For The Week Ending August 14, 2021
- Country Dominates Top 10 As Country Music Fans Express Approval
- Log Jam at #25 With 5 Songs Tied
- Sister Lucille moves into #3 In Anticipation of New Album
- Progressive Rock Band Naryan Big Winner With 3 Songs on the Chart
Country, Americana, & Folk-Oh My!
This week’s chart couldn’t be more different than last week if it was planned. Country, Americana & Folk music filled most of the Top 25 slots this week as the listeners voted often this past week to let us know what they liked. We also introduced a lot of new songs during the week by new artists as well as new singles from the BWNR family of artists too.
The song that rose up the chart the most was Bill Abernathy, promoted by MTS Management Group, when his song “Who Are You Who Am I” moved from just outside the Top 100 to #11 on the chart this week.
Naryan Makes History
Naryan joined Apostle this week as the only band in the history of our charts to have 3 songs in the Top 100 during the same week. Represented by progressive rock label Progressive Gears, the band’s long awaited album “The Withering” has been a huge success with Progressive Rock fans as “The End”, “Black Swan” and “You Are The One” all made this week’s chart.
#25 Is A Popular Number
The #25 spot on this week’s chart seems to be a popular number with 5 songs tied for the coveted position: Jeremy Parsons, Mrs. McBright, Brandon Bing, and Thrifty Malone.
Sister Lucille’s “Gone” Moves To #3
But the biggest surprise lately (okay not that big) has been the way Sister Lucille’s single “Gone” has started to skyrocket up the chart. Over the past 3 weeks, it has risen from outside the Top 100 to this week’s #3 song. The band announced recently they have started recording the follow-up album to October 2019’s award winning debut “Alive”. If you live in Florida, you’ll have multiple chances to see why they are making headway when they start their Florida tour later this week. Check out the band on Facebook to find out more.
Vote, Vote, Vote
Many songs made this week’s chart because of getting “ratings” when their song is playing. BWNR does not conduct fan polls so hitting the “thumbs up” or the “up diamond” on some devices can make a difference. An example of this is the #20 song from Shadowfields “Much Ado About You” beat out the #21 song by one point in our rating system formula.
TOP 100
| 1 | A Song You Can Drink A Beer To | Gary Pratt |
| 2 | Rodeo Town | Richard Lynch |
| 3 | Gone | Sister Lucille |
| 4 | New Mexico Way | John Vento |
| Heaven Please Rewind | Aaron Dean | |
| Hometown Hero | Emily Noel | |
| 7 | Stranger | Ryleigh Madison |
| 8 | County Fair | Eller Rhodes |
| 9 | Leave This Bed | Robert Weston |
| Santa Cruz (ft. Ron Wallace) | The Cumberland River Project | |
| 11 | Who Are You Who Am I | Bill Abernathy |
| 12 | No One to Blame | Jesse Brewster |
| Fire and Water | David Goundry | |
| 14 | Hi-Line | Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs |
| Innocent Man | The SteelDrivers | |
| 16 | Teach Me How To Love Again | Sam L. Smith |
| 17 | California Nevada Road | Garry Griffy |
| 18 | Why Did I Fall For You? | Briana Dinsdale |
| 19 | Come And Getcha Ya Some | Charlie Kulis Band |
| 20 | Much Ado About You | Shadowfields |
| 21 | Liberty | Ronan Gallagher |
| 22 | Summer Winds | Indy van Spanje |
| 23 | My Father’s Coat | The Hounds Of Finn |
| 24 | Crooked House | Shadowfields |
| 25 | Something Other Than You Are | Jeremy Parsons |
| Do You Miss Me Too | Mrs McBright | |
| Dyin’ Breed | Brandon Bing | |
| Henry Street | Thrifty Malone | |
| 29 | The Mission | Gulf Stream Riders |
| 30 | Wild Mountain Thyme | The Hounds Of Finn |
| 31 | Knock On Wood | Strawman & The Jackdaws |
| 32 | Lottery | Larry Jay |
| 33 | Horseshoe Lounge | The Barlow |
| 34 | Givin’ A Damn (Don’t Go With My Outfit) | Pamela Hopkins |
| 35 | Sunsets and Fireworks | Katie Fee |
| 36 | Ol’ What’s Her Name | Victoria Eman |
| California Stars | Alyssa Brackley | |
| 38 | Colors of Honey | The Iveys |
| Kiss You For the Rest of My Life | Brian Iannucci | |
| The Lamb Becomes The Lion | Danny Goring | |
| 41 | Words & Alibis | Dustin Chapman |
| 42 | Herald | Let See Thin |
| 43 | A to Z | Executive Order |
| 44 | Told Me The Truth | Kelsey Bovey |
| 45 | Adrenaline High | MaterialEyes |
| 46 | Cold Cold Soul | Nitro Nitra ft. Al Walser |
| 47 | Ball and Chain | Briana Dinsdale |
| 48 | The City and the Sky | Isproject |
| 49 | Black Swan | Naryan |
| Miss Me Too | Chelsea Lyn Meyer | |
| 51 | Someone Else’s Dream | CatalystR |
| 52 | Inside | Mind Cell |
| 53 | The End | Naryan |
| Dirty Sheets and Dirty Dishes | Stephen Wrench | |
| 55 | My Ocean Is Electric | Machines Dream |
| Forever Young | Amanda Rose Riley | |
| The Wandering Angel | Silver Nightmares | |
| 58 | When I Was A Ship | Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate |
| 59 | Rivers Flow | PERK |
| 60 | Starseed | Laureen Garrison |
| 61 | Learning To Crawl | Glen Burtnik |
| Possession | Jean Cabbie & The Secret Admirer Society | |
| 63 | Priceless | Shimmer Johnson |
| 64 | The Crystal Ship | Doug Kistner |
| 65 | A Groovy Kind Of Love | The Crushing Violets |
| Better Off | Post Profit | |
| 67 | Waiting | Ny’a |
| 68 | Bullet Off Its Course | SiXforNinE |
| Make Me A Man | The Bobby Jarmon Project | |
| Some Like It Hot | Executive Order | |
| 71 | Together | AV Super Sunshine |
| 72 | Demons | Dom Colizzi |
| 73 | Sandbox | Annie Minogue Band |
| 74 | Diving In | Tracy Colletto |
| Masterpiece | Shimmer Johnson | |
| Slowly | Dom Colizzi | |
| Starting Over | Lonely Lost Boy | |
| 78 | Empty Minds | Bright-eyed and Blind |
| Last Goodbye | Apostle | |
| 80 | My Mind | Marco Pernice |
| 81 | Where You Been | The William Deuel Band |
| 82 | 26 Letters | Luckie Boy |
| Do The Creep | The Popravinas | |
| Love Is All That Will Matter | Red Ant Band | |
| 85 | Make Your Move | Justin Rudolph |
| Seek & Hide | Modern Mimes | |
| Treefingers | Alcantara | |
| What I’ve Been Looking For | Eric & The Soo | |
| 89 | A Good Friend | Tommy Sistak |
| 90 | Where You Are | Anything But Human |
| 91 | (Can’t You See) I’m Ready | Tommy G |
| a Crying Game | Kerry Goodhind | |
| Can’t Hold Back | Robert Minott | |
| I’m On A High | Rick Eberle | |
| 95 | Shake It Around | Dorian Paul |
| The Rose, A Bloom | Oceanica | |
| 97 | Ever A Time | Danny Thompson |
| Good Ole Love | Kenny Black, Stephen Wrench, Shimmer Johnson | |
| Something To Believe In | Miss Freddye | |
| 100 | Surrender | Daria Stefan |
| Dreaming Is Free | Red Ant Band | |
| You Are The One | Naryan |
On The Rise(* debuted on BWNR this week)
| ˄ | Change | Let See Thin |
| ˄* | Absolute | The Metal Byrds |
| ˄ | Past The Upset | Policy |
| ˄* | Power Moves | Bad Marriage |
| ˄ | Better Taste Than Wine | PERK |
| ˄* | No Pity On The Highway | Radio Exile |
| ˄ | Hearts On Fire | Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps |
| ˄ | Miss Freddye’s Gonna Fix Ya | Miss Freddye |
| ˄* | Embers | The Crushing Violets |
| ˄ | Walk in My Shoes | Barista |
| ˄ | Young Love | Colm O’Mahony & the Hot Touches |
| ˄ | I Know | Jason Shand |
| ˄ | Life Of The Party | The Metal Byrds |
| ˄* | Tiki Bar on the Beach | Jarod Grubb |
| ˄* | Liberated | The Petal Falls |
| ˄ | Life Is Beautiful(Lyrics) | Black Oxygen |
| ˄* | Take You Down | Blud Red Roses |
