CMT debuted it’s top 40 Country songs of the decade from 2000-2010. CMT stands for Country Music Television. The songs listed are the country’s music’s most memorable.
To view their official news release, visit the CMT Songs press release. This list includes many big-name men stars like Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Jason Aldean. The list also includes big women stars like Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Faith Hill.
40 Greatest Country Songs 2000-2010
40. Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy – Big & Rich
Released in 2004 on the album Horse of a Different Color
39. In Color – Jamey Johnson
Released in 2008 on the album That Lonesome Song
38. Days Go By – Keith Urban
Released in 2004 on the album Be Here
37. Stay – Sugarland
Released in 2006 on album Enjoy the Ride
36. Come A Little Closer – Dierks Bentley
Released in 2005 on album Modern Day Drifter
35. Believe – Brooks & Dunn
Released in 2003 on album Red Dirt Road
34. Like We Never Loved At All – Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Released in 2005 on album Fireflies
33. Cowboy Take Me Away – Chicks
Released in 1999 on album Fly
32. Forever And For Always – Shania Twain
Released in 2002 on album Up!
31. What Hurts The Most – Rascal Flatts
Released in 2006 on album Me and My Gang
30. Then – Brad Paisley
Released in 2009 on album American Saturday Night
29. Austin – Blake Shelton
Released in 2001 on album Blake Shelton
28. She’s Country – Jason Aldean
Released in 2009 on album Wide Open
27. Our Song – Taylor Swift
Released in 2006 on album Taylor Swift
26. Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis
Released in 2002 on album Rise and Shine
25. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood
Released in 2005 on album Some Hearts
24. You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins
Released in 2008 on album American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II
23. Beer For My Horses – Toby Keith and Willie Nelson
Released in 2002 on album Unleashed
22. Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
Released in 2007 on the album The Foundation
21. Drive (For Daddy Gene) – Alan Jackson
Released in 2002 on album Drive
20. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow – Soggy Bottom Boys
Released in 2002 on album O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
19. Red Dirt Road – Brooks & Dunn
Released in 2003 on album Red Dirt Road
18. Give It Away – George Strait
Released in 2006 on album It Just Comes Natural
17. Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson
Released in 2004 on the album Here for the Party
16. Somebody Like You – Keith Urban
Released in 2002 on album Golden Road
15. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
Released in 2003 on album Greatest Hits Volume II
14. Breathe – Faith Hill
Released in 1999 on album Breathe
13. There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney
Released in 2003 on the album When the Sun Goes Down
12. Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
Released in 2004 on album Feels Like Today
11. The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Released in 2010 on album Revolution
10. Need You Now – Lady A
Released in 2009 on album Need You Now
9. I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
Released in 1999 on the album I Hope You Dance
8. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Release in 2009 on album Fearless
7. Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
Released in 2004 on album Live Like You Were Dying
6. The Good Stuff – Kenny Chesney
Released in 2002 on the album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
5. Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith
Released in 2002 on album Unleashed
4. Jesus, Take The Wheel – Carrie Underwood
Released in 2005 on the album Some Hearts
3. Whiskey Lullaby – Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
Released in 2003 on album Mud on the Tires
2. Hurt – Johnny Cash
Released in 2002 on album American IV: The Man Comes Around
1. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) – Alan Jackson
Released in 2002 on album Drive
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