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Staff Picks: 10 Best Country Songs of 2024


Billboard offers its picks for the 10 top country songs of 2024.

Honorable mentions to our list include Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Eric Church’s “Darkest Hour (Helene Edit),” Willie Nelson’s “Last Leaf,” Zach Bryan’s “Pink Skies,” Parker McCollum’s “Burn It Down,” Luke Combs’s “The Man He Sees in Me,” and Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em.” The lighthearted ditty — it’s hard not to smile by the time they sing “Teamwork makes the dream work” — was the first single from Post Malone’s chart-topping F-1 Trillion country duets set, and earned the pair two Grammy nominations. As a songwriter, Ernest has swiftly become one of Nashville’s premier new musical architects, after serving as a co-writer on megahits like “I Had Some Help,” “More Than My Hometown” and “Son of a Sinner.” So, it stands to reason that as an artist, he also has a great ear for outside songs — in particular, this three-decade old composition from Dean Dillon and Skip Ewing.

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