40 Best Cowboy Songs – Songs With Cowboy in the Title
Last Updated: September 7, 2022 | Written by Matthew Campbell (Editor of My Wedding Songs and wedding DJ)
What better way to celebrate the American cowboy than a list of cowboy songs? Cowboys are horse riding, gun carrying, cowboy hat-wearing, cowboy boots wearing, cattle driving, and tough as nails.
A great day to play cowboy songs is on the 4th Saturday in July – the Day of the Cowboy.
Cowboys are out in the field rain or shine producing the best beef for all to eat (among other things). When you think of cowboy songs, you automatically think of country music.
However, not all songs on our list are of the country genre. We also included different styles of rock and R&B.
Top 10 Cowboy Songs
(by Amazon downloads)
- “Hippies and Cowboys” by Cody Jinks
- “If I Was a Cowboy” by Miranda Lambert
- “LOVE IS A COWBOY” by Kelsea Ballerini
- “Cowboy Take Me Away” by The Chicks
- “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” by Toby Keith
- “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell
- “Cowboy” by Kid Rock
- “Sad Cowboys and Rock and Roll” by Van Andrew
- “The Cowboy Rides Away” by George Strait
- “Cowboys and Angels” by Dustin Lynch
Spotify Cowboy Playlist
Popular Songs About Cowboys
cowboy in LA – LANY
2020, mama’s boy
Like A Cowboy – Parker McCollum
2020, Hollywood Gold
A Few More Cowboys – Toby Keith
2020, A Few More Cowboys
Ain’t Always The Cowboy – Jon Pardi
2019, Heartache Medication
Ghetto Cowboy – YelaWolf
2019, Ghetto Cowboy
Broken Cowboy – The Dead South
2019, Sugar & Joy
Space Cowboy – Kacey Musgraves
2018, Golden Hour
A Cowboy Can – Josh Ward
2018, More Than I Deserve
Hippies and Cowboys – Cody Jinks
2018, Less Wise
Cowboys and Angels – Dustin Lynch
Released in 2012
Genre – Country
Cowboy’s Back In Town – Trace Adkins
2010, Cowboy’s Back in Town
My Cowboy – Jessie James
2009, Jessie James
Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
Released in 2009
Genre – Country
American Cowboy – Jada
2009, American Cowboy
100% Cowboy – Jason Meadows
2007, 100% Cowboy
Asphalt Cowboy – Jason Aldean
2005, Jason Aldean
Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) – Big & Rich
Released in 2004
Genre – Country
The Cowboy In Me – Tim McGraw
2001, Set This Circus Down
Cowboy Take Me Away – The Chicks
Released in 1999
Genre – Country
Cowboy – Kid Rock
Released in 1999
Genre – Rap Rock
Cocaine Cowboys – W.A.S.P.
1999, Helldorado
Ghetto Cowboy – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1998, Chapter II: Family Reunion
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? – Paula Cole
Released in 1997
Genre – Rock
Cowboy Love – John Michael Montgomery
1995, John Michael Montgomery
Space Cowboy – Jamiroquai
1994, The Return of the Space Cowboy
Should’ve Been A Cowboy – Toby Keith
Released in 1993
Genre – Country
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy – Chris Ledoux
1992, Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
Cowboys From Hell – Pantera
Released in 1990
Genre – Heavy Metal
Modern Day Cowboy – Tesla
1986, Mechanical Resonance
I Wanna Be A Cowboy – Boys Don’t Cry
1985, Boys Don’t Cry
Don’t Call Him Cowboy – Conway Twitty
1985, Don’t Call Him a Cowboy
The Cowboy Rides Away – George Strait
1985, Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
This Cowboy’s Hat – Chris Ledoux
1982, Used to Want to Be a Cowboy
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson
1979, The Electric Horseman
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Released in 1978
Genre – Country
Cosmic Cowboy, Pt. 1 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1976, Dirt, Silver and Gold
Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
Released in 1975
Genre – Country
Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) – Tom T. Hall
1975, Faster Horses
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy – Elton John
1975, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Cowboys To Girls – The Intruders
1968, Cowboys to Girls
Do you have a favorite cowboy song, not on our list? Please share your song below so that we can add it!