Yeah, basically alot of "alt country" artists have little success or impact in country music mainstream. The exceptions I know of being Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, kd lang (although she was much more successful once she stopped targeting country radio) and - briefly - Hank Williams III, and even then all of those artists have been roundly ignored by country radio for a good fifteen years.

Have you heard of Johnny Cash? He's quite good.

hehe...yeah, it was between "I Walk The Line" and "I Will Always Love You" for the last spot. Bruce said something similar, so unless someone gives me a good argument to the contrary I'll move "I Walk The Line" to 10 or maybe even a spot or two higher. And "Ring Of Fire" will probably be in the top 20 as well.

Wouldn't "I Walk the Line" at least beat your #'s 8-10? Why is "Forever and Ever, Amen" in the Top 10 anyway? Doesn't seem to have much going for it except popularity. Also what are your criteria? I wouldn't use the original ones. Originality is to subjective, and what does "musical and lyrical atrributes" even mean?

Definitely not going to use the original criteria. I was thinking something along the lines of "Popularity, acclaim, influence, and importance within the country music world." Should acclaim be in there? Not sure.

My thinking on "Forever And Ever Amen" is that it really heralded a sea change in country music; I know in radio circles for a long time it was the dividing line between what a contemporary country station could and couldn't play. "Make The World Go Away" is similar, in that way; they both rate so high because I think they had a big impact on what records got made and played in their wake. While Johnny Cash is undoubtedly more important than Eddy Arnold and WAY more important than Randy Travis, I'm not sure any one of his records had quite that impact. (Similarly, Willie Nelson and Garth Brooks didn't get into the top ten but will have at least two songs each not far below.)

Which of the really early records are the most important ones? I'm thinking "Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas)" be the highest--is that right? What would come next?

I'd say popularity, acclaim and influence both in country music circles and in popular music in general. Importance is a vague term and would already be included in these three criteria.


You're definitely more knowledgeable about country than I am, so I'll believe you that.


Don't know what you define as "really early". If '30's count probably "Wildwood Flower" and "Wabash Cannonball". The 1920's songs are in the following order on acclaimedmusic.net:
1. Blue Yodel (T for Texas)
2. Wildwood Flower
3. Sally Gooden (apparently among the earliest country records ever made, there were no commercial country recordings made before 1922)
4. The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane
5. Keep on the Sunny Side
6. The Prisoner's Song
7. The Coo Coo Bird
8. Pan American Blues
9. Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
10. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
11. In the Jailhouse Now
12. Country Blues

Well, I appreciate your saying that, but I don't know how true that is. I think I've got a pretty good handle on the modern era of country--basically, from "Forever And Ever, Amen" on--but the further back it goes, the less I know. Doing this list has taught me a lot about the early days of country; some of these artists, such as Eck Robertson or the Delmore Brothers, I literally didn't know of at all until now. So I really appreciate your help and input.

I'm up to a top 50 now. Again, I'm very open to ideas; what's too high, what's too low, what's missing?

I've got enough other songs (JB Trance supplied a ton of ideas) to go to about 300. If people think I'm on the right track, I'll start ranking the rest.

(The stars represent songs or versions which weren't on the old list.)

1 Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
2 He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
3 Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
4 Can The Circle Be Unbroken - The Carter Family
5 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
6 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
7 Crazy - Patsy Cline
8 Forever & Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
9 Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold *****
10 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
11 I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
12 Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff
13 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson
14 The Dance - Garth Brooks
15 I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
16 Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
17 Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas) - Jimmie Rodgers *****
18 I'm Moving On - Hank Snow *****
19 Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
20 New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills *****
21 Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
22 Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
23 Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
24 Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
25 In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmie Rodgers *****
26 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams *****
27 Crazy Arms - Ray Price *****
28 Wildwood Flower - Carter Family *****
29 El Paso - Marty Robbins
30 Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
31 Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
32 I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow – Stanley Brothers *****
33 I've Got A Tiger By The Tail - Buck Owens
34 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
35 Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
36 Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Sons Of The Pioneers *****
37 He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
38 The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
39 Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
40 Happy Trails - Dale Evans & Roy Rogers
41 Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams Sr.
42 Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
43 Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
44 I Ain't Never - Webb Pierce *****
45 There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt *****
46 Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson *****
47 Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn
48 Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy - Uncle Dave Macon
49 Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson *****
50 I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell *****

Glad to see this list is being redone, fellas. "Your Cheatin' Heart" is a perfect #1.

I like it. This is a such vast improvement to the current list. Glad you changed the version of "Man of Constant Sorrow".

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

After sleeping on it, I'm thinking I put the Kitty Wells too low. What do you think? If I move it up, how much?

Up to a top 100 now. What's too high? Too low? Missing? I did decide to include the Vernon Dalhart songs, since they seemed to be mostly aimed at a country audience. I'm not including any pop or country records that crossed over to the country charts, although I'm wondering if I should include Elvis' "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" since it topped the country chart before he had any success on the pop charts.

1 Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
2 He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
3 Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
4 Can The Circle Be Unbroken - The Carter Family
5 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
6 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
7 Crazy - Patsy Cline
8 Forever & Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
9 Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold *****
10 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
11 I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
12 Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff
13 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson
14 The Dance - Garth Brooks
15 I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
16 Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
17 Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas) - Jimmie Rodgers *****
18 I'm Moving On - Hank Snow *****
19 Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
20 New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills *****
21 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
22 Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
23 Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
24 Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
25 Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
26 In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmie Rodgers *****
27 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams
28 Crazy Arms - Ray Price *****
29 Wildwood Flower - Carter Family *****
30 El Paso - Marty Robbins
31 Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
32 Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Willie Nelson
& Waylon Jennings
33 I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow Stanley Brothers *****
34 I've Got A Tiger By The Tail - Buck Owens
35 Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
36 Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Sons Of The Pioneers
37 He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves *****
38 The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
39 Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
40 Happy Trails - Dale Evans & Roy Rogers
41 Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
42 Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
43 Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
44 I Ain't Never - Webb Pierce
45 There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt *****
46 Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson *****
47 Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) -
Loretta Lynn *****
48 Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy - Uncle Dave Macon
49 Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson
50 I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell *****
51 You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis *****
52 For The Good Times - Ray Price *****
53 Slowly - Webb Pierce *****
54 When The Work's All Done This Fall - Carl T. Sprague *****
55 Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke *****
56 I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt *****
57 The Wreck Of The Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart *****
58 The Grand Tour - George Jones *****
59 I'll Still Be Loving You - Restless Heart *****
60 Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys *****
61 Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley *****
62 God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood *****
63 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford *****
64 The Race Is On - George Jones *****
65 Blues Stay Away From Me - The Delmore Brothers *****
66 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) - Eddy
Arnold *****
67 Tennessee Waltz Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys *****
68 Back In The Saddle Again - Gene Autry *****
69 A Satisfied Mind - Porter Wagoner *****
70 I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana
71 Bop - Dan Seals *****
72 Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon
Jennings *****
73 Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard *****
74 Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett *****
75 I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow *****
76 Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
77 Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams Sr.
78 The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane - Fiddlin' John Carson *****
79 Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus *****
80 Act Naturally - Buck Owens
81 New Spanish Two Step - Bob Wills *****
82 When You Say Nothing At All Keith Whitley *****
83 Four Walls - Jim Reeves *****
84 Should've Been A Cowboy - Toby Keith *****
85 On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
86 Killin' Time - Clint Black *****
87 Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings
88 King Of The Road - Roger Miller
89 Somebody Like You - Keith Urban *****
90 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley *****
91 How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney *****
92 Blue Yodel #9 (Standing On The Corner) - Jimmie Rodgers *****
93 Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock *****
94 Still - Bill Anderson *****
95 Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers *****
96 Jolene - Dolly Parton
97 Flowers On The Wall - Statler Brothers
98 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues - Charlie Poole *****
99 I Swear - John Michael Montgomery *****
100 Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean *****

Judging from the little I know about country, this looks very good.

And now here's the list, more or less complete, just pending any suggestions/corrections/whatever. So let me know!

1 Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
2 He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
3 Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
4 Can The Circle Be Unbroken - The Carter Family
5 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
6 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
7 Crazy - Patsy Cline
8 Forever & Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
9 Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold *****
10 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
11 I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
12 Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff
13 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson
14 The Dance - Garth Brooks
15 I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
16 Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
17 Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas) - Jimmie Rodgers *****
18 I'm Moving On - Hank Snow *****
19 Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
20 New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills *****
21 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
22 Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
23 Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
24 Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
25 Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
26 In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmie Rodgers *****
27 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams
28 Crazy Arms - Ray Price *****
29 Wildwood Flower - Carter Family *****
30 El Paso - Marty Robbins
31 Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
32 Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
33 I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow – Stanley Brothers *****
34 I've Got A Tiger By The Tail - Buck Owens
35 Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
36 Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Sons Of The Pioneers
37 He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves *****
38 The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
39 Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
40 Happy Trails - Dale Evans & Roy Rogers
41 Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
42 Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
43 Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
44 I Ain't Never - Webb Pierce
45 There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt *****
46 Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson *****
47 Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn *****
48 Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy - Uncle Dave Macon
49 Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson
50 I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell *****
51 You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis *****
52 For The Good Times - Ray Price *****
53 Slowly - Webb Pierce *****
54 When The Work's All Done This Fall - Carl T. Sprague *****
55 Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke *****
56 I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt *****
57 The Wreck Of The Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart *****
58 The Grand Tour - George Jones *****
59 I'll Still Be Loving You - Restless Heart *****
60 Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys *****
61 Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley *****
62 God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood *****
63 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford *****
64 The Race Is On - George Jones *****
65 Blues Stay Away From Me - The Delmore Brothers *****
66 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) - Eddy Arnold *****
67 Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys *****
68 Back In The Saddle Again - Gene Autry *****
69 A Satisfied Mind - Porter Wagoner *****
70 I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana
71 Bop - Dan Seals *****
72 Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon Jennings *****
73 Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard *****
74 Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett *****
75 I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow *****
76 Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
77 Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams Sr.
78 The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane - Fiddlin' John Carson *****
79 Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus *****
80 The Wild Side Of Life - Hank Thompson *****
81 New Spanish Two Step - Bob Wills *****
82 When You Say Nothing At All – Keith Whitley *****
83 Four Walls - Jim Reeves *****
84 Should've Been A Cowboy - Toby Keith *****
85 On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
86 Killin' Time - Clint Black *****
87 Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings
88 King Of The Road - Roger Miller
89 Somebody Like You - Keith Urban *****
90 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley *****
91 How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney *****
92 Blue Yodel #9 (Standing On The Corner) - Jimmie Rodgers *****
93 Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock *****
94 Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin *****
95 Still - Bill Anderson *****
96 Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers *****
97 Jolene - Dolly Parton
98 Flowers On The Wall - Statler Brothers
99 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues - Charlie Poole *****
100 I Swear - John Michael Montgomery *****
101 Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
102 Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean *****
103 Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash
104 Wolverton Mountain - Claude King *****
105 Love Can Build A Bridge - The Judds
106 Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
107 The Last Thing On My Mind - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton *****
108 Rank Strangers - Stanley Brothers *****
109 Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
110 Amos Moses - Jerry Reed *****
111 Mountain Music - Alabama
112 Act Naturally - Buck Owens *****
113 Slippin' Around - Floyd Tillman *****
114 The Prisoner's Song - Vernon Dalhart *****
115 Move It On Over - Hank Williams *****
116 Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts *****
117 Keep On The Sunny Side - The Carter Family
118 I'll Sail My Ship Alone - Moon Mullican *****
119 She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones
120 Alabam – Cowboy Copas *****
121 Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson *****
122 What Might Have Been - Little Texas *****
123 Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea *****
124 The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks
125 Heartaches By The Number - Ray Price *****
126 Faded Love - Bob Wills *****
127 Sleeping Single In A Double Bed - Barbara Mandrell *****
128 Cash On The Barrelhead - The Louvin Brothers
129 Don't Touch Me - Jeannie Seely *****
130 Long Black Veil – Lefty Frizzell *****
131 It Makes No Difference Now - Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers (big Western swing record) *****
132 Detroit City - Bobby Bare *****
133 Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
134 Don't Fence Me In - Roy Rogers *****
135 Some! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams *****
136 Signed, Sealed And Delivered - Cowboy Copas *****
137 Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams *****
138 I Can't Stop Loving You – Don Gibson *****
139 Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson *****
140 One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Jimmy Wakely *****
141 The Whiskey Ain't Workin' - Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart *****
142 I Saw The Light - Hank Williams *****
143 Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter *****
144 Last Date - Floyd Cramer *****
145 D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette
146 Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
147 If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks *****
148 The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA - Donna Fargo *****
149 Smoke On The Water - Red Foley *****
150 Good Woman Blues - Mel Tillis *****
151 The Sinking Of The Titanic - Ernest Stoneman *****
152 A Better Man – Clint Black *****
153 Almost Persuaded - David Houston *****
154 Rose-Marie - Slim Whitman *****
155 Heaven's Just A Sin Away - Kendalls *****
156 Galveston - Glen Campbell
157 Shame On You - Spade Cooley *****
158 Together Again - Buck Owens
159 Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
160 She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) - Gary Stewart *****
161 Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
162 The Ballad Of High Noon - Tex Ritter *****
163 Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw *****
164 Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton *****
165 Don't Let Me Cross Over - Carl Butler & Pearl *****
166 Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker
167 Highwayman - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, & Kris Kristofferson *****
168 I Don't Hurt Anymore - Hank Snow *****
169 End Of The World - Skeeter Davis *****
170 Crying My Heart Out Over You - Ricky Skaggs *****
171 Gone - Ferlin Husky *****
172 Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith *****
173 Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
174 I Believe In You - Don Williams *****
175 Mama Sang A Song – Bill Anderson *****
176 I Love You Because - Leon Payne *****
177 Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe *****
178 Bouquet Of Roses - Eddy Arnold *****
179 Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
180 Come Walk With Me - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper *****
181 I Don't Care - Webb Pierce *****
182 Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray *****
183 That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine - Gene Autry *****
184 Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers *****
185 Skip A Rope - Henson Cargill *****
186 Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins *****
187 (Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine - Tom T. Hall *****
188 A Lesson In Leavin' - Dottie West *****
189 Soldier's Last Letter – Ernest Tubb *****
190 After The Fire Is Gone - Lorretta Lynn & Conway Twitty *****
191 Young Love - Sonny James *****
192 Heartbroke – Ricky Skaggs *****
193 Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills *****
194 When She Cries – Restless Heart *****
195 Hello Walls - Faron Young
196 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue? - Crystal Gayle
197 Slow Poke - Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys *****
198 Whoever's In New England – Reba McEntire *****
199 All My Ex's Live In Texas - George Strait *****
200 Sweet Dreams – Don Gibson *****
201 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
202 Abilene - George Hamilton IV *****
203 Wild One - Faith HilI *****
204 Down Yonder - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers *****
205 A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr.
206 What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts *****
207 She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) - Jerry Reed *****
208 Love, Me - Collin Raye *****
209 Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down - Maddox Brothers & Rose *****
210 Independence Day - Martina McBride
211 You Win Again - Hank Williams *****
212 If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time - Lefty Frizzell
213 Cool Water - The Sons Of The Pioneers *****
214 Easy Loving - Freddie Hart *****
215 Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash
216 I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Davis Sisters *****
217 Rock All Our Babies To Sleep - Riley Puckett *****
218 She's Got You - Patsy Cline *****
219 I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter *****
220 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
221 Pan American Blues - DeFord Bailey *****
222 Holding Her And Loving You - Earl Thomas Conley *****
223 Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart - Shenandoah with Alison Krauss *****
224 He Didn't Have To Be - Brad Paisley *****
225 Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith *****
226 What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) - Jerry Lee Lewis *****
227 Baby Girl – Sugarland *****
228 Don't Let The Stars (Get In Your Eyes) - Slim Willet with the Brush Cutters *****
229 No Charge - Melba Montgomery *****
230 Blue Guitars - Light Crust Doughboys *****
231 The Year That Clayton Delaney Died - Tom T. Hall *****
232 Kaw-Liga – Hank Williams *****
233 You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) - Johnny Rodriguez *****
234 Pop A Top - Jim Ed Brown *****
235 Come Live With Me - Roy Clark *****
236 Meet Me In The Middle - Diamond Rio *****
237 Lookin' For Love - Johnny Lee
238 Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
239 Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis *****
240 Under The Double Eagle - Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers *****
241 Teddy Bear - Red Sovine *****
242 I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
243 Fast As You - Dwight Yoakam *****
244 80s Ladies - K.T. Oslin *****
245 This Kiss - Faith Hill
246 Blanket On The Ground - Billie Jo Spears *****
247 The Three Bells - The Browns *****
248 Good Morning Beautiful - Steve Holy *****
249 Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
250 Sparkling Blue Eyes - Wade Mainer & His Sons of The Mountaineers *****
251 Straight Tequila Night - John Anderson *****
252 Talk Back Trembling Lips - Ernest Ashworth *****
253 Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
254 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) - Stuart Hamblen *****
255 There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene *****
256 Why Me? - Kris Kristofferson *****
257 Just Because - Shelton Brothers *****
258 Once A Day - Connie Smith
259 Hey Joe - Carl Smith *****
260 No One Else On Earth - Wynonna *****
261 Amazed - Lonestar
262 Somebody Lied - Ricky Van Shelton *****
263 Love's Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens *****
264 Constant Craving - kd lang *****
265 Guitar Town - Steve Earle *****
266 Mama He's Crazy - The Judds
267 Cowboy Man - Lyle Lovett *****
268 Sally Gooden - Eck Robertson *****
269 Holes In The Floor Of Heaven - Steve Wariner *****
270 Born To Fly - Sara Evans *****
271 (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Hank Snow *****
272 You're Still The One - Shania Twain
273 Sweet Jennie Lee - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies *****
274 Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart - Randy Travis *****
275 Born To Lose - Ted Daffan's Texans *****
276 Time Marches On - Tracy Lawrence *****
277 From A Jack To A King - Ned Miller *****
278 You Never Even Called Me By My Name - David Allan Coe *****
279 Thank God For You - Sawyer Brown *****
280 She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood
281 Looking At the World Through a Windshield - Del Reeves *****
282 There Ain't Nothing Wrong With The Radio - Aaron Tippin *****
283 Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers *****
284 She Don't Know She's Beautiful - Sammy Kershaw *****
285 Let's Stop Talkin' About It - Janie Fricke *****
286 Pickup Man - Joe Diffie *****
287 Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On - Mel McDaniel *****
288 Passionate Kisses - Mary Chapin Carpenter
289 May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Little Jimmy Dickens *****
290 Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) - Big & Rich *****
291 Boogie Woogie - Johnny Barfield *****
292 Maybe It Was Memphis - Pam Tillis *****
293 Room Full Of Roses - Mickey Gilley *****
294 Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr.
295 Timber, I'm Falling In Love - Patty Loveless *****
296 Give Me One More Chance - Exile *****
297 I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby - Louvin Brothers *****
298 A Good Year For The Roses - George Jones *****
299 I Fell In Love Again Last Night - Forester Sisters *****
300 I Loved 'Em Every One - T.G. Sheppard *****
301 The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
302 Two More Bottles Of Wine – Emmylou Harris *****
303 Fraulein - Bobby Helms *****
304 Wink - Neal McCoy *****
305 You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty
306 She's Crazy For Leaving - Rodney Crowell *****
307 Roll On Big Mama - Joe Stampley *****
308 The Capture of Albert Johnson - Wilf Carter *****
309 Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off - Joe Nichols *****
310 What's A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This) - John Schneider *****
311 What's Forever For - Michael Martin Murphey *****
312 Wave On Wave - Pat Green *****
313 The Keeper of The Stars - Tracy Byrd *****
314 Baby Bye Bye - Gary Morris *****
315 It's A Cheating Situation - Moe Bandy *****
316 Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It - Carson Robison *****
317 Small Town Saturday Night - Hal Ketchum *****
318 Who's Cheatin' Who? - Charly McClain *****
319 Don't Let That Man Get You Down - Texas Ruby *****
320 Dreaming With My Eyes Open - Clay Walker *****
321 Older Women - Ronnie McDowell *****
322 Nobody - Sylvia *****
323 Bubba Shot The Jukebox - Mark Chesnutt *****
324 Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
325 Guys Do It All The Time - Mindy McCready *****

I like it.