CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music
CMT's 100 greatest Songs in Country Music is a six hour television special held in 2003 by CMT. The special counted down the songs that have made the impact on the genre.
It was decided by hundreds of artists and music historians from all over the country.
Brad Paisley and LeAnn Rimes hosted the program that first aired on June 8th of that year.
Countdown
- 100. "Killin' Time" - Clint Black
- 99. "Back in the Saddle Again" - Gene Autry
- 98. "Faded Love" - Bob Wills
- 97. "Amazed" - Lonestar
- 96. "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" - Doug Stone
- 95. "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - Flatt & Scruggs
- 94. "Something in Red" - Lorrie Morgan
- 93. "Take This Job and Shove It" - Johnny Paycheck
- 92. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson
- 91. "Seven Year Ache" - Rosanne Cash
- 90. "He'll Have to Go" - Jim Reeves
- 89. "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" - Travis Tritt
- 88. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" - Gene Autry
- 87. "Passionate Kisses" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 86. "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
- 85. "Blue" - LeAnn Rimes
- 84. "Please Remember Me" - Tim McGraw
- 83. "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" - Lynn Anderson
- 82. "Should've Been a Cowboy" - Toby Keith
- 81. "Smoky Mountain Rain" - Ronnie Milsap
- 80. "She's in Love with the Boy" - Trisha Yearwood
- 79. "Is There Life Out There" - Reba McEntire
- 78. "My Home's in Alabama" - Alabama
- 77. "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain
- 76. "Good Hearted Woman" - Waylon Jennings
- 75. "Strawberry Wine" - Deana Carter
- 74. "Flowers on the Wall" - The Statler Brothers
- 73. "You Are My Sunshine" - Jimmie Davis
- 72. "A Boy Named Sue" - Johnny Cash
- 71. "Don't Toss Us Away" - Patty Loveless
- 70. "Chiseled in Stone" - Vern Gosdin
- 69. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - Charlie Daniels
- 68. "There Stands the Glass" - Webb Pierce
- 67. "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
- 66. "Green, Green Grass of Home" - Porter Wagoner
- 65. "God Bless the USA" - Lee Greenwood
- 64. "When You Say Nothing at All" - Alison Krauss
- 63. "The Tennessee Waltz" - Patti Page
- 62. "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
- 61. "Lovesick Blues" - Hank Williams
- 60. "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill
- 59. "Family Tradition" - Hank Williams, Jr.
- 58. "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" - Charley Pride
- 57. "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" - Lefty Frizzell
- 56. "Mama He's Crazy" - The Judds
- 55. "Act Naturally" - Buck Owens
- 54. "Coat of Many Colors" - Dolly Parton
- 53. "Walking the Floor Over You" - Ernest Tubb
- 52. "On the Other Hand" - Randy Travis
- 51. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" - Kitty Wells
- 50. "Independence Day" - Martina McBride
- 49. "I Can't Stop Loving You" - Ray Charles
- 48. "Boot Scootin' Boogie" - Brooks & Dunn
- 47. "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" - Loretta Lynn
- 46. "Desperado" - The Eagles
- 45. "Guitars, Cadillacs" - Dwight Yoakam
- 44. "When I Call Your Name" - Vince Gill
- 43. "Delta Dawn" - Tanya Tucker
- 42. "El Paso" - Marty Robbins
- 41. "Sweet Dreams" - Patsy Cline
- 40. "Hello Walls" - Faron Young
- 39. "Make the World Go Away" - Eddy Arnold
- 38. "Breathe" - Faith Hill
- 37. "King of the Road" - Roger Miller
- 36. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 35. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" - Tammy Wynette
- 34. "Harper Valley PTA" - Jeannie C. Riley
- 33. "Always on My Mind" - Willie Nelson
- 32. "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
- 31. "I Walk the Line" - Johnny Cash
- 30. "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack
- 29. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - Hank Williams
- 28. "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson
- 27. "Fancy" - Reba McEntire
- 26. "The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers
- 25. "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash
- 24. "The Chair" - George Strait
- 23. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - Willie Nelson
- 22. "Wide Open Spaces" - Dixie Chicks
- 21. "Okie from Muskogee" - Merle Haggard
- 20. "Man of Constant Sorrow" - Various Artists
- 19. "Hey Good Lookin'" - Hank Williams
- 18. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver
- 17. "Hello Darlin'" - Conway Twitty
- 16. "I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton
- 15. "Forever and Ever, Amen" - Randy Travis
- 14. "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
- 13. "Coal Miner's Daughter" - Loretta Lynn
- 12. "Amarillo by Morning" - George Strait
- 11. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" - Bill Monroe
- 10. "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" - Waylon Jennings
- 9. "Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich
- 8. "Galveston" - Glen Campbell
- 7. "I Fall to Pieces" - Patsy Cline
- 6. "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks
- 5. "Your Cheatin' Heart" - Hank Williams
- 4. "Ring of Fire" - Johnny Cash
- 3. "Crazy" - Patsy Cline
- 2. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones
- 1. "Stand by Your Man" - Tammy Wynette
See also
- Country Music Television
- List of programs broadcast by CMT
- 40 Greatest Women of Country Music
- 40 Greatest Men of Country Music
- 20 Greatest Country Bands