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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 20:45:14 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 5, 2019 20:58:22 GMT -5
FINALLY! "Standing Outside The Fire' is hands down Garth's worst song, and most definitely the worst song on this list.
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Post by tim on Sept 5, 2019 21:12:14 GMT -5
46. Garth Brooks - Standing Outside The Firetim - 10 ... ... ... LBTrocks - 125
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Post by tim on Sept 5, 2019 21:23:01 GMT -5
On a more serious note...as I have mentioned previously in Garth's rankdown "Standing Outside the Fire" is a song that I hold near to my heart because my mom was a paraeducator for special education. Because of that I also became involved in Special Olympics during my early years in high school and was an assistant coach for our local organization.
And speaking of my mom she was a big fan of Neal McCoy and she always had the album No Doubt About It on repeat so that's another song that has a bit more sentimental value behind my ranking.
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Post by kw9461 on Sept 6, 2019 11:32:25 GMT -5
Nice to see this back underway.
Such a bummer for "Whisper My Name" to miss the top 40. I'm not all that surprised given that it barely scraped the top 20 in his artist rankdown, but I was still hoping for a better result this time around (after all, it was a pretty big hit in its day). I still love the song though, it's one of Randy's finest vocal performances and melodic structure works so well.
Happy to see Blackhawk doing so well, but this feels right for "I Can Sure Smell The Rain". It's the weakest of their songs from '94, but still a really enjoyable song.
Not sure why "Standing Outside the Fire" is hated by some, other than the usual Garth hate. It's one of his most iconic songs, and a song he's really tried to use for good.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 14:17:03 GMT -5
As we continue our trek to the top 40 here, we encounter yet another tie. There's some good news, though: it's the next to last tie in the rankdown, with the last tie happening shortly after we reach the top 40! Both ties were broken by the highest placed rank; in this case, #45 received three top tens while #44 has one of the higher SDs of the rankdown and will also take down a couple of top fives! :o
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 14:58:35 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 15:20:01 GMT -5
The winner of this tie also spent some time at #1...( very early on, like once this thing was launched early! )
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Post by gardyfan on Sept 6, 2019 15:23:17 GMT -5
The winner of this tie also spent some time at #1...( very early on, like once this thing was launched early! ) I believe it was launched in 1994.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 15:55:50 GMT -5
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Post by kw9461 on Sept 6, 2019 16:34:43 GMT -5
Oof, that was a painful pair of reveals.
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 6, 2019 16:44:41 GMT -5
"Before You Kill Us All" is a jam.
I know that "Every Once In A While" is a classic but I just can't get into BlackHawk...
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 17:12:06 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 19:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Sept 6, 2019 19:21:42 GMT -5
I really felt like I underranked both "Before You Kill Us All" and "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind" as I really wanted to include both of them in my top 30 but in the end I just couldn't find the room. I thought I might've ended up being one of the highest ranking participants for both so I'm glad to see I'm not alone in liking them.
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 6, 2019 19:23:39 GMT -5
I haven't been a huge fan of a lot of Lari White's hits, but I really like "Now I Know"
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 19:27:07 GMT -5
Missing the top 40 is one of the biggest hits of the year...and another artist will be leaving the rankdown as well... :(
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 20:13:42 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 20:20:16 GMT -5
THE TOP 40!
Clay Walker - Dreaming with My Eyes Open Trisha Yearwood - XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) Alan Jackson - Summertime Blues Diamond Rio - Love a Little Stronger Brooks & Dunn - That Ain't No Way to Go Collin Raye - Little Rock Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her Mark Chesnutt - I Just Wanted You to Know Clint Black - A Good Run of Bad Luck Kathy Mattea - Walking Away a Winner Faith Hill - Piece of My Heart Toby Keith - Wish I Didn't Know Now Boy Howdy - They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore John Michael Montgomery - Be My Baby Tonight Patty Loveless - I Try to Think About Elvis Tim McGraw - Don't Take the Girl Toby Keith - Who's That Man Pam Tillis - Spilled Perfume Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Take My Chances Reba McEntire - Why Haven't I Heard From You Clay Walker - Live Until I Die Joe Diffie - John Deere Green Patty Loveless - How Can I Help You Say Goodbye Pam Tillis - When You Walk in the Room Garth Brooks - Callin' Baton Rouge Rick Trevino - She Can't Say I Didn't Cry Brooks & Dunn - She's Not the Cheatin' Kind Collin Raye - That's My Story Suzy Bogguss - Hey Cinderella Faith Hill - Wild One Alan Jackson - Livin' on Love Martina McBride - Independence Day Blackhawk - Goodbye Says It All 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 Tracy Lawrence - I See It Now George Strait - The Big One Trisha Yearwood - The Song Remembers When
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 6, 2019 20:45:58 GMT -5
“Wink” is iconic as fuq, but I expected it to be pretty polarizing. It did about how I expected.
This top 40 is quite divine! A few surprises, but more or less all incredible!
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Post by tim on Sept 6, 2019 20:58:53 GMT -5
"Wink" is a slam bam jam and considering it was not only one of the biggest hits of 1994 but that it can still be heard on country radio today makes me think that Neal just has a lot of detractors on Pulse That said, the top 40 is pretty stacked with only "That's My Story" as the outcast so hopefully that is one of the first five songs to leave next.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 6, 2019 21:22:34 GMT -5
“Wink” is iconic as fuq, but I expected it to be pretty polarizing. Just wait 'til you see what the most polarizing song is! It'll stun pretty much all of us! And actually, "Wink" was closer to the middle of the pack in regards to polarization, but I digress...I guess?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 6, 2019 22:20:06 GMT -5
"Wink" is the definition of mindless fodder. It's nothing special and it already came way further than it needed to. I also can't help but feel like I probably subconsciously rank his music lower than I would have before he showed himself to be a bigot with that "Take a Knee...My Ass" BS he tried to peddle a few years back. Bye.
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Post by someguy on Sept 7, 2019 1:14:55 GMT -5
What a solid top 40. There are only a few songs ("The Big One", "She Can't Say I Didn't Cry", "I See It Now") that I can't immediately call to mind, so hopefully they will go out soon. 1994 was a great year for country music.
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Post by someguy on Sept 7, 2019 1:17:57 GMT -5
"Wink" is the definition of mindless fodder. It's nothing special and it already came way further than it needed to. I also can't help but feel like I probably subconsciously rank his music lower than I would have before he showed himself to be a bigot with that "Take a Knee...My Ass" BS he tried to peddle a few years back. Bye. Yeah, that was an unfortunate look from him. I liked him (and his music) much better up until that point.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 12, 2019 16:13:53 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I've had a busier week than anticipated, but with things hopefully starting to wind down already, I can probably sneak in a few more honorable mentions tonight before officially resuming reveals tomorrow afternoon.
I will provide a forewarning though: multiple #1's will be dropping. like. flies.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 13, 2019 17:08:43 GMT -5
Okay. So I lied. HONORABLE MENTIONSHal Ketchum - (Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love AgainReaching the top 20 in late July of '94, this song served as the lead single of Hal Ketchum's third studio album Every Little Word, where his success on the charts started to show a significant decline in comparison to the top three hits he got from his first two albums ("Small Town Saturday Night", "Past the Point of Rescue", "Sure Love", "Hearts Are Gonna Roll", and "Mama Knows the Highway"). Luckily, he was able to score one final top ten hit the next year in 1995 with "Stay Forever", which will be featured in the '95 Country rankdown coming some time next year hopefully. This one was fun to listen to, but I ended up running out of room to include this one here. If anyone here is brave enough to do a Hal Ketchum rankdown, go for it! Lorrie Morgan - My Night to HowlThis song breaks a streak of consecutive top 20s, starting with "Trainwreck of Emotion" (the first single from her first studio album* Leave the Light On) and ending with her #8 hit "Half Enough" (the fourth and final single from her third studio album Watch Me), by peaking at #31 in May of '94. "My Night to Howl" served as the lead single from War Paint, one of her least successful eras to date despite being certified Gold in the US and Canada. I actually found this to be very out-of-place in regards to both what I'm used to hearing from her and the overall landscape of country music in '94. Seeing her missing from the overall rankdown must've felt strange for some of y'all given that she's been a staple since '89, but I did ask someone else for their input on this song and, from what I can tell, they agreed with me! Diamond Rio - Sawmill RoadDiamond Rio was a big part of my childhood, but to be quite honest with you guys, I have zero recollection of this particular song that missed out on the top 20 in early '94. It also served as the final single from the sophomore album Closer to the Edge. Did I make a major mistake by omitting this from the main rankdown? Keep in mind that I was super nervous at having 125 songs already and adding even more would just make the order of ranking these songs taller for all of us. Lee Roy Parnell - Take These Chains From My HeartUnlike "Sawmill Road", I did listen to this one and honestly, it wasn't that bad. Yeah, it's a Hank Williams cover and lots of artists have covered the songs over the last several decades, but this might have been able to hold its own here. On a more serious note, this was able to reach the top 20 over the summer of '94 and also features a surprise guest on BGVs. Any guesses on who it is?
I'll make an effort some time this weekend to kick off the top 40!
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Sept 14, 2019 11:26:41 GMT -5
Very strong top 40, but can "Don't Take The Girl" please leave now?
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 16, 2019 9:47:32 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 16, 2019 10:05:03 GMT -5
We kick off our top 40 with yet another #1 loss; this time, it's at the expense of LBTrocks and I also lose my highest ranking yet, which is my first top three loss. Reception for this was warmer than I anticipated, which encourages me a little bit. :)
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