29 Country Songs That Defined The Early 2000s

After 20 years of thinking the lyric was “When her friends pulled up, white pickup truck,” today I learned it’s actually “When her PRINCE pulled up, white pickup truck.”

“Goin’ outta my mind these daaaaaays…like I’m walking ’round in a haaaaaze.”

I definitely had lyrics to this song in my AIM profile at some point when I was being an angsty 12-year-old mad at my mom for needing to use the computer.

Everyone knows “Redneck Woman,” but “Here for the Party” was almost as good.

Every now and then, I find myself singing: “Jenny’s got a job, a cat named Jake, 31 candles on her birthday cake…next year.”

A high school senior yearbook quote favorite.

One of Tim McGraw’s greatest, up there with “Live Like You Were Dying” and “Something Like That.”

Nothing feels as good as scream-singing, “I’M ROSEMARY’S DAUGHTER.”

“I Wanna Do It All” and “Girls Lie Too” could have been on this list too.

Michelle Branch’s best song, and I stand by that!

The poncho Reba wears in the music video is everything.

My friends and I loved the “feeds her momma with a spoon” lyric — random, I know.

I played this for the first time in 10 years and am proud to say I can still sing the first verse.

The music video had budget and storyline. I could watch Tim and Faith all day.

Justice for SHeDAISY! “Passenger Seat,” “Little Goodbyes,” and “I’m Taking the Wheel”…all great!

Sounds just as good as it did 20 years ago.

Martina truly is one of the greatest female vocalists of all time.

Fast-forward 20 years later and the song is more relatable than ever. “I could work my life away but why? I’ve got things to do before I die.” I feel that.

The perfect song for dramatically staring out of your mom’s minivan window.

I was far from a literal Mississippi girl, but I still lose it every time this song plays.

Lee Ann Womack is known by most as the “I Hope You Dance” lady, but she’s so, so much more than that.

Supremely underrated and not talked about enough.

Up there with “You’ll Think Of Me” as one of Keith Urban’s greatest ballads.

The ultimate “going away to college” anthem.

Another “going away to college” anthem with a twist of teen pregnancy.

It’s 2020 and my “give a damn” is still, as Miss Jo Dee said, busted.