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This special countdown covers the top 100 artists ranked by annual chart placement, covering the years 2003 to 2024. Artists are ranked by their entire body of work, not 1 song or one album. I actually ranked a total of 211 artists, but I keep it to the top 100 for sake of the countdown.

Here's numbers 70 through 61. For each artist I picked one song that seemed to be best representative of their work, or otherwise their most popular.

I am counting down these artists, 10 a time until we reach 10-1. Download/stream/share this show, in the same RSS feed as my standard podcast.

This portion of the countdown was published 8/13/25

Opening theme Ada Rovatti & Elephunk -"Gottcha" For Rent www.adarovatti.com

70 TIM GRIMM www.timgrimm.com

I aired "The Turning Point" - The Turning Point (2013)

69 TAYLOR DAVIS www.taylordavismusic.com

I aired "Do You Ever" - Motel Songs (2006)

68 SLOAN WAINGWRIGHT www.sloanwainwright.com

I aired "Between The Lines" - Life Grows Back (2006)

67 GIRLYMAN www.girlyman.com

I aired "Even If" - Remember Who I Am (2004)

66 SHANE MARTIN www.shanemartin.com

I aired "Passenger Seat" - Keepin' The Night Alive (2017)

65 EILEN JEWELL www.eilenjewell.com

I aired "I Remember You" - Queen Of The Minor Key (2011)

64 ANDY FRIEDMAN www.andyfriedman.net

I aired "Probably Shouldn't Call" - Taken Man (2006)

63 THE KENNEDYS www.kennedysmusic.com

I aired "Rhyme and Reason" - Closer Than You Know (2012)

62 JEAN MANN www.jeanmann.net

I aired "Loveong" - Between The Rocks And The Stars (2013)

61 MARE WAKEFIELD www.marewakefield.com

I aired "Dear J." - Meant To Be

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix) - The Warm Chill

Running time: 1 hour, 27 minutes

Amber Rubarth "Party On The Fence" - Something New www.amberrubarth.com

Maya de Vitry "Baby Elephants" - Infinite www.mayadevitry.com

Heather Maloney & Darlingside "Woodstock" - Woodstock www.heathermaloney.com

Karmacoda featuring Megan Slankard "Practically Impossible To Please" www.karmacoda.com

Megan Slankard "Oil In The Ocean" - California And Other Stories www.meganslankard.com

Jeff Campbell "Tides" - In Spite Of Everything www.jeffcampbell.com

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Coco Love Alcorn "Ain't No Friend" - Rebirth www.cocolovealcorn.com

The Pairs "Easier To Leave" - When Will We Find Our Way www.thepairsmusic.com

Emm Gryner "Summertime" - Business & Pleasure www.emmgryner.com

Kobo Town "Across The Dark Waters" - Independence www.kobotown.com

David Newland "This Moment On The Sea" - Northbound www.davidnewland.com

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The Harbours "Memory" - Are We Nearly There Yet? www.the-harbours.com

Chess Smith "Drama King" - Saving Lilibet www.chesssmith.co.uk

Carly & The Universe "When The Summer Ends" www.carlyandtheuniverse.com

Black Bear Kiss "Calling Out" www.blackbearkiss.com

The Virginmarys "Trippin' New York City" - The House Beyond The Fires www.thevirginmarys.com

Mad Haven "Take Control"

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Spitalfield "I Can't Stop" play & record www.spitalield.org

Golden Apes "Stranger (When I Left)" www.goldenapes.com

Tian Qiyi "Mongolian Dub" - Songs For Workers

In The Pines "Hide The Sky" - Sunbeam Dream www.inthepines.band

Infamous Stiffs "Soul" - The Ornery Six www.infamousstiffs.com

The Bartells "Starlight" (alternative version) - Starlight www.thebartells.co.uk

Abz Winter "Ran Out Of Love" www.abzwinterofficial.com

Buddy Guy "Where U At" (featuring Christone "Kingfish" Ingram) - Ain't Done With The Blues www.buddyguy.net

Katie Knipp "Outlaw Doc" - Me www.katieknipp.com

Mercedes Nicole "Feels Like Rain" www.mercedesnicolemusic.com

Ringo Starr "Look Up" - Look Up www.ringostarr.com

Wild Mountain Mystics Just Lay It Down" - Fire & Honey www.wildmountainmystics.com

Ever More Nest "Out Here Now" - Out Here Now www.evermorenest.com

Stillhouse Junkies "Levee" - The Ballad Of Charlie Avalon www.stillhousejunkies.com

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ALBUM FOCUS: Marty Cooper - American Portraits

This collection of songs is being released on 8/22 by Howlin' Dog Records. Here, Marty sings previously covered songs, as well as those made famous by others.

From this retrospective, I aired "The Biplane, Evermore", "Little Bitty Ball", "Under Your Wing", and "The View From Ward Three"

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Amy Speace "Something Bout A Town" - The American Dream www.amyspeace.com

Jody Cooper "40 Years" www.jodycoopermusic.com

David G Smith "Give Us Free" - Witness Trees www.davidgsmithmusic.com

Jo Wymer "No Time Left To Cry" - SLG " www.jowymer.com

Heather Pierson "Perspective" - Back To The Light www.heatherpierson.com

Aimee Van Dyne "Unbroken Love" - Broken Love songs www.aimeevandyne.com

Jean Mann "Thread" - Songs For All The Days www.jeanmann.net

Joy Zimmerman "We Are A Bell" - Where The Light Lives www.joyzimmermanmusic.com

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix)" - The Warm Chill

Running time: 3 hours 40 minutes

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Robin Aigner 'Coney Island Ride" - Volksinger

Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt "Longing Makes The Wave" - For Keeps www.carrieelkin.com www.dannyschmidt.com

Brett Dennen "Desert Sunrise" s/t www.brettdennen.live

Sam Weber "los-angeles-ca.cloud" - Shape Confused Cowboy Be You www.samweber.fun

Blue Haiu "Light Of A Thousand Suns" - Heat Beneath The Waves

Lucy Kaplansky "Last Days Of Summer" - The Lucy Story www.lucykaplansky.com

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Jess Klein "Overcome" - When We Rise www.jessklein.com

Jaimee Harris "Boomerang Town" - Boomerang Town www.jaimeeharris.com

Ordinary Elephant "Rust Right Through" - Honest www.ordinaryelephant.net

Justine Giles "Past Life" wwww.justinegiles.com

Drea Lake "4U" www.drealake.com

Malia Rogers "Stay" - Chameleon www.maliarogers.com

Shotgun Curly "My Boyfriend's Name Is Brooklyn" www.shotguncurly.com

Deni Bonet "Raise The Roof" - Bright Shiny Objects www.denibonet.com

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Daniella Binyamin "Jungle" - Poetry 1992

Sabina Chantouria "Changes" www.sabinachantouria.com

Reaven "Free Your Mind" www.reavenmusic.net

Pink Turns Blue "Fighting For The Right Side" - Black Swan www.pinkturnsbluetour.com

Boneheads "Lonesome Cowboy" www.theboneheads.ca

Redwood City "Kept In Mind" www.redwoodcity.co.uk

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Dead Reynolds "Parasite" www.deadreynoldsband.co.uk

Youth Killed It "Johnny Bravado" www.youthkilledit.com

Tenderhooks "Gone Way Out East" www.tenderhooks.co.uk

The Chiefs "Jeffrey" - s/t

Sorry X "R U DWN" www.sorryxmusic.com

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John McCutcheon "Ms St. Louis" - Field Of Stars www.folkmusic.com

The Kennedys "Little Green Bottles" - Headwinds www.kennedysmusic.com

Buskin & Batteau "Living On The Edge Of Dreams" - Red Shoes and Golden Hearts www.buskinandbatteau.com

SONiA disappear fear "Farmland and the Sky" - Broken Film www.soniadisappearfear.com

Jesse Terry "Gunpowder Days" - Arcadia www.jesseterrymusic.com

Sam Robbins "Another Wall To Build" - Bigger Than In Between www.samrobbinsmusic.com

Goldpine "About Tomorrow" - Two www.goldpinemusic.com

Professor Louie & The Crowmatix "Monday Boogaloo" - Crowin' Around www.professorlouie.com

Laurie Morvan Band "Gotta Dig Deep" - Gravity www.lauriemorvan.com

The Reverend Shawn Amos "Everybody Wants To Be My Friend" - Vivir En Espana www.shawnamos.com

Luke Winslow-King "Black Eyed Gypsy" - Flash-A-Magic www.lukewinslowking.com

Altered Five Blues Band "Where's My Money" - Holler If You Hear Me www.alteredfive.com

Anthony Gomes "Painted Horse" - High Voltage Blues www.anthonygomes.com

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Max Wareham "Rexford Falls" - Daggomit! www.maxwareham.com

Faux Paws "Racing The Sun" s/t www.thefauxpawsmusic.com

Twisted Pine "Well, You Can Do It Without Me" - Right Now wwww.twistedpineband.com

Golden Shoals "Honey You Don't Know My Mind" - s/t www.goldenshoals.com

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ALBUM FOCUS: Marty Cooper - American Portraits

This collection of songs is being released on 8/22 by Howlin' Dog Records. Here, Marty sings previously covered songs, as well as those made famous by others.

From this retrospective, I aired "The Indiana Girl", "Cowboys and Daddies", "You Can't Be A Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine), and "Think Of The Children as Roses" (with Robin James)

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Michael Sarian "Straight Trash" - Esquina michaelsarian.com

Joel Styzens "Resonance II" - Resonance www.relaxyourears.com

Megan Bee "When The Beach Is Asleep" - Cottonwood www.meganbeemusic.com

Terry Klein "Sky Blue LeBaron" - Leave The Light On www.terrykleinmusic.com

Christopher Wright "Linoleum" - The Other Side www.christopherwrightmusic.com

Tyller Gummerall "In The Middle" www.tyllermusic.com

Piqsiq "Tutaliit": Mermaids" - Legends www.piqsiqmusic.com

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes "Vrikshashana (The Tree)" - Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 4 hours, 34 minutes

I hold deed to this audio’s usage, which is free to share with specific attribution, non-commercial and non-derivation rules.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Radio Crystal Blue Top 100 All-Time Artist Countdown

This special countdown covers the top 100 artists ranked by annual chart placement, covering the years 2003 to 2024. Artists are ranked by their entire body of work, not 1 song or one album. I actually ranked a total of 211 artists, but I keep it to the top 100 for sake of the countdown.

Here's numbers 80 through 71. For each artist I picked one song that seemed to be best representative of their work, or otherwise their most popular.

I am counting down these artists, 10 a time until we reach 10-1. Download/stream/share this show, in the same RSS feed as my standard podcast.

This portion of the countdown was published 7/28/25

Opening theme Ada Rovatti & Elephunk -"Gottcha" For Rent www.adarovatti.com

80 CROOKED STILL www.crookedstill.com

I aired "Old Virginia" - Hop High (2004)

79 JOHN MCCUTCHEON www.folkmusic.com

I aired "Waiting For The Rain" - Ghost Light (2018)

78 NICOLA www.nicolavazquez.com

I aired "How Long" - Real (2001)

77 GRACE MORRISON www.gracemorrison.com

I aired " Lorraine" - I'm The Apple (2017)

76 BLOODY JUG BAND www.bloodyjugband.com

I aired "Asylum Blues" - Rope Burn (2015)

75 JULIAN TAYLOR www.juliantaylormusic.ca

I aired "Be With You" - The Ridge (2020)

74 WHISKEY TREATY ROADSHOW www.thewhiskeytreaty.com

I aired "Pass The Peace" - Band Together (2020)

73 AMBER RUBARTH www.amberrubarth.com

I aired "Pushing Away" - Something New (2005)

72 LIZ LONGLEY www.lizlongley.com

I aired "Almost Over You" - Somewhere In The Middle (2009)

71 KYLER ENGLAND

I aired "Lay It On Me" - Live Wire: The Green Room Sessions (2006)

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix) - The Warm Chill

Running time: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Jonathan Byrd "Close Enough To Touch" - You Can't Outrun The Radio www.jonathanbyrd.com

Matt Harlan & Rachel Jones "The Time Is Now" - In The Dark www.mattharlan.com

Karen Jonas "Lucky" - Lucky, Revisited www.karenjonasmusic.com

Monica Rizzio "Washashore Cowgirl" - Washashore Cowgirl www.monicarizzio.com

Grace Morrison "Saltwater Country" - Saltwater Country www.gracemorrison.com

Lara Herscovitch "From A Bridge" - Four Wise Monkeys www.laraherscovitch.com

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Allan James "The Ghosts Have Gone" www.allanjamesmusic.com

Fred Gillen Jr. "Spring Turns To Summer" - Birds www.fredgillenjr.com

Ellis Paul "Cosmos" - 55 www.ellispaul.com

The Accidentals "Kevin At The End Of The World" - Time Out 3 www.theaccidentalsmusic.com

Shanna In A Dress "Playin' With Fire" - Robot www.shannainadress.com

Kevin Daniel "Heart Like Mine" - The Life & Adventures Of Kevin Daniel www.thekevindaniel.com

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ALBUM FOCUS: Marty Cooper - American Portraits

This collection of songs is being released on 8/22 by Howlin' Dog Records. Here, Marty sings previously covered songs, as well as those made famous by others.

From this retrospective, I aired "{I'm A) Yo-Yo Man", "The Ball Player", "The Oklahoma Wrangler", "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll" (with Wendy Newcomer), & "In Santa Fe" (with Wendy Newcomer)

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MJ Hibbett "The Where, What, How And Whom Of Doctor Doom www.mjhibbett.com

Jon Babin "Angel Hair" s/t www.jonbabin.com

Bob Cummins Jr. "In Tow" - Good American Songbook www.bigecretrecords.com

Glow & The Dark "Bright Eyes T-Shirt"

Dining Dead "Burn Your Dinner" - Is This A House? www.diningdead.com

Dylan Nirvana "KT-88" - Pentagonal Flower www.dylannirvana.com

Plastic Rhino "TAKEITALL" www.plasticrhinoband.com

The Cides "Silence Breeds Violence" www.thecides.com

Arcane Moon "Lumens" -

Chew "Sunshine - www.3dchew.com

Rattle Bones "Desert Heart" - www.rattlebonespgh.com

Plush "Why" www.plushrocks.net

WASP "Paint it Black www.waspnation.com

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Hard Maybe "Palace" www.hardmaybe.band

Lady Wray "You're Gonna Win" - Cover Girl ladynicolewray.com

Michele D'Amour & The Love Dealers "It Won't Break My Heart" - Hot Mess micheledamourandthelovedealers.com

Cassidy Rae "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" www.cassidy-rae.com

Cabruja "Malecon" www.cabruja.it

Eliane Amherd "Humagne Rouge" - La Degustation elianeperforms.com

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Tall Tall Trees "The Riverbend" Freedays www.talltalltrees.com

Ponyfolk "Steffaleken" - The Woods Have Shown Us www.ponyfolk.com

William Matheny "Bird Of Youth" - That Grand, Old Feeling www.williammatheny.com

Sam Weber "used001.art" - Shape Confused Cowboy Be You www.samweber.fun

Davey O "Travelogue" - Some Days www.daveyo.com

Suzie Brown "Some Hearts" - Songs Worth Saving www.suziebrownsongs.com

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Closing music: Geoffrey Armes "Vrikshashana (The Tree)" - Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 3 hours, 35 minutes

I hold deed to this audio’s usage, which is free to share with specific attribution, non-commercial and non-derivation rules.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

This special countdown covers the top 100 artists ranked by annual chart placement, covering the years 2003 to 2024. Artists are ranked by their entire body of work, not 1 song or one album. I actually ranked a total of 211 artists, but I keep it to the top 100 for sake of the countdown.

Here's numbers 90 through 81. For each artist I picked one song that seemed to be best representative of their work, or otherwise their most popular.

I am counting down these artists, 10 a time until we reach 10-1. Download/stream/share this show, in the same RSS feed as my standard podcast.

This portion of the countdown was published 7/15/25

Opening theme Ada Rovatti & Elephunk -"Gottcha" For Rent www.adarovatti.com

90: MIEKA PAULEY www.mieka.com

I aired "Devil's Got My Secret" from her 2007 album Elijah Drop Your Gun

89: FLO ANITO www.floanito.com

I aired "Man Of The Year" from her 2008 album No Dustbunnies

88: CASTLE BLACK www.castleblackmusic.com

I aired "Radio Queen" from their 2021 EP "Get Up, Dancer"

87 THE WAYBACKS www.waybacks.com

I aired "The Last Steam Engine Train" from their 2000 album Devolver

86: LOS HERMANOS 9RODRIGUEZ

I aired "Odd Boy" from their self-titled 2005 album.

85: JULIAN VELARD www.julianvelard.com

I aired "Joni" from his 2006 EP "The Movies Without You

84: GARRISON STARR www.garrisonstarr.com

I aired "Beautiful In Los Angeles" from her 2006 album "The Sound Of You & Me"

83: JAIMEE HARRIS www.jaimeeharris.com

I aired "The Fair and Dark Haired Lad" from her 2023 album "Boomerang Town"

82: THE KELLER SISTERS

I aired "Can't Believe My Luck" from their 2012 EP "Shine"

81: BETTY DYLAN

I aired "Are You Happy Now" from their 2001 album "American Trash"

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix) - The Warm Chill

Running time: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Miles In Transit "The 71" - Miles In Music www.milesintransit.com

Catspaw "Southbound Line" - Ancient Bateyed Wallman

The Howlin' Thurstons 'Knucklewalk"

Guitarmyofone "Sea Legs Diamond" - The Wave Files www.guitarmyofone.com

The Concaves "The Green Flash" - Heavy Surf Advisory

The Defibulators "The Gravy Shake" - Corn Money www.thedefibulators.com

This Way To The Egress "This Side Of Jordan" - Great Balancing Act www.thiswaytotheegress.com

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Erin Ash Sullivan "One Time I Stole A Book" -Signposts and Marks www.erinashsullivan.com

Zoe Fitzgerald Carter "One By Land" - Before The Machine www.zoefitzgeraldcarter.com

Aimee Van Dyne "The Story Of Me" - Broken Love Songs www.aimeevandyne.com

Mare Wakefield & Nomad "Almost Mine" - No Remedy www.marewakefield.com

Alice Howe "Something Calls To Me" - Circumstance www.alicehowe.com

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ALBUM FOCUS: Marty Cooper - American Portraits

This collection of songs is being released on 8/22 by Howlin' Dog Records. Here, Marty sings previously covered songs, as well as those made famous by others.

From this retrospective, I aired "Stephen", "Their Roof Is The Sky", "The Burlington Zephyr", and "The Mississippi Blind Boy".

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Tom Ciurczak "Am I MIA" - Yorick www.tomciurczak.com

Riley Michaels "Waiting For You" www.rileymichaels.com

Superstar Crush "They Keep Calling" www.superstarcrush.com

Danko Jones "Everyday Is Saturday Night" www.dankojones.com

Ugly Kid Joe "Long Road" - Rad Wings Of Destiny www.uglykidjoe.net

The Dirty Nil "Rock N' Roll Band" www.thedirtynil.com

The Virginmarys "When The Lights Go Down" - The House Beyond The Fires www.thevirginmarys.com