We’ve all got our favorite country songs that take us back to a simpler time. Whether it’s the nostalgic lyrics or the twangy guitars, there’s something about country music that hits differently. And while new artists are making their mark on the genre every day, there’s nothing quite like a classic old country song.
From Willie Nelson to Dolly Parton to Loretta Lynn and Waylon Jennings, these artists made country music what it is today. We’ve compiled a full tracklist of 100 old classic country songs for you to enjoy. So crank up the speakers, pour yourself a glass of sweet tea, and get ready for a true blast from the past.
- Jerry Reed – East Bound and Down
- Ray Price – For the Good Times
- Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe
- Bobby Bare – Marie Laveau
- Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors
- David Allan Coe – You Never Even Called Me by My Name
- Kris Kristofferson – Me and Bobby McGee
- John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Charley Pride – Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone?
- The Bellamy Brothers – Old Hippie
- Shenandoah – Sunday In the South
- C.W. McCall – Convoy
- Ernest Tubb – Walking The Floor Over You
- The Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow
- Jessi Colter – Why You Been Gone so Long
- Ernest Tubb – Waltz Across Texas
- Lefty Frizzell – Saginaw, Michigan
- Mac Davis – Stop and Smell The Roses
- Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys – Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
- The Statler Brothers – Hello Mary Lou
- Emmylou Harris – Two More Bottles of Wine
- Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night
- Red Foley – Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
- Johnny Horton – The Battle of New Orleans
- Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers – All the Gold In California
- Lee Greenwood – God Bless The U.S.A
- Buck Owens – My Heart Skips A Beat
- Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin’
- Ray Stevens – Misty
- Marty Robbins – Big Iron
- Merle Haggard – Okie From Muskogee
- Jimmy Dean – Big Bad John
- Guy Clark – New Cut Road
- Alan Jackson – Chattahoochee
- Dwight Yoakam – Fast As You
- John Michael Montgomery – Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)
- Don Williams – Tulsa Time
- George Strait – Check Yes or No
- Townes Van Zandt – Poncho & Lefty
- Tompall & The Glaser Brothers – Lovin’ Her Was Easier
- John Anderson – I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond)
- Don Williams – It Must Be Love
- David Allan Coe – Longhaired Redneck
- Crystal Gayle – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
- Lacy J. Dalton – 16th Avenue
- Jerry Reed – She Got the Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)
- Terry Allen – Amarillo Highway (for Dave Hickey)
- Jerry Jeff Walker – Pissin’ In the Wind
- The Oak Ridge Boys – Leaving Louisiana In Broad Daylight
- Johnny Paycheck – Take This Job and Shove It
- Billy Joe Shaver – Old Five and Dimers Like Me
- Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Fishin’ in the Dark
- Roger Miller – King Of The Road
- The Carter Family – Can the Circle Be Unbroken
- Vince Gill – Go Rest High On That Mountain
- Ronnie Milsap – I wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World
- Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
- Toby Keith – I Should’ve Been A Cowboy
- Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands In the Stream
- Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line
- George Jones – Tennessee Whiskey
- Little Jimmy Dikens – May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
- Emmylou Harris – Boulder to Birmingham
- Hank Williams Jr – A Country Boy Can Survive
- Jesse Winchester – The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
- David Lee Murphy – Dust On The Bottle
- Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton – The Last Thing On My Mind
- The Highwaymen – American Remains
- Linda Martell – Color Him Father
- Gram Parsons – Love Hurts
- Kitty Wells – It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
- Jeannie C. Riley – Harper Valley P.T.A
- Ricky Skaggs – Highway 40 Blues
- The Charlie Daniels Band – Long Haired Country Boy
- Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
- Rosanne Cash – Tennessee Flat Top Box
- Eddy Arnold – Cowpoke
- Connie Smith – If It Ain’t Love (Let’s Leave It Alone)
- Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
- Billie Jo Spears – ’57 Chevrolet
- Porter Wagoner – The Carroll Country Accident
- Stonewall Jackson – Waterloo
- Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash – Jackson
- Dave Dudley – Six Days On The Road
- The Highwaymen – Highwayman
- Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
- Alabama – I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)
- Tanya Tucker – Delta Dawn
- Webb Pierce – There Stands The Glass
- Tom T. Hall – That’s How I Got To Memphis
- Merle Haggard – Mama Tried
- Mark Chesnutt – Bubba Shot The Jukebox
- Buck Owens – Act Naturally
- Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn – Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
- Kinky Friedman – Sold American
- George Strait – Amarillo By Morning
- Henson Cargill – Skip A Rope
- Waylon Jennings – Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
- Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys
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Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson