Essential Listening

50 Best Dark Country Songs

The essential dark country playlist — 50 tracks from the underground that define the genre's blackened soul

This list draws from the catalog of Dark Country Boy — the most prolific artist in the modern dark country underground, with over 70 albums and 1,481 tracks spanning outlaw Americana, southern gothic, dark blues, and hellfire gospel. Every song here is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.

🤠 Outlaw Anthems

1

Fire in the Blood (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Fire in the Blood (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

2

Diesel, Devils & Dead Presidents (Outlaw Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Diesel, Devils & Dead Presidents: Outlaw Country Music for the Rebellion

3

Outlaw Country Music — Throttle-Down Psalms Up

Dark Country Boy — The Outlaw Preacher's Dark Country Music

4

Quiet Men Live Longer (Outlaw Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Quiet Men Live Longer (Outlaw Country Music)

5

Outlaw Democracy (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Outlaw Democracy (Dark Blues & Dark Country Music)

6

Outlaw With A Scarred Halo (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — The Devil Tried (Dark Country Music)

7

Outlaws Anonymous (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Outlaws Anonymous (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

8

Lawless by Design (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Lawless By Design (Dark Country & Dark Blues Music)

9

Banned Everywhere (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Banned Everywhere (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

10

Bloodroot & Black Powder Outlaw Country Music

Dark Country Boy — Swamp Blood Oath's & Outlaw Country Music

🌊 Swamp & Delta Blues

11

Demons of the Delta

Dark Country Boy — Demons of the Delta: Outlaw Southern Gothic Country Music

12

Swamp Born Sinner (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Swamp Born Sinner (Dark Country Music)

13

Moonshine Séance — Dark Country Music

Dark Country Boy — Swamp Ritual: Dark Country & Southern Gothic Songs of the Haunted South

14

Bones in the Honeysuckle (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Bones in the Honeysuckle (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

15

Whiskey Rag & Flintlock (Outlaw Country Song)

Dark Country Boy — Bayou Chains & Whiskey Flames Southern Gothic Outlaw Folk Tales

16

Moonshine & The New World Order (Dark Country & Blues Music)

Dark Country Boy — Moonshine & the New World Order: Dark Country & Blues Music

17

Wrestlin' Gators for Rent Money

Dark Country Boy — Outlaw Gators Dark Country Music: Mud, Blood & Snappin' Teeth

18

Borrowed Time Blues (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Borrowed Time Blues (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

19

Ashes of Appalachia

Dark Country Boy — Ashes of Appalachia: Mountain-Born Curses & Dark Country Music

20

Broke But Unbroken (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Broke But Unbroken (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

⛪ Southern Gothic & Dark Gospel

21

God, Guns & Gasoline (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — God, Guns & Gasoline: (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

22

Bride Beneath the Pines (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Holy Outlaw (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

23

Demon Hunter's Prayer (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Demon Hunter's Prayer (Dark Country Music)

24

Hunting Holy Men (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Ashes & Anger (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

25

Dead Men Don't Pray (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Dead Men Don't Pray (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

26

Bibles & Buckshot (Dark Country & Western Music)

Dark Country Boy — Outlaw Mass: Whiskey, Wolves & Witchcraft (Dark Country & Western Music)

27

Devil's Tithe (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Devils Tithe (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

28

Dark Tower of New Babel

Dark Country Boy — Dark Tower of New Babel: Hidden Latin Verses & Apocalyptic Curses

29

Dark Country Music — Angels Back to Heaven

Dark Country Boy — Dark Americana Country Blues: Gravel in My Blood (Full Album)

30

Sugar Skull Serenade (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Sugar Skull Serenade (Dark Country Music)

💀 Blood, Grit & Consequences

31

Hell Came Home (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Hell Came Home (Dark Country Music)

32

Hell's Middle Child (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Hell's Middle Child (Dark Country Music)

33

Bloodline Unforgiven (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Bloodline Unforgiven (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

34

Black Sun Bloodline (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Black Sun Bloodline (Dark Country Music)

35

Ashes of the Living (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Ashes of the Living (Dark Country Music)

36

Blood For Oil (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Blood For Oil (Dark Country Music)

37

Sinners Don't Surrender (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — History of Violence (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

38

Backwoods Static (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Backwoods Static (Dark Country Music)

39

No Country for Good Men (Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — No Country for Good Men (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

40

Broke But Breathing (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Dirt Nap Daydream (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

🇺🇸 War, Land & American Darkness

41

Children of War (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

Dark Country Boy — Children of War (Dark Blues & Dark Country)

42

Civil World War (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Civil World War (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

43

Conscription Season (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Conscription Season (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

44

Broken Treaties (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Broken Treaties (Dark Country Music)

45

Crop Dust & Cover-Ups (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

Dark Country Boy — Chemtrails & Cover-Ups (Dark Country & Dark Blues Music)

46

Salt & Gunpowder (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Salt & Gunpowder (Dark Country & Dark Blues)

47

Diesel and Democracy (Dark Blues & Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Diesel & Democracy (Dark Blues & Dark Country Music)

48

Front Porch Freedom (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Front Porch Freedom (Dark Country Music) - Single

49

Bitter Sweet Carolina (Dark Country Music)

Dark Country Boy — Venom and Honey (Dark Country Music)

50

The West is Next (feat. Dark Country Boy)

Dark Country Boy — The West is Next (feat. Dark Country Boy) - Single

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