Using Billboard’s Hot Country Songs charts, Stacker identified the most popular song of each year by selecting those that held the top spot the longest. Many radio mainstays made the list, including Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, and Brad Paisley - though you might be surprised to see which years their songs reached the top of the charts. That’s why certain songs may bring you right back to your high school prom or even something as uneventful as a drive with a friend. With that in mind, Stacker set out to find the top country songs of your high school years. This is especially true of high school years  the music we listen to as teenagers sets our musical taste for life. Music provides the soundtrack for our lives - and there's a reason for that. There’s a scientifically demonstrated link between music and memory.