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The 100 Best Country Road Trip Songs of All Time

Windows down, volume up. These are the country songs built for the open road, from highway classics to today’s biggest singalongs. Load them up or just tune in to Wild Country for the drive. Part of our country playlists.

“Best Country Road Trip Songs” artwork with a pickup truck on an open highway

1–25: Highway classics

  1. “On the Road Again” – Willie Nelson
  2. “Amarillo by Morning” – George Strait
  3. “East Bound and Down” – Jerry Reed
  4. “Driving My Life Away” – Eddie Rabbitt
  5. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – John Denver
  6. “Pickup Man” – Joe Diffie
  7. “Cruise” – Florida Georgia Line
  8. “Chicken Fried” – Zac Brown Band
  9. “American Kids” – Kenny Chesney
  10. “Dirt on My Boots” – Jon Pardi
  11. “Take a Little Ride” – Jason Aldean
  12. “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” – Kip Moore
  13. “Long Hot Summer” – Keith Urban
  14. “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
  15. “Beautiful Crazy” – Luke Combs
  16. “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton
  17. “Heads Carolina, Tails California” – Jo Dee Messina
  18. “Where I Come From” – Alan Jackson
  19. “Good Directions” – Billy Currington
  20. “Toes” – Zac Brown Band
  21. “Pontoon” – Little Big Town
  22. “Beachin'” – Jake Owen
  23. “Somewhere on a Beach” – Dierks Bentley
  24. “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” – Kenny Chesney
  25. “Wagon Wheel” – Darius Rucker

26–50: Small towns and open roads

  1. “Where the Green Grass Grows” – Tim McGraw
  2. “Buy Me a Boat” – Chris Janson
  3. “Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson
  4. “Springsteen” – Eric Church
  5. “My Front Porch Looking In” – Lonestar
  6. “Homegrown” – Zac Brown Band
  7. “She’s Country” – Jason Aldean
  8. “My Church” – Maren Morris
  9. “Red Dirt Road” – Brooks & Dunn
  10. “Chattahoochee” – Alan Jackson
  11. “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
  12. “Fast Cars and Freedom” – Rascal Flatts
  13. “Play It Again” – Luke Bryan
  14. “Drunk on You” – Luke Bryan
  15. “Hell of a View” – Eric Church
  16. “Living” – Dierks Bentley
  17. “Sideways” – Dierks Bentley
  18. “All Summer Long” – Kid Rock
  19. “Rain Is a Good Thing” – Luke Bryan
  20. “She’s in Love with the Boy” – Trisha Yearwood
  21. “A Little More Country Than That” – Easton Corbin
  22. “Beer Never Broke My Heart” – Luke Combs
  23. “Neon Moon” – Brooks & Dunn
  24. “Here for a Good Time” – George Strait
  25. “Talladega” – Eric Church

51–75: Today's biggest country hits

  1. “Forever After All” – Luke Combs
  2. “Better Together” – Luke Combs
  3. “One Margarita” – Luke Bryan
  4. “Wild as Her” – Corey Kent
  5. “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
  6. “Need a Favor” – Jelly Roll
  7. “Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton
  8. “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
  9. “Rock and a Hard Place” – Bailey Zimmerman
  10. “Religiously” – Bailey Zimmerman
  11. “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
  12. “Human” – Cody Johnson
  13. “You Proof” – Morgan Wallen
  14. “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
  15. “Sand in My Boots” – Morgan Wallen
  16. “Thought You Should Know” – Morgan Wallen
  17. “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
  18. “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
  19. “Highway Don’t Care” – Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
  20. “Everything She Ain’t” – Hailey Whitters
  21. “Save Me” – Jelly Roll
  22. “Son of a Sinner” – Jelly Roll
  23. “Austin” – Dasha
  24. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
  25. “Country On” – Luke Bryan

76–100: Feel-good driving favorites

  1. “Mountain Music” – Alabama
  2. “Dixieland Delight” – Alabama
  3. “Fishin’ in the Dark” – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  4. “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” – Brooks & Dunn
  5. “Friends in Low Places” – Garth Brooks
  6. “Callin’ Baton Rouge” – Garth Brooks
  7. “Check Yes or No” – George Strait
  8. “I Like It, I Love It” – Tim McGraw
  9. “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)” – John Michael Montgomery
  10. “Queen of My Double Wide Trailer” – Sammy Kershaw
  11. “Little Red Rodeo” – Collin Raye
  12. “Dust on the Bottle” – David Lee Murphy
  13. “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
  14. “Life Is a Highway” – Rascal Flatts
  15. “Born to Fly” – Sara Evans
  16. “Independence Day” – Martina McBride
  17. “Strawberry Wine” – Deana Carter
  18. “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” – Toby Keith
  19. “God Bless Texas” – Little Texas
  20. “Sold Out” – HARDY
  21. “Truck Bed” – HARDY
  22. “What Was I Thinkin'” – Dierks Bentley
  23. “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)” – Dierks Bentley
  24. “My Maria” – Brooks & Dunn
  25. “Country Boy” – Alan Jackson

Morgan Wallen has four songs here. Read his story on our Morgan Wallen page.

Road trip playlists by destination

Beach getaway

“No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems”, “Toes”, “Pontoon”, “Beachin'”, “Somewhere on a Beach”

Mountain escape

“Take Me Home, Country Roads”, “Starting Over”, “Wagon Wheel”, “Mountain Music”, “Better Together”

Family road trip

“Chattahoochee”, “Chicken Fried”, “American Kids”, “Fishin’ in the Dark”, “Homegrown”

Sunset drive

“Tennessee Whiskey”, “Beautiful Crazy”, “Forever After All”, “Remember When”, “Amarillo by Morning”

Keep the road trip going

No playlist to build? Stream country radio in the car with the Wild Country app. Want to hear these songs live? Check our country concerts guide. Riding with someone special? Here are the best country love songs.

Country road trip FAQs

What are the best country songs for a road trip?

Start with “On the Road Again”, “Amarillo by Morning”, “East Bound and Down” and “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, then mix in modern hits like “Buy Dirt” and “Heart Like a Truck”.

What should I include on a country road trip playlist?

Mix classics and new songs, add a few big singalongs, and match the mood to where you’re headed: beach songs for the coast, story songs for long empty highways.

Where can I listen to country music while driving?

The free Wild Country Radio app streams 24/7 on iPhone and Android.

How we report: Facts on this page come from the sources listed above and are checked by a second editor. Read our editorial standards. Spot an error? Tell us.

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