Song · Kacey Musgraves
“justified” by Kacey Musgraves
Released 2021
“justified” by Kacey Musgraves appears on 12 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2021 and 2022. It was first released in 2021. Its best result is #10 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Most Played Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #9 indie & aaa song of 2021, #7,790 indie & aaa song of all time and #58 of the '20s.
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"justified" opened the door on Star-Crossed, Kacey Musgraves' fifth album, arriving as its lead single on August 27, 2021, a couple of weeks ahead of the record itself. She wrote it with Ilsey Juber, BJ Burton and Ian Fitchuk and produced it with Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, and the playing stays close to home: Fitchuk covers drums, percussion, keys, bass and acoustic guitar, Tashian adds synth, bass, steel guitar and backing vocals, and Todd Lombardo chips in more acoustic guitar.
What it's about is no secret. Musgraves has tied the song to her divorce from Ruston Kelly, a stretch when her career was flying and her private life was falling apart, and it carries that split without melodrama: country pop with a bruise under the gloss.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 12 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2021 | 107 |
| 2021 | 12 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 51 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 100 |
| 2021 | 10 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 72 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 | 200 |
| 2021 | 37 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 97 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 97 of 2021 | 97 |
| 2021 | 40 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2021 | 104 |
| 2021 | 24 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 38 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1266 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
Also listed as: Justified.
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