The 50 Best Country Break-Up Songs of All Time

Taste of Country ranked the best break-up songs of all time, and gave the top spot to Willie Nelson . . . but NOT for “Always on My Mind”.  It made the list too, but a little farther down at #17.  Here are the top ten . . .

1.  “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson  (1975)  Roy Acuff did it in the 1940s, and Willie covered it.

2.  “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton  (1974)

3.  “I’m Over You” by Keith Whitley  (1990)

4.  “Give It Away” by George Strait  (2006)

5.  “Stay” by Sugarland  (2007)

6.  “The Dance” by Garth Brooks  (1990)

7.  “Dreaming My Dreams with You” by Waylon Jennings  (1975)

8.  Sammi Smith’s version of “Help Me Make It Through the Night”  (1979)  (Kris Kristofferson wrote it.)

9.  “For the Good Times” by Ray Price  (1970)  (Kris wrote that one too.)

10.  “When I Call Your Name” by Vince Gill  (1989)

Here are a few more from the Top 50 . . .

“Smoke Rings in the Dark” by Gary Allan at #11 . . . “Just to See You Smile” by Tim McGraw, #12 . . . “You’ll Think of Me” by Keith Urban, #14 . . . “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood, #16 . . . “What Hurts the Most” by Rascal Flatts, #18 . . .“Space Cowboy” by Kacey Musgraves, #22 . . . “Mama’s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert, #23 . . .

“You and Tequila” by Kenny Chesney, #28 . . . Miranda again with “Kerosene” at #30 . . . “Over When It’s Over” by Eric Church, #31 . . . Maren Morris, “Once”, #40 . . . and “Picture to Burn” by Taylor Swift at #45.