"Beer on the Table" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Josh Thompson

Josh Thompson (singer)

Josh Thompson is an American country music artist signed to Columbia Records Nashville. On July 27, 2009, he released his debut album Way Out Here in January 2010...

. It was released in August 2009 as Thompson's debut single and served as the lead-off single to his debut album, Way Out Here

Way Out Here

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, released on February 23, 2010.

Critical reception

Juli Thanki of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-up, calling some of the lyrics "cringe-inducing" but also saying that she thought Thompson had a distinctive voice. Similarly, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock said that Thompson has "an everyman quality to his voice that lends it a sense of authenticity."

Chart performance

"Beer on the Table" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart dated August 15, 2009, and reached a peak of number 17 in February 2010. >

Chart (2009-2010)	Peak position
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