100 Songs of the South
Atlanta Journal-Constitution's 100 songs of the South was a list compiled by The Newspaper's music critics Shane Harrison, Nick Marino and Sonia Murray in 2005. The list included songs spanning the spectrum of popular music, from pre-Civil War minstrel tunes to rap and hip-hop from this decade.
The list
1. Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday
2. Summertime, written by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
3. A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke
4. Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone
5. We Shall Overcome, written by Charles A. Tindley; later rewritten by Guy Carawan
6. Dixie, written by Daniel Decatur Emmett
7. Rocky Top, The Osborne Brothers
8. Rosa Parks, OutKast
9. Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles
10. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton
11. Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn
12. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Band
13. Grandma's Hands, Bill Withers
14. Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
15. Ramblin' Man, The Allman Brothers Band
16. (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
17. Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight and the Pips
18. Carolina in My Mind, James Taylor
19. Old Folks at Home, Stephen Foster
20. Rainy Night in Georgia, Brook Benton/Tony Joe White
21. Tennessee, Arrested Development
22. Love Shack, The B-52's
23. Nutbush City Limits, Ike and Tina Turner
24. Outfit, Drive-By Truckers (2003)
25. Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? Joe South
26. Hey Porter, Johnny Cash
27. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams
28. Back Water Blues, Bessie Smith
29. I Can't Stand the Rain, Ann Peebles
30. The Devil Went Down to Georgia, The Charlie Daniels Band
31. Rednecks, Randy Newman
32. Get Low, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring the Ying Yang Twins
33. Seminole Wind, John Anderson
34. Elevators (Me & You), OutKast
35. Blue Yodel No. 1, Jimmie Rodgers
36. My Home Is in the Delta, Muddy Waters
37. Blue Moon of Kentucky, Bill Monroe
38. Crossroad Blues, Robert Johnson
39. My Clinch Mountain Home, Carter Family
40. Love and Happiness, Al Green
41. Comin' From Where I'm From, Anthony Hamilton
42. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Bob Dylan
43. In the Pines, Leadbelly
44. Ode to Billie Joe, Bobbie Gentry
45. Southern Hospitality, Ludacris
46. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, Vicki Lawrence
47. Harper Valley PTA, Jeannie C. Riley
48. Goin' Down South, R.L. Burnside
49. Come on in My Kitchen, Robert Johnson
50. Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Flatt & Scruggs
51. Moon River, Johnny Mercer/Henry Mancini
52. Graceland, Paul Simon
53. Statesboro Blues, Blind Willie McTell
54. Po Folks, Nappy Roots
55. Hickory Wind, The Byrds/Gram Parsons
56. My Window FACES the South, Bob Wills
57. Alabama, Neil Young
58. Greenville, Lucinda Williams
59. Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
60. Southern NiGHTS, Glen Campbell
61. Orange Blossom Special, written by Ervin T. Rouse
62. Down in the Boondocks, Billy Joe Royal/Joe South
63. On and On, Erykah Badu
64. Sweet Southern Comfort, Buddy Jewell
65. South of Cincinnati, Dwight Yoakam
66. Blue Sky, Allman Brothers
67. Ugly, Bubba Sparxxx
68. Welcome to Atlanta, Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris
69. Oh, Atlanta, Alison Krauss
70. Deep Down in Florida, Muddy Waters
71. That's What I Like AbOUT the South, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
72. Dixie Chicken, Little Feat
73. Tennessee Waltz. Patti Page
74. Southern Accents, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
75. Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya, Poison Clan
76. Patches, Clarence Carter
77. Cell Therapy, Goodie Mob
78. Betty Lonely, Vic Chesnutt
79. No Depression, Uncle Tupelo
80. Nann, Trick Daddy
81. Return of the Grievous Angel, Gram Parsons
82. Birmingham, Randy Newman
83. Blackbird, Dionne Farris
84. Evangeline, Emmylou Harris
85. High Water (for Charley Patton), Bob Dylan
86. Just Kickin' It, Xscape
87. Georgia Rhythm, Atlanta Rhythm Section
88. If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie, Hank Williams Jr.
89. Wait. Ying Yang Twins
90. Knoxville Girl, The Louvin Brothers
91. Red Clay HaLo, Gillian Welch
92. In Da Wind, Trick Daddy, Cee-Lo and Big Boi
93. Memphis, Chuck Berry
94. Stars Fell on Alabama, written by Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins
95. People Everyday, Arrested Development
96. Can't You See, Marshall Tucker Band
97. Chattahoochee, Alan Jackson
98. Git Up, Git Out, OutKast with Goodie Mob
99. Maps and Legends, R.E.M.
100. Mistress, Caroline Herring
About the list
The AJC included songs from Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. A list of Texas and Louisiana songs was posted separately.