Chris Stapleton: His 40 Best Songs
As Chris Stapleton is about to release his long awaited fourth album, Starting Over, we decided to go through his discography — his entire discography — to figure out what his best songs…
Chris Stapleton
(Photo Credit: Maria Ives)As Chris Stapleton is about to release his long awaited fourth album, Starting Over, we decided to go through his discography -- his entire discography -- to figure out what his best songs are. So we pulled from his first three albums, plus the songs that we've heard, so far, from Starting Over. But we also reached back to his old rock band, the Jompson Brothers, and his ex-bluegrass band, the Steeldrivers. We also dove into his career as a songwriter for other artists, and pulled some of those songs, as well. So this list collects songs that were either written, or sung, by Chris (or both). Of course, once we hear the rest of the new album, we'll probably have to update the list!
40. “Tryin’ To Untangle My Mind” - ‘From A Room: Vol. 2’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville39. “Crash And Burn” - Thomas Rhett - ‘Tangled Up’ (2015)
Valory38. “Say Something” - Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton - ‘Man Of The Woods’ (2018)
RCA37. “Amanda” - Chris Stapleton and Morgane Stapleton - ‘Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams” (2017)
Slate Creek Records36. “Front Porch Thing” - Little Big Town - ‘Tornado’ (2013)
Capitol Nashville35. “Arkansas” - ‘Starting Over’ (2020)
Mercury Nashville34. “Gonna Come Back As A Country Song” - Alan Jackson - ‘Thirty Miles West’ (2012)
EMI Nashville33. “Hey Girl” - The Jompson Brothers - ‘The Jompson Brothers’ (2010)
Courtesy of the Jompson Brothers32. “Tell Me When It’s Over” - Sheryl Crow featuring Chris Stapleton - ‘Threads’ (2019)
Big Machine31. “If The Devil Don’t Want Me” - Ashley Monroe - ‘The Blade’ (2015)
Warner Bros. Nashville30. “Blow” - Ed Sheeran featuring Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars - “No. 6 Collaborations Project” (2019)
Atlantic29. “Them Stems” - ‘From A Room: Volume 1’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville28. “Death Row” - ‘From A Room: Volume 1’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville27. “The Reckless Side Of Me” - The Steeldrivers - ‘Reckless’ (2010)
Rounder Records26. “Was It 26” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville25. “Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville24. “Nobody To Blame” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville23. “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” - The Steeldrivers - ‘The Steeldrivers’ (2008)
Rounder Records22. “There’s More Where That Came From” - Lee Ann Womack - ‘There’s More Where That Came From’ (2005)
MCA Nashville21. “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” - Chris Stapleton, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson - ‘Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert’ (2019)
Blackbird Production Partners LLC20. “Nobody’s Fool” - Miranda Lambert - ‘Four The Record’ (2011)
RCA Nashville19. “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning” - ‘From A Room: Volume 1’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville18. “Outlaw State Of Mind” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville17. “Might As Well Get Stoned” - ‘Traveller’ (2016)
Mercury Nashville16. “Drink A Beer” - Luke Bryan - ‘Crash My Party’ (2013)
Capitol Nashville15. Blue Side Of The Mountain - The Steeldrivers - ‘The Steeldrivers’ (2008)
Rounder Records14. “I Want Love” - ‘Restoration: The Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’ (2018)
Universal Nashville13. “Starting Over” - ‘Starting Over’ (2020)
Mercury Nashville12. “I Was Wrong” - ‘From A Room: Volume 1’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville11. “The Devil Named Music” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville10. “Whiskey And You” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville9. “Midnight Train To Memphis” - ‘From A Room: Volume 2’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville8. “If It Hadn’t Been For Love” - The Steeldrivers - ‘The Steeldrivers’ (2008)
Rounder Records7. “When The Stars Come Out” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville6. “Millionaire” - ‘From A Room: Volume 2’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville5. “Tennessee Whiskey” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville4. “Second One To Know” - ‘From A Room: Volume 1’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville3. “Traveller” - ‘Traveller’ (2015)
Mercury Nashville2. “Broken Halos” - ‘From A Room: Volume 1’ (2017)
Mercury Nashville1. “Fire Away” - ‘Traveler’ (2015)
Mercury NashvilleBrian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.
