12 Of Country Music's Best Songs Of Summer

• 12. Blake Shelton – “Some Beach” (2004)

  Share

  Blake sings of frustrations and having to wait all afternoon at the dentist's office by wishing that he were "on some beach, somewhere."

• 11. Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried” (2005)

  Share

  The lyrics include, "You know I like my chicken fried / Cold beer on a Friday night / A pair of jeans that fit just right / And the radio up."

• 10. Chris Janson – “Buy Me A Boat” (2015)

  Share

  The song expresses the fact that "money can't buy happiness /, but it can buy a boat."
• 9. Carrie Underwood – “Southbound” (2018)

  Share

  Carrie said of the writing process on this song, "I was like, 'This sounds like fun, I think. We can do something fun with this.' But then you realize how tricky for some reason it is to be a woman and write kind of a drinking party boat song."

• 8. Kenny Chesney – “When The Sun Goes Down” (2004)

  Share

  The song is a summer duet with Chesney and Uncle Kracker.

• 7. Luke Combs – “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (2019)

  Share

  The massive hit that Luke closes out every show with, it features a list of various things and people that have disappointed him in his life before concluding in the chorus that "long-neck, ice-cold beer never broke my heart."
• 6. Luke Bryan – “That’s My Kind Of Night” (2013)

  Share

  A big ole' summer hit, "That's My Kind of Night" helped Luke set a record as the first male country music artist to top the Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Top Country Albums charts simultaneously.

• 5. Sam Hunt – “Body Like A Backroad” (2020)

  Share

  According to Hunt, the song was written after his engagement to Hannah Lee Fowler. Sam described it as "a lighthearted song."

• 4. Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise” (2012)

  Share

  The song's video was filmed outside Nashville and featured the duo driving and performing against an American flag backdrop at a colorful paint party.
• 3. Keith Urban – “Long Hot Summer” – (2010)

  Share

  Keith co-wrote this infectious summer anthem with 1980s pop star Richard Marx.

• 2. Little Big Town – “Pontoon” (2012)

  Share

  A career-defining song, "Pontoon" won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. It screams summer and makes you want to board a boat as soon as possible.

• 1 – Alan Jackson – “Chattahoochee” (1993)

  Share

  Luke Bryan said in a recent interview that when he thinks of summer, this is the song he thinks of. Alan said of the song he co-wrote, "It's a song about having fun, growing up, and coming of age in a small town - which applies to anyone across the country, not just by the Chattahoochee."