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Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2024

The year-end countdown (2024) from Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN ranks 200 songs, with “Scared To Start” by Michael Marcagi at number one. The list features 161 different artists; Royel Otis has the most entries with three songs.

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Published in two posts (200-101 and 100-1), each paginated in blocks of 10; source_url is the 100-1 post. Artists printed in capitals; normal case restored. Corrected: #175 printed with the artist in quotes ("VLAD HOLIDAY" – "Closer"); Brigette Calls Me Baby (199, 143), Royal Otis (99), Ray LaMontange (36), Nightsweats (37, 2).

# Song ListsBest
200 Scared To Start Michael Marcagi 4 #23
199 We Were Never Alive Brigitte Calls Me Baby 10 #30
198 Wonderland JJ Grey & Mofro 2 #88
197 Big Love Camera Obscura 1 #197
196 I Feel Alive Art d'Ecco 2 #81
195 Walk Through Fire Yannis and the Yaw 2 #63
194 The Break Blame My Youth 3 #34
193 Payback Aaron Frazer 4 #17
192 Life Is Jessica Pratt 3 #2
191 Talk About It Post Sex Nachos 1 #191
190 God Needs The Devil Jonah Kagen 4 #21
189 Glory The Airborne Toxic Event 2 #90
188 Lorelei MRCY 1 #188
187 Like A Woman Lady Blackbird 3 #39
186 Adoringly Drunk Criticals 1 #186
185 Something Better Brother Bird 1 #185
184 Lose Boeckner 1 #184
183 Messy As A Magnolia American Aquarium 1 #183
182 Like I Say (I runaway) Nilufer Yanya 3 #70
181 Comin' Out Swingin' Kyshona 1 #181
180 Stargazing Myles Smith 6 #10
179 Super Breath Karen O / Danger Mouse 5 #9
178 Tennessee Sam Palladio 1 #178
177 Into The Blue Aaron Frazer 1 #177
176 Colder St. Paul 1 #176
175 Closer Vlad Holiday 1 #175
174 Second Skin Nada Surf 1 #174
173 Solitaires Futurebirds 1 #173
172 Violet Joe P 6 #41
171 The Hard Way Goodbye June 1 #171
170 What's Fair Blondshell 3 #56
169 Bad News Hovvdy 1 #169
168 Keep Going Guster 6 #17
167 If Not You Airpark 1 #167
166 The Other Side Michael Marcagi 1 #166
165 All Night The Dare 3 #77
164 Fake Flowers Maggie Rose 2 #86
163 So Bad Cassandra Lewis 5 #56
162 Missing Out Maya Hawke 6 #44
161 Fill My Cup The Dip 1 #161
160 Closer To You Young Summer 1 #160
159 Little Splinters OK Cowgirl 1 #159
158 If Our Love Is Dead Royel Otis 2 #86
157 Milwaukee Wyatt Flores 2 #157
156 Dogs & Rocks Birdtalker 1 #156
155 Old Tape Lucius 11 #26
154 Favorite Fontaines D.C. 18 #3
153 Can't Escape A Broken Heart Cecilia Castleman 1 #153
152 Wreckage Pearl Jam 16 #11
151 Starburster Fontaines D.C. 21 #1
150 Joy Ride Jill Andrews 1 #150
149 Delilah Marcus King 4 #41
148 Just A Bird Blind Pilot 1 #148
147 Flowers Real Estate 3 #58
146 Home Good Neighbours 4 #4
145 Billboard Heart Deep Sea Diver 2 #52
144 Shouldn't Be Lilly Hiatt 1 #144
143 Eddie My Love Brigitte Calls Me Baby 5 #23
142 Low Sun Hermanos Gutierrez 7 #39
141 The Moon Is In The Wrong Place Shannon and the Clams 2 #38
140 Worthy Mavis Staples 16 #19
139 She's Leaving You M J Lenderman 17 #1
138 Hawkmoon Hurray For The Riff Raff 3 #56
137 Monday Monday Monday Becca Mancari 1 #137
136 Docket Blondshell 7 #9
135 Mood Ring DEHD 6 #13
134 Boom Boom Back Hinds 4 #37
133 Field Of Vision King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2 #48
132 In Front of Me Now Nada Surf 3 #18
131 Bored Waxahatchee 13 #2
130 Payphone Illiterate Light 1 #130
129 Vertigo Beach Bunny 7 #5
128 Free Treasure Adrianne Lenker 4 #28
127 Horror Of It All Aaron Lee Tasjan 1 #127
126 Natural Disaster The Foxies 1 #126
125 Real Good Love Pete Yorn 2 #99
124 These Ghosts Tyler Ramsey 1 #124
123 Do You? Daniel Nunnelee 1 #123
122 Revelator Phosphorescent 4 #4
121 Sadness As A Gift Adrianne Lenker 5 #26
120 Hold On Tight Amos Lee 3 #28
119 Live Close By (Visit Often) The Mavericks 1 #119
118 Plus & Minus David Gray 3 #77
117 All My Friends Katie Pruitt 2 #117
116 Happiness The Heavy Heavy 10 #16
115 All A Mystery Phantogram 3 #31
114 Hide Anymore Wilder Woods 1 #114
113 Right Back to It Waxahatchee 20 #1
112 Dark Matter Pearl Jam 13 #4
111 Little Chaos Orla Gartland 8 #8
110 Cowboys Cry Sasha Alex Sloan 1 #110
109 Supersad Suki Waterhouse 14 #8
108 Still Strangers Sometimes Dawes 3 #83
107 Run Your Mouth The Marias 7 #18
106 Talk Is Cheap Dr. Dog 4 #19
105 Someday, Someday Pete Yorn 5 #47
104 What About the Children Gary Clark Jr. 5 #32
103 Something's Gonna Go Our Way The 502's 3 #84
102 Showtime Catfish and the Bottlemen 1 #102
101 Call Me Later The Foxies 1 #101
100 You're So Impatient The Pixies 3 #50
99 Foam Royel Otis 2 #44
98 Bells and Whistles Bright Eyes 4 #32
97 Future Enemies Yola 4 #64
96 Wilted Rose Black Crowes 1 #96
95 Digging In The Dirt Sheryl Crow 2 #95
94 Audacious Franz Ferdinand 5 #27
93 Floating Parade Michael Kiwanuka 15 #5
92 Sunshine Getaway JD McPherson 8 #20
91 Lonely Cowboy Kaleo 1 #91
90 Feel The Heavy Heavy 3 #62
89 Mint Tea Johnny Blue Skies 7 #22
88 Lost Soccer Mommy 3 #64
87 Live For You Thee Sacred Souls 9 #24
86 Solitary Road Charley Crockett 5 #24
85 Evolution Sheryl Crow 2 #84
84 A Love International Khruangbin 10 #13
83 Prove It to You Brittany Howard 8 #12
82 The Feminine Urge Last Dinner Party 14 #15
81 Tell Me Why U Do That Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge 3 #33
80 Empty Trainload of Sky Gillian Welch & David Rawlings 5 #56
79 Everything Almost Madi Diaz 2 #54
78 ) The Japanese House 0
77 Big Time Nothing St. Vincent 10 #35
76 Broken Man St. Vincent 16 #4
75 Atom Bomb Bully 3 #29
74 Sexy To Someone Clairo 13 #2
73 OMG Suki Waterhouse 2 #39
72 Burial Ground The Decemberists 15 #6
71 Sanctuary Wild Feathers 2 #71
70 $10 Cowboy Charley Crockett 7 #22
69 Paperweight Secret Sisters 2 #69
68 She Cleans Up Father John Misty 11 #9
67 Long Dark Night JUDAH & THE LION 3 #56
66 Running Norah Jones 9 #21
65 Oh No! The Decemberists 12 #11
64 Beaches Beabadoobee 13 #17
63 Superstar Rainbow Kitten Surprise 8 #44
62 Headlights Home Mat Kearney 2 #62
61 American Dreaming Sierra Ferrell 9 #20
60 Strawberry Jam Coin 1 #60
59 Be Yourself Wilder Woods 1 #59
58 Highway Queen Mt. Joy 6 #34
57 Annihilation Wilco 7 #43
56 A Fragile Thing The Cure 14 #11
55 April Local Natives 1 #55
54 Cinderella Remi Wolf 6 #10
53 Magpie Peach Pit 4 #18
52 Beautiful Day Amos Lee 1 #52
51 Creatures In Heaven Glass Animals 9 #7
50 Slack Coin 1 #50
49 Mustang Kings of Leon 9 #5
48 Good People Mumford & Sons + Pharrell 2 #48
47 All the Ways Secret Sisters 3 #10
46 Love Of A Girl Avett Brothers 13 #13
45 On The Game The Black Keys 4 #45
44 Classical Vampire Weekend 8 #22
43 Capricorn Vampire Weekend 14 #11
42 Green Light Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors 1 #42
41 Tiny Moves Bleachers 7 #22
40 Driver Soccer Mommy 9 #23
39 feelslikeimfallinginlove Coldplay 3 #20
38 Suffering Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors 1 #38
37 Heartless Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 10 #9
36 And They Called Her California Ray LaMontagne 1 #36
35 Leadfoot Billy Strings 2 #35
34 Paranoid Hippo Campus 6 #25
33 Speyside Bon Iver 10 #9
32 Nowhere to Run Kings of Leon 3 #32
31 You Never Know Iron and Wine 1 #31
30 Running Around Childish Gambino 1 #30
29 I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of us All Father John Misty 6 #16
28 Lunch Billie Eilish 9 #8
27 Beautiful People (Stay High) The Black Keys 11 #7
26 That's How I'm Feeling Jack White 19 #2
25 Step Into Your Power Ray LaMontagne 11 #24
24 Death Valley High Orville Peck 11 #24
23 Murder on the Dancefloor Royel Otis 5 #23
22 Dance With A Stranger Lake Street Dive 8 #16
21 Wanna Be Loved The Red Clay Strays 3 #21
20 No One Gets Out Alive Maggie Rose 1 #20
19 Good Together Lake Street Dive 10 #3
18 Neon Pill Cage The Elephant 13 #2
17 Bright Lights The Killers 6 #17
16 Arrow The Head and the Heart 12 #13
15 Giving Up Michigander 8 #15
14 I Should Have Known It Chris Stapleton 2 #14
13 All In Good Time Iron and Wine 14 #9
12 Peaceful Place Leon Bridges 12 #3
11 Cardinal Kacey Musgraves 18 #2
10 In The Living Room Maggie Rogers 9 #10
9 The Architect Kacey Musgraves 7 #2
8 Up All Night James Bay 4 #8
7 Gild The Lily Billy Strings 15 #5
6 Don't Forget Me Maggie Rogers 14 #1
5 Rainbow Cage The Elephant 10 #5
4 Nobody's Soldier Hozier 12 #2
3 Burning Down The House Paramore 4 #3
2 Call Me (Whatever You Like) Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 11 #2
1 Too Sweet Hozier 21 #1

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About this countdown

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2024 was broadcast by Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) in 2024. 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 2024 Top 200 Countdown" (200-101 and 100-1).

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