Top 40 Country Songs of January 2022

A new year offers new opportunities for artists who slowly move up this monthly list of the top 40 country music songs to take the plunge. January 2022 represents a cleanup of the palette in that radio programmers and country listeners return to work and real life after three undocumented weeks, during which the opportunities to soak up new sounds are endless.

Plus, some songs hit a bit differently during the holidays. Cody Johnson’s “Til You Can’t” is one such example, hence his big leap into the January 2022 Top 40 list. Jordan Davis’ song about investing in family values remains at No. 1 thanks to continuous airing, strong sales and its ability to hit the mark during the family season.

For the most part, artists have delayed the release of new music until December, so to start 2022, the Country Music Top 40 has only a handful of new tracks. For example, Luke Combs ‘”Doin’ This” is the tallest debut album, but fans heard this song two months ago. The list of the 40 best country songs of January 2022 is compiled from Billboard graphical data, streaming data, sales figures, staff reviews and reader comments.

Top 40 country songs of January 2022:

40. Lauren Alaina with Jon Pardi, “Surrender to Him”
39. Toby Keith, “Old School”
38. Dan + Shay, “Steal my love”
37. Parmalee, “Take my name”
36. Luke Bryan, “Upstairs”
35. Osborne Brothers, “I am not for everyone” – LUXURY EDITION OF SKELETS ALBUM DROP JAN. 21!
34. Hardy, “Give Heaven Some Hell”
33. Russell Dickerson, “Home Sweet”
32. Dylan Scott, “New Truck”
31. Morgan Wade, “Wilder Days”
30. Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (and I don’t want to go home)”
29. Jake Owen, “Best thing since Backroads”
28. Tim McGraw, “7500 OBO”
27. Chris Janson, “Goodbye Mom”
26. Scotty McCreery, “Cursed Strait”
25. Keith Urban, “Wild Hearts”
24. Parker McCollum, “To be loved by you”
23. Frank Ray, “The country would suit you”
22. Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson, “Never Say Never”
21. Thomas Rhett, “Slow down the summer”
20. Luke Combs, “Do that” – HIGHER START!
19. Miranda Lambert, “If I were a cowboy”
18. Dierks Bentley, Breland, Hardy, “Beers on me” – THE BIGGEST JUMP! MORE THAN 15 PLACES!
17. Sam Hunt, “23”
16. Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde, “I never wanted to be that girl”
15. Jon Pardi, “Tequila Little Time”
14. Eric Church, “The Heart on Fire”
13. Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney, “Half of my hometown”
12. Blake Shelton, “Come Back as a Country Boy”
11. Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley, “Freedom Was a Freeway”
10. Walker Hayes, “AA” – NEW COUNTRY STUFF, THE ALBUM ALBUM DROP JAN. 21!
9. Dustin Lynch Feat. MacKenzie Porter, “I think of you”
8. Michael Ray, “Whiskey and Rain”
7. Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I didn’t love you”
6. Morgan Wallen, “Sand in my boots”
5. Cody Johnson, “Til You Can’t”
4. Kane Brown, “A Mississippi”
3. Luke Combs, “Cold like you”
2. Chris Stapleton, “You should probably go”
1. Jordan Davis Feat. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt” – THE NUMBER OF THE LAST MONTH. 1 SONG!

Best Country Songs of 2021, Ranked

You’ll find much more than the 10 best country songs of 2021 on this list. Enjoy the 21 best country songs of the year, based on the opinion of Taste of Country staff and country music fans, along with business data (sales, streaming, broadcast).