50 Best Country Songs About New York
Best Country Songs Connected to New York
There’s something strange about hearing New York show up in a country track. It isn’t the farmland backdrop or dusty backroads image that the genre usually leans on, but that clash is part of why it works. New York carries its own weight, a mix of promise and burnout, late-night neon and empty early mornings. The city has always been pulled into songs across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, and when country artists do it, the contrast makes the whole picture hit differently. Some of these tracks mention New York outright, while others carry its restless spirit without ever planting their boots there.
It’s easy to think of New York as skyscrapers and cab horns, but in a country tune it turns into something else. The place can be a dream or an escape, sometimes a heartbreak spot, sometimes a backdrop for longing. A lyric about heading north can sound like hope one minute and regret the next. That flexibility is what keeps it from being pinned down to a single meaning. Some songs are literal, tracing the skyline or naming the city straight up, while others just lean on the energy and pace that only New York seems to bring out.
What comes through is a mix of grit, shine, heartbreak, and a little romance tossed together in uneven ways that feel true to the place. You won’t find polished postcard versions here. Instead, it’s country voices colliding with New York’s mess, and the result feels raw enough to stick. Some tracks may not be literally tied to the city but they still belong in the conversation. Here are the best country songs connected to New York.
Top 10 New York Country Songs
1. 'New York, New York' by Ryan Adams
2. 'I Love This Town' by Montgomery Gentry
3. 'Manhattan' by Sara Evans
4. 'Southern State of Mind' by Darius Rucker
5. 'New York City' by Old Crow Medicine Show
6. 'The Streets of Baltimore' by Bobby Bare
7. 'New York at Night' by Old Dominion
8. 'I Don't Wanna Go to New York' by Charlie Daniels
9. 'Folsom Prison Blues' by Johnny Cash
10. 'New York State of Mind' by Billy Joel
Country Songs That Mention New York #11 to 20
11. 'Big City Small Town' by Chase McDaniel
12. 'Homegrown Honey' by Darius Rucker
13. 'New York City' by The Del-Lords
14. 'New York City' by Rosanne Cash
15. 'Down in the City' by Brett Eldredge
16. 'Empire State' by Fleetwood Mac
17. 'City of Gold' by The Duhks
18. 'New York Girls' by The Devil Makes Three
19. 'New York Times' by Charlie Worsham
20. 'New York City Serenade' by Bruce Springsteen
Country Songs About City Life #21 to 30
21. 'Big City' by Merle Haggard
22. 'New York City Rain' by Willie Nelson
23. 'City Lights' by Ray Price
24. 'Streets of New York' by Tom Waits
25. 'Concrete and Steel' by The Turnpike Troubadours
26. 'Leaving New York' by R.E.M.
27. 'New York's Not My Home' by Jim Croce
28. 'City of New Orleans' by Arlo Guthrie
29. 'New York City' by They Might Be Giants
30. 'New York' by U2
Famous Songs About New York #31 to 40
31. 'New York' by St. Vincent
32. 'New York State of Mind' by Billy Joel
33. 'Welcome to New York' by Taylor Swift
34. 'Theme from New York, New York' by Frank Sinatra
35. 'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues
36. 'Angel of Harlem' by U2
37. 'New York Minute' by Don Henley
38. 'Englishman in New York' by Sting
39. 'N.Y. State of Mind' by Nas
40. 'New York City' by The Chainsmokers
Songs Inspired by New York City #41 to 50
41. 'Autumn in New York' by Billie Holiday
42. 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' by Beastie Boys
43. 'Take the A Train' by Duke Ellington
44. 'Walk on the Wild Side' by Lou Reed
45. 'I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City' by Harry Nilsson
46. 'An Open Letter to NYC' by Beastie Boys
47. 'The Only Living Boy in New York' by Simon & Garfunkel
48. 'Spanish Harlem' by Ben E. King
49. 'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
50. 'New York Groove' by Ace Frehley
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