50 Best Country Songs About Encouragement
Uplifting Country Tracks for Tough Days
There’s a certain headspace that comes when you’re running on fumes but still pushing forward. You could be staring out a kitchen window before sunrise or leaning against your truck after a long shift, and a song drifts in that catches the moment. The kind that doesn’t feel like a pep talk but still lifts you up in a way you can’t fully explain. It’s not polished or overly sweet. It’s got a rough edge that makes the hope in it feel earned. Some days you need that kind of sound in your corner.
Encouragement in country music has its own texture. You hear it in the cracks of a voice that’s been through a few storms, in the steady strum that keeps pace even when things feel slow. It’s not the same as the shiny anthems you get from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs on the radio. These tracks lean into the mess of it all and find the good without pretending the bad didn’t happen. You might not be ready to smile yet, but you can nod along, tap your foot, and feel something shift.
These aren’t glossy postcard versions of better days. They’re the kind of songs that keep you company while you’re still in the thick of things, not after you’ve made it through. Sometimes that’s the kind of encouragement that sticks. Here are the best country songs for when you need that reminder in your ear.
Top 10 Encouragement Country Songs
1. 'The Climb'—Miley Cyrus
2. 'Live Like You Were Dying'—Tim McGraw
3. 'I Hope You Dance'—Lee Ann Womack
4. 'If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)'—Rodney Atkins
5. 'It's a Great Day to Be Alive'—Travis Tritt
6. 'Humble and Kind'—Tim McGraw
7. 'Believe'—Brooks & Dunn
8. 'Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)'—Gary Allan
9. 'God Gave Me You'—Blake Shelton
10. 'The House That Built Me'—Miranda Lambert
More Country Songs for Uplifting Moments #11—20
11. 'I'm Gonna Be Somebody'—Travis Tritt
12. 'Letter to Me'—Brad Paisley
13. 'Jesus Take the Wheel'—Carrie Underwood
14. 'The Impossible'—Joe Nichols
15. 'Bless the Broken Road'—Rascal Flatts
16. 'Who I Am'—Jessica Andrews
17. 'Buy Dirt'—Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan
18. 'Live or Die Trying'—Aaron Watson
19. 'Some Days You Gotta Dance'—The Chicks
20. 'The Champion'—Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris
Country Songs About Perseverance #21—30
21. 'Girl Goin' Nowhere'—Ashley McBryde
22. 'Doin' This'—Luke Combs
23. 'The Mountain'—Dierks Bentley
24. 'Getting Good'—Lauren Alaina
25. 'Last Dollar (Fly Away)'—Tim McGraw
26. 'Better Days'—Niko Moon
27. 'How They Remember You'—Rascal Flatts
28. 'Ordinary Angels'—Craig Morgan
29. 'I'm a Survivor'—Reba McEntire
30. 'The Underdog'—Aaron Watson
Country Songs with a Positive Message #31—40
31. 'Follow Your Arrow'—Kacey Musgraves
32. 'You Gonna Fly'—Keith Urban
33. 'It Won't Always Be Like This'—Carly Pearce
34. 'The Journey of Your Life'—Jake Owen
35. 'The Impossible Dream (The Quest)'—Glen Campbell
36. 'The Cape'—Guy Clark
37. 'Mountains'—Lonestar
38. 'The Fighter'—Keith Urban ft. Carrie Underwood
39. 'My Wish'—Rascal Flatts
40. 'Keep on Truckin'—Eddie Kendricks
Inspiring Country Songs to Keep Going #41—50
41. 'Start a Fire'—Lil Red & The Renegades
42. 'Some Of It'4ȁEric Church
43. 'Born to Fly'—Sara Evans
44. 'Shine'—Dolly Parton
45. 'A Little Bit of Everything'—Jason Aldean
46. 'I'm Moving On'—Rascal Flatts
47. 'When I Get Where I'm Going'—Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton
48. 'Choices'—George Jones
49. 'Is It Cold in Here'—Joe Diffie
50. 'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)'—Kelly Clarkson
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