The November rotation: 15 songs moving right now

Every month we will post a rotation: the songs that are getting played, requested and danced to. This first one draws on the fall's chart activity and the new releases we have covered. It is a place to start, and it is in no ranked order.

The list

"Half Steppin'" by Breeze MrDo2Much featuring West Love
"Country Girl (Lil Jon Remix)" by Tonio Armani featuring Lil Jon
"Burn The Barn Down" by Tucka
"Come On With It" by Money Train
"911" by Cecily Wilborn
"Need It Bad" by E.J. Jones
"Check Out My Karma" by William Bell
"Bet On Me" by West Love
"Good Day" by King George
"Party Like Back In The Day" by Lent Lawson
"Gone Country" by Arthur Young
"Pound Cake" by L.J. Echols
"Drunk Texting" by Avail Hollywood
"Weekend" by B.J. Moodswing
"Trailride Music" by Ced Wade featuring Marcellus The Singer

What stands out

Country is still the theme. Count the titles: "Country Girl," "Gone Country," "Burn The Barn Down," "Trailride Music." The boots-and-trail-ride wave that took over in 2024 has not let up.

The veterans are here too. William Bell made his first records for Stax in the early 1960s. He is on this list next to artists who broke through in the last two years.

Line dances drive the scene. A record with a dance attached tends to stay in rotation for months.

About charts

Southern soul has no single official chart. The longest-running one is Daddy B. Nice's monthly Top 40 at SouthernSoulRnB.com, which has tracked the genre for about twenty years and is a main reference for this list. He also keeps his year-end picks on Spotify.

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