Top 40 Country Songs for October 2016
A major country collaboration debuts near the top of October's Top 40 country songs list, but not at the top. "Forever Country" may be the most sought-after song on iTunes, but there's another one that hits on more platforms.
Songs from Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert also score Top 5 rankings on October's of the best country songs on the radio or streaming services. Newcomer Brett Young made a big move on the list, while songs from Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Tucker Beathard continue to creep.
Check our list out and then tell us where your favorite song belongs in the comments section below.
The list of Top 40 Country Songs of October 2016 is compiled from Billboard chart data and sales figures, in addition to staff opinion and reader feedback.
Top 40 Country Songs for October 2016:
40. Dylan Scott, “My Girl”
39. Craig Campbell, “Outskirts of Heaven”
38. David Nail (Feat. Brothers Osborne), “Good at Tonight”
37. Jerrod Niemann (Feat. Lee Brice), “A Little More Love”
36. The Band Perry, “Comeback Kid”
35. Aubrie Sellers, “Sit Here and Cry”
34. Dustin Lynch, “Seein’ Red”
33. Trent Harmon, “There’s a Girl”
32. Dan + Shay, “How Not To”
31. Chris Stapleton, “Parachute”
30. Jake Owen (Feat. Chris Stapleton), “If He Ain’t Gonna Love You”
29. High Valley, “Make You Mine”
28. Chris Young (Feat. Vince Gill), “Sober Saturday Night” — NEW IT MUST BE CHRISTMAS ALBUM OCT. 14!
27. Granger Smith, “If the Boot Fits”
26. Chris Janson, “Holdin’ Her”
25. Big & Rich (Feat. Tim McGraw), “Lovin’ Lately”
24. Brothers Osborne, “21 Summer”
23. Eric Church (Feat. Rhiannon Giddens), “Kill a World”
22. Drake White, “Livin’ the Dream”
21. Brett Eldredge, “Wanna Be That Song” — NEW GLOW ALBUM OCT. 28!
20. Carrie Underwood, “Dirty Laundry”
19. Old Dominion, “Song for Another Time”
18. Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
17. Maren Morris, “80s Mercedes”
16. LoCash, “I Know Somebody”
15. Tim McGraw, “How I’ll Always Be”
14. Jason Aldean, “A Little More Summertime”
13. Luke Bryan, “Move”
12. Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”
11. William Michael Morgan, “I Met a Girl”
10. Cole Swindell, “Middle of a Memory”
9. Brett Young, “Sleep Without You” — BIGGEST JUMP!
8. Billy Currington, “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To”
7. Tucker Beathard, “Rock On” — NEW FIGHT LIKE HELL EP OCT. 7!
6. Florida Georgia Line (Feat. Tim McGraw), “May We All”
5. Dierks Bentley (Feat. Elle King), “Different for Girls” — LAST MONTH'S NO. 1!
4. Miranda Lambert, “Vice” — THE STORY BEHIND "VICE"
3. Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
2. Various Artists, “Forever Country” — HIGHEST DEBUT!
1. Kenny Chesney (Feat. Pink), “Setting the World On Fire” — NEW COSMIC HALLELUJAH ALBUM OCT. 28!
Did Your Favorite Song Make Our Top 40 Country Songs List for October 2016?
What would you add to our list of the Top 40 country songs for October 2016? Share your opinions on this list — as well as the songs that deserve to be included, but weren’t — in the comments section below.
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