Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest songs in country
Dave Taylor
country
music, along with the artist who popularized it:
1. "Stand by Your Man" by Tammy Wynette
Classic, but not Top 5 quality
2. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones
Probably #1; top 3 at least
3. "Crazy" by Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson
Top 5 song
4. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
Over-rated Song; not top 50
5. "Your Cheatin' Heart" by Hank Williams
Credit where credit is due; it influneced countless generations
6. "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks
Over-rated; not top 50
7. "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline
Good; but not top 10
8. "Galveston" by Glen Campbell
Not as good a 'song' as "lineman for the county"
9. "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich
Great Song, but Not top 10
10. "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by Waylon
Jennings, Willie Nelson
Over-rated; not top 20
11. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe
Bluegrass; not top 50 in country category
12. "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait
Not strait's best; not top 20
13. "Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn
Should've been top 10, maybe top 5 - Loretta is Country
14. "The Dance" by Garth Brooks
over-rated; Not top 30
15. "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis
over-rated; Not top 30
16. "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
over-rated; Not top 30- Coat of Many Colors better Dolly Song
17. "Hello Darlin' " by Conway Twitty
Another Conway shaft...should've been top 3...50+ #1's, and only one
entry?
18. "Country Roads" by John Denver
Pop/folk Song; not top 20 coutry
19. "Hey Good Lookin"' by Hank Williams
Not top 50
20. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Soggy Bottom Boys
Not top 50
21. "Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard
Conway and the Hag were the most shafted; This one wasn't top 50.
'Mama Tried' & "December" top 20 & top 10
22. "Wide Open Spaces" by Dixie Chicks
Not their best; and not top 25...there only pure 'country' song in
spirit is Earl
23. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson
Not top 25
24. "The Chair" by George Strait
Not Top 25
25. "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
Not Top 25
26. "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers
Kenny's Best Country? The judges are cowards of the county!
27. "Fancy" by Reba McEntire
Reba's Best Song? Did they forget how 'You Lie' cut clear to the
bone?
28. "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" by Alan Jackson
Patriotic Definately; Top 30...nope.
29. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams Sr.
Not top 30
30. "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack
This is pop; not top 100 country
31. "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash
Best Cash song so far
32. "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell
Too High for a 'silly song'
33. "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson
Probably Willies best Country Classic
34. "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley
Classic
35. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" by Tammy Wynette
Classic
36. "Will the Circle be Unbroken" by Carter Family, Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band
HHhhhmmmm....Carter Family created Country Music; and only managed a
top 40 mention....
37. "King of the Road" by Roger Miller
Not top 40
38. "Breathe" by Faith Hill
Pop; not country....not that good a Faith song anyway
39. "Make the World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold
Not top 40
40. "Hello Walls" by Faron Young
Classic
41. "Sweet Dreams" by Patsy Cline
Should've been higher
42. "El Paso" by Marty Robbins
Should've been higher; Marty was snubbed along with Conway and Haggard
43. "Delta Dawn" by Tanya Tucker
How much more raw country could you get? TNT should've been in top 20
here.
44. "When I Call Your Name" by Vince Gill
Vince and Patty sing chills up your spine; His best song ever outside
of Pure Prairie League
45. "Guitars, Cadillacs" by Dwight Yoakam
Not Yoakam's best song
46. "Desperado" by the Eagles
Eagles? Sure the greatest American Country-Rock Band; but you can't
remove the Rock (remember Leadon?)
47. "Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" by Loretta
Lynn
Ok
48. "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn
Bar tune; But not B&D's best country song
49. "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
Should'nt be listed; guest spot token
50. "Independence Day" by Martina McBride
Mrs. 2 lungs and a larnyx aka sing your tiny little butt off only one
entry? She is the best country female vocalist outside
of Patsy Cline; sure would've loved to heard them do a duet
together...Many good years to come!
51. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells
Not top 75
52. "On the Other Hand" by Randy Travis
Not top 75
53. "Walking the Floor Over You" by Ernest Tubb
Classic if you can remember
54. "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton
Dolly's best
55. "Act Naturally" by Buck Owens
Not Bucks best...Where is Roy and "Where o Where, are you tonight?"
56. "Mama He's Crazy" by the Judds
Not Judds best either.
57. "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" by Lefty Frizzell
Too high
58. "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" by Charlie Pride
Glad to see CP on here; should'be been higher; and more than one entry
59. "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams Jr.
Too High for this song, much better Bocephus that this
60. "Go Rest High on That Mountain" by Vince Gill
Too High for this lamentful song
61. "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams
Too high
62. "Don't Rock the Jukebox" by Alan Jackson
About right
63. "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page
Nope
64. "When You Say Nothing at All" by Alison Krauss
Pop Bluegrass...not country; not top 100
65. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood
A Patriotic Standard of biblical proportions; not top 100 country
though
66. "Green, Green Grass of Home" by Porter Wagoner
Token for Porter
67. "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
Great pop duet; not country...where's Indian Outlaw?
68. "There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce
Not top 70
69. "Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels
Classic Fiddle Country...should've been higher
70. "Chiseled in Stone" by Vern Gosdin
The saddest Country lament besides George Jones topper; 'The Voice'
shouldve been top 20
71. "Don't Toss Us Away" by Patty Loveless
Patties best country? Her voice is pure country; Jealous Bone better
72. "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash
Classic Cash; better than higher entries
73. "You Are My Sunshine" by Gov. Jimmy Davis
Too high
74. "Flowers on the Wall" by Statler Brothers
A Statlers token..."Bed of Roses" should've been top 20; but since the
Oaks were shunned; they're lucky
75. "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter
Not after she butchered Willie's song....pop queen in wrong genre
76. "Good Hearted Woman" by Waylon Jennings
Should've been higher; should have highway's 7 spanish angels
77. "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain
Shania is top selling country singer of all time. When is she gonna do
a country song?
78. "My Home's in Alabama" by Alabama
Top 30 song....where's Dixieland Delight and Mountain Music?
79. "Is There Life Out There" by Reba McEntire
Not top 100 Reba Song
80. "She's in Love With the Boy" by Trisha Yearwood
Her most country song; she has the pipes
81. "Smoky Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap
A token for Ronnie.
82. "Should've Been a Cowboy" by Toby Keith
It's early; but "Beer for My Horses" is classic country
83. "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson
Classic
84. "Please Remember Me" by Tim McGraw
Not country
85. "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
Her first few years were country...what happened?
86. "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddie Fender
Classic
87. "Passionate Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Top 100 Country? This is a joke, right? How pop is this song?
88. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" by Gene Autry
Classic; but not as good as 'Back in the Saddle Again'
89. "Here's a Quarter" by Travis Tritt
Nope; Tritt's 'Put some Drive in your country' is a top 50 country
song. Listen to it with
the top down real loud; and you'll understand
90. "He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves
Get a Reeves album; remember his voice; then keep him outta the top
50; wont happen.
91. "Seven Year Ache" by Rosanne Cash
Not top 100; where's Juice Newton's "Sweetest Thing"...Much better
song
92. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson
Not top 100
93. "Take this Job and Shove It" by Johnny PayCheck
This one and John Anderson's Swinging should always be included.
94. "Something in Red" by Lorrie Morgan
Joke for top 100.
95. "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Flatt & Scruggs
Where's Ballad of Jed Clampet?
96. "I'd Be Better Off in a Pine Box" by Doug Stone
Good song; top 100?
97. "Amazed" by Lonestar
Amazing song...a rare modern song that needs to move up the list
98. "Faded Love" by Bob Wills
Top 100
99. "Back in the Saddle Again" by Gene Autry
This Autry song belongs
100. "Killin' Time" by Clint Black
Not Clint's best
Four entries left off; that is unbelievable.
David Allan Coe's "You Never Even Call Me By My Name", which with last
verse added, is "the perfect country song"
Nothing from Larry Gatlin
"She's a Broken Lady", "Statues without Hearts", "Sweet Becky Walker",
"Love is just a Game"
Nothing from Tom T. Hall
"The Day Clayton Delaney Died", "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon
Wine"
Nothing from the Kentucky Headhunters
"Dumas Walker", "Only Daddy", "Spirit in the Sky"
38 Derringer
>
>Nothing from Tom T. Hall
>"The Day Clayton Delaney Died", "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon
>Wine"
>
>Nothing from the Kentucky Headhunters
>"Dumas Walker", "Only Daddy", "Spirit in the Sky"
Technically ,I suppose, Tom WAS represented...he wrote "Harper Valley
PTA".....
8
Joseph Scott
Joseph Scott
Library Guy
>The Soggy Bottom Boys are more important than Jimmie Rodgers. RIGHT.
>Joseph Scott
Joe, Joe, Joe...you didn't *know* that? What planet do you live on?
;-)
LG
Paul Mitchell
loaded 16 cuts of Kyle playing the fiddle, backed up by Bobby Patterson
(and Dave Freeman! on mandolin). No editting has been done and a few have
some leadin/out space. As far as I know, this stuff is completely out of
print, and hopefully uncopywrited (it'll stay online until I hear
otehrwise).
And for those who like their music somewhat more sugary, check out "der
Binger's" wonderful version of Camptown Races.
Enjoy,
Paul
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Online where?
-Maxine
--
mg at pcg dot net
Paul Mitchell <pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote in
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Ulf Jagfors
Ulf
"Paul Mitchell" <pmit...@email.unc.edu> skrev i meddelandet
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Ray Banks
http://www.unc.edu/~pmitchel/ - I had to find an address back in the
fiddle-l archives. It was worth it!
Cheers
Ray
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Paul Mitchell
> [posted and mailed]
>
> Online where?
>
Yikes! Maxine (et al). Maybe I'd better tell you where they are!
Paul
Bobb Head
Paul Mitchell <pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote:
Paul, your hunch regarding Leader was correct...
From iBiblio
(http://www.ibiblio.org/hillwilliam/BGdiscography/lp/titleu.htm)
Virginia reel / Kyle Creed, Bobby Patterson & the Camp Creek Boys
Leader LED 2053
1973
UK
Cleoma
Suzy T.
To reply to this posting, remove "nojunk" from my email address.
Maxine G
-Maxine
--
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Paul Mitchell <pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote in news:Pine.GSO.4.44
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neal
> The Soggy Bottom Boys are more important than Jimmie Rodgers. RIGHT.
>
> Joseph Scott
Strange list of all time greats without Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Acuff,
Stanley Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis, Louvin Brothers, etc!
Paul Mitchell
> Wow, these are great! Thanks for posting them. When were they recorded?
>
Hi Maxine,
Blue Ridge Mountain Square Dance Time was recorded by Bobby Patterson in
1972. The full cast, in addition to Bobby and Kyle, are Pete Lissman and
Roy Russell on guitars, Dave freeman on mandolin and Katie Golding on
bass.
I beleieve Bobb posted that Virginia Reel was recorded in 1973. (All I
have is a tape of some of the cuts on this LP, but I bet it was a similar
configuration).
Paul
Kerry Blech
>
>The full cast, in addition to Bobby and Kyle, are Pete Lissman and
> Roy Russell on guitars, Dave freeman on mandolin and Katie Golding on
> bass.
Who is it that Katie is kin to? Norman Edmonds maybe?
Kerry
Joseph Scott
I'll think of CMT next time I'm singing "Foggy Mountain Breakdown."
Joseph Scott
Kerry Blech
Emmett Lundy's family, the illustrious Lundys,
that is Katie's family.
Sorry for the gaff,
kerry
neal
Please send lyrics to Foggy Mt Breakdown and Tab for Boot Scootin'
Boogie
I kid, no offense ;_) For me, it is hard to get perspective on country
music as a whole. I love the older stuff. Cannot measure the newer.
neal
By the way, ;_) is the emoticon for nose bent out of shape
Cleoma
with Boot Scootin' Boogie.
Robert McKay
>Boogie
>From: npo...@earthlink.net (neal)
>Date: 6/19/03 7:43 PM Mountain Daylight Time
>Please send lyrics to Foggy Mt Breakdown
The only versions of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" I've ever heard are
instrumental.
Robert McKay
goffs...@aol.com
TANJ
Robert McKay
>Scootin' Boogie
>From: cle...@aol.comnojunk (Cleoma)
>Date: 6/19/03 8:51 PM Mountain Daylight Time
>I am not familiar
>with Boot Scootin' Boogie.
Unless there are multiple songs with that title, it's a Brooks & Dunn tune.
Robert McKay
goffs...@aol.com
TANJ
Joseph Scott
Looks more like winking happily while talking on a cell phone.
Anyway, Acuff:Garth::Ellington:Yellowjackets. No?
Joseph Scott
Joseph Scott
> >
> > Joseph Scott
>
> Please send lyrics to Foggy Mt Breakdown and Tab for Boot Scootin'
> Boogie
As I think you got, the joke was... CMT identified "Foggy Mountain
Breakdown" as one of the very greatest "songs" ever, and it ain't even
a &*$%in' "song," so I reckon I'll think of CMT next time I'm doing
something that could hardly be done at all, which _is_ about as often
as I plan to think of CMT.
I like "Boot Scootin' Boogie." But then I like "Pistol Packin' Mama";
it ain't Land Norris but it's a good time. (But then what was Norris,
really, but another good time? Norris:Acuff::Ory:Ellington.)
Joseph Scott
Tony Spadaro
was in touch with Creed's family and apparently the original tapes were lost
(at that time, at least). I haven't given this any thought since, but I
suppose I ought to get in touch with my friend and find out what's
happening. The plan was, to find several copies of each tune and then
digitally clean up the better ones for a CD on the Mountain label. I've
heard nothing since.
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Lyle Lofgren
Norris:Acuff::Ory:Ellington.)
You guys are reminding me of an IQ test I took back in high school,
except that in that case, one of the terms in the ratio was a question
mark, and you had to supply the answer.
So here's one:
OTM:CMT::Uncle Dave Macon:?
And when you answer the question, you'll know why the whole thread is
inappropriate for this newsgroup, or for any newsgroup on this planet.
But then again, I've always been on the side of inappropriateness.
crassly,
Lyle
David Sanderson
I find the question mark to be answer enough, and would remove the
discussion even further from the neighborhood, to a parallel (and
inferior) universe, perhaps.
--
David Sanderson
East Waterford, Maine
Joel Shimberg
>
>crassly,
>
>Lyle
Now, I would have said "in the forefront...."
Joel
Lyle Lofgren
> > OTM:CMT::Uncle Dave Macon:?
> >
>
> I find the question mark to be answer enough, and would remove the
> discussion even further from the neighborhood, to a parallel (and
> inferior) universe, perhaps.
The question mark is the answer! Wow! Why didn't I think of that when
I was taking the IQ test?
Lyle
david russell
Still and Mama sang a song were huge hits in the sixties
He spent the last forty years entertaining
As for Garth Brooks as far as im concerned he isnt country
dave russell the phantom rider of internet
Paul Tyler
>
> OTM:CMT::Uncle Dave Macon:?
>
> And when you answer the question, you'll know why the whole thread is
> inappropriate for this newsgroup, or for any newsgroup on this planet.
> But then again, I've always been on the side of inappropriateness.
I can't answer the question because I don't know what CMT is. Or
maybe I've already answered the question correctly.
Joseph Scott
interested in Land Norris (33 years older than Roscoe Holcomb), Kid
Ory (25 years older than RH), Duke Ellington (12 years older than RH),
and Roy Acuff (8 years older than RH).
Abnormal Joe Scott
Paul Mitchell
Kyle and Fred played at the Brandywine Mountain Music Convention, July
7th, 1974 at:
These mostly feature Fred on fiddle (gee, too bad:^! I love Freds' version
of Arkansas Traveler).
Coming later will be another set, and some selections from the Banjo
Workshop which also occurred that weekend.
Paul Mitchell
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Kenneth
<pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote:
Howdy,
I just tried that site and got there just fine, but the links to the
music all seem to fail...
Do they work for you?
Sincere thanks,
--
Kenneth
If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
Paul Mitchell
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:17:09 -0400, Paul Mitchell
> <pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote:
>
> >http://www.unc.edu/~pmitchel
>
> Howdy,
>
> I just tried that site and got there just fine, but the links to the
> music all seem to fail...
>
> Do they work for you?
yeah, but that's because I own them! I think I've corrected the
permissions problems, please try it again and let me know.
Paul
Kenneth
<pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Kenneth wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:17:09 -0400, Paul Mitchell
>> <pmit...@email.unc.edu> wrote:
>>
>> >http://www.unc.edu/~pmitchel
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> I just tried that site and got there just fine, but the links to the
>> music all seem to fail...
>>
>> Do they work for you?
>
>yeah, but that's because I own them! I think I've corrected the
>permissions problems, please try it again and let me know.
>
>Paul
Hi Paul,
All is fine now, though I was not getting any permissions errors...
Thanks for the great music,
Ray Banks
well as the superb tunes.
Cheers
Raynews:Pine.GSO.4.44+UNC.0306...@paul.isis.unc.edu...
Ron Thompson
Where's Jimmy Rodgers and many other country music pioneers.
If you'll notice about 50% of these so called "Greatest Songs," are
performed by modern day artist who have not proven theirselves over time.
The whole thing reeks of marketing. Something to fill a time slot and sell
the music of today's artists.
By the way, who in the hell are the people who make up these outragous
lists.
Ron Thompson
Andalusia, Alabama
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> (AP) -- Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest songs in
> country
> music, along with the artist who popularized it:
>
> 1. "Stand by Your Man" by Tammy Wynette
> Classic, but not Top 5 quality
>
> 2. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones
> Probably #1; top 3 at least
>
> 3. "Crazy" by Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson
> Top 5 song
>
> 4. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
> Over-rated Song; not top 50
>
> 5. "Your Cheatin' Heart" by Hank Williams
> Credit where credit is due; it influneced countless generations
>
> 6. "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks
> Over-rated; not top 50
>
> 7. "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline
> Good; but not top 10
>
> 8. "Galveston" by Glen Campbell
> Not as good a 'song' as "lineman for the county"
>
> 9. "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich
> Great Song, but Not top 10
>
> 10. "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by Waylon
> Jennings, Willie Nelson
> Over-rated; not top 20
>
> 11. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe
> Bluegrass; not top 50 in country category
>
> 12. "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait
> Not strait's best; not top 20
>
> 13. "Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn
> Should've been top 10, maybe top 5 - Loretta is Country
>
> 14. "The Dance" by Garth Brooks
> over-rated; Not top 30
>
> 15. "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis
> over-rated; Not top 30
>
> 16. "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
> over-rated; Not top 30- Coat of Many Colors better Dolly Song
>
> 17. "Hello Darlin' " by Conway Twitty
> Another Conway shaft...should've been top 3...50+ #1's, and only one
> entry?
>
> 18. "Country Roads" by John Denver
> Pop/folk Song; not top 20 coutry
>
> 19. "Hey Good Lookin"' by Hank Williams
> Not top 50
>
> 20. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Soggy Bottom Boys
> Not top 50
>
> 21. "Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard
> Conway and the Hag were the most shafted; This one wasn't top 50.
> 'Mama Tried' & "December" top 20 & top 10
>
> 22. "Wide Open Spaces" by Dixie Chicks
> Not their best; and not top 25...there only pure 'country' song in
> spirit is Earl
>
> 23. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson
> Not top 25
>
> 24. "The Chair" by George Strait
> Not Top 25
>
> 25. "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
> Not Top 25
>
> 26. "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers
> Kenny's Best Country? The judges are cowards of the county!
>
> 27. "Fancy" by Reba McEntire
> Reba's Best Song? Did they forget how 'You Lie' cut clear to the
> bone?
>
> 28. "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" by Alan Jackson
> Patriotic Definately; Top 30...nope.
>
> 29. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams Sr.
> Not top 30
>
> 30. "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack
> This is pop; not top 100 country
>
> 31. "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash
> Best Cash song so far
>
> 32. "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell
> Too High for a 'silly song'
>
> 33. "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson
> Probably Willies best Country Classic
>
> 34. "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley
> Classic
>
> 35. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" by Tammy Wynette
> Classic
>
> 36. "Will the Circle be Unbroken" by Carter Family, Nitty Gritty Dirt
> Band
> HHhhhmmmm....Carter Family created Country Music; and only managed a
> top 40 mention....
>
> 37. "King of the Road" by Roger Miller
> Not top 40
>
> 38. "Breathe" by Faith Hill
> Pop; not country....not that good a Faith song anyway
>
> 39. "Make the World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold
> Not top 40
>
> 40. "Hello Walls" by Faron Young
> Classic
>
> 41. "Sweet Dreams" by Patsy Cline
> Should've been higher
>
> 42. "El Paso" by Marty Robbins
> Should've been higher; Marty was snubbed along with Conway and Haggard
>
> 43. "Delta Dawn" by Tanya Tucker
> How much more raw country could you get? TNT should've been in top 20
> here.
>
> 44. "When I Call Your Name" by Vince Gill
> Vince and Patty sing chills up your spine; His best song ever outside
> of Pure Prairie League
>
> 45. "Guitars, Cadillacs" by Dwight Yoakam
> Not Yoakam's best song
>
> 46. "Desperado" by the Eagles
> Eagles? Sure the greatest American Country-Rock Band; but you can't
> remove the Rock (remember Leadon?)
>
> 47. "Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" by Loretta
> Lynn
> Ok
>
> 48. "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn
> Bar tune; But not B&D's best country song
>
> 49. "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
> Should'nt be listed; guest spot token
>
> 50. "Independence Day" by Martina McBride
> Mrs. 2 lungs and a larnyx aka sing your tiny little butt off only one
> entry? She is the best country female vocalist outside
> of Patsy Cline; sure would've loved to heard them do a duet
> together...Many good years to come!
>
> 51. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells
> Not top 75
>
> 52. "On the Other Hand" by Randy Travis
> Not top 75
>
> 53. "Walking the Floor Over You" by Ernest Tubb
> Classic if you can remember
>
> 54. "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton
> Dolly's best
>
> 55. "Act Naturally" by Buck Owens
> Not Bucks best...Where is Roy and "Where o Where, are you tonight?"
>
> 56. "Mama He's Crazy" by the Judds
> Not Judds best either.
>
> 57. "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" by Lefty Frizzell
> Too high
>
> 58. "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" by Charlie Pride
> Glad to see CP on here; should'be been higher; and more than one entry
>
> 59. "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams Jr.
> Too High for this song, much better Bocephus that this
>
> 60. "Go Rest High on That Mountain" by Vince Gill
> Too High for this lamentful song
>
> 61. "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams
> Too high
>
> 62. "Don't Rock the Jukebox" by Alan Jackson
> About right
>
> 63. "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page
> Nope
>
> 64. "When You Say Nothing at All" by Alison Krauss
> Pop Bluegrass...not country; not top 100
>
> 65. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood
> A Patriotic Standard of biblical proportions; not top 100 country
> though
>
> 66. "Green, Green Grass of Home" by Porter Wagoner
> Token for Porter
>
> 67. "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
> Great pop duet; not country...where's Indian Outlaw?
>
> 68. "There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce
> Not top 70
>
> 69. "Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels
> Classic Fiddle Country...should've been higher
>
> 70. "Chiseled in Stone" by Vern Gosdin
> The saddest Country lament besides George Jones topper; 'The Voice'
> shouldve been top 20
>
> 71. "Don't Toss Us Away" by Patty Loveless
> Patties best country? Her voice is pure country; Jealous Bone better
>
> 72. "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash
> Classic Cash; better than higher entries
>
> 73. "You Are My Sunshine" by Gov. Jimmy Davis
> Too high
>
> 74. "Flowers on the Wall" by Statler Brothers
> A Statlers token..."Bed of Roses" should've been top 20; but since the
> Oaks were shunned; they're lucky
>
> 75. "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter
> Not after she butchered Willie's song....pop queen in wrong genre
>
> 76. "Good Hearted Woman" by Waylon Jennings
> Should've been higher; should have highway's 7 spanish angels
>
> 77. "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain
> Shania is top selling country singer of all time. When is she gonna do
> a country song?
>
> 78. "My Home's in Alabama" by Alabama
> Top 30 song....where's Dixieland Delight and Mountain Music?
>
> 79. "Is There Life Out There" by Reba McEntire
> Not top 100 Reba Song
>
> 80. "She's in Love With the Boy" by Trisha Yearwood
> Her most country song; she has the pipes
>
> 81. "Smoky Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap
> A token for Ronnie.
>
> 82. "Should've Been a Cowboy" by Toby Keith
> It's early; but "Beer for My Horses" is classic country
>
> 83. "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson
> Classic
>
> 84. "Please Remember Me" by Tim McGraw
> Not country
>
> 85. "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes
> Her first few years were country...what happened?
>
> 86. "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddie Fender
> Classic
>
> 87. "Passionate Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
> Top 100 Country? This is a joke, right? How pop is this song?
>
> 88. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" by Gene Autry
> Classic; but not as good as 'Back in the Saddle Again'
>
> 89. "Here's a Quarter" by Travis Tritt
> Nope; Tritt's 'Put some Drive in your country' is a top 50 country
> song. Listen to it with
> the top down real loud; and you'll understand
>
> 90. "He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves
> Get a Reeves album; remember his voice; then keep him outta the top
> 50; wont happen.
>
> 91. "Seven Year Ache" by Rosanne Cash
> Not top 100; where's Juice Newton's "Sweetest Thing"...Much better
> song
>
> 92. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson
> Not top 100
>
> 93. "Take this Job and Shove It" by Johnny PayCheck
> This one and John Anderson's Swinging should always be included.
>
> 94. "Something in Red" by Lorrie Morgan
> Joke for top 100.
>
> 95. "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Flatt & Scruggs
> Where's Ballad of Jed Clampet?
>
> 96. "I'd Be Better Off in a Pine Box" by Doug Stone
> Good song; top 100?
>
> 97. "Amazed" by Lonestar
> Amazing song...a rare modern song that needs to move up the list
>
> 98. "Faded Love" by Bob Wills
> Top 100
>
> 99. "Back in the Saddle Again" by Gene Autry
> This Autry song belongs
>
> 100. "Killin' Time" by Clint Black
> Not Clint's best
>
>
>
> Four entries left off; that is unbelievable.
>
> David Allan Coe's "You Never Even Call Me By My Name", which with last
> verse added, is "the perfect country song"
>
> Nothing from Larry Gatlin
> "She's a Broken Lady", "Statues without Hearts", "Sweet Becky Walker",
> "Love is just a Game"
>
> Nothing from Tom T. Hall
> "The Day Clayton Delaney Died", "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon
> Wine"
>
> Nothing from the Kentucky Headhunters
> "Dumas Walker", "Only Daddy", "Spirit in the Sky"