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Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021

The year-end countdown (2021) from Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN ranks 200 songs, with “Anything Could Happen” by Dylan Cartlidge at number one. The list features 168 different artists; Jade Bird has the most entries with three songs.

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"The Lightning 100 staff had a great time putting together our Top 200 countdown." Two posts, each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-1 post. Artists printed in capitals; normal case restored. Corrected: ErinRae (155), Nightsweats (192); leading asterisk dropped from *repeat repeat.

# Song ListsBest
200 Anything Could Happen Dylan Cartlidge 2 #62
199 Open Up The Heavens Jade Bird 6 #8
198 Back In Ohio Lucero 6 #33
197 Fine Line Oliver Wood 3 #11
196 Echoing Kings of Leon 2 #36
195 Know That I Know Lake Street Dive 6 #29
194 Ich Weiss Nicht Heather Bond 1 #194
193 Making A Fire Foo Fighters 10 #7
192 Survivor Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 16 #7
191 Scarlet Letter Tayls 1 #191
190 Range Rover f/Steve Winwood Ben Rector 1 #190
189 The Real Thing Parker Millsap 4 #31
188 Dancin' Around My Grave Andy Frasco & The U.N. 5 #76
187 Galacticana Strand Of Oaks 8 #23
186 What The Hell Is Wrong With Me Sean McConnell 1 #186
185 Faith Healer Julien Baker 5 #53
184 The Walls Are Way Too Thin Holly Humberstone 2 #35
183 Don't Wanna See You Round Here Lombardy 1 #183
182 Stay In The Car Bachelor 8 #37
181 Alvarado Wild Feathers 1 #181
180 Timothee Chalamet The Foxies 1 #180
179 Poor Boy A Long Way From Home The Black Keys 4 #79
178 Outside Looking In The Saint Johns 1 #178
177 Perennial Bloom (Back To You) Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real 6 #12
176 We Are Between Modest Mouse 13 #4
175 Gentle On My Mind Dylan LeBlanc 1 #175
174 Break My Baby Kaleo 5 #41
173 Driver 8 f/John Paul White Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 1 #173
172 Headstart Jade Bird 8 #38
171 Can't Let Go Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 16 #4
170 Say Moon Taxi 1 #170
169 Pay Your Way in Pain St. Vincent 12 #6
168 Telepath Manchester Orchestra 4 #30
167 Worry No More Amos Lee 10 #14
166 Been Lilly Hiatt 1 #166
165 Wildfire Heavy Hours 1 #165
164 See The World Brett Dennen 7 #20
163 Hold Yourself TuneYards 11 #22
162 Never Leave You The Record Company 5 #48
161 Paradise Sturgill Simpson 2 #161
160 Into The Mystery Needtobreathe 1 #160
159 Solar Power Lorde 19 #6
158 Time In Disguise Kings of Leon 8 #18
157 Paprika Japanese Breakfast 9 #13
156 Breathing Amy Helm 3 #4
155 Bring It Back My Way f/Erin Rae Airpark 1 #155
154 Follow The Leader Fulton Lee 1 #154
153 Easy On Me Adele 11 #5
152 Game For Guessing Zachary Williams 1 #152
151 Good Woman The Staves 2 #3
150 Whole Lot Better Kashena Sampson 1 #150
149 Brightside Lumineers 16 #6
148 Raining Hallelujah Shannon LaBrie 1 #148
147 Brando Lucy Dacus 11 #8
146 Magnificent Hurt Elvis Costello and The Imposters 13 #11
145 Wild Blue John Mayer 4 #24
144 Taking Me Back Jack White 17 #3
143 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears 8 #13
142 Half A Human Real Estate 1 #142
141 You Saw Me Comin' Tom Petty 2 #76
140 How Low Can You Go LP 2 #27
139 Not Dead Yet Lord Huron 17 #3
138 Quiet Town The Killers 11 #5
137 Lay It On Me Gabe Dixon 1 #137
136 I need your love Charley Crockett 4 #68
135 Worry With You Sleater-Kinney 11 #21
134 Do It Maggie Rose 1 #134
133 breathe again Joy Oladokun 2 #44
132 Gone My Way Mia Morris 1 #132
131 C'est La Vie The Killers 4 #94
130 Into The Blue Joy Formidable 3 #84
129 Low Chet Faker 9 #4
128 Dark Star Chicano Batman 1 #128
127 Handful Of Water Sofia Valdes 3 #19
126 College Try Futurebirds & Carl Broemel 1 #126
125 Heroes Natalie Hemby 5 #70
124 Two Flock of Dimes 3 #34
123 Madelyn Anderson East 8 #16
122 I Ran Away Dinosaur Jr. 5 #29
121 Wilder Days Morgan Wade 1 #121
120 Like I Used To Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen 3 #30
119 Fall In Love Again Alanna Royale 1 #119
118 Down In The Country Israel Nash 4 #16
117 Questions Middle Kids 7 #7
116 Beggin' Maneskin 12 #2
115 All The Time Lydia Luce 1 #115
114 Souled Out On You Robert Finley 2 #10
113 Hate Myself Dodie 3 #3
112 Hold U Indigo de Souza 4 #65
111 Medicine Dayglow 2 #33
110 In The Nighttime The Cold Stares 1 #110
109 Strangers f/Lucius Black Pumas 1 #109
108 Trick To Happy Bahamas 2 #21
107 Day By Day Old Sea Brigade 1 #107
106 Dried Up River Lone Bellow 3 #29
105 Why You Been Gone So Long Daniel Donato 1 #105
104 Slice Of Life Liz Cooper 1 #104
103 Lights On Colony House 1 #103
102 Motorbike Leon Bridges 13 #7
101 Year To Be Young 1994 Stephen Wilson Jr. 1 #101
100 Sanctuary Hiss Golden Messenger 10 #5
99 Space Girl Frances Forever 7 #39
98 What You Say Cold War Kids 12 #6
97 Good Girls CHVRCHES 3 #24
96 Old Sob Story Birdtalker 3 #96
95 Now Is The Time Jade Bird 3 #47
94 Phoenix Big Red Machine 7 #29
93 Last Day On Earth Beabadoobee 5 #28
92 Heat Above Greta Van Fleet 4 #10
91 I Need You Jon Batiste 19 #1
90 Head Right Wilderado 6 #42
89 Foolish Them Vibes 1 #89
88 Traveling After Dark Aaron Lee Tasjan 5 #88
87 Shaken David Shaw 5 #48
86 Mariposa Peach Tree Rascals 5 #25
85 Hardest Part Bre Kennedy 1 #85
84 Waiting On A War Foo Fighters 13 #3
83 Crawling Kingsnake The Black Keys 12 #6
82 Write a List Of Things to Look Forward To Courtney Barnett 9 #22
81 Disco Queen Marquee Mayfield 1 #81
80 Waste Your Time Jackson + Sellers 3 #45
79 Hot and Heavy Lucy Dacus 7 #17
78 Amoeba Clairo 9 #9
77 Broken Horses Brandi Carlile 17 #5
76 Stop Making This Hurt Bleachers 14 #6
75 The Divine Chord The Avalanches 1 #75
74 So Simpatico Villagers 1 #74
73 Love Love Love My Morning Jacket 14 #8
72 justified Kacey Musgraves 12 #10
71 Cooler Returns Kiwi Jr. 2 #49
70 Smile Valerie June 5 #51
69 Heat Waves Glass Animals 17 #1
68 The Angel of 8th Ave. Gang of Youths 6 #6
67 Redemption Nathaniel Rateliff 5 #26
66 U&ME Alt J 13 #13
65 Saddle In The Rain Amanda Shires 1 #65
64 Mission Moon Taxi 1 #64
63 Vulnerable Parker Millsap 1 #63
62 Summer Never Dies The Foxies 1 #62
61 Nervous Madi Diaz 2 #61
60 Heatwave Julien Baker 1 #60
59 Stand For Myself Yola 9 #9
58 The Adults Are Talking The Strokes 18 #1
57 The Sun Hasn't Left Modest Mouse 7 #46
56 Better Michigander 6 #12
55 The Bandit Kings of Leon 13 #8
54 Sad But True Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 1 #54
53 Over You Aaron Frazer 3 #53
52 Golden Zella Day 1 #52
51 1st Time Bakar 7 #37
50 I Don't Live Here Anymore The War On Drugs 25 #2
49 Magnolia Blues Adia Victoria 9 #37
48 Hush The Marias 11 #6
47 Get Down Susto 1 #47
46 Cool Down Lucie Silvas 1 #46
45 Nightflyer Allison Russell 10 #1
44 Oh, But Lover Haiva Ru 1 #44
43 Fight Song Nordista Freeze 1 #43
42 Panic Attack Langhorne Slim 1 #42
41 Leave Me Alone I Don't Know How But They Found Me 9 #10
40 Many Times Dijon 2 #40
39 Evergreen Bendigo Fletcher 2 #35
38 Crutch Band of Horses 11 #3
37 For Leaving You Repeat Repeat 1 #37
36 Ain't Lookin Wild Feathers 1 #36
35 Down St. Vincent 6 #35
34 Las Vegas Houndmouth 4 #30
33 Can't Stop The Rain Neal Francis 6 #33
32 Rose Pink Cadillac Dope Lemon 5 #27
31 How High The Record Company 7 #20
30 Show Up Samia 2 #30
29 Stay High w/Brittany Howard Childish Gambino 1 #29
28 Silk Chiffon f/Phoebe Bridgers Muna 1 #28
27 Close To You Dayglow 1 #27
26 Mine Forever Lord Huron 12 #2
25 Witchoo Durand Jones & The Indications 13 #13
24 Taking Me Back Jack White 17 #3
23 The Last dance St. Paul & The Broken Bones 8 #23
22 Modern Woman Erin Rae 3 #22
21 Bigger Man Joy Oladokun 1 #21
20 Motorcycle Liz Cooper 1 #20
19 For Your Consideration Maggie Rose 2 #19
18 Bed Head Manchester Orchestra 11 #1
17 Hypotheticals Lake Street Dive 21 #1
16 Black Myself Amythyst Kiah 14 #2
15 Hope Arlo Parks 7 #15
14 It's a good day (to fight the system) Shungudzo 5 #14
13 Chaise Longue Wet Leg 29 #1
12 Don't Overthink It Aaron Lee Tasjan 1 #12
11 The Hardest Cut Spoon 22 #4
10 It's Still Cool If You Don't Briston Maroney 1 #10
9 Chapstick Coin 13 #1
8 Call Me A Fool f/Carla Thomas Valerie June 1 #8
7 Wake Me Up Foals 11 #7
6 Steam Leon Bridges 5 #6
5 FREEDOM Jon Batiste 19 #2
4 Right On Time Brandi Carlile 16 #1
3 Freedom Illiterate Light 6 #2
2 Be Sweet Japanese Breakfast 22 #2
1 Diamond Studded Shoes Yola 15 #1

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About this countdown

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 was broadcast by Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) in 2021. 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 of Countdown 2021" (200-101 and 100-1).

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