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Post by bboat11 on Feb 15, 2021 18:19:01 GMT -5
Ooo, forgot to make predictions!!! 1. What will be #1? Probably "Physical". Dua is Queen of Pulse World right now. 2. What will be last place? Oh good, I was gonna guess the Panic! At the Disco song! 3. What will the Top 5 consist of? Dua's two songs, "Bluebird", "Die From A Broken Heart", and I'm not sure what else... Maybe "Rain On Me"? 4. What will the Bottom 5 consist of? "One Of The Drunks", "Stick That In Your Country Song", "Nobody But You", "Moon Over Mexico", and maybe one of the Dolly-feature Christian songs? 5. Which songs will be most polarizing? Least? Most: "The Good Ones". Least: "Die From A Broken Heart". 6. Who will do better: Maren Morris or Kelsea Ballerini, and where will each lady place? Kelsea! hq will be a top 15, while "Flavor" might be more in the middle, like top 25. 7. Considering the fact that they are much bigger names in the Pulse household, how will Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande perform in this rankdown? Dua will get both songs in the top 5, while Ariana might struggle to make the top 10. Her songs here will not be quite as sonically appealing to some of the country fans (like myself), lol. 8. Which country trio will do better: Lady A or The Chicks? Where will they place? The Chicks! "Gaslighter" and "Sleep At Night" will both make a run for the top 15. Lady A might miss the top half with "Champagne Night". 9. Who will do better: Miranda Lambert or Carrie Underwood? Where will they each place? LMAO Miranda, for sure. "Bluebird" will be a top 5 contender. "Drinking Alone" will be lucky to make the top 15. 10. Who will do better: Carrie Underwood or Martina McBride? Where will Martina place? Probably Carrie. Carrie's the bigger name with more cross-genre appeal, which matters in these multi-genre competitions. I do think Martina will make the top 25 at least! Hopefully it's a close battle for the two of them though, like it was in the 2020 year-end 11. Which Mickey Guyton song will fare better? "What Are You Gonna Tell Her?" right around the #10-11 range. 12. There are three middle-aged country veterans with appearances in the rankdown: Martina McBride, Sara Evans, and Shania Twain. Place these women in order of how you think they will fare. Martina, Sara, Shania (I feel like I wrote this question) 13. Which Taylor Swift song will do better? (cardigan, The Man) "cardigan". It will likely be a top 10 contender, while "The Man" might be more of a top 20. 14. Which of the two country legends will come out on top of the other: Reba McEntire or Dolly Parton? How will they do? Reba!!!! Hopefully she can make the top 20... I see Dolly struggling because she's just a featured artist on Christian songs, and we all know how much Pulse loves to hate Jesus! 15. Any other thoughts/predictions? Excited to see how similar or different this is from the 2020 Country Rankdown!!!!
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 18:26:20 GMT -5
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Post by recordyear on Feb 15, 2021 18:28:46 GMT -5
The soundtrack doesn't tank for no reason, after all.
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 18:30:11 GMT -5
Well, Ariana Grande, one of Pulse's biggest names of any genre, doesn't ride on her name power, leaving right away at #49 with "How I Look On You," This song, taken from the soundtrack album to the 2019 Charlie's Angels film, a soundtrack she executive produced, was a Top 10 hit on my chart, peaking at #7 early on in its chart run and managing to stay on the chart for 24 weeks, leaving after the July 24 chart. I love this song, and I honestly think it certainly would've made for a much better lead single than "Don't Call Me Angel" (although for marketing purposes, I can see why that was chosen instead).
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 18:37:20 GMT -5
Hint for #48:
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 15, 2021 18:41:11 GMT -5
Bye "Nobody But You"!
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 15, 2021 18:41:11 GMT -5
I liked "How I Look On You" because it sounded surprisingly dark for an Ariana song. That riff in the beginning legit wouldn't seem out of place in a black metal song
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 18:45:18 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 18:50:01 GMT -5
Indeed, "Nobody But You" is the first country track to leave us in the rankdown, finishing only four points ahead of Ariana! This song was on my chart for 28 weeks, and its #30 debut helped it rack up major points towards the year-end chart, where it finished at #11. Throughout the year, this song chugged along rather nicely, peaking at #2 for the week of July 24. It would've been #1 the following week if not for Taylor Swift's surprise folklore release! I ranked this at #50 only because it's since burned on me, and I much prefer "Happy Anywhere" now. Even a #50 rank doesn't mean I don't like the song--this is a personal year-end rankdown, I had to like it well enough to even wanna chart it, lol. It was interesting to see Gwen get her first #1 on a country chart, since she's credited (despite being not too much more than a BGV)
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 18:57:04 GMT -5
obvious Hint for #47:
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 19:04:08 GMT -5
Tired of this conversation We didn't come all this way To touch a little, kiss a little All night long You wanna hear me say it I know I kept you waitin' Just a little, just a little All night long
Can't stop 'Til you're lyin' right here next to me I should stop But I think I'll do it anyway
Baby, would you ever want to be my girlfriend? I don't wanna play no games This is more than just a phase Baby, would you ever want to be my girlfriend? If you want it, let me know We could make this official.47. Girlfriend - Charlie PuthTotal: 711 Average: 35.55 Std. Dev.: 9.71Fire - 12 jamesflame - 22 wrip - 24 ClevelandRox - 25 taylor - 29 tim - 31 singingrulebritannia - 32 SHOOTER - 32 samo🦕 - 34 @trilogy - 35 .indulgecountry - 36 someguy - 38 Kris Kringle - 40 recordyear - 43 HeyHeyHey - 43 BB🌕 - 44 bboat11 - 46 dgarcia3377 - 47lady𝓐fan - 49 born - 49 Audience: woods
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Post by Fire on Feb 15, 2021 19:05:52 GMT -5
i never bothered to check this out until i did this rankdown and i was pleasantly surprised. definitely wish it went further :/
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Post by recordyear on Feb 15, 2021 19:05:54 GMT -5
Charlie Puth is reusing formula from Voicenotes in Girlfriend. He is better than this lazy effort.
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Post by samo🦕 on Feb 15, 2021 19:06:58 GMT -5
he may have made the same song for a 12th time but it’s a really good song he’s making
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 19:07:43 GMT -5
Charlie Puth leaves us next with the synth-infused "Girlfriend." I really like Charlie Puth, and I LOVE this song. It's got a nice, breezy vibe that went along perfectly with the summertime. This song debuted at #25 on my chart and stayed for 23 weeks, peaking at #1 on October 23. It took a longer time to fall from the chart, taking six weeks after peaking at #1 to vacate.
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 19:16:19 GMT -5
Hint for #46:
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 19:23:25 GMT -5
These are the reasons I drink The reasons I tell everybody I'm fine Even though I am not These are the reasons I overdo it I have been working since I can remember Since I was single digits
Now Even though I've been busted I don't know where to draw the line 'Cause that groove has gotten so deep And nothing can give reprieve like they do Nothing can give a break for this soldier like they do
Here we are I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong One more hit It feels so helpful in my need for respite.46. Reasons I Drink - Alanis MorissetteTotal: 708 Average: 35.4 Std. Dev.: 9.96taylor - 15 someguy - 18 singingrulebritannia - 22 SHOOTER - 22 tim - 28 bboat11 - 31 jamesflame - 31 ClevelandRox - 32 samo🦕 - 36 dgarcia3377 - 38 Fire - 38 BB🌕 - 39 recordyear - 40 Kris Kringle - 41 lady𝓐fan - 43 @trilogy - 44 .indulgecountry - 46wrip - 48 HeyHeyHey - 48 born - 48 Audience: woods
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 19:26:39 GMT -5
Out next is "Reasons I Drink," taking from Alanis Morissette's incredible 2020 album Such Pretty Forks In The Road. I was exposed to this song in August 2020 and immediately put it into rotation. I can't get enough of this song--the melody is wonderful, the lyrics are great, and I LOVE Alanis' voice. This debuted at #20 on my chart back in September and is currently in high rotation, having actually JUST peaked at #1 on February 12!
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 19:27:25 GMT -5
I'm gonna stop there and wait for the 2020 Country rankdown to finish reveals, but will be back around later on to get us into the Top 40 so stay tuned!
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 15, 2021 19:28:27 GMT -5
Panic! is overhated. I don't understand why y'all continue to not enjoy bops because Puthy deserved better. And the Alanis disrespect is real!
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 21:56:34 GMT -5
Alrighty, the winner of 2020 Country has been revealed, so let's get into the Top 40 shall we? Hint for #45:
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 22:03:41 GMT -5
He's a phone call to his parents He's a Bible by the bed He's the t-shirt that I'm wearin' He's the song stuck in my head He's solid and he's steady Like the Allegheny runs He knows just where he's goin' And he's proud of where he's from
One of the good ones He's one of the good ones
A love me like he should one Like he wrote the book one The kind you find when you don't even look one Anybody can be good once But he's good all the time He's one of the good ones And he's all mine He's one of the good ones.45. The Good Ones - Gabby BarrettTotal: 695 Average: 34.75 Std. Dev.: 13.21bboat11 - 7 tim - 11 .indulgecountry - 16 ClevelandRox - 20 Fire - 25 Kris Kringle - 27 lady𝓐fan - 27 taylor - 33 dgarcia3377 - 33 recordyear - 34 HeyHeyHey - 42 wrip - 44 SHOOTER - 44 someguy - 45born - 46 singingrulebritannia - 47 @trilogy - 47 BB🌕 - 48 jamesflame - 49 samo🦕 - 50
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 15, 2021 22:04:29 GMT -5
Damn, so close to a PR! Bye Gabby.
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 22:07:28 GMT -5
The hint I used for the #45 song was a picture of the Allegheny Mountains, which are name-dropped in the lyrics to "The Good Ones," which reveals itself as the song to just narrowly miss the bottom 5. I really love Gabby Barrett's album, and this song is one of my favorites from it. It debuted at #9 on my chart as part of the album bomb in June 2020 and stayed on the chart until just a few weeks into January 2021, peaking at #1 on December 18, 2020.
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Post by recordyear on Feb 15, 2021 22:11:41 GMT -5
The Good Ones is decent. Couldn't have high chances here though.
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 22:14:06 GMT -5
Hint for #44:
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 15, 2021 22:21:39 GMT -5
The hint I used for the #45 song was a picture of the Allegheny Mountains Not that it really changes anything, but she's referring to the river in the lyrics, lol.
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2021 22:21:40 GMT -5
You came so close You just don't know Irregardless of what transpired It ain't even worthy of a slick reply Even if I was the last woman alive I would be like Ginger, you ain't Gilligan isle Really don't care, I'm in love with the island Rockin' Dior 'cause it goes with my diamonds Got a pink gown custom by Alaia I'll be on stage when the stadium light up
You shoulda' known that it's bigger than you You'll never know what I already knew After everything I already been through I can't waste no time, pay no atention to you.44. A No No - Mariah CareyTotal: 694 Average: 34.7 Std. Dev.: 14.31recordyear - 7 SHOOTER - 10 singingrulebritannia - 12 wrip - 13 BB🌕 - 17 .indulgecountry - 33 samo🦕 - 35 someguy - 36 lady𝓐fan - 36 jamesflame - 38 @trilogy - 39 Fire - 39 taylor - 41 Kris Kringle - 45 born - 45 bboat11 - 49 dgarcia3377 - 49 ClevelandRox - 50 tim - 50 HeyHeyHey - 50
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Post by recordyear on Feb 15, 2021 22:22:40 GMT -5
Not this being my first top 10 loss. Y'all don't deserve this bop.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 15, 2021 22:25:21 GMT -5
This is a bop, but there's too many good country songs here for me to rank some of these pop songs higher, lol.
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