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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Nov 20, 2020 21:04:37 GMT -5
 Ah, the '90s... Such an iconic time for country music, with stars like Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, George Strait, and more at their prime. After some...questionable inclusions in the original Icons of Country Music rankdown earlier this year, we (taylor and ladyđfan ) decided to enlist help from bboat11 and tim in forming our list and hosting. Just like the aforementioned rankdown, you'll be ranking the artists on this list, not their songs. What's different is that you'll be ranking the artists based on their '90s output instead of their entire career. If you're unfamiliar with any of these artists, we've also included a few of each one's most iconic songs from the decade in an Apple Music and Spotify playlist (Garth is absent from those of course, but most of you probably already know his catalog) to help you. 
Here's the list:
Aaron Tippin Alabama Alan Jackson Alison Krauss Billy Ray Cyrus Brooks & Dunn Clay Walker Clint Black Collin Raye Deana Carter Diamond Rio The (Dixie) Chicks Dwight Yoakam Faith Hill
Garth Brooks
George Strait Jo Dee Messina Joe Diffie John Anderson John Michael Montgomery Kenny Chesney LeAnn Rimes Lee Ann Womack Lonestar Lorrie Morgan Mark Chesnnutt Martina McBride Marty Stuart Mary Chapin Carpenter Mindy McCready Neal McCoy Pam Tillis Patty Loveless Randy Travis Reba McEntire Sawyer Brown Shania Twain Shenandoah Suzy Bogguss Tanya Tucker Terri Clark Tim McGraw Toby Keith Trace Adkins Tracy Byrd Tracy Lawrence Travis Tritt Trisha Yearwood Vince Gill (reminder for those who use the playlist: you're ranking the artists based on the songs in the playlist, not ranking the songs in the playlist)
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Dec 18, 2020 13:22:40 GMT -5
1 month 28 day reminder! (Due 1/15)
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Post by gardyfan on Dec 22, 2020 21:21:57 GMT -5
Please add me to the tags and I will do this.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Dec 30, 2020 14:57:43 GMT -5
mfw I wanna put nearly all of these in my top five...  |
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Jan 3, 2021 17:18:20 GMT -5
Extending the due date to February 19th because of all the upcoming rankdowns due.
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Jan 21, 2021 14:34:29 GMT -5
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Post by austin on Jan 21, 2021 15:32:11 GMT -5
I will do this
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Post by ClevelandRox on Feb 18, 2021 17:49:25 GMT -5
The other had so many participants. :/ What's going on? bboat11  |
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 18, 2021 19:41:31 GMT -5
I'm doing this tonight!!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 18, 2021 21:28:08 GMT -5
I guess I'd better go throw this through the preference revealer real quick, shouldn't I!
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Post by tim on Feb 18, 2021 21:47:54 GMT -5
I guess I'd better go throw this through the preference revealer real quick, shouldn't I! Thatâs what I ended up doing myself because I just didnât see any other easier way in approaching this. Even after making a few edits, Iâm still not content with what I ended up submitting lol. |
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 18, 2021 21:50:00 GMT -5
Aaaaaand, I just submitted!  |
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Feb 18, 2021 22:57:09 GMT -5
I tried to be fair by avoiding the preference revealer route, but...I'll end up with lots of egg on my face. Rotten eggs.
There's just too many that I love on here; an artist in my 20s, 30s, or even the higher part of my 40s are all worthy of at least a top ten position imo. :'(
P.S. I already submitted.
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Feb 19, 2021 16:51:20 GMT -5
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Feb 20, 2021 13:06:21 GMT -5
1. Who will be #1? Reba
2. Who will be #50? Neal McCoy
3. Who will be in the top 5? Reba, George, Alan, Shania and Faith/Tim
4. Who will be in the bottom 3? Neal McCoy, Aaron Tippin and one of the other guys Iâm less familiar with
5. Which artist will be most polarizing? Garth Least? Alan
6. Who will do betterâGeorge Strait or Reba? Reba but they will both be in the top 3
7. How about Shania or Faith? Shania but they will be close
8. Which couples will do betterâTim & Faith or Garth & Trisha? And among the couples, who will do better? Tim & Faith will do better than Garth & Trisha but not sure which of Tim/Faith will place higher
9. Any other thoughts or predictions? I hope Brooks & Dunn are top 10!!!
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Post by ClevelandRox on Feb 21, 2021 6:04:30 GMT -5
I can already smell children JMM being tanked.  |
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 22, 2021 1:08:55 GMT -5
I forgot to respond to these! Let's do it now! 1. Who will be #1? Reba! 2. Who will be #50? Probably somebody like Neal McCoy, just for being much less-known than some others on the list. 3. Who will be in the top 5? Reba and George for sure... The Chicks should be able to make it as well based on their previous appearance. Holding out hope that Martina might be able to round out the top 5 as well! She made it to #6 last time! (And this time Sara won't be in her way!)  And it would be a crime for Alan to be omitted, but he somewhat underperformed in the last rankdown we did (he finished at #10...) 4. Who will be in the bottom 3? Neal McCoy, Sawyer Brown, and Marty Stuart 5. Which artist will be most polarizing? Least? Most: Trace Adkins or Garth Brooks. Least: Reba! 6. Who will do betterâGeorge Strait or Reba? Probably Reba because females and Pulse, but I wouldn't complain seeing him do better either! They're both A+ artists who deserve to be the top 2 here, lol. 7. How about Shania or Faith? Shania will do better. She'll probably make a run for the top 10, if not top 5. Faith will be more like the top 15/top 20. Faith's hits are not quite as popular on Pulse as Shania's, and it feels like her legacy was more negatively impacted by her disappearing than Shania's was, to where many of the younger posters won't have the connection with her that they do with Shania. 8. Which couples will do betterâTim & Faith or Garth & Trisha? And among the couples, who will do better? Tim and Faith will do better. Faith should be top 20 and Tim should be top 10, while Garth will be lucky to make the top 30 and last time Trisha only made it to #20... 9. Any other thoughts or predictions? It will be interesting to see how this compares to the first Icons rankdown we did! Will it be pretty comparable, or will there be major shakeups?! Stoked to find out! Hoping for a top 10 showing from Terri Clark  |
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Post by tim on Feb 22, 2021 1:11:28 GMT -5
Thank you bboat11 ! We need more predictions yâall so donât be shy. |
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 27, 2021 19:04:25 GMT -5
I forgot to respond to these! Let's do it now! 1. Who will be #1? Reba! 2. Who will be #50? Probably somebody like Neal McCoy, just for being much less-known than some others on the list. 3. Who will be in the top 5? Reba and George for sure... The Chicks should be able to make it as well based on their previous appearance. Holding out hope that Martina might be able to round out the top 5 as well! She made it to #6 last time! (And this time Sara won't be in her way!) And it would be a crime for Alan to be omitted, but he somewhat underperformed in the last rankdown we did (he finished at #10...) 4. Who will be in the bottom 3? Neal McCoy, Sawyer Brown, and Marty Stuart 5. Which artist will be most polarizing? Least? Most: Trace Adkins or Garth Brooks. Least: Reba! 6. Who will do betterâGeorge Strait or Reba? Probably Reba because females and Pulse, but I wouldn't complain seeing him do better either! They're both A+ artists who deserve to be the top 2 here, lol. 7. How about Shania or Faith? Shania will do better. She'll probably make a run for the top 10, if not top 5. Faith will be more like the top 15/top 20. Faith's hits are not quite as popular on Pulse as Shania's, and it feels like her legacy was more negatively impacted by her disappearing than Shania's was, to where many of the younger posters won't have the connection with her that they do with Shania. 8. Which couples will do betterâTim & Faith or Garth & Trisha? And among the couples, who will do better? Tim and Faith will do better. Faith should be top 20 and Tim should be top 10, while Garth will be lucky to make the top 30 and last time Trisha only made it to #20... 9. Any other thoughts or predictions? It will be interesting to see how this compares to the first Icons rankdown we did! Will it be pretty comparable, or will there be major shakeups?! Stoked to find out! Hoping for a top 10 showing from Terri Clark Here's my responses again, just to make it look like people are answering questions |
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Feb 27, 2021 20:28:18 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 27, 2021 20:33:10 GMT -5
Marty Stuart is somebody that I simply am not even slightly familiar with. I've heard his name all my life, but he's always been somebody who simply existed before I was born/before I was old enough to pay attention. By the time I started following country music, he was basically at the exact same point in his career that he is at now, lmao.
Once rankdowns inevitably start to trend older, I'm sure I'll enjoy him more than my rank reflects here!
I do like the Travis Tritt duets tho :)
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Feb 27, 2021 20:39:09 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 27, 2021 20:43:44 GMT -5
Off to a good start. Neither of these are among the better acts in this list.
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And it would be a crime for Alan to be omitted, but he somewhat underperformed in the last rankdown we did (he finished at #10...)
