New Country Releases Rankdown Thread

[.indulgecountry]

13. "Settling Things" - Lauren Watkins

Total: 234

nuggie99 : 1
zaclord 🌈 : 3
kw9461 : 3
George Strait Junkie : 6
.indulgecountry : 9
tim : 9
SHOOTER : 10
taylor : 10
Darkest Hour : 11
LBTrocks : 11
Kris Kringle : 20
kluen : 21
🌺CountryLineDancer : 22
castleoblivion26 : 23
austin : 24
bboat11 : 24
wavey. : 27

SPOILER: Click to show

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Ain't No Love in Oklahoma
Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
Hang Your Hat
I Can't
I Had Some Help
Indifferent
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
Stuck Behind a Tractor
What I Shoulda Done
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

Completely incongruent with our prior two reveals, this tune from Lauren Watkins received almost a uniform split between top 10 support and bottom 10 tanks, with almost virtually no middle ground in between. "Settling Things" certainly had its fans as nuggie99 loses our first #1 rank in awhile, and is joined by seven others sharing in top 10 losses. However, six posters also lose something from their bottom 10. Its #13 finish here was a far cry from the widespread support Ms. Watkins received with "The Table", which won the RD set for Nov/Dec of 2023.

[.indulgecountry]

12. "Stuck Behind a Tractor" - Scotty McCreery

Total: 230

🌺CountryLineDancer : 3
austin : 5
kw9461 : 6
George Strait Junkie : 8
tim : 10
nuggie99 : 10
bboat11 : 11
zaclord 🌈 : 13
LBTrocks : 13
Kris Kringle : 13
wavey. : 15
castleoblivion26 : 16
.indulgecountry : 16
SHOOTER : 19
Darkest Hour : 19
kluen : 23
taylor : 30

SPOILER: Click to show

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Ain't No Love in Oklahoma
Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
Hang Your Hat
I Can't
I Had Some Help
Indifferent
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
What I Shoulda Done
Wranglers

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

"Stuck Behind a Tractor" is really catchy and production is pleasant. One of my fav tracks from the album for sure. 

[.indulgecountry]

"Stuck Behind a Tractor" is another in a long line of delicious neo-traditional bops from Scotty McCreery, and was chosen to represent the Rise & Fall era upon album release. The uptempo steel-laden track picked up six top 10s, and a top 20 placement from all but two posters. That said, taylor may be handing in her Tractor™️ keys seeing as she finally loses her #30 rank with this reveal, together with kluen effectively dashing McCreery's top 10 hopes.

[.indulgecountry]

11. "I Can't" - Reba McEntire

Total: 217

castleoblivion26 : 1
Darkest Hour : 3
taylor : 4
LBTrocks : 4
.indulgecountry : 7
bboat11 : 8
austin : 9
kluen : 9
SHOOTER : 11
tim : 15
Kris Kringle : 17
George Strait Junkie : 18
zaclord 🌈 : 19
wavey. : 20
🌺CountryLineDancer : 21
kw9461 : 25
nuggie99 : 26

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining}
Ain't No Love in Oklahoma
Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
Hang Your Hat
I Had Some Help
Indifferent
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
What I Shoulda Done
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

The final song to miss top 10 here may come as a surprise to some as it is none other than Queen Reba who falls short. Red previously came up shy by a mere 2-point margin of winning the October 2023 RD with "Seven Minutes in Heaven," but this time she fails to secure a top 10 finish with "I Can't," which lands shy of #10 by a 5-point margin. This dark and brooding number with a Southern Gothic vibe was evidently not everyone's cup of tea as she suffered from a handful of bottom 10 ranks, offsetting the #1 from castleoblivion26 and the additional seven top 10s she picked up along the way.

[castleoblivion26]

what in the world? Reba missing Top 10? How? This rankdown's canceled

[Darkest Hour]

14. Decent song but definitely sounds like an album track rather than a radio single.

13. It's been a while to have a song that plays on things that settle. Still doesn't come close with the one used in Merry Go Round though.

12. What a weird way to write about country life IMO. Fall of Summer is right there as a better representation of the album which I don't think we will rank until 2026 lol

11. Interesting parallel that both her and Dolly performed a lead single with choirs in ACM Awards, but luckily for Reba her voice is still powerful enough to sell this song about independence from an ex.

A bit surprised George Strait's still in, even though I do like this silly drinking song a bit.

[.indulgecountry]

Last call is coming very soon for June! Reminder that this will be due asap with May results looking to wrap this week. Please get your lists in by this weekend if you plan on participating (and as of rn there's a good 4 or 5 of you missing...).

June 2024:

The Playlist: (Runtime 1 hr. 41 min.)

1. 911 - Kameron Marlowe
2. Apartment - Priscilla Block
3. Clockworks - HunterGirl
4. Come Rest Your Head (On My Pillow) - Kaitlin Butts, Vince Gill
5. Dirt Roads Dirt - Noah Hicks, Justin Moore
6. Downfall - Sara Evans
7. Down in Georgia - Josh Turner
8. Gettin' Back up to Heaven - Mae Estes
9. Heart Burn - Annie Bosko, Dwight Yoakam
10. High Road - Koe Wetzel, Jessie Murph
11. Highway - Shaboozey
12. The Hill - Caylee Hammack
13. I Am Not Okay - Jelly Roll
14. I Don't Wanna Dance - Kassi Ashton
15. Little Miss Runner Up - Gretchen Wilson
16. The Little Things - George Strait
17. Make It Me - Mickey Guyton
18. Man Down - Kelsey Hart
19. The Man He Sees in Me - Luke Combs
20. Man on the Moon - Megan Moroney
21. Oklahoma - Carly Pearce
22. Over When We're Sober - Brantley Gilbert, Ashley Cooke
23. Pour Me a Drink - Post Malone, Blake Shelton
24. Relapse - Warren Zeiders
25. Sad Girl Summer - Maddie & Tae
26. Set My Heart on Fire - Lauren Watkins, Sheryl Crow
27. Truck on Fire - Carly Pearce
28. Unbroke - Sara Evans
29. Wild Is Her Favorite Color - Jenna Paulette
30. You Look Like You Love Me - Ella Langley, Riley Green

Due: August 17

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Previous Participants:
BB🌕 SHOOTER fearlessarrow DistrictTwelve lady𝓐fan someguy ClevelandRox .indulgecountry HeyHeyHey d3vin44 kw9461 Darkest Hour LBTrocks castleoblivion26 tim austin taylor George Strait Junkie Kanenrá:ke bboat11 gardyfan  Sambalada BackwoodsBarbie superdave3556  🌺CountryLineDancer bigfan101 Kris Kringle razorshark nuggie99  zaclord 🌈 kluen

Country Rankdowns Tag List:
Adrian C. 🍓 austin BB🌕 bboat11 bigfan101 taylor castleoblivion26 cedric HeyHeyHey ClevelandRox g8erboi tim LBTrocks Crimsonio Fancy fearlessarrow hydraflare .indulgecountry Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 lady𝓐fan Mylo13 💜 RobbyFlorida someguy SwiftlySheeran Au$tin toomuchboy   Darkest Hour sabre14 kw9461 BackwoodsBarbie  George Strait Junkie smissy13

[tim]

Going to try and do better about commenting here...

I'm surprised by some of the lower rankings for "Settling Things," especially from castleoblivion26 and bboat11. This should've easily been a top 10 contender.

"Stuck Behind a Tractor" is just too cute not to like, though I’m not entirely surprised it didn’t click with everyone. It took me a couple of listens to warm up to it, but eventually, I found myself coming back to it a few more times.

As for "I Can’t," when I saw it exit the rankdown, I realized I had all but forgotten how it went. It clearly didn’t leave a lasting impression on me, and it probably only got close to the top 10 because of her name recognition. Not a bad song by any means, but isn't something I'm going to find myself revisiting.

[.indulgecountry]

10. "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" - Luke Combs

Total: 212

tim : 1
Kris Kringle : 1
nuggie99 : 2
castleoblivion26 : 4
.indulgecountry : 5
George Strait Junkie : 7
LBTrocks : 10
taylor : 11
bboat11 : 12
SHOOTER : 14
kluen : 15
austin : 16
kw9461 : 17
zaclord 🌈 : 18
Darkest Hour : 23
🌺CountryLineDancer : 26
wavey. : 30

SPOILER: Click to show

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Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
Hang Your Hat
I Had Some Help
Indifferent
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
What I Shoulda Done
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

Luke Combs' country-rocker from the hit movie Twisters just topped the country charts this week, though it settles for a #10 finish in the rankdown. "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" served up a double-dose of #1s from tim and Kris Kringle, though it also landed in dead last on wavey.'s list.

[Darkest Hour]

Really wanted to like Ain't No Love In Oklahoma more but it reminds me of God's Country too much with rougher production.

[.indulgecountry]

9. "What I Shoulda Done" - Mae Estes

Total: 205

LBTrocks : 2
wavey. : 4
Darkest Hour : 4
George Strait Junkie : 5
taylor : 5
nuggie99 : 6
Kris Kringle : 7
zaclord 🌈 : 9
castleoblivion26 : 11
.indulgecountry : 12
kw9461 : 13
bboat11 : 14
SHOOTER : 17
austin : 23
kluen : 24
🌺CountryLineDancer : 24
tim : 25

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining}
Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
Hang Your Hat
I Had Some Help
Indifferent
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

Mae Estes got scooped up by Big Machine this year after some buzz-worthy indie releases. Thus far she's released a string of one-offs through the year, including "What I Shoulda Done," a feisty little barn-burner. Her neo-trad style went over well here to the tune of eight top 10s, roughly half the participant pool. She did accumulate four sub-top 20 ranks, though none of them were bottom 5s, at least. LBTrocks loses the highest rank here with a #2.

[Darkest Hour]

What I Shoulda Done is a quite fun honky tonk song. She having strong vocals helps too.

[.indulgecountry]

8. "Hang Your Hat" - Jenna Paulette

Total: 195

nuggie99 : 4
🌺CountryLineDancer : 6
kluen : 6
LBTrocks : 6
Darkest Hour : 7
austin : 7
kw9461 : 8
taylor : 9
George Strait Junkie : 9
.indulgecountry : 10
tim : 13
SHOOTER : 13
bboat11 : 15
Kris Kringle : 19
zaclord 🌈 : 21
castleoblivion26 : 21
wavey. : 21

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Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
I Had Some Help
Indifferent
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

Jenna Paulette, who previously finished at #8 with "Darlin'" in the March set, repeats at #8 this month with "Hang Your Hat," as she continues to emerge as a new Pulse fave. She netted a trio of #21 ranks, which were the lowest rankings for her song (not shabby at all). She finished with an impressive tally of ten top 10s, over half the participant pool, though nuggie99 was her only top 5.

[.indulgecountry]

7. "Indifferent" - Megan Moroney

Total: 191

SHOOTER : 1
zaclord 🌈 : 1
Kris Kringle : 5
kluen : 4
bboat11 : 5
🌺CountryLineDancer : 5
castleoblivion26 : 6
taylor : 6
nuggie99 : 8
.indulgecountry : 8
tim : 14
austin : 14
wavey. : 17
kw9461 : 19
Darkest Hour : 24
LBTrocks : 26
George Strait Junkie : 28

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Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
I Had Some Help
MIA Down in MIA
Sorry Now
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

One of the splashy pre-release cuts from Megan Moroney's sophomore set, "Indifferent" moved the needle in a big way... for better or worse. It wound up being a much more polarizing song from the singer who previously won decisive victories in both the January ("No Caller ID") and March ("28th of June") sets, but a #7 finish is the best she could settle for with this edgier pop-rock-leaning tune, thanks to a trio of low ranks in the bottom 10. She wasn't without her fans though, as we see a pair of #1 losses here courtesy of SHOOTER and zaclord 🌈, plus a gamut of top 10s from over half the participant pool.

[.indulgecountry]

6. "Sorry Now" - Sara Evans

Total: 184

austin : 1
bboat11 : 1
wavey. : 1
.indulgecountry : 2
LBTrocks : 3
SHOOTER : 4
tim : 8
taylor : 8
castleoblivion26 : 9
kluen : 10
Kris Kringle : 11
nuggie99 : 16
George Strait Junkie : 17
Darkest Hour : 18
kw9461 : 23
🌺CountryLineDancer : 25
zaclord 🌈 : 27

SPOILER: Click to show

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Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
I Had Some Help
MIA Down in MIA
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

Similarly to Megan in the prior reveal, Sara Evans was riding high coming off a #2 finish for "Pride" in March and a win in the April set with "21 Days," but "Sorry Now" proved to be a bit tougher of a sell as she landed at #6, narrowly missing a top 5 finish by a mere 1-point margin. This raucous and sassy number had a pocket of dissent to the tune of three bottom 10s, but it had plenty of up-top support as she managed to rack up three #1 ranks, the most of any song revealed thus far!

[kw9461]

Sara's voice sounds good on "Sorry Now", but the in your face production is big no for me, especially the chorus. Her June entry is much better.

[.indulgecountry]

5. "I Had Some Help" - Post Malone, Morgan Wallen

Total: 183

🌺CountryLineDancer : 1
zaclord 🌈 : 2
austin : 2
castleoblivion26 : 3
bboat11 : 4
.indulgecountry : 4
SHOOTER : 6
tim : 7
kw9461 : 7
wavey. : 10
George Strait Junkie : 11
taylor : 12
LBTrocks : 18
nuggie99 : 18
Darkest Hour : 25
kluen : 26
Kris Kringle : 27

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Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
MIA Down in MIA
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

Post Malone made quite the splash this year when he pivoted to country music for his latest project. It was led by the Morgan Wallen-assisted "I Had Some Help," a high octane bop which delivered as one of the songs of the summer not only at country music but as a crossover smash. 🌺CountryLineDancer loses their #1 this time, and nine more of us lose another top 10. Only three posters put this in their bottom 10.

[.indulgecountry]

4. "MIA Down in MIA" - George Strait

Total: 180

George Strait Junkie : 1
tim : 2
Kris Kringle : 4
nuggie99 : 5
LBTrocks : 5
kluen : 7
Darkest Hour : 8
castleoblivion26 : 8
bboat11 : 9
wavey. : 12
kw9461 : 12
zaclord 🌈 : 14
🌺CountryLineDancer : 14
austin : 15
taylor : 17
SHOOTER : 20
.indulgecountry : 27

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Fault Line
Hang Tight Honey
Wranglers

[.indulgecountry]

George Strait edged out Post Malone by a 3-point margin to be the last male song standing this month with "MIA Down in MIA," the island-y jam that marked Strait's first new taste of music in several years. I was the only poster who put it outside the top 20, as I have a relationship with beachy-sounding country music that's more hate than love typically. That said, the majority had this one at least in their top half, with nine top 10s that included George Strait Junkie's #1.

[Darkest Hour]

Remaining ranks: 1, 2, 5

I'll take it. Also surprised castle didn't tank I Had Some Help and I am not the lowest ranker.

[.indulgecountry]

3. "Hang Tight Honey" - Lainey Wilson

Total: 162

kw9461 : 1
kluen : 2
bboat11 : 2
taylor : 3
.indulgecountry : 3
George Strait Junkie : 4
Darkest Hour : 5
tim : 5
SHOOTER : 5
wavey. : 8
castleoblivion26 : 7
nuggie99 : 9
🌺CountryLineDancer : 11
Kris Kringle : 14
zaclord 🌈 : 26
austin : 28
LBTrocks : 29

SPOILER: Click to show

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Fault Line
Wranglers