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Post by bboat11 on Mar 27, 2019 1:19:17 GMT -5
 Hello, fellow Pulsers!!! Last summer we embarked on a noble and impossible journey; rank every Country song that had ever finished at #1 in a rankdown. The competition was fierce, and the battles were fascinating to see! In the end, we crowned Sara Evans as the winner, determining that her song "A Real Fine Place To Start" was the "best" country song to have ever won a rankdown. And so began a Pulse tradition! 57 rankdowns and a little over half-a-year later, we now have a brand new set of 50 new rankdown winners. It is time for us to pay tribute to those songs the same way we did the first time around! Here is the song list:
1. Whoever's In New England - Reba McEntire 2. Bring On The Rain - Jo Dee Messina ft. Tim McGraw 3. How Far - Martina McBride 4. Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood 5. My Give A Damn's Busted - Jo Dee Messina 6. Fly Away - Sugarland 7. Settlin' - Sugarland 8. 'Til I Can Make It On My Own - Martina McBride 9. Doin' Fine - Lauren Alaina 10. Unwound - George Strait 11. Just Drive - Jo Dee Messina 12. Record Year - Eric Church 13. Cold Beer Conversation - George Strait 14. Every Little Thing - Carly Pearce 15. Reckless - Martina McBride 16. Wasted - Carrie Underwood 17. If I Die Young - The Band Perry 18. Speed - Montgomery Gentry 19. Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) - Gary Allan 20. The Blade - Ashley Monroe 21. A Little Bit Stronger - Sara Evans 22. Peace Sign - Jo Dee Messina 23. Travelin' Soldier - Dixie Chicks 24. Love's The Only House - Martina McBride 25. A Joyful Noise - Jo Dee Messina 26. I Got A Car - George Strait 27. Away In A Manger - Patty Loveless 28. Silent Night - Patty Loveless 29. Weed Instead Of Roses - Ashley Monroe 30. Deeper Than The Holler - Randy Travis 31. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter 32. Drinkin' Man - George Strait 33. Here For A Good Time - George Strait 34. Love's Gonna Make It Alright - George Strait 35. You Look So Good In Love - George Strait 36. Consider Me Gone - Reba McEntire 37. I Will...But - SHeDAISY 38. Destroy The Evidence - Jo Dee Messina 39. Burning Man - Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne 40. I Keep Looking - Sara Evans 41. High Horse - Kacey Musgraves 42. Half Over You - Patty Loveless 43. Come See About Me - Martina McBride 44. I'll Think Of A Reason Later - Lee Ann Womack 45. The Fireman - George Strait 46. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum 47. Living For The Night - George Strait 48. Hands On You - Ashley Monroe 49. Somebody - Reba McEntire 50. Even God Must Get The Blues - Jo Dee Messina
I plan to give you about a month to work on this one. That should be plenty of time, considering how many participants are likely already familiar with a large portion of these. However, even if you are new to Country music, you are welcome to join!!! The deadline is set for Saturday April 27th. If you wish to join, please rank the songs from 1-50, with 1 being your favorite, and send the list to me via private message. I will calculate the results, and then host a countdown to see which song Pulse considers to be the BEST out of the most recent crop of Country rankdown winners!
Final Results: 50. "Away In A Manger" - Patty Loveless 49. "Silent Night" - Patty Loveless 48. "A Joyful Noise" - Jo Dee Messina
47. "Come See About Me" - Martina McBride
46. "Destroy The Evidence" - Jo Dee Messina
45. "Half Over You" - Patty Loveless
44. "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" - George Strait
43. "'Til I Can Make It On My Own" - Martina McBride
42. "Cold Beer Conversation" - George Strait
41. "Peace Sign" - Jo Dee Messina
40. "Burning Man" - Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne
39. "Reckless" - Martina McBride
38. "Drinkin' Man" - George Strait
37. "Unwound" - George Strait
36. "Even God Must Get The Blues" - Jo Dee Messina
35. "Just Drive" - Jo Dee Messina
34. "Deeper Than The Holler" - Randy Travis
33. "I Got A Car" - George Strait
32. "Here For A Good Time" - George Strait
31. "You Look So Good In Love" - George Strait
30. "The Fireman" - George Strait
29. "Doin' Fine" - Lauren Alaina
28. "Hands On You" - Ashley Monroe
27. "Living For The Night" - George Strait
26. "Weed Instead Of Roses" - Ashley Monroe
25. "Fly Away" - Sugarland
24. "High Horse" - Kacey Musgraves
23. "Every Little Thing" - Carly Pearce
22. "Record Year" - Eric Church
21. "Speed" - Montgomery Gentry
20. "Bring On The Rain" - Jo Dee Messina ft. Tim McGraw
19. "The Blade" - Ashley Monroe
18. "Settlin'" - Sugarland
17. "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
16. "Somebody" - Reba McEntire
15. "How Far" - Martina McBride
14. "I Will...But" - SHeDAISY
13. "Love's The Only House" - Martina McBride
12. "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry
11. "Just A Dream" - Carrie Underwood
10. "I Keep Looking" - Sara Evans
09. "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)" - Gary Allan
08. "I'll Think Of A Reason Later" - Lee Ann Womack
07. "Whoever's In New England" - Reba McEntire
06. "My Give A Damn's Busted" - Jo Dee Messina
05. "Consider Me Gone" - Reba McEntire
04. "Travelin' Soldier" - Dixie Chicks
03. "Wasted" - Carrie Underwood
02. "Strawberry Wine" - Deana Carter
01. "A Little Bit Stronger" - Sara Evans |
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 27, 2019 3:41:52 GMT -5
Aw s**t and my personal country rankdown is going to be the next one I start! Just barely missed getting a song onto here :'( :'(
I'll probably give this a try, I feel bad about missing the first Winners RD since it was a very cool idea. Although my closeness will almost certainly be garbage
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 27, 2019 21:11:08 GMT -5
Aw s**t and my personal country rankdown is going to be the next one I start! Just barely missed getting a song onto here  I'll probably give this a try, I feel bad about missing the first Winners RD since it was a very cool idea. Although my closeness will almost certainly be garbage At least we can definitely look forward to the winner of your personal rankdown being in the next one, then! :) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 22:29:27 GMT -5
There have already been 50 Country Rankdown winners since the last Rankdown? Wow, time flies.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 27, 2019 22:55:38 GMT -5
Fyi to anybody who finds it useful: I have just added YouTube links to the song list :)
**This will probably be the only way for you to hear either Jo Dee Messina's "Destroy The Evidence" or Patty Loveless' "Half Over You". The former is an unreleased song that we basically only know from a poorly ripped audio taken from Jo Dee's website several years ago, and the latter is on an album that is essentially out-of-print, and not available on any streaming services.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 27, 2019 22:56:58 GMT -5
There have already been 50 Country Rankdown winners since the last Rankdown? Wow, time flies. I know, it's pretty crazy! The increasing popularity of album rankdowns has definitely helped to speed things along  |
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 6, 2019 20:26:57 GMT -5
because my sure-to-be-strange list has been sent
#1-3: 4/5
#4-12: 3.5/5
#13-41: 3/5
#42-47: 2.5/5
#48-50: 2/5
Better than I expected honestly
Oh btw I made a Spotify playlist if anyone wanted one
Along with "Destroy the Evidence" and "Half Over You" this is missing "Travelin' Soldier". I guess in terms of legal/rights-holding/business stuff it's never recovered from being associated with the "Not Ready to Make Nice" story?
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 7, 2019 16:52:43 GMT -5
Time for a reminder! The deadline for this is about 3 weeks away  I would prefer not to offer any extensions (unless somebody reeeeaaaaaally needs one), so please plan accordingly! |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Apr 7, 2019 16:59:26 GMT -5
Still need to do the #1's one, will probably work on it today!
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Post by crazyb on Apr 7, 2019 17:03:14 GMT -5
Gonna pass
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 15, 2019 14:10:25 GMT -5
finalized my list for this and I'm probably gonna do terrible lol. I love so many songs on this list that some songs that I like are a lot lower than I would prefer them to be. I really only dislike one song here (still cannot believe that song won).
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 17, 2019 21:47:44 GMT -5
Time for the week and a half reminder!!!!! We're only up to like 4 people for this so far, so I'm hoping people will start to prioritize it more now that it's getting closer... If you sent a list, sorry I haven't responded yet! I will be starting to input lists probably this weekend |
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 23, 2019 21:27:22 GMT -5
This is supposed to be due in 4 days! Although I do recognize that there has been a relative lack of reminders... If anybody thinks they will need more time, let me know! I don't want to extend this very much, but would consider a few extra days if anybody feels they will need it :) But this is supposed to be due this Saturday, so I will be closing it then unless people tell me they need more time! |
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 21:31:42 GMT -5
bboat11 I'll need more time. 1994 is due on the 30th, Easton Corbin's is also due in a few days I think, and those are just off the top of my head. There are soooo many RDs right now lol.
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Post by carriefan15 on Apr 23, 2019 21:53:54 GMT -5
I’ll have mine turned in by Saturday night!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Apr 24, 2019 8:08:52 GMT -5
LBTrocks I'll give extensions to both Easton and 1994, but I plan on closing Easton the earliest (most likely first weekend of May).
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 24, 2019 20:58:40 GMT -5
LBTrocks I'll give extensions to both Easton and 1994, but I plan on closing Easton the earliest (most likely first weekend of May). Oh yay! I was just starting to stress about how I need to do the Easton Corbin rankdown still! I've listened to 2 of the 3 albums. I need to listen to the 3rd one before I come back and listen to them all again together to rank the whole list  |
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Post by carriefan15 on Apr 27, 2019 15:28:21 GMT -5
Just sent my ranking!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 28, 2019 0:30:02 GMT -5
Just seeing the due date passed for this one and I haven't finished it yet. Extension plz lol.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 28, 2019 0:58:02 GMT -5
Hey there you all! Sorry for my lack of updates around the due date for this one. I have had an insanely busy weekend, plus I know a few people wanted more time, so I am going to extend this one a few days to be due on Wednesday. So the new deadline is Wednesday, May 1st! Get your lists to me by then if you want to join! :) |
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 30, 2019 22:25:50 GMT -5
bboat11 I'll need through the weekend... otherwise, feel free to start without me and I'll just follow along!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on May 1, 2019 12:27:18 GMT -5
About halfway done currently... if I don't make it in time, feel free to start without me.
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Post by bboat11 on May 1, 2019 21:23:18 GMT -5
bboat11 I'll need through the weekend... otherwise, feel free to start without me and I'll just follow along! About halfway done currently... if I don't make it in time, feel free to start without me. You guys can have through the weekend if it would help :) I definitely want your lists! And I will need more time to finish entering the ones I already have anyway... Anyone else who would like to join, you have through the weekend! Sunday 5/5 is the final final deadline! I'll post some pre-reveal questions on Sunday night, and then start reveals on Monday evening!! |
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Post by LBTrocks on May 1, 2019 21:23:48 GMT -5
bboat11 bless you! I'll submit on Sunday, for sure, at the latest!
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Post by bboat11 on May 4, 2019 11:32:47 GMT -5
Y'all, we are down to 2 days!!!! If you want to join, you have today and tomorrow! Thank you to those who have sent me lists! I am working on getting them entered as we speak
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Post by LBTrocks on May 5, 2019 20:12:52 GMT -5
Ok doing this now!!!!
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Post by bboat11 on May 6, 2019 2:10:37 GMT -5
Best of the Best - Part II: Results Time! Thank you to everybody who jumped in and participated!! It brings me great joy to see what all of your different opinions are on the songs that have won rankdowns previously  This is going to be an exciting rankdown!! I live for what is about to ensue  Final Participant List:
1. bboat11 2. singingrulebritannia 3. Kanenrá:ke 4. castleoblivion26 5. ClevelandRox 6. tim 7. austin 8. someguy 9. George Strait Junkie 10. Sambalada 11. recordyear 12. carriefan15 13. .indulgecountry 14. kw9461 15. kf1992 16. Cody Wants Out... 17. LBTrocks 18. Wave.
Questions to get us started:
1. What is going to be #1?
2. What is going to be #50?
3. Which songs will be in the top 5?
4. Which songs will be in the bottom 5?
5. Which songs will be the most polarizing?
6. Which songs will be the least polarizing?
7. There are multiple album series represented by the songs in this rankdown! Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Carrie Underwood, Patty Loveless, Ashley Monroe, and George Strait are all artists that made it into this rankdown several times thanks to album series. Which of those artists will do the best on average? Which will do the worst?
8. Out of Martina's album series winners, which will do the best? Which will do worst? (How Far, 'Til I Can Make It On My Own, Reckless, Love's The Only House, Come See About Me)
9. Out of Jo Dee's album series winners, which will do the best? Which will do worst? (Bring On The Rain, My Give A Damn's Busted, Just Drive, Peace Sign, A Joyful Noise, Destroy The Evidence, Even God Must Get The Blues)
10. Out of Ashley Monroe's album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (The Blade, Weed Instead Of Roses, Hands On You)
11. Out of Carrie Underwood's album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (Just A Dream, Wasted)
12. Out of George Strait's album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (Unwound, Cold Beer Conversation, I Got A Car, Drinkin' Man, You Look So Good In Love, The Fireman, Living For The Night)
13. Out of Patty Loveless' album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (Away In A Manger, Silent Night, Half Over You)
14. This album features three Christmas songs. Where will each of them place? (Jo Dee's "A Joyful Noise", and Patty's "Silent Night" and "Away In A Manger")
15. Which year-end rankdown winner will do the best? Worst? (Gary Allan "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)", Dixie Chicks "Travelin' Soldier", Reba McEntire "Consider Me Gone", Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne "Burning Man", or Sara Evans' "I Keep Looking")
16. Which album track will do the best? Worst? (Sugarland "Fly Away", Jo Dee Messina "Just Drive", Ashley Monroe "The Blade", Jo Dee Messina "Destroy The Evidence", Patty Loveless "Half Over You", Martina McBride "Come See About Me", Jo Dee Messina "Even God Must Get The Blues")
17. Where will Kacey Musgraves' "High Horse" finish?
18. Sara Evans won the last Best of the Best rankdown with "A Real Fine Place To Start"! This time, she has two songs: "A Little Bit Stronger" and "I Keep Looking". Where will each of them finish? Does she have a shot of winning this thing yet again?
19. This rankdown features a history-making 3-way tie at the finish of the George Strait Here For A Good Time album rankdown! All three songs were included here. How will their order play out in this rankdown??? (Drinkin' Man, Here For A Good Time, Love's Gonna Make It Alright)
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Post by bboat11 on May 6, 2019 2:14:36 GMT -5
Sorry there's so many questions; these types of rankdowns are just such rich opportunities for data analysis and comparison!! Lol. I look forward to seeing some of y'all's predictions, and then getting this thing started within the next 24 hours or so! If anybody would like to follow along that did not participate, just let me know :)
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Post by recordyear on May 6, 2019 4:21:37 GMT -5
1. What is going to be #1?Just A Dream maybe? Doesn't seem to have many haters. 2. What is going to be #50?One of the Christmas songs. 3. Which songs will be in the top 5?Just A Dream, I Will...But, Travelin' Soldier, The Blade, Bring On The Rain 4. Which songs will be in the bottom 5?All three Christmas songs, Burning Man and one of Martina's songs. 5. Which songs will be the most polarizing?Come See About Me, Need You Now 6. Which songs will be the least polarizing?Just A Dream, I Will...But 7. There are multiple album series represented by the songs in this rankdown! Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Carrie Underwood, Patty Loveless, Ashley Monroe, and George Strait are all artists that made it into this rankdown several times thanks to album series. Which of those artists will do the best on average? Which will do the worst?Carrie Underwood will do the best. Martina McBride will do the worst. 8. Out of Martina's album series winners, which will do the best? Which will do worst? (How Far, 'Til I Can Make It On My Own, Reckless, Love's The Only House, Come See About Me)Reckless will do the best. Til I Can Make It On My Own will do the worst. 9. Out of Jo Dee's album series winners, which will do the best? Which will do worst? (Bring On The Rain, My Give A Damn's Busted, Just Drive, Peace Sign, A Joyful Noise, Destroy The Evidence, Even God Must Get The Blues)Bring On The Rain will do the best. A Joyful Noise will do the worst. 10. Out of Ashley Monroe's album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (The Blade, Weed Instead Of Roses, Hands On You)The Blade will do the best. Hands On You will do the worst. 11. Out of Carrie Underwood's album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (Just A Dream, Wasted)Just A Dream will do better than Wasted. 12. Out of George Strait's album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (Unwound, Cold Beer Conversation, I Got A Car, Drinkin' Man, You Look So Good In Love, The Fireman, Living For The Night)(Um why the two other songs in the three-way tie are not included in the question  )I Got A Car will do the best. Drinkin' Man will do the worst. 13. Out of Patty Loveless' album series winners, which will do the best? Worst? (Away In A Manger, Silent Night, Half Over You)Half Over You will do the best because it is not a Christmas song. The quality of two Christmas songs are so similar that it is a toss-up for which will do the worst. I'll say Away In A Manger because it feels less classic. 14. This album features three Christmas songs. Where will each of them place? (Jo Dee's "A Joyful Noise", and Patty's "Silent Night" and "Away In A Manger")All three are bottom 10 bound. 15. Which year-end rankdown winner will do the best? Worst? (Gary Allan "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)", Dixie Chicks "Travelin' Soldier", Reba McEntire "Consider Me Gone", Dierks Bentley ft. Brothers Osborne "Burning Man", or Sara Evans' "I Keep Looking")Travelin' Soldier will do the best. Burning Man will do the worst. 16. Which album track will do the best? Worst? (Sugarland "Fly Away", Jo Dee Messina "Just Drive", Ashley Monroe "The Blade", Jo Dee Messina "Destroy The Evidence", Patty Loveless "Half Over You", Martina McBride "Come See About Me", Jo Dee Messina "Even God Must Get The Blues")Fly Away will do the best. Destroy The Evidence will do the worst. 17. Where will Kacey Musgraves' "High Horse" finish?(Is it worthy as a stand alone question? Or are you hinting it is your #50?) Top 15 I think. 18. Sara Evans won the last Best of the Best rankdown with "A Real Fine Place To Start"! This time, she has two songs: "A Little Bit Stronger" and "I Keep Looking". Where will each of them finish? Does she have a shot of winning this thing yet again?A little Bit Stronger is top 10 bound. I Keep Looking is close to it. 19. This rankdown features a history-making 3-way tie at the finish of the George Strait Here For A Good Time album rankdown! All three songs were included here. How will their order play out in this rankdown??? (Drinkin' Man, Here For A Good Time, Love's Gonna Make It Alright)Here For A Good Time > Drinkin' Man > Love's Gonna Make It Alright 20. Any other thoughts/predictions??I hope Record Year can make top 20.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on May 6, 2019 9:14:14 GMT -5
Oh this was due already? Oops...
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I would prefer not to offer any extensions (unless somebody reeeeaaaaaally needs one), so please plan accordingly!
