Last month, we rolled out our new curated playlists spanning five decades of country music. Ahead of this week’s new additions, we received some feedback from you guys. Thanks to some suggestions, we’ve added playlists for the 1960s, 1970s, & 2020s to our collection that you can find wherever you listen to music. This month’s Notable additions include Ian Munsick, Sam Barber, Flatland Cavalry, Midland, John Anderson, Kenny Chesney, Keith Whitley, and more!
As we continue to grow and dive deeper into what makes our favorite genre of music so great, it’s important to take a look back at those who paved the way for the success and splendor enjoyed by so many country artists today. Home to the back half of the “golden age” of the country and fully enveloped in the outlaw movement, the 1960s and 1970s gave us some amazing moments that had a heavy hand in defining the genre. This month, we’ve handpicked fifteen tracks to represent those pinnacle moments that span two decades, shining like diamonds in a world of rhinestones.
Check out the playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music here!
The picks for this month are as follows:
2020s
- “Light On In The Kitchen” – Ashley McBryde (2023)
- “Going, Going, Gone” – Luke Combs (2022)
- “I’m In Love” – Hailey Whitters (2023)
- “Long Gone” – Gabe Lee (2022)
- “Long Live Cowgirls” – Ian Munsick & Cody Johnson (2022)
- “If I Was a Cowboy” – Miranda Lambert (2021)
- “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton (2020)
- “Heart They Didn’t Break” – Maddie & Tae (2023)
- “Whiskey On You” – Nate Smith (2022)
- “No Hard Feelings” – Old Dominion (2021)
- “Oklahoma Smokeshow” – Zach Bryan (2022)
- “7 Summers” – Morgan Wallen (2020)
- “Straight and Narrow” – Sam Barber (2023)
- “Pick Me Up” – Gabby Barrett (2020)
- “Family Ties” – Charles Wesley Godwin (2023)
2010s
- “Burn Out” – Midland (2017)
- “A Life Where We Work Out” – Flatland Cavalry (2016)
- “Fly Over States” – Jason Aldean (2010)
- “Over You” – Miranda Lambert (2011)
- “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” – Thompson Square (2011)
- “Mean” – Taylor Swift (2010)
- “Get Along” – Kenny Chesney (2018)
- “There Was This Girl” – Riley Green (2018)
- “Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton (2018)
- “Drunk Last Night” – Eli Young Band (2013)
- “Springsteen” – Eric Church (2011)
- “Feathered Indians” – Tyler Childers (2017)
- “Homegrown” – Zac Brown Band (2015)
- “Need You Now” – Lady A (2011)
- “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley (ft. Brothers Osbourne) (2018)
2000s
- “Letters From Home” – John Michael Montgomery (2004)
- “She Couldn’t Change Me” – Montgomery Gentry (2001)
- “19 Somethin’” – Mark Wills (2002)
- “Forever and For Always” – Shania Twain (2002)
- “Yes!” – Chad Brock (2000)
- “Complicated” – Carolyn Dawn Johnson (2001)
- “What Hurts the Most” – Rascal Flatts (2006)
- “Suds In The Bucket” – Sara Evans (2003)
- “Something’s Gotta Give” – LeAnn Rimes (2005)
- “Living In Fast Forward” – Kenny Chesney (2005)
- “Tortured, Tangled Hearts” – The Chicks (2002)
- “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” – Travis Tritt (2000)
- “Whiskey Lullaby” – Brad Paisley (ft. Alison Krauss) (2003)
- “All Summer Long” – Kid Rock (2007)
- “Tough Little Boys” – Gary Allan (2003)
1990s
- “Come Cryin’ To Me” – Lonestar (1997)
- “Wink” – Neal McCoy (1994)
- “I Can’t Reach Her Anymore” – Sammy Kershaw (1993)
- “The Woman before Me” – Trisha Yearwood (1991)
- “In A Different Light” – Doug Stone (1990)
- “Pickup Man” – Joe Diffie (1994)
- “I Love You” – Martina McBride (1999)
- “I Saw The Light” – Wynonna Judd (1992)
- “Little Bitty” – Alan Jackson (1996)
- “You Really Had Me Going” – Holly Dunn (1991)
- “I Think About You” – Collin Raye (1995)
- “Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)” – Pam Tillis (1994)
- “If The World Had a Front Porch Swing” – Tracy Lawrence (1994)
- “Straight Tequila Night” – John Anderson (1992)
- “Achy Breaky Heart” – Billy Ray Cyrus (1992)
1980s
- “I’m No Stranger To The Rain” – Keith Whitley (1988)
- “Midnight Rider” – Hank Williams Jr. (1983)
- “(Do You Still Love Me) Just Say Yes” – Highway 101 (1988)
- “I Believe In You” – Don Williams (1980)
- “Redneck Girl” – The Bellamy Brothers (1982)
- “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton (1980)
- “Baby Ride Easy” – Carlene Carter (1980)
- “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” – Barbara Mandrell (1981)
- “Fishing In The Dark” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1987)
- “Somebody’s Needin’ Somebody” – Conway Twitty (1984)
- “Darlene” – T. Graham Brown (1988)
- “Highwayman” – Highwaymen (1985)
- “Love Will Turn You Around” – Kenny Rogers (1982)
- “The Church On Cumberland Road” – Shenandoah (1989)
- “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy” – Janie Fricke (1982)
1970s
- “Ramblin’ Fever” – Merle Haggard (1977)
- “Waymore’s Blues” – Waylon Jennings (1975)
- “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles)” – Gary Stewart (1975)
- “Devil in a Sleepin’ Bag” – Willie Nelson (1973)
- Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (Hank Williams Jr.)
- “Joelene” – Dolly Parton (1973)
- “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” – Charley Pride (1971)
- “She’s All I Got” – Johnny Paycheck (1971)
- “Fifteen Years Ago” – Conway Twitty (1970)
- “Bartender’s Blues” – George Jones (1978)
- “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” – Danny O’Keefe (1972)
- “Man Made of Glass” – Ed Bruce (1977)
- “Delta Dawn” – Tanya Tucker (1972)
- “Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell (1975)
- “Rollin’ With the Flow” – Charlie Rich (1977)
1960s
- “Wichita Lineman” – Glen Campbell (1968)
- “Dumb Blonde” – Dolly Parton (1967)
- “Your Cheatin’ Heart” – Patsy Cline (1962)
- “Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash (1968)
- Waiting Around to Die (Towns Van Zandt)
- “Doggone Cowboy” – Marty Robbins (1963)
- “Mama Tried” – Merle Haggard (1968)
- “Act Naturally” – Buck Owens (1963)
- “Lungs” – Towns Van Zandt (1969)
- “Ode To Billie Joe” – Bobbie Gentry (1967)
- “Sittin On Top Of The World” – Doc Watson (1964)
- “There Won’t Be Anymore” – Charlie Rich (1966)
- “Hello Walls” – Willie Nelson (1962)
- “The Race Is On” – George Jones (1964)
- ”Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” – Loretta Lynn (1967)
