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Post by tim on Jan 12, 2020 20:33:36 GMT -5
I didn't really start listening to country radio until 1992 and so I have no recollection of ever hearing "One Hundred and Two". I'd have to assume that after this song peaked in 1991 radio went back to playing more of their bigger hits. I don't dislike the song but I just find it to be rather unmemorable.
"John Deere Tractor" has long been my least favorite song released by the duo and was an easy last place for me. It's about the only song in the rankdown that I really have no desire to ever want to hear again.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 12, 2020 21:47:17 GMT -5
Neither of those were particularly good either. So far this is off to a really strong start!
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Post by Mirago on Jan 18, 2020 13:26:05 GMT -5
Don’t Be Cruel was the first song I ever heard from the Judds so I have a soft spot for it and I think it shows off their great harmonies.
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Post by tim on Jan 18, 2020 16:18:14 GMT -5
The Judds #22 - "Don't Be Cruel"The Elvis Presley cover song would follow them for the rest of their career, including tabloid claims that Elvis was Wynonna's father. After reading one article I stopped myself from going any further down the internet rabbit hole of looking into this conspiracy theory, but suffice it to say there are some striking similarities between Wynonna and Elvis. I'd even go so far as to say Wynonna and Lisa Marie look more like sisters than her and Ashley. Anyways...while "Don't Be Cruel" might've snapped their number one streak it did go on to become a concert staple and somewhat of a fan favorite. Somewhat surprised to see "One Man Woman" make it into the top 20 as it ended up garnering a lot more support than I expected. This song has always kind of gotten lost in the shuffle of their discography for me and therefore it ended up falling back into my bottom five. I think most likely forget or don't remember that "Had a Dream (For the Heart)" was their debut single (I know I sometimes do lol). Interestingly enough this was also covered by Elvis in the mid 70's.
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Post by someguy on Jan 18, 2020 17:56:24 GMT -5
The Judds #18 - "Guardian Angels"Billboard Country Songs peak: #16 Highest Ranking: #1 taylorLowest Ranking : #24 Cody Wants Out...Total Points: 178 Average Rank: 16.18 taylor - 1 BackwoodsBarbie - 6 .indulgecountry - 8 RobbyFlorida - 16 bboat11 - 18 tim - 18 someguy - 20 castleoblivion26 - 22 Mirago - 22 Kanenrá:ke - 23 Cody Wants Out... - 24 "Guardian Angels" takes three top 10s with it, including our first #1 loss, taylor's. The song never competed for higher here. At country radio, the song peaked at #16, becoming The Judds' first single to miss the top 10 since initially reaching it with "Mama He's Crazy" in 1984. It was the fourth and final North American single from the River Of Love album. Lyrically, the song refers many times to 'Elijah', which is what Wynonna would go on to name her son years later.
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Post by someguy on Jan 18, 2020 18:30:23 GMT -5
Out next song to leave is the first proper radio single from a studio album in Wy's prime (1990s).
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Post by someguy on Jan 18, 2020 18:42:29 GMT -5
Wynonna #28 - Always WillBillboard Country Airplay peak: #45 Highest Ranking: #12 BackwoodsBarbieLowest Ranking : #34 RobbyFloridaTotal Points: 280 Average Rank: 25.45 BackwoodsBarbie - 12 .indulgecountry - 18 tim - 19 castleoblivion26 - 24 Cody Wants Out... - 25 taylor - 26 bboat11 - 29 someguy - 30 Mirago - 31 Kanenrá:ke - 32 RobbyFlorida - 34 "Always Will" was the third and final single from Wy's 1997 album The Other Side, following two top 20 hits ("When Love Starts Talking" and "Come Some Rainy Day"). IMO this was not the best choice for a single, as there were many more songs on the album that could have been released instead ("The Other Side", "Why Now", "The Wyld Unknown"). I remember at the time my sister (who was pretty young when this was released) always called it "The Lion King Song" because the instrumentation reminded her of that movie, lol.
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Post by someguy on Jan 18, 2020 19:18:55 GMT -5
Next up, we say goodbye to our first #1 song from The Judds.
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Post by someguy on Jan 18, 2020 19:26:45 GMT -5
The Judds #17 - "Change Of Heart"Billboard Country Songs peak: #1 Highest Ranking: #6 taylorLowest Ranking : #25 castleoblivion26Total Points: 175 Average Rank: 15.91 taylor - 6 bboat11 - 9 BackwoodsBarbie - 10 RobbyFlorida - 14 Cody Wants Out... - 15 someguy - 16 Kanenrá:ke - 17 Mirago - 18 .indulgecountry - 22 tim - 23 castleoblivion26 - 25 "Change Of Heart" is one of two non-singles included on The Judds' 1988 Greatest Hits album. It made its first appearance on 1984's Wynonna & Naomi album, but was not released as a single at that point. It was then included on their 1988 compilation album and released as the set's second single, where it would go on to become the duo's 12th #1 single.
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Post by someguy on Jan 20, 2020 18:17:18 GMT -5
Wynonna #24 - FreedomBillboard Country Airplay peak: #68 Highest Ranking: #12 bboat11Lowest Ranking : #35 taylorTotal Points: 254 Average Rank: 23.09 bboat11 - 12 BackwoodsBarbie - 20 .indulgecountry - 20 RobbyFlorida - 16 castleoblivion26 - 22 Cody Wants Out... - 22 Kanenrá:ke - 24 Mirago - 24 tim - 26 someguy - 33 taylor - 35 Wy's contribution to the Prince Of Egypt: Nashville soundtrack leaves us at #24. The song was one of two singles sent to country radio from the project (the other being the Randy Travis/Linda Davis duet "Make It Through"). Neither single became a hit at country radio, though Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's duet "When You Believe" from the main soundtrack became a top 30 hit at pop radio.
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Post by someguy on Jan 20, 2020 19:01:40 GMT -5
Wynonna #21 - Can't Nobody Love You (Like I Do)Billboard Country Airplay peak: #31 Highest Ranking: #10 bboat11Lowest Ranking : #30 Cody Wants Out...Total Points: 216 Average Rank: 19.64 bboat11 - 10 BackwoodsBarbie - 13 taylor - 14 castleoblivion26 - 16 tim - 18 someguy - 18 RobbyFlorida - 21 .indulgecountry - 22 Mirago - 27 Kanenrá:ke - 27 Cody Wants Out... - 30 Our final song to miss the top 20, "Can't Nobody Love You (Like I Do)" was the lead single from Wy's fifth solo album New Day Dawning. The song barely missed the top 30 at country radio, stalling out at #31. With the follow-up single missing the top 40 altogether, this song and album would signal the end of Wynonna's hit making days at country radio, as she would only have one more significant hit after this one.
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Post by someguy on Jan 20, 2020 19:24:37 GMT -5
Wynonna #18 - I Want To Know What Love IsBillboard Country Airplay peak: Did not chart Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay peak: #14 Billboard Dance Club Airplay peak: #12 Highest Ranking: #8 MiragoLowest Ranking : #29 someguyTotal Points: 185 Average Rank: 16.82 Mirago - 8 bboat11 - 9 taylor - 11 .indulgecountry - 13 RobbyFlorida - 15 BackwoodsBarbie - 16 Kanenrá:ke - 20 tim - 20 castleoblivion26 - 21 Cody Wants Out... - 23 someguy - 29 Leaving at #18 is "I Want To Know What Love Is". The song was included on Wynonna's sixth solo album What The World Needs Now Is Love, and was released as an exclusive to Adult Contemporary single. The song was very successful there, making it to #14. A remix also reached #12 on Billboard's Dance Club Airplay chart. The song was a cover of Foreigner's 1984 #1 hit. Mariah Carey would also go on to have a successful cover version of the song in 2009, making it to #10 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, and #60 on the Hot 100.
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Post by someguy on Jan 20, 2020 19:33:01 GMT -5
Wynonna #17 - Girls With GuitarsBillboard Country Airplay peak: #10 Highest Ranking: #3 timLowest Ranking : #33 bboat11Total Points: 178 Average Rank: 16.18 tim - 3 someguy - 5 Mirago - 12 RobbyFlorida - 12 .indulgecountry - 14 BackwoodsBarbie - 15 castleoblivion26 - 17 taylor - 19 Kanenrá:ke - 22 Cody Wants Out... - 26 bboat11 - 33 "Girls With Guitars", one of the more polarizing songs on the rankdown, leaves us at #17. The song was the fifth and final regular single from Tell Me Why. It was written by Mary Chapin Carpenter, who had a lot of success at the time with her own album Come On Come On. I love Wynonna's version of it, and am disappointed it leaves us so early, but I would have loved to have heard a studio version from MCC in the early 1990s. I love Chapin's live version, where she tells the story of writing the song:
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