The 10 Best Hit Country Songs of 2023 

You all whined enough that I brought back the fiddle.

For some reason, my favorite parts of some of these videos are when Grady just gets carried away with himself and starts snapping and singing along with all these songs.

98 Braves was somehow underrated, best song!

Those are honestly pretty good picks for Luke and Morgan, especially since my personal favorite songs from both of those albums (Where the Wild Things Are and Tennessee Numbers, respectively) weren’t eligible. Watermelon Moonshine is a great pick for No. 1 too, it’s got all the right ingredients to be an all-time classic.

Listened to "Next thing you know" on the drive home from the hospital with my new son. Its a great song.

Dang, it's criminal that Charles Wesley Godwin's new album didn't have any in the Billboards Charts to at least get an honorable mention. The Flood, 10-38, All Again, West of Lonesome, Family Ties, and Another Leaf could all easily be in the Top 10 charts right now.

Fantastic list Grady! I’m so glad someone is giving 5 Leaf Clover some love, it’s a fantastic song, shame it got overshadowed by Fast Car. It’s my favorite song off the album and probably my favorite Luke Combs song

An objectively great list. I only discovered "23" because of Country Star so shoutout to you and the folks that worked on that game. It instantly made my playlist.

Five Leaf Clover is going to be my wedding song! Love it

Lainey is just having an awesome year, and I’m loving it!

You choosing Me + All Your Reasons made me so happy!

YES!!! Me + All Your Reasons is such a great song, good choice Grady! 🥳👏

Are we just going to ignore the fact that Watermelon Moonshine is just a ripoff of Strawberry Wine by Deana Carter? It’s the same vibe, exact same story, even has a similar title with just a different fruit and different alcohol?

Fiddles, banjos, acoustic guitars and harmonicas are what belong in country music. I was waiting for a song I thought came out this year, Uncle Lucius’s “keep the wolves away”, but I just looked up the album and realized it came out in 2012. And I very much agree with your number one pick. What a fantastic song.

number 2! great pick

Really like this list 👏

Love how you included Save Me, I feel it’s been way overplayed on the radio, but it’s still so good. Great ratings :)

I just subscribed to your channel recently. I have enjoyed your content and opinion for what I’ve seen. I even agree with most of your point of views. Even though Country music is evolving I still think we shouldn’t forget where it all started. Without it Country Music now a days wouldn’t have the opportunity to know what they were given.

Awesome vid

Beautiful collection of country

Save me is amazing. Has so much meaning to me

Already looking forward to the "worst" songs list 😜

No CoJo! Painter is my top song. Merry Christmas and love your channel!

Me + All Your Reasons is such as great song. Thank you for adding it to this list! I wish he would release it as a single. I love to listen to this and then Megan Moroney's Reasons to Stay.

People here in Russia never stop wondering ... Why is it that we have such a vast country and no country music?

Me + All Your Reasons!! Yessss!! Hands down my fav song on the entire album.

This is actually the first year round song review that I actually completely 100% agree with your songs and placement of them lol, and the first one I liked every single song Only just started listening to I Remember Everything lol, but it really gives me Johnny Cash vibes, specifically his song Hurt

I'm so glad Jelly Roll is getting recognized. I've been listening to him since his collaboration with Big Smo on Kuntry Boys way back then. I love his music and save me is so good.

Great list! The wild thing is I’ve been a huge fan of Chayce’s “23” and man it’s absolute gas!! Glad you included it for sure

Love seeing Chayce Beckham on here. I was so glad that they decided to push 23 to radio. I hope his label lets him take that sound and run with it. And to stick with his own songs! On his EP from last year it was painfully obvious which songs he wrote and which songs were written by others. All the good ones were written by him, and then the ones that were full of typical country song tropes were written by other people. I hope Tell Me Twice gets pushed to radio next, then they let him record some new songs that shows how great he can be. I really think he can be the first American Idol winner since Scotty (or Phillip Phillips) to become a real star.

Great to meet you at the Wyatt concert in Atlanta man! Let me know next time you're in town so we can party!

Me+All your reasons was my number 2 song this year behind Tennessee Numbers. So glad I found someone else who appreciates it as much as I do

Omg yes!! Water Melon Moonshine is so good! The first time I heard it I just started feeling so nostalgic just remembering being a teenager and having that first boyfriend and all the fun things we did together. And then that first heartbreak. I literally teared up the first time I heard it. Love love love Lainey.

I like your videos. I love to see you interview Zach Bryan!!!

Finally someone else who likes Truck Bed

Rich Men North of Richmond is such a good song. Controversy aside, it has such a good message and addictive melody. Morgan and Zach absolutely ruled my 2023, so any song you would’ve picked, I would’ve agreed.

I saw Lainey this past summer opening for Jon Pardi. Let's just say a great time was had by all.

hopefully Where The Wild Things Are becomes a hit next year

I liked country music so you just got a new sub

Remember everything made me reminisce on the bads of past relationships. Watermelon moonshine made me reminisce on the good

I'd have gone with "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" for the Wilson song. Love Lainey but I guess I'm one of the few who didn't care for "Watermelon Moonshine." To me, it was a lyrical rehash of "Strawberry Wine" and a melodic rehash of "That's What I Love About Sunday," both of which I really liked. I'm on board with most of your other picks, though I was surprised to see "Truck Bed" on the list, and I'd have gone with either "The Part" or "See Me Now" for Combs over "Five Leaf Clover" and "Had It" (buried as the next to last track on the album) or "98 Braves" over "Me + All Your Reasons" for Wallen. Rules are rules, though, so you had to narrow both of those albums down to one track each.

Five Leaf Clover and Joe are definitely my favorites on Luke's newest.

I really wish we had more songs like "Save Me." It seems like country songs that send that kind of message don't really exist as much as they should. Hopefully more artists open up about writing and singing about those topics going forward. (Also love how "23" and "Five Leaf Clover" made the list!)

Agreed with Me + All Your Reasons. Love a lot of songs on that album but that’s the one that sticks with me the most. Great song to listen to when you’re alone.

I’m a big fan of a sub-genre called alternative country, or alt-country for short. It had a strong underground scene in the ‘90s but never really saw commercial success. It’s become a big inspiration for me. I think some of the more traditional country coming out today closely resembles this small ‘90s movement, and it would be cool to see a video on your thoughts about it. Here are a few albums that I recommend. The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass Son Volt - Trace Steve Earle - I Feel Alright Gillian Welch - Revival Old 97’s - Too Far to Care Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Happy New Year’s, Grady!

Haven’t been this early in some time

You damn right! That watermelon moonshine was definitely #1

i totally agree with all of you ratings and songs and i am so happy lainey got number 1 she definitely deserves it!!❤️

For me it’s 1. Enchanted-Taylor Swift 2. Hey Driver-Zach Bryan ft. The War & Treaty 3. Fast Car-Luke Combs 4. In Your Love-Tyler Childers 5. White Horse-Chris Stapleton 6. ‘98 Braves-Morgan Wallen 7. Human-Cody Johnson 8. What He Didn’t Do-Carly Pearce 9. If You Go Down-Kelsea Ballerini 10. Straight & Narrow-Sam Barber

Way to go @jordandavis! Great album…

2:28 that song took over as my favorite of all time, it dethroned The Dance by Garth

I always love how you take your time to reply in Instagram. Completely unrelated but that is huge appreciation from my side.

Okay from the list my top 5 (10 is too hard for me) based on pure enjoyment is 1) Dawns (this walked so I Remember Everything could RUN) 2) If You Go Down (I’m going down too) 3) Whiskey on You 4) Rock and a Hard Place 5) Wasted on You I actually don’t mind the rock direction that some country is going in, considering most of country is searching for that ‘raw’ sound again after the mess that was the 2010s while complimenting the Lo-Fi direction that’s happening too

My top 10, we had one song in common: 10) Red, Hardy w Morgan Wallen; 9) Wild As Her, Corey Kent; 8) Thicc as Thieves, Lauren Alaina w Lainey Wilson; 7) If You Go Down, Kelsea Ballerini; 6) Gold, Dierks Bentley; 5) Neon Grave, Taylor Braden; 4) We Don’t Fight anymore, Carly Pearce w Chris Stapleton; 3) Smell Like Smoke, Lainey Wilson; 2) Shoot Tequila, Tigirlily Gold; 1) Part Of It, Jordan Davis. (These may not all have been “hits” - just my personal favorites.)

🐐 Grady getting us through the work week before Christmas with another banger 🐐

I Remember Everything breaks my heart and hits hard. Your honorable mentions should have been in your top 10 but I absolutely agree with Watermelon Moonshine choice. Love watching your videos.

Watermelon Moonshine number 1??? Come on man, it’s a complete rip off of Strawberry Wine. Big time disappointed with this list.

Watermelon moonshine reminds me too much of That's what I love about Sunday. I can't even listen to it lol

Not surprising that I find out my son is on the billboard end of year chart from Grady 😂

So glad that 23 is so high up!

#3. Watermelon Moonshine, #2. In Your Love(Tyler Childers), #1. I Remember Everything(Zach Bryan/Kayce Musgraves).

"Whoa, funky immediately"

Wake up soldier Grady posted 🫡

Me and all your reasons was also my favorite on the album.

❤

Chayce Beckham is so great. Love that guy

I LOVE 5 leaf clover! Next to where the wild things are it’s the best song on Getting Old

Lainey Wilson toured with Luke Combs year before last and I saw her at one. She absolutely killed it performing. Really enjoy what I hear from her.

I love Chris Stapelton! I love Lainey Wilson! I love Kelly Clarkson loving on them and making kellyokes to their songs. More of that please 👌

That slowed down I remember is definitely a nod to Cash

Watermelon Moonshine 🙌🏼

23 is such a good song. Out of all of the songs on this list it probably would have been my personal #1

Grady, you and I have a lot of differing, almost conflicting viewpoints at times. And I'm not going to pretend like this video is any different. HOWEVER, this is why I keep coming back. Truly, I had never heard of 4 of your top 10 songs of the year. And as a landscaper who listens to a ton of music, it's surprising. But I like the fresh takes and introduction to new music. Some of it I like, some of it I don't. But pandora can only introduce you to so much. So here's to 2024, the disagreements and agreements, and wishing you a happy and and healthy year.

Grady pulling out the win with the female pick at the end! Lainey Wilson is SO great! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Third year asking for a best country Christmas song/album list

(Commenting as I watch the intro) Sierra Ferrell has captured me recently. Love Morgan and Hard, Kip Moore and also Luke Combs and Riley Green that I usually listen to, but I feel like I’ve been seeking something new or different, with no direction to go in. My other favourite band is an East Coast Canada band, the Stanfields, some of their music would fit right in with americana or Bluegrass, others more Celtic rock or Canadian folk

Bro Chayce Beckham was such a curve ball. I love it. His whole EP in 2022 is so good

I don’t always agree with you Grady, but honestly i agree with these songs, 23, all your reasons, and many more were put perfectly! P.S. On a side note check out Chase Mathew, been listening to him for awhile and I thing you’ll like him!

I absolutely agreed with your list until I looked at the chart and realized that Human - CoJo wasn't at least an honorable mention. I get we all have different tastes, but that song is the essence of a country song.

Yes! And I love your spotify playlist. Thanks for the curation.

I like the way watermelon moonshine starts it actually sounds like a really country song or something

I don’t agree with most of your points most of the time but the Morgan wallen pick was 💯. Keep doin your thing Brodie 🙂

23 is a great song. I feel like there is a lot of people who have gone through the same thing around the same age.

I keep track of my "tops" (more than my Spotify does, I find it so inaccurate) "Where the Wild Things Are" took my personal #1 by a longshot. No matter how many times I've heard it, there's still a 50/50 of crying like a baby.

So glad you chose Chayce Beckham's 23! 🙌😃

Here are a few of my favorite songs from 2023. Not all are country, and not all are singles. - "City Don't by Billy Currington - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7k7tibTujgA.html - "Lead On Good Shepherd" by Patrick Mayberry - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UAJ7rwJWHZE.html - "Heaven" by Cian Ducrot - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bq2vaBd8AiY.html - "In A Perfect World" by Dean Lewis f. Julia Michaels - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f7LWHpsJ3bQ.html - "Sing Away" by Everclear - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4vWGr89qzu0.html - "Show Me How" by Foo Fighters - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-idib1kDvPyM.html - "Superbloodmoon" by Holly Humberstone and d4vd - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ECydxq6LUss.html - "Unlive" by Jelly Roll f. Yelawolf - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vjwPKjxI3tI.html - "Home Movies" by Lukas Graham & Mickey Guyton - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oVNWekI2ZNQ.html - "Heroes" by Macklemore f. DJ Premier - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ynlD8U_TvTs.html - "Dancing With Your Shadows" by Phillip Phillips - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s0yhCqdbA0Y.html - "Daylight" by Sheppard - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBE2ItVXfRM.html - "I Made It" by Tones and I - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_4ryfHdEP_Y.html - "Friend For Life" by X Ambassadors and Medium Build - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NQ1Va-qSZKk.html - "The Medicine Will" by Brad Paisley - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CNHzXGTpSnc.html - "Nobody's Nobody" by Brothers Osborne - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xk4L9sH7EUQ.html - "Jesus Loves You" by Cody Johnson - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zFu3qE-mJf4.html - "Creek Will Rise" by Conner Smith - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--fxZOzAjKHo.html - "Life Goes On" by Ed Sheeran f. Luke Combs - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wLvIBvKNaig.html - "Lucky" by Elle King - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GamqZgXKYpU.html - "Day In The 90's" by Jon Langston - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AtV92fQ6uQg.html - "Don't Give A Truck" by Michael Ray - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Uz9_LHm5xrU.html - "Dents On A Chevy" by Ty Herndon and Terri Clark - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XbtB31tVLl8.html

Where the Wild Things Are - Luke Combs

I was bummed to not see Chase Rice land on this list. And then I double checked against the rules and realized he wasn't on the top 100!? How? His album was a throwback and pure gold. Other than my rant, nice list. Thanks!

I really need Grady to do an in depth video about nick shoulders

Not a bad list. Can't get on the Rich Men North of Richmond train at all tho. Unironically enjoyed the honorable mentions more than most of the actual list tho lol

Great picks. I still feel like the only person who isn’t into the Zach Bryan sound at all though

Unpopular opinion:I love Lainey and her songs but she ruined Save Me,I love the original Save me with just Jelly Roll,I just feel like there’s no need for Lainey on save me.

Here's how my list would be: Hardy - truck bed, Morgan wallen thinkin bout me, bailey Zimmerman religiously, Luke Bryan but I got a beer in my hand, Luke Combs fast car, Thomas Rhett angels don't always have wings, kelsea ballerini if you go down I'm going down too, Chris Stapleton white horse and jason Aldean try that in a small town. My honorable mentions are Chris janson all I need is you, Chris young young love and Saturday nights, Justin Moore you, me, and whiskey, Morgan wade psychopath and Tim McGraw standing room only.

I got a chuckle about the wanting a bridge from Zach Bryan!

Jelly Roll is so good

One song by Morgan Wallen i really like is Man Made A Bar with Eric Church

There should have been so many smash hits off of Subject To Change, its just a perfect pop country record. Extremely happy with her RUTWM success though!!!!

She had me at heads Carolina is the song that got me into country new country listener

Love white horse

Chris Stapleton 'White Horse ♥♥