Drinking songs and country music go together like nothing else. In fact, it should be the benchmark for how other things go together: “You know, peanut butter and jelly go together like drinking songs and country music!”
Taste of Country didn’t discriminate when we put our heads together to choose the 100 Best Drinking Songs in Country Music. Below, we present a curated selection of our favorite songs celebrating wine, whiskey, tequila, and — naturally — beer.
You’ll find comical songs, sad songs, rowdy songs and cautionary tales on the list of country’s best drinking songs. We included male and female artists, and there are songs from every era of country music, from all-time classics to songs that are newer, but still deserve to be included.
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ToC considered the quality of each song, its commercial impact and whether it has stood up over time to help decide which songs we wanted to include and in what order, along with staff opinion.
Please enjoy this list of country music’s best drinking songs responsibly.
Sterling Whitaker is a Senior Writer and Senior Editor for Taste of Country. He focuses on celebrity real estate, as well as coverage of Yellowstone and related shows like 1883 and 1923. He’s interviewed cast members including Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, Sam Elliott and Harrison Ford, and Whitaker is also known for his in-depth interviews with country legends including Don Henley, Rodney Crowell, Trace Adkins, Ronnie Milsap, Ricky Skaggs and more.
Country Music’s Best Drinking Songs
Check out country music’s best drinking songs! Please enjoy 100 country songs about beer, whiskey, wine and beer responsibly.
Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes
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