50 Best Country Songs About Tailgates
Country Tailgate Anthems for Late Nights and Parking Lots
There’s a certain atmosphere that sticks when trucks start lining up on a backroad or stadium lot. The air gets heavier, full of smoke from a grill, the hiss of cans cracking, and laughter bleeding into the kind of night that never runs on a schedule. It’s not polished, not sleek, but that’s the point. You lean on a tailgate, music spilling out of a speaker that’s too small for the crowd, and the soundtrack takes over. Some tracks might not spell it out in their lyrics, but they carry the same grit, sweat, and loose-edge fun that tailgating thrives on.
The songs that matter in this setting aren’t too clean. They carry a scuffed-up energy that fits better under cheap lights than in a perfect playlist. You hear the stomp of boots, the snap of snare drums, the rowdy choruses that climb out of country but borrow from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that sneak into the rotation. Nobody’s pulling up looking for sophistication. This is messy camaraderie, fueled by bass lines rattling truck doors and voices getting louder as the night unravels.
Not every track in this list was written with a parking lot party in mind, but some slip into the role so naturally they feel built for it. They’re the ones that hold the night together when everything else starts spinning loose. Here are the best country tailgate songs to turn up when the crowd gathers.
Top 10 Country Party Songs
1. 'Parking Lot Party' by Lee Brice
2. 'Red Solo Cup' by Toby Keith
3. 'My Kinda Party' by Jason Aldean
4. 'That's My Kind of Night' by Luke Bryan
5. 'Here for the Party' by Gretchen Wilson
6. 'Friends in Low Places' by Garth Brooks
7. 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' by Luke Combs
8. 'Drink in My Hand' by Eric Church
9. 'Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)' by Big & Rich
10. 'Somethin' 'Bout a Truck' by Kip Moore
Country Songs for Tailgates #11 to 20
11. 'Small Town Throwdown' by Brantley Gilbert
12. '5-1-5-0' by Dierks Bentley
13. 'Dancin' In The Country' by Tyler Hubbard
14. 'Body Like a Back Road' by Sam Hunt
15. 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night' by Jake Owen
16. 'Chicken Fried' by Zac Brown Band
17. 'Round Here' by Florida Georgia Line
18. 'House Party' by Sam Hunt
19. 'Sideways' by Dierks Bentley
20. 'Cold Beer Calling My Name' by Jameson Rodgers
Best Country Music Tailgate Tracks #21 to 30
21. 'Play It Again' by Luke Bryan
22. 'Dirt on My Boots' by Jon Pardi
23. 'Kinda Don't Care' by Justin Moore
24. 'All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight' by Hank Williams, Jr.
25. 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line
26. 'Get Your Shine On' by Florida Georgia Line
27. 'Boys of Fall' by Kenny Chesney
28. 'Wagon Wheel' by Darius Rucker
29. 'I Love This Life' by Locash
30. 'Head Over Boots' by Jon Pardi
Essential Country Songs for Tailgate Parties #31 to 40
31. 'Kick the Dust Up' by Luke Bryan
32. 'Down on the Farm' by Tim McGraw
33. 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Luke Combs
34. 'I Had Some Help' by Post Malone with Morgan Wallen
35. 'Young' by Kenny Chesney
36. 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' by Shaboozey
37. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett
38. 'Something Like That' by Tim McGraw
39. 'Honky Tonk Attitude' by Joe Diffie
40. 'Work Hard, Play Harder' by Montgomery Gentry
Country Songs About Tailgating and Similar Themes #41 to 50
41. 'Backwoods' by Justin Moore
42. 'Country Girl (Shake It For Me)' by Luke Bryan
43. 'Ready Set Roll' by Chase Rice
44. 'Drop a Tailgate' by Cypress Spring featuring Colt Ford
45. 'Sittin' on a Tailgate' by JJ Lawhorn
46. 'Truck Bed' by HARDY
47. 'Down to the Honkytonk' by Jake Owen
48. 'Single Saturday Night' by Cole Swindell
49. 'Tailgate' by Cody Johnson
50. 'Cowboy Take Me Away' by The Chicks
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