Playlist of the Week: Top 200 Country Songs of the ’90s

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Playlist of the Week: Top 200 Country Songs of the ’90s

Each week we’re featuring a playlist to get your mind going and help you assemble your favorites. This week we take a deep dive into Country music of the ’90s. The ’90s brought us enduring hits from the likes of Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, and George Strait — and beautiful voices like Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain, and Faith Hill. It was also the hey day of many groups like Diamond Rio, Alabama, and and Sawyer Brown. In fact, many of the notable Country performers of the ’90s are also notable residents of Williamson County!

Here is a stab at the Top 200 Country Songs of the ’90s — not necessarily in rank order, with a few more added for honorable mention. We welcome your comments. What songs are ranked too high? What songs are ranked too low? What songs are missing? Make your case. Also, please let us know concepts for playlists you’d like to see — or share a favorite list of your own.

RankArtistTitleYear
1TIM MCGRAWSomething Like That1999
2TIM MCGRAWWhere The Green Grass Grows1997
3TIM MCGRAWJust To See You Smile1997
4KENNY CHESNEYHow Forever Feels1998
5TIM MCGRAWMy Next Thirty Years1999
6GEORGE STRAITCheck Yes Or No1995
7GEORGE STRAITWrite This Down1999
8TOBY KEITHHow Do You Like Me Now?!1999
9KENNY CHESNEYShe Thinks My Tractor's Sexy1999
10GARTH BROOKSFriends In Low Places1991
11TIM MCGRAWI Like It, I Love It1995
12DAVID LEE MURPHYDust On The Bottle1995
13KENNY CHESNEYShe's Got It All1997
14BRAD PAISLEYWe Danced1999
15GARTH BROOKSAin't Going Down (Til The...)1993
16GARTH BROOKSTwo Pina Coladas1997
17GEORGE STRAITCarrying Your Love With Me1997
18TOBY KEITHShould've Been A Cowboy1993
19GARTH BROOKSThe Thunder Rolls1991
20ALAN JACKSONChattahoochee1992
21JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYSold (The Grundy County ...)1995
22GARTH BROOKSThe Dance1990
23DIAMOND RIOMeet In The Middle1991
24TIM MCGRAWDown On The Farm1994
25BROOKS & DUNNNeon Moon1992
26JO DEE MESSINALesson In Leavin'1998
27CLAY WALKERIf I Could Make A Living1994
28TIM MCGRAWMy Best Friend1999
29JO DEE MESSINAHeads Carolina, Tails Calif.1995
30TRISHA YEARWOODShe's In Love With The Boy1991
31LONESTARWhat About Now1999
32TRAVIS TRITTTake It Easy1993
33LONESTARAmazed1999
34BROOKS & DUNNMy Maria1996
35TRACY LAWRENCETime Marches On1996
36DEANA CARTERStrawberry Wine1996
37BROOKS & DUNNBoot Scootin' Boogie1992
38TIM MCGRAW/FAITH HILLIt's Your Love1997
39GARTH BROOKSCallin' Baton Rouge1993
40GEORGE STRAITCarried Away1996
41JO DEE MESSINABye Bye1997
42ALAN JACKSONLivin' On Love1994
43MARTINA MCBRIDEIndependence Day1994
44SAMMY KERSHAWShe Don't Know She's Beautiful1993
45GEORGE JONESFinally Friday1993
46GEORGE STRAITLove Without End, Amen1990
47SHANIA TWAINAny Man Of Mine1995
48TRISHA YEARWOODXXX's And OOO's (An ...)1994
49ALAN JACKSONLittle Bitty1996
50GARTH BROOKSRodeo1991
51REBA MCENTIREFancy1990
52TRACY BYRDI'm From The Country1998
53ALAN JACKSONGone Country1994
54GARTH BROOKSTwo Of A Kind, Working On ...1991
55GEORGE STRAITHeartland1992
56MARK CHESNUTTIt's A Little Too Late1996
57JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYLife's A Dance1992
58TRACE ADKINSEvery Light In The House1996
59GEORGE STRAITBlue Clear Sky1996
60PATTY LOVELESSBlame It On Your Heart1993
61GARTH BROOKSThat Summer1992
62JO DEE MESSINAI'm Alright1998
63MARTINA MCBRIDEWild Angels1995
64ALAN JACKSONWho's Cheatin' Who1996
65TRAVIS TRITTT-r-o-u-b-l-e1992
66LITTLE TEXASGod Blessed Texas1993
67GARTH BROOKSPapa Loved Mama1992
68JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYBe My Baby Tonight1994
69JOE DIFFIEPickup Man1994
70TOBY KEITHYou Ain't Much Fun1994
71GARTH BROOKSShameless1991
72RHETT AKINSThat Ain't My Truck1994
73TOBY KEITHWish I Didn't Know Now1994
74GEORGE STRAITI Just Want To Dance With You1998
75VINCE VANCE & THE VALIANTSAll I Want For Christmas Is ..1990
76RICOCHETDaddy's Money1996
77GARTH BROOKSUnanswered Prayers1990
78JOHN ANDERSONStraight Tequila Night1991
79ALABAMAI'm In A Hurry (And Don't...)1992
80REBA MCENTIREThe Night The Lights Went ...1992
81TRACY BYRDWatermelon Crawl1994
82GEORGE STRAITI Cross My Heart1992
83ALAN JACKSONDon't Rock The Jukebox1991
84JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYI Can Love You Like That1995
85ALAN JACKSONSummertime Blues1994
86TIM MCGRAWDon't Take The Girl1994
87TRAVIS TRITTHere's A Quarter (Call ...)1991
88ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATIONWhen You Say Nothing At All1995
89TRACY LAWRENCEAlibis1993
90BROOKS & DUNNShe's Not The Cheatin' Kind1994
91GARTH BROOKSThe River1992
92ALAN JACKSONIt Must Be Love1999
93FAITH HILLBreathe1999
94ALAN JACKSONChasin' That Neon Rainbow1990
95FAITH HILLPiece Of My Heart1993
96NEAL MCCOYWink1994
97BROOKS & DUNNBrand New Man1991
98VINCE GILLDon't Let Our Love Start ...1992
99CONFEDERATE RAILROADTrashy Women1993
100DIAMOND RIOUnbelievable1998
101JOE DIFFIEProp Me Up Beside The...(If..)1993
102MARTINA MCBRIDEMy Baby Loves Me1993
103JO DEE MESSINAStand Beside Me1998
104TOBY KEITHA Little Less Talk And A Lot..1993
105PAM TILLISMaybe It Was Memphis1991
106BROOKS & DUNNThat Ain't No Way To Go1994
107TIM MCGRAWEverywhere1997
108JOE DIFFIEJohn Deere Green1993
109CLINT BLACKNothin' But The Taillights1997
110LEANN RIMESOne Way Ticket (Because I Can)1996
111FAITH HILLThis Kiss1998
112ALAN JACKSONMercury Blues1993
113SAWYER BROWNSome Girls Do1992
114CLAY WALKERLive Until I Die1993
115COLLIN RAYELove, Me1991
116TOBY KEITHWho's That Man1994
117SHANIA TWAINWhose Bed Have Your Boots ...1994
118MARY CHAPIN CARPENTERDown At The Twist And Shout1990
119HAL KETCHUMSmall Town Saturday Night1991
120JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYI Swear1993
121DIXIE CHICKSWide Open Spaces1998
122GEORGE STRAIT11998
123CLINT BLACKLike The Rain1996
124ALABAMABorn Country1991
125COLLIN RAYELittle Red Rodeo1997
126GARTH BROOKSWhat She's Doing Now1992
127DIAMOND RIOLove A Little Stronger1994
128PATTY LOVELESSI Try To Think About Elvis1994
129FAITH HILLWild One1993
130WYNONNANo One Else On Earth1992
131GARTH BROOKSShe's Every Woman1995
132DWIGHT YOAKAMFast As You1993
133DIXIE CHICKSCowboy Take Me Away1999
134DARYLE SINGLETARYToo Much Fun1995
135TIM MCGRAWIndian Outlaw1994
136DOUG STONEWhy Didn't I Think Of That1993
137RADNEY FOSTERNobody Wins1993
138MARY CHAPIN CARPENTERI Feel Lucky1992
139TRACY LAWRENCEIf The World Had A Front Porch1994
140TIM MCGRAWShe Never Lets It Go To Her...1995
141LITTLE TEXASWhat Might Have Been1993
142KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERSDumas Walker1990
143LORRIE MORGANWatch Me1992
144ALAN JACKSONTall, Tall Trees1995
145BROOKS & DUNNRock My World (Little ...)1993
146CLINT BLACKDesperado1993
147TRISHA YEARWOODWalkaway Joe1992
148BROOKS & DUNNLost And Found1992
149TRACE ADKINS(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing1996
150DOUG STONEA Jukebox With A Country Song1991
151REBA MCENTIREIs There Life Out There1992
152TIM MCGRAWNot A Moment Too Soon1994
153DIAMOND RIONorma Jean Riley1991
154TRAVIS TRITTAnymore1991
155SAWYER BROWNThank God For You1993
156VINCE GILLOne More Last Chance1993
157TANYA TUCKERTwo Sparrows In A Hurricane1992
158MARTINA MCBRIDEI Love You1999
159SHANIA TWAINMan! I Feel Like A Woman!1997
160DOUG STONEIn A Different Light1991
161DWIGHT YOAKAMA Thousand Miles From Nowhere1993
162GARTH BROOKSStanding Outside The Fire1993
163BROOKS & DUNNMy Next Broken Heart1991
164RICOCHETThe Star Spangled Banner1996
165GEORGE STRAITI Can Still Make Cheyenne1996
166TRACY BYRDThe Keeper Of The Stars1995
167DOUG STONEI'd Be Better Off (In A...)1990
168MARK CHESNUTTBrother Jukebox1991
169CLAY WALKERThis Woman And This Man1994
170LORRIE MORGANWhat Part Of No1992
171MARK CHESNUTTI Don't Want To Miss A Thing1998
172JOHN ANDERSONSeminole Wind1992
173CLAY WALKERWhat's It To You1993
174GEORGE STRAITYou Know Me Better Than That1991
175TY HERNDONWhat Mattered Most1995
176CLINT BLACK'Til Santa's Gone (Milk & ...)1995
177COLLIN RAYEI Can Still Feel You1998
178MARK CHESNUTTToo Cold At Home1990
179VINCE GILLWhen I Call Your Name1990
180CLINT BLACKWhen My Ship Comes In1993
181GARTH BROOKSSanta Looked A Lot Like Daddy1992
182LEANN RIMESPut A Little Holiday In Your..1996
183VINCE GILLWhat The Cowgirls Do1994
184ALAN JACKSONI Don't Even Know Your Name1994
185ALAN JACKSONShe's Got The Rhythm (And I..)1992
186REBA MCENTIREThe Greatest Man I Never Knew1992
187CLINT BLACKA Good Run Of Bad Luck1994
188BILLY DEANOnly Here For A Little While1991
189GEORGE STRAITOne Night At A Time1997
190WYNONNAI Saw The Light1992
191MARK CHESNUTTGoin' Through The Big D1994
192GARTH BROOKSAmerican Honky-Tonk Bar Assoc.1993
193LORRIE MORGANExcept For Monday1991
194CLINT BLACK/WYNONNAA Bad Goodbye1993
195BROOKS & DUNNHard Workin' Man1993
196FAITH HILLIt Matters To Me1995
197TRAVIS TRITTHelp Me Hold On1990
198JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYI Love The Way You Love Me1993
199LEE ROY PARNELLWhat Kind Of Fool Do You ...1992
200TOBY KEITHHe Ain't Worth Missing1993
201SHANIA TWAINYou're Still The One1997
202TRACY LAWRENCESticks And Stones1991
203CLAY WALKERDreaming With My Eyes Open1993
204AARON TIPPINYou've Got To Stand For ...1991
205MARY CHAPIN CARPENTERPassionate Kisses1992
206VINCE GILLI Still Believe In You1992
207BROOKS & DUNNHow Long Gone1998
208WYNONNATell Me Why1993
209RANDY TRAVISBetter Class Of Losers1991
210GARTH BROOKSLongneck Bottle1997
211STEVE WARINERHoles In The Floor Of Heaven1998
212SHENANDOAHNext To You, Next To Me1990
213COLLIN RAYEThat's My Story1994
214TRACY LAWRENCETexas Tornado1994
215TRAVIS TRITTDrift Off To Dream1991
216BLACKHAWKEvery Once In A While1994
217ALABAMAAngels Among Us1993
218ALAN JACKSONWanted1990
219REBA MCENTIRE/VINCE GILLThe Heart Won't Lie1993
220ALAN JACKSONDallas1991
221MARTINA MCBRIDEA Broken Wing1997
222SHANIA TWAINHoney, I'm Home1997
223DIXIE CHICKSReady To Run1999
224GARY ALLANHer Man1996
225PATTY LOVELESSChains1990
226GARTH BROOKSSleigh Ride1999
227BILLY DEANWe Just Disagree1993
228COLLIN RAYEMy Kind Of Girl1994
229CLAY WALKERThen What?1997
230ALAN JACKSONPop A Top1999
231MARK CHESNUTTBubba Shot The Jukebox1992
232VINCE GILLGo Rest High On That Mountain1994
233TRACY BYRDHoldin' Heaven1993
234SHANIA TWAINThat Don't Impress Me Much1997
235SAMMY KERSHAWQueen Of My Double Wide...1993
236REBA MCENTIRETake It Back1992
237SAWYER BROWNSix Days On The Road1997
238GARTH BROOKS(There's No Place Like) Home..1999
239RICOCHETLet It Snow, Let It Snow, ...1996
240TRACY LAWRENCEI See It Now1994
241SHANIA TWAIN(If You're Not..) I'm Outta...1995
242MARTINA MCBRIDELet It Snow, Let It Snow, ...1998
243LITTLE TEXASKick A Little1994