Rivers Rutherford

Songs Written by Rivers RutherfordTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Melvern Rivers Rutherford II (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs since at least the 1990s as a songwriter; he has written several number one country hits including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard. Among the other number one songs which he has composed are "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" by Montgomery Gentry, "When I Get Where I'm... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Ain't Nothing 'Bout You - #2: Real Good Man - #3: If You Ever Stop Loving Me - #4: When I Get Where I'm Going - #5: These Are My People
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  Chely Wright
Shut Up and Drive
1.
07/1997

Shut Up and Drive
Chely Wright

from Let Me In   Let Me In
11 pts
112
US
14
ctry
[MCA Nashville 72012]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick, Annie Tate & Sam Tate
  Gary Allan
Smoke Rings in the Dark
2.
08/1999

Smoke Rings in the Dark
Gary Allan

from Smoke Rings in the Dark   Smoke Rings in the Dark
18 pts
76
US
12
ctry
[MCA Nashville 72109]
written by Houston Robert & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Keith Harling
3.
11/1999

Bring It On
Keith Harling

from Bring It On   Bring It On
2 pts


52
ctry
[Giant 16900]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & George Teren
  Clay Davidson
4.
01/2000

Unconditional
Clay Davidson

from Unconditional   Unconditional
35 pts
49
US
3
ctry
[Virgin 38690]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick, Deanna Bryant & Liz Hengber
  Brooks & Dunn
Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
5.
02/2001

#1  Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
Brooks & Dunn

from Steers & Stripes   Steers & Stripes
66 pts
25
US
1
ctry
[Arista Nashville 69048]
written by Tom Shapiro & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Tracy Byrd
A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side
6.
03/2001

A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side
Tracy Byrd

from Ten Rounds   Ten Rounds
9 pts
121
US
21
ctry
with Mark Chesnutt
[RCA 69081]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & George Teren
  Gary Allan
7.
07/2001

Man of Me
Gary Allan

from Alright Guy   Alright Guy
10 pts
107
US
18
ctry
[MCA Nashville 172213]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & George Teren
  Collin Raye
8.
08/2001

Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That from Me
Collin Raye

from Can't Back Down   Can't Back Down
2 pts


43
ctry
[Epic]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick, Annie Tate & Sam Tate
  Andy Griggs
Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man
9.
02/2002

Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man
Andy Griggs

from Freedom   Freedom
28 pts
52
US
7
ctry
[RCA 69132]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & Troy Verges
  Confederate Railroad
10.
04/2002

She Treats Her Body Like a Temple
Confederate Railroad

from Unleashed   Unleashed
1 pts


59
ctry
[Audium]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & Craig Wiseman
  Faith Hill
When the Lights Go Down
11.
11/2002

When the Lights Go Down
Faith Hill

from Cry   Cry
8 pts
120
US
26
ctry
[Warner]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick, Jeffrey Steele & Craig Wiseman
  Trick Pony
12.
04/2003

A Boy Like You
Trick Pony

from On a Mission   On a Mission
2 pts


47
ctry
[Warner]
written by Tom Shapiro, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Heidi Newfield
  Blake Shelton
Heavy Liftin'
13.
04/2003

Heavy Liftin'
Blake Shelton

from The Dreamer   The Dreamer
3 pts


32
ctry
[Warner]
written by Boyd Houston Robert, George Teren & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Tim McGraw
Real Good Man
14.
05/2003

#2  Real Good Man
Tim McGraw

from Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors   Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
65 pts
27
US
1
ctry
as Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
[Curb]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & George Teren
  Mark Wills
15.
11/2003

That's a Woman
Mark Wills

from And the Crowd Goes Wild   And the Crowd Goes Wild
2 pts


40
ctry
[Mercury 001984]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & Steven Dale Jones
  Billy Ray Cyrus
16.
02/2004

Face of God
Billy Ray Cyrus

from The Other Side   The Other Side
2 pts


54
ctry
[Word-Curb]
written by Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Montgomery Gentry
If You Ever Stop Loving Me
17.
02/2004

#3  If You Ever Stop Loving Me
Montgomery Gentry

from You Do Your Thing   You Do Your Thing
56 pts
30
US
1
ctry
[Columbia 71847]
written by Bob DiPiero, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Tom Shapiro
  Josh Gracin
I Want to Live
18.
03/2004

I Want to Live
Josh Gracin

from Josh Gracin   Josh Gracin
35 pts
45
US
4
ctry
[Lyric Street 64083]
written by Brett James & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Travis Tritt
The Girl's Gone Wild
19.
05/2004

The Girl's Gone Wild
Travis Tritt

from My Honky Tonk History   My Honky Tonk History
4 pts


28
ctry
[Columbia]
written by Bob DiPiero & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Tracy Lawrence
It's All How You Look at It
20.
06/2004

It's All How You Look at It
Tracy Lawrence

from Strong   Strong
3 pts


36
ctry
[DreamWorks 002547]
written by Georgia Middleman, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Dave Berg
  Clay Walker
Jesus Was a Country Boy
21.
07/2004

Jesus Was a Country Boy
Clay Walker

from A Few Questions   A Few Questions
3 pts


31
ctry
[RCA]
written by Clay Walker & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Gretchen Wilson
Homewrecker
22.
01/2005

Homewrecker
Gretchen Wilson

from Here for the Party   Here for the Party
34 pts
56
US
2
ctry
[Epic 71846]
written by George Teren, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Gretchen Wilson
  Brad Paisley
When I Get Where I'm Going
23.
10/2005

#4  When I Get Where I'm Going
Brad Paisley

from Time Well Wasted   Time Well Wasted
45 pts
39
US
1
ctry
featuring Dolly Parton
[Arista Nashville]
written by George Teren & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Montgomery Gentry
She Don't Tell Me To
24.
10/2005

She Don't Tell Me To
Montgomery Gentry

from Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005   Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005
27 pts
62
US
5
ctry
[Columbia]
written by Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Kenny Chesney
Living in Fast Forward
25.
11/2005

Living in Fast Forward
Kenny Chesney

from The Road and the Radio   The Road and the Radio
40 pts
48
US
1
ctry
[BNA]
written by David Lee Murphy & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Ronnie Milsap
Local Girls
26.
04/2006

Local Girls
Ronnie Milsap

from My Life   My Life
2 pts


54
ctry
[RCA]
written by Bob DiPiero & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Trace Adkins
27.
09/2006

Ladies Love Country Boys
Trace Adkins

from Dangerous Man   Dangerous Man
36 pts
61
US
1
ctry
[Capitol Nashville]
written by Jamey Johnson, George Teren & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Cole Deggs & the Lonesome
I Got More
28.
02/2007

I Got More
Cole Deggs & the Lonesome

from Cole Deggs & the Lonesome   Cole Deggs & the Lonesome
4 pts


25
ctry
[Columbia]
written by Jim Collins & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Terri Clark
Dirty Girl
29.
03/2007

Dirty Girl
Terri Clark

3 pts


30
ctry
[BNA]
written by Tom Shapiro & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Rodney Atkins
30.
03/2007

#5  These Are My People
Rodney Atkins

from If You're Going Through Hell   If You're Going Through Hell
41 pts
42
US
1
ctry
[Curb]
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick & Dave Berg
  Van Zant
31.
05/2007

That Scares Me
Van Zant

from My Kind of Country   
2 pts


48
ctry
[Columbia]
written by Ashley Gorley, Rivers Rutherford greentick & George Teren
  Gretchen Wilson
One of the Boys
32.
05/2007

One of the Boys
Gretchen Wilson

from One of the Boys   One of the Boys
3 pts


35
ctry
[Columbia]
written by George Teren, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Gretchen Wilson
  Keith Anderson
Sunday Morning in America
33.
05/2007

Sunday Morning in America
Keith Anderson

from C'mon!   C'mon!
4 pts


28
ctry
[Columbia]
written by Keith Anderson, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Jeffrey Steele
  Chuck Wicks
Stealing Cinderella
34.
09/2007

Stealing Cinderella
Chuck Wicks

from Starting Now   Starting Now
28 pts
56
US
5
ctry
[RCA]
written by Chuck Wicks, Rivers Rutherford greentick & George Teren
  Jason Michael Carroll
35.
02/2008

I Can Sleep When I'm Dead
Jason Michael Carroll

from Waitin' in the Country   Waitin' in the Country
8 pts
115
US
21
ctry
[Arista Nashville]
written by Jim Collins, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Jason Michael Carroll
  Darryl Worley
Tequila on Ice
36.
10/2008

Tequila on Ice
Darryl Worley

from Sounds Like Life   Sounds Like Life
2 pts


44
ctry
[Stroudavarious]
written by Marty Dodson & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Emerson Drive
Belongs to You
37.
11/2008

Belongs to You
Emerson Drive

from Believe   
3 pts


32
ctry
[Midas]
written by Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Tom Shapiro
  James Otto
Since You Brought It Up
38.
05/2009

Since You Brought It Up
James Otto

2 pts


37
ctry
[Warner]
written by James Otto, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Dave Berg
  Lady Antebellum
39.
02/2010

When You Got a Good Thing
Lady Antebellum

from Need You Now   Need You Now
3 pts
121
US


written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Justin Moore
How I Got To Be This Way
40.
06/2010

How I Got To Be This Way
Justin Moore

from Justin Moore   Justin Moore
9 pts
101
US
17
ctry
[Valory]
written by Justin Moore, Jeremy Stover & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Toby Keith
Bullets in the Gun
41.
10/2010

Bullets in the Gun
Toby Keith

from Bullets in the Gun   Bullets in the Gun
15 pts
83
US
12
ctry
[Show Dog-Universal Digital]
written by Toby Keith & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Trace Adkins
42.
01/2011

Brown Chicken, Brown Cow
Trace Adkins

from Cowboy's Back in Town   Cowboy's Back in Town
2 pts


39
ctry
[Show Dog]
written by Kenny Beard, Casey Beathard & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Jamey Johnson
Heartache
43.
02/2011

Heartache
Jamey Johnson

from The Guitar Song   The Guitar Song
2 pts


51
ctry
[Mercury]
written by Jamey Johnson & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Gretchen Wilson
44.
02/2011

I'd Love to Be Your Last
Gretchen Wilson

from I Got Your Country Right Here   I Got Your Country Right Here
2 pts


47
ctry
written by Rivers Rutherford greentick, Sam Tate & Kathleen Anne Wright
  JT Hodges
45.
07/2011

Hunt You Down
JT Hodges

from JT Hodges   
2 pts


39
ctry
[Show Dog]
written by JT Hodges, Mark Collie & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Jamie Lynn Spears
How Could I Want More
46.
12/2013

How Could I Want More
Jamie Lynn Spears

from The Journey EP   
6 pts
118
US
29
ctry
[Sweet Jamie]
written by Jamie Lynn Spears & Rivers Rutherford greentick
How Could I Want More
47.
05/2014

How Could I Want More
Jamie Lynn Spears

from The Journey EP   
3 pts


33
ctry
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written by Jamie Lynn Spears & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Tim McGraw
48.
09/2014

Overrated
Tim McGraw

from Sundown Heaven Town   Sundown Heaven Town
3 pts


32
ctry
[Big Machine]
written by Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Darius Rucker
Southern Style
49.
09/2015

Southern Style
Darius Rucker

from Southern Style   
2 pts


38
ctry
[Capitol Nashville]
written by Darius Rucker, Tim James & Rivers Rutherford greentick
  Cody Johnson
50.
11/2023

Leather
Cody Johnson

from Leather   
2 pts


44
ctry
written by Ian Munsick, Rivers Rutherford greentick & Jeremy Spillman

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