50 Best Country Songs About Being Used

Country Tracks on Heartbreak and Being Used

There’s a certain sting when you realize someone saw you as a convenience instead of a person. It’s sharp, a little humiliating, and it lingers even after you try to shake it off. You replay conversations, dig through memories, looking for clues you missed. Some songs capture that exact feeling, not by spelling it out, but by circling it. A few tracks are literal, others twist the idea into something messier, showing how being taken for granted can creep into friendships, family ties, or nights spent with the wrong crowd. Even pop, rock, country, and R&B songs drift into this territory, proving that hurt like this doesn’t fit neatly into one genre.

These songs sit with the discomfort instead of smoothing it over. They dig into the bruised pride and restless energy that comes after realizing someone played you, or that you let them. The stories range from quiet confessions to bitter rants, sometimes both in the same verse. There’s anger, sure, but also that weird hollow space where you’re too tired to yell. Some of these tracks might not literally follow the topic, yet they carry the same mood, like a sideways glance that still cuts deep.

This playlist sprawls across styles and eras, tying together different voices telling versions of the same story. Some tracks lean country and twangy, others stray into darker corners, but they all circle that same core feeling. Here are the best country songs on being used.

1. 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood

2. 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton

3. 'Whiskey and You' by Chris Stapleton

4. 'The Thunder Rolls' by Garth Brooks

5. 'Goodbye Earl' by The Chicks

6. 'Gunpowder & Lead' by Miranda Lambert

7. 'I Hope' by Gabby Barrett

8. 'White Liar' by Miranda Lambert

9. 'Better Man' by Little Big Town

10. 'You'll Think of Me' by Keith Urban

11. 'Mama's Broken Heart' by Miranda Lambert

12. 'Blown Away' by Carrie Underwood

13. 'Stay' by Sugarland

14. 'What Hurts the Most' by Rascal Flatts

15. 'Picture to Burn' by Taylor Swift

16. 'Gaslighter' by The Chicks

17. 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' by Miranda Lambert

18. 'I'd Be Better Off In a Pine Box' by Doug Stone

19. 'I'm Gonna Hurt Her On the Radio' by Keith Whitley

20. 'Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)' by Travis Tritt

21. 'You Ain't Woman Enough' by Loretta Lynn

22. 'Two Black Cadillacs' by Carrie Underwood

23. 'Kerosene' by Miranda Lambert

24. 'My Give a Damn's Busted' by Jo Dee Messina

25. 'How Do I Say Goodbye' by Dean Lewis

26. 'Consider Me Gone' by Reba McEntire

27. 'You're No Good' by Linda Ronstadt

28. 'The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia' by Reba McEntire

29. 'Brokenheartsville' by Joe Nichols

30. 'Red High Heels' by Kellie Pickler

31. 'I Can't Make You Love Me' by Bon Iver

32. 'Drunk on a Plane' by Dierks Bentley

33. 'I'm Always on A Mountain When I Fall' by Merle Haggard

34. 'I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today' by Moe Bandy

35. 'Bye Bye' by Jo Dee Messina

36. 'Trailer for Rent' by Pistol Annies

37. 'Someone Will Pay' by Justin Townes Earle

38. 'Trouble With A Heartbreak' by Jason Aldean

39. 'Over For You' by Morgan Evans

40. 'I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open' by Dolly Parton

41. 'You've Got to Stand for Something' by Aaron Tippin

42. 'The Losing Kind' by Johnny Cash

43. 'Mental Revenge' by Waylon Jennings

44. 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' by George Jones

45. 'She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)' by Gary Stewart

46. 'I'll Go Stepping Too' by Emmylou Harris

47. 'Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger' by Charley Pride

48. 'The Cold Hard Facts of Life' by Porter Wagoner

49. 'Tornado' by Little Big Town

50. 'How Long Have I Been Your Fool' by The Steeldrivers