Women in country streaming playlists (Spotify/Apple/Amazon)
Aug 20, 2018 5:39:03 GMT -5
Post by recordyear on Aug 20, 2018 5:39:03 GMT -5
The sole purpose of the thread is to expose the blatant sexism in these playlists, especially Spotify's (even though Caitlyn Smith was there while she was independent ).
The non-singles are tracked so as to receive responses such as "they added this but don't add a female song?"
There are a few of featured females that don't have main career in country music. These will be underlined.
The playlists update weekly and I hope I won't forget to update this thread when they do.
Spotify (Hot Country):
[spotify size="large" id="user:
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Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs (#11)
Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert - Drowns the Whiskey (#14)
Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels - Coming Home (#16)
Dan + Shay ft. Kelly Clarkson - Keeping Score (#28)
Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly - Take Back Home Girl (#40)
Note: I don't know whether The Fisk Jubilee Singers has any female vocals, but even if there is, it is still not prominent so it is not counted.
% of songs with credited women in the playlist: 5/51 = 9.8%
Country girls only: 2/51 = 3.92%
Non-singles (or yet):
Filmore - Slower (#4)
Keith Urban - Parallel Line (#9)
Filmore - Love That About You (#12)
Logan Mize - Better Off Gone (#15)
Old Dominion - Bad At Love (Halsey cover icymi) (#18)
Thomas Rhett - Leave Right Now (#19)
Dan + Shay ft. Kelly Clarkson - Keeping Score (#28)
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy (#37)
Chris Lane - I Don't Know About You (#47)
Austin Burke - One Summer (#48)
10/51 = 19.6%
Apple Music (The A List: CountryToday’s Country):
itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/the-a-list-country/pl.87bb5b36a9bd49db8c975607452bfa2b
Danielle Bradbery & Thomas Rhett - Goodbye Summer (#2)
Catherine McGrath - Lost in the Middle (#16)
Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert - Drowns the Whiskey (#20)
Sugarland ft. Taylor Swift - Babe (#21)
Tenille Townes - Somebody's Daughter (#22)
Missy Lancaster - Heatwave (#31)
Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs (#37)
RaeLynn - Tailgate (#39)
Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels - Coming Home (#40)
Maddie & Tae - Friends Don't (#49)
Carly Pearce - Hide the Wine (#51)
Kacey Musgraves - Velvet Elvis (#52)
Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (#55)
% of songs with credited women in the playlist: 13/56 = 23.2%
Country girls only: 12/56 = 21.4%
Non-singles:
Chris Lane - I Don't Know About You (#10)
Logan Mize - Better Off Gone (#12)
Catherine McGrath - Lost in the Middle (#16)
Roan Ash - If I Ever Saw the Heaven (#19)
Dylan Schneider - How Does It Sound (#26)
Missy Lancaster - Heatwave (#31)
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy (#35)
The Wild Feathers - Stand By You (#43)
Kacey Musgraves - Velvet Elvis (#52) (but it is a single in UK)
Adam Craig - Why Can't She (#53)
10/56 = 17.9%
Female songs in mediabase's country radio top 50:
Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert - Drowns the Whiskey (#2)
Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly - Take Back Home Girl (#6)
Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (#10)
Carly Pearce - Hide the Wine (#17)
Sugarland ft. Taylor Swift - Babe (#18)
Maren Morris - Rich (#19)
Lady Antebellum - Heart Break (#21)
Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels - Coming Home (#26)
Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs (#31)
Little Big Town - Summer Fever (#46)
10/50 = 20%
Country girls only: 8/50 = 16%
Has a female who is not within a group: 6/50 = 12%
Amazon Music (Country Heat):
music.amazon.com/playlists/B01G4FYGAY
The non-singles are tracked so as to receive responses such as "they added this but don't add a female song?"
There are a few of featured females that don't have main career in country music. These will be underlined.
The playlists update weekly and I hope I won't forget to update this thread when they do.
Spotify (Hot Country):
[spotify size="large" id="user:
"]
Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs (#11)
Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert - Drowns the Whiskey (#14)
Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels - Coming Home (#16)
Dan + Shay ft. Kelly Clarkson - Keeping Score (#28)
Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly - Take Back Home Girl (#40)
Note: I don't know whether The Fisk Jubilee Singers has any female vocals, but even if there is, it is still not prominent so it is not counted.
% of songs with credited women in the playlist: 5/51 = 9.8%
Country girls only: 2/51 = 3.92%
Non-singles (or yet):
Filmore - Slower (#4)
Keith Urban - Parallel Line (#9)
Filmore - Love That About You (#12)
Logan Mize - Better Off Gone (#15)
Old Dominion - Bad At Love (Halsey cover icymi) (#18)
Thomas Rhett - Leave Right Now (#19)
Dan + Shay ft. Kelly Clarkson - Keeping Score (#28)
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy (#37)
Chris Lane - I Don't Know About You (#47)
Austin Burke - One Summer (#48)
10/51 = 19.6%
Apple Music (
itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/the-a-list-country/pl.87bb5b36a9bd49db8c975607452bfa2b
Danielle Bradbery & Thomas Rhett - Goodbye Summer (#2)
Catherine McGrath - Lost in the Middle (#16)
Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert - Drowns the Whiskey (#20)
Sugarland ft. Taylor Swift - Babe (#21)
Tenille Townes - Somebody's Daughter (#22)
Missy Lancaster - Heatwave (#31)
Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs (#37)
RaeLynn - Tailgate (#39)
Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels - Coming Home (#40)
Maddie & Tae - Friends Don't (#49)
Carly Pearce - Hide the Wine (#51)
Kacey Musgraves - Velvet Elvis (#52)
Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (#55)
% of songs with credited women in the playlist: 13/56 = 23.2%
Country girls only: 12/56 = 21.4%
Non-singles:
Chris Lane - I Don't Know About You (#10)
Logan Mize - Better Off Gone (#12)
Catherine McGrath - Lost in the Middle (#16)
Roan Ash - If I Ever Saw the Heaven (#19)
Dylan Schneider - How Does It Sound (#26)
Missy Lancaster - Heatwave (#31)
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy (#35)
The Wild Feathers - Stand By You (#43)
Kacey Musgraves - Velvet Elvis (#52) (but it is a single in UK)
Adam Craig - Why Can't She (#53)
10/56 = 17.9%
Female songs in mediabase's country radio top 50:
Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert - Drowns the Whiskey (#2)
Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly - Take Back Home Girl (#6)
Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (#10)
Carly Pearce - Hide the Wine (#17)
Sugarland ft. Taylor Swift - Babe (#18)
Maren Morris - Rich (#19)
Lady Antebellum - Heart Break (#21)
Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels - Coming Home (#26)
Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs (#31)
Little Big Town - Summer Fever (#46)
10/50 = 20%
Country girls only: 8/50 = 16%
Has a female who is not within a group: 6/50 = 12%
Amazon Music (Country Heat):
music.amazon.com/playlists/B01G4FYGAY