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The Top 13 on The Voice Season 13 include (from left) — Gyth Rigdon, Dexter Roberts, Andrew Sevener, Carter Lloyd Horne, Maelyn Jarmon, L.B. Crew, Celia Babini, Shawn Sounds, Mari Jones, Rod Stokes, Kim Cherry, Oliv Blu and Jej Vinson. (NBC Photo)

You’ve heard of speed dating.

Get ready for speed finals on The Voice.

The Top 13 perform this week, and five singers to home.

The Top 8 perform next week, and four singers go home.

And then it’s time for the finale.

Here are the Voice Views rankings for the Top 13.

Check back Monday night. I’ll be providing song by song grades as the Top 13 perform.

1. Gyth Rigdon (Team Blake): Of all the country performances on Top 24 night, he turned in the best, a heartfelt cover of “I Want to Be Loved Like That.” And he was handsomely reward with a Top 25 ranking on iTunes on a night when no one else from The Voice cracked the Top 100. He’s a lock to make the Top 8.

2. Maelynn Jarmon (Team Legend): She’s been the most consistently outstanding performer on the show, proving her four-chair turn blind audition was not a fluke. She’d be number one in my rankings if she sang country music. Fans showed their clear preference for country artists in last week’s voting.

3. Shawn Sounds (Team Legend): I love the positive energy Shawn brings to the stage, and his “Higher Grand” was one of the most fun moments from Top 24 night. He’s also been solid vocally every time he’s performed. Remember, he was also a four-chair turn in the blind auditions.

4. Celia Babini (Team Legend): Will she finish this high? Very doubtful, since she needed John’s save to make the Top 13. But with her unique voice, Celia’s the most intriguing contestant remaining on the show. And her cover of “The Chain” proved she can rock a stage.

5. Dexter Roberts (Team Blake): Given the fan support he carried over from his Top 7 finish on American Idol in 2014, I thought Dexter might be a lock to win The Voice. Maybe not. He’s been solid, but he landed just fourth on iTunes after Top 24 night, 140 spots behind Gyth. Despite getting the night’s pimp spot.

6. Andrew Sevener (Team Blake): It’s hard not to get caught up in the intensity this guy brings to the stage for every performance. Don’t slow him down, Blake. Keep sending him out on stage with upbeat, crowd-pleasing country tunes and we might be surprised by how far he goes.

7, Kim Cherry (Team Blake): You’ve gotta love the diversity Kim brings to Team Blake. And if her “Waterfalls” cover wasn’t vocally perfect, the rap was impressive and it was lots of fun. Kim calls herself Blake’s wild card and would do well to go wild again this week to set herself apart from the country heavy pack.

8. Jej Vinson (Team Kelly): He needs to bounce back from two performances that weren’t up to the standard he set for himself in his blind audition and the battle round. And it’d sure help his case if he’s one of the seven singers voted into the Top 8. He’s from Cali, which means the odds get longer if he winds up in a save situation on East Coast time.

9. Carter Lloyd Horne (Team Blake): He’s got that deep voice, youthful good looks and red boots on his side. Plus he’s a member of Team Blake Shelton, so I might be underestimating Carter’s chances of advancing this week. His performance of “Heartbreak Hotel” came off as very self-assured.

10. Rod Stokes (Team Kelly): Fans voting Rod into the Top 13 was one of the biggest surprises this week. Twice stolen, he attracted more votes on Team Kelly than a pair of four-chair turns and young Presley Tennant, who sang like she deserved four. If Kelly keeps him in the country-rock lane, he could slip into the Top 8.

11. LB Crew (Team Adam): Based on the two performances we heard Tuesday night, LB deserved the instant save. But it was more style than substance, was not the best performance of Season 16, as Adam proclaimed. And this spot should have gone to a member of the Top 24 who didn’t advance.

12. Mari Jones (Team Adam): Talent wise, I would not put Mari here. In fact, I find her the second most intriguing artist in the Top 13 behind Celia. But she sings for Team Adam, fans are clearly not voting for members of Team Adam and she needed a coach’s save to make it this far.

13. Oliv Blu (Team Blake): Oliv’s better than she showed on Top 24 night. And she’s going to have to be much, much better Monday to survive a week in which five singers head home.