25 Country Songs About Cheating Wives

Sure, the queens of country music may have the edge when it comes to singing about unfaithful men. But when the tables are turned and the women are cheating, country music’s best male singers step up to back up the topic with their voices.

George Jones, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith and Hank Williams are just a few of the country titans who have mastered the art of the infidelity song and all the emotions that infidelity evokes.

In this list you’ll find songs that express betrayal, heartbreak, shame, and even acceptance – but by far the most common theme is anger.

Some, like Keith Urban, are content to think of karma as the best revenge. But other songs, including our No. 1 hit, are about the cheating husband being willing to take matters into his own hands, even if it means someone dies in the end.

Read on for a roundup of the 25 best cheating songs of all time, sung from a man’s perspective.

Carena Liptak is an associate editor and staff writer at Taste of Country. She specializes in breaking country music news, interviews, and lists. She’s particularly partial to sad songs – check out her roundup of the 50 saddest country songs of all time!