15 Massive Country Hits That Other Stars Turned Down First

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Some of the biggest country songs ever made were turned down first — passed over, shelved, or handed to someone else who simply said no.

In this video, we count down 15 massive country hits that were rejected by other artists before finding the singer who turned them into legends: a song George Strait passed on that became Garth Brooks's career-defining anthem, a song Reba McEntire turned down twice that became Martina McBride's signature hit, a Bee Gees composition rejected by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross that became one of the biggest country duets of all time, and more. Every fact in this video is independently sourced and verified.

???? Songs featured in this video:

Act Naturally — Buck Owens (1963)
Friends in Low Places — Garth Brooks (1990)
Fancy — Reba McEntire (1991)
Independence Day — Martina McBride (1994)
I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack (2000)
Big Green Tractor — Jason Aldean (2009)
Drink a Beer — Luke Bryan (2013)
Good Directions — Billy Currington (2006)
Living in Fast Forward — Kenny Chesney (2006)
Where the Wild Things Are — Luke Combs (2023)
Whiskey Lullaby — Brad Paisley (2004)
She's in Love with the Boy — Trisha Yearwood (1991)
Live Like You Were Dying — Tim McGraw (2004)
Before He Cheats — Carrie Underwood (2006)
Islands in the Stream — Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1983)

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