There was little doubt as to which country song is No. 1 in August 2024. The top hit is No. 1 on sales, streaming and airplay charts to start the month.

Fans and critics are also in love with this catchy debut. The rest of the genre was competing for No. 2 on ToC's list of Top 40 country songs.

Post Malone's influence is all over this list. He notches three songs inside the Top 20, matching Morgan Wallen. Jelly Roll also has a pair of songs, including his new single "I Am Not Okay."

As always, the August 2024 list of the Top 40 country songs is equal parts airplay, sales and streaming charts, plus fan ratings. Staff opinion breaks any ties.

New Country Songs for August 2024:

  • Jelly Roll, “I Am Not Okay” (6)
  • Post Malone (Feat. Blake Shelton), “Pour Me a Drink” (8)
  • Morgan Wallen, “Lies, Lies, Lies” (11)

Bubbling Under:

  • Jordan Davis, "I Ain't Sayin'"
  • Kenny Chesney, "Just to Say We Did"
  • Miranda Lambert, "Wranglers"

Top 5 Country Songs of August 2024:

1. Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — No. 1 sales and streaming as the month begins. Shaboozey is also the No. 1 radio song on Aug. 1. It was an easy choice.

2. Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen), “I Had Some Help” — This duet peaked on radio charts, but is not going away. These top two songs are the songs of the summer 2024.

3. Luke Combs, “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” — Combs' hit from the Twisters soundtrack makes a big leap this month.

4. Marshmello & Kane Brown, “Miles on It” — Quietly, Marshmello has his first Top 20 country single. It's Top 10 on sales and streaming charts.

5. Drew Baldridge, “She’s Somebody’s Daughter” —Five years after first releasing "She's Somebody's Daughter," Baldridge is closing in on the most unlikely No. 1 hit of 2024.

The Rest of This Month's Top 40:

6. Jelly Roll, “I Am Not Okay”
7. Dasha “Austin”
8. Post Malone (Feat. Blake Shelton), “Pour Me a Drink”
9. Morgan Wallen (Feat. Ernest), “Cowgirls”
10. Cody Johnson, “Dirt Cheap”
11. Morgan Wallen, “Lies, Lies, Lies”
12. Lainey Wilson, “Hang Tight Honey”
13. Chris Young, “Young Love & Saturday Night”
14. Nate Smith, “Bulletproof”
15. Chris Stapleton, “Think I’m in Love With You”
16. Dustin Lynch (feat. Jelly Roll), “Chevrolet”
17. Keith Urban, “Messed Up as Me”
18. Thomas Rhett, “Beautiful as You”
19. Post Malone (Feat. Luke Combs), “Guy for That”
20. Ella Langley (Feat. Riley Green), “You Look Like You Love Me”
21. Luke Bryan, “Love You Miss You, Mean It”
22. Zach Top, “Sounds Like the Radio”
23. Riley Green, “Damn Good Day to Leave”
24. Justin Moore, “This Is My Dirt”
25. Koe Wetzel (Feat. Jessie Murph) “High Road”
26. Chase Matthew, “Love You Again”
27. Dierks Bentley, “American Girl”
28. Tim McGraw, “One Bad Habit”
29. Parmalee, “Gonna Love You”
30. Zach Bryan, “Pink Skies”
31. Tucker Wetmore, “Wind Up Missin’ You”
32. Dan + Shay, “Bigger House”
33. Dylan Scott, “This Town’s Been Good to Us”
34. Kassi Ashton, “Called Crazy”
35. George Birge, “Cowboy Songs”
36. Matt Stell, “Breakin’ in Boots”
37. Dylan Marlow & Dylan Scott, “Boys Back Home”
38. John Morgan (Feat. Jason Aldean), “Friends Like That”
39. Chris Lane, “Find Another Bar”
40. Kelsea Ballerini (Feat. Noah Kahan), “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”

Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer of Video Content at Taste of Country. He specializes in country music interviews, trend analysis and the Secret History of Country Music. Additionally, Billy covers Yellowstone, 1923 and related television shows through the Dutton Rules podcast. To date, he's written more than 13,000 articles for Taste of Country and produced over 3,000 videos for the Taste of Country YouTube channel.

Top 20 Songs of 2024, Ranked (So Far)

New country artists rule this Top Country Songs of 2024 list, but that doesn't mean traditional country isn't represented early and often.

Zach Top and Ella Langley are two newcomers that purists may enjoy, while fans of more progressive country music will appreciate Jelly Roll, Post Malone and Shaboozey.

Airplay charts, sales data and streaming numbers helped make this list of country music's Top 20 Songs of 2024, but staff and Taste of Country reader opinion were most influential.

Songs included on previous Top Country Songs lists were not eligible. A song may have been released in 2023, but it had to have the majority of recorded airplay or impact this year to count.

Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes

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