New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#174)

There are now over 11,000 people following this playlist on Spotify alone. Nobody pays to get on this playlist. You have to earn it by releasing a great country song. And with limited spots, you know each song is tops.

The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming formats (see below), or you can just use the song, artist, and album recommendations to find something new to listen to.

Newest Additions:

Dale Watson – “If You Really Love Me (Outlive Me)” – It might be a little morbid, but Dale Watson really croons out what feels like an instant classic, perfectly set in the Countrypolitan era for extra nostalgia. It’s from Dale’s upcoming album Unwanted out April 24th

Hannah Dasher – “Waffle House” – Hannah says she wrote this song some 13 years ago but was told it was “too country.” No such thing in 2026, so smother and cover it in steel guitar and serve it up greasy.

Bella White – “False Start” – Bella has officially announced her next album A Sing In The Weather out May 29th. “False Start” was written in the aftermath of the hurricane catastrophe in North Carolina. “It came from a place of feeling so sick of hearing people gossip about surface-level drama when it felt like there were more important things to talk about.” 

Cole Goodwin – “Howdy” – Listening to Cole Godwin’s new single will immediately fill your heart with the confidence that country music will be just fine for the present and future. It’s not just Zach Top bringing back the neotraditional sound. It’s a whole slew of artists like Cole Goodwin. He separates himself from the herd with “Howdy.”

Alex Amen – “Cabin By The Sea” – This is folk country at its finest from this native Texan now living in California. “Cabin By The Sea” immediately shepherds you to a much more pleasant time to be alive.

Eric Lee Beddingfield – “Hide and Go Cheat” – It takes talent and skill to write, sing, and release a country music cheating song in 2026 that still has a fresh take and perspective. This is what Beddingfield does brilliantly here. “Hide and Go Cheat” is off his new album Resurrection.

JD Graham – “Truth In Tears” – Every day we all engage in fake smiles and put-on pleasantries as part of routine. But tears never betray the emotions behind them. This duet with Tulsa music legend John Fullbright is perhaps the masterpiece of JD Graham’s new album Uppers & Downers.

Joshua Ray Walker – “Capital Letters” – Joshua Ray Walker is a gem and marvel of American music. His new song “Capital Letters” from his upcoming album Ain’t Dead Yet (5-29) shows off why, from his singing ability, to his writing and composition.

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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist primarily lives on Spotify, but is also available for those who use Amazon Music, YouTube, and Apple Music. For those who don’t stream music, you can still find the song recommendations in list form below.

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Please Note: The songs on this playlist are curated for listening pleasure and flow. Otherwise, they are not in any specific order.

Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist:

• “Howdy” – Cole Goodwin – (single)
• “Cabin By The Sea” – Alex Amen – (single)
• “Waffle House” – Hannah Dasher – (single)
• “I Gave Her The Moon” – Kenny Whitmire – (single)
• “Downright Awful Stupid Terrible Lie” – Ward Davis – Here I Am
• “If You Really Love Me (Outlive Me)” – Dale Watson – Unwanted (4-24)
• “Dirtbag Saloon” – Emily Scott Robinson – Appalachia 
• “Hide and Go Cheat” – Eric Lee Beddingfield – Resurrection
• “False Start” – Bella White – A Sign In The Weather (6-5)
• “Long Time Coming” – Nick Sizemore – Everything
• “Truth In Tears” – JD Graham w/ John Fullbright – Uppers & Downers
• “First Mind” – Muchacho Sanchez – When I Get This Way
• “On and On” – Flatland Cavalry – Work Of Heart (3-27)
• “Thinkin’ ‘Bout Drinkin’” – Randall King – (single)
• “Capital Letters” – Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (5-29)
• “One Mile At A Time” – Tyler-James Kelly – (single)
• “Tucson” – Trey Hensley – Can’t Outrun The Blues
• “Warning You Whiskey” – Brit Taylor – Land of the Forgotten
• “‘9 O’Clock News” – Danny Harrington with Brendan McCormack – (single)
• “Keep Your Powder Dry” – Doug Armento and the Iron Mules – River of No Return
• “Making Mama Cry” – The Kruse Brothers – Heartbreak & Honky-Tonk
• “Half My Heroes” – Carlisle Wright – (single)
• “Tough” – Josh Grider – (single)
• “I Chose Poorly” – Rachel Brooke – This One’s For You (4-24)
• “I Own This Bar” – Braxton Keith – (single)
• “The Time For Flowers” – Emily Scott Robinson – Appalachia 

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