2012… The year, the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart methodology changed, allowing Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” to climb twenty places to number one and spend nine consecutive weeks at number one, a record for a female solo artist. It was also the year that Kip Moore scored his first number-one hit with “Somethin’ Bout a Truck.” Above all, the year of good country music, as you will agree after seeing and listening to our 50 best country songs of 2012!
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50 Top Country Songs 2012
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Springsteen - Eric Church |
| 2 | You Don't Know Her Like I Do - Brantley Gilbert |
| 3 | Time Is Love - Josh Turner |
| 4 | Somethin' 'Bout A Truck - Kip Moore |
| 5 | Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band |
| 6 | Drunk On You - Luke Bryan |
| 7 | (Kissed You) Good Night - Gloriana |
| 8 | Why Ya Wanna - Jana Kramer |
| 9 | A Woman Like You - Lee Brice |
| 10 | Banjo - Rascal Flatts |
| 11 | Drink On It - Blake Shelton |
| 12 | Fly Over States - Jason Aldean |
| 13 | Angel Eyes - Love And Theft |
| 14 | Cowboys And Angels - Dustin Lynch |
| 15 | Alone With You - Jake Owen |
| 16 | Better Than I Used To Be - Tim McGraw |
| 17 | Over You - Miranda Lambert |
| 18 | No Hurry - Zac Brown Band |
| 19 | Good Girl - Carrie Underwood |
| 20 | Dancin' Away With My Heart - Lady Antebellum |
| 21 | You Gonna Fly - Keith Urban |
| 22 | Come Over - Kenny Chesney |
| 23 | You - Chris Young |
| 24 | I Don't Want This Night To End - Luke Bryan |
| 25 | Wanted - Hunter Hayes |
| 26 | Lovin' You Is Fun - Easton Corbin |
| 27 | 5-1-5-0 - Dierks Bentley |
| 28 | Ours - Taylor Swift |
| 29 | Home - Dierks Bentley |
| 30 | Over - Blake Shelton |
| 31 | Drink In My Hand - Eric Church |
| 32 | Postcard From Paris - The Band Perry |
| 33 | Reality - Kenny Chesney |
| 34 | Love's Gonna Make It Alright - George Strait |
| 35 | For You - Keith Urban |
| 36 | Where I Come From - Montgomery Gentry |
| 37 | Pontoon - Little Big Town |
| 38 | All Your Life - The Band Perry |
| 39 | Keep Me In Mind - Zac Brown Band |
| 40 | Hard To Love - Lee Brice |
| 41 | Beers Ago - Toby Keith |
| 42 | Take A Little Ride - Jason Aldean |
| 43 | Blown Away - Carrie Underwood |
| 44 | Fastest Girl In Town - Miranda Lambert |
| 45 | Tattoos On This Town - Jason Aldean |
| 46 | Come Wake Me Up - Rascal Flatts |
| 47 | The One That Got Away - Jake Owen |
| 48 | Got My Country On - Chris Cagle |
| 49 | This Ole Boy - Craig Morgan |
| 50 | Truck Yeah - Tim McGraw |
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Spotify Playlist — Best Country Songs 2012
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1 Springsteen – Eric Church
2 You Don’t Know Her Like I Do – Brantley Gilbert
3 Time Is Love – Josh Turner
4 Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck – Kip Moore
5 Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band
6 Drunk On You – Luke Bryan
7 (Kissed You) Good Night – Gloriana
8 Why Ya Wanna – Jana Kramer
9 A Woman Like You – Lee Brice
10 Banjo – Rascal Flatts
Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” spent 24 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in 2013, making it the number one country hit of 2013.
