Sara Evans: A Real Fine Rankdown (Finished)

[Zeebz]

Okay how on earth on we gonna eliminate anything else?! These reveals getting harder and harder 😢

[Kanenrá:ke]

Huh I thought for sure "I Could Not Ask For More" would've made top 5. I thought my prediction of it going at 5 was going to be too low.

Also "Perfect" was supposed to be my #11. I have no idea how it switched places with my #4. :(

[SHOOTER]

All 3 of these are jams! Sara’s catalog is remarkably strong.

[.indulgecountry]

The next casualty inside the top 10 comes with Sara Evans' first major chart success: her first #1 smash, "No Place That Far." With its elimination, we say goodbye to its parent album of which it shares its name and also to her last representative of the 90s decade. This scintillating piano ballad with beautiful harmony vocals from Vince Gill about the endurance of love even in death, put Sara Evans on country radio's radar for the first time after four failed attempts to launch her career, though it is sadly rather forgotten despite being one of her only five #1 hits to date, and is almost never performed live by Sara. Pulse holds it in a much more favorable light here as it makes it all the way to #7. Originally a top 5 contender early on in the submissions process, it dropped a little thanks to the three bottom 10 ranks that it ultimately accumulated. Despite those, it mostly received top 20 ranks, and many of them were top 10s. castleoblivion26 loses a #2 here, but no one slotted this one at #1, making it the final song in the rankdown to have that distinction as the six songs remaining were all placed at #1 by at least one person.

"It wouldn't matter, why we're apart
The lonely miles, two stubborn hearts
And nothing short, of God above
Could turn me away, from your love
I need you that much"

7. "No Place That Far"



Total Points: 352

castleoblivion26 : 2
tim : 3
gardyfan : 3
kansasmeetsmo : 4
George Strait Junkie : 5
Zeebz : 5
bboat11 : 6
Kanenrá:ke : 7
g8erboi : 7
wavey. : 7
.indulgecountry : 8
Cody Wants Out... : 9
dub : 9
fearlessarrow : 9
sabre14 : 9
zaclord 🌈 : 11
BlueShades874 : 11
someguy : 13
Troublemaker : 14
LBTrocks : 14
d3vin44 : 15
ChicaCherry콜라 : 19
austin : 20
bigfan101 : 20
The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 : 27
Leo ✔ : 31
SHOOTER : 32
@xfer : 32

[LBTrocks]

I like "Perfect" just not to the extent of a lot of her other singles. I've also gotten a little tired of it over the years tbh

Sara's cover of "I Could Not Ask For More" is absolutely STUNNING! I adore it.

[.indulgecountry]

Enjoy this vintage performance from 1999:

[Leo ✔]

NPTF didn't grab me a lot glad is out since it was my lowest remaining song

[LBTrocks]

"No Place That Far" is great, albeit a little underwhelming. It's one of those songs that I always like better than I think I do when I listen to it.

[.indulgecountry]

Any predictions on the final song to miss out on the top 5?

We still have left:

Born to Fly
Saints & Angels
Backseat of a Greyhound Bus
Suds in the Bucket
A Real Fine Place to Start
A Little Bit Stronger

[zaclord 🌈]

Fingers crossed for it to be "Saints & Angels"! The only other one I could really see it being is "Greyhound"

[d3vin44]

I am absolutely SHOCKED that Saints and Angels is still in. Also shocked my #1 is still in...

[Kanenrá:ke]

Yeah has to be "Saints and Angels".

[LBTrocks]

I agree it's probably "Saints and Angels" but I am TRHILLED that it made it so far, because it's a fantastic song.

[bigfan101]

Saints and Angels is my number one, and will forever be my favorite Sara song.

I can’t believe it’s still around though!

[.indulgecountry]

Y'all guessed it. The final song in the Sara Evans rankdown to come up short of the top 5 is "Saints & Angels," the third single from Born to Fly, which was the only single to not become a major hit on the country charts from the album (though it still made the top 20, however). It is much more popular among her fans than its chart performance might suggest (and is Sara's own favorite song from the album) and it outlasted a great deal of much bigger hits to come in at #6. A moody mid-tempo backed by piano, the song touches on the human quality of imperfection from the perspective of a couple whose perseverance and love for one another overcomes any misfortunes they go through. This time it's bigfan101 who loses his #1 rank, and it's a close call with several runner-up placement casualties as well. Weighed down by a lone bottom 10 and a handful other lower ranks, this one crash lands about 20 points shy of a top 5 finish.

"These feet of clay
They will not stray"

6. "Saints & Angels"



Total Points: 347

bigfan101 : 1
bboat11 : 2
tim : 2
dub : 2
BlueShades874 : 3
castleoblivion26 : 3
Troublemaker : 4
LBTrocks : 5
fearlessarrow : 5
ChicaCherry콜라 : 6
gardyfan : 8
austin : 8
Leo ✔ : 8
wavey. : 10
kansasmeetsmo : 12
sabre14 : 12
zaclord 🌈 : 13
Kanenrá:ke : 15
Cody Wants Out... : 17
d3vin44 : 18
SHOOTER : 19
someguy : 20
.indulgecountry : 21
@xfer : 24
Zeebz : 25
The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 : 26
g8erboi : 27
George Strait Junkie : 31

[.indulgecountry]

Aaaaand we've officially arrived at the Top 5! 

Recap

What's left in the Top 5:
Born to Fly
Backseat of a Greyhound Bus
Suds in the Bucket
A Real Fine Place to Start
A Little Bit Stronger

What we've lost:
06. Saints & Angels
07. No Place That Far
08. I Could Not Ask for More
09. Perfect
10. Cheatin'
11. As If
12. I Keep Looking
13. Marquee Sign
14. Coalmine
15. Cryin' Game
16. Slow Me Down
17. Missing Missouri
18. Put My Heart Down
19. My Heart Can't Tell You No
20. Three Chords and the Truth
21. You'll Always Be My Baby
22. Anywhere
23. Low
24. All the Love You Left Me
25. Some Things Never Change
26. Love You with All My Heart
27. Fool, I'm a Woman
28. Tonight
29. Feels Just Like a Love Song
30. Can't Stop Loving You [with Isaac Slade]
31. That's the Beat of a Heart [with The Warren Brothers]
32. Shame About That
33. True Lies
34. I Don't Wanna See the Light
35. New Again [with Brad Paisley]
36. At Christmas
37. You're Gonna Go
38. Go Tell It on the Mountain
39. I'll Be Home for Christmas
40. Infinite Love [with Todd Chrisley]

Album eras:
Three Chords and the Truth -- 0/4
No Place That Far -- 0/3
Born to Fly -- 1/4
Restless -- 2/4
Real Fine Place -- 1/5
Greatest Hits -- 0/3
Stronger -- 1/3
Slow Me Down -- 0/3
Words -- 0/2

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austin
tim
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Kanenrá:ke
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LBTrocks
someguy
zaclord 🌈
@xfer
d3vin44
g8erboi
bigfan101
castleoblivion26
Troublemaker
Cody Wants Out...
kansasmeetsmo
dub
The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷
ChicaCherry콜라
fearlessarrow
Leo ✔
wavey.
Zeebz
SHOOTER
.indulgecountry

[Zeebz]

What an INCREDIBLE top five. I’d be more than happy to see any of them winning, tbh.

[zaclord 🌈]

1, 2, 3, 7, 9 left! All very deserving of the top 5 though. Hoping one of my top 3 will take it though :)

[.indulgecountry]

I have left: 2, 3, 4, 6, and 13. Love all five. <3

[Zeebz]

Also #winning bc I have my entire top 4 & my no. 8 still in :)

[bigfan101]

The final six were my 1,2,3,5,6,7.

I’m very pleased on how this ended up!

[castleoblivion26]

I have my 1, 6, 8, 20, 37 left

Knew 37 would be in the Top 5, I could see it winning. I did not realize my 20 was this loved. That is the one I mentioned before that I don't like as much as I thought I did.

My 21 was "I Could Not Ask For More" and for some reason I never cared for her version when it was a single. I mean I really hated it and it was my dislike for that song that kept me from ever really becoming a fan of hers. When listening to it for this I enjoyed it a lot more than I used to, and will say I don't hate it anymore.

though "No Place That Far" should have been top 5, very disappointed to see that one miss the Top 5, same with "Saints & Angels". Those two were easily in my Top 3 and should have been overall in the Top 5!

[Leo ✔]

2, 6, 10, 22, 26

Could've been worse

[d3vin44]

1, 2, 3, 4, 11.

More than happy that my #1 made top 5!!!

[g8erboi]

1, 2, 3, 8, 9 left!

[LBTrocks]

1, 12, 15, 17, & 30 left for me.

I feel like my #1 has a good shot of winning, so I hope I'm proven right!

[Kanenrá:ke]

8, 10, 11, 14, 16 left for me though 11 should be 4.

Also I love all of them so I'm fine with anything winning lol

Hopefully if my #4 had a shot I didn't ruin it by ranking it 7 spots lower :(

[fearlessarrow]

1, 2, 3, 6, and 7!! All of these are great, so sad that only one of them can win... .indulgecountry please crown all of them as #1 lol

[austin]

1,4,5,15,21

As long as my #21 doesnt win, I am happy. Love my entire Top 15.

[tim]

Welp I lost my #2 and #3 back-to-back with “No Place That Far” and “Saints & Angels” following it just before the top 5.

I’ve always loved Sara’s vocal performance on “No Place That Far” and how well Vince’s voice blends in with her’s on the song. It also always takes me back to the late 90s right before country music transitioned into the new century. Speaking of the late 90s...watching that clip of Sara on the Donny & Marie show just made me realize how bland everyone dressed during that time lol.

“Saints & Angels” will always be one of my favorite songs by Sara and it initially started out as my #1 for the rankdown. I remember this being released just about a week before 9/11 and there isn’t a time when I hear this song that I don’t think of that day.

Here’s what I currently have remaining: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9

Predictions:

5. Backseat of a Greyhound Bus
4. Suds in the Bucket
3. A Real Fine Place to Start
2. A Little Bit Stronger
1. Born to Fly