Merry Go Round
2012
A pun on two Marys, overheard from a co-writer's mother, seeded a debut single that won a Grammy.
★ 5.8
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Phantom LimbThe Shins
Phantom Limb
2006 · From Wincing the Night Away
Mercer sketched a young lesbian couple stuck in a small town, then floated it on Chiccarelli's widescreen jangle.
★ 5.2
Chattahoochee
1993
Keith Stegall produced it, Jim McBride supplied the title line, and Jackson water-skied through the video in red cowboy boots.
★ 4.8
Small Town
1985 · From Scarecrow
Written in the laundry room of Mellencamp's old house, it makes Indiana sound like enough for one life.
★ 4.7
Jacksonville
2005 · From Illinois
Two competing stories about who the town was named for, one a Black preacher, and Stevens sounds delighted by both.
★ 4.6
Cruise
2012
Twenty-four weeks atop the country chart, a Nelly remix, and the first country single ever certified diamond.
★ 4.3
Back Where I Come From
2000
Mac McAnally's 1990 original about his Mississippi hometown reached number fourteen; Chesney's cover went gold without ever being a single.
★ 2.4
How Country Feels
2012
Three Nashville writers and producer Derek George handed Houser his first Country Airplay number one, and a platinum single.
★ 0.9