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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 21:04:52 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 8, 2020 21:10:48 GMT -5
I like this more than Tim's original; I guess because it sounds more like a pop song anyway. I always liked Blake, but I *loved* Jordin. Season 6's finale was one of my favorites.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 8, 2020 21:12:39 GMT -5
I remember being really impressed with his cover of "When The Stars Go Blue". I remember watching that episode cause it was Martina McBride's first appearance on the show and she mentored all the singers and was impressed with his take of this song
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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 21:21:58 GMT -5
#14 - I Who Have Nothing - Jordin Sparks
Total Points: 77
Hot 100: #80
toomuchboy - #3
castleoblivion26 - #12
fireflies - #13
dee12 - #13
.indulgecountry - #15
ClevelandRox - #21
I was surprised that more Jordin performances didn't crack the charts. Anyway, I disagree with Simon because this song fit Jordin like a glove. This is definitely one of her best moments in the competition! |
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 8, 2020 21:32:11 GMT -5
To me, "If We Hold On Together" and "I (Who Have Nothing)" were a one-two punch from Jordin. The former was a song I always liked and her performance of it caught my attention, then she knocked the latter out of the park the following week, and that was all she wrote.
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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 21:40:14 GMT -5
#13 - How Can It Be - Lauren Daigle
Total Points: 73
PLATINUM
fireflies - #6
dee12 - #11
.indulgecountry - #13
castleoblivion26 - #13
ClevelandRox - #14
toomuchboy - #16
Lauren tried out a couple of times on this show. She went the farthest on season 9 where she was cut right before voting rounds, similar to that of Tori Kelly. This is the first single from her debut album. The album produced five hit singles. This was all before she found crossover success with "You Say". Congrats to .indulgecountry and castleoblivion26 for perfect rankings! Here is one of her singing clips!
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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 21:59:42 GMT -5
#12 - It's Good to Be Us - Bucky Covington
Total Points: 72
Hot 100: #81
.indulgecountry - #3
ClevelandRox - #10
castleoblivion26 - #10
fireflies - #15
dee12 - #16
toomuchboy - #18
Bucky seems to be one of the more overlooked country alums from this show. But, he still managed to get a nice set of hits. It didn't hurt that he was on season 5, the one where almost the entire top 10 got record deals. |
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 8, 2020 22:03:33 GMT -5
Bucky always seemed like a nice guy... I can't say I liked his voice or music though.
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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 22:14:46 GMT -5
#11 - Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Total Points: 59
Hot 100: #19
PLATINUM
ClevelandRox - #2
dee12 - #6
castleoblivion26 - #7
fireflies - #11
.indulgecountry - #14
toomuchboy - #19
This was a fun single. I enjoyed the tie-in to "Before He Cheats" in the music video. It was a nice prequel of sorts. She was cranking out hits in her sophomore era. Radio and audiences kept Carrie's momentum going at a great pace! Congrats to fireflies for a perfect ranking!
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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 22:42:57 GMT -5
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Post by fireflies on Dec 8, 2020 22:51:03 GMT -5
Top 10 Songs:
1. Because of You - Kelly Clarkson (with Reba)
2. Sober - Kelly Clarkson
3. We Weren't Crazy - Josh Gracin
4. So Small - Carrie Underwood
5. All-American Girl - Carrie Underwood
6. Over You - Daughtry
7. Feels Like Tonight - Daughtry
8. Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind - Kellie Pickler
9. Tattoo - Jordin Sparks
10. No Air - Jordin Sparks (with Chris Brown)
Which two will miss out on the top eight?
*Also, I will begin revealing again on Thursday.*
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 9, 2020 9:30:46 GMT -5
The wrong Carrie Underwood song left just before the Top 10. "All-American Girl" is trash. Sorry not sorry lol. While "Last Name" isn't the greatest song it isn't grating like AAG
Hopefully AAG and "Tattoo" are the next two out though I could see it being "We Weren't Crazy" and "Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind"
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Post by fireflies on Dec 10, 2020 20:14:25 GMT -5
#10 - All-American Girl - Carrie Underwood
Total Points: 58
Hot 100: #27
2X PLATINUM
fireflies - #4
dee12 - #5
.indulgecountry - #6
toomuchboy - #8
ClevelandRox - #15
castleoblivion26 - #20
This is one of Carrie's more popular singles. She sounds great and is having a lot of fun with the video. It's cool to see her as so many different characters, including yet again her "Before He Cheats" role! |
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Post by fireflies on Dec 10, 2020 20:49:07 GMT -5
#9 - Sober - Kelly Clarkson
Total Points: 56
Bubbling Under: #10
ClevelandRox - #3
castleoblivion26 - #5
fireflies - #8
toomuchboy - #10
dee12 - #12
.indulgecountry - #18
This era of Kelly's was such a messy one. She had a hit first single and that was basically it. This should have done really well, but there was never any real push with it. I was very disappointed this got no music video. Luckily, "Smallville" chose to honor it in one of their episodes!
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Post by fireflies on Dec 10, 2020 21:11:50 GMT -5
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Post by fireflies on Dec 10, 2020 21:32:31 GMT -5
#7 - Feels Like Tonight - Daughtry
Total Points: 49
Hot 100: #24
PLATINUM
castleoblivion26 - #3
ClevelandRox - #5
fireflies - #5
dee12 - #7
.indulgecountry - #12
toomuchboy - #17
Daughtry had such a strong debut album. This pop-rock style fit him really well. Even though he surprisingly got eliminated in 4th place, he proved to be the most successful his season. Congrats to dee12 for back-to-back perfect rankings! |
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 10, 2020 21:39:07 GMT -5
Josh Gracin above "Sober," whaaa... "Sober"'s the only one that's really surprised me so far. I didn't think it would win or anything, just better than #9.
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Post by fireflies on Dec 10, 2020 21:52:59 GMT -5
#6 - Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind - Kellie Pickler
Total Points: 48
Hot 100: #96
ClevelandRox - #1
.indulgecountry - #1
toomuchboy - #5
castleoblivion26 - #9
dee12 - #14
fireflies - #18
Everyone's #1 pick made the top 6! But, we lose two of them before the final night. I would have easily replaced this final ranking with "All-American Girl". It's fine enough but nowhere near the strength of her more popular singles. I also like music videos with my singles. |
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Post by fireflies on Dec 11, 2020 0:34:31 GMT -5
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Post by fireflies on Dec 11, 2020 12:49:20 GMT -5
#5 - Tattoo - Jordin Sparks
Total Points: 46
Hot 100: #8
PLATINUM
toomuchboy - #2
fireflies - #3
dee12 - #3
.indulgecountry - #7
castleoblivion26 - #11
ClevelandRox - #20
Post winning song, this was the beginning of a trio of huge hits from Jordin's debut album! This song fit very well for pop radio. She made two music videos for this. Here's a snippet of the first one, which was replaced soon by the one up above.
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Post by fireflies on Dec 11, 2020 13:05:08 GMT -5
Only 4 points separate the winner from 4th place.
We almost had a 3-way tie for 1st place! (These top songs fought it out till the bitter end.)
Here are the final point counts!
38 , 35 , 35 , 34
*I'll finish up tonight!*
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Post by fireflies on Dec 11, 2020 21:02:38 GMT -5
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Post by fireflies on Dec 11, 2020 21:22:02 GMT -5
#3 - Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson (with Reba)
Total Points: 35
Hot 100: #50
PLATINUM
toomuchboy - #1
.indulgecountry - #2
castleoblivion26 - #6
ClevelandRox - #8
fireflies - #9
dee12 - #9
Reba had a duets album and chose to release the one with Kelly as her single. She chose one of the best Kelly songs and created another emotional moment. The solo version and the duet version are both outstanding. This was the only song this rankdown to have single digit rankings!
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 11, 2020 21:24:03 GMT -5
Ugh. I guess I'm Team Carrie of what's left.
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Post by fireflies on Dec 11, 2020 21:49:37 GMT -5
#2 - So Small - Carrie Underwood
Total Points: 35
Hot 100: #17
PLATINUM
fireflies - #1
castleoblivion26 - #1
dee12 - #2
.indulgecountry - #5
toomuchboy - #7
ClevelandRox - #19
This was such a good choice for the lead single to her 2nd album. It's a soaring ballad with a great message! This song and video was repeat worthy from the get go. Her album debuted with over 500,000 copies. She was definitely here to stay for the long haul. Two #1's broke the tie with Kelly. Congrats to dee12 for a perfect ranking!
Which means...
#1 - Over You - Daughtry
Total Points: 34
Hot 100: #18
2X PLATINUM
fireflies - #2
castleoblivion26 - #2
dee12 - #4
ClevelandRox - #6
.indulgecountry - #9
toomuchboy - #11
Of Daughtry's five singles from his debut album, this one was my favorite. I was so glad it got the single treatment. It seemed to be a fan favorite from the very beginning. This is a very deserving winner! |
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Post by fireflies on Dec 12, 2020 0:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 12, 2020 15:31:09 GMT -5
bboat11 another country song for the next battle of the rankdown runner-ups!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 12, 2020 16:49:22 GMT -5
bboat11 another country song for the next battle of the rankdown runner-ups! Oh cool! "So Small" was #2 in the Carnival Ride album rankdown, so it won't get to be used in ROTB again, but I will make sure I highlight it  However, the tie with "Because Of You" means that that one will get to be used, because it has never finished in the top 2 before!!!  Super pumped for that! (Although now I'm wishing I had participated here, because "Because Of You" would have apparently won based on how I would have ranked this top 3....) |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 12, 2020 16:54:59 GMT -5
bboat11 another country song for the next battle of the rankdown runner-ups! Oh cool! "So Small" was #2 in the Carnival Ride album rankdown, so it won't get to be used in ROTB again, but I will make sure I highlight it However, the tie with "Because Of You" means that that one will get to be used, because it has never finished in the top 2 before!!! Super pumped for that! (Although now I'm wishing I had participated here, because "Because Of You" would have apparently won based on how I would have ranked this top 3....) Wow that's tragic. Please participate in these going forward so we can avoid this happening again, lol. |
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 12, 2020 20:55:22 GMT -5
While the Top 2 was my Top 2, they are in opposite places lol. I love both songs so I'm good with this because "Over You" is so good. I love Daughtry's first album. Look forward to seeing the next one! thanks for hosting these fireflies |
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However, the tie with "Because Of You" means that that one will get to be used, because it has never finished in the top 2 before!!! 