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Year-end countdown · Lightning 100 · 2023

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2023

The year-end countdown (2023) from Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN ranks 200 songs, with “Pages” by White Reaper at number one. The list features 177 different artists.

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Published in two posts (200-101 and 100-01), each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-01 post. Artists printed in capitals; normal case restored. Corrected: Genisis Owusu (129), Mitksi (126), Joy Oladakun (12), Parker Milsap (70), Lily Hiatt (91), Alison Ponthier (81), Devotions (60); trailing asterisk dropped (115).

# Song ListsBest
200 Pages White Reaper 9 #9
199 Kid The Revivalists 15 #6
198 Hello Grouplove 6 #31
197 For Your Soul Josh Ritter 10 #1
196 Found Mickey Commodore 1 #196
195 Slim Chance Is Still A Chance Todd Snider 1 #195
194 Break The Feeling Amy Stroup 1 #194
193 I Remember Everything Zach Bryan 6 #11
192 She'll Let Herself Out Maia Sharp 1 #192
191 Descending To Nowhere Rodrigo y Gabriela 7 #49
190 The Place That Makes Me Happy The Moss 4 #31
189 Ride On Nude Party 7 #35
188 After Midnight Phoenix 4 #33
187 Big Smoke Matt Corby 1 #187
186 I'm In Love With You 1975 12 #14
185 Hungersite Goose 6 #29
184 Denim & Diamonds Nikki Lane 3 #28
183 Lord Have Mercy Durand Jones 3 #95
182 Wings Of Time Tame Impala 3 #68
181 Hands To Myself Myron Elkins 2 #107
180 Death Wish Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 8 #10
179 Eat Your Young Hozier 19 #2
178 Roll The Credits Danielle Ponder 7 #41
177 Find Your People Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors 7 #7
176 Love Will Get You There Inhaler 7 #9
175 Maestro (Tears Don't Lie) Wilder Woods 5 #30
174 Tennessee Song Josiah and the Bonnevilles 1 #174
173 Foreground Music Ron Gallo 2 #77
172 Fireworks Joseph 1 #172
171 Classics Moon Taxi 1 #171
170 Just Before The Morning Local Natives 4 #45
169 Francesca Hozier 14 #5
168 Helmet Steve Lacy 4 #53
167 Oceans Of Emotions Teskey Brothers 2 #59
166 Caroline Patrick Droney 1 #166
165 No Promises Broken Dylan LeBlanc 1 #165
164 Raving Ghost Olivia Jean 1 #164
163 Blown Away Ben Goldsmith 1 #163
162 Chet Baker Esther Rose 2 #98
161 Can't Do Anything Husbands 1 #161
160 The Well Briscoe 4 #55
159 I'm Leaving Teskey Brothers 1 #159
158 Dancing With Your Shadows Phillip Phillips 2 #79
157 Good Time Grace Potter 6 #12
156 Get Out Of My House Miya Folick 1 #156
155 NYE Local Natives 4 #38
154 Honey Lone Bellow 9 #10
153 Potions Jive Talk 1 #153
152 Silly Silly Silly Kristen Englenz 1 #152
151 Soul Satisfying Them Vibes 1 #151
150 Red Horse Corinne Bailey Rae 1 #150
149 Paper Machete Queens of the Stone Age 7 #20
148 Gold Confetti Pink Spiders 1 #148
147 Santiago Tre Burt 2 #93
146 Lose Control Teddy Swims 6 #18
145 Are You Gonna Run? Low Cut Connie 9 #10
144 Drop Stop Roll Rainbow Kitten Surprise 1 #144
143 Hurricane Coming Heavy 2 #29
142 Tears Run Dry Abraham Alexander 11 #9
141 The Walk Home Young the Giant 6 #16
140 Astral Plane Say She She 7 #25
139 Best Of Me The Brummies 1 #139
138 Lose Your Mind Daniel Donato 1 #138
137 Everything At Once Rodney Crowell 2 #75
136 No California Ilsey 1 #136
135 The Pool Mayer Hawthorne 1 #135
134 How Wonderful We Are Needtobreathe 2 #69
133 It Takes Me Back Ray LaMontagne 2 #62
132 Dear Insecurity Brandy Clark 1 #132
131 Cool About It Boygenius 16 #1
130 Creatures Of Culture The Minks 1 #130
129 Tied Up! Genesis Owusu 6 #49
128 Only Nice When I'm High Lauren Morrow 1 #128
127 I Hate Everything But You Nordista Freeze 1 #127
126 My Love Mine All Mine Mitski 14 #2
125 See It Through Durand Jones 3 #12
124 Before I Have A Daughter Bre Kennedy 2 #59
123 An Arrow In The Wall Death Cab for Cutie 7 #17
122 Mirror And A Kitchen Sink Tommy Prine 1 #122
121 Angry The Rolling Stones 14 #2
120 Angelcover The New Pornographers 1 #120
119 Nervous System Joseph 4 #7
118 Let's Make a Mistake Tonight Tennis 3 #43
117 Borrow Trouble Feist 4 #17
116 No Reason Sunny War 7 #31
115 Pirate Radio Jean Dawson 9 #6
114 Sea Star St. Paul & The Broken Bones 2 #22
113 Trinity River Charley Crockett 9 #11
112 Weightless Arlo Parks 10 #4
111 Late Riser Okey Dokey 1 #111
110 Bang Bang Momma 2 #83
109 Nighttime Animal ZG Smith 1 #109
108 Run Around Alanna Royale 1 #108
107 Better Than You Phillip-Michael Scales 1 #107
106 Don't Wanna Love U Joe P 2 #60
105 Make Waves Young Summer 1 #105
104 Hardest Part Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges 1 #104
103 Ain't No Harmin' Me The War and Treaty 2 #42
102 Calling Your Name Jon Batiste 8 #21
101 My Entire Life Susto 1 #101
100 Miami Caroline Rose 3 #36
99 Sympathy Declan McKenna 3 #47
98 Good Old Days The Revivalists 11 #8
97 Odyssey Beck & Phoenix 11 #25
96 Radio Margo Price 2 #26
95 The Weakness Ruston Kelly 3 #86
94 Homesick Noah Kahan 5 #14
93 When We Were Close Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 15 #4
92 Just To Keep You Satisfied Inhaler 4 #61
91 Under The Milky Way Lilly Hiatt 1 #91
90 Saline Lydia Luce 1 #90
89 Lonely In This Town Boy Named Banjo 1 #89
88 Highlands Middle Kids 10 #23
87 Hybrid Annie DiRusso 1 #87
86 Cannonballers Colony House 5 #11
85 Miles Away Old Crow Medicine Show 3 #46
84 World Worth Keeping Jaime Wyatt 3 #14
83 In Your Love Tyler Childers 11 #26
82 The Way Manchester Orchestra 9 #6
81 Character Development Allison Ponthier 5 #18
80 Forgiving Ties Deer Tick 14 #7
79 Nothing Matters Last Dinner Party 22 #3
78 Eyes On You Vera Bloom 1 #78
77 Player One Blues Jacob Perleoni 1 #77
76 Sole Obsession Nation of Language 4 #18
75 Retrospect Bre Kennedy 1 #75
74 More Than Fine Savannah Conley 1 #74
73 Moss Jess Nolan 1 #73
72 El Dorado Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway 1 #72
71 Exhausting Lover Ben Folds 5 #6
70 Running On Time Parker Millsap 2 #69
69 Serious The Features 1 #69
68 Every Chance I Get (I Want You In The Flesh) Dan Auerbach 4 #44
67 Boyhood The Japanese House 2 #57
66 Just The Once Metric 6 #21
65 Hunter Jess Williamson 4 #13
64 Road To Joy Peter Gabriel 13 #5
63 Act Natural Margaret Glaspy 10 #7
62 Thinking About You Beck 14 #25
61 Dummy Portugal. The Man 5 #15
60 Devotion Arlo Parks 6 #37
59 Superglue Michigander 4 #31
58 Go Down River The Heavy Heavy 10 #9
57 Golden Amber Woodhouse 1 #57
56 I See Myself Geese 5 #56
55 Front Porchin' Parker Millsap 1 #55
54 The Roads Jonah Kagen 1 #54
53 Nu Grape Hiss Golden Messenger 3 #53
52 Eyez The Arcs 3 #52
51 One Like You LP 6 #47
50 Over And Over Becca Mancari 1 #50
49 The World We Knew (Over And Over) Vlad Holiday 1 #49
48 Connection Jill Andrews 1 #48
47 The Fall Gregory Alan Isakov 6 #32
46 you don't think about me Girl House 1 #46
45 Jersey Giant Elle King 3 #21
44 Under You Foo Fighters 14 #5
43 Love is The Way Thee Sacred Souls 5 #43
42 Get Back Margaret Glaspy 2 #42
41 Sunshine Baby The Japanese House 2 #41
40 Cherry Baby Jenny Lewis 8 #30
39 Tiny Garden Jamila Woods 4 #27
38 Be More Stephen Sanchez 6 #38
37 No More Lies Thundercat 2 #36
36 Evicted Wilco 12 #10
35 Running Away Thee Sacred Souls 5 #10
34 Call It Like It Is Bailen 2 #34
33 Mother Nature MGMT 5 #33
32 Gettin' Old Rock & Roll Wildermiss 1 #32
31 Hurricane Plains 2 #31
30 Salad Blondshell 5 #14
29 Body Briston Maroney 4 #29
28 The Drop Sports Team 5 #28
27 Rescued Foo Fighters 19 #2
26 Psychos Jenny Lewis 16 #3
25 Not Strong Enough Boygenius 23 #1
24 Doubt Slow Pulp 2 #24
23 Fox Hunt Sierra Ferrell 2 #3
22 Contortionist Savannah Conley 1 #22
21 Bug Like an Angel Mitski 12 #17
20 White Horse Chris Stapleton 7 #11
19 To Love Suki Waterhouse 1 #19
18 Dial Drunk Noah Kahan 17 #1
17 Sundown Langhorne Slim 1 #17
16 Love You Anyway Devon Gilfillian 11 #4
15 Stay Right Here Allison Russell 8 #15
14 Ready Or Not Shakey Graves 6 #14
13 Honey Samia 8 #8
12 We're All Gonna Die Joy Oladokun 8 #12
11 Cheerleader Liza Anne 1 #11
10 Lose You Bully 11 #10
9 Modern Girl Bleachers 15 #1
8 The Trench Coat Museum Yard Act 6 #8
7 Vampire Empire Big Thief 14 #3
6 More Than a Love Song Black Pumas 18 #3
5 Now And Then The Beatles 15 #2
4 Evangeline Stephen Sanchez 7 #4
3 Days Move Slow Bully 10 #3
2 All I Really Wanna Do Devon Gilfillian 10 #2
1 What Now Brittany Howard 10 #1

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About this countdown

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2023 was broadcast by Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) in 2023. 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, "Lightning 100's 2023 Top 200 Countdown" (200-101 and 100-01).

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