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 18 of 18 songs with at least 10 ratings. Ranked by average beer score on a 0 to 11 scale.

1. 1
   

   I Walk the Line

   Johnny Cash

   That boom-chicka rhythm was a dollar bill in his guitar strings.

   1.2beers14 ratings
2. 2
   

   Jolene

   Dolly Parton

   Begging your rival not to take your man, and somehow winning.

   1.7beers26 ratings
3. 3
   

   Ring of Fire

   Johnny Cash

   June wrote it. Johnny made it burn.

   2.1beers31 ratings
4. 4
   

   On the Road Again

   Willie Nelson

   Two and a half minutes of pure contentment.

   2.1beers23 ratings
5. 5
   

   The Gambler

   Kenny Rogers

   Know when to hold 'em. Know when to stop at beer four.

   3.2beers29 ratings
6. 6
   

   9 to 5

   Dolly Parton

   She played the typewriter rhythm with her fingernails. Genius.

   3.4beers14 ratings
7. 7
   

   Chicken Fried

   Zac Brown Band

   A song about cold beer, on a site about beer. Inevitable.

   4.6beers17 ratings
8. 8
   

   This Kiss

   Faith Hill

   Relentlessly pleasant. Nobody has ever objected.

   5.4beers24 ratings
9. 9
   

   Friends in Low Places

   Garth Brooks

   The most on-theme song in country music. Beer count: yes.

   5.4beers17 ratings
10. 10
    

    Before He Cheats

    Carrie Underwood

    Property damage has never sounded so righteous.

    5.6beers15 ratings
11. 11
    

    Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

    Shania Twain

    Let's go girls. Immediate compliance.

    5.6beers47 ratings
12. 12
    

    Gunpowder & Lead

    Miranda Lambert

    The most convincing threat in country music.

    6.5beers12 ratings
13. 13
    

    Bless the Broken Road

    Rascal Flatts

    Wedding playlists have never recovered.

    6.5beers11 ratings
14. 14
    

    Girl Crush

    Little Big Town

    Radio misread the lyrics and tried to ban it. Read them again.

    6.9beers10 ratings
15. 15
    

    Last Night

    Morgan Wallen

    Streamed relentlessly. You already know the chorus.

    6.9beers32 ratings
16. 16
    

    Country Girl (Shake It for Me)

    Luke Bryan

    Exactly what it says on the tin. No further layers.

    7.0beers18 ratings
17. 17
    

    Live Like You Were Dying

    Tim McGraw

    Engineered to make grown men cry into beer three.

    7.1beers13 ratings
18. 18
    

    Honey Bee

    Blake Shelton

    Country as comfort food. No notes.

    8.8beers15 ratings