GRAND OLE OPRY 100TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM OPRY 100: COUNTRY’S GREATEST SONGS OUT NOV. 7

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The Grand Ole Opry marks the release of its 100th anniversary acclaimed double album OPRY 100: Country’s Greatest Songs with a week of special events showcasing the decades of performances included on the project. The Opry partnered with Virgin Music Group on the one-of-a-kind album commemorating 100 years of the Opry and featuring 20 never-before-released live recordings from its iconic stage. OPRY 100: Country’s Greatest Songs releases Friday. Nov. 7, just three weeks before the official 100th anniversary of its November 28, 1925 inaugural broadcast with an all-star Opry member show.

OPRY 100: Country’s Greatest Songs features performances drawn from the official, fan-voted Opry 100 Greatest Songs list, which launched at the dawn of the Opry’s 100th year. Fan voting for the #1 all-time greatest country song continues here through Nov. 14. The collection spans iconic Opry moments, from first-time performances of hits like “Elvira” and “Don’t Close Your Eyes,” to superstar collaborations and contemporary artists paying tribute to their heroes. It also includes two “Full Circle” tracks – pairing historic and modern Opry performances of the same song, such as Marty Robbins and Marty Stuart on “El Paso,” and George Jones and Alan Jackson on “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Other highlights include Patsy Cline’s 1962 classic “Crazy” and Kelsea Ballerini’s recent Opry 100 performance of Barbara Mandrell’s “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.”

The first single from the collection, Ashley McBryde’s rendition of Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” arrived earlier this summer. The Opry followed with the “Full Circle” mix of “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” blending Jones’ 1993 Opry performance with Alan Jackson’s moving tribute from Jones’ 2013 funeral. Additional released performances include Ballerini’s take on “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” the “El Paso” mix of Robbins and Stuart, and Darius Rucker’s tribute to Charley Pride with “Kiss an Angel Good Morning.”

OPRY 100: Country’s Greatest Songs Track Listing:

  1. “Your Cheatin’ Heart” – Ashley McBryde (2024)
  2. “El Paso” – Marty Robbins and Marty Stuart (1981 / 2024) (Full circle mix)
  3. “Crazy” – Patsy Cline (1962)
  4. “Ring of Fire” – Johnny Cash (1967)
  5. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” – Loretta Lynn (1985)
  6. “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” – Darius Rucker (2021)
  7. “I Will Always Love You” – Dolly Parton (feat. Patty Loveless and Marty Stuart) (2007)
  8. “The Gambler” – Don Schlitz (feat. Vince Gill) (2025)
  9. “Devil Went Down to Georgia” – The Charlie Daniels Band (2015)
  10. “Elvira” – The Oak Ridge Boys (1980)
  11. “Tennessee Whiskey” – Luke Combs (2016)
  12. “He Stopped Loving Her Today (Full Circle Mix)” – George Jones and Alan Jackson (1993 / 2013)
  13. “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” – Kelsea Ballerini (2025)
  14. “Forever and Ever, Amen” – Randy Travis (1989)
  15. “Don’t Close Your Eyes” – Keith Whitley (1988)
  16. “Fancy” – Reba McEntire (2017)
  17. “Chattahoochee” – Alan Jackson (2020)
  18. “Go Rest High on That Mountain” – Vince Gill (feat. Patty Loveless) (2015)
  19. “Jesus, Take The Wheel” – Carrie Underwood (2018)
  20. “Mama Don’t Allow / Will The Circle Be Unbroken?” – Old Crow Medicine Show, Dom Flemons, Billy Strings, and Molly Tuttle (2020)