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Our Top 10 Luke Combs songs list takes a listen to the songs of one of country music’s newest sensations who is a part of the very much happening country and rock music scene of the 2020s and 2010s. Riding alongside artist such as Billy Currington, Brantley Gilbert, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band and so many of the other younger country stars that have merged the fields of country music and rock ‘n’ roll like never before, Luke Combs is a very interesting artist and one that we are very proud to write about.
It’s tough for some of us old rock ‘n’ roll fans to write about these new artist when we look at their birthdates. Luke Combs was born in March of 1990. I’m still wearing T-shirts I bought in 1990 and they still seem pretty new to me. Many of these young country artists who were born in the 90s have a very different perspective on music from those of us who were born in the 1960s or 1970s. It’s interesting to listen to their music and hear the influences that the late 90s and 2000s had on the music that they’re releasing in a 2010s and 2020s.
Like many aspiring country singers and writers Luke Combs would move from his home in North Carolina to the place of hopes and dreams for all country writers called Nashville, Tennessee. In 2014 Luke Combs would release his first EP entitled The Way She Rides. It would be a few years before Luke Combs would be able to release his first full length album, but that would happen three years later in 2017 when Luke Combs released his stunning debut album entitled This One’s For You. And no, that has nothing to do with the Barry Manilow album of the same title that was released in 1977.
Luke Combs followed up his debut album two years later in 2019 with the record What You See Is What You Get. Both of his albums would generate about a dozen singles and a heavy amount of Grammy Awards nominations. While Luke Combs has not released a lot material like so many of the other artists on this site have done, we think his material is so good that it’s important take a look at this music right now to turn people on to this fabulous new artist.
# 10 – Hurricane
We open up our top 10 Luke Combs songs list with his debut single entitled “Hurricane.” This one starts out with a great guitar lick setting the scene for what you know is going to be a special song. As we stated in the intro, you could hear the sound of the 90s in this tune. There is a strong sense of the band Hootie & the Blowfish in both Luke Combs singing and melody. If there ever was any band from the 90s that had such a strong influence on the country stars of the 21st-century it was definitely Hootie & the Blowfish.
The song “Hurricane,” was released on the album entitled This One’s for You. It was the first single released from the album. The album was released in 2016. The song “Hurricane,” was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number three. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. “Hurricane,” would also cross on over onto the Pop charts. Luke Combs would prove to be an artist that would have massive crossover appeal like A Keith Urban, a Zac Brown or a Carrie Underwood.
The roaring song “Hurricane,” was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number thirty one. The song also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number two. The song was composed by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer and Taylor Phillips.
# 9 – She Got the Best of Me
Continuing with our top 10 Luke Combs songs list we take a listen to the electrifying song entitled “She Got the Best of Me.” As Billy Joel once sang “if you break my heart at least there will still be songs to write.” And that pretty much sums up this song. “She Got the Best of Me.” was released on the album entitled This One’s for You. It was the fourth single released from the album. The album was released in 2016. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number two. The song “She Got the Best of Me,” also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number thirty one. The song also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. The song was composed by Luke Combs, Rob Snyder and Channing Wilson.
# 8 – Does to Me
In the number eight spot on our top 10 Luke Combs songs list we present the jubilant song entitled “Does to Me.” This is just one of those poignant songs that defines the importance of just being a good person. And sometimes that simple fact of being a good person is all that you need to feel good about yourself. Because you know sometimes you may not have much to show for anything, may not make that much money, may not live in the best house, but if you could just sit back and recognize that you’ve lived an honest life, that you’ve been there for your friends and your family, sometimes or I should say all the time that’s all that really matters. That’s all I’m gonna say about this song. That’s all we need to say about this song. Oh and yes, it does feature the great Eric Church too.
# 7 – Better Together
In the number seven position on our top 10 Luke Combs songs list is the striking song entitled “Better Together.” Yes Luke we ager there is nothing better than a cup of coffee and a sunrise. We may add on a Sunday morning to that.This is what we love about Like Combs. For such a young fellow he has such a great outlook on life and the way he sings about it just makes you feel good and nod your head yes! The song was released on the album entitled What You See Is What You Get. The album was released in 2019.’
“Better Together,” was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number one. The song “Better Together,” also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. “Better Together,” was a crossover hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number fifteen. The song also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. The song was composed by Dan Isbell and Randy Montana.
# 6 – Beer Never Broke My Heart
Landing in the number six spot on our top 10 Luke Combs songs list we present the rip-roaring song “Beer Never Broke My Heart.” How could you not love a song entitled “Beer Never Broke My Heart? This one opens up with a barn burning guitar riff that borders Lynyrd Skynyrd territory. They knew they had a good one with this song. The song “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” was released on the album entitled What You See Is What You Get. The album was released in 2019. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number two The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number twenty one. The song also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. The song was composed by Luke Combs, Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton.
# 5 – Even Though I’m Leaving
At number five our top 10 Luke Combs songs list is the tender song entitled “Even Though I’m Leaving.” The song was issued on the album entitled What You See Is What You Get. The album was released in 2019. It was the second single released from the album. The song “Even Though I’m Leaving,” was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number two. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number eleven. “Even Though I’m Leaving,” also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. The song “Even Though I’m Leaving,”was composed by Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette and Ray Fulcher.
# 4 – One Number Away
As we turn into the number four spot on our top 10 Luke Combs songs list we present the song entitled “One Number Away.” The song’s intro and verse has sort of an Animals “House Of The Rising Sun,” vibe resonating through it. The song was released on the album entitled This One’s for You. The album was released in 2017. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number three. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number thirty four. The song also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. The song was composed by Luke Combs,Sammy Mitchell, Steven Battey and Robert Williford.
# 3 – Forever After All
In the number three spot is a big fan favorite entitled “Forever After All.” The man just missed having a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with this one as it went all the way to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. That’s very high for a country artist. The song broke all sorts of streaming records on Apple Music and Spotify. It also became Luke Combs sixth number one single from the album What You See Is What You Get. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number one. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. “Forever After All ” hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. Thats a lot of number ones. The song was composed by Luke Combs, Rob Williford and Drew Parker.
# 2 – Beautiful Crazy
We love how Luke Combs says early in the video when he;s in the studio “this is the song they want.” He them begins to deliver an old school country style ballad that is just simply stunning. The man knows his audience. You don’t enjoy the success of six number one singles from one album if you don’t know your audience. Just of the top spot on our top 10 Luke Combs songs list we celebrate the song entitled “Beautiful Crazy.”
The song “Beautiful Crazy,” was released on the album entitled This One’s for You. The album was released in 2017. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number one. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number thirty one. “Beautiful Crazy”also was a hit across the border on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number one. The song “Beautiful Crazy,” was composed by Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette and Robert Williford.
# 1 – When It Rains It Pours
We close up our top 10 Luke Combs songs list with the song entitled “When It Rains It Pours.” There is a whole lot of Creedence Clearwater Revival in this one which we love. We also really dig the line about not having to see the mother in law anymore. The song “When It Rains It Pours” was released on the album entitled This One’s for You. The album was released in 2017. It was the second single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts peaking at number one. The song also was a hit on the US Billboard Country Airplay Charts reaching number one The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number thirty three. The song also was a hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts rising all the way to number The song was composed by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher and Jordan Walker.
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![Rob De Luca of Spread Eagle, Sebastian Bach & UFO: 10 Albums That Changed My Life From humble East Coast origins to grandest stages worldwide, veteran bassist Rob De Luca has seen and done it all. De Luca first hit the local Boston rock and metal scene in the late 80s after meeting guitarist Paul DiBartolo, bonding over Van Halen before forming Bang. Regional success came quickly, but eventually, the members of Bang went their separate ways, with De Luca and drummer Tommi Gallo heading to NYC and hooking up with Ray West and, later, DiBartolo to form Spread Eagle. By 1990, Spread Eagle was on the fast track, with a contract through MCA Records and a self-titled debut album poised to crush skulls. But poor timing and MCA's sad indifference left Spead Eagle out in the cold despite being a hard-boiled answer to Guns N' Roses's West Coast sleaze. Spread Eagle's first chapter came to an end in '95. 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However, I was at the right place at the right time for this one. Steve Ostromogilsky had a Berklee College of Music lunch card and used to sneak out sandwiches for me. One day, he invited me to hang out at his place and listen to music. As we got off the train, he put Sony Walkman headphones on my ears and said, "Hey, check out this brand-new group." A song like "It's So Easy" was so different from the popular Sunset Strip sound at that time. Me and about 499 other informed rockers were lucky enough to see them on their first East Coast tour at the sold-out Paradise on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston (the same street Aerosmith started on). I saw Gn'R every tour after until I took a break when Buckethead joined. Gn'R is the band I've been lucky enough to see the most times live, almost 100! Everyone on this album is just stellar. Axl [Rose] had the tones, power, melodic sensibilities, and foresight to do what no other singer did then. Slash's playing was beyond memorable. 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When my mother heard the content, she turned off the album and said I had to exchange it. My mom was cool, but I was young and knew much more about life than she suspected. Anyway, the next day, she drove me back to the store. In the music section, promoted on an "endcap" was a Kiss Alive! display. I had never heard of Kiss, but that cover picture told me I had to have it! My first foray into hard rock. Check out “Strutter.” I went through my Kiss phase very quickly, I believe in a matter of months because I discovered the previous entry, Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic. 2) Honky Chateau by Elton John (1972) When I was a wee lad, my parents bought a used Volkswagen camper van from my uncle Ozzie. My favorite Elton John album is Yellow Brick Road, but Honky Chateau is great and easily one of his best. It sent me down a lifelong rabbit hole of loving everything about the 1970s partnership between Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin. 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