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@CrystalRose333

Жыл бұрын

Fancy by Reba McEntire!

@evanfeit2609

Жыл бұрын

old town road by little nas x and wake me up by avicii

@katrinahaney994

Жыл бұрын

Good list but I would switch 1 and 2

@shayes88able

Жыл бұрын

Stand by your man by Tammy Wynette

@nixda9326

Жыл бұрын

@@evanfeit2609 is wake me Up a country Song?

I definitely would’ve included a Randy Travis song. “Three Wooden Crosses” and “Forever and Ever, Amen” are both masterpieces.

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

Any song sung by Randy Travis is a masterpiece.

@Jon-co1xg

Жыл бұрын

Should have replaced good bye. Earl

@challengestars944

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@BangBang-hk4rg

Жыл бұрын

@@Jon-co1xg Just about any country song ever written should’ve replaced Goodbye Earl.

@bdvofficial2256

Жыл бұрын

I imediatly thought of forever and ever amen

We all know that “never even called me by my name” is the perfect country and western song. Mama, trains, trucks, prison, getting drunk. It’s all there!

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

@LacyLane1050

Жыл бұрын

Agreed ! I think the problem there is he's not accepted by many in the country music industry because of his raunchy side.

@danielasterling6936

Жыл бұрын

​@@LacyLane1050 CHILE ARGENTINA THE SCANDINAVIA OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Songs I remember most - "Kiss an angle goodmorning" Charlie Pride. "North to Alaska" Johny Horton. "Yellow Rose of Texas" Mixed Artist. "Send me the pillow that you dream on" Hank Locklin. "I'm Sorry" Brenda Lee. "Ode to Billie Joe" Bobbie Gentry. "“Wichita Lineman” Glen Campbell. "Today I started loving you again" Merle Haggard.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

A great songs

@jimshepard8822

Жыл бұрын

Lay your head up on mypillow

@jolenegagne5884

Жыл бұрын

My Grandmother's favorite. Kiss an Angel... ❤

@kimberleyhurlburt9044

6 күн бұрын

Finally Johnny Horton gets recognized somewhere.

"I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU" ... DOLLY PARTON. All time #1 song, Dolly is ONE OF A KIND. Her voice is angelic because she sings from her soul. My opinion.

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

He stopped loving her today, Amarillo by morning, you’re cheatin’ heart, remember when, were all better to me, along with the Gambler, I walk the line even.

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

@@ala-freaking-bama1750Reba as a pure vocalist for sure. Dolly as a writer and innovator though is undeniable. She and Loretta made it so women could be powerful voices and had control of their careers and content.

@nikstorm594

Жыл бұрын

TOTALLY! I always say her version is so much more emotional.

@sl_721

Жыл бұрын

You will never beat the king, Johnny Cash

Ladies and gentlemen…Mr. Conway Twitty.

@FionaApplewright

Жыл бұрын

P.s. conway twitty says "cut it out; just write a joke" 😅

@olvialee7221

Жыл бұрын

From Family Guy, classic

@ruthharris9664

Жыл бұрын

My grand mother's favorite

@Prkwon

Жыл бұрын

Right up there with mac and me joke Coman

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

Yes, now there's a real country singer, and of course , there were many singers you left out, such as Porter Wagoner ,George Strait, Conway Twitty, , Loretta Lynn , Kitty Wells , Ernest Tubb, , Jim Reeves Chrystal Gayle , Ray Price( For the Good Times & Heartaches by the Number), Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzel, Hank Thompson, Stonewall Jackson, Sons of the Pioneers, Hank Locklin, The Browns, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans & many more!

I would included "Forever and Ever Amen" by Randy Travis, "Independence Day" by Martina McBride, "Kiss An Angel Good Morning" by Charley Pride, "Come Monday" by Jimmy Buffett, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" by The Carter Family, "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" by Hank Williams Jr, "Why Me Lord" by Kris Kistofferson, & "God Bless The USA" by Lee Greenwood. I think that all these songs are better than "GoodBy Earl".

@chayden153

Жыл бұрын

Will The Circle Be Unbroken and Independence Day are honestly bangers

@mikeortiz6008

Жыл бұрын

Yes such better choices than any Chick's song!

@knuckles-3386

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@scottcurry479

Жыл бұрын

Come Monday is a great song, but not really country.

@ronaldtant6992

Жыл бұрын

@@scottcurry479 .Yeah a truly great song but you could be right.

Imagine hearing a huge German Oktoberfest tent singing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at the top of their voices. It. Was. Glorious!

@theodoreritola7641

4 күн бұрын

Only 6 songs from the 70s im bummed lol

It’s impossible to include every great country song through history but I’m impressed with this list. Great job! The only one I was surprised about was “goodbye Earl” there are many many country songs much greater than that song…I wouldn’t even include it on a top 1000 list lol

@redroseblack

Жыл бұрын

I agree whole heartedly

@rickmcdonald1557

Жыл бұрын

Left out Patty Loveless and Reba~!!!!!

@FarmRanchHomestead

Жыл бұрын

When I think of great country songs, "Goodbye Earl" isn't a song that comes to mind. Even a few other (Dixie) Chicks songs would likely top Earl, but still wouldn't likely land on a top 20 list for me.

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

It is not even top 10,000 for me, the damn cowbell lowers it for me.

@davidhaydon9023

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have always hated that song. Many more better ones out there. But most of these I agree with.

John anderson “Seminole wind” is iconic.

@alenjackson3516

Жыл бұрын

Hello luci 👋🌹

@johnschwartz5

Жыл бұрын

💯

Johnny cash is " hurt" always make me cry every single time i listen, what a legend

@philliprader6298

Жыл бұрын

Cover from Nine inch Nails. Amazing song. Yes very sad.

@williamsummerson1204

Жыл бұрын

Same

@vixxxenfoxxx3660

Жыл бұрын

@@philliprader6298 thank you for giving NIN the credit they deserve. I've been criticized plenty of times for trying to point this out. Not once saying Cash's version was bad, just that Hurt was a cover. Then again, a lot of songs are.

@adamd5849

Жыл бұрын

@@philliprader6298 yep. And I believe that the Nine Inch Nails front man said that it was Cash's song after hearing it

@philliprader6298

Жыл бұрын

@@adamd5849 what the heck are you talking about? How old are you? First of all the guy is named Trent Reznor, I had the album when it came out. Cash's version came decades later.

20. El Paso 19. Good Bye Earl 18. Hello Darlin 17. Country Roads 16. Honkey Tonk Angels 15. Mommas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys 14. Where Were You When World Stopped Turning 13. Devil Went Down to Georgia 12. Coal Miner’s Daughter 11. Friends in Low Places 10. Always on My Mind 9. Amarillo By Morning 8. The Gambler 7. Stand By Your Man 6. Your Cheating Heart 5. Jolene 4. Mama Tried 3. Crazy 2. He Stopped Loving Her Today 1. I Walk the Line

@FarmRanchHomestead

Жыл бұрын

#9 is Amarillo By Morning, by George Strait

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

#1 should be #3-4. Jolene should be lower. He stopped loving her today is Jones’s signature song, it should be #1.

@ritabanks4254

11 ай бұрын

Coal Miner's Daughter should be number 2

@JR-rn5sh

2 ай бұрын

This list is woke

@supboi5248

Ай бұрын

@@JR-rn5shyall are psychotic lol

Friends in Low Places actually got me in trouble when I was three years old. I started singing it because everyone else had stopped singing. Unfortunately, we were at church. Try to hide your shock.

@melissacooper8724

Жыл бұрын

You poor thing!🤣

@lisarice4402

Жыл бұрын

You can honestly say you were moved by the spirit - Jesus didn’t have problems with others, therefore He is the most loving of all - despite your young age at the time, neither did you 😊

Jim Reeves completely under-rated

There is a reason why George Strait is called “The King of Country”. He has over 60 number one singles, which is more than what any other artist in any genre has. Most importantly, his music is Pure Country.

@lucypotato8793

Жыл бұрын

?Listen to Hank's, Patsy & Johnny? Listen to Buck Owens?, Waylon, Willy? George is ok I'm sure Michael...

@chris_scott

Жыл бұрын

No he's not, Slim Dusty is the King of Country

@broncojuan

Жыл бұрын

meh, he got a little too poppy after "Pure Country."

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

@@lucypotato8793 You are so right, George Strait is Country, but many before him were too. I named a few in my other comment & you are right, Buck Owens, Waylon & Willie & Patsy as well …I prefer the older original classic country, as opposed to the newer stuff they are doing nowadays. There are a few good ones out there, but not too many of them.

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

@@chris_scott Never even heard of that one!

Ronny Milsap should be recognized, love his music..

@jessejamessalazar-breneise6456

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, he is one of the best country singer of all time, my favorite song from him is *I wouldn't miss it for the world*

@Hodaggium

Жыл бұрын

Ronnie is my all time favorite, there are too many to list to pick just one for a top 10 list like this. My pick would be Smoky Mountain Rain.

Randy Travis has to be in this. He single handedly brought country back in the mid 80’s

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

He and George were the revival of country to its more traditional sound.

@karenlanoue-egan6784

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Amazing voice and songs.

My top ten favorite country songs. 1. George Jones. He stopped loving her today. 2. George Strait. You look so good in love. 3. Conway Twitty. That's my job 4. Alan Jackson. Wanted 5. Johnny Cash. Hurt 6. Brad Paisley. He didn't have to be 7. Willie Nelson. You're always on my mind 8. Garth Brooks. What shes doing now. 9. Dolly Parton. I will always love you. 10. Randy Travis. Forever and ever amen.

@brianlogsdon4824

Жыл бұрын

Johnny cash hurt was a cover of a rock song. If I’m picking a cash song I’m going Folsom prison blues or Delia’s gone

@kenbliss7936

Жыл бұрын

Very good list....

@jacobhammock3355

Жыл бұрын

Thats a good list.

@williamsummerson1204

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobhammock3355 appreciate it.

@williamsummerson1204

Жыл бұрын

@@kenbliss7936 appreciate it

Garth Brooks, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and so many other legendary country artists each deserve Top 10 Songs videos of their own.

@darkstarmoonshadow8892

Жыл бұрын

I could list a top 10 for Alan Jackson Garth Brooks and George Strait

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

@@darkstarmoonshadow8892 you should post them to the channel.

@diamond6719

Жыл бұрын

@@darkstarmoonshadow8892 A J. And George Strait. 👍

@lesleycasey4748

Жыл бұрын

I would have liked to see Waylon Jennings have a song by himself versus putting Willie Nelson technically 3x and I'm a huge Willie fan but Mama don't let.. and you were always on my mind and crazy are all his songs This should include honorable mentions

@BassKing69

Жыл бұрын

Garth brooks ain’t no country

I was hoping that Johnny Cash's "Boy Named Sue" written by Shel Silverstein would have made the list, but I was glad to see Johnny Cash at #1. Thanks!

As being born and raised in West Virginia. Hearing John Denver sing take me home country roads brings a tear to my eyes...

@brianwise5850

Жыл бұрын

How is it not higher on the list though. I know this is iconic but some of the songs above it are not as big as this one.

@frankgreenfield7836

Жыл бұрын

here is a fun fact: Denver never stepped foot in West Virginia before recording that. also, Starland Vocal Band, who wrote the song, had never been before writing it.

@tarastandifer8660

Жыл бұрын

It really is a special song

@peggypflug9939

Жыл бұрын

The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River are not in West Virginia! They are in Virginia. ( John Denver's

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@peggypflug9939 ..... To me the so g does indicate they are in west Virginia, it indicates they are along the drive to west virginia

My dad and I are huge fans of Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash and John Denver, but Dolly Parton is my Country Queen

@ritabanks4254

11 ай бұрын

Love Dolly but Loretta Lynn my queen of country misic

With the exception of “Goodbye, Earl”, great list.

@ChibiProwl

10 ай бұрын

Yes. They could've had anything by Alabama, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, and Rascal Flatts to name but four. ANYTHING but that trash.😊

The Top 20 👍 Greatest Country Songs of All-Time: 20. "El Paso" (1959) Marty Robbins™ 19. "Good-bye, Earl" (1999) The Dixie 🚺 Chicks™ 18. "Hello, Darlin'" (1970) Conway Twitty™ (Commercial Break) 17. "Take Me 🏡 Home, Country Roads" (1971) John Denver™ 16. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk 👼 Angels" (1952) 😺 Kitty Wells™ 15. "Mommas, Don't Let Your 👶 Babies Grow ☝ Up To Be 🐄 Cowboys" (1978) Waylon Jennings™ & Willie Nelson™ 14. "Where Were You (When the 🌎 World ✋ Stopped Turning)?" (2001) Alan Jackson™ 13. "The 😈 Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) The Charlie Daniels Band™ (Commercial Break) 12. "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1970) Loretta Lynn™ 11. "(I've Got) Friends in Low Places" (1990) Garth Brooks™ 10. "Always on My Mind" (1982) Willie Nelson™ 9. "Amarillo by 🌄 Morning" (1983) George Strait™ 8. "The Gambler" (1978) Kenny Rogers™ (Commercial Break) 7. "Stand by Your 👨 Man" (1968) Tammy Wynette™ 6. "Your Cheatin' ❤ Heart" (1952) Hank Williams with His Drifting 🐄 Cowboys™ 5. "Jolene" (1973) Dolly Parton™ 4. "Mama Tried" (1968) Merle Haggard and the Strangers™ (Commercial Break) 3. "Crazy" (1961) Patsy Cline™ 2. "He ✋ Stopped 💘 Loving Her Today" (1980) George Jones™ 1. "I 🚶 Walk the Line" (1956) Johnny 💸 Cash™

Kris Kristofferson, Tanya Tucker, Patsy Cline, Box Car Willie, Alabama and many other fantastic artists will be played forever too.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

Boxcar Willie is one of a kind as is Red Sovine.

@yatta99

Жыл бұрын

Little Tanya Tucker singing Delta Dawn with that amazing voice somehow never got the appreciation that she deserved.

The greatest country song will always be “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” by David Allen Coe to me

@sixgunmiller6868

Жыл бұрын

Not the greatest. But it is the perfect country western song

@ghw7192

Жыл бұрын

"I was drunk the day my momma got out of prison" is perfection!

@yellowstone024

Жыл бұрын

No Darlin?

@mywienersyoumusttouch6446

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@robertdicenzo3478

Жыл бұрын

It was all I could do to keep from cryin'

The number of people who have no idea that I Will Always Love You is a Dolly Parton (and therefore a country) song alternately amuses and astonishes me. But then, I remember when Dolly first sang it. She once said that when the song first came out she started a nice little bank account. When she and Vince Gill covered it, the bank account got bigger. When Whitney Houston released it, Dolly bought the bank. (Edited based on Laura's comment, thanks Laura!)

@laurabell48

Жыл бұрын

It was I will always love you, she wrote it for porter wagoner.

@donaldwert7137

Жыл бұрын

@@laurabell48 You are correct. My brain got ahead of my fingers. Thanks.

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

Nah, that song earned Dolly Parton her own place in Fort Knox because of too many BRINKS trucks!😂😂

@donaldwert7137

Жыл бұрын

@@seanswinton6242 I wonder if she sings that song to that song.

@ashbond4607

Жыл бұрын

I prefer Dolly's version by a mile!!

I think The Dance by Garth Brooks should be included

I grew up with Marty Robbins, Glen Campbell, Charlie Pride, I was very surprised that Lorne Greene never made your list. But he was a true cowboy storyteller.

I’m a little surprised He Stopped Loving Her Today wasn’t number one and even more surprised Jim Reeves He’ll Have To Go didn’t make the list.

@darrinsiembal7461

Жыл бұрын

Trailers for sale or rent....King of the Road!!!

@kellidinit3725

Жыл бұрын

@@darrinsiembal7461 lol. Another great one! Dolly and Porters Run That By Me One More Time too!

@devinw5150

Жыл бұрын

It should’ve been #1

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

I'm Surprised on both counts! How could they forget Jim Reeves?

When it comes to country music, I actually prefer the older or classic stuff, just my taste nothing against today's artists

@kellidinit3725

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Merle has always been my main man! Lol.

@106andie

Жыл бұрын

Same

@ghw7192

Жыл бұрын

That is the country music of my youth.

@williamsummerson1204

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@kellidinit3725

Жыл бұрын

@@williamsummerson1204 I grew up on it.

Flowers on the Wall is timeless.

@melissaslater2575

Жыл бұрын

Love that song. One of my favorite things to say about people when I’m implying they are off in their own world is that they are probably “smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo” and I know no one else gets the reference.

Great list, but I can't believe that Reba didn't make the list!

@eleanorwatson8239

Жыл бұрын

You ain't the only one with the likes of Fancy or my favourite Heart is a Lonely Huntee

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

@@eleanorwatson8239Whoever’s in New England, The night the lights went out in Georgia, Is there life out there.

@karenlanoue-egan6784

Жыл бұрын

100% agree

Garth Brooks' The Dance never fails to make me tear up

@devinw5150

Жыл бұрын

I went thru a divorce listening to that song. Made me cry everytime.

@darkstarmoonshadow8892

Жыл бұрын

Same

@andiamador7156

Жыл бұрын

Same

@claudettemoran295

Жыл бұрын

So does The River. That's my favorite.

@dcastleb69

Жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs. It's the ring tone on my phone!

Good list. A few others to consider: "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," "Lost Highway," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Coat of Many Colors," "Don't Rock the Jukebox," "Waiting for a Train," "Ode to Billie Joe," "Pancho and Lefty." Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music-Sacred & Secular

Some I would've considered: "Coat of Many Colors" - Dolly Parton "Move It On Over" - Hank Williams (a song that anticipated rock and roll several years ahead of its time!) "You Ain't Woman Enough" - Loretta Lynn "Daddy's Hands" - Holly Dunn (80s country often gets a bum rap) "Deeper Than The Holler" - Randy Travis "Anymore" - Travis Tritt "Travelin' Soldier" - The (Dixie) Chicks "When You Say Nothing At All" - Alison Krauss and Union Station "The Dance" - Garth Brooks "The Ride" - David Allan Coe "A Country Boy Can Survive" - Hank Williams Jr. "Love at the Five and Dime" - Kathy Mattea (one of her many Nanci Griffith covers) "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" - Dwight Yoakam "Don't Cry Joni" - Conway Twitty feat. Joni Lee "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart" - Trisha Yearwood feat. Garth Brooks "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" - Keith Whitley "Better Off in a Pine Box" - Doug Stone "Strong Enough To Bend" - Tanya Tucker

@ChibiProwl

10 ай бұрын

ANY of those would've been better than Goodbye Earl.

@fnjesusfreak

10 ай бұрын

@@ChibiProwl Hell, "Callin' Baton Rouge" - same writer as Goodbye Earl! - would be better.

@ChibiProwl

10 ай бұрын

@@fnjesusfreak Yep

The Gambler is to me everything country music should be, there's something so tragic and beautiful about that song and how it's sung. Have absolutely loved it since the first time I ever heard it.

Tammy Wynette reckoned "Stand by Your Man" was a song she spent 20 minutes writing and the next 20 years explaining the lyrics.

Where was Reba?! Fancy should have been in there.... Or The Lights Went Out In Georgia

@TrueCRaysball

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Replace the song from the Dixie Chicks.

@RandyM52

4 ай бұрын

Vicki Lawrence sang it first and it was a huge hit.

"He stopped loving her today" breaks my heart every time. It played on the radio on my way home from the cemetery from burying my husband.

I was born in 1965 but I was raised with all of these songs

@vidili68

Жыл бұрын

Hi there I too 1962 Happy holidays to all

I always find it funny how the single biggest country act of the 1980s never gets mentioned on lists like this.. what the hell happened to Alabama?

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

Agree! They had a very nice long list of great songs! Like "Mountain Music", "Love In The First Degree" and "Closer You Get".

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

Good question!

@danielcoleman3572

Жыл бұрын

Feels So Right

@rickmcdonald1557

Жыл бұрын

True and also The Judds~!

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@seanswinton6242 ..... Good group. But Statler Brothers he's more than a name on the wall is true emotion for us that have children serving in the military or have served in the military.

If this were a list from the past 30 years my list would include "Chattahoochee"- Alan Jackson, "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" by Dwight Yoakam (my favorite),"Here's A Quarter Call Someone Who Cares"-Travis Tritt,"Down At The Twist And Shout"- Mary Chapin Carpenter. The early 1990's had some great songs!

George Jones is the greatest country artist of all time. True emotion, talent and the ability to twist your heart strings. The voice of an angel.

@bobbywise2313

Жыл бұрын

I prefer Ronnie Millsap

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbywise2313 ... Ricky Van Shelton .....

@mikebeasley9793

8 ай бұрын

FOR ME A COUNTRY FAN OF 60+ YEARS MY PICK IS CHRIS STAPLETON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was 12 years old in ‘52 and remember a girl singing ‘Crazy’ and never forgot her…Miss Patsy Cline❣️

"Go Rest High On That Mountain!" by Vince Gill should have been on this list. It's relatively young compared to others, but I believe it is a modern Country standard! It like George Jones's "He Stopped Loving Her Today." Also "Islands In The Stream" by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Written by the Bee Gees, it ranks among the biggest selling Country songs ever!.

@thegoldfly1

Жыл бұрын

The first verse is such a wonderful tribute to Keith Whitley.

@lesleycasey4748

Жыл бұрын

It's older than Goodbye Earl a group that gets boos from country fans and I love John Denver but there was a lot of controversy about calling his music country...once again where is Reba!!!

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

I don’t see “Islands in the Stream” as a country song. It’s actually a pop song. It’s put in the country category simply because Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton sing it.

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmonthey5974 I understand your point. I based that on the Billboard Country Music charts and the acceptance of the song by Country Music fans of that time. Country Music of the 80's was receiving acceptance by a much wider audience because a lot of it crossed over to Top 40 charts as well. Fortunately artists like Dwight Yoakam, Foster & Lloyd, Randy Travis and George Strait maintained the traditional styles of Country alive.

@shawnuel

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmonthey5974 Yup! And both artists openly courted a mainstream audience at the time it was released.

For Me: Highwayman, Islands in the Stream, Let Me Be There, Poncho and Lefty, Sixteen Tons, Seven Year Ache, Angel in the Morning, and Lost in the 50's Tonight.

@brianlogsdon4824

Жыл бұрын

Highwayman is a masterpiece. 4 country legends all in one song? No debate

my favourites are missed. Dan Seals, Johnny Lee, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Milsap, Alabama, Pirates of the Missisipi, The Bread, Dixie chicks, Toby Keith, Glen Campbell, The Bellamy brothers

This is the country music I grew up with, and I miss it dearly.

As a lifelong country fan, I am very much with you on most of this list! However, my one beef is with Goodbye Earl. This might be my old school bias speaking, but, while I found the content understandable and sympathetic, I don't feel like it really represents a Top 20 Country song. Here are my choices for alternates: -Forever and Ever, Amen by Randy Travis -Kiss an Angel Good Morning by Charlie Pride -Amanda or Tulsa Time by Don Williams -Mountain Music by Alabama

@bendyparanormal

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. “Goodbye Earl”, or any Dixie Chicks songs, just simply should not be on this list. They haven’t had any song that can stand up to the classics on this list, or the dozens, if not hundreds, of impactful and influential classics that rightfully could’ve and should’ve taken their place on this list.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@bendyparanormal ..... Agree

@peggypflug

Жыл бұрын

I only recall Waylon Jennings singing, Amanda."

@UTalaskan1987

Жыл бұрын

@Peggy Pflug you should check out the Don Williams version. It's a softer and prettier version. Both are great recordings and nothing against Waylon, I love some of his other stuff, but my preference is for the Gentle Giant's interpretation on this song.

This list can never be complete without entries from Glen Campbell, Charley Pride and Charlie Rich.

@robtaylor2434

Жыл бұрын

Amen! For me at least, Charlie Rich - Rollin with the Flow, Glen Campbell, maybe Gentle on my Mind, and Charlie Pride, could be any number, but I'll go with Mountain of Love

@pdacore

Жыл бұрын

@@robtaylor2434 I have to agree with your choice for Glen though lineman is a close second. For Charley I have to give it to kiss an angel goo morning with his version of Hank Williams kaw-liga second. And for Charlie I would say Behind Closed Doors. There's just so much to choose from.

@jerrygil1965

10 ай бұрын

Remember, this is Mojo's list and there's so much Country legends

@nancycurtis488

8 ай бұрын

Well…maybe not Charlie Rich…a mean spirited,jealous has been.

@nancycurtis488

8 ай бұрын

I do not know how Dolly Parton plays guitar like that without breaking those long nails right off…..an amazing woman in so many way! Go, Dolly!

First time I’ve heard Patsy Cline, I fell inlove. I’m a millenial but I love classic jazz and country nusic.

OK, you guys clearly didn't find Garth Brooks' rendition of "Friends in Low Places." That's somebody else singing that song.

@thegenxkid646

Жыл бұрын

Because Garth has become a major DB and won’t allow his music to be used without a fee being paid.

@treyroberts8124

Жыл бұрын

@The GenX Kid OH NO, someone wants to be paid for their work 🙄 he should let companies and people make money off his work, right?

@LamenterPeter

8 ай бұрын

Hey arby Apologies for dropping this here I came across your you Tube channel and I would love to know more better if you don't mind, I'm guessing you must be an honest person, because I always found your comments to be a nice and respectful person.if it's okay with you, I'd love to be friend with you, but if it sounds odd or embarrassing in any way please don't embarrass me by replying.hope you're having a wonderful day with your family may God bless you all

I am so happy you had Marty Robbins on this list!!!! His music was a big part of my past, in a great way.

@tarastandifer8660

Жыл бұрын

I know! I LOOOVVVE him. “Big Iron” is my favorite!

RIP Johnny, you will never be forgotten brother.

@darkstarmoonshadow8892

Жыл бұрын

Amen

All great songs, my personal top 20 is- "In Color" Jamey Johnson, "Carrying Your Love With Me" by George Strait, "Three Wooden Crosses" by Randy Travis, "Paint Me A Birmingham" by Tracy Lawrence, "5 O'clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson, "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Reba, "Colder Weather" by Zac Brown Band, "Dinosaur" by Hank Williams Jr, "Dust On The Bottle" by David Lee Murphy, "They're Hanging Me Tonight" by Marty Robbins, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, "Boy" by Lee Brice, "Outskirts Of Heaven" by Craig Cambell, "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley, "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers, "Something In The Orange" by Zack Bryan, "Lady May" by Tyler Childers, "Dive" Luke Combs (cover), "Highway Man" by The Highway Men", and finally "Every Light In The House" by Trace Adkins. These are in no particular order and there are definitely a few that are right on the edge of being pushed out by others.

One glaring omission is Glen Campbell's, "Wichita Lineman"

@sl_721

Жыл бұрын

Ring of fire by Johnny Cash and Highwayman by the Highwaymen also

@RandyM52

4 ай бұрын

HUGE omission!!

They have Garth Brooks at #11 with Friends in Low Places yet don't have him singing the song.

@MsSmashley

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. That is NOT him singing…a cover, not even a good one.

@holeighg9237

Жыл бұрын

All I could think is they didn't think they'd avoid a copyright strike because he's notorious about not letting his music be used. But then they played the clip from the Kelly Clarkson show, so why not just play that the whole time?!

@LumiereDarlin

Жыл бұрын

They are likely not allowed. Garth won’t even let his songs be on Spotify 😔

@jameshannahs9010

Жыл бұрын

The Doctrine of Fair Use would allow for clip as short as the one they used. However, due to the fact that Garth is so protective with his music, they likely were unable to download an actual Garth Brooks version of the song. However, the worst part is that while a good song, "Friends in Low Places" isn't even his best song. That should have been "The Dance."

@mysteria00

Жыл бұрын

That’s because Garth Brooks is such a d*ck about his freakin music. They don’t want to be sued!

Back about 35 years ago I spent a month getting drunk,playing pool and listening to HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY. I was building pole barns in Western Michigan. My current girlfriend was wrecking me but I loved her. Greatest country love,sad ass song ever. Willie has got to be getting close to his due date. This whole country will mourn when that TRUE AMERICAN passes. True American artist, Twain, Lear, Pollack,Hendrix,Nelson. GOD I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!!😎😎😎

@106andie

Жыл бұрын

Just the thought of that song brings me to tears 😭

@fnjesusfreak

Жыл бұрын

Ironic you mention Shania Twain because she's Canadian ;)

"Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning" to me is one of the most important songs every created in American history. Hundreds of years from now when people look back on one of the most painful and tragic events in American and World history, people can look back on that song and see how we were feeling at that time in such a beautiful and haunting way. And to think, that song was released *after* an already incredible career. Love you Alan!

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

Remember When. Alan is arguably one of the best songwriter of his generation.

@Kimnicpat

Жыл бұрын

I actually never liked that song. It felt emotionally manipulative. Alan Jackson certainly deserves a spot in the top 20, but not for Where Were You.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@Kimnicpat ..... Apparently you have forgotten what happened that day..... Not a smart comment.......but it's your opinion......

@Kimnicpat

Жыл бұрын

@@lindatimmons3675 "Not a smart comment." Smug much? Just because I'm not taken in by emotionally manipulative songs doesn't mean my opinion is dumb.

@romankojo9458

Жыл бұрын

It should be top 3 for me

A list like this is always so subjective, but how does Keith Whitley not make this list? "When You Say Nothing At All" or "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" or "Don't Close Your Eyes" all deserve to be on this list. Also, "Highwayman" is a standout to me because it brings together Waylon, Johnny, Willie, and Kris into an amazing song. So many good bands with no representation either: Diamond Rio, Little Texas, Blackhawk, Shenandoah to name a few. Again, I know this list is subjective and can be debated until the end of time, but I definitely think this should be titled "Our Top 20 Greatest Country Songs", because this list is so subjective.

@Shadowfax85

Жыл бұрын

Your moment reminded me of Diamond Rio. I have spent the last 45 min listening to their music and remembering so many good times from my childhood. Thank you!

@rkmurphy5648

Жыл бұрын

Exactly the comment i was looking for! I definitely would've swapped out one of these for a Keith Whitley song. His voice is like butter and if he hadn't succumb to alchohol he likely would've gone on to be as big as George Strait, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis and all the other famous 80s & 90s artists.

@thegenxkid646

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Whitley was a one of a kind voice and would’ve been one of the greatest in the genre if we hadn’t lost him so soon. 😢

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@thegenxkid646 .... I agree.

There’s a reason why Merle Haggard was called “The Poet of the Common Man”. He wrote an endless number of songs that were about his own life and how others were living. All of his songs are honest, relatable and legendary.

@TS-wh4ey

Жыл бұрын

The Fightin' Side Of Me !

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

@@TS-wh4ey I love that song!

@TS-wh4ey

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmonthey5974 Sung by the original....... Okie From Muskogee, Merl Haggard He was great, may he RIP 🇺🇸 👍

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

“Mama’s Hungry Eyes”, “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive”, “Sing Me Back Home”, “If We Make It Through December”, “Are The Good Times Really Over For Good”, “Branded Man”, “Holding Things Together”, “Today I Started Loving You Again”, “Silver Wings”, “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink”, “All In The Movies”, “Ramblin’ Fever”, “The Bottle Let Me Down”, “Going Where The Lonely Go”, “My Favorite Memory”, “Yesterday’s Wine”, “Big City”, “The Way I Am”, and 30 others songs by Merle Haggard.

Alan Jackson has written and recorded so many iconic songs, he deserves a Top 10 list of his own.

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

Agree! Same with Vince Gill and George Strait.

@darkstarmoonshadow8892

Жыл бұрын

I give a YAAAAYEEE to that

@andreabrackner9571

Жыл бұрын

Top 20. He's got enough songs in his repertoire.

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

@@andreabrackner9571 Top 20 is even better!

@970Darkhorse

Жыл бұрын

Remember When could easily be on the top of my country list.

That bit about the wild side of life wasn’t quoted by Hank Williams. That was the original song by Hank Thompson which Kitty Wells turned into her own song about six months after his version was on the country charts.

I am 52 my daddy taught me the good stuff. Marty Robbins was amazing and yeah Goodbye Earl is NOT even worth mention.

@sammygoodnight

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The Dixie Chicks had a number of decent songs in their heyday. Wide Open Spaces is a classic. But Goodbye Earl? Excuse me?

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

Blah chicks

@sedinmagic1591

Жыл бұрын

Could not disagree more..amazing song!

@rivers77

Жыл бұрын

Goodbye Earl is an awful song. Crazy, because the chicks did have some fantastic songs. Top 20 all time??? probably not, but any of them could be bought over Goodbye Earl.

@LamenterPeter

8 ай бұрын

Hey lorireel Apologies for dropping this here I came across your you Tube channel and I would love to know more better if you don't mind, I'm guessing you must be an honest person, because I always found your comments to be a nice and respectful person.if it's okay with you, I'd love to be friend with you, but if it sounds odd or embarrassing in any way please don't embarrass me by replying.hope you're having a wonderful day with your family may God bless you all

I’m stunned that Goodbye Earl was included amongst these legends. Speechless 😶.

@PrinceJediMaster

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@natesvideos7339

Жыл бұрын

Not Ready to Make Nice or Gaslighter would have been the better choice

@brianduty3912

Жыл бұрын

The Dixie Chicks?? Seriously, none of their songs should be elevated to any pedestal. IMHO

@stephaniejoles4043

Жыл бұрын

Same

@srdargo1488

Жыл бұрын

IF you include any TDC songs Wide Open Spaces was their best...but none are all-time greats worthy of this list. I think this was a nod to their political stances that eventually got them tossed from the mainstream country scene and embraced by Hollywood. This list wasn't called most controversial or best political statement.

Whiskey lullaby is my favorite, just heartbreaking

EVERY legendary country singer and/or band should have a Top 20 Songs list!

I respect many of the choices on this list, but am surprised that "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley featuring Allison Krauss is no where to be found. The song is absolutely a masterpiece, with both talented singers telling a beautiful (albeit sad) story with their voices and harmonies.

Good bye Earl give me a break

How did Reba and Fancy not make the list??

@peterflagle5446

Жыл бұрын

What the hell? I love that song

@majinvegeta8813

Жыл бұрын

I said the same thing!!

@kiaraeijo

Жыл бұрын

Reba is a legend!!

@kenisme1000

Жыл бұрын

because that's by Bobbie Gentry...

@doylesgirl73

Жыл бұрын

@@kenisme1000 There are other remakes on the list.

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" was kinda used as a corner stone for the anime film "Only Yesterday" (one of the plot threads is that the heroine was assigned in her last year of High School to translate and change the song to fit her life as the graduation ceremony). Another anime/manga thing, "Joline" inspired the name of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure protagonist Jolyne Cujo (the hero of part 5, Stone Ocean).

Hank Snow's "Moving On" spent 21weeks at Number One and deserves a place on this list... even just to hold a spot for a classic "road song".

Hank Williams wrote and recorded so many legendary songs, he deserves a top 10 list of his own.

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@melissacooper8724

Жыл бұрын

I love his music! I wonder what he would think if he knew that my dog "Hank" was named after him?

@clintwalls5217

Жыл бұрын

@@melissacooper8724 Think he would say"At least Im not the only Hank always in the doghouse!!".,🤣👍.

@djmegnin3188

Жыл бұрын

A top 10 wouldn’t do him justice.

@michaelmonthey5974

Жыл бұрын

@@djmegnin3188 Top 20, then!

"Sunday Morning Coming Down"... That's my most classic Country song...

@shawnuel

Жыл бұрын

There ya go. Incredible lyrics, which so many of Kris' songs feature. For me it would replace "...Low Places" which I feel has kind of a gimmicky, almost novelty-esque vibe to it. Fun song to be sure. Not super impactful. To me, anyway.

@awilliams5007

2 күн бұрын

This guy talks too much. Just play the songs.

Such a great list! Reminds me of when my roommate at Ft Bliss TX who brainwashed me by playing Country music while we slept. Such good music!

Because I've always loved emotion my favourite would either be Garth Brooks - More than a Memory, or Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss - Whiskey Lullaby.

Things I think deserve to be in the top 20 The Judds - Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days) Reba- The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

@missyvinson5355

8 күн бұрын

Either of those songs and lots of others done by these ladies is infinity better than any that th Dixie chicks ever did.

The older tunes are so much better than most of today's somewhat bland country music which is more like watered down pop. I find a lot of the current singers tend to sound alike, whereas the old school artists tended to have their own style.

@BoyNamedSue4

Жыл бұрын

Radio stations are mostly owned by like 4 record labels now. Their pushing artist they have signed. Check out Red Dirt, Americana, and the red dirt scene. That’s where all the good artist are now.

@ryanjohnson4239

Жыл бұрын

Today's country is mostly tractor rap

Great list, so many amazing songs! Was disappointed thought to see that my all-time favorite Country song, You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma, didn't make the top 20...Impossible to include all the greats in just 20 songs...so much incredible music to choose from...

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree

You can’t forget anything sung by Reba McEntire! Especially the night the lights went out in Georgia

I was singing Jolene when I was around 5-6 years old at my mom’s job. It’s still one of my all time favorite songs.

I'm not sure that "Goodbye, Earl" is even the Dixie Chicks best song, let alone one of the top 20 ever.

@kittywetzel92

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don't hate the song, but I definitely don't think it belongs on this list in the least!

@cassiebarber4669

Жыл бұрын

I love the song childhood memories of listening to it

@JeremyKShort

Жыл бұрын

@@kittywetzel92 I like the song as well. But saying that it needs to be on the list because it deals with domestic abuse is really overstating things. Yes, it is about that to some degree, but it's not taking it seriously at all.

@jimfoster7986

Жыл бұрын

Politics.

@isaacgleeth3609

Жыл бұрын

Should've been "Wide Open Spaces" or "Cowboy Take Me Away."

fantastic list very well done

Roy Clark - Yesterday When I was Young Buck Owens - Streets of Bakerfield Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes Merle Haggart - Sing Me Back Home George Strait - I Can Still Make Cheyanne Jim Reeves - Lay Your Head Upon My Pillow Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman Lefty Frizzle and Shelly West - You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma Waylon Jennings - I Don't Think Hank Done it This Way Brad Paisley - The Man He Didn't Have to Be Colin Raye - Love Me Dan Seals - If I only Had one Friend Left Linda Ronstadt - I'm Gonna Love You a Long, Long Time Randy Travis - 1982 Roger Miller - King of the Road Ray Charles and Wyllie Nelson - Seven Spanish Angels Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe Kenny Rodgers - Coward of the County Hugo Montenegro - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly theme song This is my Top 20

Johnny Cash was my first introduction to country music. His deep baritone vocals, mesmerizing and inspirational songs, and outlaw image made him stand out not just in country music, but music in general.

I’m not a big country fan but I have a ton of respect for Garth Brooks, his daughters wanted more time with him and he gave up touring so he could be at home with his family.

@melissacooper8724

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad that he put his family first!

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@melissacooper8724 .... He's not the only that did that. Ricky Van Shelton did that and should be on this list. Such a awesome voice. He quit music completely pretty much.

quite a few of my very favorite country songs are crossovers that i remember from rock stations in the '60's and '70's.

Amarillo by morning, by King George. Absolutely the best country song ever. Long live the king.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

George Strait isn't the original singer of that song. That so g was actually a rock song back in the 70s. Terry Stafford wrote and recorded it, George made it a bigger hit when he did it and it's his signature song.

@michaelswift9408

Жыл бұрын

@@lindatimmons3675 I am completely aware of this. However the king does it best.

I prefer the older country music. My favourite Garth Brooks song is "If Tomorrow Never Comes" Some of my other favourites not mentioned on this list: 1) Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson 2) Pancho and Lefty - Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson 3) Falling Leaves - Grandpa Jones 4) Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 5) Wildwood Flower - The Carter Family

@M1R2S

Жыл бұрын

Janis' version is better IMO also Townes Van Zandt for Pancho and Lefty

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

@@M1R2S I like them both, but Janis Joplin did make that song her own, but it isn't the country version of it, Kris Kristofferson 's is, & I believe he also wrote the song. We are talking about the best Country songs here! Hers is the rock version & it is probably one of the best rock songs there ever was....

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@latachia_2981 .... Nights in white satin is another one of the all time best rock songs imo. That is a classic.....

@latachia_2981

Жыл бұрын

@@lindatimmons3675 Yes, it is!

John Denver was my childhood, even if he did die when I was only 7. I still have the CD that was released shortly after his death. 90s country was what I grew up with, like Jo Dee Messina and Martina McBride.

@chayden153

Жыл бұрын

Same. Along with Toby Keith and Montgomery Gentry

@alexgick3152

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Shania Twain

@tjwash5118

Жыл бұрын

If you haven’t heard him sing And So It Goes from the Dirt Band’s Will the Circle be Unbroken go listen to it now. Smooth as silk and just so good.

@fnjesusfreak

Жыл бұрын

I grew up on 80s/90s country and it really gets a bum rap, with Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Holly Dunn, and Baillie and the Boys being all but forgotten. Also, Nanci Griffith, who was years ahead of her time by giving "From a Distance" a chance.

@franksmom3192

Жыл бұрын

I saw John Denver in concert, I can honestly say that was one of the best concerts I’ve been too

Charlie Pride was a wonderful country singer and I think he should have made your top 20.

By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glenn Campbell, Walkaway Joe - Trisha Yearwood, Help Me Make it Through The Night - Kris Kristopherson

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

Alan, Wilie, George Straight and Kenny Rogers along with the Charlie Daniels band are all the greatest of country. But to me, George Jones is the king of country, and White Lighting is his best.

These songs are all number 1 for me. Beautiful video--Thanks for doing it.

To all that love this kind of music I adore you and seeing this. BRAVO!

With the exception of “Goodbye Earl” by the Dixie Chicks, this is a pretty solid list. Some songs I think are classic and would include on a personal list, (any of which could’ve/should’ve taken the place of, “Goodbye Earl” on this list), are, (in no particular order): “Old Dogs, Children & Watermelon Wine” by Tom T. Hall “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed” by Barbara Mandrel “Act Naturally” by Buck Owens “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)” by Olivia Newton-John “East Bound and Down” by Jerry Reed “Forever and Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis “Smoky Mountain Rain” by Ronnie Milsap “Tennessee River” or “Mountain Music” by Alabama “Take This Job and Shove It” by Johnny Paycheck “Country Is” by Tom T. Hall …And of course, Alan Jackson and Dolly Parton basically would need lists all their own.

@richremaly8418

Жыл бұрын

Your list is not above and beyond what good country music is. They are all familiar traditional country music that are not just good. But fantastic 👏

@G0Chiefs

Жыл бұрын

"Ravishing Ruby" by Tom T. Hall is one of my all time favorite songs.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

@@G0Chiefs ..... I remember the year Claton Delaney died. Good Tom t hall song

John Dever IS THE Man... no one comes close yo his story telling & great SONGS

@grandmaj5046

Жыл бұрын

John commented at his concerts more than once that he didn't consider himself a country singer. He apparently didn't like the idea of being put in any particular category of music. I do agree he was the best singer/song write/story teller.

@user-ed2vc4ge3v

Жыл бұрын

@@grandmaj5046 honestly there are only to different genre of music GOOD or Bad! I totally agree with J.D. 💟👈

My top 12 favorite country songs 12 Nothing but the Tailights Clint Black 11 Tennessee Flattop Box Roseanne Cash 10 Burn One Done Clint Black 9 Kaw-Liga Hank Williams Jr. 8 Fancy Reba McEntire 7 Midnight in Montgomery Alan Jackson 6 The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia Reba McEntire 5 Independence Day Martina McBride 4 The Fear of Being Alone Reba McEntire 3 Come Crying to Me Lonestar 2 Life is a Highway Rascal Flatts Honorable Mentions You Know Me Better Than That George Strait, Broken Road Rascal Flatts, Five Minutes Lorrie Morgan, Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart Randy Travis, Watch Me Lorrie Morgan, I Told You So Randy Travis, Burning Bridges Garth Brooks, Pass It On Down Alabama, That Summer Garth Brooks, Song of the South Alabama, Is There Life Out There? Reba McEntire, and Fiddle in the Band Alabama 1 Standing Outside The Fire Garth Brooks