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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 15:28:54 GMT -5
 After completing the Best of the Best rankdown of all the country rankdown winners, it appears there is quite a bit of demand for a sequel featuring all of the songs that came up just short of the top in country rankdowns. These are all songs that have done incredibly well in rankdowns, many of them even finishing at #2 multiple times, but have always been overshadowed by something else. This rankdown is a chance for those songs to get their revenge! Out of this highly competitive list, 1 of these songs is going to get the ultimate revenge, of going on to become a rankdown winner. Featured here is every rankdown #2 from the beginning (2016 Country) all the way to the Taylor Swift Red album rankdown, because that is the same scope that was covered by the Best of the Best rankdown. All rankdowns that have happened since then (Brad Paisley, 80s Ladies, etc.) will be part of the next set, which will eventually happen once we get 50 more songs. Any songs that finished at #2 at one point, but went on to finish at #1 in another rankdown, have been removed because they were included in the #1s list already. Note: This is not going to become a series! There will be no "Let's do all the #3s next! And then the #4s! And then the #5s!" That would be hella annoying. A #1s rankdown made a lot of sense for obvious reasons, and a runner-ups rankdown makes just as much sense because it allows the songs that just barely missed out to get their chance. But after this one, we are going to take a pause until it is eventually time to do another 50-part sequel to the Best of the Best, which would probably also coincide with a 50-part sequel to Revenge of the Best. But #1s and #2s are all I plan to do. The Songs:
1. " Best I Ever Had" - Gary Allan 2. " Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood 3. " Everywhere" - Tim McGraw 4. " Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert 5. " Merry Go 'Round" - Kacey Musgraves 6. " Automatic" - Miranda Lambert 7. " Tornado" - Little Big Town 8. " Cowboy Take Me Away" - Dixie Chicks 9. " You're Still The One" - Shania Twain 10. " Humble And Kind" - Tim McGraw 11. " Settle For A Slowdown" - Dierks Bentley 12. " Breathe" - Faith Hill 13. " Marquee Sign" - Sara Evans 14. " Drive Me Crazy" - Kip Moore 15. " I'm Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride 16. " Suds In The Bucket" - Sara Evans 17. " You'll Think Of Me" - Keith Urban 18. " Whatever You Say" - Martina McBride 19. " Wrong Again" - Martina McBride 20. " Bye Bye" - Jo Dee Messina 21. " Safe In The Arms Of Love" - Martina McBride 22. " Should've Said No" - Taylor Swift 23. " There Goes My Life" - Kenny Chesney 24. " O Holy Night" - Martina McBride 25. " Silver Bells" - Martina McBride 26. " You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift 27. " Fearless" - Taylor Swift 28. " Amarillo By Morning" - George Strait 29. " Vice" - Miranda Lambert 30. " 80s Mercedes" - Maren Morris 31. " Mercy" - Brett Young 32. " If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)" - Alabama 33. " Everybody Does" - Martina McBride 34. " I Could Use A Love Song" - Maren Morris 35. " Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood 36. " You're Not In Kansas Anymore" - Jo Dee Messina 37. " Fly" - Maddie & Tae 38. " Back To December" - Taylor Swift 39. " Stripes" - Brandy Clark 40. " Girl Next Door" - Brandy Clark 41. " Two Black Cadillacs" - Carrie Underwood 42. " I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride 43. " XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl)" - Trisha Yearwood 44. " You Can Feel Bad" - Patty Loveless 45. " The Time Has Come" - Martina McBride 46. " XO" - Kelsea Ballerini 47. " Tomorrow" - Chris Young 48. " Smoke Rings In The Dark" - Gary Allan 49. " The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" - Reba McEntire 50. " Someday When I Stop Loving You" - Carrie Underwood You know the drill! Rank them from 1-51, with 1 being your favorite! I will accept submissions until tentatively Friday, October 12! A month ought to be plenty of time to familiarize yourself with these songs, especially because most country fans are already going to know the vast majority of them  |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 15:29:04 GMT -5
Here is the song list, without numbers:
"Best I Ever Had" - Gary Allan
"Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood
"Everywhere" - Tim McGraw
"Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert
"Merry Go 'Round" - Kacey Musgraves
"Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
"Tornado" - Little Big Town
"Cowboy Take Me Away" - Dixie Chicks
"You're Still The One" - Shania Twain
"Humble And Kind" - Tim McGraw
"Settle For A Slowdown" - Dierks Bentley
"Breathe" - Faith Hill
"Marquee Sign" - Sara Evans
"Drive Me Crazy" - Kip Moore
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride
"Suds In The Bucket" - Sara Evans
"You'll Think Of Me" - Keith Urban
"Whatever You Say" - Martina McBride
"Wrong Again" - Martina McBride
"Bye Bye" - Jo Dee Messina
"Safe In The Arms Of Love" - Martina McBride
"Should've Said No" - Taylor Swift
"There Goes My Life" - Kenny Chesney
"O Holy Night" - Martina McBride
"Silver Bells" - Martina McBride
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
"Fearless" - Taylor Swift
"Amarillo By Morning" - George Strait
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert
"80s Mercedes" - Maren Morris
"Mercy" - Brett Young
"If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)" - Alabama
"Everybody Does" - Martina McBride
"I Could Use A Love Song" - Maren Morris
"Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood
"You're Not In Kansas Anymore" - Jo Dee Messina
"Fly" - Maddie & Tae
"Back To December" - Taylor Swift
"Stripes" - Brandy Clark
"Girl Next Door" - Brandy Clark
"Two Black Cadillacs" - Carrie Underwood
"I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride
"XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl)" - Trisha Yearwood
"You Can Feel Bad" - Patty Loveless
"The Time Has Come" - Martina McBride
"XO" - Kelsea Ballerini
"Tomorrow" - Chris Young
"Smoke Rings In The Dark" - Gary Allan
"The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" - Reba McEntire
"Someday When I Stop Loving You" - Carrie Underwood
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 15:29:16 GMT -5
Final Placements:
50. "Silver Bells" - Martina McBride
49. "Drive Me Crazy" - Kip Moore
48. "XO" - Kelsea Ballerini
47. "O Holy Night" - Martina McBride
46. "I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride
45. "Fearless" - Taylor Swift
44. "Everybody Does" - Martina McBride
43. "Should've Said No" - Taylor Swift
42. "Humble And Kind" - Tim McGraw
41. "The Time Has Come" - Martina McBride
40. "Someday When I Stop Loving You" - Carrie Underwood
39. "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride
38. "Fly" - Maddie & Tae
37. "Safe In The Arms Of Love" - Martina McBride
36. "You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
35. "Girl Next Door" - Brandy Clark
34. "Tornado" - Little Big Town
33. "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
32. "You'll Think Of Me" - Keith Urban
31. "If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)" - Alabama
30. "Back To December" - Taylor Swift
29. "Mercy" - Brett Young
28. "You're Not In Kansas Anymore" - Jo Dee Messina
27. "Stripes" - Brandy Clark
26. "There Goes My Life" - Kenny Chesney
25. "Vice" - Miranda Lambert
24. "Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood
23. "Tomorrow" - Chris Young
22. "I Could Use A Love Song" - Maren Morris
21. "Marquee Sign" - Sara Evans
20. "80s Mercedes" - Maren Morris
19. "Wrong Again" - Martina McBride
18. "Everywhere" - Tim McGraw
17. "Breathe" - Faith Hill
16. "Smoke Rings In The Dark" - Gary Allan
15. "You're Still The One" - Shania Twain
14. "Best I Ever Had" - Gary Allan
13. "Amarillo By Morning" - George Strait
12. "Two Black Cadillacs" - Carrie Underwood
11. "XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl)" - Trisha Yearwood
10. "Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert
09. "Whatever You Say" - Martina McBride
08. "Settle For A Slowdown" - Dierks Bentley
07. "You Can Feel Bad" - Patty Loveless
06. "Suds In The Bucket" - Sara Evans
05. "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood
04. "Merry Go 'Round" - Kacey Musgraves
03. "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" - Reba McEntire
02. "Cowboy Take Me Away" - Dixie Chicks
01. "Bye Bye" - Jo Dee Messina
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 15:31:32 GMT -5
Some people expressed discontent at "I Knew You Were Trouble" being included last night, so I have put up a poll to let you guys decide. Should we keep it, or get rid of it? I'm good either way, so I will go with whatever the majority wants.
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Post by jtd Thee Stallion on Aug 16, 2018 15:42:21 GMT -5
I say cut it. Among other reasons, it’ll get the list to an even 50 songs and that calms the OCD in me, lol.
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Post by kf1992 on Aug 16, 2018 15:46:22 GMT -5
Is there a Spotify list? :)
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 15:50:39 GMT -5
Is there a Spotify list? Not yet! But I bet somebody else would be willing to make one once more people start seeing this thread :) I don't use Spotify. |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 16:07:07 GMT -5
YouTube embeds have been added to the OP, in case anybody needs those!
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Post by born on Aug 16, 2018 16:11:20 GMT -5
I was gonna say “keep it” obviously but what’s the point of keeping it when everyone’s gonna jump on it and tank it to have it leave at #51? Plus, it doesn’t have any country features whatsoever.
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Post by austin on Aug 16, 2018 19:10:19 GMT -5
I feel like KEEP IT since we made random exceptions last time for Red to be included even though it was actually the #2 song, and are doing it again here for a tie at #2. If we ditch it, I feel like Red should be included, it was actually a #2 song and never won a RD.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 16, 2018 19:19:40 GMT -5
I'm okay switching it out for "Red". Gives me an easy #51  |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2018 19:51:04 GMT -5
I feel like KEEP IT since we made random exceptions last time for Red to be included even though it was actually the #2 song, and are doing it again here for a tie at #2. If we ditch it, I feel like Red should be included, it was actually a #2 song and never won a RD. Well, "Red" tied with the winner, so it was technically tied for #1... Which was why I included it among the winners in the last rankdown. So in this rankdown, I included songs that tied for #2 for the same reason (which is why we have both "Whatever You Say" and "Wrong Again", "You Belong With Me" and "Fearless", and "Stripes" and "Girl Next Door", because all those rankdowns finished with a tie for #2). "I Knew You Were Trouble" didn't technically finish at #2, but it was the next song behind the two songs that tied for #1... Lol so it is in kind of a gray area that none of the other songs are in, because no other country rankdown has finished with a tie before. But the problem that people have with including it is that it is just not country at all, so if it's included several people are just going to tank it anyway... |
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Post by austin on Aug 16, 2018 19:55:04 GMT -5
I feel like KEEP IT since we made random exceptions last time for Red to be included even though it was actually the #2 song, and are doing it again here for a tie at #2. If we ditch it, I feel like Red should be included, it was actually a #2 song and never won a RD. Well, "Red" tied with the winner, so it was technically tied for #1... Which was why I included it among the winners in the last rankdown. So in this rankdown, I included songs that tied for #2 for the same reason (which is why we have both "Whatever You Say" and "Wrong Again", "You Belong With Me" and "Fearless", and "Stripes" and "Girl Next Door", because all those rankdowns finished with a tie for #2). "I Knew You Were Trouble" didn't technically finish at #2, but it was the next song behind the two songs that tied for #1... Lol so it is in kind of a gray area that none of the other songs are in, because no other country rankdown has finished with a tie before. But the problem that people have with including it is that it is just not country at all, so if it's included several people are just going to tank it anyway... It’s your RD, you can do whatever you want obviously but there are tiebreakers for a reason and All Too Well TECHNICALLY won the RD, and Red was #2, just like a tiebreaker was used for the #2s here you know? They tied in points but a tie breaker decided a winner. That’s just my point. Trouble will get tanked. ETA: all those #2s have one I love and one I could pass on hahaha |
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 16, 2018 21:11:07 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 16, 2018 22:27:26 GMT -5
“Quite a bit of demand”.... 🤔
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 16, 2018 23:21:39 GMT -5
Yeah, "I Knew You Were Trouble" needs to get outta here!  |
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Post by carriefan15 on Aug 23, 2018 16:59:21 GMT -5
So excited for this one! Even moreso than the #1s I think!! I’ll have my list sent sometime in the next couple weeks :)
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 25, 2018 16:53:31 GMT -5
Alright, "I Knew You Were Trouble" has officially been cut, since that is what the majority seemed to prefer. I have already received several lists for this rd, so I am glad to see the enthusiasm!! Anyone else who wants to join, you still have several weeks to do so :)
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 31, 2018 12:31:12 GMT -5
Hey guys, I'm already going to give you an extension for this. Due to the unexpected craziness of my personal life that I explained in the 2013 country rankdown thread, I have had to bump 2013 Country back by two weeks. So logically, as that is the big rankdown that I have on the queue before this one, I now need to bump this one back by two weeks as well. Your new deadline will be the end of next month, on Sunday September 30! If you have submitted and I haven't responded yet, don't worry! I'll get on that very soon :) This rankdown is a little bit further out, so I'm trying to focus on 2013 first. |
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Post by crazyb on Aug 31, 2018 17:16:45 GMT -5
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Post by someguy on Sept 1, 2018 4:17:42 GMT -5
I'll submit when I get home. I was still ranking "I Knew You Were Trouble" lol
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Post by kf1992 on Sept 2, 2018 8:54:41 GMT -5
Can someone please do a Spotify playlist for this?
I would be very thankful! :)
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Post by recordyear on Sept 13, 2018 8:15:59 GMT -5
Kip Moore's Drive Me Crazy is geo-locked.
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 24, 2018 2:25:05 GMT -5
With 2013 due on September 30, this is now going to be due on Friday, October 12!!!  I've had several lists roll in for this in the past week, so thank you to everybody who has been working on this already!! I'm sorry for the lack of reminders, and for so far extending this one almost an entire month... It will be better from here on out. I'm so excited to get to this one! |
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 10, 2018 0:34:23 GMT -5
Alright, here is where things stand with this one. We have 13 people so far, which is a pretty great turnout considering how little promo I have done  It's about time to kick things up a notch though, because the deadline is just around the corner! I am in a little bit of a tough spot, because I don't want to push this one back anymore, but I also don't want to have too much overlap with the 2013 Country rankdown. To solve that, I am going to push it back just a liiiiiittle bit, but not too much. This will now be due after the next Martina album, which is due next Friday (on the release date of her new album, so that one is going to remain firmly set so we can start celebrating her on that day!) This way I won't end up trying to host multiple rankdowns at the same time So, tl;dr, this one is now going to be due on Monday October 22nd! That will be the final deadline, no further extensions. 2013 Country and The Way That I Am will both be finished at that point, so this one can be my only priority! Participants so far:
1. bboat11 2. George Strait Junkie 3. zaclord 🌈 4. castleoblivion26 5. Kanenrá:ke 6. tim 7. someguy 8. austin 9. rgreen0625 10. carriefan15 11. recordyear 12. g8erboi 13. kw9461 |
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2018 0:08:19 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 17, 2018 0:11:55 GMT -5
This is going to be SO hard!!!!!! So many top 10 contenders... truly overwhelming!
I'll do this over the weekend.
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Post by toomuchboy on Oct 17, 2018 15:54:37 GMT -5
Already finished my list, but want to feel it out for a couple of days first to be sure of my ranking. This is going to be a bloodbath; so many great songs.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 23, 2018 0:06:11 GMT -5
So, I know this is due tonight, but I am honestly not going to start presenting this one until I finish presenting Martina's The Way That I Am album... That means you have an extra day, or maybe even two, to sneak a list in  In other words, this one is closing very soon, so this is your last call!!! You don't want to miss out on the fun!! |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 23, 2018 0:06:46 GMT -5
Aaaah let me get my list in tomorrow!
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