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Post by bboat11 on Jun 10, 2018 2:10:52 GMT -5
 A couple days ago I teased you all by saying the most epic country rankdown that has ever happened on Pulse was about to start... Well, here it is! As of the conclusion of Taylor Swift's Red rankdown, there are 50 51 country rankdown winners. So, naturally it is time for us to have a rankdown of them all  This is not going to be your average rankdown. Your average rankdown has a chunk of high-quality songs that are obviously going to do well, and a (hopefully smaller, but still definitely measurable) chunk of songs that are obviously going to do poorly. Well, not this one! This time we have separated the wheat from the chaff! Some of these songs have won multiple rankdowns. A number of these songs have won every rankdown they have ever been a part of. Several of these have finished in 2nd place behind other winners, only to go on and win future rankdowns themselves. Some absolutely obliterated the competition, and others barely snuck in by dumb luck. But the point of this rankdown is, everything here has previously been a winner at some point! Whether the competition was a single album, a host's personal favorite songs, an artist's entire hits catalog, or a massive year-end list, every song here has proven their ability to stand head and shoulders above their peers. At some point since this rankdown craze began, every song here has been unanimously well-liked enough to end up in the winner's circle. This will work just like any other rankdown. You rank the songs from favorite (1) to least-favorite (51), and then send your list to me via personal message. I will compile the results, and we will have a rankdown to figure out which song is the ULTIMATE country rankdown winner! I am SO excited to be hosting this! I have been planning it for months, just waiting for all 50 songs to fall into place  My hope is that this will be an easy rankdown for most people to join. There are lots of people who have participated in the majority of the country rankdowns, who will already know most of these songs. I hope they will take the time to revisit the few they have not heard, so that they can support the songs they do know and love. And to anybody who is unfamiliar with these songs, I can promise you that the overall quality of this rankdown is unwaveringly strong (thanks to the fact that these have all been dubbed the best-of-the-best by voters at some point). So even if you are not overly-familiar with country music, if you have even a slight interest in getting involved with country rankdowns, this is a perfect one with which to get started The Songs:
1. Burning House - Cam 2. Lonely Eyes - Chris Young
3. A Real Fine Place To Start - Sara Evans
4. Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
5. Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait
6. The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
7. Follow Your Arrow - Kacey Musgraves
8. Better Man - Little Big Town
9. Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks
10. That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
11. Independence Day - Martina McBride
12. Just To See You Smile - Tim McGraw
13. What Was I Thinkin' - Dierks Bentley
14. Cry - Faith Hill
15. Long Way Down - Sara Evans
16. Girl Of The Summer - Kip Moore
17. Whatcha Gonna Do - Martina McBride
18. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss
19. Stupid Boy - Keith Urban
20. A Broken Wing - Martina McBride
21. I'm Alright - Jo Dee Messina
22. Wild Angels - Martina McBride
23. Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift
24. Anything But Mine - Kenny Chesney
25. Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton
26. Where Are You Christmas - Faith Hill
27. Love Story - Taylor Swift
28. Blue Clear Sky - George Strait
29. Tin Man - Miranda Lambert
30. Saints & Angels - Sara Evans
31. My Church - Maren Morris
32. Leave The Pieces - The Wreckers
33. In Case You Didn't Know - Brett Young
34. I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why) - Alabama
35. Anyway - Martina McBride
36. Dirty Laundry - Carrie Underwood
37. Heads Carolina, Tails California - Jo Dee Messina
38. Girl In A Country Song - Maddie & Tae
39. Enchanted - Taylor Swift
40. Love Can Go To Hell - Brandy Clark
41. Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong - Martina McBride
42. She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood
43. You Don't Even Know Who I Am - Patty Loveless
44. Cheap Whiskey - Martina McBride
45. Peter Pan - Kelsea Ballerini
46. Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn
47. Right Where I Need To Be - Gary Allan
48. Is There Life Out There - Reba McEntire
49. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
50. All Too Well - Taylor Swift
51. Red - Taylor Swift
You will have 1 month to complete this rankdown. The deadline has been set for Friday, July 13. If you see anybody else that you think might be interested, please feel free to tag them  Anybody and everybody is welcome to join!
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 10, 2018 2:11:03 GMT -5
Here is the song list, without numbers, for anybody who might want to use the preference revealer. Burning House - Cam Lonely Eyes - Chris Young A Real Fine Place To Start - Sara Evans Blown Away - Carrie Underwood Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert Follow Your Arrow - Kacey Musgraves Better Man - Little Big Town Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain Independence Day - Martina McBride Just To See You Smile - Tim McGraw What Was I Thinkin' - Dierks Bentley Cry - Faith Hill Long Way Down - Sara Evans Girl Of The Summer - Kip Moore Whatcha Gonna Do - Martina McBride Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss Stupid Boy - Keith Urban A Broken Wing - Martina McBride I'm Alright - Jo Dee Messina Wild Angels - Martina McBride Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift Anything But Mine - Kenny Chesney Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton Where Are You Christmas - Faith Hill Love Story - Taylor Swift Blue Clear Sky - George Strait Tin Man - Miranda Lambert Saints & Angels - Sara Evans My Church - Maren Morris Leave The Pieces - The Wreckers In Case You Didn't Know - Brett Young I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why) - Alabama Anyway - Martina McBride Dirty Laundry - Carrie Underwood Heads Carolina, Tails California - Jo Dee Messina Girl In A Country Song - Maddie & Tae Enchanted - Taylor Swift Love Can Go To Hell - Brandy Clark Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong - Martina McBride She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood You Don't Even Know Who I Am - Patty Loveless Cheap Whiskey - Martina McBride Peter Pan - Kelsea Ballerini Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn Right Where I Need To Be - Gary Allan Is There Life Out There - Reba McEntire Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood All Too Well - Taylor Swift Red - Taylor Swift |
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 10, 2018 2:11:19 GMT -5
Final Standings:
51. "Girl Of The Summer" - Kip Moore
50. "Enchanted" - Taylor Swift
49. "Cheap Whiskey" - Martina McBride
48. "Hard Candy Christmas" - Dolly Parton
47. "Where Are You Christmas" - Faith Hill
46. "Whatcha Gonna Do" - Martina McBride
45. "Teardrops On My Guitar" - Taylor Swift
44. "Red" - Taylor Swift
43. "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
42. "In Case You Didn't Know" - Brett Young
41. "Long Way Down" - Sara Evans
40. "Girl In A Country Song" - Maddie & Tae
39. "Anyway" - Martina McBride
38. "Love Can Go To Hell" - Brandy Clark
37. "Lonely Eyes" - Chris Young
36. "Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood
35. "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" - Martina McBride
34. "Dirty Laundry" - Carrie Underwood
33. "All Too Well" - Taylor Swift
32. "Peter Pan" - Kelsea Ballerini
31. "Anything But Mine" - Kenny Chesney
30. "Burning House" - Cam
29. "What Was I Thinkin'" - Dierks Bentley
28. "Tin Man" - Miranda Lambert
27. "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" - Patty Loveless
26. "Saints & Angels" - Sara Evans
25. "Cry" - Faith Hill
24. "Right Where I Need To Be" - Gary Allan
23. "Wild Angels" - Martina McBride
22. "Just To See You Smile" - Tim McGraw
21. "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
20. "A Broken Wing" - Martina McBride
19. "Is There Life Out There" - Reba McEntire
18. "She's In Love With The Boy" - Trisha Yearwood
17. "I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" - Alabama
16. "That Don't Impress Me Much" - Shania Twain
15. "Goodbye Earl" - Dixie Chicks
14. "Heads Carolina, Tails California" - Jo Dee Messina
13. "Carrying Your Love With Me" - George Strait
12. "Blue Clear Sky" - George Strait
11. "Neon Moon" - Brooks & Dunn
10. "Leave The Pieces" - The Wreckers
09. "Follow Your Arrow" - Kacey Musgraves
08. "Blown Away" - Carrie Underwood
07. "Better Man" - Little Big Town
06. "I'm Alright" - Jo Dee Messina
05. "My Church" - Maren Morris
04. "Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss
03. "Independence Day" - Martina McBride
02. "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
01. "A Real Fine Place To Start" - Sara Evans
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2018 2:37:38 GMT -5
Nice job making it due on the same day that I have a Rankdown due.... JK, anyways, I am looking forward to this!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 10, 2018 8:11:18 GMT -5
Nice job making it due on the same day that I have a Rankdown due.... JK, anyways, I am looking forward to this! Your rankdown can be done in two minutes, lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2018 8:17:07 GMT -5
Great idea! I’m in.
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Post by samo🦕 on Jun 10, 2018 8:48:03 GMT -5
Definitely want to do this one.
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Post by born on Jun 10, 2018 9:01:06 GMT -5
I like this idea and I think I’m familiar with about half of the songs here so, I’m probably joining you :)
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Post by YotamTS on Jun 10, 2018 9:31:21 GMT -5
cool, I might do this one
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Post by hydraflare on Jun 10, 2018 15:34:42 GMT -5
I'll do this one.
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 10, 2018 15:39:54 GMT -5
Yay, I'm so happy to see so much initial interest you guys! Especially among the non-Country posters! |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 10, 2018 23:26:55 GMT -5
I completed my duty of finishing the Red rankdown on time so this can start!
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 11, 2018 2:28:55 GMT -5
Alright everyone, the first post has been updated with the song list! In light of the fact that the Red rankdown finished with a tie, some of you will be pleased to see that I have included BOTH "All Too Well" and "Red" in the list, putting us at 51 songs :) This rankdown is now open! Have fun :) |
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 11, 2018 3:05:32 GMT -5
The first post has been updated with YouTube links to all the songs!
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 11, 2018 3:05:51 GMT -5
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Post by born on Jun 11, 2018 3:22:22 GMT -5
How is this even possible, I'm not even the first participant on my own rankdowns lol Anyways, I was wondering, have there been songs that won in more than one Country RDs? |
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 11, 2018 3:38:01 GMT -5
How is this even possible, I'm not even the first participant on my own rankdowns lol Anyways, I was wondering, have there been songs that won in more than one Country RDs? Oh yes, a few! There have been 57 country rankdowns for us to get these 50 (51?) winners. "Blown Away" won both the Carrie Underwood singles rankdown and then the Blown Away album rankdown. "Follow Your Arrow" won both the Kacey Musgraves rankdown and then the 2014 year-end rankdown. "Better Man" won both the Little Big Town singles rankdown and then the 2017 year-end rankdown. "Whiskey Lullaby" won the 2004 year-end rankdown, and then the CMA Songs-of-the-Year rankdown. "Right Where I Need To Be" won both Castleoblivion's Favorite Male Artists and then the Gary Allan singles rankdown just last week. Also worth noting, Martina's "Independence Day" is almost a multi-rankdown winner! It won the Martina McBride singles rankdown with the strongest victory of any country rankdown winner so far, and then barely lost the CMA rankdown in one of the closest rankdown finishes we have seen. But within the next few months there are a handful of rankdowns coming up that I would not be surprised to see it win (lol especially the album rankdown, when it comes up in the series...) And so far, Jo Dee Messina's "I'm Alright" is the only country song to win 3 rankdowns. The Jo Dee Messina singles rankdown, the I'm Alright album rankdown, AND the 1998 year-end rankdown "Whiskey Lullaby" will be one to watch, however, as it has potential to win the Brad Paisley rankdown in the next couple weeks, which would put it at 3 victories. There are several high-powered rankdown performers here, for sure! |
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Post by recordyear on Jun 11, 2018 7:15:55 GMT -5
Umm... bboat11 care to make a Spotify playlist for this one? Even though I listened to a lot of songs here before... |
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Post by crazyb on Jun 11, 2018 8:19:29 GMT -5
Gonna pass
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jun 11, 2018 8:52:33 GMT -5
care to make a Spotify playlist for this one? Done! |
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 11, 2018 14:38:39 GMT -5
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Post by someguy on Jun 17, 2018 3:27:11 GMT -5
Submitted! My top 2 was easy, everything else was not, lol.
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Post by carriefan15 on Jun 25, 2018 2:11:15 GMT -5
Just submitted for the 2007 rankdown. I’ll have this one in pretty soon too!
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Post by g8erboi on Jun 25, 2018 12:08:19 GMT -5
Submitted! Wow, that was hard.
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 27, 2018 22:08:14 GMT -5
Just a reminder that this one is due in a couple of weeks. So far we are off to an excellent start! I have received lists from 10 people already: 1. bboat112. Kanenrá:ke3. austin4. George Strait Junkie5. castleoblivion266. zaclord 🌈7. someguy8. tim9. g8erboi10. toomuchboySo far the results are totally up in the air! There has been a pretty clear #1 contender, but it is definitely not running away with it, and last place has switched between like 5 different songs! Not to mention that nothing in the top 5 or top 10 is even close to consistent so far... Everybody's list is making a huge impact on the way certain songs are doing! It's really interesting to watch, from my perspective. If you are planning to do this one, we'd love to have you join :) Take care everyone! |
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Post by carriefan15 on Jun 30, 2018 1:25:44 GMT -5
Just submitted mine!! I’m so excited that I was able to send in lists for both this one and the 2007 country one!
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Post by recordyear on Jul 6, 2018 2:20:45 GMT -5
Done and made some good discoveries here. Also re-ignite my dislike towards a certain artist :sip2:
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 7, 2018 16:19:43 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 7, 2018 17:08:09 GMT -5
I completely forgot about this!  Don't let it happen again  (This probably means I should be doing more reminder tags! Lol) |
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 7, 2018 17:47:39 GMT -5
I completely forgot about this! Don't let it happen again  |
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