Here’s the best of the Wild West, in the list of the most popular country songs of all time! Country music definitely makes for a genre with a glorious history. It has seen many generations and changes in tastes and styles. But, through all those generations of country music, some songs have just stayed with us a little longer. Yes, those are the most popular hits ever!
Every party in the south is incomplete without these songs and every westerner must absolutely know the lyrics to these! But what originated as the music of Southern United States has today captured the hearts worlds over. Especially when the country pop came into play, all of us have been in love with the familiar twang in the guitar, the energetic banjo sounds and the friendly southern drawls. And, before we knew it, country music had taken over the world by storm.
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Since the times of the Carter Family and Jimmy Rodgers when country music first emerged as a genre, it has been quick to garner a following. Then the splurge of sub-genres, from bluegrass to country rock to the newer country pop, only fuelled its popularity to a greater extent. However with so many notable artists and sub genres, it only makes the job of estimating the most popular country songs of all time only so much more tough. So our list includes all those songs which are the most memorable of the chart busters ever under the broad family of country music fraternity. The ones that we love to sing along to at the karaoke, while shaking a leg with those shiny cowboy boots on! We have legends like Patsy Cline and popular pop artists like Taylor Swift in the list.
Also, check out our other list of the 10 Most Popular Songs of All Time, to discover the most loved songs across all genres. If you are new to country music, feel free to use this list your trainer wheels to discover the best in the genre. So what are you waiting for, grab those cowboy hats and dig in. Are you a country music lover? Check out if your favorites made the list!
10. Love Story, Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift might just be the biggest discovery of country pop even though she is now one of the big names among mainstream pop. The single Love Story off her album Fearless was a huge commercial success, selling over 8 million copies and also secures its place among the best selling singles of all time.
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9. Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash
Arguably Johnny Cash is one of the biggest country artists of all time and Ring of Fire is definitely the biggest hit ever by him. The song had been on charts for a straight seven weeks at the number one spot of the Billboard Hot Country Singles.
8. Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash
Another single by Johnny Cash that makes the most popular country songs of all time list. The song is in the style that combines a train song and a prison song. One of the staples for country music fans to sing along to!
7. Cowboy Take Me Away, Dixie Chicks
Country Pop would have never been the same without the gorgeous girls from Texas. They played their own instruments and became one of the biggest mainstream country pop successes in the nineties. While their song Cowboy Take Me Away still remains the most popular country love songs ever!
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6. The Dance, Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks’ signature song, The Dance, is another country love song that has enchanted us. The song’s worldwide success around the world, in US, Europe, Ireland, explains why it’s one of the most popular country songs of all time!
5. Sweet Home Alabama, Lynrd Skynrd
The riff itself is enough to get us jamming to the song. That’s how popular it is! Southern Rock band Lynrd Skynrd’s well known number Sweet Home Alabama is well among the most sung along song in the West! Well, the song has had its share of controversies, but we bet that also had done some good to its popularity!
4. Crazy, Patsy Cline
Composed by Willie Nelson “Crazy”, the ballad has not only stayed with us for decades but has had a series of covers and version along the way. But, Patsy Cline’s version is by far the most remembered one. Her vocals seem to be perfect for the song’s melody.
3. He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones
Quite often cited as the greatest country song of all time, the soulful song and its quintessential country strain, still remain fresh in our hearts. After all the song re-entered the Hot Country Songs chart not so long ago in 2013.
2. Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette
Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette remains one of the most covered country songs ever. Released in 1969, the song hit the number one spot on the U.S country charts before crossing over to the Pop charts.
1. Jolene, Dolly Parton
The song that instantly gets our country foots tapping is “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. There is no denying it being one of the most popular country songs of all time. The song has been covered innumerable times, including latest covers by Miley Cyrus and Ellie Goulding, and still refuses to get any older!
