The signal’s clear, the volume’s up, and the countdown keeps rolling.
We’re making our way through Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time — and we’re not takin’ the exit ‘til we hit number one.
10-1:
10. George Strait, ‘Amarillo by Morning’ (1982):
9. Merle Haggard, ‘Mama Tried’ (1968):
8. Tammy Wynette, ‘Stand By Your Man’ (1968):
7. Jimmie Rodgers, ‘Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel #9)’ (1930):
6. Ray Charles, ‘You Don’t Know Me’ (1962):
5. George Jones, ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’ (1980):
4. Hank Williams, ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ (1949):
3. Patsy Cline, ‘Crazy’ (1961):
2. Johnny Cash, ‘I Walk the Line’ (1956):
1. Dolly Parton, ‘Jolene’ (1973):
This is an open thread
