50 Best Country Songs About Independent Women
Empowering Country Anthems for Strong Women
There’s a certain kind of swagger that comes when a woman owns her space, her choices, and her voice. It’s not forced confidence, not pure rebellion, but something layered with grit and fire. You can hear it in the way the vocals cut through, in the guitar lines that feel like they were played with a smirk. Sometimes it’s a soft drawl that hides the bite. Other times it’s a boot-stomp rhythm that makes you want to move without thinking. The best of these songs don’t need to spell out their power, they carry it in the air around them.
It’s messy sometimes. Power and independence aren’t always clean or packaged with a bow. You’ve got tracks where the singer sounds like she’s figuring it out in real time, and others where she’s already burned the bridge and is halfway down the road. There’s sass, heartbreak, and a refusal to shrink. It’s the same kind of raw truth you can find in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, but the country ones have a way of grounding it in dirt roads, bar lights, and a hint of danger in the harmony.
Some of these tunes make you want to turn them up while driving with the windows down. Others feel like they belong in the background while you throw your bag in the backseat and walk away without looking back. They don’t flinch from the mess or the noise, and that’s what makes them stick. Here are the best Country Songs About Independent Women.
Top 10 Independent Women Country Songs
1. '9 to 5'—Dolly Parton
2. 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman!'—Shania Twain
3. 'Not Ready to Make Nice'—The Chicks
4. 'Before He Cheats'—Carrie Underwood
5. 'Gunpowder & Lead'—Miranda Lambert
6. 'Fancy'—Reba McEntire
7. 'I'm a Survivor'—Reba McEntire
8. 'Independence Day'—Martina McBride
9. 'The Pill'—Loretta Lynn
10. 'Redneck Woman'—Gretchen Wilson
Songs about Country Women #11—20
11. 'Miss Me More'—Kelsea Ballerini
12. 'Girl'—Maren Morris
13. 'Girl in a Country Song'—Maddie & Tae
14. 'Follow Your Arrow'—Kacey Musgraves
15. 'Wide Open Spaces'—The Chicks
16. 'The House That Built Me'—Miranda Lambert
17. 'Coal Miner's Daughter'—Loretta Lynn
18. 'This One's for the Girls'—Martina McBride
19. 'Born to Fly'—Sara Evans
20. 'Guy's Do It All the Time'—Mindy McCready
Women in Country Music #21—30
21. 'You Don't Own Me'—Whitney Rose
22. 'Like a Lady'—Lady A
23. 'Hell On Heels'—Pistol Annies
24. 'Got My Name Changed Back'—Pistol Annies
25. 'What Are You Gonna Tell Her?'—Mickey Guyton
26. 'Better Things to Do'—Terri Clark
27. 'Redesigning Women'—The Highwomen
28. 'My Give a Damn's Busted'—Jo Dee Messina
29. 'Next Girl'—Carly Pearce
30. 'Goodbye Earl'—The Chicks
Country Songs by Women #31—40
31. 'The Champion'—Carrie Underwood
32. 'Heart Like a Truck'—Lainey Wilson
33. 'Girl Goin' Nowhere'—Ashley McBryde
34. 'The Way I Am'—Martina McBride
35. 'Kerosene'—Miranda Lambert
36. 'Somethin' Bad'—Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
37. 'A Little Bit Stronger'—Sara Evans
38. 'Harper Valley P.T.A.'—Jeannie C. Riley
39. 'Does He Love You'—Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
40. 'My Church'—Maren Morris
Independent Country Music Songs #41—50
41. 'That Don't Impress Me Much'—Shania Twain
42. 'Dumb Blonde'—Dolly Parton
43. 'Trouble's Coming'—Morgan Wade
44. 'You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly'—Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
45. 'What Part of No'—Lorrie Morgan
46. 'One Way Ticket (Because I Can)'—LeAnn Rimes
47. 'Two More Bottles of Wine'—Emmylou Harris
48. 'Just a Girl'—Brandy Clark
49. 'Diamondback'—Carly Pearce
50. 'I Hope You're Happy Now'—Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
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