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Country Song George Strait Heavy-hitting country legend Strait counts down his list of former flames in this song about why a man would live in Tennessee rather than the haunted state of Texas. It’s made appearances in multiple movies and videos, and Drake even calls it out in ‘HYFR.’ That’s how you know you’ve made it, right?
Country Song Carrie Underwood Underwood’s foolproof solution to cheating quickly became an anthem for the brokenhearted (and maybe the slightly overdramatic). As she detailed her revenge, the hit hoisted her away from American Idol and into country superstardom.
Country Song Willie Nelson The now-legendary country-folk musician enjoyed a lot of attention when he recorded this track after previously gaining ground as a songwriter for other artists. The acclaimed song about a hard goodbye has been covered several times, though Willie Nelson’s track remains one of his most loved.
Country Song Faith Hill A smashing crossover success, ‘Breathe’ got Hill to the top of country music charts in 1999 for the seventh time and the mid-tempo ode to blossoming love and romance sat on the Billboard Hot 100 for over a year.
Country Song George Jones Known in the last decades of his life as the greatest living country music singer, Jones had no shortage of chart-toppers during his musical career. This 1999 cover track stands out as one of Jones’s most meaningful vocal performances.
Country Song Loretta Lynn Lynn didn’t have to go far for inspiration for this 1969 tune, which would ultimately become her signature song. It’s an autobiographical account of the singer's struggles and love-filled Kentucky upbringing, and it spawned an album, book and feature film of the same name.
Country Song Martina McBride Telling the heart-wrenching story of a young girl living in a hellish world of abuse, McBride’s smooth and high-reaching vocals wrap this 2002 song in emotion and ferocity. It took her girl-power anthems to a new level with its sobering message, and it’s just a damn good song.
Country Song Charlie Daniels Band The almost-spoken-word vocals, also written by the band who first recorded it, is known for its breakneck tempo and presence on the soundtrack to Urban Cowboy. The ultimate tale of making a deal with the devil, it's the story of Johnny and his fiddle and their run-in with the soul-thirsty Satan.
Country Song Reba McEntire Reba’s cover of the 1969 Bobbie Gentry classic and the accompanying music video elaborated on the rags-to-riches story of Fancy Rae Baker. It became the redheaded singer's signature encore song, complete with a red dress revealed from beneath a black coat in the song’s second half.
Country Song Kacey Musgraves This empowering tune finds Musgraves encouraging her female listeners to resist internalizing the patriarchal messages they encounter throughout life, and famously includes a pro-gay line that was censored at the Country Music Association Awards: ‘kiss lots of girls, if that's what you're into.’
Country Song Garth Brooks Songwriting duo Dewayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee handed this song off to a then-unknown Brooks, who took the tune to a No. 1 chart spot and wound up making a fairly big name for himself in country.
Country Song The Dixie Chicks Mary Ann and Wanda are two women with a long history together and a future threatened by the latter’s abusive husband, whom the duo deem has to be ‘taken care of.’ The cheeky, sassy music video for this song unfolds each verse with a cast that includes a young Jane Krakowski and Dennis Franz.