50 Best Country Songs About Royalty
Country Songs Celebrating Kings and Queens
There is something strange about hearing country singers frame royalty in their lyrics. It rarely feels like a throne-and-crown thing, but more like pulling from an old image to capture power, love, or even downfall. Sometimes it leans playful, sometimes it turns heavy, and sometimes the word sticks around only as a symbol that feels right in the moment. Country shares this habit with plenty of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, where the title of king or queen carries weight far beyond the literal.
Not every track tied to this theme is telling a story of castles or palaces. Some are messy love songs that crown someone in the middle of heartbreak, others are rowdy bar anthems crowning a night out. The connection might feel sideways at times, but the vibe stays consistent. Royalty gets painted in a hundred shades, sometimes reverent, sometimes ironic, sometimes tongue-in-cheek.
This mix of approaches is what makes it worth listening through. You never know if the next one is going to sound like a celebration, a breakup, or a memory lit in neon. A few may not be literally tied to crowns or kingdoms, but they circle the idea well enough to belong here. Here are the best country songs on royalty.
Top 10 Country Songs about Authority
1. 'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers
2. 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman!' by Shania Twain
3. 'A Boy Named Sue' by Johnny Cash
4. 'Live Like You Were Dying' by Tim McGraw
5. 'I Am Invincible' by Cassadee Pope
6. 'The Champion' by Carrie Underwood
7. 'Top Of The World' by Tim McGraw
8. 'Miss Me More' by Kelsea Ballerini
9. 'Born to Fly' by Sara Evans
10. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert
Songs About Being in Charge #11 to 20
11. 'I'm a Survivor' by Reba McEntire
12. 'Follow Your Arrow' by Kacey Musgraves
13. 'The Pill' by Loretta Lynn
14. 'Redneck Woman' by Gretchen Wilson
15. 'Gunpowder & Lead' by Miranda Lambert
16. 'The Climb' by Miley Cyrus
17. 'Coal Miner's Daughter' by Loretta Lynn
18. 'The Thunder Rolls' by Garth Brooks
19. 'A Country Boy Can Survive' by Hank Williams Jr.
20. 'Dirt Cheap' by Cody Johnson
Feeling Powerful in Country Music #21 to 30
21. 'You've Got a Friend in Me' by Randy Newman
22. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
23. 'Remember Her Name' by Mickey Guyton
24. 'Gaslighter' by The Chicks
25. 'Like a Wrecking Ball' by Eric Church
26. 'I Hope You're Happy Now' by Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
27. 'Head Over Boots' by Jon Pardi
28. 'Family Tradition' by Hank Williams Jr.
29. 'I Will Always Love You' by Dolly Parton
30. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band
Country Songs About Dominance #31 to 40
31. 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood
32. 'The World's Gonna Fall on You' by Marty Stuart
33. 'Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)' by Big & Rich
34. 'The Way I Am' by Merle Haggard
35. 'The Long Black Veil' by Johnny Cash
36. 'The Grand Tour' by George Jones
37. 'The Devil's Right Hand' by Waylon Jennings
38. 'The Ride' by David Allan Coe
39. 'The Fireman' by George Strait
40. 'The Weight' by The Band
More Country Songs About Status #41 to 50
41. 'Fancy' by Reba McEntire
42. 'Goodbye Earl' by The Chicks
43. 'Hillbilly Bone' by Blake Shelton
44. 'She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy' by Kenny Chesney
45. 'My Kind of Woman / My Kind of Man' by Emmylou Harris and Johnny Cash
46. 'I Walk the Line' by Johnny Cash
47. 'Whiskey Lullaby' by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
48. 'The Battle of New Orleans' by Johnny Horton
49. 'The Devil Inside' by Johnny Cash
50. 'Folsom Prison Blues' by Johnny Cash
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