The Gambler by Kenny Rogers album cover

Songs Similar to The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

Album: The Gambler · Country · Nostalgic

“The Gambler” is a country track by Kenny Rogers from the album The Gambler. On SongSimilar it sits in our Country collection and is tagged nostalgic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 174 BPM).

The closest match right now is “Coward of the County” by Kenny Rogers (100% match). The list also pulls in Dolly Parton, C.W. McCall, Roger Miller and John Denver — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Kenny Rogers's. By genre, the list is mostly country (18 of 20 tracks), with singer & songwriter mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.

20 songs similar to “The Gambler”

  1. 1Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers album cover

    Coward of the County

    Kenny Rogers

    Country

    100% match
  2. 2Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell album cover

    Rhinestone Cowboy

    Glen Campbell

    Country

    56% match
  3. 3Jolene by Dolly Parton album cover

    Jolene

    Dolly Parton

    Country

    44% match
  4. 4Convoy by C.W. McCall album cover

    Convoy

    C.W. McCall

    Country

    42% match
  5. 5King Of The Road by Roger Miller album cover

    King Of The Road

    Roger Miller

    Country

    41% match
  6. 6Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver album cover

    Take Me Home, Country Roads

    John Denver

    Singer & Songwriter

    40% match
  7. 7Big Iron by Marty Robbins album cover

    Big Iron

    Marty Robbins

    Country

    40% match
  8. 8Tulsa Time by Don Williams album cover

    Tulsa Time

    Don Williams

    Country

    40% match
  9. 9Southern Nights by Glen Campbell album cover

    Southern Nights

    Glen Campbell

    Country

    39% match
  10. 10Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker album cover

    Wagon Wheel

    Darius Rucker

    Country

    38% match
  11. 11El Paso by Marty Robbins album cover

    El Paso

    Marty Robbins

    Country

    38% match
  12. 129 to 5 by Dolly Parton album cover

    9 to 5

    Dolly Parton

    Country

    35% match
  13. 13East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed album cover

    East Bound and Down

    Jerry Reed

    Country

    35% match
  14. 14He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones album cover

    He Stopped Loving Her Today

    George Jones

    Country

    35% match
  15. 15Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash album cover
  16. 16You Never Even Called Me By My Name by David Allan Coe album cover

    You Never Even Called Me By My Name

    David Allan Coe

    Country

    34% match
  17. 17Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers album cover

    Let Your Love Flow

    The Bellamy Brothers

    Country

    33% match
  18. 18

    Islands in the Stream

    Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

    32% match
  19. 19Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash album cover

    Ring of Fire

    Johnny Cash

    Country

    32% match
  20. 20Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt album cover

    Drivin' My Life Away

    Eddie Rabbitt

    Country

    31% match

Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.

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FAQ about “The Gambler”

What songs are similar to The Gambler?

On our list, the closest matches are “Coward of the County” by Kenny Rogers, “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell and “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.

Who does The Gambler sound like?

Based on listening data, “The Gambler” sits closest to Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, C.W. McCall and Roger Miller. Fans of Kenny Rogers play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.

Is The Gambler Country?

We file “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers under Country. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.

How do you find similar songs to The Gambler?

Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “The Gambler” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.