As we prepare for the thick of the summer heat, we break out our fans, water guns and coolers. It may be hot, but some of the best memories happen during these summer months, where we can kick back, have a beer and take it easy. Cookouts, sitting by the pool, fishing, beach parties, sports and lying on a blanket watching the stars are just a few of the wonderful summer pastimes. And, of course, listening to country songs about summer.
Whether you’re listening on your iPod on a good run, sitting in a lawn chair on the beach or with your car windows rolled down, summer music is one of the best parts about the season. What better captures that summertime mood than a great country song? I can’t think of anything. So here are the top 10 country songs that best encapsulate that summertime feeling.
Honorable Mention: Faith Hill “Sunshine & Summertime”
Part of Faith Hill’s 2006 album Fireflies, this hit ended up being her last solo Top 10 song. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a phenomenal song that makes the summertime playlists. She sings about it all: the parties, the sunshine, the Coronas, the “new friends and blue skies that never end.”