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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 29, 2019 18:24:29 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on Sept 29, 2019 18:32:31 GMT -5
I'm surprised this made it so far.
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Post by tim on Sept 29, 2019 18:37:53 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 29, 2019 18:38:49 GMT -5
"When You Walk In The Room" is such a fantastic, catchy song! Really no excuse for it to be below anyone's top 50, tbh. I don't consider it to be one of Pam's signature hits, but it definitely is still great!
Also, funny story, one time I dreamed that I walked into a bar and George Strait was in there singing this song... Lmao I have no idea why! But to this day I am pissed that I woke up before he got to the falsetto part at the end!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 29, 2019 18:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 29, 2019 18:54:30 GMT -5
This is one of Diamond Rio's better songs. Which was good enough to almost get it into my top 70!!!!
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Post by gardyfan on Sept 29, 2019 19:45:01 GMT -5
And with that reveal my top 12 is toast.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 29, 2019 20:53:36 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 29, 2019 21:00:56 GMT -5
And yet again...I lose another top ten! What hurts the most is this was on par to be a fairly solid top 20 contender until those bottom 40s came in. :(
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 29, 2019 21:33:48 GMT -5
"John Deere Green" is such a jam. Definitely one of those country-themed songs that you can make fun of for being so stereotypical, and yet the entire thing comes together so perfectly. Lyrically, melodically, instrumentally... It's one of those indisputable '90s jams that radio is so sorely lacking these days.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 30, 2019 5:33:55 GMT -5
This is one of Diamond Rio's better songs. Which was good enough to almost get it into my top 70!!!! This is basically how I feel about them too, right down to also putting this song in my 70s.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 30, 2019 9:14:50 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 30, 2019 9:16:31 GMT -5
Did anyone forget that this was still in like I did?
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 30, 2019 15:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on Sept 30, 2019 15:50:04 GMT -5
One of Lawrence's best, along with "Alibis" and "Paint Me a Birmingham."
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 30, 2019 16:05:09 GMT -5
WE MADE IT TO THE TOP 20 FOLKS!!!
Trisha Yearwood - XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)
Brooks & Dunn - That Ain't No Way to Go
Collin Raye - Little Rock
Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her
Faith Hill - Piece of My Heart
Toby Keith - Wish I Didn't Know Now
Boy Howdy - They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore
Patty Loveless - I Try to Think About Elvis
Toby Keith - Who's That Man
Pam Tillis - Spilled Perfume
Clay Walker - Live Until I Die
Patty Loveless - How Can I Help You Say Goodbye
Brooks & Dunn - She's Not the Cheatin' Kind
Faith Hill - Wild One
Alan Jackson - Livin' on Love
Martina McBride - Independence Day
Clay Walker - If I Could Make a Living
Shenandoah - I Want to Be Loved Like That
Faith Hill - Take Me As I Am
Reba McEntire - She Thinks His Name Was John
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Sept 30, 2019 16:11:17 GMT -5
there is not a bad song in this Top 20 so while I'm sad to see a few songs miss I cannot complain with what made it
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Post by tim on Oct 1, 2019 20:04:28 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised to see Mark’s “I Just Wanted You to Know” do as well as it did because it’s such an earworm of a song that I still hear quite frequently on the radio especially down here in Texas.
“I See It Now” is another great song from this year and I actually consider this to be one of his most notable and consistent album era’s because it helped propel the following Time Marches On album to be all that more successful. I can still hear almost all four of its singles on the radio today especially “If the World Had a Front Porch”, the title track, and of course “Texas Tornado”.
The top 20 is about as strong as I was expecting it to be and I really have no idea of what to expect!
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 2, 2019 14:59:03 GMT -5
“I Just Wanted You to Know” is probably Mark’s most underrated hit of the 90’s. I love that song. Happy it got as high as it did.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 3, 2019 21:43:45 GMT -5
Last batch of honorable mentions anyone?Aaron Tippin - The Call of the WildI guess I'm curious to see if it feels strange to not see Aaron Tippin in this rankdown. This was able to make the top 20 in early '94 and he had another top 15 "I Got It Honest" from a different album later in the year. Linda Davis - Company TimeOoh! A #MeToo-themed music video before it was even thought of! Despite missing the top 40, I'm curious to see how this would've done, obscurities and all. Mark Chesnutt - Woman, Sensuous WomanUltimately missing the top 20, I nearly forgot that I could've included this one as well, but I've already bitten off more than I can chew since this rankdown isn't even complete yet. Doug Supernaw - Red and Rio GrandeNow this song was actually out in '94, but "I Don't Call Him Daddy" was the bigger hit. I did have thoughts of including both but see above for why I held back.
I'll post a clue about what's to come on our trek to the top fifteen tomorrow. Stay tuned y'all! :)
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 5, 2019 14:51:54 GMT -5
Throughout the last week or so, I found a gif that struck a chord with me. I would've posted it last night, but had trouble extracting it from the tweet it came from. ( WARNING: Contains a potential spoiler alert. Let me know if you guys have any trouble accessing the link.) Note that this isn't a clue for the first song kicking off the top 20, but it will be leaving pretty soon. It also did a whole lot better than I thought it would...and it actually makes me cry happy tears on the inside. I'll go into more detail about it later.
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Post by someguy on Oct 6, 2019 2:28:32 GMT -5
"Company Time" is great. It would definitely have been high on my list.
I'm very surprised that Boy Howdy are still in the rankdown.
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Post by tim on Oct 6, 2019 3:57:11 GMT -5
How about a hat tip to these highly acclaimed releases from 1994:
"Don't Close Your Eyes" by Alan Jackson from Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album
"I Fall to Pieces" featuring Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood from Rhythm, Country and Blues
"Workin' Man Blues" featuring Led Zeppelin, Lee Roy Parnell, Diamond Rio, and Steve Wariner from Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 7, 2019 18:22:02 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 7, 2019 18:30:31 GMT -5
Did you know that...I highly considered putting this as my #1 but panicked close to the last minute?
I also find it absolutely. hilarious. that it did much better here in a mega-sized year-end rankdown than a significantly smaller personal rankdown from about a year ago iirc?
Anyways, it's still a bonafide jam to my ears, miss hearing stuff like this on the radio, sad they didn't last too long in the music industry, etc...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 7, 2019 19:53:31 GMT -5
This song stuck out like a sore thumb in this top 20 and majorly overstayed imo, so I'm glad we're giving it the boot first!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 7, 2019 20:00:20 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 7, 2019 20:08:21 GMT -5
Let's keep things rolling with a song that, despite not receiving any top tens, had a slow and steady climb to the top 20!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 7, 2019 20:31:33 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 7, 2019 20:38:18 GMT -5
One of Toby's best singles. He usually gets tanked pretty hard in these -- and about half of the times its deserved since his material is wildly inconsistent -- but I'm glad to see this one be rewarded for the quality tune that it is. Great song!
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