50 Best Country Songs About Revenge

Best Country Revenge Songs

There’s a certain charge that comes with payback tracks in country music. They’re messy, sharp-edged, sometimes funny in the way a smirk is funny, and sometimes brutal in a way that lingers. Not every tune leans into the literal storyline of striking back, but they still pulse with that same fire. You can hear the storm in the twang of the guitar or in a lyric that cuts sideways, and it hits harder because country knows how to make hurt sound plainspoken and raw.

The thing is, revenge songs don’t live in a tidy corner of country alone. They slide across genres, showing up in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that crank up the same energy in their own ways. That crossover proves the pull of the theme goes wider than dust roads and barstools. Some tracks lean playful, almost wink at the act of getting even, while others stomp straight through the heart of it. Either way, the best ones leave no room for indifference.

There’s also the fact that payback rarely looks clean in real life, and the music reflects that chaos. Some songs spin it into empowerment, some lean into spite, and others carry a bitterness that sticks around. These aren’t polished moral tales, they’re snapshots of feelings that come out sideways and loud. With that in mind, here are the best country songs for when revenge is the only thing on repeat.

1. 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood

2. 'Goodbye Earl' by The Chicks

3. 'Gunpowder & Lead' by Miranda Lambert

4. 'Kerosene' by Miranda Lambert

5. 'The Thunder Rolls' by Garth Brooks

6. 'I Hope' by Gabby Barrett

7. 'Two Black Cadillacs' by Carrie Underwood

8. 'A Boy Named Sue' by Johnny Cash

9. 'White Liar' by Miranda Lambert

10. 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia' by Reba McEntire

11. 'Independence Day' by Martina McBride

12. 'My Give a Damn’s Busted' by Jo Dee Messina

13. 'Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)' by Travis Tritt

14. 'Red High Heels' by Kellie Pickler

15. 'Picture to Burn' by Taylor Swift

16. 'Better Dig Two' by The Band Perry

17. 'Tornado' by Little Big Town

18. 'Harper Valley P.T.A.' by Jeannie C. Riley

19. 'Fist City' by Loretta Lynn

20. 'no body, no crime' by Taylor Swift

21. 'You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)' by Loretta Lynn

22. 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton

23. 'The Cold Hard Facts of Life' by Porter Wagoner

24. 'Mental Revenge' by Waylon Jennings

25. 'Wait in the Truck' by HARDY and Lainey Wilson

26. 'I Don’t Get Angry' by Billy Currington

27. 'You're Gonna Miss This' by Trace Adkins

28. 'Cheatin’' by The Louvin Brothers

29. 'Truck on Fire' by Chuck Berry

30. 'Goodbye, My Friend' by The Chicks

31. 'Since U Been Gone' by Kelly Clarkson

32. 'The Payback' by James Brown

33. 'Blame It on Your Heart' by Patty Loveless

34. 'The Way You Love Me' by Faith Hill

35. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band

36. 'Fancy' by Reba McEntire

37. 'Coward of the County' by Kenny Rogers

38. 'Someone Will Pay' by Waylon Jennings

39. 'Looking Back Now' by Miranda Lambert

40. 'I Hope It Rains at My Funeral' by John Prine

41. 'Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room' by Dwight Yoakam

42. 'Decoration Day' by Drive-By Truckers

43. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert

44. 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin’' by Nancy Sinatra

45. 'The Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman' by The Louvin Brothers

46. 'You Can’t Hide That' by Jo Dee Messina

47. 'Scornful Woman' by Oliver Anthony Music

48. 'Down the River' by Kenny Chesney

49. 'My Big Iron Skillet' by Brenda Lee

50. 'Sweet Revenge' by John Prine