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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 9:20:38 GMT -5
Any guesses for #15?
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Post by toomuchboy on Aug 14, 2019 10:19:17 GMT -5
Not to hog the conversation, but: "Would You Go With Me" or "Brokenheartsville"?
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 10:33:03 GMT -5
Not to hog the conversation, but: "Would You Go With Me" or "Brokenheartsville"? Good guesses, but pay close attention to the time on the clock! ;)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 14, 2019 11:58:20 GMT -5
RIP "I Saw God Today"
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 14, 2019 12:45:22 GMT -5
Ugh, "I Saw God Today" continues to be CRIMINALLY underrated in rankdowns... I am a bit surprised to see "Blessed" still in. It'll probably be one of the next few, considering how strong everything that's left is and how polarizing Martina can be. "Red Dirt Road" will probably be soon too, because I know it has some very vocal haters.
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 14:33:50 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 14:44:03 GMT -5
"Red Dirt Road" will probably be [out] soon too, because I know it has some very vocal haters.
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 15:01:59 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 15:08:40 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 14, 2019 15:12:09 GMT -5
Results Thus Far: 1. 117 points 2. 129 points 3. 131 points 4. 133 points 5. 138 points 6. 141 points 7. 143 points 8. 159 points 9. 165 points 10. 171 points 11. "Blessed" - Martina McBride | 184 points 12. "I Run To You" - Lady Antebellum | 196 points 13. "Brokenheartsville" - Joe Nichols | 200 points 14. "Red Dirt Road" - Brooks & Dunn | 213 points 15. "I Saw God Today" - George Strait | 223 points 16. "What Hurts The Most" - Rascal Flatts | 228 points 17. "Why" - Jason Aldean | 234 points 18. "Good Directions" - Billy Currington | 236 points 19. "I Need You" - Tim McGraw / Faith Hill | 236 points 20. "Almost Home" - Craig Morgan | 241 points 21. "Come A Little Closer" - Dierks Bentley | 243 points 22. "So Small" - Carrie Underwood | 244 points 23. "Must Be Doin Something Right" - Billy | 264 points 24. "Remember When" - Alan Jackson | 270 points 25. "There Goes My Life" - Kenny Chesney | 274 points 26. "These Days" - Rascal Flatts | 281 points 27. "Mayberry" - Rascal Flatts | 281 points 28. "Laughed Until We Cried" - Jason Aldean | 287 points 29. "Stand" - Rascal Flatts | 287 points 30. "That’s What I Love About Sunday" - Craig Morgan | 301 points 31. "Letter To Me" - Brad Paisley | 302 points 32. "My Wish" - Rascal Flatts | 304 points 33. "Bless the Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts | 310 points 34. "Making Memories Of Us" - Keith Urban | 319 points 35. "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto | 320 points 36. "Should’ve Said No" - Taylor Swift | 325 points 37. "Watching You" - Rodney Atkins | 329 points 38. "Til Summer Comes Around" - Keith Urban | 333 points
Your Top 10! "Ain’t Nothing Bout You" - Brooks & Dunn "Baby Girl" - Sugarland "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood "Famous In A Small Town" - Miranda Lambert "Suds in the Bucket" - Sara Evans "Want To" - Sugarland "When I Get Where I'm Going" - Brad Paisley / Dolly Parton "Who I Am" - Jessica Andrews "Would You Go With Me" - Josh Turner "Your Man" - Josh Turner
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 14, 2019 17:17:06 GMT -5
"I Saw God Today" is a perfect song. The way that George's vocals tenderly and deftly navigate the emotional melody never ceases to give me goosebumps. Plus there are not really any other country songs that deal with becoming a father in such a sweet, compassionate, and professional way. "Red Dirt Road" was overplayed, but it is an incredible song! "Brokenheartsville" has one of the most brilliant melodies I have ever heard. How anybody could dislike this song is beyond me! "Here's to the past; they can kiss my glass. I hope she's happy with him!" "I Run To You" is one of my favorite Lady Antebellum songs. However, every hit they have ever had has been incredibly overplayed, so I am not at all disappointed to see it leaving now. DAMN! I knew "Blessed" would leave soon, but seeing it come so close to the top 10 was so unexpected that I started getting my hopes up that it might actually make it! This song is way catchier than the subject matter would have you believe, and of course Martina sings the fire out of it. It is not one of my go-to faves from Martina, but that doesn't mean I don't love it :)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 14, 2019 17:37:25 GMT -5
What an exceptional top 10! "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" is the only song still in I don't really care for. Everything else is gold.
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 16, 2019 14:47:13 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 16, 2019 14:54:26 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 16, 2019 15:00:34 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 16, 2019 15:06:37 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 16, 2019 15:16:38 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 16, 2019 15:19:16 GMT -5
Results Thus Far: 1. 117 points 2. 129 points 3. 131 points 4. 133 points 5. 138 points 6. "Want To" - Sugarland | 141 points 7. "Ain’t Nothing Bout You" - Brooks & Dunn | 143 points 8. "Baby Girl" - Sugarland | 159 points 9. "When I Get Where I'm Going" - Brad Paisley / Dolly Parton | 165 points 10. "Your Man" - Josh Turner | 171 points 11. "Blessed" - Martina McBride | 184 points 12. "I Run To You" - Lady Antebellum | 196 points 13. "Brokenheartsville" - Joe Nichols | 200 points 14. "Red Dirt Road" - Brooks & Dunn | 213 points 15. "I Saw God Today" - George Strait | 223 points 16. "What Hurts The Most" - Rascal Flatts | 228 points 17. "Why" - Jason Aldean | 234 points 18. "Good Directions" - Billy Currington | 236 points 19. "I Need You" - Tim McGraw / Faith Hill | 236 points 20. "Almost Home" - Craig Morgan | 241 points 21. "Come A Little Closer" - Dierks Bentley | 243 points 22. "So Small" - Carrie Underwood | 244 points 23. "Must Be Doin Something Right" - Billy | 264 points 24. "Remember When" - Alan Jackson | 270 points 25. "There Goes My Life" - Kenny Chesney | 274 points 26. "These Days" - Rascal Flatts | 281 points 27. "Mayberry" - Rascal Flatts | 281 points 28. "Laughed Until We Cried" - Jason Aldean | 287 points 29. "Stand" - Rascal Flatts | 287 points 30. "That’s What I Love About Sunday" - Craig Morgan | 301 points 31. "Letter To Me" - Brad Paisley | 302 points 32. "My Wish" - Rascal Flatts | 304 points 33. "Bless the Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts | 310 points 34. "Making Memories Of Us" - Keith Urban | 319 points 35. "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto | 320 points 36. "Should’ve Said No" - Taylor Swift | 325 points 37. "Watching You" - Rodney Atkins | 329 points 38. "Til Summer Comes Around" - Keith Urban | 333 points
Top 5: "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood "Famous In A Small Town" - Miranda Lambert "Suds in the Bucket" - Sara Evans "Who I Am" - Jessica Andrews "Would You Go With Me" - Josh Turner
How do you guys see this playing out?
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Post by Troublemaker on Aug 16, 2019 16:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2019 16:52:08 GMT -5
"Your Man" is so overplayed I can barely listen to it now, but still a fantastic and iconic song that deserved to be in the top 10! "When I Get Where I'm Going" was the clear weak link in the top 10 for me. It is a nice song, but a tad on the boring side compared to most of Brad's 00's output. "Baby Girl" is in a similar boat to "Your Man". A fantastic song, that I basically have no use for anymore because radio wore it into the ground... Lmao glad to see it make the top 10, but also glad to see it miss the top 5. "Ain't Nothin' Bout You", on the other hand, is a super underrated song!!! Everyone tends to remember "Red Dirt Road" as their big song from the early 00s, but ANBY shits all over that one. The melody is just so macho and confident, and the guitars and harmonies are on point. I love everything about this song! "Want To" has no business being out already... This is one of Sugarland's best!!! That pre-chorus high note is everything
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Aug 16, 2019 16:55:36 GMT -5
BABY LOCK THE DOOR AND TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOWWW
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 16, 2019 17:05:00 GMT -5
Of the 5 songs that are left, Josh and Miranda can gtfo. They have both won rankdowns already. It is neat to see Sara and Carrie in the running, since both "Suds" and BHC have been stuck at #2 in rankdowns before. It would be awesome to see Carrie finally break her #2 curse with BHC, but on the other hand it would be absolutely hilarious to see her get stuck at #2 yet again! "Suds" would be an awesome #1 here, but then again I think it will have a really good shot of winning its album rankdown in the near future. Whereas BHC might not get another chance anytime soon. And then there's Jessica! "Who I Am" is the only song here to have never been this high in a rankdown before. It would be awesome to see her win! But then again, she is also likely to do really well in both the 00s Girls of Country rankdown and whatever future year-end rankdown it shows up in. My top 5 prediction: 5. Would You Go With Me - Josh Turner 4. Famous In A Small Town - MIrandda Lambert 3. Who I Am - Jessica Andrews 2. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood 1. Suds In The Bucket - Sara Evans
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Post by toomuchboy on Aug 16, 2019 17:14:17 GMT -5
I would be surprised if BHC won (even if it deserves it...). I do love "Suds in the Bucket" and "Who I Am," too. I had expected YM to be Turner's highest-ranking song.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 17, 2019 0:18:09 GMT -5
Remaining ranks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 ... so as you can see I'm doing very well here. What a positively incredible top 5! All of these remaining songs are phenomenal. I'd honestly be happy with any single one of these winning at this point. I came so close to getting my top 5 all in the top 5 here ("Want To" was my #5 and it just missed!) too, lol. I would be surprised if BHC won (even if it deserves it...). I do love "Suds in the Bucket" and "Who I Am," too. I had expected YM to be Turner's highest-ranking song. Not that it's the same set of participants as that rankdown so results are obviously subject to vary, but "Would You Go with Me" put up a decisive victory in the recent Josh Turner rankdown I hosted: "Your Man" went on to finish near the top as well, but I'm not at all surprised to see it leave earlier than WYGWM again.
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 18, 2019 14:54:35 GMT -5
My top 5 prediction: 5. Would You Go With Me - Josh Turner4. Famous In A Small Town - MIrandda Lambert 3. Who I Am - Jessica Andrews 2. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood 1. Suds In The Bucket - Sara Evans
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 18, 2019 15:46:21 GMT -5
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2000's decade country rankdown! Are you happy with the results? Were there any surprises? Hopefully you (and anyone else who's interested) will consider participating in my 2010's decade country rankdown! I feel like this one may end up even more interesting!
Due Sunday, November 24th
SONGS (50 total): "A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega " - Ashley McBryde "American Honey" - Lady Antebellum "As She’s Walking Away " - Zac Brown Band / Alan Jackson "Better " - Maggie Rose "Better Man " - Little Big Town "Better Than I Used To Be" - Tim McGraw "Burning House " - Cam "Butterflies " - Kacey Musgraves "Cry Pretty " - Carrie Underwood "Different For Girls " - Dierks Bentley / Elle King "Doin' Fine " - Lauren Alaina "Don’t Let Me Be Lonely " - The Band Perry "Don’t You Wanna Stay" - Jason Aldean "Eighteen Inches " - Lauren Alaina "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" - Eli Young Band "Every Little Thing " - Carly Pearce "Every Storm " - Gary Allan "Follow Your Arrow " - Kacey Musgraves "From A Table Away " - Sunny Sweeney "GIRL " - Maren Morris "Glass " - Thompson Square "God’s Country " - Blake Shelton "Good Girl " - Carrie Underwood "I Could Use A Love Song " - Maren Morris "I Got the Boy " - Jana Kramer "If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away " - Justin Moore "If I Didn’t Have You " - Thompson Square "It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To " - Billy Currington "I’m Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye " - Luke Bryan "Legends " - Kelsea Ballerini "Merry Go Round " - Kacey Musgraves "My Church " -Maren Morris "My Heart Can’t Tell You No" - Sara Evans "Over You " - Miranda Lambert "Remind Me " - Brad Paisley / Carrie Underwood "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood "Tequila " - Dan + Shay "The Man I Want To Be " - Chris Young "The Truth " - Jason Aldean "This " - Darius Rucker "Tin Man " - Miranda Lambert "Tomorrow " - Chris Young "Two Black Cadillacs " - Carrie Underwood "Wasting All These Tears " - Cassadee Pope "What If I Never Get Over You " - Lady Antebellum "What Ifs " - Kane Brown / Lauren Alaina "Whiskey " - Jana Kramer "Why Ya Wanna " - Jana Kramer "You & Tequila" - Kenny Chesney / Grace Potter
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