Icons of Country Music Rankdown (Reba Wins!!!)

[The Pulse Monthly]

Apr 17, 2020 21:39:35 GMT -5 fearlessarrow said:

Is the reason why lady𝓐fan not revealing #21 because he's too devastated with Lady A's exit from the RD?

yes. but never fear, taylor is terrified is here for the last reveal!

[lady𝓐fan]

Apr 17, 2020 21:39:35 GMT -5 fearlessarrow said:

Is the reason why lady𝓐fan not revealing #21 because he's too devastated with Lady A's exit from the RD?

Lady A were great the first two albums then things started getting a bit shaky from that point onwards. Overall I still generally like them though.

Lol I'm actually surprised they got this far. I thought they would only get to #30, so I'm not even mad!

The reason is that I know next to nothing about [TBA] (I almost inadvertently revealed the next artist lmao)

[The Pulse Monthly]

21. Patsy Cline

2 #1 singles
Debuted: 1955

Signature song:

Total: 542
Average: 21.68
Std. Dev.: 11.29055653

Sambalada - 4
taylor is terrified - 5
d3vin44 - 5
born - 6
Troublemaker - 8
castleoblivion26 - 10
tim - 11
Darkest Hour - 14
LBTrocks - 14
bigfan101 - 18
ethanhunt - 21
fearlessarrow - 21
gardyfan - 24
Kanenrá:ke - 24
bboat11 - 28
.indulgecountry - 30
someguy - 30
carriefan15  - 31
toomuchboy - 31
ClevelandRox - 31
BackwoodsBarbie - 34
HeyHeyHey - 34
austin - 35
lady𝓐fan - 35
George Strait Junkie - 38

Audience:
BB🌕
samo🦕
Cody Wants Out...

[The Pulse Monthly]

Just missing the Top 20, in the final and possibly the most brutal loss tonight, is one of the most influential artists of any genre of all time. Patsy Cline may have only had an 8 year career, but in that time alone, she left in indelible mark on music history. The women in the Top 20 of this list have Patsy to thank. Kacey Musgraves, LeAnn Rimes, Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, Sara Evans, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, even Loretta Lynn, have all been inspired and influenced by Patsy. The two #1 singles of hers ("I Fall To Pieces" and "Crazy") are her two signature songs, and another widely known hit from her is "A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)". In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first woman to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

On March 5, 1963, her star blew out way too soon when a plane she was on ran into severe weather and crashed. When her wristwatch was recovered, it read 6:20pm; she was 30 years old. We see six Top 10 losses here including three Top 5 rankings, one of which is unfortunately mine.

[The Pulse Monthly]

Recap!
40. Sam Hunt
39. Darius Rucker
38. Rascal Flatts
37. Blake Shelton
36. Chris Stapleton
35. Toby Keith
34. Kenny Rogers
33. Tanya Tucker
32. Willie Nelson
31. Luke Combs
30. Lorrie Morgan
29. George Jones
28. Tammy Wynette
27. Pam Tillis
26. Garth Brooks
25. Keith Urban
24. Eric Church
23. Daddy Dierks Bentley
22. Lady Antebellum
21. Patsy Cline

Your Top 20!
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
Carrie Underwood
Dixie Chicks
Dolly Parton
Faith Hill
George Strait
Johnny Cash
Kacey Musgraves
Little Big Town
Loretta Lynn
Martina McBride
Miranda Lambert
Patty Loveless
Reba McEntire
Sara Evans
Shania Twain
Taylor Swift
Tim McGraw
Trisha Yearwood

Stay tuned for tomorrow night! lady𝓐fan and I (taylor is terrified ) will be revealing #20-#16!

[LBTrocks]

UM..... "Crazy" alone should have been enough to get Patsy into the top 20 at least! And let's not forget the phenomenal "Walkin' After Midnight" and her overall incredible gorgeous voice/tone. Sad she missed the top 20

[taylor is terrified]

It's mainly thanks to LeAnn Rimes tbh that I know so much about Patsy. (Fun fact..."Blue" was written and had been saved for Patsy to eventually record!) I absolutely adore her voice and her music, and I have tons of respect for her, especially considering she is basically THE original and paved the way for Loretta who paved the way for Dolly who paved the way for Reba who paved the way for the current women of country. It's a shame she missed the Top 20; she is truly an ICON.

[tim]

Just even seeing Patsy Cline’s name gives me chills. She left this world much too soon and it almost seems unfair that we were only given eight years of her grace. Although unbeknownst to me at the time, as a young boy I remember first being introduced to Patsy by none other than Reba. Sweet dreams our Queen Patsy.

[Sambalada]

Patsy Cline is a literal legend. I wonder how more remembered she'll be if she made it past the '60s.

Stream the greatest country song of all-time!

[Darkest Hour]

Keith Urban: Still a good guitar player even though he is doing country pop in his entire career (more country in the 00s, more pop in the 10s), and constantly repeating own guitar playing at various upbeat songs.

Eric Church: Um my #1 really deserves the #1 here and I won't take it away from her!
Anyway, the six distinct country albums sell me. Not to mention the first country album I listened in whole is The Outsiders lol. Since then I have listened to many country artists (mainstream and indie), and I feel him having more memorable discography than the most. May he and his camp never run out of songwriting idea!

Dierks Bentley: He will always have the niche of bluegrass mixing with contemporary country, and it is a nice niche because he really knows bluegrass stuff (and that bluegrass album is excellent). And his first three albums where he writes all of the songs are good. So even though his vocal is narrow-ranged, I still like his place in modern country.

Lady Antebellum: And just like Need You Now stole that Grammy Best Country Album from Up On The Ridge or Own The Night stole from Chief (seriously wtf), this overrated group ends up higher than either...Charles Kelley might have less dull voice than Hillary Scott, just saying. And the third member has zero presence at all. Not to mention their music ages so poorly because of Adult Contemporary leaning style...

Patsy Cline: The OG woman who can literally sing in any genre...The vocals are enough for top 20...

[someguy]

Apr 17, 2020 22:19:46 GMT -5 tim said:

Just even seeing Patsy Cline’s name gives me chills. She left this world much too soon and it almost seems unfair that we were only given eight years of her grace. Although unbeknownst to me at the time, as a young boy I remember first being introduced to Patsy by none other than Reba. Sweet dreams our Queen Patsy.

The queen of country music. The most successful/important artist in country music history.

[d3vin44]

How in THE HELL does Patsy Cline miss the top 20!?!? I literally feel nausea over this and can’t fathom continuing to watch this rankdown. Y’all realize ANYONE you ranked above her, idolizes her, right!? So much of what Country music became was because of Patsy. JESUS.

Just to elaborate a bit more.... as a child, my Great Grandfather managed a bar and I was allowed to hang out in there for some reason.... (it was the 80’s) but I became OBSESSED with “Crazy” on the jukebox. I was like 4 years old! Pretty sure either that or “How Will I Know” by Whitney was my first “favorite” song.

Fast forward MANY years, some of my favorite artists of all time have shined BRIGHTER than ever covering Patsy songs....

Sara Evans singing “Sweet Dreams” made me bawl!

Cam singing “Walking After Midnight”, GOOSEBUMPS bigger than anything I ever experienced before!

YOU GUYS!!!!

[tim]

I’m just going to say what I think is on the minds of some that maybe don’t even want to go there...Patsy wouldn’t be as revered today had it not been for her untimely death. I obviously don’t think or feel this way, but I think this might explain some of the lower rankings for her overall.

[bboat11]

Apr 18, 2020 2:03:57 GMT -5 d3vin44 said:

How in THE HELL does Patsy Cline miss the top 20!?!? I literally feel nausea over this and can’t fathom continuing to watch this rankdown. Y’all realize ANYONE you ranked above her, idolizes her, right!? So much of what Country music became was because of Patsy. JESUS.

I mean, just because she is idolized by the people that we idolize doesn't mean that we inherently have to idolize her. She's like the old boss that left the company long before you got hired, and all your mentors are always reminiscing like "Oh, remember when _________ was the boss? She was just great. She's the one who hired the lady who hired me!!" and you never have any idea what the hell they are talking about, but it seems like they have a lot of inside jokes that are only slightly humorous to you 😂 Like, we're thankful that she finally got the company to purchase a coffee machine for the break room, making life better even to this day, but the policies from and relationships with our current bosses are way more important for our day-to-day life.

I certainly appreciate the impact she had on the genre during her very brief career, and her vocal skill is quite impressive. But the fact remains that she is very much ahead of most of our time, and there have been women since her that are more versatile vocalists and/or have done just as much for the genre, imo.

Tl;dr: She's iconic, but the only reason many of us even know her is because people that we like better like to cover 4-5 of her songs a lot

[tim]

bboat11 officially done brought out the nails...

[bboat11]

I mean, I do very much respect Patsy and the impact she has had on this genre. It's just that I can very much understand why she would miss the top 20 in a list of artists that is this strong. Her 3 albums and 6 top 10 hits have given her a lot of notoriety for sure... But hey, that stat doesn't sound too far off from where Luke Combs is at with his career, and look where we put him!

[Darkest Hour]

Apr 18, 2020 2:57:34 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

I mean, I do very much respect Patsy and the impact she has had on this genre. It's just that I can very much understand why she would miss the top 20 in a list of artists that is this strong. Her 3 albums and 6 top 10 hits have given her a lot of notoriety for sure... But hey, that stat doesn't sound too far off from where Luke Combs is at with his career, and look where we put him!

Except she has a certified diamond album that has not entered the all-genre album chart at all.

[bboat11]

Apr 18, 2020 3:15:38 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

Apr 18, 2020 2:57:34 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

I mean, I do very much respect Patsy and the impact she has had on this genre. It's just that I can very much understand why she would miss the top 20 in a list of artists that is this strong. Her 3 albums and 6 top 10 hits have given her a lot of notoriety for sure... But hey, that stat doesn't sound too far off from where Luke Combs is at with his career, and look where we put him!

Except she has a certified diamond album that has not entered the all-genre album chart at all.

That’s what 7 decades of accumulated sales will do for ya!

[tim]

Apr 18, 2020 2:57:34 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

I mean, I do very much respect Patsy and the impact she has had on this genre. It’s just that...

[born]

Apr 14, 2020 1:26:11 GMT -5 born said:

I hope the daddies male artists I have in my top 16 won’t be out in the next set.

Well most of them are out by now :( Daddy Keith  Daddy Eric  Daddy Dierks

and even worse, Patsy Cline & Lady Antebellum... yes, this set was cruel.

[austin]

Patsy has an unmistakable voice and many artists have covered her songs but aside from me not loving the songs anyway, her career was like 7 or 8 years long. The other artists left have longer standing careers and made huge impacts on the genre.

Understand the surprise of some but that was my reasoning.

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 18, 2020 2:16:13 GMT -5 tim said:

I’m just going to say what I think is on the minds of some that maybe don’t even want to go there...Patsy wouldn’t be as revered today had it not been for her untimely death. I obviously don’t think or feel this way, but I think this might explain some of the lower rankings for her overall.

I don't think or feel this way either. In fact, I believe that if she had gotten the chance to be around longer, she would still be as revered today as Reba and Dolly and Loretta--dare I say, perhaps a bit more so, if only because she is the one that inspired all three of them. In fact, on the Mount Lady Rushmore of Country Music, I see Patsy, Loretta, Dolly, and Reba's heads sculpted in. (Not to mention Patsy and Loretta were literally both born in 1932...they're the same age, with Loretta only months older).

I ranked her in my Top 5 for her OG status alone, added to my personal preference of her. I personally feel that regardless of how brief her career was, how little hits she got to have, and especially regardless of people wanting to cover those hits (  at miss bboat11--we gonna tease you about that for awhile!!!  ), she deserved to finish in the 5-10 range.

[castleoblivion26]

Apr 18, 2020 13:47:11 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

Apr 18, 2020 2:16:13 GMT -5 tim said:

I’m just going to say what I think is on the minds of some that maybe don’t even want to go there...Patsy wouldn’t be as revered today had it not been for her untimely death. I obviously don’t think or feel this way, but I think this might explain some of the lower rankings for her overall.

I don't think or feel this way either. In fact, I believe that if she had gotten the chance to be around longer, she would still be as revered today as Reba and Dolly and Loretta--dare I say, perhaps a bit more so, if only because she is the one that inspired all three of them. In fact, on the Mount Lady Rushmore of Country Music, I see Patsy, Loretta, Dolly, and Reba's heads sculpted in. (Not to mention Patsy and Loretta were literally both born in 1932...they're the same age, with Loretta only months older).

I ranked her in my Top 5 for her OG status alone, added to my personal preference of her. I personally feel that regardless of how brief her career was, how little hits she got to have, and especially regardless of people wanting to cover those hits (  at miss bboat11--we gonna tease you about that for awhile!!!  ), she deserved to finish in the 5-10 range.

I agree with this 100%. Let's take the same amount of singles that Patsy released and each other artist on this list released and compare the impact of the singles. Patsy is ahead of most of these artist. Now if she had a longer career that would not have made those songs less impactful and therefore I think she would still be highly regarded. Maybe Loretta and Dolly are ahead of her.

Regardless of that I do feel she should have been in the top 20 minimum. It is what it is. Look forward to see how this plays out. Just hope to see Martina in the top 10, that is all I really care about!

[bboat11]

Apr 18, 2020 2:16:13 GMT -5 tim said:

I’m just going to say what I think is on the minds of some that maybe don’t even want to go there...Patsy wouldn’t be as revered today had it not been for her untimely death. I obviously don’t think or feel this way, but I think this might explain some of the lower rankings for her overall.

See, I honestly do not know how anybody could argue against this. Like, of COURSE she is more famous because of her untimely death! It made her existing music more valuable, and made her feel like a bit of a martyr for the ladies who came after her. She was not allowed to have a normal career arc, and the tragedy and mystique that surrounds that fact is a significant factor in her legacy. Plus she never got to experience the inevitable decline in popularity that comes with a normal career.

Edit: I'm not saying she wouldn't be as revered today, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that her untimely death is one of the biggest reasons why she is still part of the industry conversation these days.

[bboat11]

I need to catch up on the other reveals too! I know I am in the minority, but this last set of reveals was literally perfect in my opinion

Keith Urban: I have SOOOOOOOOOOOO much contempt for him after the absolute bullshit he has been trying to force feed us for the last 3-4 eras..... He used to be one of the best for most of the '00s. He is an incredible musician with a very nice voice, and used to have an amazing ear for catchy material that brings out all of his strengths. But the last several albums...... Literally NOBODY wants what he has been giving us. It's time for him to crawl into a hole and let me enjoy his absence for the next 25-30 years...

Eric Church: He is one of the least consistent artists I have ever heard. He cannot seem to pick an artistic lane (unless "being as non-mainstream-friendly as possible while still relying on radio play" is his only goal). I do like a lot of his music, but only 2 or 3 songs have ever managed to cross into the "love" category, which is very weird because I'm somebody who loves music very easily 😂 He has a very devoted fanbase, but they are also pretty delusional about Eric's overall importance to the genre, which is incredibly annoying (especially around award seasons).

Dierks Bentley is also extremely overrated. He is a limited vocalist who seldom has an ear for great material. When I like him I like him a lot, but he never fails to disappoint me just when I find myself wanting to like him more. Example: The entire Riser era being perfect, but then following it up with the atrocious Black era.. Like, who thought THAT was a good pivot....

Lady Antebellum: I like both of their voices a lot, but for some reason their output always bores me to tears... I am honestly shocked they have been able to sustain a career as long as they have with such a vanilla output and quite inconsistent radio support! I will say their break seemed to do them well, because so far I have enjoyed the Ocean era more than I have enjoyed anything from them in YEARS.

Patsy Cline: I've said my piece about her. Basically, she is legendary and a huge inspiration to all the artists I love...but she is also so far ahead of my time that I do not individually have much use for her. I'm glad other people find her to be such a source of inspiration though!

[Cody Wants Out...]

Apr 18, 2020 17:04:41 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Keith Urban: Literally NOBODY wants what he has been giving us.

Then why is radio still playing his music?

P.S. I'd really like to launch his album series later this year, but comments like these are discouraging me from doing so...

[.indulgecountry]

I probably would've been a bigger fan of Patsy Cline if she hadn't died early on in her career and had decades longer to continue recording and releasing music, but her limited catalog that came out during her short time in country music is all very dated compared to the majority of the artists included and I'm not a huge fan of the style of it vs. other older legends like Dolly, Loretta, Tammy, Tanya, Barbara, etc.

I was actually surprised years ago when I first discovered just how small her hits catalog was given the kind of notoriety she has in the genre. It evidently didn't matter because she made a huge mark on the genre regardless, and others have said, a big part of it was probably because of her untimely death. I think it's just as likely she'd be held in a highly favorable a light today if she'd been able to release hits for several decades instead, though it would've been admittedly a bit different. For me personally, I do like Patsy, but I would not under any stretch say that I'm a particularly big fan of her output and think her brief catalog holds up against many other artists in this rankdown.

[bboat11]

Apr 18, 2020 20:05:55 GMT -5 Cody Wants Out... said:

Apr 18, 2020 17:04:41 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Keith Urban: Literally NOBODY wants what he has been giving us.

Then why is radio still playing his music?

P.S. I'd really like to launch his album series later this year, but comments like these are discouraging me from doing so...

As if modern country radio is any indicator of what people want 😂

Like I said, I really enjoyed everything I ever heard from Keith until his last 3ish eras, and most people feel pretty similar. If you let people's highly predictable and deserved trashing of his latest albums discourage you from hosting the entire series (when you yourself said last night that you hadn't even bothered to listen to Graffiti U, so clearly you aren't all that enthused about that one either), then that's just kinda on you... That has potential to be a very fun series despite the couple of duds at the end, but only if people can share their opinions on those albums without you taking it personally

[The Pulse Monthly]

I know it's a bit late, but I had to do a couple more reveals than I planned and wanted to set them up! This is taylor is terrified and I'll be your only host tonight as miss lady𝓐fan was having technical difficulties today.

With that said: who's here for some more hits! This is also gonna be quite brutal for some!

yes, I quintuple-checked every damn thing



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[bboat11]

Let's do this!!!