Top 10 Songs About Dad

Country music is filled with songs about mama. But quite a few country stars have had hits with songs either about fatherhood itself, or being a dad. As we celebrate Father’s Day, this is our Top 10 list of songs about dad.

#10: My Little Girl by Tim McGraw: We all know that Tim is the father of three girls. All three have grown up since this song was a hit.

#9: The Greatest Man I Never Knew by Reba McEntire. One of her most enduring songs.

#8: Seein’ My Father In Me by Paul Overstreet: Paul knows a lot about fatherhood as the parent of six. This one was looking in the other direction, and seeing how much he has in common with his father,

#7: The Man He Sees In Me by Luke Combs: Luke has quickly become the father of three little boys. The new responsibilities weighed heavily on him. He recorded an entire album on the subject, including this song.

#6: He Didn’t Have To Be by Brad Paisley: This was Brad’s first #1, and was actually about his co-writer, who was about to become a step-father.

#5: Daddy’s Hands by Holly Dunn. Holly wrote this song about her father, and it became her first #1.

#4: Drive (For Daddy Gene) by Alan Jackson: This song was about Alan’s father, who had just died. He was album to feature his own daughters in the video.

#3: Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn: One of her many autobiographical songs about her childhood in Kentucky.

#2: Love Without End, Amen by George Strait: George didn’t write this song, but asked the writers to change the lyric to line up with the birth of his son George Jr.

#1: That’s My Job by Conway Twitty: Some have called this one of the greatest country songs ever written.

Honorable mention goes to “For Daddy,” written by Dolly Parton and performed by Emmylou Harris.

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