Some incredible numbers.
It’s safe to say it’s been a massive decade so far for country music. With the genre being the biggest (and arguably best) it’s ever been, the demand for country has seemingly grown exponentially. Thanks to this, the genre has seen nothing short of an explosion in streaming numbers from its biggest stars such as Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan and more.
As we all know, numbers aren’t everything when it comes to music. There are hundreds upon thousands of moving songs, artists and albums that will never see a #1 hit, #1 album or a gold or platinum certification from the RIAA. With that being said, however, it’s always interesting to see just how massive the biggest hits have gotten over the years.
If you’ve been paying any attention to sales over the past year or so, you’re well aware that there has been quite a lot of shake-up when it comes to all-time sales lists. Notably, back in October, Combs passed Garth Brooks’ long-standing record of being the highest-selling country artist of all time. That, however, didn’t last long as Wallen passed both en route to not only becoming the highest-selling country artist ever but also becoming the third-highest-selling artist in U.S. history.
While we’ve already looked at the Top 30 highest-selling artists in the genre’s history upon Wallen taking the top spot, as well as the highest-selling albums, I thought today was the perfect time to look at what the best-selling songs are as well.
Recently, Chris Stapleton made history as “Tennessee Whiskey” became the first country song in history to sell 20 million units and receive double-diamond certification from the RIAA, becoming just the third song ever to do so. Quite clearly, it stands as the highest-selling song in the genre, but what other songs are among the most consumed and purchased?
Unsurprisingly, Morgan Wallen absolutely dominates here, owning six of the Top 29 songs, with five of them selling over 10 million units and receiving diamond status. Coming in second with five is none other than Luke Combs, who also has five diamond-certified songs. Rounding out the artists with multiple entries are Zach Bryan (3), Jason Aldean (2), Luke Bryan (2) and Kane Brown (2).
One thing to keep in mind with this list is the fact that it’s INCREDIBLY recency-biased thanks to the popularity of streaming and the fact that the RIAA allows for 150 on-demand streams to count as one unit sold. As for what that means for this list, classic tracks that may have sold incredibly well back in the day (and even stream fairly well today) simply can’t compete with the way new songs are being consumed on a day-to-day and even hour-to-hour basis.
The recency bias is so strong, in fact, that the oldest song on this list is Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” at just 21 years old. As for the newest song, that would be Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” from 2024, which has already sold over 10 million units despite being out for only 22 months.
With all of that being said, here are the 29 songs in country music history to receive Diamond status, according to the RIAA as of October 2026.
1. “Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton
RIAA Certification: Double Diamond (20x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 1.604 Billion
Release Date: May 4, 2015
2. “Beautiful Crazy” – Luke Combs
RIAA Certification: 15x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.21 Billion
Release Date: May 4, 2018
3. “Something in the Orange” – Zach Bryan
RIAA Certification: 15x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.684 Billion
Release Date: April 22, 202
4. “Cruise” – Florida Georgia Line
RIAA Certification: 14x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 581 Million
Release Date: April 10, 2012
5. “When It Rains It Pours” – Luke Combs
RIAA Certification: 13x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.33 Billion
Release Date: June 2, 2017
6. “Whiskey Glasses” – Morgan Wallen
RIAA Certification: 13x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.222 Billion
Release Date: April 26, 2018
7. “Need You Now” – Lady A
RIAA Certification: 12x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 718 Million
Release Date: August 10, 2009
8. “Hurricane” – Luke Combs
RIAA Certification: 12x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 977 Million
Release Date: October 21, 2016
9. “Dirt Road Anthem” – Jason Aldean
RIAA Certification: 12x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 532 Million
Release Date: April 4, 2011
10. “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
RIAA Certification: 12x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.577 Billion
Release Date: January 31, 2023
11. “Wasted on You” – Morgan Wallen
RIAA Certification: 12x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.028 Billion
Release Date: January 8, 2021
12. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 1.83 Billion
Release Date: April 12, 2024
13. “Before He Cheats” – Carrie Underwood
RIAA Certification: 11x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 868 Million
Release Date: November 15, 2005
14. “Wagon Wheel” – Darius Rucker
RIAA Certification: 11x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.093 Billion
Release Date: January 8, 2013
15. “Heaven” – Kane Brown
RIAA Certification: 11x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 584 Million
Release Date: October 6, 2017
16. “Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt
RIAA Certification: 11x Platinum
Spotify Streams: 1.04 Billion
Release Date: February 1, 2017
17. “In Case You Didn’t Know” – Brett Young
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 723 Million
Release Date: February 10, 2017
18. “Heartless” – Diplo feat. Morgan Wallen
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 801 Million
Release Date: August 16, 2019
19. “What Ifs” (feat. Lauren Alaina) – Kane Brown
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 623 Million
Release Date: December 2, 2016
20. “She Got the Best of Me” – Luke Combs
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 916 Million
Release Date: June 29, 2014
21. “Chasin’ You” – Morgan Wallen
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 980 Million
Release Date: April 26, 2018
22. “If I Die Young” – The Band Perry
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 430 Million
Release Date: April 6, 2010
23. “Die A Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 771 Million
Release Date: September 18, 2015
24. “I Remember Everything” (feat. Kacey Musgraves) – Zach Bryan
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 1.544 Billion
Release Date: August 25, 2023
25. “You Proof” – Morgan Wallen
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 991 Million
Release Date: May 13, 2022
26. “You Make It Easy” – Jason Aldean
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 667 Million
Release Date: February 5, 2018
27. “Play It Again” – Luke Bryan
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 756 Million
Release Date: March 24, 2014
28. “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” – Luke Bryan
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 694 Million
Release Date: March 14, 2011
29. “Tequila” – Dan + Shay
RIAA Certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)
Spotify Streams: 698 Million
Release Date: January 10, 2018
