The Best Country Songs About The Devil

The Devil is a recurring character in country music, taking on many forms – the theological villain, the moral educator, the all-too-relatable companion – that vary greatly from one song to the next.

He could be down in Georgia with Charlie Daniels or alongside Jason Isbell as his running mate. But whatever role he’s playing, the Devil has no doubt been the ultimate storyteller for decades of country music.

Here is Holler's playlist of The Best Country Songs About The Devil.

Satan Is Real

The Louvin Brothers

To Beat the Devil

Kris Kristofferson

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band

Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail

Colter Wall

Devil Always Made Me Think Twice

Chris Stapleton

Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down

Uncle Tupelo

The Devil Made Me Do it the First Time

Billy Joe Shaver

If I Was the Devil

Justin Townes Earle

Devil Don't Know

Morgan Wallen

Devil Woman

Marty Robbins

The Devil I Know

Ashley McBryde

If I Were the Devil

Colby Acuff

The Devil Don't Sleep

Brantley Gilbert

Devil in My Bed

Vincent Neil Emerson

The Devil's Right Hand

Steve Earle

Devil in a Sleepin' Bag

Willie Nelson

Devil in This Holler

The Steel Woods

Conversations With the Devil

Ray Wylie Hubbard

The Devil to Pay

Johnny Cash

The Devil is My Running Mate

Jason Isbell

Devil Off My Back

Flatland Cavalry

Devil in Me

Anderson East

I'm Not the Devil

Cody Jinks

The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie

Colter Wall

Devil Don't Even Bother

Kane Brown

Where the Devil Don't Go

Elle King

Devil May Care

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Take the Devil Out of Me

Lee Ann Womack

Old Devils

William Elliott Whitmore

The Silver Tongued Devil and I

Kris Kristofferson

Where the Devil Don't Stay

Drive-By Truckers

The Devil Had a Hold of Me

Gillian Welch

Land of the Red Man

Parker Millsap

The Devil Always Made Me Think Twice

Hailey Whitters

The Devil in Us All

Kat Hasty

Run Amuck

Lindi Ortega

If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)

Joe Diffie

Never Let the Devils Get the Upper Hand of You

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

Yup

David Rawlings

Old Lady and the Devil

Bill & Belle Reed

Friend of the Devil

Grateful Dead

Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Lucinda Williams

Pickin' to Beat the Devil

Pure Prairie League

The Devil is in Her Eyes

The Jayhawks

Between the Devil and Me

Alan Jackson

Wallace

Drive-By Truckers

Black Rose

Waylon Jennings

Devil Behind the Wheel

Chris Knight

Devil Callin' Me Back

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill

Read our full article on The Devil and Country Music below:

featureLONG READ • The Devil and Country Music

The Devil appears in a number of country tunes, continually shapeshifting from an imposing caricature – horned and crimson – to something more human. Here, Holler explores the Devil's role in the genre.