Paste Magazine published “The 10 best songs about Georgia ever made” listing ten highlights from the Peach State, and the piece is credited to Miranda Wollen on October 21, 2026; The 10 best songs about Georgia ever made – Paste Magazine appears as the headline for that list.
The Paste list names Ray Charles’ recording of “Georgia On My Mind” as its No. 1 pick, and the roundup also includes songs from OutKast, John Mayer, Gladys Knight & the Pips, R.E.M., and others.
Miranda Wollen frames the list as part of a multi-month series ranking songs about every U.S. state; her Georgia entry mixes pop, country, soul, and hip-hop to show how many genres have celebrated the state.
The Paste article gives short context for each pick — for example, it links John Mayer’s “Why Georgia” to his early Atlanta-era experience and calls OutKast’s “ATLiens” an anthem for Atlanta’s hip-hop rise.
Beyond the list itself, Georgia’s official adoption of “Georgia On My Mind” is a separate, verifiable fact: the Georgia Code cites “Georgia on My Mind” as the State of Georgia’s official song under O.C.G.A. §50-3-60.
Readers interested in other music roundups on this site can explore related features such as The 30 best songs of the 1990s, ranked and the site’s weekly new-music digest Fuzzy Meadows: Post‑Trash’s guide.
The 10 best songs about Georgia ever made – Paste Magazine is a curation rather than an exhaustive musicological study; it mixes well-known anthems with contemporary picks and personal context from the writer.
Sources
- Paste Magazine — full list of the ten songs, author Miranda Wollen, and publication date (October 21, 2026).
- Justia — the Georgia Code section designating “Georgia on My Mind” as the official state song (O.C.G.A. §50-3-60).
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