50 Best Country Songs About Outer Banks

Country Songs Linked to the Outer Banks

There’s a strange kind of pull when people talk about the Outer Banks. It’s not the glossy travel-brochure version, but the mix of salt in the air, tired beach towns, long bridges, and that restless feeling that comes when you’re somewhere between land and water. A lot of country tracks tap into that mood, even if the lyrics never drop the name directly. It’s the drift of guitars that sound wide open, the vocals carrying that restless mix of calm and ache. Some songs are literally tied to the Carolina coast, while others lean into the same kind of atmosphere and fit right into the picture.

This isn’t the polished vacation playlist people pack for a weekend trip. These tracks feel closer to the haze of late nights by the dunes, windows rolled down, or the lonely quiet of a stretch of highway before the causeway spills you back onto the mainland. You’ll hear the influence of the shore in small ways, the imagery of tides, storms, and fleeting summer nights. A few of the picks wander outside the strict lines of country too, since pop, rock, country, and R&B songs often blur when the ocean’s in the backdrop. What matters is how they catch that in-between energy the Outer Banks throws at you.

Not every track spells it out in neon. Some tilt toward memory, others lean into the rush of being alive in a place that feels suspended between seasons. Even the ones not literally tied to the barrier islands end up echoing that spirit. They bring the sea spray, the night air, and that mix of freedom and unease in a way that still feels right. Here are the best country songs tied to the Outer Banks.

1. 'Coast' by Ryan Hurd

2. 'Outer Banks' by The Cowboy Moon

3. 'Hometown Home' by LOCASH

4. 'Southern Sun' by Brian Kelley

5. 'The Outer Banks and You' by James Trent

6. 'Carolina' by Eric Church

7. 'Carolina On My Mind' by James Taylor

8. 'I'm Gonna Miss Her' by Brad Paisley

9. 'Meanwhile In Carolina' by Conner Smith

10. 'No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems' by Kenny Chesney

11. 'Some Beach' by Blake Shelton

12. 'Beachin'' by Jake Owen

13. 'Toes' by Zac Brown Band

14. 'Made by the Water' by Brian Kelley

15. 'Pontoon' by Little Big Town

16. 'When the Sun Goes Down' by Kenny Chesney

17. 'Somewhere On a Beach' by Dierks Bentley

18. 'Redneck Yacht Club' by Craig Morgan

19. 'Southern Summer' by Alan Jackson

20. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson

21. 'Buy Me A Boat' by Chris Janson

22. 'Knee Deep' by Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett

23. 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night' by Jake Owen

24. 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock

25. 'Chattahoochee' by Alan Jackson

26. 'Long Hot Summer' by Keith Urban

27. 'Summertime' by Kenny Chesney

28. 'Sunshine and Summertime' by Faith Hill

29. 'Southbound' by Carrie Underwood

30. 'Day Drinking' by Little Big Town

31. 'Seashores of Old Mexico' by George Strait

32. 'Sand In My Boots' by Morgan Wallen

33. 'Where The Boat Leaves From' by Zac Brown Band

34. 'Boats' by Kenny Chesney

35. 'Sailin' Around' by John Prine

36. 'The Pirate Looks At Forty' by Jimmy Buffett

37. 'Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes' by Jimmy Buffett

38. 'Myrtle Beach Days' by The Fantastic Shakers

39. 'Son of a Son of a Sailor' by Jimmy Buffett

40. 'Sittin' on a Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding

41. 'Boat Drinks' by Jimmy Buffett

42. 'Oceanfront Property' by George Strait

43. 'If I Had A Boat' by Lyle Lovett

44. 'Drunkonaboat' by Jake Owen

45. 'I Was on a Boat That Day' by Old Dominion

46. 'Something 'Bout a Boat' by Jimmy Buffett

47. 'Dixieland Delight' by Alabama

48. 'Save It For a Rainy Day' by Kenny Chesney

49. 'Barefoot and Crazy' by Jack Ingram

50. 'Sweet Summer Lovin'' by Dolly Parton