My sister, Logan, was three years short of her license, but that never stopped us. She would grab the keys to our old, white suburban, and we would spin the tires over every nook, cranny, and pothole in the pasture. Our rhinestone embellished sunglasses covered half of our faces, and the mom-mobile stereo speakers could be heard crackling within a mile radius. She would roll the windows down, and we would yell Dixie Chicks lyrics to the wind. I was seven going on 17, and in those moments, the two of us felt as though we had nothing short of everything.
On my way home for a visit last week, I drove three hours with our old favorites on repeat. I arrived in my driveway with windblown hair, a reminiscing soul, and happy heart.
Here are 10 female country artists with their most jam-worthy tunes that will make you say “remember when…” Youtube links are included, so you, too, can revisit the days of Dolly belts and spaghetti straps.
1. Dixie Chicks
"Cowboy Take Me Away"
"Wide Open Spaces"
"Ready to Run"
2. Shania Twain
"Any Man of Mine"
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
"That Don't Impress Me Much"
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"
3. Faith Hill
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"
"Wild One"
"The Way You Love Me"
4. Martina McBride
"This One's for the Girls"
"Happy Girl"
"My Baby Loves Me"
5. Lee Ann Womack
6. Sara Evans
"Born to Fly"
"Suds in the Bucket"
"Back Seat of a Greyhound Bus"
7. Trisha Yearwood
8. Deana Carter
"Strawberry Wine"
"Did I Shave My Legs for This?"
"We Danced Anyway"
9. LeAnn Rimes
"Can't Fight the Moonlight"
"The Right Kind of Wrong"
"This Love"
10. Jo Dee Messina
"I'm Alright"
"Bring On The Rain"
"Heads Carolina, Tails California"
