The 100 Greatest Country Songs Of The 90s
The ‘90s were a great decade for country music. It transitioned from something that your grandparents listened to, into a genre that began to branch out and infiltrate mainstream and Top 40 radio.
By Rob Fee
The ‘90s were a great decade for country music. It transitioned from something that your grandparents listened to, into a genre that began to branch out and infiltrate mainstream and Top 40 radio. To help you remember as many of the great bands from this era as possible, there’s only one song per artist or band. Otherwise half the list would be Garth Brooks’ songs. Enjoy!
100. David Ball – Thinkin’ Problem
99. Andy Griggs – You Won’t Ever Be Lonely
98. Radney Foster – Nobody Wins
97. James House – This Is Me Missing You
96. Jeff Carson – Not On Your Love
95. Lee Roy Parnell – Heart’s Desire
94. David Kersh – Goodnight Sweetheart
92. Oak Ridge Boys – Lucky Moon
91. Carlene Carter – I Fell in Love
90. Buffalo Club – She Don’t Love You
89. Chely Wright – Single White Female
88. Ricky Van Shelton – Statue of a Fool
87. Kevin Sharp – Nobody Knows
86. Ken Mellons – Jukebox Junkie
85. Lari White – That’s My Baby
84. Eddie Rabbitt – On Second Thought
83. T. Graham Brown – If You Could Only See Me Now
82. Desert Rose Band – Start All Over Again
81. Keith Whitley – I’m Over You
80. James Bonamy – I Don’t Think I Will
79. Hal Ketchum – Small Town Saturday Night
78. David Ball – When The Thought of You Catches Up With Me
77. Paul Overstreet – Daddy’s Come Around
76. Conway Twitty – I Couldn’t See You Leavin’
75. Dolly Parton – Silver and Gold
74. Perfect Stranger – You Have the Right to Remain Silent
73. Steve Wariner – Leave Him Out of This
72. Michelle Wright – Take It Like a Man
71. Kathy Mattea – Time Passes By
70. George Ducas – Lipstick Promises
69. Shenandoah – I Want to be Loved Like That
68. The Mavericks – All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
67. Ty England – Should’ve Asked Her Faster
66. Wade Hayes – What I Meant to Say
65. Daryle Singletary – Too Much Fun
64. Paul Brandt – My Heart Has a History
63. Doug Supernaw – Not Enough Hours in the Night
62. The Tractors – Baby Likes to Rock It
61. Confederate Railroad – Trashy Women
59. Doug Stone – In a Different Light
58. John Berry – Your Love Amazes Me
57. John Anderson – Seminole Wind
56. Mindy McCready – 10,000 Angels
55. Rick Trevino – Bobbie Ann Mason
54. Boy Howdy – She’d Give Anything
53. Mary Chapin Carpenter – Shut Up & Kiss Me
52. Blackhawk – I Sure Can Smell the Rain
51. Sammy Kershaw – Third Rate Romance
50. Rhett Akins – She Said Yes
49. Patty Loveless – Blame It On Your Heart
48. Ty Herndon – What Mattered Most
47. Trace Adkins – Every Light in the House
46. Clint Black – We Tell Ourselves
45. Allison Krauss & Union Station – When You Say Nothing At All
44. Terri Clark – Better Things to Do
43. Trisha Yearwood – She’s in Love with the Boy
42. Billy Dean – Billy the Kid
41. Mark Chesnutt – It’s A Little Too Late
40. Toby Keith – Should’ve Been a Cowboy
39. Lorrie Morgan – Something in Red
38. Aaron Tippin – That’s As Close As I’ll Get To Loving You
37. Tracy Lawrence – I See It Now
36. Kenny Chesney – How Forever Feels
35. Randy Travis – Better Class of Losers
33. Collin Raye – That’s My Story
32. Sawyer Brown – Thank God For Your
31. Tracy Byrd – Watermelon Crawl
30. Bryan White – I’m Not Supposed To Love You Anymore
29. Kenny Chesney – How Forever Feels
28. Pam Tillis – Maybe It Was Memphis
27. Dwight Yoakam – Fast As You
26. Clay Walker – Where Do I Fit in the Picture
25. Wynonna – No One Else On Earth
24. George Strait – I Cross My Heart
23. Vince Gill – I Still Believe in You
22. Tanya Tucker – Two Sparrows in a Hurricane
20. David Lee Murphy – Dust on the Bottle
19. Faith Hill – It Matters To Me
16. Jo Dee Messina – Heads Carolina, Tails California
15. Joe Diffie – Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox
14. Alabama – I’m In a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)
13. Alan Jackson – Don’t Rock the Jukebox
12. Little Texas – God Blessed Texas
10. Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces
9. Shania Twain – Any Man of Mine
8. John Michael Montgomery – I Swear
7. Diamond Rio – Meet in the Middle
6. Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart
5. Deana Carter – Strawberry Wine
4. Brooks & Dunn – Boot Scootin Boogie
3. Tim McGraw – I Like It, I Love It