Nashville's Best Musical Numbers So Far

"If I Didn't Know Better"

Season 1
Gunnar and Scarlett's first duet of the haunting tune is so beautiful, of course an intrigued Watty feels the need to get Rayna on the horn.

"No One Will Ever Love You"

Season 1
Any doubts that Rayna and Deacon aren't over each other vanish the moment she sits in on his weekly Bluebird appearance. The side glances! The longing! In the audience, even self-involved Juliette knows she doesn't stand a chance.

"When the Right One Comes Along"

Season 1
When Scarlett can't handle being alone with Gunnar, he takes to The Bluebird's stage for a mournful solo version of their just-written duet.

"Wrong Song"

Season 1
Though it takes them all night, Rayna and Juliette write a ditty that revives both of their careers and launches the Red Lips White Lies tour. (Bringing down the house at the Edgehill Republic anniversary show doesn't hurt, either.)

"Lookin' For a Place to Shine"

Season 1
"I'm just a girl that wants to be seen," Scar croons from the Opry stage while Uncle Deacon and his band back her up. With this expertly and exuberantly sung number,  honey, you get your wish.

"Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet"

Season 2
Juliette is supposed to deliver a public apology at her Grand Ole Opry induction. Instead, she churns out this kiss-my-grits anthem aimed at all her haters (with a supportive Glenn beaming from the wings). To quote Rayna from later in the episode, "Well, that wasn't very smart, but it sure was brave."

"What If I Was Willing"

Season 2
Will's offstage life is a closet full of lies, but his confident onstage swagger really sells the Gunnar-written tune about a cocky guy gunning for a girl's attention.

"Trouble Is"

Season 2
Avery saves his future missus during a rare stage freeze — a huge "HOMEWRECKER" sign in the crowd will do that — and we're treated to face-to-face harmonies for the rest of her Music City Music Festival appearance.

"A Life That's Good"

Season 2
Maddie and Daphne implore their mom to bring Deacon up on stage for the sweet, simple song, and just like that, the family's musical fate is forged. (Suck it, Teddy!)

"It's on Tonight"

Season 2
This is the only place Luke appears in our rundown. Mr. Wheeler can thank the addition of Will and Deacon, who turn his party anthem into a masterpiece of three-part harmony.  

"I Ain't Leavin' Without Your Love"

Season 2
The infectiously joyful upbeat tune makes us wish The ZAG Band had been a thing for longer than five minutes. For the record, though, we're still OK with Zoey leaving town.

"This Time"

Season 2
Yes, Rayna performed this for real, in front of a giant crowd, with Luke. But we much prefer the stripped-down version Deke and his once-and-future lady run through in his living room — especially that sexy slide into "tiiiiiiiime."

"Hold You In My Arms"

Season 3
Avery and Juliette welcome their baby girl to the world with an unfiltered, a capella  lullaby... which will prove heart-smashing when Cadence's daddy hears it during Juliette's absence in the following season. 

"Shotgun"

Season 3
Any criticisms of Christina Aguilera's performance as Jade St. John scoot right out the door of The Bluebird when she takes the stage to make a soulful ballad of Luke's (!) old hit. Props to Nashville executive music director Buddy Miller, who sings backup for the moonlighting Voice coach.

"Mississippi Flood"

Season 3
Some of us send out email notices when we return to work after maternity leave. Juliette commandeers a rooftop, dons some fishnets and rocks out while a helicopter circles and townsfolk flock. Given her badass delivery of the breakup tune, can you blame them?

"Borrow My Heart"

Season 3
Post-ZAG Band and pre-The Triple Exes, Scarlett fills in for a departing Zoey and helps Gunnar and Avery bring down the house with this boppy, folky love song.

"Last Honest Man"

Season 3
Why is it when Juliette is at her worst — screwing over Rayna's Highway 65 and making her debut as a Wheelin' Dealin' artist — that she sounds so damn good?

"Makes No Sense at All"

Season 4
Don't worry, Layla: Though even the head of your label couldn't be bothered to make it to your first Bluebird gig, we hear — and like! — your lover's lament. (Though, to be honest, we wish it were about anyone but Jeff...)

"Plenty Far to Fall"

Season 4
Though the fans' flashlight apps are appreciated, the way Scarlett and Gunnar's faces glow as they flirt their way through the rollicking number makes any other light source unnecessary.

"Ain't It Beautiful"

Season 4

After taking a beer bottle to the face, thanks to a homophobic concert attendee, Will bravely returns to the stage — and supportive fans — while Scarlett and Gunnar bounce the guilty parties before they can ruin another show.

"A Life That's Good"

Season 5

How Maddie, Daphne and Deacon manage to nail three-part harmony while the light of their lives winks out in front of them, we'll never know.

"My Favorite Hurricane"

Season 5

Yeah, we're including this one because it's the last time Deke and Ray sing together, and no, YOU'RE CRYING.

"Forever"

Season 5

File yet another beautiful tune under "The Emotional Cost of This Song Was Probably Too High." But seriously, the first performance Scarlett gives after miscarrying her daughter is a tender, fragile, gorgeous thing.

"Good Rain or Jesus"

Season 5

The capper to Deacon's first solo Opry gig is a soaring anthem that somehow manages to convey both desolation and hope. Extra points for that glorious vamp.

"Sourwood Mountain"

Season 5

Sadly, we didn't get to see much of guest star Rhiannon Giddens performing with her real-life band, Carolina Chocolate Drops. But this rousing number at the community center was super fun, nonetheless.

"I'm On My Way"

Season 5

Juliette's gospel period sure didn't last long, but it did produce this stunning slow-jam that really benefits from a big choir as backup. (Still not sure about that gold forehead tattoo, though.)

"Learning How to Lose You"

Season 5

Jessie's sad ballad is too much for Deacon, who has to leave after hearing just a few bars, but it's just right for us.

"Your Best"

Season 5

Once the sisters make up, Daphne's contribution to the Maddie-penned tune pushes it from "pretty good" to "ethereally beautiful."

"Sanctuary"

Season 5

Daphne steps in when Maddie chokes up, then Deacon steps in when both girls are crying too hard to go on, and damn but this is a beautiful tribute to Rayna's memory, isn't it?

"Simple as That"

Season 5

If only all husbands' acquiescence to their wives' desires — in Rayna's case, that she and Deacon record an album based on the ups and downs of their life together — sounded as sweet, eh?

"Burn to Dark"

Season 5

Down side? Will and Kevin break up. Up side? We get this bittersweet love song (and a broken-up performance by Mr. Lexington) out of it.

"Hole in the World"

Season 4

"I want to dedicate this song to the man I've always thought of as my father," Juliette tells an Opry crowd before launching into this earnest ballad. Is it any wonder that Glenn finds himself on the verge of tears before she hits her first chorus?