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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 23, 2017 22:53:20 GMT -5
Fantastic winner! Can't say that I like the way the top 10 was organized (or even some of the songs making the top 10), but this is a great winner and one of Tim's best. I'm very surprised to see Humble and Kind make it so far. Top 10 I expected, but not top 5, let alone #2. It's good, but a little overrated and too new to be considered one of Tim's all-time best. We'll see how it wears over the years.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Aug 23, 2017 22:54:39 GMT -5
5. "Everywhere" Album: Everywhere Country Airplay Peak: 1 Year: 1997
 bboat11 - 35 zaclord 🌈 - 39 kansasmeetsmo - 44 sabre14 - 45 Kanenrá:ke - 50 Y'all are on my list! Don't cross me in any of the next rankdowns or we will have some problems! Haha. Shocked that anyone would rank it below 20 let alone in the 30s, 40s, or 50(!!!). |
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 23, 2017 22:57:22 GMT -5
Lol at you guys rank Humble and Kind at #2...So overrated here...
Just To See You Smile sounds great, but with Humble and Kind at #2 I am not sure whether to hear his discog :|
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 23, 2017 22:57:39 GMT -5
5. "Everywhere" Album: Everywhere Country Airplay Peak: 1 Year: 1997
bboat11 - 35 zaclord 🌈 - 39 kansasmeetsmo - 44 sabre14 - 45 Kanenrá:ke - 50 Y'all are on my list! Don't cross me in any of the next rankdowns or we will have some problems! Haha. Shocked that anyone would rank it below 20 let alone in the 30s, 40s, or 50(!!!). I mean, when you enjoy the top 70 and legitimately love the top 50 or so, #35 starts to not look so bad  |
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Aug 23, 2017 23:02:03 GMT -5
Fantastic top 2 but I'm glad "Just To See You Smile" was able to win. After the 1997 rankdown I was expecting "Everywhere" to place better than "Just To See You Smile".
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 23, 2017 23:16:53 GMT -5
YES "Just to See You Smile" won! A very deserving winner. Thanks for hosting bboat11! Oh wait I forgot about the album spotlights... |
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Aug 23, 2017 23:17:21 GMT -5
I'm kind of sad this is over, I really enjoyed it. Another great job hosting, bboat11 |
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 23, 2017 23:23:14 GMT -5
beyond disappointed. "Just To See You Smile" is one of his most overrated and horrible singles. Truly wish I had ranked it lower than I did. Sometimes I can tolerate it but usually I don't like it
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Post by dub on Aug 23, 2017 23:35:23 GMT -5
Really surprised at the winner. I probably would have ranked Angry All the Time at #1. Also glad I got to rediscover Everywhere :)
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 23, 2017 23:56:20 GMT -5
4. "Please Remember Me" Album: A Place in the Sun Country Airplay Peak: 1 2. "Humble and Kind" Album: Damn Country Music Billboard Airplay Peak: 1  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 6:31:46 GMT -5
What the f*ck sabre14, lol! The killed the clear #1 song!
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 8:23:03 GMT -5
I just realized I forgot to post album track #1 for y'all! |
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2017 8:29:29 GMT -5
I think I have an unpopular opinion about this album track: yeah, it definitely had single potential, but I think it would've stirred up a bunch of controversy due to the lyrical content. I kinda like it, but the lyrical setup is a little too dark for me. Sorry folks. I'll post more thoughts about the final reveals later...oh yeah, curses at sabre14 for ranking "Please Remember Me" so low; yeah, I think it's kinda sappy, but I truly enjoyed it on the first handful of listens. Most of my top album tracks came from that album, btw. |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 8:36:19 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: All I Want
Released: September 19, 1995 Label: Curb Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, James Stroud Runtime: 42min 12sec AllMusic Rating: 3.5/5
Tracklist: 1. All I Want is a Life
2. She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart
3. Can't Be Really Gone
4. Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It
5. I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say
6. Renegade
7. I Like It, I Love It
8. The Great Divide
9. You Got the Wrong Man
10. Don't Mention Memphis
11. When She Wakes Up (And Finds Me Gone)
12. That's Just Me
Country Airplay Peaks: I Like It, I Love It - 1
She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart - 1
Can't Be Really Gone - 2
Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It - 4
All I Want is a Life - 5
Rankdown Placements: 9. I Like It, I Love It
13. She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart
34. Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It
41. Can't Be Really Gone
60. All I Want is a Life
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When She Wakes Up (And Finds Me Gone) Total Points: 14
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 9:01:46 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Live Like You Were Dying
Released: August 24, 2004 Label: Curb Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, Darran Smith Runtime: 64min AllMusic Rating: 4.5/5
Tracklist: 1. How Bad Do You Want It
2. My Old Friend
3. Can't Tell Me Nothin'
4. Old Town New
5. Live Like You Were Dying
6. Drugs or Jesus
7. Back When
8. Something's Broken
9. Open Season on My Heart
10. Everybody Hates Me
11. Walk Like a Man
12. Blank Sheet of Paper
13. Just Be Your Tear
14. Do You Want Fries with That
15. Kill Myself
16. We Carry On
-"How Bad Do You Want It" was featured as the theme song for CMT's "Trick My Truck"
-"Can't Tell Me Nothin' was previously recorded by Travis Tritt for his 2002 album, Strong Enough.
"Live Like You Were Dying" became the #1 country song of 2004.
-The album sold 766,000 copies in its first week.
-Tim won a Grammy in 2005 for Best Country Vocal Performance thanks to this album and the success of the title track.
Country Airplay Peaks: Live Like You Were Dying - 1
Back When - 1
Do You Want Fries with That - 5
My Old Friend - 6
Drugs or Jesus - 14
Rankdown Placements: 7. Live Like You Were Dying
27. My Old Friend
45. Back When
57. Do You Want Fries with That
58. Drugs or Jesus
Album Track #3: Blank Sheet of Paper
Album Track #9: Kill Myself
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 9:04:02 GMT -5
It is worth noting that the ENTIRE Live Like You Were Dying album has been featured in this rankdown except for one song: "Open Season on My Heart".
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2017 10:30:55 GMT -5
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 24, 2017 12:11:26 GMT -5
"Please Remember Me" is boring. I don't like the vocal arrangement and Tim's vocals singing it and don't care for the instrumentation. So glad the stellar and relatable "Just To See You Smile" won. :kii:
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Aug 24, 2017 13:27:04 GMT -5
It is worth noting that the ENTIRE Live Like You Were Dying album has been featured in this rankdown except for one song: "Open Season on My Heart". I've always felt Live Like You Were Dying was Tim's best album so this definitely doesn't surprise me. |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 18:47:16 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Let It Go
Released: March 27, 2007 Label: Curb Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, Darran Smith Runtime: 52min 39sec AllMusic Rating: 4/5
Tracklist: 1. Last Dollar (Fly Away)
2. I'm Workin'
3. Let It Go
4. Whiskey and You
5. Suspicions
6. Kristofferson
7. Put Your Lovin' on Me
8. Nothin' to Die For
9. Between the River and Me
10. Train #10
11. I Need You (w/ Faith Hill)
12. Comin' Home
13. Shotgun Rider (w/ Faith Hill)
14. If You're Reading This (Live)
-"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" was written by Big Kenny of Big & Rich.
-"If You're Reading This" was not originally on the album, but he randomly performed that song at the 2007 ACM Awards, and radio immediately jumped on the live performance. Curb Records recognized the opportunity for success, and re-issued the album with that live performance tacked on. They then released IYRT as an official single, pulling promotion from the previous single, "I Need You".
-"Suspicions" was previously a #1 hit for Eddie Rabbitt in 1979. It became the second top-40 hit of Tim's career to miss the top 10.
Country Airplay Peaks: Last Dollar (Fly Away) - 1
Let It Go - 2
If You're Reading This - 3
Nothin' to Die For - 5
I Need You - 8
Suspicions - 12
Kristofferson - 16
Rankdown Placements: 11. If You're Reading This
17. I Need You
42. Last Dollar (Fly Away)
47. Nothin' to Die For
49. Let It Go
65. Kristofferson
69. Suspicions
Album Track #1: Between the River and Me
Album Track #7: Train #10
Album Tracks:
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Total Points:14 tim - 5 zaclord 🌈 - 5 Kanenrá:ke - 9 Shotgun Rider (ft. Faith Hill)
Total Points: 8 @anythingbutmine - 3 Comin' Home
Total Points: 7 @anythingbutmine - 4 I'm Workin'
Total Points: 6 Kanenrá:ke - 5
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 19:02:16 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: A Place in the Sun
Released: May 4, 1999 Label: Curb Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, James Stroud Runtime: 54min 04sec AllMusic Rating: 3/5
Tracklist: 1. The Trouble with Never
2. Seventeen
3. She'll Have You Back
4. Somebody Must Be Prayin' for Me
5. My Best Friend
6. Señorita Margarita
7. Some Things Never Change
8. You Don't Love Me Anymore
9. Something Like That
10. Please Remember Me
11. Carry On
12. My Next Thirty Years
13. Eyes of a Woman
14. A Place in the Sun
-"Please Remember Me" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year.
-"Please Remember Me" was originally recorded by Rodney Crowell, and was a #69 hit for him in 1995.
Country Airplay Peaks:
Something Like That - 1
Please Remember Me - 1
My Best Friend - 1
My Next Thirty Years - 1
Some Things Never Change - 7
Rankdown Placements: 4. Please Remember Me
8. Something Like That
12. My Next Thirty Years
29. My Best Friend
59. Some Things Never Change
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 19:21:16 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Set This Circus Down
Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Curb Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, James Stroud Runtime: 56min 16sec AllMusic Rating: 4/5
Tracklist: 1. The Cowboy in Me
2. Telluride
3. You Get Used to Somebody
4. Unbroken
5. Things Change
6. Angel Boy
7. Forget About Us
8. Take Me Away from Here
9. Smilin'
10. Set This Circus Down
11. Angry All the Time
12. Let Me Love You
13. Grown Men Don't Cry
14. Why We Said Goodbye
-"Angry All the Time" was previously recorded by its writer, Bruce Robison, in 1996.
-"The Cowboy in Me" reached #1 the week after Jo Dee Messina's "Bring on the Rain" did. What a great couple of weeks that was for Tim!
"Things Change" was a song that Tim has previously released as a live version.
-"Telluride" reached #52 on the charts, but was never released as a single. Josh Gracin later recorded it in 2008 and released it as a single. It peaked at #34 for him.
-"Angel Boy" was turned into a music video, but never released as a single.
Country Airplay Peaks: The Cowboy in Me - 1
Angry All the Time - 1
Grown Men Don't Cry - 1
Unbroken - 1
Rankdown Placements: 3. Angry All the Time
14. The Cowboy in Me
26. Grown Men Don't Cry
31. Unbroken
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 19:43:04 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Damn Country Music
Released: November 6, 2015 Label: Big Machine Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw Runtime: 53min 10sec AllMusic Rating: 3.5/5
Tracklist: 1. Here Tonight (ft. Gracie McGraw)
2. Losin' You
3. How I'll Always Be
4. Damn Country Music
5. Love Runs
6. What You're Lookin' For
7. Top of the World
8. Don't Make Me Feel at Home
9. Want You Back
10. California (ft. Big & Rich)
11. Humble and Kind
12. Everybody's Lookin'*
13. Kiss a Girl*
14. Country and Western*
* = Deluxe Edition only
-"Here Tonight" features background vocals from Tim's oldest daughter, Gracie.
-Big & Rich released their own version of "California" as a single in March 2017.
-"Don't Make Me Feel at Home" was previously recorded by Wesley Dennis in 1995.
Country Airplay Peaks: Humble and Kind - 1
How I'll Always Be - 3
Top of the World - 5
Rankdown Placements: 2. Humble and Kind
28. How I'll Always Be
68. Top of the World
Album Track #5: Here Tonight
Album Track #9: Don't Make Me Feel at Home
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2017 19:43:56 GMT -5
 Oops, I'm obviously biased towards this album. :kii: :kii: I'd personally switch "Seventeen" out with "The Trouble With Never". The former isn't bad, but I think the rhyme scheme got fudged up in the second half of the chorus ("Only comes once in a lifetime/Don't it just fly by wild and free" and later "Livin' on crazy dreams/Rock 'n' roll and faded blue jeans"). I still find that album among his most cohesive alongside Live Like You Were Dying. Hmm...now that I think of it, it was probably planned that way (rhyming 'life' and 'wild', then 'dreams' and 'jeans' instead of relying solely on the final word of the lines, which is what I have been doing). And yes, I took a songwriting class...and nope, I'm not ashamed of it. #benefitsofliberalartseducation |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 19:56:08 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Everywhere
Released: June 3, 1997 Label: Curb Records Producer: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, James Stroud Runtime: 40min 342sec AllMusic Rating: 2.5/5
Tracklist: 1. Where the Green Grass Grows
2. For a Little While
3. It's Your Love (w/ Faith Hill)
4. Ain't That the Way It Always Ends
5. I Do but I Don't
6. One of These Days
7. Hard on the Ticker
8. Everywhere
9. Just to See You Smile
10. You Just Get Better All the Time
11. You Turn Me On
-This was Tim's first album release after marrying Faith Hill.
-"It's Your Love" was nominated for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals and Best Country Song at the 1998 Grammy Awards.
-"One of These Days" was originally recorded by one of its cowriters, Marcus Hummon, in 1995.
-Both "It's Your Love" and "Just to See You Smile" were declared as number one country hits of the year by Billboard, for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
-"You Just Get Better All the Time" was previously recorded by Tony Joe White on his 1983 album Dangerous and by James House on his 1990 album Hard Times for an Honest Man.
Country Airplay Peaks: It's Your Love - 1
Just To See You Smile - 1
Where the Green Grass Grows - 1
Everywhere - 1
For a Little While - 2
One of These Days - 2
Rankdown Placements: 1. Just to See You Smile
5. Everywhere
6. Where the Green Grass Grows
24. It's Your Love
33. For a Little While
48. One of These Days
Album Tracks: Ain't That the Way It Always Ends
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 19:59:26 GMT -5
For our final thing, Cody Wants Out... sent me a HUGE list of album tracks. I only gave points to his top 10, and I am sure most of the rest of them got featured anyway. But since there are probably a few that didn't, here is his full list! 1. A Place in the Sun 2. Senorita Margarita 3. Eyes of a Woman 4. Old Town New 5. Train #10 6. Everybody Hates Me 7. Sick of Me 8. Dust 9. Friend of a Friend 10. Tickin’ Away 11. You Had to Be There 12. Walk Like a Man 13. Something’s Broken 14. Words Are Medicine 15. Sing Me Home 16. Don’t Make Me Feel at Home 17. Don’t Mention Memphis 18. Good Girls 19. I Know How to Love You Well 20. I Do But I Don’t 21. Here Tonight (w/ Gracie McGraw) 22. Forget About Us 23. The Trouble with Never 24. Portland, Maine 25. If I Died Today 26. City Lights 27. She’ll Have You Back 28. Blank Sheet of Paper 29. I Didn’t Know It at The Time 30. Two Lanes of Freedom 31. Nashville Without You 32. Kids Today 33. Losin’ You 34. I Didn’t Ask and She Didn’t Say 35. Comfort Me 36. Telluride 37. Black Jacket 38. That’s Why God Made Mexico 39. Love You Goodbye 40. Annie I Owe You A Dance 41. You Got the Wrong Man 42. Love Runs 43. When She Wakes Up (and Finds Me Gone) 44. Between the River and Me 45. Last Turn Home |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2017 20:03:08 GMT -5
And with that, our Tim McGraw rankdown is officially over! Thank you guys so much for submitting lists, following along, and sharing your thoughts and opinions! This was a lot of fun for me, and I hope some (if not all) of you had a great time as well! And if anyone discovered some new favorites from Tim, I would consider this to be a huge success.
I'll see most of you in the Faith Hill rankdown!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2017 20:10:42 GMT -5
For our final thing, Cody Wants Out... sent me a HUGE list of album tracks. I only gave points to his top 10, and I am sure most of the rest of them got featured anyway. But since there are probably a few that didn't, here is his full list! 1. A Place in the Sun 2. Senorita Margarita 3. Eyes of a Woman 4. Old Town New 5. Train #10 6. Everybody Hates Me 7. Sick of Me 8. Dust 9. Friend of a Friend 10. Tickin’ Away 11. You Had to Be There 12. Walk Like a Man 13. Something’s Broken 14. Words Are Medicine 15. Sing Me Home 16. Don’t Make Me Feel at Home 17. Don’t Mention Memphis 18. Good Girls 19. I Know How to Love You Well 20. I Do But I Don’t 21. Here Tonight (w/ Gracie McGraw) 22. Forget About Us 23. The Trouble with Never 24. Portland, Maine 25. If I Died Today 26. City Lights 27. She’ll Have You Back 28. Blank Sheet of Paper 29. I Didn’t Know It at The Time 30. Two Lanes of Freedom 31. Nashville Without You 32. Kids Today 33. Losin’ You 34. I Didn’t Ask and She Didn’t Say 35. Comfort Me 36. Telluride 37. Black Jacket 38. That’s Why God Made Mexico 39. Love You Goodbye 40. Annie I Owe You A Dance 41. You Got the Wrong Man 42. Love Runs 43. When She Wakes Up (and Finds Me Gone) 44. Between the River and Me 45. Last Turn Home I obviously had too much time on my hands...  |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 24, 2017 20:14:34 GMT -5
45 album tracks :o
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 24, 2017 22:13:06 GMT -5
Oops, I'm obviously biased towards this album. :kii: :kii: I'd personally switch "Seventeen" out with "The Trouble With Never". The former isn't bad, but I think the rhyme scheme got fudged up in the second half of the chorus ("Only comes once in a lifetime/Don't it just fly by wild and free" and later "Livin' on crazy dreams/Rock 'n' roll and faded blue jeans"). I still find that album among his most cohesive alongside Live Like You Were Dying. Hmm...now that I think of it, it was probably planned that way (rhyming 'life' and 'wild', then 'dreams' and 'jeans' instead of relying solely on the final word of the lines, which is what I have been doing). And yes, I took a songwriting class...and nope, I'm not ashamed of it. #benefitsofliberalartseducation I had preordered this album when it first came out and it was the first Tim McGraw album that I owned right from the beginning. Love all of the songs listed here even the ones I didn't vote for. I almost voted for "The Trouble With Never" it was on my list but I ended up not voting for it in the end. I agree that this album and "Live Like You Were Dying" are probably his two strongest albums but I would also put "Set This Circus Down" up there too. Those 3 albums are my favorite of his |
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