The 50+ Best Country Songs About Cheating

Heidi Bagshaw
Updated May 15, 2024 52 items
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Vote up the best country songs about cheating, and vote down the ones that miss the mark.

Some of the best country hits are about mistakes, and many others are about love, so it should as no surprise that songs about cheating make up a major theme in the genre. Whether she cheated or he did, these country cheating songs show both sides of the coin, with some singers lamenting about being cheated on, and others telling stories about cheating and regretting it. 

It's never good when you or your loved one is unfaithful, but these great songs provide a small silver lining. And, because infidelity is a flaw as old as time, this list stretches from the '60s and '70s, to 2019 and beyond. Old country classics about cheating, like Dolly Parton's "Jolene" feature here, as well as songs from country's new generation of hitmakers, like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.

While all of the entries on this list of country songs about cheating are good in their own right, it's up to you to determine which tracks are the best of the best. What are your top 10 country cheating songs of all time? Which track would top your playlist of country songs about secret love? 

Vote up your favorite country songs about cheating below, and be sure to add any that you feel we may have missed.

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