{"id":1317532,"date":"2020-01-05T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1816188"},"modified":"2020-01-05T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:00:08","slug":"cmt-hot-20-decade-the-top-25-songs-of-the-2010s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/cmt-hot-20-decade-the-top-25-songs-of-the-2010s\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT Hot 20 Decade: The Top 25 Songs of the 2010s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:686857?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n11m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><em>In the final months of 2019, <i>CMT Hot 20 Countdown<\/i> surveyed 10 years of incredible music with Decade, a weekly segment that featured a modern country classic that made its greatest impact between 2010 and 2019. Browse our ranked list of the decade\u2019s biggest country songs, then enjoy quotes (and interviews) from the artists who recorded them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>25. \u201cDrunk on a Plane,\u201d Dierks Bentley<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrM39m22jH4?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrM39m22jH4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe first reaction I got was, \u2019Man, rednecks don\u2019t fly. No one\u2019s gonna get that song. Airplanes? Country music?\u2019 It\u2019s like, really? I\u2019ve been on a lot of Southwest flights with a lot of rednecks and we\u2019ve all been pretty hammered. And the flying and drinking, you sure? Have you ever been on a flight down to Cancun?\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815473\/cmt-hot-20-decade-drunk-on-a-plane-dierks-bentley\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>24. \u201cAmerican Kids, \u201cKenny Chesney<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/de1aPKXBdAE?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/de1aPKXBdAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI knew within the first 30 seconds of hearing \u2018American Kids\u2019 that I was going to record it. The way the melody wrapped itself around the lyric and the cadence of the verses \u2014 and just the fun factor of that song was so different for me. I think it captures the real essence of my audience. They\u2019re smart, they\u2019re wild, especially if they grew up in a small town.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mGbyMLetlLQ\">See the interview<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>23. \u201cBurning House,\u201d Cam<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uyGSe76rAJc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uyGSe76rAJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI know in retrospect, we\u2019ve talked about having a visual first line and how impactful that is. But I don\u2019t know that it was really calculated in that way. I think it\u2019s a story and \u2019Let me tell you this story. Last night I had this crazy dream.\u2019 It\u2019s definitely an opening to a conversation you\u2019re about to have.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1811279\/cmt-hot-20-decade-burning-house-cam\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>22. \u201cBeer Never Broke My Heart,\u201d Luke Combs<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Lb9dq-JZFI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Lb9dq-JZFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe already had so much momentum going, things were going really well, and this song came along and it stepped up. It was the most rockin\u2019 thing that we have at that time and I think still is. It elevated us, whereas the highs in our shows before were \u2019Hurricane\u2019 and \u2019Best of Me,\u2019 which are upbeat songs but they\u2019re midtempo. They\u2019re more like vibey songs as opposed to a right-in-your-face kind of thing.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815036\/cmt-hot-20-decade-beer-never-broke-my-heart\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>21. \u201cGirl in a Country Song,\u201d Maddie &amp; Tae<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_MOavH-Eivw?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_MOavH-Eivw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just didn\u2019t realize that we were making as big a statement as we were. We were just so na\u00efve that we thought, \u2019This is cool, this is the story,\u2019 and then it was this huge thing. I\u2019m proud of it though, and I\u2019m really proud of us and I\u2019m really proud of that song and that video and not backing down and telling our truth.\u201d \u2014 Maddie Marlow (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1812468\/cmt-hot-20-decade-girl-in-a-country-song-maddie-tae\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>20. \u201cPontoon,\u201d Little Big Town\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V0O0nzkESTI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V0O0nzkESTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt sounded like a hit, but we couldn\u2019t have guessed. That\u2019s not the kind of thing you can predict. The first time I heard it, I thought, \u2018It could be really huge or really bad.\u2019 There was some cool swagger that it had. We had a really good feeling about it.\u201d \u2014 Jimi Westbrook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/entertainment\/2013\/01\/little_big_town_pontoon_birmin.html\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>19. \u201cBlue Ain\u2019t Your Color,\u201d Keith Urban<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoIKv3xxuMA?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoIKv3xxuMA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that I was actually trying to do was take away some of the inherent waltz structure if I could. Because it just felt \u2014 retro is one thing but sort of like \u2019heard it before\u2019 is another thing. I\u2019m always trying to find a way to bring something else into it. So it\u2019s like a combination of old and new.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1814795\/cmt-hot-20-decade-blue-aint-your-color-keith-urban\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>18. \u201cTake Your Time,\u201d Sam Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXi6IHFHeIA?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXi6IHFHeIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was an experiment a little bit originally. I don\u2019t know that I could have written it with any two different people other than Shane [McAnally] and Josh [Osborne]. But we found a sweet spot and it was a lot of R&amp;B influence in my music. That song of captured that, I think early on, in a way that was authentic to me.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1813755\/cmt-hot-20-decade-take-your-time-sam-hunt\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>17. \u201cBoys \u2018Round Here,\u201d Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXAgv665J14?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXAgv665J14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe thing about \u2019Boys \u2019Round Here\u2019 is it\u2019s not brain surgery. No matter what you do, if it\u2019s successful in this business, there\u2019s gonna be haters out there. But I embrace that and I embrace the goofiness of \u2019Boys \u2019Round Here.\u2019 It\u2019s not meant to do anything other than make you smile and wanna have a beer and laugh.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815658\/cmt-hot-20-decade-boys-round-here-blake-shelton\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>16. \u201cDie a Happy Man,\u201d Thomas Rhett<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w2CELiObPeQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w2CELiObPeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf I had written that song and no one had any idea who my wife was, or I wasn\u2019t married, or I was whatever, I think it would have had a whole different effect. But I think that people knew who my wife was and how much that we shared each other on Instagram, and our love story.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1813286\/cmt-hot-20-decade-die-a-happy-man-thomas-rhett\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>15. \u201cHumble and Kind,\u201d Tim McGraw<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awzNHuGqoMc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awzNHuGqoMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just such a special song and it reminded me of the things that you heard growing up. The things that you would always strive for as a father, and as a person, and as a friend. And all those things you try to be. You miss the mark most of the time but you\u2019d strive to be that.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GBYnTovJ4Qw\">See the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>14. \u201cWhat Ifs,\u201d Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fM8V1XOI-14?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fM8V1XOI-14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBack then I didn\u2019t know where my career was gonna go after that song. It is a big song for anybody, for their first No. 1. To have to come back with another song and hope that it reaches that point, it was kind of scary. But now looking back, it\u2019s like that started my career. \u2026 \u2019What Ifs\u2019 was the one that pushed me over the top and gave me a name in country music.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1813006\/cmt-hot-20-decade-what-ifs-kane-brown-feat-lauren-alaina\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>13. \u201cRed Solo Cup,\u201d Toby Keith<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKZqGJONH68?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKZqGJONH68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing it live for eight years now, but there was a point where it was so hot that it was like the second they saw any inkling on stage that it was coming, you\u2019d hear the crowd start taking off. And it was Super Bowl loud, you know what I mean? Everybody in the world wanted to hear the \u2019Solo Cup.&#8217;\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1811505\/cmt-hot-20-decade-red-solo-cup-toby-keith\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>12. \u201cMy Church,\u201d Maren Morris<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ouWQ25O-Mcg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ouWQ25O-Mcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was out in Los Angeles, driving around trying to find the ocean. I was on the PCH and I was just listening to music. It was so nice out and I just love being in the car and listening to music. It\u2019s how I de-stress and I thought to myself, \u2019This is like church to me. This is where I feel really spiritual and just free.\u2019 So I wrote in my phone, immediately, \u2019My Church\u2019 would be such a great song title.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1814370\/cmt-hot-20-decade-my-church-maren-morris\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>11. \u201cTequila,\u201d Dan + Shay<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4qgqNS_20s?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4qgqNS_20s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe also heard some arguments that no one drinks tequila, which we drink tequila. All of our friends do, so I don\u2019t know if that was valid. We shot that one out the door really quickly. But yeah, apparently a lot of people like drinking tequila and a lot of people ended up liking listening to the song, too.\u201d \u2014 Dan Smyers (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1810952\/cmt-hot-20-decade-tequila-dan-shay\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>10. \u201cMeant to Be,\u201d Bebe Rexha (feat. Florida Georgia Line)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDo0H8Fm7d0?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDo0H8Fm7d0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe wrote the song out in LA, so that was very untraditional for what we do. But it\u2019s another testament to getting out of our comfort zone a little bit, getting out of the box, doing stuff that\u2019s not really done here in Nashville, and I think that was a very rewarding experience from day one.\u201d \u2014 Tyler Hubbard (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815151\/cmt-hot-20-decade-meant-to-be-florida-georgia-line-bebe-rexha\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>9. \u201cThat\u2019s My Kind of Night,\u201d Luke Bryan<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crCqWK3SmRo?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crCqWK3SmRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u2019That\u2019s My Kind of Night\u2019 is just another energetic, high-energy stadium song. It\u2019s so hard to find those up-tempos that really move the needle for you. \u2026 And \u2019That\u2019s My Kind of Night\u2019 just works for a good time and you gotta have those, in my opinion, in your career. And it did, it gave me another element of a big ol\u2019 fun up-tempo.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1812674\/cmt-hot-20-decade-thats-my-kind-of-night-luke-bryan\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>8. \u201cSpringsteen,\u201d Eric Church<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2gGXlW6wSY?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2gGXlW6wSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had music change me as a younger man. When I heard a certain song, it was the reason that I picked up a guitar. The most interesting thing about music is, no matter how old I get, when I hear that song, I\u2019m 16 years old again. I think that\u2019s what so great about music. It captures a moment in time. It never ages. It never gets old.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cxfMO5bNgHc?t=995\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">See the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>7. \u201cGirl Crush,\u201d Little Big Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JYZMT8otKdI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JYZMT8otKdI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere was a little bit of controversy when it first started. Not everybody in the morning time, like on their drive to school, wants to hear provocative lyrics, and the girls wrote it in a provocative way on purpose, so it says, \u2019Taste your lips.\u2019 It\u2019s about jealousy. It was like a modern version of \u2019Jolene\u2019 in a way.\u201d \u2014 Karen Fairchild (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1812167\/cmt-hot-20-decade-girl-crush-little-big-town\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>6. \u201cWagon Wheel,\u201d Darius Rucker<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hvKyBcCDOB4?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hvKyBcCDOB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t go to a lot of bars or anything, but we were somewhere in Missouri and decided to go out on a night off. We went into this bar where bands were playing. I walked over and they had a sign on the stage and it said, \u201922 days since someone played \u201cWagon Wheel.\u201d\u2019 [Laughs] I thought that was so awesome. That is so awesome to have a song that\u2019s impacting people so much that they want to hate it.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1814376\/cmt-hot-20-decade-wagon-wheel-darius-rucker\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>5. \u201cBlown Away,\u201d Carrie Underwood<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pJgoHgpsb9I?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pJgoHgpsb9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons I was drawn to the song is that I love strong female characters who take a stand in some way. I love that the girl in the song was pushed to her breaking point and she\u2019s like, \u2019I hope everything is gone.\u2019 Blow this house down, like leaving it up to nature but she still takes ownership over herself and her feelings and just stands up for herself.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815465\/cmt-hot-20-decade-blown-away-carrie-underwood\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>4. \u201cDirt Road Anthem,\u201d Jason Aldean<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lb9q1ScC4cg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lb9q1ScC4cg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was such a different-sounding song on the radio than anything else that was out there. A lot of people loved it, a lot of people hated it, and to me that\u2019s what music\u2019s about, anyway. I\u2019ve always said I want \u2018em to love it or hate it. Either way. I\u2019d rather them feel passionate about it one way or the other.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1810595\/cmt-hot-20-decade-dirt-road-anthem-jason-aldean\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>3. \u201cCruise,\u201d Florida Georgia Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8PvebsWcpto?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8PvebsWcpto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was really cool to be a part of that process for both of us, to create it, to record it, to take it out on the road, to watch it grow, watch it build and meet fans along the way, see their excitement. That\u2019s the song that put us on the map in a huge way, in a really quick way, in a very humbling way.\u201d \u2014 Brian Kelley (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1811883\/cmt-hot-20-decade-cruise-florida-georgia-line\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>2. \u201cNeed You Now,\u201d Lady Antebellum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eM213aMKTHg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eM213aMKTHg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve definitely heard the booty call thing a lot. But I think it\u2019s more than that. What I like about this song, when I look back and think about it, and maybe what we related to so much, is there\u2019s still a little tinge of hope. \u2026 I\u2019m not quite over this and I\u2019m not giving up yet. We\u2019re still calling each other late at night.\u201d \u2014 Charles Kelley (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1814786\/cmt-hot-20-decade-need-you-now-lady-antebellum\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>1. \u201cThe House That Built Me,\u201d Miranda Lambert<\/strong><br \/>\u2003<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQYNM6SjD_o?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQYNM6SjD_o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat I appreciate the most about it is that they took a long time to write it. I love that they went back and forth and back and forth, trying to get it perfect for a long time. It\u2019s one of those songs that every single person thinks it\u2019s about them and their life. I mean, how can it be that universal? It\u2019s an emotion they captured so well. I felt like when I first heard it, that I was hearing my story and that\u2019s how everybody feels.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1814015\/cmt-hot-20-decade-the-house-that-built-me-miranda-lambert\/\">Read the interview.<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1816188\/cmt-hot-20-decade-the-top-25-songs-of-the-2010s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 11m ago In the final months of 2019, CMT Hot 20 Countdown surveyed 10 years of incredible music with Decade, a weekly segment that featured a modern country classic that made its greatest impact between 2010 and 2019. 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