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Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2018

The year-end countdown (2018) from Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN ranks 200 songs, with “Cash For Gold” by Cut Worms at number one. The list features 163 different artists; Wood Brothers has the most entries with three songs.

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Counted up from #200 to #1; the station says "It takes a whole team of smart folks to find all these great tunes." Two posts, each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-1 post. Corrected: Unwanted Numbers (158), No Expections (64), Nightsweats (92).

# Song ListsBest
200 Cash For Gold Cut Worms 1 #200
199 Addictions Lucy Dacus 6 #65
198 Chewing Gum The Foxies 1 #198
197 Florence-Jean Damien Jurado 1 #197
196 The Duffler Fantastic Negrito 3 #37
195 Connected By Love Jack White 10 #29
194 Gold Rush Death Cab for Cutie 18 #2
193 Comeback Kid Sharon Van Etten 10 #39
192 Make It Happen The Record Company 3 #42
191 Run Your Own Way Smart Objects 1 #191
190 Do You Want Me Roosevelts 1 #190
189 Glory Dermot Kennedy 4 #80
188 Cringe Matt Maeson 15 #3
187 Northern Lights Death Cab for Cutie 12 #15
186 Hell Or High Water Passenger 2 #54
185 Ring the Bells Johnnyswim 1 #185
184 Come on to Me Paul McCartney 7 #27
183 Shame Shame Shame Lake Street Dive 6 #15
182 Feel For You Boy Named Banjo 1 #182
181 Hunger Florence And The Machine 13 #3
180 Healing Tide The War and Treaty 5 #20
179 Shame Elle King 8 #12
178 All My Friends The Revivalists 12 #5
177 Top Of The Stairs Scott Mulvahill 1 #177
176 Edge Of The World Guthrie Brown 1 #176
175 Guiding Light Mumford & Sons 15 #11
174 Good As Gold Moon Taxi 1 #174
173 When The Curtain Falls Greta Van Fleet 11 #4
172 Leave it Alone Amanda Shires 5 #59
171 Dukes of Hume Jackson Bruck & Dukes of Hume 1 #171
170 This Too Shall Last Anderson East 1 #170
169 Be Afraid Boy The Foxies 1 #169
168 Shake Baby Katie Toupin 1 #168
167 If Not Now When Aaron Lee Tasjan 1 #167
166 Crush On Her Escondido 1 #166
165 Wouldn't Want To Be Like You Sheryl Crow 1 #165
164 Nina Cried Power Hozier 16 #1
163 Waves Of Galveston Iron and Wine 4 #54
162 Hustle and Shake The Watson Twins 1 #162
161 Neighbors Lucius 1 #161
160 Tequila Elel 1 #160
159 Jenny Jenkins Mt. Joy 3 #28
158 Unwanted Number Elvis Costello and The Imposters 3 #25
157 Something Beautiful Greg Holden 2 #157
156 Lost Sonny Smith 1 #156
155 Broke My Own Shaw Shannon 1 #155
154 Girlfriend Anderson East 6 #7
153 Midnight Lorry Dispatch 2 #153
152 Severed The Decemberists 13 #4
151 Everybody's Coming To My House David Byrne 13 #8
150 Catapult Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes 1 #150
149 This Party Houndmouth 1 #149
148 It's Not Yours Alanna Royale 1 #148
147 Seventeen Welles 1 #147
146 Change The Revivalists 9 #15
145 Psycho Star King Tuff 2 #49
144 Get It While You Can Robert Finley 2 #45
143 No More Darkness, No More Light Amos Lee 7 #15
142 The River KT Tunstall 4 #42
141 Under The Wheels Calexico 6 #89
140 Party of One Brandi Carlile 2 #16
139 Tell Me Why John Butler Trio 1 #139
138 Every Step That I Take Tom Morello 2 #99
137 Stupid Kids Will Hoge 1 #137
136 Lovers in Another Life Matthew Perryman Jones 1 #136
135 Other Lover Mikaela Davis 3 #38
134 Bambi Hippo Campus 11 #10
133 Blackout Frank Turner 5 #19
132 Castles Lissie 1 #132
131 Happiness Jones Wood Brothers 5 #16
130 Best of The Best of Times Darlingside 2 #63
129 Happy Man Jungle 5 #74
128 Never Ever Lord Huron 6 #55
127 Flesh It Out The Daybreaks 1 #127
126 Loversity Sam Lewis 1 #126
125 Middleman Pet Envy 1 #125
124 Wait By The River Lord Huron 16 #24
123 Hide Rainbow Kitten Surprise 4 #50
122 Loading Zones Kurt Vile 17 #2
121 Talk To Me Cordovas 1 #121
120 Not Too Late Moon Taxi 2 #74
119 Roll on Slow Glen Hansard 5 #29
118 Duck A Bomb Republican Hair 1 #118
117 Be Yeah Elel 1 #117
116 Here's Looking At You Kid Brett Dennen 6 #41
115 Mansion Door Shakey Graves 1 #115
114 People's Champ Arkells 1 #114
113 I Know Alanna Royale 1 #113
112 Cry To Me John Hiatt 2 #81
111 River Takes The Town Wood Brothers 3 #111
110 Retrograde Striking Matches 1 #110
109 Don't Let It Get You Down Dave Paulson 1 #109
108 Drive Away The Brummies 1 #108
107 Start the Dance Andrew Leahey & The Homestead 1 #107
106 Already Gone Brett Dennen 5 #35
105 Heart Attack TuneYards 3 #99
104 Superposition Young the Giant 11 #4
103 Vox Major Groh 1 #103
102 Tambourine Mr. Gabriel 1 #102
101 Lost Natalie Prass 1 #101
100 I Got Eyes The James Hunter Six 2 #78
99 Woman Cat Power 7 #19
98 Crisis Fest Sunflower Bean 2 #76
97 Silver Lining Mt. Joy 15 #17
96 Humility Gorillaz 3 #69
95 Dream Beam Airpark 1 #95
94 Sparkling Wine Wood Brothers 1 #94
93 Wildcard Paul McDonald 1 #93
92 Hey Mama Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 13 #4
91 Shine Bishop Gunn 1 #91
90 Relentless Arkells 2 #71
89 Contact High Caitlyn Smith 2 #89
88 Soul Train Just Loud 1 #88
87 Baby I Love You Ryan Adams 1 #87
86 Cool Soccer Mommy 4 #70
85 Status Update Kelsey Kopecky 1 #85
84 Hunnybee Unknown Mortal Orchestra 1 #84
83 Good Kisser Lake Street Dive 20 #7
82 Apollo St. Paul & The Broken Bones 11 #4
81 Nameless, Faceless Courtney Barnett 10 #20
80 The Middle Trampled by Turtles 6 #33
79 Big Sky Wild Feathers 1 #79
78 Nervous Young Inhumans Car Seat Headrest 1 #78
77 Mistake Middle Kids 7 #25
76 Bodys Car Seat Headrest 3 #58
75 Warriors Allen Stone 1 #75
74 Homesick Marcus King Band 8 #26
73 Don't Need a Fantasy Gabe Dixon 1 #73
72 Heart Slows Down Aaron Lee Tasjan 1 #72
71 Dark Dark Dark Gregory Alan Isakov 5 #12
70 We Ain't Goin' Nowhere The New Respects 1 #70
69 It's The Summertime Jessie Baylin 1 #69
68 Troublemaker Devon Gilfillian 1 #68
67 Wild Blue Wind Erin Rae 1 #67
66 Real Love Lo Moon 2 #66
65 Soul No. 5 Caroline Rose 6 #19
64 No Expectations Bahamas 1 #64
63 Stand By You Wild Feathers 1 #63
62 What's It Like Now Mikky Ekko 1 #62
61 Milk And Honey LUTHI 1 #61
60 On The Run Greg Holden 1 #60
59 Living in the Future Dawes 7 #21
58 Hideaway Great Peacock 2 #58
57 Blackboard.edu Arlie 1 #57
56 Hands on You Ashley Monroe 1 #56
55 Annihilation Song Rubblebucket 2 #41
54 Smooth Maggie Rose 1 #54
53 Lottery Jade Bird 14 #12
52 Bad Luck Neko Case 12 #21
51 Brooklyn in the Summer Aloe Blacc 2 #50
50 Brown Eyed Lover Allen Stone 1 #50
49 I'd Rather Go Blind Grace Potter 2 #49
48 Move Milo Greene 1 #48
47 Fine Line Parker Millsap 7 #14
46 Kite Lucie Silvas 1 #46
45 Freedom The New Respects 1 #45
44 Hey! Yeah! Deer Tick 2 #44
43 Starting From Scratch Carl Broemel 1 #43
42 Night's Alright Sun Seeker 1 #42
41 Stare Amy Stroup 1 #41
40 Problems III The Growlers 1 #40
39 Fondly & Forever Liz Cooper & The Stampede 1 #39
38 Casanova Rayland Baxter 10 #7
37 The Heart Is A Muscle Gang of Youths 5 #37
36 (I Guessed That's What I Get) For Loving You Dave Barnes 1 #36
35 Light On Maggie Rogers 21 #9
34 It's Not Over Curtis Harding 2 #34
33 Don't Bring Me Flowers Elise Davis 1 #33
32 If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be) Leon Bridges 9 #13
31 A Little Honey Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 8 #8
30 Best Days Lissie 9 #28
29 Throwback Jim James 3 #29
28 Where We Are Curtis Harding 1 #28
27 Go Out Fighting Dr. Dog 5 #27
26 Such a Simple Thing Ray LaMontagne 10 #10
25 Hold Out Your Hand Brandi Carlile 7 #1
24 Summer's End John Prine 7 #9
23 Mockingbird Ruston Kelly 5 #21
22 Beyond Leon Bridges 18 #2
21 Nevermind Dennis Lloyd 10 #19
20 Loving Is Easy Rex Orange County 6 #20
19 High Devon Gilfillian 1 #19
18 Mr. Tillman Father John Misty 16 #4
17 Way With Words Bahamas 1 #17
16 Nobody The Sheepdogs 1 #16
15 Uh-huh Jade Bird 18 #1
14 Fever Pitch Rainbow Kitten Surprise 19 #6
13 New Birth in New England Phosphorescent 10 #6
12 Feed the Fire Dawes 5 #12
11 Jeannie Becomes a Mom Caroline Rose 6 #3
10 Colors Beck 14 #5
9 Knocking On Your Screen Door John Prine 4 #9
8 Slow Burn Kacey Musgraves 17 #3
7 Wide Awake Parquet Courts 5 #7
6 You Worry Me Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 21 #1
5 Heart Killer Dr. Dog 2 #5
4 Need Your Love Curtis Harding 2 #4
3 Keep A Little Soul Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3 #3
2 Short Court Style Natalie Prass 7 #2
1 Bad Bad News Leon Bridges 20 #1

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About this countdown

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2018 was broadcast by Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) in 2018. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: Lightning 100, "Best Music of 2018" (200-101 and 100-1).

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