The Best Country & Folk Songs

Country and folk ranked by beer score, from Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton to modern Nashville, and from protest songs to songs about pickup trucks.

Top 24 of 24 songs with at least 10 ratings. Ranked by average beer score on a 0 to 11 scale.

1
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
That boom-chicka rhythm was a dollar bill in his guitar strings.
1.1beers14 ratings
2
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Begging your rival not to take your man, and somehow winning.
1.9beers31 ratings
3
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
June wrote it. Johnny made it burn.
2.7beers38 ratings
4
On the Road Again
Willie Nelson
Two and a half minutes of pure contentment.
2.9beers28 ratings
5
9 to 5
Dolly Parton
She played the typewriter rhythm with her fingernails. Genius.
3.4beers14 ratings
6
The Gambler
Kenny Rogers
Know when to hold 'em. Know when to stop at beer four.
3.4beers34 ratings
7
Tennessee Whiskey
Chris Stapleton
Smoother than the whiskey. Zero beers required.
3.6beers10 ratings
8
Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band
A song about cold beer, on a site about beer. Inevitable.
4.8beers20 ratings
9
Before He Cheats
Carrie Underwood
Property damage has never sounded so righteous.
5.2beers19 ratings
10
Friends in Low Places
Garth Brooks
The most on-theme song in country music. Beer count: yes.
5.5beers20 ratings
11
Need You Now
Lady A
The two a.m. phone call, in song form.
5.5beers10 ratings
12
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
Shania Twain
Let's go girls. Immediate compliance.
5.5beers49 ratings
13
This Kiss
Faith Hill
Relentlessly pleasant. Nobody has ever objected.
5.9beers28 ratings
14
Bless the Broken Road
Rascal Flatts
Wedding playlists have never recovered.
5.9beers12 ratings
15
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
The prison-concert version made it famous. This is where it started.
6.1beers10 ratings
16
Last Night
Morgan Wallen
Streamed relentlessly. You already know the chorus.
6.6beers35 ratings
17
Gunpowder & Lead
Miranda Lambert
The most convincing threat in country music.
6.8beers13 ratings
18
Cruise
Florida Georgia Line
The song that made bro-country a genre. Sorry about that.
7.0beers13 ratings
19
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Engineered to make grown men cry into beer three.
7.1beers13 ratings
20
Girl Crush
Little Big Town
Radio misread the lyrics and tried to ban it. Read them again.
7.5beers12 ratings
21
Dirt Road Anthem
Jason Aldean
Country rapping. It was 2011 and we allowed it.
7.7beers10 ratings
22
Country Girl (Shake It for Me)
Luke Bryan
Exactly what it says on the tin. No further layers.
7.7beers27 ratings
23
Mud on the Tires
Brad Paisley
A love song about a pickup truck. Fully committed to the bit.
8.0beers10 ratings
24
Honey Bee
Blake Shelton
Country as comfort food. No notes.
8.6beers18 ratings