sabre14
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Post by sabre14 on May 7, 2016 13:13:10 GMT -5
Martina McBride - "Independence Day" (reached top 10 on R&R, missed top 10 on Billboard)
Little Big Town - "Boondocks" (peaked at #9 on both charts. Still hear it all the time)
Josh Turner - "Long Black Train" (peaked at #12 on R&R, #13 on Billboard)
Jason Aldean - "Hicktown" (peaked at #9 on both charts. Still hear it quite often, almost 11 years later)
Sherrie Austin - "Streets Of Heaven" (I'm likely alone on this but this song only went top 20, yet I heard it all the time on WYRK as a kid)
I also heard a ton of Clint Black's version of "Desperado" for some strange reason...
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Post by someguy on May 7, 2016 13:25:38 GMT -5
Reba McEntire - "Fancy", "Going Out Like That", "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"
Dixie Chicks - "Goodbye Earl", "Not Ready To Make Nice"
Alison Krauss - "Baby, Now That I Found You"
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Post by Andy on May 8, 2016 22:17:41 GMT -5
Garth Brooks - "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Only got to #8, seems like one of his most popular songs)
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sabre14
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Post by sabre14 on May 8, 2016 23:00:25 GMT -5
I was shocked to find out when I got older that "Feed Jake" by the Pirates of the Mississippi never reached the top 10.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 8, 2016 23:56:03 GMT -5
I was shocked to find out when I got older that "Feed Jake" by the Pirates of the Mississippi never reached the top 10. Some of the lower peaks mentioned here, like this song or "Independence Day", are because some stations refused to play the song because of their content (ID's murder-revenge and FJ's pro-gay third verse). It's also why "Stranger in My House" by Ronnie Milsap is one of his most popular songs despite only peaking at #5 -- a couple stations refused to play the song because they thought the guitar solo was too hard-rock. But nowadays, there are Josh Turner songs that rock harder than that. Personally, here are some of my picks: * Anything by the Mavericks. I remember most of their singles plain as day, yet was surprised that none got any higher than #13. * "Take It Easy" by Travis Tritt. As with Clint Black's "Desperado", it was a cut from a covers album and thus never heavily promoted as a single, but the album's success in reigniting interest in the Eagles has left these covers as popular recurrents. * "Dumas Walker" by the Kentucky Headhunters. Not their highest peaking song at a mere #15, but by far their most popular. * "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" and "Highway Patrol" by Junior Brown. I remember hearing WATZ advertise a concert that he did locally in 2005, and using those songs in the ad. Both of them I remembered plain as day due to WKJC spinning them so much, and was surprised that they peaked below the top 60. * Anything by Cledus T. Judd. I remember hearing Blair Garner spin "Stinkin' Problem", and seeing several of his videos even before I bought any of his albums. Also, WKJC spun "I Love NASCAR" heavily for a while, so I was surprised much later on to find out that he never hit Top 40. * "Cherokee Boogie" by BR549. Maybe it's just because the name and the retro sound just stuck out so much. * "Barbed Wire and Roses" by Pinmonkey. It got huge recurrent play in my market, and even then, WKJC rarely touched anything below #20. |
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Post by ericNY2002 on May 10, 2016 14:29:36 GMT -5
"When It Rains"-Eli Young Band
"Life Is A Highway"-Rascal Flatts
"Picture"-Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow
"Trashy Women"-Confederate Railroad
"Baby Likes To Rock It"-The Tractors
"Walking In Memphis"-Lonestar (peaked in the top 10, but still hear it a lot)
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sabre14
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Post by sabre14 on May 10, 2016 15:02:47 GMT -5
"When It Rains"-Eli Young Band "Life Is A Highway"-Rascal Flatts "Picture"-Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow "Trashy Women"-Confederate Railroad "Baby Likes To Rock It"-The Tractors "Walking In Memphis"-Lonestar (peaked in the top 10, but still hear it a lot) We live in a similar region and I heard these songs often too. The only one my station ignored (WYRK) was "When It Rains." |
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Post by Todd on May 10, 2016 20:01:45 GMT -5
Lee Greenwood - "God Bless the USA" (Peaked at #7)
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Post by dm2081 on May 10, 2016 22:01:25 GMT -5
"When It Rains"-Eli Young Band "Life Is A Highway"-Rascal Flatts "Picture"-Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow "Trashy Women"-Confederate Railroad "Baby Likes To Rock It"-The Tractors "Walking In Memphis"-Lonestar (peaked in the top 10, but still hear it a lot) "Picture" was a huge hit across all genres, country, pop and even rock. It seemed like a big hit to me. |
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Post by rsmatto on May 12, 2016 21:00:52 GMT -5
Lee Greenwood - "God Bless the USA" (Peaked at #7) While I don't dislike this song, the fact that it's literally been on 99% of the man's albums since 2001 is beyond crappy to me. |
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 13, 2016 12:34:29 GMT -5
Lee Greenwood - "God Bless the USA" (Peaked at #7) While I don't dislike this song, the fact that it's literally been on 99% of the man's albums since 2001 is beyond crappy to me. Much like how Curb has released about 40,000 Ray Stevens greatest hits albums that all have the same 10-12 songs on them. |
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Post by rsmatto on May 14, 2016 8:56:37 GMT -5
While I don't dislike this song, the fact that it's literally been on 99% of the man's albums since 2001 is beyond crappy to me. Much like how Curb has released about 40,000 Ray Stevens greatest hits albums that all have the same 10-12 songs on them. The difference here is that Lee often has put the same recording on them, be it a gospel or Christmas or regular project. |
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