Central Track: DALLAS’ BEST NEW MUSIC: 2019’S TOP 100 AREA SONGS.

By Pete Freedman, December 25, 2019

“From Chart-Toppers To Street-Rockers, The Top 100 Songs Released By North Texas Musicians In 2019 Set A High Regional Standard. (Again.)

Here’s a take you won’t get elsewhere about the music Dallas produced in 2019: It was par for the course.

Sounds insane, right?

Except, well, it isn’t.

In the coming days, we’ll zoom out some on this post’s exercise and share our top songs of the ’10s at large — all 10 years of ’em. Among other things we’ve learned while compiling that list? That the ’10s have largely been an under-recognized Golden Era for Dallas-tied musicians: All throughout the decade, a varied roster of Dallas-tied artists have managed to top the national charts while also progressing the local scene.”

State Fair Records artists that were featured:

82. The 40 Acre Mule– “16 Days”

65. Ottoman Turks– “Glass Bottles”

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