{"id":1317303,"date":"2019-12-17T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T18:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1815812"},"modified":"2019-12-17T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T18:35:18","slug":"the-most-played-songs-of-2019-might-surprise-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/the-most-played-songs-of-2019-might-surprise-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most-Played Songs of 2019 Might Surprise You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:686304?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n7m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>So who wants statistics for Christmas? You do? How endearing \u2014 because here comes Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of doing our usual country album and airplay rundowns this week, we\u2019re going to focus on the 60 songs that <em>Billboard<\/em> says racked up the most airplay in 2019. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/year-end\/country-airplay-songs\">See the list.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FjBp30kjzTc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FjBp30kjzTc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Top 5 songs \u2014 again in terms of airplay, which includes chart longevity as well as rank \u2014 are, in descending order, Morgan Wallen\u2019s \u201cWhiskey Glasses,\u201d Combs\u2019 \u201cBeautiful Crazy,\u201d Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell\u2019s \u201cWhat Happens in a Small Town,\u201d Justin Moore\u2019s \u201cThe Ones That Didn\u2019t Make It Back Home\u201d and Combs\u2019 \u201cBeer Never Broke My Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the 60 most-played songs, women artists accounted for only these six: Kelsea Ballerini\u2019s \u201cMiss Me More\u201d (No. 13), Maren Morris\u2019 \u201cGirl\u201d (No. 26), Carrie Underwood\u2019s \u201cSouthbound\u201d (No. 36) and \u201cLove Wins\u201d (No. 45), Runaway June\u2019s \u201cBuy My Own Drinks\u201d (No. 39) and Miranda Lambert\u2019s \u201cIt All Comes Out in the Wash\u201d (No. 59).<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lMIQVZZiggI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lMIQVZZiggI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lady Antebellum, which includes a woman in its lineup, came in at No. 49 with \u201cWhat If I Never Get Over You.\u201d We\u2019ve already established that Lindsay Ell shares a credit in the Top 5.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, to answer your question, there are a few song titles on the list alluding to alcohol in addition to the ones cited above. They are Jake Owen\u2019s \u201cDown to the Honkytonk\u201d (No. 48), Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton\u2019s \u201cDive Bar\u201d (No. 57) and George Strait\u2019s \u201cEvery Little Honky Tonk Bar\u201d (No. 60).<\/p>\n<p>You may notice that there\u2019s a variance in the way \u201chonky tonk\/honkytonk\u201d is spelled in the titles above. We are referring the clash to the World Court for settlement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f5pHiXBt8UU?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f5pHiXBt8UU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, we feel honor bound to report that Thomas Rhett\u2019s \u201cRemember You Young\u201d sits atop this week\u2019s country airplay chart, completing a 24-week climb. It\u2019s Rhett\u2019s 14th No. 1 song. <\/p>\n<p>Luke Combs\u2019 <em>What You See Is What You Get<\/em> continues to dominate the country albums chart.<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays to all. To quote the great Eddy Arnold (look him up, you newcomers), \u201cI\u2019ll hold you in my heart \u2019til I can hold you in my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_wDGQsUw1ls?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_wDGQsUw1ls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815812\/the-most-played-songs-of-2019-might-surprise-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 7m ago So who wants statistics for Christmas? You do? How endearing \u2014 because here comes Santa Claus. Instead of doing our usual country album and airplay rundowns this week, we\u2019re going to focus on the 60 songs that Billboard says racked up the most airplay in 2019. (See the list.) 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