Genius Lists - The 100 Best Country Songs Of All Time lyrics

The 100 best country songs of all time, as ranked by the country music community at Genius: 100. "Small Town Southern Man" -- by Alan Jackson -- Why It's So Good 99. "Take This Job and Shove it" -- by Johnny Paycheck -- Why It's So Good 98. "Highwayman" -- by The Highwaymen -- Why It's So Good 97. "Hey, Good Lookin'" -- by Hank Williams Sr -- Why It's So Good 96. "Check Yes or No" -- by George Strait -- Why It's So Good 95. "Two Black Cadilacs" -- by Carrie Underwood -- Why It's So Good 94. "Cold Cold Heart" -- by Hank Williams Sr -- Why It's So Good 93. "Mine Would Be You" -- by Blake Shelton -- Why It's So Good 92. "Tim McGraw" -- by Taylor Swift -- Why It's So Good 91. "Live Oak" -- by Jason Isbell – Why It's So Good 90. "Walking the Floor Over You" -- by Ernest Tubb -- Why It's So Good 89. "David" -- by Cody Jinks -- Why It's So Good 88. "Red Dirt Girl" -- by Emmylou Harris -- Why It's So Good 87. "Seven Year Ache" -- by Rosanne Cash -- Why It's So Good 86. "The Race Is On" -- by George Jones -- Why It's So Good 85. "Rhinestone Cowboy" -- by Glen Campbell -- Why It's So Good 84. "Mr. Bojangles" -- by Jerry Jeff Walker -- Why It's So Good 83. "Make the World Go Away" -- by Eddy Arnold -- Why It's So Good 82. "A Boy Named Sue" -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good 81. "Country Nation" -- by Brad Paisley -- Why It's So Good 80. "Harper Valley PTA" -- by Jeannie C. Riley -- Why It's So Good 79. "You Don't Know Me" -- by Ray Charles -- Why It's So Good 78. "Coat of Many Colors" -- by Dolly Parton -- Why It's So Good 77. "The Dance" -- by Garth Brooks -- Why It's So Good 76. "I Will Always Love You" -- by Whitney Houston And by Dolly Parton -- Why It's So Good 75. "Hello Walls" -- by Faron Young -- Why It's So Good 74. "Go Rest High on That Mountain" -- by Vince Gill -- Why It's So Good 73. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" -- by The Carter Family -- Why It's So Good 72. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" -- By Kitty Wells -- Why It's So Good 71. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" -- by Bill Monroe -- Why It's So Good 70. "El Paso" -- by Marty Robbins -- Why It's So Good 69. "When You Say Nothin' At All" -- by Keith Whitley and Alison Krauss -- Why It's So Good 68. "Keep on the Sunny Side" -- by The Carter Family -- Why It's So Good 67. "Mountain Music" -- by Alabama -- Why It's So Good 66. "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" -- by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 65. "Help Me Hold On" -- Travis Tritt -- Why It's So Good 64. "Before He Cheats" -- by Carrie Underwood -- Why It's So Good 63. "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" -- by Buck Owens -- Why It's So Good 62. "Drink A Beer" -- by Luke Bryan -- Why It's So Good 61. "What Hurts The Most" -- by Rascal Flatts -- Why It's So Good 60. "Sweet Amarillo" -- by Old Crow Medicine Show -- Why It's So Good 59. "Cover Me Up" -- Jason Isbell -- Why It's So Good 58. "Traveller" -- by Chris Stapleton -- Why It's So Good 57. "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" -- Kenny Rogers -- Why It's So Good 56. "Good Hearted Woman" -- Waylon Jennings -- Why It's So Good 55. "Sing Me Back Home" -- by Merle Haggard -- Why It's So Good 54. "Any Man of Mine" -- by Shania Twain -- Why It's So Good 53. "Turtles All the Way Down" -- by Sturgill Simpson -- Why It's So Good 52. "My Wish" -- by Rascal Flatts -- Why It's So Good 51. "Drivin' My Life Away" -- by Eddie Rabbit -- Why It's So Good 50. "Queen of Hearts" -- by Juice Newton -- Why It's So Good 49. "Sixteen Tons" -- by Ernie Ford -- Why It's So Good 48. "Amazed" -- by Lonestar -- Why It's So Good 47. "Amarillo by Morning" -- by George Straight -- Why It's So Good 46. "You Belong With Me" -- by Taylor Swift -- Why It's So Good 45. "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" -- by Alabama -- Why It's So Good 44. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" -- by Shania Twain -- Why It's So Good 43. "Strawberry Wine" -- by Deana Carter -- Why It's So Good 42. "Follow Your Arrow" -- by Kacey Musgraves -- Why It's So Good 41. "Wasn't Born to Follow" -- by Carol King -- Why It's So Good 40. "On the Road Again" -- by Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 39. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" -- By Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 38. "Jolene" -- by Dolly Parton -- Why It's So Good 37. "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" -- by Charley Pride -- Why It's So Good 36. "Mama Tried" -- by Merle Haggard -- Why It's So Good 35. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" -- by Hank Williams Sr. -- Why It's So Good 34. "Highway Don't Care" -- by Tim McGraw -- Why It's So Good 33. "Forever and Ever, Amen" -- by Randy Travis -- Why It's So Good 32. "Live Like You Were Dying" -- by Tim McGraw -- Why It's So Good 31. "Mine" -- by Taylor Swift -- Why It's So Good 30. "A Father's Love" -- by George Strait -- Why It's So Good 29. "San Antonio Rose" -- by Willie Nelson and Ray Price -- Why It's So Good 28. "Wagon Wheel" -- by Old Crow Medicine Show -- Why It's So Good 27. "If You're Reading This" -- by Tim McGraw -- Why It's So Good 26. "Faded Love" -- by Patsy Cline -- Why It's So Good 25. "Pa**ionate Kisses" -- by Lucinda Williams -- Why It's So Good 24. "King of the Road" -- by Roger Miller -- Why It's So Good 23. "Your Cheatin' Heart" -- by Hank Williams Sr. -- Why It's So Good 22. "Paradise" -- by John Prine -- Why It's So Good 21. "Pancho and Lefty" -- by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard -- Why It's So Good 20. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" -- by George Jones -- Why It's So Good 19. "Heartaches by the Number" -- by Ray Price -- Why It's So Good 18. "Stand By Your Man" -- by Tammy Wynette -- Why It's So Good 17. "Luckenbach, Texas" -- by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 16. "Waiting 'Round to Die" -- by Townes Van Zandt -- Why It's So Good 15. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" -- by Kris Kristofferson -- Why It's So Good 14. "Wabash Cannonball" -- by Roy Acuff -- Why It's So Good 13. "In the Jailhouse Now" -- by Jimmie Rodgers -- Why It's So Good 12. "Ring of Fire" -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good 11. "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" -- by Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 10. "Angel From Montgomery" -- by Bonnie Raitt and John Prine -- Why It's So Good 9. "Take Me Home Country Roads" -- by John Denver -- Why It's So Good 8. "Friends in Low Places" -- by Garth Brooks -- Why It's So Good 7. "The Gambler" -- by Kenny Rogers -- Why It's So Good 6. "Crazy" -- by Patsy Cline and by Willie Nelson -- Why It's So Good 5. "I'm Movin' On" -- by Hank Snow -- Why It's So Good 4. "Coal Miner's Daughter" -- by Loretta Lynn -- Why It's So Good 3. "Folsom Prison Blues" -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good 2. "All My Ex's Live In Texas" -- by George Straight -- Why It's So Good 1. "Walk the Line" -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's So Good