Jun 28, 2022
The Differences Between Boyfriend Country and Bro-Country
Apr 7, 2022
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: April '22
A poop emoji is negative, a strike thru is positive. Total score below the chart.
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-8) overall which is an 8 point drop from January (the previous time we did this chart). The best song is Carly Pearce/Ashley McBryde’s “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” The worst is Walker Hayes’ “AA” (big surprise, huh?). The songs are getting dumber as summer nears, like they usually do.
Chart info from Mediabase/Country Aircheck.
Feb 8, 2022
Sep 24, 2021
How to Be More Positive About Other People's Bad Taste in Country Music
Sep 17, 2021
Aug 6, 2021
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: August '21
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-4) overall which is a 5 point improvement from May (the previous time we did this chart). The peculiar thing about this chart is the wide variance of quality. There are several truly excellent songs and several bottom of the barrel offerings. Usually, there’s a lot more mediocre going on. The worst song (just like May) is Dan + Shay’s “Glad You Exist.” The highest rated is Kenny Chesney’s best song in ages, “Knowing You.” The glacially slow pace of country radio is on full display here as half of these songs were also on the chart TWO FREAKING MONTHS AGO. Yawn.
Chart info from Mediabase/Country Aircheck.
May 12, 2021
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: May 2021
A poop emoji is negative; a strike-thru is positive.
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-9) overall which is a 2 point improvement from February (the previous time we did this chart). The worst song is Dan + Shay’s “Glad You Exist,” but Sam, Dylan, Luke, and Cole also have terrible entries. The best song is Eric Church’s “Hell of a View” with Lainey Wilson’s “Things a Man Oughta Know” nipping at its heels. The chart is somewhat stagnant, quality-wise, but there are hints of promise.
Chart info from Mediabase/Country Aircheck.
Mar 4, 2021
How to Tell Country from Boyfriend Country
Feb 10, 2021
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: February '21
A poop emoji is negative. A strike-thru is positive.
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-11) overall which is a 7 point drop from November (the previous time we did this chart). The worst song is Niko Moon’s “Good Time,” but there are a lot of contenders. The best song is Eric Church’s “Hell of a View.” The chart is really bad again, and there’s not even a Kane Brown song on it.
Chart info from Mediabase/Country Aircheck.
Nov 4, 2020
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: November 2020
A poop emoji is negative. A strike-thru is positive.
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-4) overall which is a 5 point improvement from August (the previous time we did this chart). The worst song by a long shot is Dan + Shay’s “I Should Probably Go to Bed.” The best song is Jon Pardi’s “Ain’t Always the Cowboy,” edging out Stapleton’s latest by a hair. There are some decent tunes here and the chart should improve a little more over the fall and winter. On a negative note, there’s only 1 solo woman, so we’re back to square one on that front. Do better, Nashville.
Chart info from Mediabase/Country Aircheck.
Dec 13, 2019
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country Radio: December '19
Nov 6, 2019
The Billboard Country Top 30 (In My Perfect World)
Jul 23, 2019
Jan 10, 2019
The Current Poop of Mainstream Country: January '19
Oct 3, 2018
Top Albums of 2018: 3/4 Report
Sep 12, 2018
The Current Poop of Country Radio: September '18
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (-14) overall which is a 16 point rise from June (the last time we did this chart). After June's worst score of all time, this is heartening. The best song on the chart is Eric Church's "Desperate Man" The worst is Dylan Scott's pointless "Hooked." There are 2 solo women on the charts and one song by the female-led Sugarland.
Oct 11, 2016
The Current Poop of Country Music (October '16)
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (0) overall which is a +5 improvement from our last chart a couple months ago. The best song is Miranda Lambert's "Vice." The worst, by a long shot, is Luke Bryan's "Move." Please read Country Perspective's Current Pulse for a different perspective, more class, and better insight.
Chart from Country Aircheck / Mediabase.
Feb 19, 2015
Sep 5, 2014
Top Albums of 2014 So Far: 2/3 Report
3. Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else
4. The War on Drugs - Lost In the Dream
5. Old 97s - Most Messed Up
7. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - Dereconstructed
9. Kelsey Waldon - The Goldmine
11. Fire Mountain - All Dies Down
12. Jimbo Mathus - Dark Night of the Soul
13. St. Paul and the Broken Bones - Half the City
16. Mastodon - Once More 'Round the Sun
17. Drive-by Truckers - English Oceans
19. Jason Eady - Daylight and Dark
20. John Fullbright - Songs