81 He Thinks He'll Keep Her Mary Chapin Carpenter For the CBS special "Women of Country", at Middle Tennessee State University, May 6, 1993. Written by Mary Chapin Carpenter
77 Easy Loving Freddie Hart 1971 Written by Freddie Hart CMA Song of the Year in 1971 and 1972 Carl Lee Cooper and Jan Howard Sharon and Cheryl White Maxine and Bonnie Brown Jeannie Seely next to Freddie Hart Skeeter Davis in Red Jack Greene strumming a guitar Bobby Bare in a cowboy hat
75 Always Patsy Cline Written by Irving Berlin Recorded in Owen Bradley's Nashville studio, February 5th, 1963.
73 Take These Chains from My Heart Hank Williams 1953 Written by Hy Heath and Fred Rose Recorded at Acuff-Rose studios on September 23, 1952. Chet Atkins on lead guitar, Don Helms on steel.
68 Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson 1978 Written by Ed Bruce
66 I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton 1974 Dolly Parton wrote this song when she left the Porter Wagoner Show. Whitney Houston's version of this song is the all time top selling single by a female artist.
64 The Wild Side of Life Hank Thompson Fifteen weeks at #1 in the summer of 1952. Written by Arlie Carter and William Warren
62 In My Hour of Darkness Gram Parsons 1974 Written by Gram Parsons Backup vocals by Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
58 Out of My Mind Vince Gill 2006 Written by Vince Gill, Al Anderson and Leslie Satcher Backing Vocals by Patty Loveless and Dawn Sears
56 The Bottle Let Me Down Merle Haggard 1966 Written by Merle Haggard Bonnie Owens was CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1965. She and Merle were married that year, and divorced in 1978. She continued touring with him until her death in 2006.
53 The Cowboy Rides Away George Strait 1985 Written by Sonny Throckmorton and Casey Kelly I love this song!