2008 Country Rankdown (revealing!)

[sabre14]

Since the 2002 rankdown reveals took less than three weeks (really? lol), might as well open the 2008 year-end country rankdown thread. It's a rather long deadline at just under three months but I like to give people enough time to get these done.



This rankdown will feature 125 songs. I deliberated the whole weekend selecting, dropping and re-selecting songs to include. Pretty much (or almost everything) that charted in the top 40 is included but I was rather selective (along with getting help from Kanenrá:ke ) in the final 10-15 songs. If I didn't care at all about your guys free time, I would've made it 140 songs lol -- there's still stuff left off I like but for numbers sake couldn't justify including them.

A couple disclaimers:

* "Voices" by Chris Young reached #37 on both charts its first release in 2008 but since it reached #1 in 2011 (re-release), I'll leave it for that rankdown.

* "Workin' For A Livin'" isn't on YouTube or Spotify, so if someone can post audio that would be great but if not, try and find it on your own lol. It made the top 20 at radio so I feel like it has to be included.

* Both "Our Song" and "Stay" were used for the 2007 rankdown, even though they lasted into January of 2008.

Preference Revealer

The songs:

1. Brad Paisley - "Letter To Me"
2. Rodney Atkins - "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)"
3. Gary Allan - "Watching Airplanes"
4. Alan Jackson - "Small Town Southern Man"
5. Carrie Underwood - "All-American Girl"
6. Trace Adkins - "You're Gonna Miss This"
7. George Strait - "I Saw God Today"
8. James Otto - "Just Got Started Lovin' You"
9. Brad Paisley - "I'm Still A Guy"
10. Carrie Underwood - "Last Name"
11. Kenny Chesney - "Better As A Memory"
12. Montgomery Gentry - "Back When I Knew It All"
13. Blake Shelton - "Home"
14. Alan Jackson - "Good Time"
15. Sugarland - "All I Want To Do"
16. Keith Urban - "You Look Good In My Shirt"
17. Taylor Swift - "Should've Said No"
18. Jimmy Wayne - "Do You Believe Me Now?"
19. Brad Paisley - "Waitin' On A Woman"
20. Darius Rucker - "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
21. Kenny Chesney - "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"
22. Toby Keith - "She Never Cried In Front Of Me"
23. Carrie Underwood - "Just A Dream"
24. Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
25. Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried"
26. Montgomery Gentry - "Roll With Me"
27. Rascal Flatts - "Winner At A Losing Game"
28. Kenny Chesney - "Shiftwork"
29. Chris Cagle - "What Kinda Gone"
30. Chuck Wicks - "Stealing Cinderella"
31. Billy Ray Cyrus w/Miley Cyrus - "Ready, Set, Don't Go"
32. Jason Aldean - "Laughed Until We Cried"
33. Taylor Swift - "Picture To Burn"
34. Rascal Flatts - "Every Day"
35. Phil Vassar - "Love Is A Beautiful Thing"
36. Lady Antebellum - "Love Don’t Live Here"
37. Dierks Bentley - "Trying To Stop Your Leaving"
38. Brooks & Dunn - "Put A Girl In It"
39. Keith Anderson - "I Still Miss You"
40. Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
41. George Strait - "Troubadour"
42. Tim McGraw - "Let It Go"
43. Jamey Johnson - "In Color"
44. Bucky Covington - "It's Good To Be Us"
45. Craig Morgan - "International Harvester"
46. Toby Keith - "Get My Drink On"
47. Josh Gracin - "We Weren't Crazy"
48. Brooks & Dunn - "God Must Be Busy"
49. Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder And Lead"
50. The Lost Trailers - "Holler Back"
51. Gary Allan - "Learning How To Bend"
52. Heidi Newfield - "Johnny And June"
53. Luke Bryan - "Country Man"
54. Chuck Wicks - "All I Ever Wanted"
55. Bucky Covington - "I'll Walk"
56. Craig Morgan - "Love Remembers"
57. Lady Antebellum - "Lookin' For A Good Time"
58. Tim McGraw - "Suspicions"
59. Jewel - "Stronger Woman"
60. Jake Owen - "Something About A Woman"
61. Toby Keith - "She's A Hottie"
62. Joe Nichols - "It Ain't No Crime"
63. Josh Turner - "Another Try" (feat. Trisha Yearwood)
64. Tim McGraw - "Kristofferson"
65. Julianne Hough - "That Song In My Head"
66. Reba w/Kenny Chesney - "Every Other Weekend"
67. Rascal Flatts - "Bob That Head"
68. Jason Michael Carroll - "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"
69. Ashton Shepherd - "Takin' Off This Pain"
70. Jessica Simpson - "Come On Over"
71. Jason Aldean - "Relentless"
72. Crystal Shawanda - "You Can Let Go"
73. Ashton Shepherd - "Sounds So Good"
74. Kellie Pickler - "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
75. Trace Adkins - "Muddy Water"
76. Randy Houser - "Anything Goes"
77. Garth Brooks w/Huey Lewis - "Workin' For A Livin'"
78. Emerson Drive - "You Still Own Me"
79. Kellie Pickler - "Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind"
80. Jack Ingram - "Maybe She'll Get Lonely"
81. Mark Chesnutt - "Rollin' With The Flow"
82. Trisha Yearwood - "This Is Me You're Talking To"
83. Lee Brice - "Happy Endings"
84. Sugarland w/Little Big Town & Jake Owen - "Life In A Northern Town"
85. Phil Stacey - "If You Didn't Love Me"
86. Adam Gregory - "Crazy Days"
87. Kristy Lee Cook - "15 Minutes Of Shame"
88. Eagles - "Busy Being Fabulous"
89. Sara Evans - "Some Things Never Change"
90. Jo Dee Messina - "I'm Done"
91. Eli Young Band - "When It Rains"
92. Rodney Atkins - "Invisibly Shaken"
93. Phil Vassar - "I Would"
94. Little Big Town - "Fine Line"
95. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Somebody Said A Prayer"
96. Martina McBride - "For These Times"
97. Joey + Rory - "Cheater, Cheater"
98. Terri Clark - "In My Next Life"
99. Tracy Lawrence - "'Til I Was A Daddy Too"
100. Whiskey Falls - "Falling Into You"
101. Jewel - "I Do"
102. LeAnn Rimes - "Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine"
103. James Otto - "For You"
104. Justin Moore - "Back That Thing Up"
105. Josh Gracin - "Unbelievable (Ann Marie)"
106. Emily West - "Rocks In Your Shoes"
107. Jypsi - "I Don't Love You Like That"
108. Sarah Johns - "He Hates Me"
109. Eric Church - "His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love)"
110. Gretchen Wilson - "Don't Do Me No Good"
111. Lee Brice - "Upper Middle Class White Trash"
112. Whitney Duncan - "When I Said I Would"
113. Big & Rich - "Loud"
114. The Road Hammers - "I Don't Know When To Quit"
115. David Nail - "I'm About To Come Alive"
116. Carolina Rain - "American Radio"
117. Jeremy McComb - "Cold"
118. Star De Azlan - "She's Pretty"
119. Rockie Lynne - "I Can't Believe It's Me"
120. Carter's Chord - "Different Breed"
121. Mica Roberts - "Things A Mama Don't Know" (feat. Toby Keith)
122. Lila McCann - "That's What Angels Do"
123. Kevin Fowler - "Best Mistake I Ever Made"
124. Rissi Palmer - "No Air"
125. Ashley Gearing - "Out The Window"












Songs not on Spotify:

Kenny Chesney - "Better As A Memory"
Kenny Chesney - "Shiftwork"
Keith Urban - "You Look Good In My Shirt" (2008 version)
George Strait - "Troubadour"
Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder And Lead"
Emerson Drive - "You Still Own Me"
Trisha Yearwood - "This Is Me You're Talking To"
Whiskey Falls - "Falling Into You"
Emily West - "Rocks In Your Shoes"
Carolina Rain - "American Radio"
Lila McCann - "That's What Angels Do"


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[austin]

36. Lady Antebellum - "Love Is A Beautiful Thing"

Should this be "Love Don't Live Here" ? sabre14

[raylatch98]

Holy hell I know about 90% of this.

[ChicaCherry콜라]

I'll try to do this one :) I only know about half the songs as I started getting out of country around this time, but hell, I knew 2 songs from the 2018 rankdown and I still did that one. Count me in.

[sabre14]

Feb 25, 2019 13:24:16 GMT -5 austin said:

36. Lady Antebellum - "Love Is A Beautiful Thing"

Should this be "Love Don't Live Here" ? sabre14

Fixed.

One’s about love the other is, well love that once was lol.

[sabre14]

We also have the only top 20 hit on country radio for Jessica Simpson this year. That happened.

[carriefan15]

Yessss definitely doing this one!!

[recordyear]

I'll do this. Knew only about 20 songs here as I haven't dig deep in 2000s hit country songs yet, but I already heard (probably) my #1 and I want to boost that song.

[sabre14]

Feb 28, 2019 23:07:36 GMT -5 recordyear said:

I'll do this. Knew only about 20 songs here as I haven't dig deep in 2000s hit country songs yet, but I already heard (probably) my #1 and I want to boost that song.

There are a lot of song I think you'll enjoy. Some gems in the lower-charting portion of the list.

[sabre14]

Would anyone care if I added three more songs to the list? I really wanted to include the ones I did and managed to get almost everything top 40 into the rankdown but three more would be a nice even 125 lol. I know these year-ends are lengthy and I appreciate everyone who has participated in the ones I've done so far, so I won't add three more unless there was opposition. 

*nobody has submitted for this yet, so that helps too* lol 

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[tim]

Mar 1, 2019 18:23:11 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Would anyone care if I added three more songs to the list? I really wanted to include the ones I did and managed to get almost everything top 40 into the rankdown but three more would be a nice even 125 lol. I know these year-ends are lengthy and I appreciate everyone who has participated in the ones I've done so far, so I won't add three more unless there was opposition. 

I was actually going to suggest adding three songs to even it out to 125 songs so I’m in!

[sabre14]

Mar 1, 2019 18:28:42 GMT -5 tim said:

Mar 1, 2019 18:23:11 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Would anyone care if I added three more songs to the list? I really wanted to include the ones I did and managed to get almost everything top 40 into the rankdown but three more would be a nice even 125 lol. I know these year-ends are lengthy and I appreciate everyone who has participated in the ones I've done so far, so I won't add three more unless there was opposition. 

I was actually going to suggest adding three songs to even it out to 125 songs so I’m in!

Okay, I added three songs. I think I have to at this point, since I somehow forgot to put "Bob That Head" on the list...as a fairly big fan of Rascal Flatts, I think one can see why I easily breezed past that one when compiling the original list. 

The last three additions are:

Rascal Flatts - "Bob That Head" (because dummy me forgot it the first go around..)
Rissi Palmer - "No Air"
Ashley Gearing - "Out The Window"

[Kanenrá:ke]

Mar 1, 2019 19:27:38 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Mar 1, 2019 18:28:42 GMT -5 tim said:

I was actually going to suggest adding three songs to even it out to 125 songs so I’m in!

Okay, I added three songs. I think I have to at this point, since I somehow forgot to put "Bob That Head" on the list...as a fairly big fan of Rascal Flatts, I think one can see why I easily breezed past that one when compiling the original list. 

The last three additions are:

Rascal Flatts - "Bob That Head" (because dummy me forgot it the first go around..)
Rissi Palmer - "No Air"
Ashley Gearing - "Out The Window"

You could've continued to forget "Bob That Head" lol

[austin]

Bob That Head is better than Every Day.

[sabre14]

Mar 2, 2019 15:30:39 GMT -5 austin said:

Bob That Head is better than Every Day.

[castleoblivion26]

Mar 2, 2019 15:30:39 GMT -5 austin said:

Bob That Head is better than Every Day.

"Every Day" is great, while "Bob That Head" is atrocious. Not even close. Also if "Bob That Head" is not in last place for everyone I am STRONGLY judging everyone who doesn't! I've always liked Rascal Flatts but that song lost me big time.

[sabre14]

Mar 2, 2019 16:46:14 GMT -5 castleoblivion26 said:

Mar 2, 2019 15:30:39 GMT -5 austin said:

Bob That Head is better than Every Day.

 Also if "Bob That Head" is not in last place for everyone I am STRONGLY judging everyone who doesn't! 

This one will likely steal my last place ranking heart away.

[castleoblivion26]

Mar 2, 2019 16:51:51 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Mar 2, 2019 16:46:14 GMT -5 castleoblivion26 said:

 Also if "Bob That Head" is not in last place for everyone I am STRONGLY judging everyone who doesn't! 

This one will likely steal my last place ranking heart away.

that will likely be low on my list as well and deservedly so but it still is no where near as atrocious as "Bob That Head". I cannot believe that song got recorded, never mind released as a single

[someguy]

I love "All Summer Long" haha..."Bob That Head" not so much

[sabre14]

I think this is a really interesting year. I think my top 30-40 are really strong, some of my very favorites of the 2000's are in this year. I see a few that I can't find anywhere to fit in the top 30, that I really enjoy. But I think my bottom 10-12 songs will be pretty bad to flat out terrible.

The first half of 2008 was stronger than the second half, in terms of what songs were charting at the time.

[zaclord 🌈]

Bob That Head >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All Summer Long

And "Bob That Head" will be my 2nd to last placing song on my list

[zaclord 🌈]

Also, I'm being nitpicky, but Taylor Swift's song is called "Should've Said No", not "You Should've Said No"

[Mylo13 💜]

Mar 2, 2019 19:07:08 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

Also, I'm being nitpicky, but Taylor Swift's song is called "Should've Said No", not "You Should've Said No"

Look at you caring about Taylor

Also, please tag me for results!

[sabre14]

Mar 2, 2019 19:07:08 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

Also, I'm being nitpicky, but Taylor Swift's song is called "Should've Said No", not "You Should've Said No"

Oopsy. I knew that but me and mistakes in year-end rankdowns go hand-in-hand, so better get used to it lmao.

But be nitpicky all you want because you share my hatred for "All Summer Long"!

[bboat11]

Mar 2, 2019 19:09:59 GMT -5 Mylo13 💜 said:

Mar 2, 2019 19:07:08 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

Also, I'm being nitpicky, but Taylor Swift's song is called "Should've Said No", not "You Should've Said No"

Look at you caring about Taylor

Also, please tag me for results!

As much as Zack claims to hate Taylor, if you look at how many Taylor songs he truly likes compared to other artists, she is basically his 3rd favorite Country artist.

Also, you will be tagged...because you're going to participate!! :)

[zaclord 🌈]

Mar 2, 2019 19:20:19 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Mar 2, 2019 19:09:59 GMT -5 Mylo13 💜 said:

Look at you caring about Taylor

Also, please tag me for results!

As much as Zack claims to hate Taylor, if you look at how many Taylor songs he truly likes compared to other artists, she is basically his 3rd favorite Country artist.

Also, you will be tagged...because you're going to participate!! :)

I do enjoy a handful of Taylor songs (a couple of them in this RD are decent), but by no means is she even close to my top 100 favorite country artists. The number of songs I like by her does not take away from how much I hate her as a person.

[bboat11]

Mar 2, 2019 19:30:59 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

Mar 2, 2019 19:20:19 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

As much as Zack claims to hate Taylor, if you look at how many Taylor songs he truly likes compared to other artists, she is basically his 3rd favorite Country artist.

Also, you will be tagged...because you're going to participate!!

I do enjoy a handful of Taylor songs (a couple of them in this RD are decent), but by no means is she even close to my top 100 favorite country artists. The number of songs I like by her does not take away from how much I hate her as a person.

Lmao could you even name 100 different country artists?!

[Mylo13 💜]

Mar 2, 2019 19:20:19 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Mar 2, 2019 19:09:59 GMT -5 Mylo13 💜 said:

Look at you caring about Taylor

Also, please tag me for results!

As much as Zack claims to hate Taylor, if you look at how many Taylor songs he truly likes compared to other artists, she is basically his 3rd favorite Country artist.

Also, you will be tagged...because you're going to participate!!

:o

[zaclord 🌈]

Mar 2, 2019 19:34:44 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Mar 2, 2019 19:30:59 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

I do enjoy a handful of Taylor songs (a couple of them in this RD are decent), but by no means is she even close to my top 100 favorite country artists. The number of songs I like by her does not take away from how much I hate her as a person.

Lmao could you even name 100 different country artists?!

Well between the 500 songs in this rankdown alone, there's probably more than 100 country artists

[zaclord 🌈]

Okay I take it back. There is some utter trash in this RD. "Bob That Head" is escaping my bottom 5. Kid Rock still runs away with last place though.