Undoubtedly Some of the Best Contemporary Country Tunes
These are, in my opinion the 24 best country songs I've heard in the past several years (although a few are classics that predate my appreciation for country music). Let's set a few things straight first. This list is subject to revision, and in fact, I may elaborate on the reason for these choices and attempt to rank them. Second, I do not pretend to have musical expertise and therefore I comprised this list based on what I like to listen to, rather than on any subjective assessment of musical quality. Third,I am aware that country music is not the most popular or well-respected genre. To this I will respond that it is appropriate to form opinions about music within its genre. You don't see the top 25 rap songs or classical compositions here because I am not familiar enough to make judgments within those genre. Now, without further ado...
The Top 24
- George Strait - Blue Clear Sky
- Alan Jackson - Where I Come From
- Brad Paisley and Allison Kraus - Whiskey Lullaby
- Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
- George Strait - The Chair
- Brooks and Dunn - Straight Tequila Night
- Brooks and Dunn - It's Getting Better all the Time
- Big and Rich - Holy Water
- Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
- Mary-Chapin Carpenter - The Hard Way
- Tim McGraw - Set this Circus Down
- George Strait - Nobody in His Right Mind Would Have Left Her
- Cross Canadian Ragweed - Lonely Girl
- Brooks and Dunn - Red Dirt Road
- Garth Brooks - Unanswered Prayers
- Toby Keith - I Should've Been a Cowboy
- Kenny Chesney - Anything but Mine
- Martina McBride - Wild Angels
- Brad Paisley - Mud on the Tires
- George Strait - Go On
- Tim McGraw - Telluride
- Trick Pony - Just What I Do
- LeeAnn Womack - The Healing Kind
- Kenny Chesney - She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
