The 100 Top Country Songs of All Time

15 years ago

Just ran across a list that I had kept for several years, typed them off and saved a copy. You wanta see the list of ALL 100, or do ya wanta play a game and guess the artists' names for the titles I give?

You got your choice! (It's kinda like being ORDERED to view vacation home movies! LOL)

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des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Nope - not Lynn Anderson...

Ya Ya, who grew up in the 50's-60's and had a boyfriend who was the drummer in the "world renown" Crystals!!! LOL

Little, four piece band from Des Arc, Arkansas. They wore "burgundy" blazers and my DF (who's still my DF!)dated the guitar player. They both sang lead for the band. They did "Little Red Riding Hood", "Wooly Bully", "Louie, Louie", etc. LOL

I shared a carseat with a large set of metallic blue drums for a couple of years! LOL

But I digress......LOL

Who did "Heaven's Just a Sin Away"?
JoanMN
15 years ago
Wanda got it.
JoanMN
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des_arc_ya_ya
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Yep, she sure did. (Probably while I was typing! LOL)

#99 Y'all Come Back Saloon
wanda_va
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Oak Ridge Boys
danihoney
15 years ago
Right The Kendalls, I wasn't much of a fan. The singer with the boyish name was Charley McClain (sp?) she did "Who's cheatin who". I liked her voice. Oops, hope that wasn't on the list.

Does anyone remember a "Country Bumpkin" song? "He said hello country bumpkin..." My mother used to sing that song all the time. That and "Never Promised You a Rose Garden".

Thanks so much Ya Ya. This thread makes me very sentimental for that old AM radio that was always crackling out country tunes and my mom singing in the kitchen. She liked the acoustics in there. I was really small then and she stopped singing when my dad moved out.
wanda_va
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"Country Bumpkin" was Cal Smith (not to be confused with Carl Smith). Cal also did "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" (I love that song). He also did "An Hour and a Six-Pack", but I haven't been able to find it anywhere. I saw Cal in concert years ago, and asked him to sing that song, and he said he couldn't remember all the words!!
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Wanda, you be GOOD, girl! LOL

#61 Detroit City
wanda_va
15 years ago
Bobby Bare did the version of "Detroit City" that most people remember. But before that, Billy Grammer (who happens to be an old friend of my father) recorded it. Billy is best known for "Gotta Travel On", and he performed at the Grand Ole Opry for many, many years.
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Yep - they list the one by Bobby Bare. I'm finding out more interesting things from you people!!! LOL

#14 He'll Have to Go
rosebudms
15 years ago
Ahhh! Was it the fellow from Panola Texas who was killed in a plane crash years ago? My husand loved his singing....Why can't I remember his name? LOL

Aha! Was it Jim Reeves?
wanda_va
15 years ago
Yes, it was Jim Reeves--he was one of the best singers ever. I love the duets they've put together with Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline.
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Jim Reeves, it was.

#95 Sixteenth Avenue
FlamingO in AR
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Lacy J. Dalton?
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Yes - I loved her unusual voice.

#88 Georgia on My Mind (Remember it's country songs!)
Jodi_SoCal
15 years ago
Willie Nelson?
alisande
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I'm waiting for my favorite Jim Reeves song to show up. (It wasn't the one mentioned above.)
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Yes, Willie Nelson

#97 Desperado
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
The Eagles recorded Desperado first, I think.

Lori
Jodi_SoCal
15 years ago
Clint Black?
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
The Eagles' rendition is the one named. Don't know if Clint Black ever did it, or not.

#43 Sunday Morning Comin' Down
wanda_va
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Kris Kristofferson
JoanMN
15 years ago
Also done by Johnny Cash.
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des_arc_ya_ya
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#48 On the Other Hand
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
Randy Travis?
I'm pretty sure I THINK this is right..LOL

Lori
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Lori's right! I'm gonna see if this post will continue past 100. If not, look for me on the next street over! LOL!

#45 Hey Good Lookin'
rosebudms
15 years ago
Hank Williams!

One of my all time favorite lines is from Sunday Morning Coming Down..... "I put on my cleanest dirty shirt"! Love that song, love Kris K and Willie N too.
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
LOL Rosebud, me, too! LOL

#89 Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' In Your Mind)
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
Loretta Lynn.

Lori
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
And Lori moves to the head of the class.....LOL

#87 All the Gold in California
danihoney
15 years ago
Gatlin Brothers

Clint Balck did the Eagles song on a "Common Threads" CD wher various country artists covered Eagles tunes.
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
I still enjoy Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers music.

Where'd Des go?
We need another song!

Lori
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Dani got it. I'm here - just got back from walking and got on the computer.

Easy one: #3 The Dance
wanda_va
15 years ago
Garth Brooks
Jodi_SoCal
15 years ago
It may be easy ya ya but it's the best one of the bunch. :-)

Jodi-
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
You're right, Wanda. It is a good one, Jodi!

#35 You Are My Sunshine
JoanMN
15 years ago
Ray Charles (although I was thinking of the Statler Brothers).
JoanMN
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
He may be one who did the song, Joan, but they list somebody else. This man was a co-writer of the song and used it in his successful campaign for the governorship of Louisiana. (I didn't know that!)
koda04
15 years ago
that would be Jimmie Davis
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Yes, it would be! LOL

#34 Here In the Real World
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
Alan Jackson.

Lori
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Sure is, Lori!

#37 Tumbling Tumbleweeds
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
Moe Bandy recorded this in the eighties but he was not the first.

I'm going to take a guess and say Sons of the Pioneers.

Lori
JoanMN
15 years ago
I agree, Sons of the Pioneers. And maybe Roy Rogers with them.
JOanMN
wanda_va
15 years ago
Yep, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers - great song!
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Sons of the Pioneers - they didn't mention Roy Rogers. Maybe they were just nice enough to let him "sing along" with them !LOL

One of my favorites #51 Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
danihoney
15 years ago
wow you disappear for a while and look at what you miss. I had the Alan Jackson song but not the other.

Tom T. Hall should be the answer. LOVED him!!! What a great story teller.
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
Ack!
Ack!
Leave the computer for five stinkin' minutes and Dani gets the song!

I love Tom T.
The Ballad of Forty Bucks and A Week in A Country Jail cracks me up every time I hear them!

Lori
danihoney
15 years ago
I like "The Year Clayton Delany Died"

My computer doesn't like opening this thread anymore, it's getting big. It's a good thing this isn't EBay, I'd get out-bid for sure.
LorifromUtah
15 years ago
Good!
If your computer can't open the thread Dani, maybe I'll have a chance to answer before you butt in.
LOL

Are the Statler Brothers on that list Des?

Lori
des_arc_ya_ya
Original Author
15 years ago
Dani did get it! LOL I'll start a new post.

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