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Kenny Chesney’s journey into country music became unmistakable the moment he sold out stadiums that most artists never even dreamed of filling, a rise grounded in years of commitment that began long before the charts caught up with him. His early life was shaped by a steady drive to learn guitar, write songs, and carve out an identity that would eventually take him from small Tennessee stages to the center of country radio. After graduating from East Tennessee State University, he headed to Nashville, where he performed in local venues, secured a songwriting contract, and landed a deal with Capricorn Records, setting the foundation for a catalog that would soon reshape the modern country landscape.
His debut album, In My Wildest Dreams, arrived in 1994 and marked his first official step into the national spotlight. Although the album had a modest chart presence, it introduced a voice that would quickly become one of the most trusted in the genre. That promise grew stronger with the release of All I Need to Know in 1995, which delivered successful singles “Fall in Love” and “All I Need to Know.” The turning point came with Me and You in 1996, when the title track gave Chesney his first number one single, opening the door to an era defined by consistent chart presence and growing fan support.
By the time I Will Stand was released in 1997, Chesney had developed a strong reputation for relatable storytelling. The album produced the hit single “She’s Got It All,” which became his first Billboard Hot Country Songs number one. That momentum accelerated with Everywhere We Go in 1999, featuring major hits “How Forever Feels” and “You Had Me from Hello.” These singles marked the moment Chesney shifted from rising artist to full-scale country star, supported by radio success, steady touring, and a sound that blended upbeat tracks with emotional ballads.
The early 2000s brought the commercial growth that defined his career. Beginning with No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems in 2002, Chesney delivered a string of massively successful albums that dominated country music. That album produced key hits, including “The Good Stuff,” which became one of his most celebrated singles. He doubled down with When the Sun Goes Down in 2004, featuring “There Goes My Life,” and the crossover hit “When the Sun Goes Down,” pushing him into a higher commercial tier that placed him firmly among the era’s biggest touring and recording artists.
His catalog expanded with albums such as Be as You Are in 2005 and The Road and the Radio later that same year. Both releases showcased his versatility: the former explored a more introspective tone, while the latter delivered memorable hits, including “Living in Fast Forward.” Chesney’s ability to maintain momentum without losing artistic identity kept him firmly at the top of country radio. That period also established him as one of the most successful touring acts across all genres, with multiple tours that reached major stadiums across the United States.
Chesney followed with Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates in 2007, which included hits “Never Wanted Nothing More” and “Don’t Blink.” The success continued with releases such as Lucky Old Sun in 2008, Hemingway’s Whiskey in 2010, and Welcome to the Fishbowl in 2012. Each album produced major singles and continued his streak of high-charting hits, including “Somewhere with You,” “Come Over,” and “El Cerrito Place.” His later projects, including Life on a Rock in 2013, The Big Revival in 2014, Cosmic Hallelujah in 2016, Songs for the Saints in 2018, and Here and Now in 2020, extended his run of number one albums and cemented a career built on consistency and audience loyalty.
Awards quickly followed. Chesney earned multiple Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year honors, multiple Country Music Association Awards, and recognition for both touring and recording achievements. His accolades reflected not only his commercial success but also his influence on developing the beach-inspired country sound that became his signature. His music connected with audiences who related to his mix of reflective storytelling, energetic production, and songs that carried both emotional depth and easygoing charm.
Beyond the studio and touring circuit, Chesney became active in charity work and disaster relief, primarily through his Love for Love City Foundation, which he launched to support communities affected by hurricanes in the Virgin Islands. His contributions extended beyond entertainment, reflecting a commitment to helping the regions that played a meaningful role in his life and songwriting.
Kenny Chesney’s legacy rests on a career built through persistence, steady growth, and a powerful connection to fans who supported him across decades of hit singles and sold-out tours. From early Nashville stages to some of the largest stadiums in the country, he developed a catalog that continues to resonate with longtime listeners while expanding to new audiences with every release. His story remains one of determination, longevity, and the unshakable appeal of a country artist who shaped his own lane and never stopped moving forward.
Complete List Of Kenny Chesney Songs From A to Z
- Ain’t Ever Going Back Again – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Ain’t That Love – Me and You – 1996
- All I Need to Know – All I Need to Know – 1995
- All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- All the Pretty Girls – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- A Lot of Things Different – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Always Gonna Be You – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- American Kids – The Big Revival – 2014
- Angel Loved the Devil – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- The Angel at the Top of My Tree – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Another Friday Night – Me and You – 1996
- Anything but Mine – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Back in My Arms Again – Me and You – 1996
- Back Where I Come From – Me and You – 1996
- Baptism – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- Bar at the End of the World – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Be as You Are – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Beautiful World – Here and Now – 2020
- Beer Can Chicken – The Big Revival – 2014
- Beer in Mexico – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Being Drunk’s a Lot Like Loving You – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Better as a Memory – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Better Boat – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Between Midnight and Daylight – All I Need to Know – 1995
- The Bigger the Fool (The Harder the Fall) – All I Need to Know – 1995
- The Big Revival – The Big Revival – 2014
- Big Star – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Blame It on the Salt – Born – 2024
- Boats – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Born – Born – 2024
- The Boys of Fall – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Boston – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Boston (live) – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Bucket – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- California – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- A Chance – I Will Stand – 1997
- Christmas in Dixie – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Coach – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Coastal – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Coconut Tree – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Come Here, Go Away – Born – 2024
- Come Monday – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Come Over – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Dancin’ for the Groceries – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Demons – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Don’t Blink – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Don’t It – The Big Revival – 2014
- Down the Road – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Drink It Up – The Big Revival – 2014
- Dreams – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- El Cerrito Place – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Ends of the Earth – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Everywhere We Go – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Everyone She Knows – Here and Now – 2020
- Every Heart – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Fall in Love – All I Need to Know – 1995
- Feel Like a Rock Star – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Few Good Stories – Born – 2024
- Fields of Glory – Here and Now – 2020
- Flip Flop Summer – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Flora-Bama – The Big Revival – 2014
- Freedom – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- French Kissing Life – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- From Hillbilly Heaven to Honky Tonk Hell – I Will Stand – 1997
- Get Along – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Grandpa Told Me So – All I Need to Know – 1995
- The Good Stuff – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Got a Little Crazy – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Got a Little Crazy (live) – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Guitars and Tiki Bars – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Guitars and Tiki Bars (live) – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Gulf Moon – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Guilty Pleasure – Born – 2024
- Guys Named Captain – Here and Now – 2020
- Happy Does – Here and Now – 2020
- Happy on the Hey Now (A Song for Kristi) – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Heartbreakers – Here and Now – 2020
- Hemingway’s Whiskey – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Here and Now – Here and Now – 2020
- High and Dry – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- Honey, Would You Stand by Me – All I Need to Know – 1995
- How Forever Feels – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- I Always Get Lucky with You – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- I’m Alive – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- I Can’t Go There – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- I Didn’t Get Here Alone – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- I Finally Found Somebody – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- If This Bus Could Talk – The Big Revival – 2014
- I Go Back – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- I Might Get Over You – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- I’m a Small Town – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- In a Small Town – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- In This Boat Alone – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- I Remember – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Island Rain – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- I Want My Rib Back – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- I Want to Know What Love Is – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- I Will Stand – I Will Stand – 1997
- I Wonder Do You Think of Me – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- I’d Love to Change Your Name – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- I’m On Fire – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- In My Wildest Dreams – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- Island Boy – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- It’s Never Easy to Say Goodbye – Me and You – 1996
- It’s That Time of Day – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Jesus and Elvis – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Jingle Bells – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Just a Kid – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Just Not Today – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Just to Say We Did – Born – 2024
- Keg in the Closet – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Key Lime Pie – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Key’s in the Conch Shell – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- Knowing You – Here and Now – 2020
- Life Is Good – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- Life on a Rock – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Like Me – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- The Life – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Lindy – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Live a Little – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Live Those Songs – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Live Those Songs (live) – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Living in Fast Forward – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Long Gone – Born – 2024
- Lonely, Needin’ Lovin’ – I Will Stand – 1997
- (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight – Me and You – 1996
- Love for Love City – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Magic – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Makes Me Wonder – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Marina del Rey – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Marley – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Me and You – All I Need to Know – 1995
- Me and You – Me and You – 1996
- My Anthem – Here and Now – 2020
- My Poor Old Heart – Me and You – 1996
- Must Be Something I Missed – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Never Gonna Feel Like That Again – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Never Wanted Nothing More – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Noise – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- No Small Miracle – Me and You – 1996
- Nowhere to Go, Nowhere to Be – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- O Little Town of Bethlehem – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Old Bird Dog – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Old Blue Chair – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Old Blue Chair – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Old Blue Chair (ocean mix) – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- One Lonely Island – Born – 2024
- One More Sunset – Born – 2024
- One Step Up – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- Outta Here – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Paris, Tennessee – All I Need to Know – 1995
- Pirate Flag – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Pirate Song – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Please Come to Boston – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Pretty Paper – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Reality – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Rich and Miserable – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Rock Bottom – The Big Revival – 2014
- Round and Round – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Scare Me – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Save It for a Rainy Day – The Big Revival – 2014
- Setting the World on Fire – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Seven Days – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- She Always Says It First – I Will Stand – 1997
- She Gets That Way – I Will Stand – 1997
- She’s Got It All – I Will Stand – 1997
- She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- Sherry’s Living in Paradise – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Shiftwork – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Silent Night – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Silver Bells – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- Sing ‘Em Good My Friend – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Small Y’all – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Someone Else’s Hog – All I Need to Know – 1995
- Someone to Fix – Here and Now – 2020
- Somebody’s Callin’ – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- Somebody Take Me Home – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Some People Change – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Some Town Somewhere – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Something Sexy About the Rain – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Somewhere in the Sun – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Somewhere with You – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Song for the Saints – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Soul of a Sailor – Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) – 2005
- Soul of a Sailor (live) – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Spirit of a Storm – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Spread the Love – Life on a Rock – 2013
- Steamy Windows – I Will Stand – 1997
- Streets – Here and Now – 2020
- Summertime – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Take Her Home – Born – 2024
- Thank God for Kids – All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan – 2003
- That’s Why I’m Here – I Will Stand – 1997
- That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Tequila Loves Me – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Ten with a Two – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- The Road and the Radio – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- The Tin Man – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- The Tin Man – All I Need to Know – 1995
- There Goes My Life – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- The Way I Love You Now – Born – 2024
- The Woman with You – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Thinkin’ ‘Bout – Born – 2024
- This Too Shall Pass – Born – 2024
- Til It’s Gone – The Big Revival – 2014
- Time Flies – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Tip of My Tongue – Here and Now – 2020
- To Get to You (55th and 3rd) – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Top Down – Born – 2024
- Trip Around the Sun – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- Turn for the Worse – Me and You – 1996
- Way Down Here – Lucky Old Sun – 2008
- Wasted – Here and Now – 2020
- What I Need to Do – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- What I Need to Do (live) – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- Welcome to the Fishbowl – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- We Do – Here and Now – 2020
- We’re All Here – Songs for the Saints – 2018
- When I Close My Eyes – Me and You – 1996
- When I Close My Eyes – I Will Stand – 1997
- When I See This Bar – Life on a Rock – 2013
- When I Think About Leaving – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- When the Sun Goes Down – When the Sun Goes Down – 2004
- When She Calls Me Baby – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- Where I Grew Up – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- Wherever You Are Tonight – Born – 2024
- Whatever It Takes – In My Wildest Dreams – 1994
- While He Still Knows Who I Am – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- Who You’d Be Today – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Wild Child – The Big Revival – 2014
- Wild Ride – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- Wind On – Here and Now – 2020
- Winnebago – Cosmic Hallelujah – 2016
- Wife and Kids – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – 2007
- You and Tequila – Hemingway’s Whiskey – 2010
- You and Tequila (live with Grace Potter) – Welcome to the Fishbowl – 2012
- You Don’t Get To – Here and Now – 2020
- You Had Me from Hello – Everywhere We Go – 1999
- You Save Me – The Road and the Radio – 2005
- Young – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – 2002
- You Win, I Win, We Lose – I Will Stand – 1997
Albums
In My Wildest Dreams (1994)
All I Need to Know (1995)
Me and You (1996)
I Will Stand (1997)
Everywhere We Go (1999)
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002)
All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan (2003)
When the Sun Goes Down (2004)
Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) (2005)
The Road and the Radio (2005)
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates (2007)
Lucky Old Sun (2008)
Hemingway’s Whiskey (2010)
Welcome to the Fishbowl (2012)
Life on a Rock (2013)
The Big Revival (2014)
Cosmic Hallelujah (2016)
Songs for the Saints (2018)
Here and Now (2020)
Born (2024)
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