From the CD TEX archive
The songs people came to find.
Past download rankings
These are the annual download archives available from the original website.
2016 preview-stream archive — a separate record of song previews, not downloads.
A look back at CD TEX’s published download rankings. These are download counts and positions—not airplay totals or a music chart.
Weekly results
Completed weekly results will appear here automatically. Historical rankings are preserved below.
Showing the archived weekly selections and year-to-date rows.
Weekly top 20
September 13–19, 2026 · Broadcast and music-industry unique downloads.
- 1
PERFECT STRANGER
"DRINKING SONGS KEEP ME SOBER"
- 2
BERNIE NELSON
"MATTHEW, MARK AND LUKENBACH"
- 3
PAULINE REESE & WILLIE NELSON
"TRAIL OF TEARS"
- 4
ERIC OSTERHOUT
"GREEN EYED ANGEL"
- 5
GREG STRAWN
"ALCOHOL AND ASHPALT"
- 6
BOB DAVIS
"2 DOLLA BILL"
- 7
COLBY LEE SWIFT
"HONKY TONKER"
- 8
CASE HARDIN
"IT WON'T MATTER ANYWAY"
- 9
GABE CHOATE
"HARD TO HOLD"
- 10
KRYSTINA B
"CLOCKIN' OUT"
- 11
BILLY PAUL COOK
"HILLBILLY SHUFFLE"
- 12
DUSTY_MOATS
"FEELIN' WILLIE GOOD"
- 13
RANDY C MOORED
"HIGH COST OF LOW LIVIN'"
- 14
FRANK RAY
"THIRD ROW GEORGE STRAIT"
- 15
VINNY TOVAR
"YELLOW ROSES"
- 16
HOLLY TUCKER
"MAKER'S MARK"
- 17
MATTHEW MATA
"THE DIRT REMEMBERS"
- 18
DAN WESLEY WHITE
"I FORGOT TO FORGET YOU"
- 19
57 SOUTH
"OCEAN OH SO BLUE"
- 20
CHERISE CARVER
"COWGIRL RIDES AWAY"
2026 year-to-date downloads
As of September 19, 2026. The original “Top 100” table has gaps in its printed positions; those have been preserved rather than silently renumbered.
| Position | Artist — title | Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CURTIS GRIMES - THAT'S WHAT COWBOYS DO | 272 |
| 2 | LANE BRICKER - DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT TEXAS | 263 |
| 3 | DAVID LEWIS - FLOORBOARD FULL OF ROSES | 253 |
| 4 | DERRYL PERRY - IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW | 235 |
| 5 | CALEB YOUNG - NEON NEVER LIES | 231 |
| 6 | BILLIE JO - REASONS TO CALL | 228 |
| 7 | DELANEY ANN - FOLLOW YOU TO LUBBOCK | 221 |
| 8 | CODY WIDNER - LONG BROWN BOTTLES | 218 |
| 9 | ROSES AND WEEDS - IT'S YOU | 215 |
| 10 | ADYSEN MALEK - WHISKEY AFTER WOMEN | 207 |
| 11 | TEXAS HIGH ROAD - HONKY TONK ABOUT IT | 200 |
| 12 | ISAAC JACOB BAND (FEATURING COURTNEY PATTON) - BALL AND CHAIN | 187 |
| 13 | GHOSTS OF HILL COUNTY - BRACE FOR IMPACT | 175 |
| 14 | COOPER WADE - I LOVE JESUS BUT I DRINK A LITTLE | 171 |
| 15 | MADDOX ROSS - GINNIE LEIGH | 170 |
| 16 | CASE HARDIN - ON AGAIN TONIGHT | 164 |
| 17 | CALEB SUTTON AND THE HIGH STAKES - HOWDY MA'AM | 163 |
| 18 | CASE HARDIN - IT WON'T MATTER ANYWAY | 163 |
| 19 | JOHN SWAT - STRIPES AND STARS | 161 |
| 20 | ELLI KOEN - CONWAY KIND OF MOOD | 160 |
| 21 | SUNNY SAUCEDA - SAD OLE COUNTRY SONG | 159 |
| 22 | RANDY C MOORE - HIGH COST OF LOW LIVIN' | 157 |
| 23 | LUKE PRATER (FEATURING CURTIS GRIMES) - PICKIN' AND GRINNIN' | 156 |
| 24 | JESSE RAUB JR - ONE WILD REASON | 150 |
| 25 | MAVERICK MURPHY - BEER DRINKIN | 150 |
| 26 | RONNIE BOWEN - AIN'T THAT A DRINK | 150 |
| 27 | WILDER BLUE - TEXAS WOMEN | 146 |
| 28 | JESSIE BLAKE - AIN'T ENOUGH | 143 |
| 29 | CHUCK WIMER AND BRANDI BEHLEN - YOU AND WHISKEY | 139 |
| 30 | KAYLA JANE - MORPHINE MOON | 135 |
| 31 | SHANE PONS - MARGARITAVILLIN' | 135 |
| 32 | BERNIE NELSON - TEN DOLLARS WORTH | 131 |
| 33 | RANDY C MOORE - FORGET ME NOT | 131 |
| 34 | REAGAN HUDSON - I DON'T NEED YOU | 131 |
| 35 | PAT WATERS - EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD TIME | 130 |
| 36 | HENRY WILLIAMS - BLACKTOP | 128 |
| 38 | TRENT COWIE - MOVING ON | 126 |
| 39 | CHASER CROUCH - DAYBREAK HEARTBREAK | 125 |
| 43 | DAVID LEWIS (FEATURING RANDALL KING) - HONKY TONK HEART | 125 |
| 44 | RICK SOUSLEY - 1100 SPRINGS | 121 |
| 45 | STEVE ANTHONY - WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES | 118 |
| 46 | GABE CHOATE - HARD TO HOLD | 117 |
| 47 | JARROD STERRETT - WON'T FIND IT IN A BOTTLE | 117 |
| 49 | JIMMY BOWEN - MILE MARKER TEN | 117 |
| 50 | JOSH WARD - HEARTBROKE BY | 117 |
| 51 | CHLOEE RAE - CAN'T TRUST MY HEART | 115 |
| 52 | DAVID GLENN BAND - FRIDAY NIGHT DRUNK | 113 |
| 53 | SUL ROSS - ONLY DANCE TO STRAIT | 112 |
| 54 | SIERRA GANT - BETTER BAD HABITS | 111 |
| 55 | KENSIE COPPIN - GOODBYE OLD FRIEND | 110 |
| 57 | COSTON CROSS - THE WHISKEY ON YOUR LIPS | 106 |
| 58 | LEAVIN' PAGE TOWN - GO ON 'N FLY | 106 |
| 59 | CRAIG COOK AND THE MARAUDERS - SOONER OR LATER | 104 |
| 60 | MAVERICK MURPHY - GONNA MAKE YOU MISS ME | 103 |
| 61 | COLTON RYAN - SUZIE BAKER BELLE | 102 |
| 62 | TREVOR UNDERWOOD - TOGETHER FOREVER | 102 |
| 63 | DAVE FENLEY - PRETTY FACE | 101 |
| 64 | MARCY GRACE - TEAR IT UP | 101 |
| 65 | BILLY MATA AND THE TEXAS TRADITION - ANOTHER DAY | 100 |
| 66 | DUSTY MOATS - FEELIN' WILLIE GOOD | 100 |
| 67 | SHANE PONS - 2 5 0 | 99 |
| 68 | TIONA CAMPBELL - MAKIN' COWBOYS CRY | 99 |
| 69 | JASON BREEDLOVE - BOY FROM THE SOUTH | 98 |
| 70 | MATT CASTILLO - DONTCHA | 98 |
| 71 | MYERS, KNIGHT AND YOUNG - YOU LEFT A FIRE BURNING DOWN IN TEXAS | 97 |
| 72 | DERRYL PERRY - BACK TO DALLAS | 95 |
| 73 | DUSTY MOATS - BAYOU | 95 |
| 74 | JOHNNY DAN - TEXAN BY THE GRACE OF GOD | 95 |
| 75 | LANE BRICKER - BALLAD OF BOWIE COUNTY | 95 |
| 76 | AMERICA ALLEN - I'D RATHER SIT ON A CACTUS | 94 |
| 77 | BRIAN BURNS - POSTCARD FROM JAMAICA | 94 |
| 78 | PRESLEY PHILLIPS - THANK YA LATER | 94 |
| 79 | APRIL N SMITH - INTO THE FIRE | 93 |
| 80 | DAN WESLEY WHITE - WHEN I DRINK BABY YOU KNOW THINGS | 92 |
| 81 | HANSHAWS - NEW GUITAR | 92 |
| 82 | JACKSON TILLMAN - BIBLE AND THE BOTTLE | 92 |
| 83 | PAYTON RILEY - RAINMAKER | 92 |
| 84 | ALYSSA MICAELA - BORN IN BOOTS | 91 |
| 85 | CARLTON ANDERSON - BOOTS BY THE DOOR | 91 |
| 86 | GREG SWANN - SMALL TOWN USA | 91 |
| 87 | JAMIE NICHOLS - I'M STILL NOT OVER YOU | 91 |
| 88 | JENNA KATHERINE - YOU DON'T BELONG IN HERE | 91 |
| 89 | MATT TEJEDA AND THE BACKWOODS BAND - STRONGER THAN WHISKEY | 91 |
| 90 | GREG SWANN - A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS | 90 |
| 91 | KENDALL SHAW - BOTTLE OF TEARS | 90 |
| 92 | 57 SOUTH - CALIFORNIA COWGIRLS | 89 |
| 93 | BRENT GIDDENS - BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS | 89 |
| 94 | ELLE TOWNLEY - YOU'RE NOT ENOUGH | 89 |
| 95 | COSTON CROSS - SOME GIRLS DO | 88 |
| 96 | LONNIE SPIKER - MR JUKEBOX | 88 |
| 97 | MATT TEJEDA AND THE BACKWOODS BAND - COWBOY UP AND BOOTS ON THE GROUND | 88 |
| 98 | CALAMITY JANES - IF THE WORLD WAS FLAT | 87 |
| 99 | JAMES DUNNING - MY BABY'S EYES (SONNET 130) | 87 |
| 100 | TERRI KNIGHT - TRAIN TRACK | 87 |