Gold Standard is a select playlist & chart constructed of 30 songs that are under the radar about to catch fire from hungry rising artists breaking onto the Nashville and Texas scene. Listen now on UPstar Music's Apple Music and Spotify. Cover: Griffen Palmer

Updated: November 5th, 2023

#1 - I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU // KYLER WESTON
#2 - THIS PICKUP // WYATT MCCUBBIN
#3 - GOD'S HOTEL // PEYTAN PORTER
#4 - I GOT A PROBLEM // DRAKE MILLIGAN
#5 - BURN // JOSIAH AND THE BONNEVILLES
#6 - MARY & ME // MATT ROY
#7 - 23 DAYS IN L.A. // LOGAN CROSBY
#8 - HEART LESSON // JOEY GREEN
#9 - HEAD IN THE CLOUDS // BROOKE LEE
#10 - TELL ME TENNESSEE // MATT SCHUSTER
#11 - STILL DOIN' TIME // OLD HICKORY
#12 - PAINT THE TOWN BLUE // ELLA LANGLEY
#13 - NORTH OF HELL // GRAHAM BARHAM
#14 - THINGS THAT BREAK MY HEART // WALKER MONTGOMERY
#15 - FIRE // DAN MARSHALL

#16 - IOYPFAWAYPG // MAGGIE ANTONE
#17 - NO. 7 ROAD // THE CASTELLOWS
#18 - KEEP THESE FLOWERS // CONNOR MCCUTCHEON
#19 - I WILL (WHEN YOU DO) // AVERY ANNA & DYLAN MARLOWE
#20 - I'VE BEEN THINKING // BROOKE LEE
#21 - YOU KNOW // COREY KENT*
#22 - GAS STATION FLOWERS // ZANDI HOLUP
#23 - SHE AIN'T TEXAS // ASHLEY ANNE
#24 - HEART OF EXES // GRIFFEN PALMER*
#25 - STUCK IN MY WAYS // LAUREN WATKINS*
#26 - DRUNK THOUGHTS // JENNA LAMASTER
#27 - RODEO & JULIET // CARTER FAITH
#28 - BOYS WON'T BE BOYS // AUSTIN BURKE*
#29 - THE RUG // FAREN RACHELS
#30 - AHEAD OF ME // VINNIE PAOLIZZI*

* = NEW

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