These three country songs from the 1980s are all about the pain and disappointment of lost love and the end of relationships.

For many, “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” is simply one of Blake Shelton’s 30 #1 hits, being released during the height of his popularity in 2010 before he joined The Voice. What many don’t realize ...

There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a seemingly simpler time. There are murder ballads, cheating songs, tunes that herald Saturday night’s debauchery and Sunday ...

Chris Young's "Til the Last One Dies" lyrics describe a very specific kind of love not celebrated often in country music. Young love songs are popular. Wedding songs aren't rare. Love-me-again songs ...

Move over King Kenny Chesney, there’s a new queen of summer songs in country music. This list of the 10 best country songs for summer 2025 includes one or two summer love songs, an accidental ...

This week's crop of new tunes also includes songs from Jillian Jacqueline and Anne Wilson, and a collab between Ira Dean and ...

Country artists are gluttons for melancholia. Singers in this genre can’t help but meander down dark roads in their minds. Take a look at any list of country love songs and you’ll surely find a ...

Closing out the set of four river-based murder ballads is none other than Chris Knight’s sprawling, 7-minute epic tells the harrowing journey of a man taking revenge for his brother’s murder. Easily ...

Billboard looks at five country songs that mention faith. By Jessica Nicholson Country music has a rich history of incorporating themes of rowdy Saturday nights, evenings spent drinking in bars, ...

Starting in the mid-2010s, nothing was hotter on country radio than a poppy, swoonworthy sub-genre dubbed "boyfriend country." Some listeners loved to hate 'em, but boyfriend country songs made an ...

If you like Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," we gathered the best salutes to Texas in country music from Ernest Tubb, Willie ...