Top 5/Bottom 5: Alan Jackson

[Ten Pound Hammer]

TOP
1. Song for the Life
2. Little Man
3. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
4. Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
5. The Talkin' Song Repair Blues
6. Remember When
7. Monday Morning Church (this would actually be #2 if Patty didn't stick out like a sore thumb on it)
8. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
9. Midnight in Montgomery
10. Small Town Southern Man
11. I'll Go On Loving You
12. Everything I Love
13. So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore
14. I Don't Even Know Your Name
15. A Woman's Love
16. Chattahoochee (a tiny bit overrated, I'll admit, but still fun)
17. (Who Says) You Can't Have It All
18. She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
19. Dallas
20. Livin' on Love
21. Home
22. Tall, Tall Trees
23. Love's Got a Hold on You
24. Don't Rock the Jukebox
25. Gone Country

HONORABLE MENTION
1. Designated Drinker (this could've been huge if MCA had given the go-ahead for George Strait's verses)

BOTTOM
1. Country Boy (seriously, Alan, what the hell was this?)
2. Long Way to Go
3. I'd Love You All Over Again
4. Where I Come From (the song starts off pretty good, but Verse 3 just derails it and it never recovers)
5. It's Alright to Be a Redneck
6. Ring of Fire
7. Someday
8. I'll Try
9. Too Much of a Good Thing (#7-#9 are just average really)
10. Blue Blooded Woman (not that bad, just kinda cutesy and doesn't hold up too well)

[Andy]

Really tough to narrow this down. Alan was pretty much my favorite artist growing up, and while he's slipped slightly in the rankings, he's still one of my all-time favorites and his music will always hold a special place in my heart.

TOP (in chronological order, I'm terrible at ranking things. All of these songs are 9/10 or 10/10 to me, and I still had to leave some off. Not including covers from Under the Influence, because I love that album so darn much it'd take over my whole list.)

Here in the Real World
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Midnight in Montgomery
(Who Says) You Can't Have It All
Gone Country
Song for the Life
Everything I Love
Between the Devil and Me
Walk on the Rocks (possibly my all-time favorite track of his, this is what country music is all about to me)
Gone Crazy
Little Man
When Somebody Loves You
Drive
A Little Bluer Than That
Designated Drinker
The Sounds
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) (yes, I still find it incredibly moving. So sue me.)
Remember When
Monday Morning Church (why can't we have real music like this and the above song on the radio anymore? Please?)
To Do What I Do
Like Red on a Rose
Never Loved Before
Long, Long Way
Til the End
Freight Train
So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore
Dixie Highway
She Don't Get High
When I Saw You Leaving (For Nisey)

Bottom
Country Boy
Nothin' Left to Do (mildly amusing on first listen, but it doesn't hold up well after that, and it's way too long to boot)
I Still Like Bologna (see above)
Good Time (eh, it's okay as radio filler, but Alan's capable of much more. As you might have guessed, I view the Good Time album as probably his weakest)
It's Just That Way (I've only heard this a couple times, but remember finding it incredibly dull. Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention or something, though. I haven't heard Freight Train in at least a couple years).
I can't think of any other songs I dislike really. I've heard "Chatahoochee" enough times to last a lifetime, but I still like it.

[bluedog6]

Top:
1. Drive (For Daddy Gene) (perhaps one of my favorite radio singles by anyone)
2. Country Boy (sad, but true. I love this song. LOL)
3. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
4. It's Five o'clock Somewhere
5. Small Town Southern Man

Bottom:
1. Don't Rock the Jukebox
2. Where Were You (when the world stopped turning)
3. www. memory
4. Pop a Top
5. She's Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues)

[zjames]

Singles-only

Top:
1. "Remember When"
2. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"
3. "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore"
4. "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
5. "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All

Bottom:
1. "Country Boy"
2. "Good Time"
3. "Where I Come From"
4. "www.memory"
5. "Don't Rock The Jukebox"

[gonecountry]

Top
1. Where Were You (When the a World Stopped Turning)
2. Gone Country
3. Designated Drinker (not a single, but did chart)
4. Small Town Southern Man
5. Living on Love/ Remember When (tie)

Bottom:
1. I Still Like Bologna
2. Like Red on a Rose
3. It's Just a That Way
4. Ring of Fire (seems ill advised)

[Spacey_Kacey]

1. Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) [and for fans of South Park, this sort of includes "Where Were You When They Decided Heaven Was a More Intangible Idea" hahaha, but no, this is magnificent enough to stand alone at the top]
2. Midnight in Montgomery
3. Monday Morning Church
4. Sissy's Song
5. So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore
6. Don't Rock the Jukebox
7. Walk on the Rocks
8. Wanted
9. Remember When
10. Let It Be Christmas (this is too good not to include)
11. Hole in the Wall
12. Chattahoochee
13. There Goes
14. Dallas
15. Everything But the Wings

Not included: Blue Moon of Kentucky, Ring of Fire, Margaritaville

Dislike (ignoring Christmas songs):
1. Country Boy
2. It's Alright to be a Redneck
3. Meet and Potato Man
4. If Jesus Walked the World Today
5. Buicks to the Moon

[Markus Meyer]

I'll try to limit myself to only a Top 5.

Top:

1. "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
2. "Remember When"
3. "Small Town Southern Man"
4. "Sissy's Song"
5. "It's Just That Way"

Bottom:

1. "Country Boy"
2. "I Still Like Bologna"
3. "Where I Come From"

Can only think of 3.

[sabre14]

Top:
1. Drive (For Daddy Gene) (Instant classic in my book)
2. Midnight In Montgomery
3. Livin' On Love
4. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
5. USA Today (Am I the only person on earth who loves this one?)
6. Here In The Real World
7. That'd Be Alright
8. It Must Be Love
9. Small Town Southern Man
10. Talkin' Song Repair Blues (I actually thought the song was quite clever and unique. The lyrics are hilarious)
11. Pop A Top
12. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
13. Monday Morning Church
14. Who's Cheatin' Who
15. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
16. You Go Your Way
17. Little Man
18. She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues)
19. Little Bitty
20. Song For The Life
21. Chattahoochee (Overplayed, but I'd be lying if I left it off)

Bottom:
1. I'll Go On Loving You (Gave it another try today when I saw this thread and I still hate it)
2. Country Boy
3. Too Much Of A Good Thing
4. Don't Rock The Jukebox
5. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (This is so played to death. One of the few songs that I truly liked from the first listen, but grew to flat out despise it)

[someguy]

I have to admit, Alan can be really hit or miss for me. There are a few of his songs that I absolutely love, but then quite a few that I really dislike.

Top:

1. Remember When
2. Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning
3. Gone Country
4. Livin' On Love
5. You Go Your Way
6. It's 5:00 Somewhere
7. Drive
8. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
9. Midnight In Montgomery
10. It Must Be Love
11. Summertime Blues
12. Chattahoochee
13. Tall, Tall Trees
14. I Don't Even Know Your Name
15. Right On The Money

Bottom:

1. www.memory
2. I'll Go On Loving You
3. Country Boy
4. I Still Like Bologna
5. It's Just That Way

Album cut that absolutely should have been a single:

1. Never Loved Before

[kw9461]

Oh my, how am I going to narrow this down.

1. Gone Country
2. Song For The Life
3. Little Man
4. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
5. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) (really tough song to rank, it was so incredible in the moment, but it isn't a song I revisit as often as Alan's other great songs)
6. Livin' On Love
7. Don't Rock The Jukebox
8. Right On The Money
9. You Go Your Way
10. I'll Try
11. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
12. Home
13. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
14. There Goes
15. Gone Crazy
16. She's Got The Rhythm (I Got The Blues)
17. Here In The Real World
18. Dallas
19. Between The Devil And Me
20. Everything I Love
21. Tall, Tall Trees
22. Monday Morning Church
23. Small Town Southern Man
24. Summertime Blues
25. Remember When

Least Faves
1. Country Boy
2. I Don't Even Know Your Name
3. Where I Come From

4. It's Just That Way
5. Sissy's Song (the last two are a stretch; fine songs, just a bit boring)

[Kanenrá:ke]

Breaking down Alan's single discography is really hard as he's had almost no bad singles. Even my least favorite is still a song I absolutley love. Still I did it and with how long it's taken me I feel like I have to do more than 5.

Top 20 Best to worst.

01. Everything I Love
02. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
03. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
04. Here In The Real World
05. Midnight In Montgomery
06. A House With No Curtains
07. Remember When
08. Monday Morning Church
09. Wanted
10. Chattahoochee
11. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
12. Between The Devil And Me
13. Don't Rock The Jukebox
14. Tonight I Climbed The Wall
15. It Must Be Love
16. The Talkin' Song Repair Blues
17. Pop A Top
18. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
19. Dallas
20. Little Man

Bottom 20. (Worst being #1.)

01. Country Boy
02. Where I Come From
03. www.memory
04. Blue Blooded Woman
05. I Still Like Bologna
06. It's Alright To Be A Redneck
07. Gone Crazy
08. I'd Love You All Over Again
09. Good Time
10. That'd Be Alright
11. Ring Of Fire
12. Long Way To Go
13. Too Much Of A Good Thing
14. Someday
15. I'll Go On Loving You
16. It's Just That Way
17. Work In Progress
18. Love's Got A Hold On You
19. Summertime Blues
20. She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues)

Only the first 3 are really what I'd consider "weak" the rest just don't excite me as much as his other singles.

[countryfan15]

Top 5:
1: Monday Morning Church
2: Midnight In Montgomery
3: Everything I Love
4: She's Got The Rhythm(And I Got The Blues)
5: Someday

Bottom 5:
1: When Somebody Loves You
2: I'll Go On Loving You
3: It's Alright To Be A Redneck
4: Hard Hat And A Hammer
5: Little Bitty

Everything else of his i like but that's the ones i could play over and over

[Kentucky25]

TOP
1. So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore
2. Long Way to Go
3. Chasing That Neon Rainbow
4. Midnight in Montgomery
5. Small Town Southern Man
6. Livin' on Love

BOTTOM
1. Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning
2. I'll Go On Loving You
3. Chattahoochee
4. Drive (For Daddy Gene)

[carriekins]

Top 10:

1. Little Bitty (It was my theme song in high school, because I was little bitty, and this song made me feel better about that!)
2. So You Don't Have to Love me Anymore
3. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
4. It Must be Love
5. Little Man
6. Between the Devil and Me
7. Here in the Real World
8. Wanted
9. Don't Rock the Jukebox
10. Livin' on Love

Bottom 5:

1. Remember When
2. Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning
3. Where I Come From
4. I Still Like Bologna
5. I'll Go on Loving You

[Deleted]

Top:

1. Where Were You...
2. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
3: it Must Be Love
4. Gone Country
5. Remember When

Bottom:

1. Good Time
2. I Still Like Balogna
3. Country Boy
4. Chattahoochee
5. It's Five O' Clock Somewhere

[countryfan15]

Am i the only one on here who "Still Likes Bologna"?? ;)

[sabre14]

Apr 16, 2014 22:11:16 GMT -5 countryfan15 said:

Am i the only one on here who "Still Likes Bologna"?? ;)

I think it's OK. I don't dislike it but it's not among my favorites. I think Andy put it best when describing it. It's gets a bit old after repeated listens, and the only gripe I have; it's wayyy to long for a song like that if you ask me. I do remember thinking just how out of place it sounded on country radio compared to everything else in 2009.

[bjer127]

Top 5
Remember When
Gone Crazy
Tropical Depression
Don't Close Your Eyes (Whitley cover song)
Everything But The Wings

Bottom 5
A Woman's Love
Country Boy
It's Just That Way
Summertime Blues
Gone Country

All in all, love AJ.

[Deleted]

Top 15:

01 "Remember When"
02 "Drive"
03 "Gone Crazy"
04 "Little Man"
05 "Right On The Money"
06 "Who's Cheatin' Who"
07 "Pop A Top"
08 "Everything I Love"
09 "You Go Your Way"
10 "As She's Walking Away" (Zac Brown Band f/ Alan Jackson)
11 "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)?"
12 "Gone Country"
13 "There Goes"
14 "Song For The Life"
15 "Little Bitty"

Alan Jackson is my favorite real country singer. I could've gone way past #15 but that just goes to show how much I like him and his music. There really aren't any singles of his that I dislike.

Bottom 5:

01 "I Don't Even Know Your Name"
02 "It's Just That Way"
03 "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues"
04 "I Still Like Bologna"
05 "Work In Progress"

I don't really dislike any of these songs, but they are just among my least favorite AJ singles, with some of them among the ones that aren't as memorable because they didn't do as well at radio.

[bboat11]

Don't mind me, I'm just running a little late for this party... I made it though, y'all can stop worrying now!
Alan Jackson is one of those artists for whom this is a nearly impossible task... The only one that will be harder is George Strait (which is, of course, why I am posting in this one now and I haven't posted in the George one yet). Alan is one of those artists whom I like a lot, but not necessarily love. Like I enjoy nearly all of his singles, but I've never gotten around to buying any of his non-hits albums. Now that I've gone back and listened to all of his singles, it really is amazing how much I enjoy most of them! Maybe I'll have to start buying more of his music :) Alright, here goes nothing!

Top Singles:
1) Gone Crazy (I absolutely love this song. Simple, yet so masterfully done!)
2) Livin' On Love (HUGE, MAJOR nostalgia song! One of the best gems to emerge from the amazing period of '90s radio)
3) Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) (I definitely love this song, even to this day. It has not lost its meaning. Maybe because I was in 3rd grade when 9/11 happened, so I am realizing with newfound sharpness every year how tragic 9/11 really was)
4) Little Bitty (So catchy!)
5) Drive (A nostalgia song about nostalgia. Does it get any better than that??)
6) Monday Morning Church (So peaceful, and heartwrenching, and such a clever hook for a song about loss. Something about it just grabs me)
7) So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore (Absolutely amazing song. Maybe not radio friendly enough for someone Alan's age, but I am SO GLAD it got released)
8) Tall, Tall Trees (Another major nostalgia song)
9) Chattahoochee (Nostalgic, catchy, fun... Gosh, I miss the bro country of the '90s! )
10) Remember When (Didn't like this when it was out, probably because of my age, but now I see it for the masterpiece that it is)
11) Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
12) Mercury Blues
13) It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (Overplayed at the time, but great now!)
14) Good Time (Love the rapid phrasing of this song)
15) Little Man
16) The Blues Man
17) You Go Your Way
18) I'll Go On Loving You (I never saw this song as weird. Then again, I didn't hear it until his Greatest Hits 2 album came out, so I was older then than I would have been when it was out)
19) There Goes
20) I Don't Even Know Your Name

Honorable Mentions: Gone Country, Summertime Blues, I'll Try, I'd Love You All Over Again, (Who Says) You Can't Have It All, Don't Rock The Jukebox, She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues), Pop A Top, It Must Be Love, Work In Progress, Hard Hat And A Hammer, The Talkin' Song Repair Blues

Bottom Singles:
5) Ring Of Fire (Not bad at all, just...why???)
4) I Still Like Bologna (Nothing about this song stands out, except how weird it is to be singing about liking bologna... There is no reason why this was released while "Never Loved Before" remained an album cut)
3) Country Boy (I don't really hate this song like others seem to, it just does not have much in the way of melody. But now that you mention it, it IS a tad creepy)
2) It's Alright To Be A Redneck (Catchy-ish, but otherwise completely unmemorable and pointless. And I hate the "Bom bom bom's")
1) Where I Come From (Definitely my least favorite Alan song. I just never got into it. Also, the whole "Tulsa" and "salsa" rhyme REALLY grinds my gears!

Any of those honorable mentions and probably the last 12 or so on the list are completely interchangeable as far as order goes. I just felt like I should stop at 20 before going on forever... Also, you know you're dealing with a good artist when the worst song on your list is "Where I Come From"! I can think of so many artists from whom that would be a masterpiece! It really speaks volumes about the quality of Alan's discography!

[Deleted]

Top
1. Midnight In Montgomery (one of my most favorite songs ever)
2. Here In The Real World
3. Between The Devil and Me
4. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
5. Gone Country
6. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
7. Don't Rock The Juicebox
8. Tonight I Climbed The Wall
9. Remember When
10. (Who Says) You Can't Have It All
11. Song For The Life
12. Gone Crazy
13. Pop A Top
14. Where Were When The World Stopped Turning (sorry...)
15. Small Town Southern Man
16. You Go Your Way
17. Dallas
18. Livin' On Love
19. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
20. It's Five O Clock Somewhere (w/Jimmy Buffett)

Bottom:
1. Country Boy
2. Good Time
Nothing else really that i'd constitute as "bad" he is a very solid artist

[zebra71]

Favorites

Here in the Real World

Chasin' That Neon Rainbow

Don't Rock the Jukebox

Chattahoochee

Livin' on Love

Tall, Tall Trees

Gone Country

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning

Remember When

It's 5 O'clock Somewhere

Drive

Small Town Southern Man

Good Time

Hard Hat and a Hammer

Pop a Top

Dislikes

I Still Like Bologna

Country Boy

It's Just That Way

Long Way to Go

Who's Cheatin' Who

The Talkin Song Repair Blues

USA Today

That'd Be Alright

Where I Come From

Summertime Blues

[zaclord 🌈]

I'm not very familiar with most of his older songs, but of the ones I do know:

Love
01. Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
02. Remember When
03. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
04. Good Time
05. Chattahoochee
06. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
07. A Woman's Love
08. The Talkin' Song Repair Blues
09. Long Way To Go
10. Gone Country
11. Where I Come From

Indifferent
01. So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
02. Small Town Southern Man
03. USA Today
04. www.memory

Dislike
01. Monday Morning Church
02. Little Bitty
03. Country Boy
04. Like Red on a Rose

***I literally don't even remember these songs...
It's Just That Way
Hard Hat and a Hammer
You Go Your Way
Sissy's Song
I Still Like Bologna

[tim]

Glad this thread got revived (thanks zack97) because I thought I had covered Alan, however I must've gotten sidetracked. I think I remember starting a favorite list but got overwhelmed with making one lol. Alan is in the top five artists of those that caught my ear as a young boy and brought me into the country music world, hence why "Don't Rock the Jukebox" is at the top of my list. I've pretty followed his entire repertoire, but did get a little lax after the Good Time era. I've seen him three times in concert, twice in the 90's and again with George and Jimmy at their Texas Stadium show in 2003.

Favorites:
1. Don't Rock the Jukebox
2. Gone Country
3. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
4. Song for the Life
5. Little Man
6. Gone Crazy
7. Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
8. Midnight In Montgomery
9. Right On the Money
10. Remember When
11. Rainy Day In June
12. Love's Got A Hold On You
13. Dallas
14. Tonight I Climbed the Wall
15. I'll Go On Loving You
16. Pop A Top
17. She's Got The Rhythm (I Got The Blues)
18. Blue Blooded Woman
19. Someday
20. I'll Try
21. Between the Devil and Me
22. So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore
23. Small Town Southern Man
24. Little Bitty
25. Monday Morning Church

Favorite Duets:
"Designated Drinker" w/ George Strait
"Boats to Build" w/ Jimmy Buffett
"You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" w/ Bellamy Brothers
"A Good Year for the Roses" w/ George Jones
"Redneck Games" w/ Jeff Foxworthy (a guilty pleasure song that I still listen to )

Least Favorites:
"I Still LIke Bologna"
"It's Alright To Be A Redneck"
"USA Today"
"Work In Progress"
"Good Time"
"Too Much of A Good Thing"
"Everything I Love"
"Chattahoochee" (overplayed)
"It's Five O'clock Somewhere" (overplayed)

Favorite Album Tracks:

Here In The Real Wold: "Ace of Hearts," "Dog River Blues"

Don't Rock The Jukebox: "Just Playin' Possum," "From A Distance," "Walkin' the Floor Over Me"

A Lot About Livin': "Tropical Depression," "If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)"

Honky Tonk Christmas: "The Angels Cried," "I Only Want You For Christmas," "There's A New Kid In Town," "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck"

Who I Am: "Hole In The Wall," "You Can't Give Up On Love," "Thank God for the Radio," "If I Had You," "Let's Get Back To Me and You"

Everything I Love: "It's Time You Learned About Goodbye"

High Mileage: "What A Day Yesterday Was," "Hurtin' Comes Easy," "A Woman's Love," "Dancin' All Around It," "Amarillo"

Under The Influence: "Right In The Plam of Your Hand," "Revenoor Man," "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs," "The Way I Am"

When Somebody Loves You: "I Still Love You," "A Love Like That," "Maybe I Should Stay Here"

Drive: "Bring On the Night," "The Sounds," "Once In A Lifetime Love"

Let It Be Christmas: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "The Christmas Song," "Silver Bells"

Like Red On A Rose: "Wait A Minute," "Don't Ask Why"

Live At Texas Stadium: "Seven Bridges Road," "Texas Women"

[countrymusicjunkie]

Top:

1.Monday Morning Church
2.Midnight In Montgomery
3.Between The Devil And Me
3.Everything I Love
4.Song For The Life
5.Gone Crazy
6.Here In The Real World
7.Dallas
8.Someday
9.Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
10."Tonight I Climbed The Wall
11.Little Man
12.So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
13.Small Town Southern Man
14.Drive
15.Home
16.I'll Try
17.Wanted
18.Gone Country
19.Remember When
20.Living On Love
21.Little Bitty
22.I'll Go On Loving You
23.The Blues Man
24.Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
25.That'd Be All Right
26.I'd Love You All Over Again
27.The One You're Waiting On
28.USA Today
29.There Goes
30.Pop A Top

Favorite Album Tracks:

1.A Little Bluer Than That
2.The Sounds
3.Rainy Day In June
4.I Wish I Could Back Up
5.If You Want To Make Me Happy
6.Thank God For The Radio
7.Designated Drinker (with George Strait)
8.If Love Was A River
9.Farewell Party
10.You Can Always Come Home

Bottom:

1.I Don't Even Know Your Name
2.Like Red On A Rose
3.A Woman's Love
4.Summertime Blues
5.Mercury Blues
6.Country Boy
7.Chattahoochie
8.Loves Got A Hold On You
9.Good Time
10.Work In Progress