins 5. Home on the range- Gene Autry 6. I will always love you- Dolly Parton 7. Whispering Pines- Johnny Horton 8. When the Man comes around- Johnny Cash 9. Kiss an angel good morning- Charlie Pride 10. Where were you when the world stopped turning- Alan Jackson If you have never heard “In the shadow of the Valley” by the Lost Weekend Western Swing Band I encourage you to go listen and I promise you you will not be disappointed (and if you are disappointed look at some of their other songs)
These are in no specific order. These are just my top 10 1. Highwayman 2. Neon moon 3. Friends in low places 4. Sunday morning coming down 5. This is where the cowboy rides away 6. Luckenbach Texas 7. Ol red 8. Country boy can survive 9. Islands in the stream 10. On the road again
1. Don't cry Joni by Conway Twitty 2.Americian soldier by Toby Keith 3.I told you so by Randy Travis 4.Fancy by Reba McEntire 5.Golden ring by George Jones and Tammy Wynette 6.Austin by Blake Shelton 7.Amanda by Waylon Jennings 8.Stand up by Mel McDaniel 9. You had me from hello by Kenny Chesney 10.Little moments by Brad Paisley My honorable mentions would be : Radio Heart by Charly McClain
10. Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams 9. Southern California - George Jones and Tammy Wynette 8. Portland, Oregon - Loretta Lynn 7. Shadow on her Mind - Kris Kristofferson 6. El Paso - Marty Robbins 5. Jolene - Dolly Parton 4. Elephant - Jason Isbell 3. If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard 2. Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand - Waylon Jennings 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
10. Where were you when the world stopped turning - Alan Jackson 9. Hurt - Johnny Cash 8. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Country Roads - John Denver 6. Drowning - Chris Young 5. Little Bitty - Alan Jackson 4. 5 o'clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson 3. Murder on Musix Row - George Strait and Alan Jackson 2. All my Exes live in Texas - George Strait 1. Chasing that Neon Rainbow - Alan Jackson
Grady, your articulation and editing are so on point and interesting. It’s very clear that you have a deep passion and reverence for country music (as do I) that expands beyond pedestrian fandom.
10: Amarillo sky- jason aldean 9: forever, and ever amen, randy travis 8: boot scootin boogie brooks&dunn 7: joleen dolly parton 6: I heard that lonesome whistle jhonny cash 5: margaritaville jimmy buffett 4: red solo cup toby kieth 3: something like that Tim mcgraw 2: unanswered prayers garth brooks 1: Amarillo by morning george strait
I think the best thing about this list is how all of his favorite songs connect to a time in his life. A memory. A feeling. No genre hits that as hard, for me, as country music.
May not be the best of all time but they’re my personal favourites 1. Remember When - Alan Jackson 2. The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks 3. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait 4. Drive - Alan Jackson 5. My Maria - Brooks and Dunn 6. Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band 7. If I Die Young - The Band Perry 8. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks 9. Highway 20 Ride - Zac Brown Band 10. I Wish Grandpa’s Never Died - Riley Green
My top 10 (Some of them are not quite country but close enough) 10. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake 9. By The Side of the Road - The Seldom Scene 8. High Cost of Living - Jamey Johnson 7. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 6. Home To You - Peasall Sisters 5. Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show 4. Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks 3. Forever And Ever, Amen - Randy Travis 2. A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr. 1. Walk Over God's Heaven - Alison Kraus
1. Remember when -Alan Jackson 2. In Color- Jamey Johnson 3.- My front porch lookin in-Lonestar 4. When I get where I’m going- Brad Paisley 5. Mama tried- Merle Haggard 6. The River- Garth Brooks 7. Last Time for Everything- Brad Paisley 8. Automatic- Miranda Lambert 9.-Amarillo by Morning-George Strait 10. Who Says You Can’t go Home- Bob Jovi & Jenifer Nettles I grew up listening to 90s and 2000s country in my dad’s s10 on a little portable CD player. I fell in love with country then, and these songs make me laugh, cry, and reminisce on all that is given to us in this life. God bless
'Hurt' was one of the most amazing moments in music. Johnny Cash captured his feeling about his life and career in one of the most poignant music videos ever to be created. A career like his is reduced to dirt. How many people can identify Johnny Cash, even though has hasn't been gone that long. It's all just a flash. He knew that when he recorded that song.
fancy love in the first degree straight tequila night lonely and gone travelin’ soldier always on my mind independence day the thunder rolls forever and ever amen two dozen roses in no real order
You and I are the same age. I'm normally not a country fan, but occasionally I love digging into the music I listened to as a kid. I was really into country in the late 90s/early 2000s. So here's my list No particular order Austin-Blake Shelton That Summer-Garth Brooks Would You Go With Me-Josh Turner Merry Go Round-Kasey Musgraves Traveling Soldier-Dixie Chicks She's My Kind of Rain-Tim Mcgraw When the Lights Go Down-Faith Hill I Melt-Rascal Flatts Send Down an Angel-Alison Moorer Raining on Sunday-Keith Urban Honorable mentions Three Chords and the Truth-Sara Evans In Another's Eyes-Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood Stupid Boy-Keith Urban
@@seththomas9105 I ran out of mustard too, Mustard and Ketchup make perfect sense on a corn dog and I thought BBQ sauce was a weird choice for a corn dog but it works when you have no other condiments :)
(according to me) 1. Mama Tried- Merle Haggard 2. Another Place, Another Time-Don Williams 3. I Can Still Make Cheyenne-George Strait 4. When God Paints- Alan Jackson 5. Whenever You Come Around-Vince Gill 6. The Time Machine-Colin Raye 7. Tell Lorrie I Love Her-Keith Whitley 8. You Still Move Me-Dan Seals 9. Letter To Me-Brad Paisely 10. Heart Of The World-Lady Antebellum
Excellent list's people 😉 My top 10 Country STORY'S 10. COAL MINERS DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn 9. A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash 8. EL PASO Marty Robbins 7. COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers 6. KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE Jimmie Rodgers 5. HARPER VALLEY PTA Jeanie C. Riley 4. PATCHES Jerry Reed 3. FANCY Reba McEntire 2. OL' RED George Jones 1. MAGGIE'S DREAM Don Williams
1. Loud and Heavy 2. Neon Moon 3. Whiskey Lullaby 4. Unanswered prayers 5. Midnight in Montgomery 6. Three wooden crosses 7. Joleane 8. Gods Country 9. Houston we have a problem 10. Mama Tried
No George Strait on your top 10 list? Explain yourself, Grady.
Blame my dad. He only played "All My Exes Live In Texas" and never showed me the emo stuff! I hadn't heard "Amarillo by Morning" til 2013!
@@GradySmith Seriously? Dude, my grandmother has had a crush on George longer than I've been alive! Which apparently is as long as you too, since I was also in 6th grade.
Michael V He’s not that great 🤷♂️ one of the first guys who made country music reliant on a country persona rather than musical talent. That’s my opinion tho and I’m a bit new to country so feel free to disagree.
@@Trekkie46 Everyone's grandma has/had a crush on Strait
Grady Smith Amarillo by Morning is one of the greatest songs ever
Everyone knows the perfect country and western song is "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" by David Allen Coe
By Steve Goodman!
"I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison, so I went... to pick her up... in the rain! But before I could get to the station in my... pickup truck, she got ran over by a damned ol' train!"
That could also fit on his other video about crazy stories in country songs lol
I like that one too and many many more
Well a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song, and he told me it was the perfect country and western song, I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT the perfect country and western song, because he hadn't said anything at all, about mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison...or gettin drunk..well he sat down and wrote another verse to the song, and he sent it to me, and after readin it, I realized my friend had written the perfect country and western song, and I felt obliged to include it on this album, the last verse goes like this here...
One of my childhood favorites and still.is one of my favorites!
Darius Rucker "Alright" reminds me of Travis Tritt "It's a Great Day to Be Alive." Love both!
Wagonwheel is a better choice
“It’s a great day to be alive” was actually wrote by Darrell Scott who’s an amazing songwriter who I’d recommend
@@iufan71 hey
@@iufan71 Q?
Terry..??
1. Luckenbach Texas
2. A country boy can survive
3. Family tradition
4. I've been everywhere
5. The Race is on
6.My Maria
7. Ring of fire
8. International Harvester
9. Rodeo
10. Prop me up beside the jukebox
Hehe I'm near Luckenbach.
That's a pretty good list.
"Jukebox" is on my list. Look it up; there's a really good reason (aside of the fact that it's a good song).
Can't forget Luchenbach Texas. That's a jam.
Pretty damn good list
One song that always sticks out to me is The Devil Went Down to Georgia. It may mot be the best country song but it certainly is in my top 10.
EthanMG_1611 it might be my #1
It's more bluegrass/country rock, but I 1000% agree with you. Gives me goose bumps every time.
It's Charlie Daniels and and that's a good enough reason
One of my favorite songs, more because of the story it tells, but the fiddle is fantastic
The song won't be on the best country lists because of the singer and current politically-correct culture in the USA
I stumbled across you tonight for the first time. I've been listening to Country for almost 60 years, and the way you described Dolly was unbelievable. You really understand her and her music. In fact, you seem to have an incredible ability to feel the artist's joy and pain through their music. It's a gift, you know.
God is great
Mama Tried
Highwayman
Gambler
Mama’s Don’t Let your Babies grow up to be cowboys
Are you sure hank done it this way
Family tradition
Folsom Prison Blues
Ocean Front Property
I can Still make Cheyenne
Springsteen
Liam McQuaid now this is a list and a half my friend
First 5 are on my list as well. Life is a highway would be on there and cruise and then Alabama's forty hour week, Amarilo by morning, honey bee by Blake Shelton.
Highwayman is definitely on my list. Iconic song by 4 legends.
My list was almost identical
This list is 11/10
I think hurt was the perfect final song for Johnny Cash since hie wife June died 3 months later, and he followed her four months after that,
She passed 3 months earlier, her covered the song because of his wife passing.
Too bad by that point he sounded like absolute garbage. That song only reached Platinum because he had a cult like following.
linkedmoo_man 12345 hurt was still good
@@triadsamurai4556 That's not true. She appears in the music video.
I still can't listen to it without crying.
1. Mamma Tried
2. He Stopped Loving Her today
3. Always on My Mind
4. Old Violin
5. I Can Still Make Cheyenne
6. I Believe In You
7. City of New Orleans
8. I Wish Grandpas Never Died
9. High Cotton
10. Oklahoma Sunshine
Now this is more what I was thinking as far as a best 10 list. Old Violin is undeniable
I can’t understand why people like grandpas never died so much. Seems like it’s just a big ol list with no actual point behind it. Not a constant theme. It just seems thrown together from a toy box
What ? Johnny Cash. Jackson isn't on there ?
very close to what my list would be
Good choices
10: I’m A Ramblin’ Man - Waylon Jennings
9: On My Way To You - Cody Johnson
8: Basket Case - Gethen Jenkins
7: Amarillo By Morning: George Strait
6: Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn
5: Don’t y’all think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand - Waylon Jennings
4: Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
3: Country State of Mind - Hank Jr.
2: Family Tradition - Hank Jr.
1: Ain’t Living Long Like This - Waylon Jennings
1) This Cowboy’s Hat-Chris LeDoux
2) Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)-Garth Brooks
3) My Town-Montgomery Gentry
4) Carrying Your Love With Me-George Strait
5) Where the Green Grass Grows-Tim McGraw
6) The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia-Reba McEntire
7) Ghost Riders in the Sky-Johnny Cash
8) Mississippi Girl-Faith Hill
9) I’m For Love-Hank Williams, Jr.
10) Fishin’ in the Dark-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Ghost Chickens* in the Sky - Leroy Troy, look it up😂
I had forgotten about Fishin in the Dark.
Thank you for having Reba instead of Dixie Chicks! Strong list, I prefer over his!
Tim McGraw and faith hill over Merle haggard? Have a day off 😂
Pretty solid list!
I have my top 10:
10. 9 to 5- Dolly Parton
9. Write This Down- George Strait
8. Take Me Home Country Roads- John Denver
7. Fall- Clay Walker
6. Give It All We Got Tonight- George Strait
5. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys- Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today- George Jones
3. Forever and Ever, Amen- Randy Travis
2. Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash
1. Amarillo By Morning- George Strait
Nice
"Spent 48 dollars last night at the county fair..."
"Momma's on the front porch screamin' out her warnin', girl you better get your red head back in bed before the mornin'..."
"Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair..."
I threw out my shoulder but I won her that teddy bear,
She’s got me saying ssugarpie, honey, darling and dear
I ain't seen the Braves play a game all year
Dont know what it is bout my little glass lover
I'm gonna get fired, if I don't get some sleep,
Poncho and Lefty- Willie Nelson
Neon Moon-Brooks and Dunn
Pop a Top-Alan Jackson
Guitars, Cadillac’s-Dwight Yoakum
Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash
People Are Crazy-Billy Currington
Amarillo by Morning-George Strait
The Running Kind-Merle Haggard
My Best Friend-Tim McGraw
Making Memories of Us-Keith Urban
Ryan A.P. Neon Moon, People Are Crazy, Amarillo By Morning, & My Best Friend are are absolutely amazing! Spell bounding tbh. I’d swap You’ll Think of Me by Keith for your choice but he’s one of my all time favorites! Great list!
"Poncho & Lefty" is by Townes VanZandt
50gary I know it was written by Townes, which I appreciate his songs and style, but I personally like Willie’s version best.
@@50gary ditto!
@@MaterDolorumOraProNobis - That duo with Merl Haggard..,,, its the stuff of ledgend
10. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton
9. Chattahoochee, Alan Jackson
8. Vice, Miranda Lambert
7. Me and Bobby Mcgee, Kris Kristofferson
6. Mama Song, Cody Jinks
5. He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones
4. If We Make it Through December, Merle Haggard
3. Carrying your love with me, George Strait
2. Rose in Paradise, Waylon Jennings
1. I can Still Make Cheyenne, George Strait
My all time favorite got left off, He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones
The same songwriter, Bobby Braddock, also wrote "People Are Crazy" by Billy Currington.
For all that is good and Holy, that should be everyone's favorite
This guy's not an old traditional country music sounding fan...
@@caseywalker1714 i am picking up on that too, he probably has plans to sleep out for Luke Bryan tickets lol
That's the first song that came to my mind when I saw the title of the video!
1) Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn
I was actually really surprised for your number one. It's my number two.
Hypocritical Nihilist brand new man is better
Only in America.
Neon Moon is a masterpiece, Ronnie Dunn has one of the most iconic voices in country music.
Amazing song
1) When You Say Nothing At All- Keith Whitley
2) That's The Way Love Goes- Merle Haggard
3) I've Been Loved By The Best- Don Williams
4) Amarillo By Morning- George Strait
5) If Tomorrow Never Comes- Garth Brooks
6) Choices- George Jones
7) Go Rest High On That Mountain- Vince Gill
8) A Thousand Miles From Nowhere- Dwight Yoakam
9) Foolish Pride- Travis Tritt
10) Sticks and Stones- Tracy Lawrence
Keith Whitley, A God among men
Strait, a King
This is a great list! I love all of these songs, on your list! Don Williams is an excellent vocalist! I love a LOT of his music! The songs that, I would have chosen by Tracy Lawrence, would be "If the World Had a Front Porch", "I See it Now", "Paint Me a Birmingham", and "Time Marches On"! See, I cannot even whittle down my list, to just one song, of his. lol :D My fave George Strait song is "You Look So Good In Love"...but I also love "The Chair", "Let's Fall to Pieces Together", and "I Cross My Heart"! My fave Merle Haggard song is "Silver Wings". So many great songs, by so many wonderful artists...so hard to choose!
This is a great list, you r a good country listener
Now this is a great list. My favorite song from Whitley is "Don't Close Your Eyes" and "Guitars and Cadillacs" from Dwight Yoakum.
We have different taste in country, which is totally fine.
My top ten:
1 - Garth Brooks: The Dance
2 - Randy Travis: Forever and Ever Amen
3 - Travis Tritt: Help Me Hold On
4 - Toby Keith: Should’ve Been A Cowboy
5 - Keith Whitley: I’m Over You
6 - Jason Aldean: My Kinda Party
7 - Alan Jackson: Drive
8 - George Strait: Check Yes or No
9 - Tim McGraw: Don’t Take the Girl
10 - Craig Morgan: This Ain’t Nothin’
I’m pretty positive these aren’t all singles but that’s my top 10 there are some I didn’t put on I could have or that are interchangeable but that’s my favorites.
iKingAero The Dance is my favorite song of all time, ever, by anyone in any genre! I also agree with your list....Drive is one of my most favorite AJ songs as is your King George pick! Don’t Take the Girl is wonderful also! Well done!
I like your list. We have similar tastes. Time Marches On by Tracy Lawrence, Seminole Wind by John Anderson would be on mine as well. Also Tim McGraw’s Please Remember Me. I grew up in the 90’s, great time for country music. Every song on country radio was good.
we have such the same taste in music!
We are probably older than him. Lol
The dance is my number 1 also. Also love don't take the girl. I would add remember when by Alan Jackson
No Alan Jackson? No Brooks & Dunn? No Reba? No Marty Robbins?
It’s really hard to boil it down to 10… I rhymed off 12 in no time and had to take two off LOL
No Alabama
This list is shit
It is his opinion did you guys not read the title go watch another list.
Brooks and Dunn is in here
A Boston boy’s top ten (listed best to last):
1. He Stopped Loving Her Today - G. Jones
2. Coat Of Many Colors - D. Parton
3. Honky Tonk Blues - Hank Sr.
4. Chiseled in Stone - Vern Gosdin
5. Don’t Take Your Guns to Town - J. Cash
6. When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
7. To Daddy - Emmylou Harris cover
8. Yesterday’s News Just Hit Home Today - J. Paycheck cover
9. Farewell Party - Alan Jackson cover
10. Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn It Loose - D. Yoakam
My next hundred are equally great! (A Country Boy Can Survive; Dang Me; Guitar Town; The Grand Tour; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain……….)
Grady: Alexa, play the Whippoorwill song.
Alexa: Now playing Deeper Than The Holler by Randy Travis
Nicholas Began
Okay playing Sunday in the South by Shenandoah
Ahhhh love love love that song!
YES, such a great song! Also, Forever And Ever Amen. Pure country that instantly makes me happy when I hear it.
10. She's in Love with the Boy - Trisha Yearwood
9. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
8. Drift Off To Dream - Travis Tritt
7. The Chair - George Strait
6. Jolene - Dolly Parton
5. Monday Morning Church - Alan Jackson
4. Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
3. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
2. Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks
1. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley/Allison Krauss
Strawberry Wine always puts me in a good mood. This is a good list!
This is a great list of songs. My I ask if you was a teen in the 90s?
Whiskey lulliby gets me all the time
I love all of these songs, but for me I would put a Carrie song in there somewhere
evenfall81 great list! 👏
1. Old Violin - Johnny Paycheck
2. Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn
3. I Melt - Rascal Flatts
4. Arlington - Trace Adkins
5. Heart Don't Fall Now - Sawyer Brown
6. She's Mine - Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers
7. Your Love Amazes Me - John Berry
8. The Bluest Eyes in Texas - George Strait
9. Is It Raining At Your House - Vern Gosdin
10. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones
10: in color
9:paint me a Birmingham
8:ain’t nothin to it
7:Annie’s song
6:troubadour
5:red dirt road
4:she used to be mine
3:neon moon
2:Amarillo by morning
1:remember when
Cam cam I was looking for anyone with In Color. Oh that song is my favorite
Fantastic list
Remember when is a great song
Awesome list and taste..
Yessir
Amarillo by Morning should be everyone’s #1
Andrew Cabral that’s where your wrong. Country music is so great that it’s so vast and different sounds. Where that song is great it wouldn’t make my top ten
But which artists? Because as much as I love George Strait, I think Chris Ledoux's version is better. But that's just me, and neither one of them was the first to sing it either.
Definitely in the top 10 for me.
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Undisputed.
I can still make Cheyenne...
1. Lost Highway - Hank Williams
2. Streets of Laredo - Johnny Cash
3. I Can't Help it if I'm Still in Love with You - Anita Carter and Hank Williams duet
4. Highway Patrolman - Johnny Cash
5. Will the Roses Bloom in Heaven - The Carter Family
6. Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
7. If You're Gonna Play in Texas - Alabama
8. Beer for my Horses - Toby Kieth and Willie Nelson
9. My Church - Maren Morris
10. Heads Carolina, Tails California - Jo Dee Messina
I restricted myself to only 2 songs max per artist to keep my favoritism (Johnny, Hank, and the Carter Family) at bay.
Honorable mentions: Colder Weather, El Paso, Seven Spanish Angels, Coat of Many Colors, The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore, A Country Boy Can Survive, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Country Roads, Wagon Wheel, Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy
1- Mama Tried
2- He stopped loving her today
3- Folsom Prison Blues
4- This time
5-Tennessee Whiskey (Stapleton Version)
I like your list, The last 2, I don't agree with.
I like your list
Great choices. I hate to say it-- but they are the heart of what country is. Generations are changing country, but it's not for me.
Matt Carroll Chris Stapleton‘s Tennessee Whiskey is a song that I will never not listen to
Brant Carlson I am weird and I do love Tennessee Whiskey, but I prefer Broken Halos myself, from Stapleton.
I'd say my top 10 are -
1. Amarillo by Morning - George Strait
2. Austin - Blake Shelton
3. Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
4. Long Black Train - Josh Turner
5. The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
6. Red Dirt Road - Brooks and Dunn
7. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
8. Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis
9. Country Roads - John Denver
10. Coal Country - Charles Wesley Godwin
Amarillo By Morning is my #1! And Austin is probably my #2!
Great list!
It's great to see Charles Wesley Godwin mentioned, I hope more people hear about him
Love Strait’s rendition of Amarillo by Morning. But there is something about Terry Stafford’s version that hits me. Reminds me of my grandma.
When I saw this video the first song that hit my mind was Amarillo by Morning
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is my whip-poor-will song
Back when Country wasn't the pop stuff it is today.
First song I thought of for #1. Just… the country song
Not an easy task to pick just 10 - many great songs on your list.
My attempt:
1. Folsom Prison - Cash
2. El Paso - Robbins
3. Highwayman - Highwaymen
4. Always on My Mind - Nelson
5. Country Roads - Denver
6. Amarillo By Morning - Strait
7. Highway 40 Blues - Skaggs
8. Forever and Ever, Amen - Travis
9. Family Tradition - Hank Jr
10. Fishin’ in the Dark - Nitty Gritty
Glad you included some Marty Robbins.
Highwayman definitely gets a mention
Cool List! I absolutely adore the song, "Fishin' in the Dark"! :D "Forever and Ever Amen" will always be, one of my top favorites, from Randy Travis! I remember hearing it, for the 1st time, when I was 17 years old, and just giggling at the line, "as long as old men, sit and talk about the weather, and as long as old women sit, and talk about old men"! I was lucky, to be raised around, my Great Grandparents (my maternal Grandparents, actually raised me, so they were, for all intents, and purposes, my Mom & Dad), so I could COMPLETELY, relate to this song, because I saw it, in action! :D This song also started my love for most all of Randy's songs!
Hank Jr, but no Hank Sr? Unfortunate. Hank jr blows, and he’s racist
@@podtherod9304 what
"Cruise" makes me want to roll down my window and blow chunks.
🤣🤣🤣me too
Well said!
Yep I agree.
Amen!
Most Flordia Georgia Line songs I've heard (except "Dirt") make me want to do that.
1. I can still make Cheyenne
2. Granddaddy’s Gun ( aaron lewis )
3. Boot Scootin’ Boogie
4. Stars Over Texas
5. Letters From Home
6. Run
7. This Cowboy’s Hat
8. A country boy can survive
9. Chasin’ that neon rainbow
10. Ain’t nothin ‘bout you
Honestly these could be in any order and there are more that i could interchange like Family Tradition, mama’s dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, alibis, amarillo by morning, etc...
1. Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley
2. The Dance - Garth Brooks
3. The Grand Tour - George Jones
4. Remember When - Alan Jackson
5. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart - Randy Travis
6. I Hate Everything - George Strait
7. I've Always Been Crazy - Waylon Jennings
8. Traveller - Chris Stapleton
9. Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band
10. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
*Made this list in 5 minutes so I can't commit to this list and then rankings but close enough
Bad ass list
Way better then Grady's list
Beautiful lineup
The dance...its hard to not put at least 5 Garth songs on mine lol
@Garrett Scroggs I have listened to it, but I credit Darius Rucker's version as the song that first got me listening to country music. That's why I listed him as the artist.
Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Reba, George Jones and Tammy Wynette... I grew up on the Opry and still have a great love of country music
This list needed these people. A top ten without Patsy, come on.
ok boomer
There's no reason to stereotype and bring negativity to this channel. I'm 32 and not a boomer. Try to show more compassion for those that you have disgust for.
My list:
1. Shot full of love
2. Don't close your eyes
3. You look so good in love
4. Friends in low places
5. I'm gonna miss her
6. You had me from hello
7. Bless the broken road
8. Tennessee whiskey
9. Grandpa tell me about the good old days
10. Beautiful Crazy
1. Hello darling
2. I will always love you
3. Wild one
4. The race is on (George Jones)
5. Folsom prison blues
6. Any man of mine
7. She's in love with the boy
8. Harper valley PTA
9. The dance
10. My Maria
Oh my Yes I love it
The correct version of your number two choice is not country.
I don't know all of those, but some of them are really good!
Neon Moon-Brooks n Dunn
Alabama-Cross Canadian Ragweed
When you say nothing at all-Keith Whitley
Check yes or no-George Strait
Tulsa Time-Don Williams
Gallo de ciello-Jason Boland(cover)
Empty Glass-Gary Stewart
One more goodbye-Randy Rogers
Only time you call-Jon Wolfe
Long white line-Sturgill Simpson
*honorable mention-
Panco and lefty-Willie n Waylon
Damn that was tough, If youre a true country music lover I think this is impossible.
This took me a long time LOL.
10) Buy me a Boat - Chris Jansen
I was in Middle School when this song came out and the lyrics of this song made me laugh the first time I listened to it. "I wish I had a rich uncle that would kick the bucket" just made my day the first time I listened to it. I'd me lying if I thought this song had substance, but for me the laugh was all I needed with this song.
9) Angels among us- Alabama
Everytime I talk with someone about Alabama, the songs people think of are "Song of the South", "Mountain Music" and "Dixieland Delight". While all great, I got to sing this song at my Elementary School Graduation. A little while ago, this song popped up on Spotify and made me nostalgic for a time when I still got to be around people making music. As a music student, this is something that I've yearned for recently, but not easily accessible due to the pandemic.
8) Long Black Train- Josh Turner
Known mainly for "Your Man" and "Why don't we just dance", this song has always gotten me more than the others. The song is giving metaphoric look at temptation. I feel that Turner has one of the most crisp bass voices known to man.
7) Little Toy Guns - Carrie Underwood
This was a tough one. I knew I wanted to include Carrie Underwood on the list. The mood of her songs has a good history of relating to the mood of the lyrics. If I had to choose others it would be "Before he Cheats", "Something in the Water" and "Two Black Cadillacs".
6) If I die young- The Band Perry
I feel as though taking a deeper look at the lyrics of this song can't help but make one emotional. The lyrics don't reflect that of anger or sadness but we see death through the lens of the person that died. An interpretation of it. One of the most beautiful ballads of country music of all time
5) Chattahoochee- Alan Jackson
Another hard decision, he's got too many good ones. The guitar lick in this song is one of my favorites of all time. It was between this one and "Five o'clock Somewhere." Jackson has an art of making a song relatable to anyone.
4) Online - Brad Paisley
I have an autographed copy of this album. Lord knows, how many people have ever laughed to any Brad Paisley song "I'm Gonna Miss Her", "Ticks", "I'm Still a Guy". The reason I chose this song however, is because of the relatability I have to the main character in the song. I feel this way because I play the tuba in the marching band and live in a basement. While others might see this one differently as making fun, I fall into two of the categories and I'm living proof that for me at least its all in good nature.
3) Come Monday- Jimmy Buffett
I've always felt like I fit into more of the beachy country music over other sub-genres. I love Buffett's style, because of the unique style he possesses to his country music. When I was a kid, the album "Songs you know by heart" was on repeat in the car constantly. We skipped track 9 though, look up the album to understand why.
2) Toes - Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown is to me what Jimmy Buffett was to my parents. He's at a crossroads when it comes to genres like Buffett. The reason I picked this song was that the chorus always seemed memorable for me. Honorable mentions for Brown are "Sweet Annie", "I Play the Road", "My Old Man", "Loving you Easy" and "Knee Deep". Some of my favorite memories were made with these songs.
1) Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
I didn't pick the original for a reason. My favorite movie growing up as a kid was Pixar's Cars. It exposed me to a plethora of Country Music Artists. This one hits it home however with the upbeat tempo and one of my favorite bass lines of all time.
Wow that took a while!
Love the inclusion of "Wide Open Spaces." Like you, I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s with so many amazing female country artists. They were on the radio and you saw their music videos all the time. Also, I'll never forget seeing the video for "Hurt" for the first time. I still get emotional every time I watch it. Had never heard of "Waiting on June" but listened to it and it gave me chills. Love it.
Best memory of Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue was when I was stationed in Kyrgyzstan, the song was played and there were Americans, Dutch & French military members singing along
1. The Cowboy Rides Away- George Strait
2. Are The Good Times Really Over? - Merle Haggard
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley
5. Remember When - Alan Jackson
6. Don't Take the Girl - Tim McGraw
7. Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
8. Anymore - Travis Tritt
9. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
10. He Gets That From Me - Reba
11. Gods Country - Blake Shelton
12. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
13. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
14. Gentle on My Mind - Glenn Campbell
15. Love's the Only House - Martina McBride
16. Forever and Ever Amen - Randy Travis
17. The Dance- Garth Brooks
18. Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson
and Ray Charles
19. Blues Man - Hank Williams Jr.
20.
I Believe - Brooks and Dunn
Looking through all of these lists in the comments, where is “Remember When” by Alan Jackson?
Thank you. I love that song
One of the few Alan Jackson songs that I will listen to over and over again
That song is criminally underrated.
Alan Jackson is my generations Hank Williams Sr
That song isnt even top 100🤣🤣🤣🤣
My personal top10 favorites:
1. Alison Krauss - You’re Just A Country Boy
2. Tracy Byrd - Heaven In My Woman’s Eyes
3. Travis Tritt - Where Corn Don’t Grow
4. Johnny Cash - Big River
5. Dwight Yoakam - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
6. Tanya Tucker - San Antonio Stroll
7. George Strait - Baby Blue
8. Johnny Horton - North To Alaska
9. Michael Murphey - Wildfire
10. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Down At The Twist And Shout
Taylor Swift. Picture To Burn.
1. Chattahoochee
2. Folsom prison blues
3. Down on the farm
4. I'm so lonesome I could cry
5. Last dollar
6.ring of fire
7.a country boy can survive
8. Fishing in the dark
9.i like it, I love it
10. Cowgirls don't cry
Hotter than a hootchie cootchie
You should do a top ten Johnny Cash songs because all the lists on youtube are created by people who only know his biggest hits.
Psst, they are all hits hahaha.
Home of the Blues was always a favorite of mine.
He has literally dozens of great tunes. I would have such a hard time choosing from his songs...
Roseanne Cash.
The cover of "Man In Black" he did with One Bad Pig. . .
1. Amarillo By Morning
2. Red Dirt Road
3. Colder Weather
4. Even Though I’m Leaving
5. Springsteen
6. Dirt Road Anthem
7. Ain’t Nothing Bout Her
8. As Good As I Once Was
9. Startin’ With Me
10. Brokenheartsville
Honorable Mentions
Talladega
All My Rowdy Friends
Boot Scootin’ Boogie
5 More Minutes
(Not really in order, I like some of the honorable mentions as much as some of the songs on the list)
Ryan Chavez Colt Ford was the original artist for Dirt road anthem and Jason Aldean sings it to make it famous. Who's version do you like better?
American Gunsmith I like Colt Fords better but Jason Aldean’s is iconic so for all intents and purposes, his version is the one on my list
Great list
@@jonahbolton6516 thanks man
my list includes Earl Thomas Conley "What I'd say", Martina McBride "Anyway", Kenny Rogers "Love Will Turn You Around", Patty Loveless "That Kind of Girl", Brad Paisley "This is Country Music", Mary Chapin Carpenter "I Take My Chances", George Strait "Blue Clear Sky", Kenny Chesney "That's why I'm here", Jamey Johnson "Heartache", and lastly, Blake Shelton "Austin". All these songs can bring me to tears or bring a smile to my face. If you haven't heard them, I highly recommend you look them up on UA-cam.
For anybody who wants a quick reference instead of having to go back through the video to remember what placed where
10: On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
9: Alright - Darius Rucker
8: Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
7: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) - Toby Keith
6: Hurt - Johnny Cash
5: Something Like That - Tim McGraw
4: Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks
3: Waiting on June - Holly Williams
2: Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
1: Deeper Than the Holler - Randy Travis
Honorable Mentions:
Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks and Dunn
This Side - Nickel Creek
Kerosene - Miranda Lambert
Traveling Alone - Jason Isbell
Thanks!
1. Friends in low places
2. He stopped loving her today
3. Mommas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys
4. Momma tried
5. I can still make Cheyenne
6. Beer never broke my heart
7. Cadillac cowboy
8. Rose colored glasses
9. She’s acting single I’m drinking double
10. When you say nothing at all
My top twenty
1) That Ain’t No Way To Go - Brooks and Dunn
2) Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
3) Dixieland Delight - Alabama
4) Courtesy Of The Red White and Blue - Toby Keith
5) The Father My Son and The Holy Ghost- Craig Morgan
6) Monsters - Eric Church
7) I Saw God Today - George Strait
8) People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
9) Go Rest Hight On That Mountain - Vince Gill
10) When I Get Where I’m Going - Brad Paisley
11) In Color - Jamey Johnson
12) Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr
13) 40 Hour Week - Alabama
14) American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley
15) Streets Of Bakersfield - Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens
16) Country Boy - Aaron Lewis
17) Your Going To Miss This - Trace Atkins
18) High Cotten - Alabama
19) International Harvester - Craig Morgan
20) Hell Of A View - Eric Church
I had to do twenty because I have so many
A man after my own heart mentioning Nickel Creek and Isbell and giving Randy Travis the top spot
"Set 'Em Up Joe" by Vern Gosdin is the quintessential country song. It's like every great country song was thrown into a music stew and out came "Set 'Em Up Joe".
The voice!
My 10 Favorite:
10. Apartment Number 9-Tammy Wynette
9. You Ask Me To-Waylon Jennings
8. Country Bumpkin-Cal Smith
7. Take Me Home, Country Roads-John Denver
6. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain-Willie Nelson
5. Coat of Many Colors-Dolly Parton
4. Broken Lady-Larry Gatling and the Gatling Brothers
3. Mama Tried-Merle Haggard
2. Old Flame-Alabama
1. Three Wooden Crosses-Randy Travis
Song of the South would definitely make my list. It’s nostalgic for me.
Speaking of this song. Even though I'm not from the Southern US (I'm from Northern Ontario), I can relate coming from a region that seems misunderstood.
That ones nostalgic for me too, and another one that evokes that same feeling for me is Fishin’ In the Dark.
@@LuckyOlivia44 how could something from Alabama not be in there. Between Alabama and King George over 100 #1 hits and none on here and guy we are talking emotion how about Craig Morgan
I LOVE that song!!!!
10. Paint Me a Birmingham - Tracy Lawrence
9. I Can Still Make Cheyenne - George Strait
8. The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks
7. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Allison Krauss
6. Troubadour - George Strait
5. Long Black Train - Josh Turner
4. I Told You So - Randy Travis & Carrie Underwood
3. Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn
2. Beaches of Cheyenne - Garth Brooks
1. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
Out of my playlist 🤷🏼♂️
Finally someone appreciating josh turner
Will Davis gotta love him and his music
Paint Me a Birmingham - that is such a great song. I’d forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me ❤️
Candy Carter :)
1. Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - Waylon and Willie
2. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
3. All my exes live in Texas - George Strait
4. Whiskey River - Willie Nelson
5. Seashore of Old Mexico / Blame it on Mexico - George Strait
6. Drinkin and Dreaming / Luchenbach Texas - Waylon Jennings
7. Are you sure hank done it this way - Waylon Jennings
8. Friday Night Fever - George Strait
Okie from Muskogee / Heaven was a drink of wine - Merle Haggard
9. Honky Tonk Crazy / Honky Tonk Saturday Night - George Strait
10. One too many mornings - Waylon and Cash
1. You never even called me by my name
2. Hello darlin
3. Mama tried
4. He stopped loving her today
5. On the road again
6. Highwayman
7. Luckenback Texas
8. I can still make Cheyenne
9. Whiskey bent and hell bound
10. Dixieland delight
"Class of 89' Country the Best..!" Obviously the forefathers too but Real Country is Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt, Tracy Byrd, Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, John Michael Montgomery, Dwight Yoakam, Trace Adkins...etc. MANY OTHERS
Can’t forget Travis Tritt
Got alot of my favorite singers in there
Need Confederate railroad on the list
@@izaak9806 Travis Tritt was amazing
Casey Walker I was fortunate enough to see him in concert this year! It was pretty badass.
I would have had “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue” by Toby Keith on my list as well
That was my childhood so I feel that I remember hearing that growing up as a little kid (I'm 18 atm)
Toby Keith is my favorite. I love how patriotic and true he is. Made in America, If I Was Jesus, and especially Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue.
Nice song, but hardly worthy of being in any Top 10.
Mitchell same
Dale Sajdak yup
“The Dance”, by Garth Brooks has always been my favorite ❤️
That one, The River, and Thunder Rolls (live version, for the third verse) for me. They're all tied for first. :)
Same here
Agreed!
Garth Brooks is a Communist
I love how you're not afraid of having controversial takes and how you're paralyzed by the idea of people disagreeing with you as many content creators have become. Never change!
1. The Midnight Oil - Barbara Mandrell
2. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
3. She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
5. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash
6. Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
7. Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
8. Every Time Two Fools Collide - Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
9. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
10. Standing Tall - Lorrie Morgan
11. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
12. Never Again, Again - Lee Ann Womack
13. Once A Day - Connie Smith
14. She's Lying - Lee Greenwood
15. When I Think About Cheating - Gretchen Wilson
16. Whoever's In New England - Reba McEntire
17. Like We Never Had A Broken Heart - Trisha Yearwood
18. Cheap Whiskey - Martina McBride
19. Untanglin My Mind - Clint Black
20. Somebody Lied - Ricky Van Shelton
Honourable Mentions: Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight Like They Used To - Tammy Wynette; Years - Barbara Mandrell; 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton; A Little Good News - Anne Murray; Cry On The Shoulder Of The Road - Martina McBride; Because You Love Me - JoDee Messina; I Can't Do That Anymore - Faith Hill; Just The Same - Terri Clark; I Wonder - Kellie Pickler; I May Hate Myself In The Morning - Lee Ann Womack; Just Because She Lives There - Chalee Tennison; By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell; It Turns Me Inside Out - Lee Greenwood; You're The One - Dwight Yoakam; Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) - Alan Jackson; Long Black Train - Josh Turner; The Baby - Blake Shelton; He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves; Politically Uncorrect - Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard .... and so many more .... it sure is a hard task.
Love your list.
Great list
15. El Paso- Marty Robbins (Written by Marti Robbins)
14. Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'- Loretta Lynn (Written by Loretta Lynn & Peggie Sue)
13. Two Dollar In The Jukebox- Eddie Rabbitt (Written by Eddie Rabbitt)
12. All These Years- Mac McAnnally (Written by Mac McAnnally)
11. Set'em Up Joe- Vern Gosdin (Written by Vern Gosdin, Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillion, Hank Cochran)
10. Love At The Five and Dime-Kathy Mattea, (Written by Nanci Griffith)
9. What I'd Say- Earl Thomas Conley (Written by Robert Byrne)
8. Black Coffee- Lacy J. Dalton (Written by Hillary Kanter and Bruce Noel Stevens)
7. If I Needed You- Townes Van Zant (Written by Townes Van Zant)
6. Are The Good Time Really Over- Merle Haggard (Written by Merle Haggard)
5.Old Violin- Johnny Paycheck (Written by Johnny Paycheck)
4. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)- Alan Jackson (Written by Alan Jackson)
3.Help Me Make It Through The Night- Kris Kristofferson (Written by Kris Kristofferson)
2.Lost Highway- Hank Williams Sr. (Written by Leon Payne)
1. Hurt- Johnny Cash (Written by Trent Reznor)
Best one yet
Thanks for all the comments on this already! We allll have a lot of opinions on this subject, but these are the songs that have meant the most to ME as a country fan. So many classics almost made the cut, but I wanted to keep it 100, and that means there's a few songs that aren't that deep on here, but hey, I love em! I think I need to make a Top 10 Country Artists video, cuz a lot of my favorites aren't even on here!! Keep sharing your favorites! I'm loving reading them.
And shoutout to Flag and Anthem!
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Grady smith you're my favorite youtuber.
I think the title is the issue. You should have called this your "Ten Personal Favorite Country Songs".
@@Peter24601 yeah I agree. According to me he said though.
Grady, you need to listen to George Strait’s 50 Number Ones album. Best purchase I have ever made. That will bump George Strait up on your list.
Fuck yea Deeper Than The Holler! Love Randy. Hey. Good job on this vid and all the others. Thanks for being you, and bringing your conversations up about where this genre is or where its headed. Two words though; Strawberry Wine.
I love this list. Not that I agree with them, but just the fact that you truly stuck to your own personal favorites, not the all-time classics. You used a healthy mix of (somewhat) more modern songs and older songs. I personally would have to include "Colder Weather" by ZBB in my top ten, but other than that I love the entire list.
Appreciate that! I was going for that kind of balance!
10. Long time gone - Dixie chicks
9. Ocean front property - George straight
8. Highwayman
7. That’s how I got to Memphis - Tom T Hall
6. Would you go with me - Josh turner
5. Forever and ever, amen - Randy Travis
4. Feathered Indians - Tyler Childers
3. Chatahoochee - Alan Jackson
2. Where the green grass grows - Tim McGraw
1. Big City - Merle Haggered
Randy Travis is number 1, that's all that matters to me..
AMEN!!!🥰
I agree!! But I like Forever and ever amen better
The thing I love about this list is the thing I love about music in general. You picked songs that have an emotional connection to you, whether they remind you of amazing times, make you feel happy, touch you in emotional ways, or bring back strong memories of being a child and discovering the power of music, lyrics, and vocals. In most cases, I would have made different choices, but they would have been choices based on my memories and emotional connections, and again, that's why I love music. It's a very personal experience that's unique for each listener.
I will make one comment about Toby Keith since you opened that door. I had just turned 36 when that happened (my birthday is actually September 11th), and those attacks devastated me and still play a part in who I am. When Alan Jackson came out with his tribute, I liked that he acknowledged the fact that most people don't know the difference between Iran and Iraq and were just trying to make sense out of a very bewildering, shocking event. It's one thing to hear about terrorist attacks, it's a whole 'nother thing to watch it happening live on TV to your neighbors and family. So I appreciated what Alan was trying to say.
But Toby Keith's tribute/reaction was about the anger, the need to fight back against what had up until then been completely unimaginable, and I couldn't have appreciated that song more. It felt cathartic, it felt like it was allowing me to express my own anger, my own fear, my own realization that safety isn't a guarantee.
I am fans of the Dixie Chicks, I supported them through the unnecessary crap they went through because they used their right to talk freely to express their disappointment in a president (their main sin was that the president in question that they criticized was a Republican instead of a Democrat, the hypocrisy of which still pisses me off), but I didn't agree with them when it came to Toby Keith. Toby said what I felt, and what I suspect millions of other Americans felt, and I'm grateful that he did so.
With that said, I like his "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" the most of all of his songs for personal reasons I won't get into, LOL.
What a great comment, Tommy! Thanks for this whole thing.
Speaking abou bush was fine, the dumb part was when she apologized, but once she realized nobody excepted the apology and was still being blackballed she tried to go back and say screw off and that she didnt regret it. Basically what i mean is, dont pander say what you mean and stick to it
In no particular order, except for my #1 all time, also going to try to limit to one song per artist
1. Cross Canadian Ragweed - “Brooklyn Kid”
- Todd Snider - “Just Like Old Times”
- Robert Earl Keen - “Corpus Christi Bay”
- Jimmy Buffet - “A Pirate Looks at Forty”
- Randy Rogers Band - “They Call it the Hill Country”
- John Prine - “Hello in There” (really hard pick here)
- Jerry Jeff Walker - “Mr Bojangles” (Desperados Waiting for a Train a very close alternative)
- Ian Noe - “Methhead”
- Reckless Kelly - “Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah”
- Jason Isbell - “Elephant”
1. For The Good Times
2. He Stopped Loving Her Today
3. Eighteen Wheels
4. The House That Built Me
5. The Song Remembers When
6. Live Like You Were Dying
7. Sunday Morning Comin Down
8. Friends In Low Places
9. Amarillo By Mornin
10. Ain’t My Fault
Off the top of my head my top 10
1. In Color, Jamey Johnson
2. Grand Tour, George Jones
3. Cheyenne, King George
4. Drive, Alan Jackson
5. Too young to Feel This Damn Old, Garth Brooks
6. El Paso, Marty Robbins
7. Highwayman, The Highwaymen
8. My Home's in Alabama, Alabama
9. You Ain't Just a Whistlin Dixie, Bellamy Brothers
10. If We Were Vampires, Jason Isbell
1. Country boy can survive
2.okie from Muskogee
3. He stopped loving her today
4. Much too young to feel this damn old
5. High cotton
6. Don’t think hank done it this way
7. Goodbye says it all
8. Two dozen roses
9.summertime blues
10. This is where the cowboy rides away
Honorable mention:
- Folsom prison blues
- like Kristofferson would do- Tim McGraw
Great list Grady. I would have loved to see In Color by Jamey Johnson or Three Wooden Crosses by Randy Travis. But great list!
Brennen Richards that would make my rop twp
two
Instantly had three wooden crosses in my head love randy travis
In color might be the greatest story telling song ever made.
3 wooden crosses is a song that just randomly pops into my mind because it makes me think of the message of that song, it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you, it's what you leave behind you when you go
Hon. Mention: Dixieland delight, Man in Black, Boot Scootin' Boogie, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, the Thunder Rolls, Beer for my Horses. Shoot this list could change daily, but there are some in my list that are solid, in particular my top 5.
10. Country State of Mind - Hank
9. Fancy - Reba
8. Wild as You - CoJo
7. A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank
6. Mountain Music - Alabama
5. The Dance- Garth Brooks
4. Country Roads - John Denver
3. I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt
2. Copperhead Road - Steve Earle (walks the line between country and rock but I still associate the feelings to a country theme)
1. Drive - AJ
This man chose Dixie Chicks when he could have chosen George Strait
RJ’s Outdoors noo
Haha he wasted his first like 5 songs!!
OMG! No one likes The DC after they became political ?
To each his own, I say. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. At least he picked a good Dixie Chicks song!
Hahahahahahaha! I know, right?
My Top 10:
10. Rodney Atkins - Watching You
9. Paty Loveless - Hurt Me Bad
8. Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine
7. Randy Travis - If I Didn't Have You
6. Jake Owen - Heaven
5. Colin Raye - Little Red Rodeo
4. Kip Moore - Guitar Man
3. Alan Jackson - Livin on Love
2. Josh Turner - Would You Go With Me
1. Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
That's a unique list. Besides "Guitar Man" and "I Walk The Line" you matched with anyone that has commented I've seen
1. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
2. Goin Back to Dixie - John Hartford
3. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
4. Mama Tried - Merle
5. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
6. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
7. Deeper Than The Holler - Randy Travis
8. Spanish Pipedream - John Prine
9. Dixieland Delight - Alabama
10. (here's the wildcard) Better With Time - Emily Scott Robinson
"Unanswered Prayers" - do you think making me cry is cool? Also great list, introduced me to some stuff and I thank you for it.
Right?! :'(
Darius Rucker is a top 5 country singer for me. Dude is phenomenal
1. Boulder to Birmingham by Emmylou Harris
2. Restless by Alison Krauss
3. Family Tradition by HWJ
4. Go Rest High on that Mountain by Vince Gill
5. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big & Rich
6. Country Boy by Glen Campbell
7. Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde by Travis Tritt
8. Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis
9. 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
10. I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash
You had me until Big and Rich.
For me it goes like this
1. In the shadow of the Valley- Lost weekend Western swing band
2. I’m so lonesome I could cry- Hank Williams
3. Blue Moon of Kentucky- Bill Monroe
4. In the Valley- Marty Robbins
5. Home on the range- Gene Autry
6. I will always love you- Dolly Parton
7. Whispering Pines- Johnny Horton
8. When the Man comes around- Johnny Cash
9. Kiss an angel good morning- Charlie Pride
10. Where were you when the world stopped turning- Alan Jackson
If you have never heard “In the shadow of the Valley” by the Lost Weekend Western Swing Band I encourage you to go listen and I promise you you will not be disappointed (and if you are disappointed look at some of their other songs)
Yesssss Kiss An Angel Good Morning
These are in no specific order. These are just my top 10
1. Highwayman
2. Neon moon
3. Friends in low places
4. Sunday morning coming down
5. This is where the cowboy rides away
6. Luckenbach Texas
7. Ol red
8. Country boy can survive
9. Islands in the stream
10. On the road again
Islands in the Stream!! Yes!
1. Don't cry Joni by Conway Twitty
2.Americian soldier by Toby Keith
3.I told you so by Randy Travis
4.Fancy by Reba McEntire
5.Golden ring by George Jones and Tammy Wynette
6.Austin by Blake Shelton
7.Amanda by Waylon Jennings
8.Stand up by Mel McDaniel
9. You had me from hello by Kenny Chesney
10.Little moments by Brad Paisley
My honorable mentions would be : Radio Heart by Charly McClain
10. Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
9. Southern California - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
8. Portland, Oregon - Loretta Lynn
7. Shadow on her Mind - Kris Kristofferson
6. El Paso - Marty Robbins
5. Jolene - Dolly Parton
4. Elephant - Jason Isbell
3. If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard
2. Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand - Waylon Jennings
1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
My top ten always fluctuate with my moods 😂
Same! I’d have to do top ten albums that have resonated over the years or top 10 artists. But individual songs? I’d need at least 100!
10. Where were you when the world stopped turning - Alan Jackson
9. Hurt - Johnny Cash
8. Long Black Train - Josh Turner
7. Country Roads - John Denver
6. Drowning - Chris Young
5. Little Bitty - Alan Jackson
4. 5 o'clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson
3. Murder on Musix Row - George Strait and Alan Jackson
2. All my Exes live in Texas - George Strait
1. Chasing that Neon Rainbow - Alan Jackson
im guessing youre an alan jackson fan
@@danielpaschal6857 yes
Grady, your articulation and editing are so on point and interesting. It’s very clear that you have a deep passion and reverence for country music (as do I) that expands beyond pedestrian fandom.
Agree!! ^^
Ineresting list. Hmm nobody named "George' appears...
the lack of george jones is disgraceful
@@abbysparks6007 absolutely
10: Amarillo sky- jason aldean
9: forever, and ever amen, randy travis
8: boot scootin boogie brooks&dunn
7: joleen dolly parton
6: I heard that lonesome whistle jhonny cash
5: margaritaville jimmy buffett
4: red solo cup toby kieth
3: something like that Tim mcgraw
2: unanswered prayers garth brooks
1: Amarillo by morning george strait
I think the best thing about this list is how all of his favorite songs connect to a time in his life. A memory. A feeling. No genre hits that as hard, for me, as country music.
May not be the best of all time but they’re my personal favourites
1. Remember When - Alan Jackson
2. The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks
3. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
4. Drive - Alan Jackson
5. My Maria - Brooks and Dunn
6. Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band
7. If I Die Young - The Band Perry
8. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks
9. Highway 20 Ride - Zac Brown Band
10. I Wish Grandpa’s Never Died - Riley Green
I like your list for 1-5
Honey wheres dolly?...
Love your #10.
This list is great
My top 10 (Some of them are not quite country but close enough)
10. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake
9. By The Side of the Road - The Seldom Scene
8. High Cost of Living - Jamey Johnson
7. Long Black Train - Josh Turner
6. Home To You - Peasall Sisters
5. Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
4. Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
3. Forever And Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
2. A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr.
1. Walk Over God's Heaven - Alison Kraus
1. Remember when -Alan Jackson
2. In Color- Jamey Johnson
3.- My front porch lookin in-Lonestar
4. When I get where I’m going- Brad Paisley
5. Mama tried- Merle Haggard
6. The River- Garth Brooks
7. Last Time for Everything- Brad Paisley
8. Automatic- Miranda Lambert
9.-Amarillo by Morning-George Strait
10. Who Says You Can’t go Home- Bob Jovi & Jenifer Nettles
I grew up listening to 90s and 2000s country in my dad’s s10 on a little portable CD player. I fell in love with country then, and these songs make me laugh, cry, and reminisce on all that is given to us in this life.
God bless
'Hurt' was one of the most amazing moments in music. Johnny Cash captured his feeling about his life and career in one of the most poignant music videos ever to be created. A career like his is reduced to dirt. How many people can identify Johnny Cash, even though has hasn't been gone that long. It's all just a flash. He knew that when he recorded that song.
You know it's a nine inch nails cover right?
God is good
fancy
love in the first degree
straight tequila night
lonely and gone
travelin’ soldier
always on my mind
independence day
the thunder rolls
forever and ever amen
two dozen roses
in no real order
Traveling soldier was my CHILDHOOD country song❤️
John Anderson! So amazingly talented and yet so underrated. Siminole winds tugs the heart strings just a bit as does I wish I could have been there.
You and I are the same age. I'm normally not a country fan, but occasionally I love digging into the music I listened to as a kid. I was really into country in the late 90s/early 2000s. So here's my list
No particular order
Austin-Blake Shelton
That Summer-Garth Brooks
Would You Go With Me-Josh Turner
Merry Go Round-Kasey Musgraves
Traveling Soldier-Dixie Chicks
She's My Kind of Rain-Tim Mcgraw
When the Lights Go Down-Faith Hill
I Melt-Rascal Flatts
Send Down an Angel-Alison Moorer
Raining on Sunday-Keith Urban
Honorable mentions
Three Chords and the Truth-Sara Evans
In Another's Eyes-Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood
Stupid Boy-Keith Urban
Who tf would eat a corn dog with BBQ sauce?
Some asshole from New York City trying to pass him/herself off as "country".
I ran out of ketchup and had to use BBQ sauce for my corn dog once and it was actually pretty good
@@morganteynor8500 Mustard only on a corn dog. At least in Iowa that's the norm.
@@seththomas9105 I ran out of mustard too, Mustard and Ketchup make perfect sense on a corn dog and I thought BBQ sauce was a weird choice for a corn dog but it works when you have no other condiments :)
@@morganteynor8500 Kool
(according to me)
1. Mama Tried- Merle Haggard
2. Another Place, Another Time-Don Williams
3. I Can Still Make Cheyenne-George Strait
4. When God Paints- Alan Jackson
5. Whenever You Come Around-Vince Gill
6. The Time Machine-Colin Raye
7. Tell Lorrie I Love Her-Keith Whitley
8. You Still Move Me-Dan Seals
9. Letter To Me-Brad Paisely
10. Heart Of The World-Lady Antebellum
Excellent list's people 😉
My top 10 Country STORY'S
10. COAL MINERS DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn
9. A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash
8. EL PASO Marty Robbins
7. COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers
6. KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE Jimmie Rodgers
5. HARPER VALLEY PTA Jeanie C. Riley
4. PATCHES Jerry Reed
3. FANCY Reba McEntire
2. OL' RED George Jones
1. MAGGIE'S DREAM Don Williams
1. Loud and Heavy
2. Neon Moon
3. Whiskey Lullaby
4. Unanswered prayers
5. Midnight in Montgomery
6. Three wooden crosses
7. Joleane
8. Gods Country
9. Houston we have a problem
10. Mama Tried