One could make a case for any of these three songs on this list of the Top 10 Toby Keith songs, as they were all wildly successful, and they all were unexpectedly tender performances from the rough and tough country star. While he'll be remembered for rowdy hits like the top two songs on this list, he would never have lasted two-plus decades without being capable of singing a convincing ballad. Keith and Scotty Emerick have written some of the singer's most entertaining songs, including this hit from It spent six weeks atop the country charts and sold a ton of singles and albums.
The story is one anybody over the age of 30 can relate to, a slightly self-deprecating lyric that couldn't have come at a better time for a singer who some felt was beginning to take himself a little too seriously. This four-week chart topper from Shock'n Y'all still resonates amongst the families of the men and women who serve this country in the armed forces.
While many songs about America's military or political climate felt disingenuous at the time, Keith seemed to sing from the perspective of a man who'd not only been to the Middle East, but had gotten to know the ins and outs of day-to-day military life.
Fifty years from now, this song will still get airplay over the Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends, so it's a shoe-in for our list of the best Toby Keith songs. This song was controversial in , as many wondered if the pacing and rhythm were too close to rap music.
Blake Shelton originally cut the record, but he didn't release it because his label felt it'd be too risky for a debut single. Keith joked to Billboard that no one who did rap would call it rap, though and he was right: It went on to become his seventh No. Two separate events inspired Keith to write what has become, in many ways, a career-defining song.
The fist-in-the-air anthem perfectly captured the mood of the times, scoring Keith another No. Perhaps no other song on the list of the Top 10 Toby Keith Songs inspires such fierce debate. We'll drink to that! What an impressive list of Toby Keith songs!
Still, there's always going to be people who disagree. Did we miss any of your favorites? This hit was written by Keith and Scotty Emerick.
In a lot of ways, the lyrics are a snapshot of real life and real people, as Keith sings about his favourite bar and the various strangers that frequent it. Keith teams up with Chuck Cannon for this five-week chart-topper from It's said that he wrote it about his crush at school - the valedictorian who ignored him at the time.
It highlights the unquestionable emotion that swept through both Keith and America at the time. The BMI Song of the Year was a realistic look at the masculinity behind the lead character in the song.
Ah, the life of a country music star! Keith brought an understated eloquence on this early hit about a woman embarking on her own path for the very first time. It came at a time when lyrical content was as critical as any other ingredient for a song to have success. Keith wrote the song as a tribute to his recently-deceased father.
He performed it only in concert for awhile, until the Commandant of the Marine Corps convinced him it was his duty to record the track, in support of the troops. The wordplay of the song was very impressive, particularly for a newcomer still on his first album — yet another taste of what was in store for country music fans.
In a time period where many were lamenting the changing of the sounds of country music, this chart-topper struck many by surprise. With over three million spins on country radio stations, this song was one of the most played tracks of the s.
Whether we want to admit it or not, there has always been someone or something in our past that we have secretly dreamed of proving wrong about our lives.
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