Despite the recent controversy due to raising the cost of their subscription price yet again, Spotify still remains the #1 streaming service for music with over 615 million users worldwide. Given the massive success that country music has experienced over the past two years, I thought that it would be interesting to dive into the top 25 highest-streamed country songs on the #1 streaming platform.
Keep in mind that due to the prominence of streaming platforms among younger users, this list is fairly recency biased, with only eight of the 25 songs releasing before 2010. In fact, there are five songs, all from Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan, that have been released within the past three years on the list with Bryan’s 2023 hit, “I Remember Everything,” being the most recent song, only out for ten months.
It should come as no surprise that Wallen and Bryan, as well as Luke Combs, absolutely dominate this list, owning nine of the top 25 songs. Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton also appear multiple times, owning two songs respectively.
Not appearing on this list despite some potential arguments are Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “I Knew You Were Trouble” as well as Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” I decided to leave them off given that they received play primarily in other genres (and they can hardly be considered country in the first place, I’m looking at you, “Old Town Road”).
Keep in mind that this is not a ranking and streaming numbers do not equate to the quality of any of the songs on the list. It should be noted that these are the numbers as of June 14, 2024 and are subject to change fairly quickly.
25. Man! I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Twain (580 Million)
24. Tequila – Dan + Shay (602 Million)
23. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood (603 Million)
22. 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton (607 Million)
21. Hurt – Johnny Cash (613 Million)
20. Die A Happy Man – Thomas Rhett (622 Million)
19. I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves) – Zach Bryan (630 Million)
18. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift (643 Million)
Taylor’s Version – 662 Million
17. You Proof – Morgan Wallen (644 Million)
16. Jolene – Dolly Parton (656 Million)
15. Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band (698 Million)
14. Life Is a Highway – Rascal Flatts (702 Million)
13. Wasted On You – Morgan Wallen (707 Million)
12. Hurricane – Luke Combs (709 Million)
11. Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker (727 Million)
10. Whiskey Glasses – Morgan Wallen (806 Million)
9. When It Rains It Pours – Luke Combs (807 Million)
8. Beautiful Crazy – Luke Combs (828 Million)
7. Body Like a Backroad – Sam Hunt (874 Million)
6. Love Story – Taylor Swift (891 Million)
Taylor’s Version – 763 Million