Typically, the most-played country song from the year you were born is an all-timer that’s still famous today. There are a few that haven’t stood the test of time, however.
We’re looking at you 2012, 1987 and everything before 1968.
Those who turned 18 in 2025 were born in a Rodney Atkins year. If you turned 50, Glen Campbell was your man as a baby. Seventy five? Then it was Hank but not the “Hank” you’re thinking of.
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- This list of the most played country songs from the year you were born comes from (in most cases) Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.
- Hank Williams, Tim McGraw and Morgan Wallen have the most songs, with three apiece.
- The most-played country song of 2025 was “High Road,” by Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph.
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Most-Played Country Songs of 2025
Before getting to the full list of historical hits, here is a list of the most played country songs of 2025. Billboard shared 60 of them, but we’ve boiled it down to the Top 5:
5. Jelly Roll, “Liar”
4. Shaboozey, “Good News”
3. Morgan Wallen, “I’m the Problem”
2. Morgan Wallen, “Love Somebody”
1. Koe Wetzel (Feat. Jessie Murph), “High Road”
Most-Played Country Songs of All-Time
In 2024, Country Aircheck published a list of the 100 most played country songs of all time. This is the closest we can get to determining the all-time most played song. Here are their findings (Top 5):
5. Alan Jackson (Feat. Jimmy Buffett), “It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere”
4. Kenny Chesney, “The Good Stuff”
3. Lonestar, “Amazed”
2. Toby Keith, “I Love This Bar”
1. Tim McGraw, “Live Like You Were Dying”
Most Played Country Song From the Year You Were Born:
This list of country music’s most played songs from the way you were born goes back to 1946, the first year that Billboard published its year-end chart. There are certainly some odd balls.
“Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)” was the most played country song from 1947, and if you’re bewildered by how such a blatant piece of cigarette propaganda could have risen above stories of love and loss in country music, then scroll down, click and listen. You’ll come away even more amazed!
What song was the most played country song during the year you were born? See the full list below.
See the Most Played Country Song from the Year You Were Born
Who had the most played country song during the year you were born? This list is a fascinating time capsule of prevalent trends from every decade in American history. Scroll through to find your birth year and then click to listen. Some of these songs have been lost through the years, many of them for good reason!
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