Background: When Rock 'n' Roll bands of the late '60s began incorporating country music styles, (Nashville, Honky-Tonk, Bluegrass, which emphasize harmony singing, two-beat bass playing, and looping rhythms), along with greater use of acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro, banjo, and mandolin, 'Country Rock' was born. The Byrds got the ball rolling and were soon followed by artists like Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Rick Nelson, and Buffalo Springfield, which soon sprouted Country Rock bands like The Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco, The Eagles, and all the offshoots and solo efforts by these musicians.
Criteria: This list of Country Rock songs highlights the best examples of songs that exemplify Country Rock. Some songs are album cuts and were never released as singles, but were influential and inspiring in the evolution of Country Rock.
Edited By: Lew
Last Updated: 2023-12-18
Newly added names are in Red
Greatest Country Rock Songs
1. Desperado - Eagles 2. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan 3. Heart of Gold - Neil Young 4. Take It Easy - Eagles 5. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - The Byrds 6. Wild Horses - The Flying Burrito Brothers 7. Garden Party - Rick Nelson 8. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band 9. Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles 10. When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt 11. Amie - Pure Prairie League 12. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 13. Train Leaves Here This Mornin' - Dillard & Clark 14. It Doesn't Matter - Stephen Stills 15. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan 16. Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills & Nash 17. Long May You Run - Neil Young 18. Joanne - Michael Nesmith 19. Panama Red - New Riders of the Purple Sage 20. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan 21. Up On Cripple Creek - The Band 22. You Better Think Twice - Poco 23. Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise) - The Flying Burrito Brothers 24. Mystery Train - Rick Nelson 25. Return of the Grevous Angel - Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris 26. Falling in and out of Love - Pure Prairie League 27. Change Partners - Stephen Stills 28. Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young 29. One Hundred Years From Now - The Byrds 30. Lyin' Eyes - Eagles 31. Lodi - Creedence Clearwater Revival 32. Love Hurts - Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris 33. Rose of Cimarron - Poco 34. Silver Threads and Golden Needles - Linda Ronstadt 35. Seven Bridges Road - Steve Young / Eagles 36. A Good Fellin' To Know - Poco 37. Propinquity - Michael Nesmith 38. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Bob Dylan 39. Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival 40. Take It To The Limit - Eagles 41. Sin City - The Flying Burrito Brothers 42. Girl From the North Country - Bob Dylan / Johnny Cash (duet) 43. Time Between - The Byrds 44. Broken Arrow - Buffalo Springfield 45. Listen to a Country Song - Loggins & Messina 46. Fallin' in Love - Souther, Hillman, Furay Band 47. White Line Fever - The Flying Burrito Brothers 48. Here We Go Again - Poco 49. Colorado - Stephen Stills 55. Love is a Rose - Linda Ronstadt 51. Pickin' Up The Pieces - Poco 52. Listen To The Band - Michael Nesmith 53. Wasn't Born To Follow - The Byrds 54. Lousiana Lady - New Riders of the Purple Sage 55. One More Night - Bob Dylan 56. Kansas City Southern - Pure Prairie League 57. Wheels - The Flying Burrito Brothers 58. Make A Little Magic - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 59. Silver Moon - Michael Nesmith 60. Lost In The Ozone - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen 61. She Belongs To Me - Rick Nelson 62. Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young 63. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man - The Byrds 64. Wasted On The Way - Crosby, Stills & Nash 65. Love Has No Pride - Linda Ronstadt 66. I Still Believe in You - Desert Rose Band 67. Four Strong Winds - Neil Young 68. She - Gram Parsons 69. Cinderella - Firefall 70. Blue Eyes - International Submarine Band (Gram Parsons) 71. Glendale Train - New Riders of the Purple Sage 72. Fallen Eagle - Stephen Stills 73. Fishin' In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 74. Brass Buttons - Gram Parsons 75. Hickory Wind - The Byrds 76. Rodeo Rider - Gene Clark 77. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - Steve Young 78. Six Days On The Road - The Flying Burrito Brothers 79. Go and Say Goodbye - Buffalo Springfield 80. Morning Sky - Dan Fogelberg 81. Two Lane Highway - Pure Prairie League 82. Last Lonely Eagle - New Riders of the Purple Sage 83. Full Circle - The Byrds 84.Southbound Train- Graham Nash & David Crosby 85. A Child's Claim To Fame - Buffalo Springfield 86. Harvest Moon - Neil Young 87. Luxury Liner - International Submarine Band (Gram Parsons) 88. Old Blue - The Byrds 89. He's Back and I'm Blue - Desert Rose Band 90. Boulder Skies - Pure Prairie League 91. The Other Side - Chris Hillman 92. Kind Woman - Richie Furay 93. Across The Great Divide - The Band 94. Mexico - Firefall 95. One Hundred Years - Gram Parsons 96. Changing Horses - Dan Fogelberg 97. The Radio Song - Dillard & Clark 98. The Year Clayton Delaney Died - Steve Young 99. Circle Song - Roger McGuinn 100. Ain't Gonna Take It - Randy Meisner
