50 Best Country Songs About the Ocean
Country Songs Connected to the Ocean
There’s something strange about the ocean that sneaks into country music. It can feel like freedom one minute and a weight the next. Waves rolling out sound a lot like leaving, and the tide rolling in feels like someone you thought you left behind. Not every track spells it out, but the imagery clings—boats drifting, salt air pulling at clothes, shorelines that stretch way past whatever you thought the song was about. Even when the lyrics wander, the water sits underneath it all.
It’s different from the polished summer playlists packed with pop, rock, country, and R&B songs. These picks aren’t chasing an endless vacation vibe, even if they sometimes stumble into that territory. They lean into quiet storms, fishing towns, nights with beer bottles cooling in the sand. Some of the songs only brush against the ocean, but they still catch the mood of staring across the horizon and thinking too hard about what’s waiting out there.
This isn’t glossy postcard music. It’s uneven, a little nostalgic, sometimes playful, sometimes heavy in ways you only notice later. The ocean doesn’t stay in the background, it moves the whole track forward, shaping how it lands. These are the best country songs tied to the ocean.
Top 10 Ocean Country Songs
1. 'No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems' by Kenny Chesney
2. 'Toes' by Zac Brown Band
3. 'Knee Deep' by Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett
4. 'When the Sun Goes Down' by Kenny Chesney featuring Uncle Kracker
5. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson featuring Jimmy Buffett
6. 'Pontoon' by Little Big Town
7. 'Somewhere on a Beach' by Dierks Bentley
8. 'The Seashores of Old Mexico' by George Strait
9. 'Redneck Yacht Club' by Craig Morgan
10. 'Some Beach' by Blake Shelton
## Beach Vibes Country Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Waves' by Luke Bryan
12. 'Margaritaville' by Jimmy Buffett
13. 'Sand in My Boots' by Morgan Wallen
14. 'Coastal' by Kenny Chesney
15. 'One Margarita' by Luke Bryan
16. 'Sunshine and Summertime' by Faith Hill
17. 'Buy Me a Boat' by Chris Janson
18. 'Guitars and Tiki Bars' by Kenny Chesney
19. 'Vacation' by Thomas Rhett
20. 'Water' by Brad Paisley
## Country Music Beach Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Sail Away' by The Oak Ridge Boys
22. 'Where the Boat Leaves From' by Zac Brown Band
23. 'Moon Over Mexico' by Luke Combs
24. 'Long Hot Summer' by Keith Urban
25. 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night' by Jake Owen
26. 'Beachin'' by Jake Owen
27. 'Southbound' by Carrie Underwood
28. 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock
29. 'Beach Cowboy' by Brian Kelley
30. 'Summertime' by Kenny Chesney
## Country Music Ocean Themes #31 to 40
31. 'Rum' by Brothers Osborne
32. 'Southern Cross' by Crosby, Stills & Nash
33. 'Barefoot and Crazy' by Jack Ingram
34. 'Suntan City' by Luke Bryan
35. 'Blame It on Mexico' by George Strait
36. 'The Boys of Summer' by Don Henley
37. 'Sweet Summer Lovin'' by Dolly Parton
38. 'Shake the Sand' by Luke Bryan
39. 'Pirate Flag' by Kenny Chesney
40. 'Saltwater Gospel' by Eli Young Band
## The Best Country Coastal Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Lovely Cruise' by Jimmy Buffett
42. 'Tropical Depression' by Alan Jackson
43. 'Two Pina Coladas' by Garth Brooks
44. 'Chattahoochee' by Alan Jackson
45. 'The Gulf of Mexico' by Clint Black
46. 'Place out on the Ocean' by Jamey Johnson
47. 'Island Song' by Zac Brown Band
48. 'The Old Sand Bar' by Dean Brody
49. 'Castaway' by Zac Brown Band
50. 'I'm Already Gone' by Dallas Smith
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