Song · Kacey Musgraves
“Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves
From the album Golden Hour (2018)
“Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2019 and 2026. It was first released in 2018 on the album Golden Hour. Its best result is #2 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #132 indie & aaa song of 2019 and #6,693 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Golden Hour ends on "Rainbow", a slow piano ballad Kacey Musgraves had been holding onto for six years before she gave it a home on her 2018 album, her third in the studio. She wrote it with Shane McAnally and Natalie Hemby, and produced it with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, who plays the piano.
By her account it began as a note of encouragement to herself and grew into something meant to lift up anyone going through a dark stretch, and that's how it lands: plain, patient and kind. It became the album's fifth and final single in February 2019, arriving alongside her performance at the 61st Grammy Awards. At the 53rd CMA Awards it was up for Song of the Year and won Music Video of the Year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 883 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2024 | 836 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 183 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 142 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 1148 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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