New Country Releases Rankdown Thread

[SHOOTER]

We were only here for Maren, let's be real.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

I love Ryan Hurd, and I was super excited for this duet, but I don't love this as much as I wanted to.
This is like the 11th best song by Ryan Hurd :(

[bboat11]

3. "Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'" - Lainey Wilson

Total: 194
Average: 8.82
Std Dev: 5.34 (3rd smallest)



SHOOTER - 2
Darkest Hour - 3
George Strait Junkie - 3
.indulgecountry - 4
fearlessarrow - 4
LBTrocks - 4
someguy - 5
Kris Kringle - 5
bigfan101 - 5
Kanenrá:ke - 6
austin - 9
lady𝓐fan - 9
bboat11 - 9
d3vin44 - 10
tim - 11
🌺CountryLineDancer - 11
superdave3556 - 13
castleoblivion26 - 13
ClevelandRox - 13
taylor - 14
zaclord 🌈 - 20
razorshark - 21


kw9461

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{Songs Remaining}
29
Should've Known Better

[bigfan101]

And the top two we all predicted. Lol

[bboat11]

After a rough run of things with her new songs last summer, Lainey Wilson has been on fire lately since the release of her new album! After hitting #2 in last month's rd with "Neon Diamonds", she nearly replicates the same peak with "Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'" this month! This song was one of SHOOTER 's recommendations, and I agree that it is one of my favorites from her new album. This was #2 early on, but it settled into that #3 position for more than 2/3 of the submission period, with no chance of getting higher but also no risk of falling lower. Just a very solid contender overall!


Edit: I forgot the trajectory graph above, so I just edited it in, lmao.

[SHOOTER]

Apr 3, 2021 19:53:12 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

After a rough run of things with her new songs last summer, Lainey Wilson has been on fire lately since the release of her new album! After hitting #2 in last month's rd with "Neon Diamonds", she nearly replicates the same peak with "Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'" this month! This song was one of SHOOTER's recommendations, and I agree that it is one of my favorites from her new album. This was #2 early on, but it settled into that #3 position for more than 2/3 of the submission period, with no chance of getting higher but also no risk of falling lower. Just a very solid contender overall!

[taylor]

I LOVE "Chasing After You" and "Give It To Me Straight" !!! Both are such wonderful songs and I hope Tenille chooses hers as the follow-up to her first #1 (manifest it)!!!

#TeamCarly

[bboat11]

Alright, for the second time since this series began, an artist with 2 songs occupied the entire top 2! This time it's Carly Pearce; the first time it was Queen Dolly in the Christmas rankdown

I try to avoid including multiple songs by the same artist in the same month (Jamie O'Neal was an exception that one month because I was OBSESSED with her album and couldn't choose 😂, and I made some exceptions for the Christmas rd for the artists that had the most hype.) However, Carly's new music has had sooooo much Pulse hype for months now, and especially the past month because she finally put out a whole EP! Both "Should've Known Better" and "29" were requested by several people, so I felt like the most fair thing to do would be to include them both.

And lo and behold, one of them was #1 for nearly the entire submission process, and the other one was #1 for almost the entire rest of the submission process!! Lmao these were both super-competitors!!

Without further ado, let's see which one comes out ahead!!!

[bboat11]

2. "Should've Known Better" - Carly Pearce

Total: 136
Average: 6.18
Std Dev: 4.81 (Smallest!!!)


George Strait Junkie - 2
bigfan101 - 2
Kanenrá:ke - 2
d3vin44 - 2
castleoblivion26 - 2
zaclord 🌈 - 2
fearlessarrow - 3
someguy - 3
austin - 3
lady𝓐fan - 3
LBTrocks - 5
tim - 5
Kris Kringle - 6
bboat11 - 6
ClevelandRox - 7
superdave3556 - 8
🌺CountryLineDancer - 9
taylor - 9
SHOOTER - 10
Darkest Hour - 12
.indulgecountry - 15
razorshark - 20


kw9461

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1. "29" - Carly Pearce

Total: 114
Average: 5.18
Std Dev: 6.11


George Strait Junkie - 1
bigfan101 - 1
d3vin44 - 1
castleoblivion26 - 1
fearlessarrow - 1
someguy - 1
lady𝓐fan - 1
Kris Kringle - 1
superdave3556 - 1
taylor - 1
SHOOTER - 1
.indulgecountry - 1
tim - 2
Kanenrá:ke - 3
LBTrocks - 6
Darkest Hour - 7
bboat11 - 11
razorshark - 11
ClevelandRox - 12
🌺CountryLineDancer - 13
zaclord 🌈 - 15
austin - 22


kw9461

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Good for Carly, but musically
Should've Known Better > 29 !!

[taylor]

Apr 3, 2021 20:07:20 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

1. "29" - Carly Pearce

austin - 22

An Olivia Benson GIF because this is especially heinous. 

[bigfan101]

YES.

I mean these are my two too so i would be happy with either, but 29 just gets me. Lyrically, it’s so strong and Carly’s vocals are insane.

[SHOOTER]

I just wanted the win. :kii: SKB >

[taylor]

I love both of these songs from Carly (and this entire EP!!!) but man oh man is "29" just a diamond. Its lyrics are so cutting, the production is great, and I relate too much to the If youth is wasted on the young then have I wasted mine? moment. Wonderful, wonderful song and the correct winner!

Thanks for hosting bboat11!

[bboat11]

There you have it!!! "Should've Known Better" proved to be less polarizing, and as a result it was actually the bigger #1 contender. It occupied that #1 spot for more than 10 lists, and looked to be the runaway #1 contender for quite awhile, despite having no #1 ranks itself. "29" had to fight its way past a few more lower ranks, but ultimately once it caught up to its adversary it easily locked up that #1 spot! The fact that it got #1 votes from 12 people went a long way towards making that possible.

Imo, "Should've Known Better" has the better melody, so I can listen to it more often, but "29" has the better lyricism! In fact, "29" is probably going to go down as one of the most formidable lyrical masterpieces of 2021

This is a very fitting top 2, and I am so happy to see us mostly agree on how amazing Carly's output has been lately! I look forward to seeing what comes later this year when she inevitably releases an extended version of this album! Her artistry is at an all-time high. "Should've Known Better" is now the 3rd song from this era to win in the New Releases series, with "Show Me Around" winning in December, and "Next Girl" winning last September.

[bboat11]

Stay tuned for the March list to come this evening, since we're already 3 days into the new month No more time to waste!!

[bboat11]

Oh, and here's a recap!

February 2021 Final Recap:

25. Glad You Exist - Dan + Shay (440)
24. Softly And Tenderly - Carrie Underwood (395)
23. I Hope You Miss Me - Walker Hayes (391)
22. Midnight Slow Dance - Kip Moore (386)
21. Off Road - Brad Paisley (356)

20. Miles - Tiera ft. BRELAND (332)
19. Stay Broke - Sykamore (320)
18. Keep On Moving - Jon Randall (319)
17. Wilder Days - Morgan Wade (318)
16. Everything I Love - Temecula Road (312)
15. Drive - Ashley Monroe (297)
14. Amy - Kalie Shorr (294)
13. Leave Each Other Alone - Jess Moskaluke ft. Travis Collins (289)
12. I Will Follow - Chapel Hart (288)
11. I Would For You - Lauren Duski (283)

10. By Heart - Stephanie Quayle (274)
09. The Great Divide - Luke Combs ft. Billy Strings (266)
08. No Shade - Brooke Eden (243)
07. It's 'Cause I Am - Callista Clark (242)
06. Left Right - Hannah Dasher (233)
05. Give It To Me Straight - Tenille Arts (222)
04. Chasing After You - Ryan Hurd ft. Maren Morris (206)
03. Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' - Lainey Wilson (194)
02. Should've Known Better - Carly Pearce (136)
01. 29 - Carly Pearce (114)

[fearlessarrow]

Apr 3, 2021 20:16:42 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

This is a very fitting top 2, and I am so happy to see us mostly agree on how amazing Carly's output has been lately! I look forward to seeing what comes later this year when she inevitably releases an extended version of this album! Her artistry is at an all-time high. "Should've Known Better" is now the 3rd song from this era to win in the New Releases series, with "Show Me Around" winning in December, and "Next Girl" winning last September.

Stop the revisionism!

"29" is one of the best songs Carly Pearce has put out. It's actually interesting how I didn't like half of her debut album but she's turned into a very consistent artist over her self-titled album and this 29 EP.

[bboat11]

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March 2021:

The Playlist: (Runtime 1 hr. 30 min.)

1. Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable) - Caroline Jones
2. Cross Country - BRELAND ft. Mickey Guyton
3. Dirt Around The Tree - Candi Carpenter ft. Brandi Carlile
4. Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) - Elle King ft. Miranda Lambert
5. The Flame - Camille Parker
6. Heartbreak Song - Callista Clark
7. The Highway - Terri Clark
8. How Far Can It Go? - Hailey Whitters ft. Trisha Yearwood
9. How Great Thou Art - Carrie Underwood
10. Like A Lady - Lady A
11. My Masterpiece - Darius Rucker
12. Never Break Heart - Eric Church
13. The Past Is The Past - Brandy Clark ft. Lindsey Buckingham
14. Runnin' Wild - Midland
15. Sad Song - Nicole Rayy
16. Stairway To Heaven Highway To Hell - Tracy Lawrence
17. Still Woman Enough - Loretta Lynn ft. Reba McEntire & Carrie Underwood
18. Sunroof - Brooke Eden
19. Thinking 'Bout You - Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter
20. True Crime - Taylor Acorn
21. Trying Not To - Alana Springsteen ft. Roman Alexander
22. Woman You Got - Maddie & Tae
23. Wyoming - Jo Smith ft. Vince Gill
24. You All Over Me - Taylor Swift ft. Maren Morris
25. You Got Away With It - Brett Young

Due: Sunday April 25th


**Here is an Apple Music Playlist:**
music.apple.com/us/playlist/new-releases-3-2021/pl.u-xlyNG3kTAq23ZP

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[SHOOTER]

I already know my #1! Woo!

[austin]

Apr 3, 2021 20:13:25 GMT -5 taylor said:

Apr 3, 2021 20:07:20 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

1. "29" - Carly Pearce

austin - 22

An Olivia Benson GIF because this is especially heinous. 

I ranked Should’ve Known Better very high, it’s a great song. “29” has a decent hook but plods along and she sounds like a muppet vocally. Not my jam. Happy she is seeing consistent success though, we need more women making waves!

[bigfan101]

Yay, my pick made it!

[bboat11]

Apr 3, 2021 22:50:01 GMT -5 bigfan101 said:

Yay, my pick made it!

Bigfan starts singing "It caught me off guard..." to the tune of Taylor Acorn...

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Darn, can I have two #1s....
I just love my top 2 girls that it is painful to pick one!

[bigfan101]

Apr 3, 2021 22:55:39 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Apr 3, 2021 22:50:01 GMT -5 bigfan101 said:

Yay, my pick made it!

Bigfan starts singing "It caught me off guard..." to the tune of Taylor Acorn...

Applause for a good joke 😂

[Darkest Hour]

8. I feel I have heard this chord progression too much.
7. Never like the fake edgy vibe tbh.
6. This is on the better side of throwback. Probably can get decent country airplay too.
5. Her singles choice are becoming weaker and weaker for me. I don't really like how she delivered the song title.
4. I don't like either artists but this is surprisingly decent. They harmonize really well. That music video looks quite awkward though.
3. I think her vocals are underrated as they are very versatile, album wise it's a bit inconsistent but this is one of best songs from tbe album so I'm glad it finishes this high.
2 & 1. They have her sharpest lyrics, but they don't have strongest memorable melody. Still acceptable top 2.

[Darkest Hour]

[.indulgecountry]

Oh good to see the correct Carly Pearce song came out on top and that in the end it really wasn't all that close (12 #1s vs 0 #1s, lol). SKB is merely fine, but "29" is just a true force to be reckoned with. It's amazing that she had a career song like "It Won't Always Be Like This" that she left unreleased on her last album and then she came out swinging with something like "29" which is RIGHT there with it in terms of quality. Just immaculate.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Very very glad to see "Left Right" get a lot of love! It's such a fun jam and I'm hoping Sony sees fit to make it a single sometime this year!

[.indulgecountry]

Apr 4, 2021 15:43:23 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Very very glad to see "Left Right" get a lot of love! It's such a fun jam and I'm hoping Sony sees fit to make it a single sometime this year!

I think "Girls Call the Shots" would be the better radio option from her, but I am hoping that Hannah Dasher gets a proper push with something soon because she really has a different sound to her that I think is missing in the country scene today. She really reminds me of the old school women of country, and it's a very refreshing vibe.