Never Wanted Nothing More (than a Kenny Chesney Rankdown)

[Cody Wants Out...]

Now that that rankdown portion's complete, the only thing that's left are the album showcases! Catch them tomorrow!

[Deleted]

I got the #1! I knew I'd be up there, but I'm surprised. And I ranked "There Goes My Life" waaaaay too low.

[sunburn]

yesss! what an awesome end to this rankdown. “Anything but Mine” would have been my #1 pick too. i’ve loved the song since i first heard it but the live version on his 2006 Live: Live Those Songs Again album brought it to a whole other level. check it out - it’s a fantastic version!

this was a flawless Top 3 and really showcases how good of an album WTSGD is. that to me was Kenny in his absolute prime.

[countrymusicjunkie]

Dec 14, 2017 21:20:11 GMT -5 Kentucky25 said:

FINALLY my number 1 is the number 1 lol.

Me too! This is the first (and probably last) time my #1 has been the actual #1 in a rankdown.

[sabre14]

"Anything But Mine" is definitely my favorite Kenny single and one of my favorite singles of the 2000s. It's story-telling is great and specific, the instrumentals and production are terrific and I adore the chorus. 

I'm thrilled it won.

[castleoblivion26]

My least favorite of the Top 5 wins lol but honestly I do love all 5 songs. Still feel that "Who You'd Be Today" should have been a lot higher! Same with "That's Why I'm Here"!

[BackwoodsBarbie]

I'm happy that Anything But Mine won. It is by far the best song that made it to top 10.

[zaclord 🌈]

I love all of the top 3 (well, I really love most of these songs here), but "Anything But Mine" is definitely my least favorite of the 3. Totally fine with it winning though because its really a great song. "There Goes My Life" and "I Go Back" just hit a little bit harder

[Deleted]

I like "Anything But Mine" but it feels like "There Goes My Life" is such an iconic hit and so universally loved. I knew the former was liked but never to that extent.

[Cody Wants Out...]

I Will Stand



Release Date: July 15, 1997
Billboard Top Country Albums Peak: 10
Billboard 200 Peak: 95
Certified Gold by RIAA on June 10, 1998 and Platinum by RIAA on August 10, 1999

Highlighted Album Tracks:

You Win, I Win, We Lose



castleoblivion26 - 1

Tracklisting:
1. She's Got it All - written by Craig Wiseman and Drew Womack (10)
2. You Win, I Win, We Lose - written by Buddy Brock, Kenny Chesney, and Donny Kees
3. She Gets That Way - written by Adam Hughes and Roger Brown
4. I Will Stand - written by Mark Germino and Casey Beathard (53)
5. That's Why I'm Here - written by Mark Springer and Shaye Smith (17)
6. Steamy Windows - written by Tony Joe White *cover of Tina Turner's top 40 US hit from 1989/1990
7. From Hillbilly Heaven to Honky Tonk Hell (featuring George Jones and Tracy Lawrence) - written by Mike Geiger, Woddy Mullis, and Michael Huffman
8. She Always Says it First - written by Chesney and Dean Dillon
9. Lonely, Needin' Lovin' - written by Chesney, Brock, and Kees
10. A Chance - written by Dillon and Royce Porter (51)
11. When I Close My Eyes (acoustic version) - written by Nettie Musick and Springer

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates



Release Date: September 11, 2007
Billboard Hot Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 3
Certified Gold and Platinum by RIAA on December 10, 2007

Highlighted Album Tracks:

Just Not Today



someguy - 1

Got a Little Crazy



someguy - 3

Demons



countrymusicjunkie - 4
someguy - 6

Tracklisting:
1. Never Wanted Nothing More - written by Ronnie Bowman and Chris Stapleton (15)
2. Don't Blink - written by Casey Beathard and Chris Wallin (7)
3. Shiftwork (duet with George Strait) - written by Troy Jones (57)
4. Just Not Today - written by David Lee Murphy
5. Wife and Kids - written by Jim Collins and Brett James
6. Got a Little Crazy - written by Craig Monday and Wallin
7. Better as a Memory - written by Scooter Carusoe and Lady Goodman (9)
8. Dancin' for the Groceries - written by James and Don Schlitz
9. Wild Ride (featuring Joe Walsh) - written by Dwight Yoakam
10. Scare Me - written by Wendell Mobley, Joe Don Rooney, and Neil Thrasher
11. Demons - written by Bill Anderson and John Randall

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[Cody Wants Out...]

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems



Release Date: April 23, 2002
Billboard Hot Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 1
Certified Gold and Platinum by RIAA on June 4, 2002, 2x Platinum by RIAA on December 2, 2002, 3x Platinum by RIAA on June 23, 2003, and 4x Platinum by RIAA on April 22, 2004

Highlighted Album Tracks:

I Remember



Tim - 10

On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful



Tim - 2
countrymusicjunkie - 4

Never Gonna Feel Like That Again



countrymusicjunkie - 6

Live Those Songs



castleoblivion26 - 2

Tracklisting:
1. Young - written by Craig Wiseman, Naoise Sheridan, and Steve McEwan (11)
2. I Remember - written by Brad Crisler and James LeBlanc
3. A Lot of Things Different - written by Bill Anderson and Dean Dillon (46)
4. The Good Stuff - written by Wiseman and Jim Collins (6)
5. Big Star - written by Stephony Smith (26)
6. On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful - written by LuAnn Reid, Bill Luther, and Danny Simpson
7. Never Gonna Feel Like That Again - written by Paul Overstreet and Phillip Coleman
8. Dreams - written by Skip Ewing and Kenny Chesney
9. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - written by Casey Beathard (34)
10. Live Those Songs - written by Chris Bain, Cole Deggs, and David Lowe
11. One Step Up - written by Bruce Springsteen *cover of Bruce Springsteens' top 15 hit from 1988
12. I Can't Go There (acoustic version) - written by Ewing and Chesney

Deluxe Edition Bonus Track(s):
13. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (single version)

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[someguy]

I'm not sure how I missed "Never Gonna Feel Like That Again" on my album track ranking. That should have been #2 or #3, tbh.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Hemingway's Whiskey



Release Date: September 28, 2010
Billboard Hot Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 1
Certified Gold by RIAA on December 1, 2010 and Platinum by RIAA on August 25, 2011

Highlighted Album Tracks:

Coastal



someguy - 7

Seven Days



countrymusicjunkie - 7

Hemingway's Whiskey



countrymusicjunkie - 3
someguy - 4

Tracklisting:
1. The Boys of Fall - written by Casey Beathard and Dave Turnball (42)
2. Live a Little - written by Shane Minor and David Lee Murphy (43)
3. Coastal - written by Michael Mobley, Wendell Mobley, and Neil Thrasher
4. You and Tequila (feat. Grace Potter) - written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter (8)
5. Seven Days - written by Lee Brice, Billy Montana, and Jon Stone
6. Small Y'all (featuring George Jones) - written by Bobby Braddock
7. Where I Grew Up - written by Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace, and Thrasher
8. Reality - written by Kenny Chesney and Brett James (48)
9. Round and Round - written by Scotty Emerick, Paul Overstreet, and Even Stevens
10. Somewhere With You - written by J.T. Harding and Shane McAnally (5)
11. Hemingway's Whiskey - written by Guy Clark, Ray Stephenson, and Joe Leathers

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks:
12. Ain't Ever Going Back Again - written by Chesney and James
13. I Didn't Get Here Alone - written by Chesney, Michael Dulaney, and Thrasher

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[Cody Wants Out...]

I'll finish these up tomorrow...

[Kanenrá:ke]

Bleh at all the top 3 honestly lol

Still this was fun to see how my "tastes" in Kenny songs stacked up with other's!

Thanks Cody Wants Out... for hosting!

[Cody Wants Out...]

When the Sun Goes Down



Release Date: February 3, 2004
Billboard Top Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 1
Certified Gold, Platinum, and 2x Platinum by RIAA on March 10, 2004, 3x Platinum by RIAA on October 28, 2004, and 4x Platinum by RIAA on July 21, 2005

Highlighted Album Tracks:

When I Think About Leaving



someguy - 2

Being Drunk's a Lot Like Loving You



someguy - 5

Old Blue Chair



Tim - 4
someguy - 8

Tracklisting:
1. There Goes My Life - written by Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley (2)
2. I Go Back - written by Kenny Chesney (3)
3. When the Sun Goes Down (duet featuring Uncle Kracker) - written by Brett James (35)
4. The Woman with You - written by Craig Wiseman and David Frasier (19)
5. Some People Change - written by Thrasher, Jason Sellers, and Michael Dulaney
6. Anything But Mine - written by Scooter Carusoe (1)
7. Keg in the Closet - written by Chesney and James (37)
8. When I Think About Leaving - written by Tim Johnson, Rory Lee Feek, and Paul Overstreet
9. Being Drunk's a Lot Like Loving You - written by Skip Ewing and Chesney
10. Outta Here - written by Ewing and Chesney
11. Old Blue Chair - written by Chesney

Limited Edition tracks include live covers of "Live Those Songs", "What I Need to Do", and Dave Loggins' "Please Come to Boston".

Target Edition bonus tracks include covers of George Strait's "Marina Del Ray", Jimmy Buffett's "Come Monday", Keith Whitley's "I Wonder Do You Think of Me", Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire", and George Jones' "I Always Get Lucky with You".

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)



Release Date: January 25, 2005
Billboard Top Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 1
Certified Gold and Platinum by RIAA on March 8, 2005

Highlighted Album Tracks:

Old Blue Chair



Tim - 4
someguy - 8

Be As You Are



Tim - 3

Guitars and Tiki Bars



someguy - 9

Boston



Tim - 5

Something Sexy About the Rain



Tim - 1

Tracklisting:
1. Old Blue Chair - written by Kenny Chesney
2. Be As You Are - written by Chesney and Dean Dillon
3. Guitars and Tiki Bars - written by Chesney, Dillon, and Mark Tamburino
4. Island Boy - written by Chesney, Phil Vassar, and Tamburino
5. Somewhere in the Sun - written by Daryl Hobb, Tim Holly, Danny Tucker, and Chesney
6. Boston - written by Chesney and Tamburino
7. Something Sexy About the Rain - written by Chesney and Skip Ewing
8. French Kissing Life - written by Chesney
9. Key Lime Pie - written by Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, and Chesney
10. Sherry's Living in Paradise - written by Chesney and Clayton Mitchell
11. Magic - written by Chesney
12. Soul of a Sailor - written by Chesney, Dillon, and Scotty Emerick
13. Old Blue Chair (ocean mix)

FUN FACT: This album was made as a side project, but the third track "Guitars and Tiki Bars" charted in the 50s on the country airplay charts in 2005 due to unsolicited airplay.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Greatest Hits II



Release Date: May 19, 2009
Re-Release Date: February 9, 2010
Billboard Top Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 3
Certified Gold by RIAA on June 30, 2010 and Platinum by RIAA on November 27, 2012

Highlighted Album Tracks:

Be As You Are



Tim - 3

Tracklisting:
1. Out Last Night - written by Kenny Chesney and Brett James (39)
2. Living in Fast Forward
3. Young
4. Summertime
5. Down the Road (w/ Mac McAnally)
6. Beer in Mexico
7. There Goes My Life
8. WHen the Sun Goes Down (w/ Uncle Kracker)
9. Anything But Mine
10. Be As You Are
11. I Go Back
12. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
13. The Good Stuff
14. Never Wanted Nothing More
15. I'm Alive (w/ Dave Matthews) (58)
16. This is Our Moment - written by Chesney *available on re-release only*
17. Ain't Back Yet - written by Craig Wiseman and Chris Tompkins *available on re-release only* (50)

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[Cody Wants Out...]

Greatest Hits



Release Date: September 26, 2000
Billboard Top Country Albums Peak: 1
Billboard 200 Peak: 13
Certified Gold and Platinum by RIAA on January 22, 2001, 2x Platinum by RIAA on October 31, 2001, 3x Platinum by RIAA on November 26, 2002, and 4x Platinum by RIAA on December 17, 2004

Highlighted Album Tracks:

For the First Time



castleoblivion26 - 3

Baptism (duet with Randy Travis)



Tim - 9

Because of Your Love



castleoblivion26 - 4

Tracklisting:
1. I Lost It - written by Jimmy Olander and Neil Thrasher (22)
2. Don't Happen Twice - written by Curtis Lance and Thom McHugh (4)
3. The Tin Man - written by Stacey Slate, Kenny Chesney, and David Lowe (44)
4. Fall in Love
5. All I Need to Know
6. For the First Time - written by Chesney and Phil Vassar
7. Me and You
8. Back Where I Come From (live) - written by Mac McAnally
9. When I Close My Eyes
10. She's Got it All
11. That's Why I'm Here
12. How Forever Feels
13. You Had Me From Hello
14. She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
15. What I Need to Do
16. Baptism (duet with Randy Travis) - written by Mickey Cates
17. Because of Your Love - written by Marv Green and Chris Lindsey

*Rankdown placements are boldfaced.

[fearlessarrow]

Cody Wants Out... I think you forgot to put in the ranking for "Out Last Night" in Greatest Hits II!

[Cody Wants Out...]

Dec 16, 2017 19:41:20 GMT -5 fearlessarrow said:

Cody Wants Out... I think you forgot to put in the ranking for "Out Last Night" in Greatest Hits II!

Thanks! At first, I thought showcasing the GH compilations would be pointless, but some singles were released from each of those.

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Now, if y'all are interested, I have my Alabama rankdown up and ready to go, with less than two weeks left before I close submissions!

[bboat11]

The No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems era is such a wonderful album from start to finish (other than the title track)

I can't believe nobody mentioned "Live Those Songs"! That is very likely my favorite Kenny song. I love the fiddle and electric guitars so much, and that melody is pure ear candy.

[castleoblivion26]

Dec 18, 2017 13:10:11 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

The No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems era is such a wonderful album from start to finish (other than the title track)

I can't believe nobody mentioned "Live Those Songs"! That is very likely my favorite Kenny song. I love the fiddle and electric guitars so much, and that melody is pure ear candy.

I voted for that song, at least I thought I did, I also love that song

[bboat11]

Dec 19, 2017 0:56:10 GMT -5 castleoblivion26 said:

Dec 18, 2017 13:10:11 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

The No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems era is such a wonderful album from start to finish (other than the title track)

I can't believe nobody mentioned "Live Those Songs"! That is very likely my favorite Kenny song. I love the fiddle and electric guitars so much, and that melody is pure ear candy.

I voted for that song, at least I thought I did, I also love that song

Welp, clearly I'm a bonehead! I just checked the post for that album, and that song is very clearly there!

(Although I could have sworn it wasn't there the first time I checked a few days ago... And then I didn't look again before I posted today... Lol today I have learned the value of double-checking!)