50 Best Country Songs About Ohio
Best Country Tracks Linked to Ohio
There’s a certain pull to songs tied to Ohio. Not the glossy postcard version, but the cracked highways, county fairs, rusting bridges, and the kind of skies that make you want to leave and stay at the same time. Plenty of tracks namecheck the state flat out, while others lean into the mood without spelling it. It’s a strange mix, but it fits. Some cuts come from country singers, others float in from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that cross over into the same restless territory.
These tunes don’t line up neat or tidy. One might be romantic, another bitter, another caught somewhere in between. The thread is more about how they capture a restless Midwest energy, even if the lyrics wander around elsewhere. A few are literal shoutouts to Ohio towns, while others just sit in the same headspace and still end up fitting the theme. They hold onto that mix of pride and longing, where home can feel like both an anchor and a reason to run.
There’s no one mood that defines this playlist. Some tracks lean heavy with nostalgia, others burn with frustration, and a handful light up like open-road freedom. They carry the messy, familiar contradictions you’d expect from songs tied to a place with so many stories layered into it. Here are the best country songs connected to Ohio.
Top 10 Ohio Country Songs
1. 'Oh Ohio' by Luke Grimes
2. 'Cincinnati, Ohio' by Connie Smith
3. 'Look at Miss Ohio' by Gillian Welch
4. 'Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio' by John Denver
5. 'Banks of the Ohio' by Dolly Parton
6. 'Youngstown' by Bruce Springsteen
7. 'Bloodbuzz Ohio' by The National
8. 'Ohio' by Caamp
9. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
10. 'Dayton, Ohio, 1903' by Randy Newman
Ohio-Themed Country Music #11 to 20
11. 'My City Was Gone' by The Pretenders
12. 'Home' by Joe Diffie
13. 'Small Town' by Ben Folds
14. 'Back Where I Come From' by Mac McAnally
15. 'Hometown Girl' by Thomas Rhett
16. 'I'm from the Country' by Tracy Byrd
17. 'Home Sweet Home' by The Dillard and Clark Expedition
18. 'Red Dirt Road' by Brooks & Dunn
19. 'Homegrown' by Zac Brown Band
20. 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' by Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles
Country Songs About Life in Ohio #21 to 30
21. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert
22. 'Cleveland Rocks' by Ian Hunter
23. 'Burn On' by Randy Newman
24. 'Cuyahoga' by R.E.M.
25. 'Somewhere in Ohio' by The Jayhawks
26. 'Somewhere in a Small Town' by Conner Smith
27. 'Ohio Is for Lovers' by Hawthorne Heights
28. 'Oh, What a Feeling' by Ohio Players
29. 'Hicktown' by Jason Aldean
30. 'My Town' by Montgomery Gentry
Midwestern Country Songs #31 to 40
31. 'Home' by Dierks Bentley
32. 'Small Town USA' by Justin Moore
33. 'Where I Come From' by Alan Jackson
34. 'Missing Missouri' by Sara Evans
35. 'Fly Over States' by Jason Aldean
36. 'Illinois' by Brett Eldredge
37. 'Indiana' by Martina McBride
38. 'Wichita Lineman' by Glen Campbell
39. 'Saginaw, Michigan' by Lefty Frizzell
40. 'That's My Job' by Conway Twitty
More Country Songs About Home #41 to 50
41. 'Don't Stop' by Ohio Express
42. 'Hometown' by Brett Eldredge
43. 'My Hometown' by Charlie Daniels Band
44. 'The Way I See It' by Tyler Childers
45. 'Carolina' by Eric Church
46. 'I'm Gonna Miss Her' by Brad Paisley
47. 'Tumbling Tumbleweeds' by Sons of the Pioneers
48. 'The Call of the Wild' by The Charlie Daniels Band
49. 'I'm from the Country' by The Bottle Rockets
50. 'The South's Gonna Do It Again' by The Charlie Daniels Band
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