2024 YE Country RD (CAD) Due Dec 14

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Drink About Me is coming up in 2019 RD!
What about the second single...?  

Removed Single 1.

Brett Kissel - She Drives Me Crazy

Peak: #12

Second single from Now or Never

I don't mind this, but removed, as I could see this becoming the #30.

[James]

Mar 31, 2021 18:16:41 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

Drink About Me is coming up in 2019 RD!
What about this single...? 

I don't mind this, but removed, as I could see this becoming the #30.

Loved this one too! This and Drink About Me were my jams a year or so ago.

[tim]

Before we get too much further, I wanted to swing back around to "Legends Never Die". This song was actually my introduction to Orville Peck and I honestly had no idea what to make of him at first. I gave this song a few listens at least, but even in the end I just couldn't find myself to rank it much higher than I did. Fast forward to 🌺CountryLineDancer 's Global Country Rankdown where I happen to then discover Orville's song "Summertime". That song piqued my interest enough for me to finally research just who exactly this guy is as I honestly first thought his voice/act was a bit gimmicky. I've done a complete 180 on him and now I'm HOOKED! I ended up ordering both his first album Pony and also the EP Show Pony on vinyl (which I'm listening to on my turntable as we speak!). Can't wait to see this guy in concert!

Anyways...all that to say if I had a do-over I'd for sure rank "Legends Never Die" much higher on my list.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Wow that's great tim!
I'm glad you're making discoveries through my RDs!  :)
(That's my whole goal here. I have been discovering new favs since I started participating in RDs this year, so I'm hoping y'all can find something new through my RDs!)

Orville Peck is definitely a unique figure in contemporary Canadian Country music. Even though we may not see him on radio as much, he's a one that I would like to keep my eye on.
Summertime is definitely my favorite.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#12 Jess Moskaluke - Country Girls

Total: 162
Average: 14.73
Std Dev: 8.08
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #1
The First Single from The Demos (my fav album of the year)

Kanenrá:ke - 4
.indulgecountry - 5
LBTrocks - 5
George Strait Junkie - 12
tim - 12
🌺CountryLineDancer - 15
James - 16
ClevelandRox - 19
bboat11 - 23
castleoblivion26 - 23
jamesflame - 28

Losing Saskatchewan Country Pop Queen Here. While Jess has been on the chart regularly since 2012, this is her first #1 hit!!

I love her voice, and her new album The Demos is one of my fav albums of the year. She has such a strong voice, and I love most of her singles.

#11, we are losing a face that you have been seeing in Pulse for the last couple of months.

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2021 18:48:31 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

#11, we are losing a face that you have been seeing in Pulse for the last couple of months.

You better not be fixin' to toss out my girl Jordan Ostrom!! 

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Haha, don't worry bboat11 !
<------ Losing this face   

#11 Dallas Smith - Timeless

Total: 159
Average: 14.45
Std Dev: 8.12
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #1
Album: 4th single from Timeless

🌺CountryLineDancer - 1 
tim - 5 
ClevelandRox - 8
James - 9
jamesflame - 14
bboat11 - 15
George Strait Junkie - 16
castleoblivion26 - 20
LBTrocks - 21
.indulgecountry - 22
Kanenrá:ke - 28

Another A Lister is leaving! Writers of this song include Tyler Hubbard and Brett Eldredge. This is my absolute favourite due to my personal attachment  and such, but overall, did better than I expected. Solid melody, while the lyrics are not so special. I really love Dallas Smith's music style, especially his voice. He was and is a vocalist of a rock band Default as well. He's one of the most successful chart hitter in Canada and recorded 10 consecutive #1s in a row (excluding the duet with Terri). Also, never missed the top 10 in the chart. I believe he was promoted in the US once with Tippin' Point.

I'm gonna take a break, but may continue this evening.

Our Top 10

Alee - No One Like You
Dean Brody - Canadian Summer
Jade Eagleson - Close
Lindsay Ell - wAnt Me Back
MacKenzie Porter - These Days
Sykamore - Record High
Tenille Arts - Somebody Like That
Tenille Townes - Come As You Are
The Reklaws - Where I’m From
Tyler Joe Miller - Pillow Talkin’

[James]

Mar 31, 2021 19:12:02 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

Haha, don't worry bboat11 !
<------ Losing this face   

#11 Dallas Smith - Timeless

Total: 159
Average: 14.45
Std Dev: 8.12
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #1
Album: 4th single from Timeless

🌺CountryLineDancer - 1 
tim - 5 
ClevelandRox - 8
James - 9
jamesflame - 14
bboat11 - 15
George Strait Junkie - 16
castleoblivion26 - 20
LBTrocks - 21
.indulgecountry - 22
Kanenrá:ke - 28

Another A Lister is leaving! Writers of this song include Tyler Hubbard and Brett Eldredge. This is my absolute favourite due to my personal attachment  and such, but overall, did better than I expected. Solid melody, while the lyrics are not so special. I really love Dallas Smith's music style, especially his voice. He was and is a vocalist of a rock band Default as well. He's one of the most successful chart hitter in Canada and recorded 10 consecutive #1s in a row (excluding the duet with Terri). Also, never missed the top 10 in the chart. I believe he was promoted in the US once with Tippin' Point.

I'm gonna take a break, but may continue this evening.

Our Top 10

Alee - No One Like You
Dean Brody - Canadian Summer
Jade Eagleson - Close
Lindsay Ell - wAnt Me Back
MacKenzie Porter - These Days
Sykamore - Record High
Tenille Arts - Somebody Like That
Tenille Townes - Come As You Are
The Reklaws - Where I’m From
Tyler Joe Miller - Pillow Talkin’

I think they promoted Kids With Cars in the U.S. too, or at least briefly. I have the promo CD single that was issued in the US. His discography is so good, minus that song with Hardy.

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2021 19:12:02 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

 recorded 10 consecutive #1s in a row (excluding the duet with Terri).

Yeah, what kind of bulls**t is this, Canadian Country Radio!!! Put some RESPECT on the name of your EIGHT TIME CCMA Fans' Choice Award winner/FOUR TIME female artist of the year!!! Can't even give Terri a hit when attached to the Canadian Luke Bryan


Edit: It still went to #3 tho, so that was nice. But damn it she deserved another #1!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Mar 31, 2021 19:18:37 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Mar 31, 2021 19:12:02 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

 recorded 10 consecutive #1s in a row (excluding the duet with Terri).

Yeah, what kind of bulls**t is this, Canadian Country Radio!!! Put some RESPECT on the name of your EIGHT TIME CCMA Fans' Choice Award winner/FOUR TIME female artist of the year!!! 


Edit: It still went to #3 tho, so that was nice. But damn it she deserved another #1!

I agree, that song deserved #1.
Also...... Even though I wasn't around, I know that song did poorly in 2018 Pulse year-end RD 

Can't even give Terri a hit when attached to the Canadian Luke Bryan 

Even though I love Luke Bryan, I always regard "Canadian Luke Bryan" as an insult lol

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2021 19:30:19 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

Mar 31, 2021 19:18:37 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Yeah, what kind of bulls**t is this, Canadian Country Radio!!! Put some RESPECT on the name of your EIGHT TIME CCMA Fans' Choice Award winner/FOUR TIME female artist of the year!!! 


Edit: It still went to #3 tho, so that was nice. But damn it she deserved another #1!

I agree, that song deserved #1.
Also...... Even though I wasn't around, I know that song did poorly in 2018 Pulse year-end RD 

Can't even give Terri a hit when attached to the Canadian Luke Bryan 

Even though I love Luke Bryan, I always regard "Canadian Luke Bryan" as an insult lol

It was #64 out of 115, so it nearly made the top half! But yeah, should have done better... Terri only finished at 81 with "Young As We Are Tonight", so that's the one I was more outraged about, lmao.

[LBTrocks]

Jess Moskaluke's "Country Girls" was also a great discovery!! I quite like her voice and melodically this song is so good!

Dallas Smith remains awful to me. I can't think of, or remember, a single thing from him I enjoy. There might be something, but if there is, I forgot about it lol.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Int•rmission: Kals•y Kulyk - Who I Was

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Vocally sp•aking, this v•rsion sounds b•tt•r.
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P•ak on Billboard Canada Country: #34
Album: TBA

@bl••dr•d
ClevelandRox jam•sflam•1 jam•smck•• bboat11 @countryyoutub•r @castl•oblivion26 
@jordanstac•y @indulg•country tim LBTrocks  

I kinda r•gr•t not including this song, as I could s•• som• of you liking this. How•v•r, th• original v•rsion is kinda ov•r produc•d, •sp•cially auto-tun•d kinda voic• at th• chorus could annoy som• audi•nc•. H•r vocal is quit• stunning at th• piano v•rsion though!. Not 100% sur•, but this should b• d•but on th• Billboard Chart. Sh• is d•finit•ly a n•w figur•, and h•r d•but album was nominat•d as "Roots Album of th• Y•ar", inst•ad of country. Sh• is marri•d to •ric •thridg•.

Edit: hold on, something is wrong...?

[tim]

Apr 1, 2021 17:58:21 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

•dit: hold on, som•thing is wrong...?

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Yea, it's April fools day on Pulse :kii:

[James]

Mar 31, 2021 21:27:05 GMT -5 LBTrocks said:

J•ss Moskaluk•'s "Country Girls" was also a gr•at discov•ry!! I quit• lik• h•r voic• and m•lodically this song is so good!

Dallas Smith r•mains awful to m•. I can't think of, or r•m•mb•r, a singl• thing from him I •njoy. Th•r• might b• som•thing, but if th•r• is, I forgot about it lol.

I remember when they tried breaking him in the US and I just couldn’t warm up to his voice. The song that finally got me into Dallas was hearing Somebody Somewhere, which I think was his debut single from 2013 or so but I only first heard it a few years ago. Dustin Lynch co-wrote it. If you haven’t checked that one out, might be worth a shot.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Okay, let's try it again lol

Intermission 4: Kalsey Kulyk - Who I Was

Piano Version

Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #34
Album: TBA

George Strait Junkie
ClevelandRox jamesflame James bboat11 🌺CountryLineDancer castleoblivion26  
Kanenrá:ke .indulgecountry tim LBTrocks  

I kinda regret not including this, as I could see some of y'all liking this. Her vocal is quite stunning in the piano version, while the original version is a bit overproduced and the chorus part has a weird auto-tune sound. Kasey Kulyk is a new figure in Canadian Country Music scene, and her debut album was nominated as "Roots Album of the Year" in CCMA. She is married to Eric Ethridge.

Coming up is #10, 2 people will lose #3!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#10 Dean Brody - Canadian Summer

Total: 154
Average: 14
Std Dev: 8.16
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #1
Album: The second single from "Boys"

🌺CountryLineDancer - 3  
bboat11 - 3  
James - 6
tim - 11
LBTrocks - 13
.indulgecountry - 15
ClevelandRox - 16
castleoblivion26 - 16
Kanenrá:ke - 18
jamesflame - 24
George Strait Junkie - 29

Losing another A-Lister here. Dean Brody is one of the biggest names in contemporary Canadian country music scene for sure. Along side with Emerson Drive, he is another one that I am thinking of doing the album RDs if there there are interests. Many of his songs are grower for me, and I didn't like this at first, but now, I love this so much. Lyrics, melody, production, mood.... all are great! (especially "ooh howl at the moon" part ). While he had no #1 from his previous album, he has been successful with his current album "Boys." Three #1 hits in a row!!

[tim]

I really enjoyed "Canadian Summer"! It bounced around my top 10 quite a bit before settling just outside of it. All in all this was a memorable discovery.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#9 Alee - No One Like You

Total: 150
Average: 13.64
Std Dev: 8.78
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #33
TBA (my fav album of the year)

ClevelandRox - 4
castleoblivion26 - 4
.indulgecountry - 8
LBTrocks - 8
Kanenrá:ke - 9
🌺CountryLineDancer - 10
bboat11 - 11
tim - 18
James - 25
jamesflame - 26
George Strait Junkie - 27

Alexandra Adamoski aka Alee is leaving at #9. Very glad she lasted this long with quite a few top rankers!! She has appeared on the chart several times, while still has no big hit, sadly. Her music style is quite poppy, including this song. I was upset that this only made it to #33 on the chart.

[James]

Apr 1, 2021 20:51:02 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

#9 Alee - No One Like You

Total: 150
Average: 13.64
Std Dev: 8.78
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #33
TBA (my fav album of the year)

ClevelandRox - 4
castleoblivion26 - 4
.indulgecountry - 8
LBTrocks - 8
Kanenrá:ke - 9
🌺CountryLineDancer - 10
bboat11 - 11
tim - 18
James - 25
jamesflame - 26
George Strait Junkie - 27

Alexandra Adamoski aka Alee is leaving at #9. Very glad she lasted this long with quite a few top rankers!! She has appeared on the chart several times, while still has no big hit, sadly. Her music style is quite poppy, including this song. I was upset that this only made it to #33 on the chart.

I don’t dislike this song but I’m shocked it made it to top 10 over some of the other songs! Good for Alee but Madeline Merlo should’ve been in the top 10! 🤷 #isaidwhatisaid

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#8 Jade Eagleson - Close

Total: 149
Average: 13.54
Std Dev: 7.699
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #8
4th single from "Jade Eagleson"

George Strait Junkie - 2
jamesflame - 5
tim - 6
.indulgecountry - 9
castleoblivion26 - 12
Kanenrá:ke - 14
LBTrocks - 16
ClevelandRox - 18
James - 19
🌺CountryLineDancer - 20
bboat11 - 28

Alongside with Matt Lang and TJ Miller, Jade Eagleson is another new male singer growing popular on the chart. His low-tone voice and traditional instrumental production makes his music quite unique, compared with many pop-influenced country songs that are prevalent in current Canadian country radio. I may be wrong, but I kinda feel like I have seen his name in New and Active on Billboard Country Airplay once...? He definitely has his unique brand, and I can say his career path looks promising. This song has definitely solid instrumental production with strong chorus melody, that almost nobody hated, except for bboat11 .

Side note: "Jade Eagleson" is my favourite name. 

[bboat11]

"Canadian Summer" seemed pretty generic at first, but by the end of the chorus I was in love with it. It is like perfectly designed to evoke feelings of summertime nostalgia, and Dean's vocal was really good!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#7 The Reklaws - Where I'm From

Total: 145
Average: 13.18
Std Dev: 6.997
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #2
1st single from "Sophomore Slump"

tim - 4
bboat11 - 5
ClevelandRox - 7
jamesflame - 10
castleoblivion26 - 11
James - 11
LBTrocks - 12
.indulgecountry - 18
George Strait Junkie - 21
🌺CountryLineDancer - 22
Kanenrá:ke - 24

I believe this is the first song without bottom 5 rank. The duo consists of Stuart and Jenna Walker, siblings(Reklaw is the backwards spelling of Walker). Since 2017, they have been one of the regular faces in the chart. One of the most popular groups in the Canadian Country Music scene. Both Jenna and Stuart have distinct voice, while their harmony is impaccable. While Where I'm From is not their best work, chorus melody is quite strong. I love everything about them except for their current single. They are the first country star that I met and greeted.

[bboat11]

Are we going to finish this tonight??

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Apr 2, 2021 20:16:21 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Are we going to finish this tonight??

That's the plan!

#6 Tenille Townes - Come As You Are

Total: 134
Average: 12.18
Std Dev: 8.77
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #4
5th single from "The Lemonade Stand"

James - 3
Kanenrá:ke - 3
.indulgecountry - 4
castleoblivion26 - 5
George Strait Junkie - 8
bboat11 - 9
tim - 13
LBTrocks - 18
jamesflame - 20
🌺CountryLineDancer - 24
ClevelandRox - 27

We are losing the first Tenille here. (both Tenille are amazing, don't call her "worse Tenille"!!) This song stayed longer than I thought, especially I know Somebody's Daughter (my best fav my Tenille) did poorly in some RD before   + Tenille's voice is not for everyone. This is catchy and fun, but lyrically, not as great as Somebody's Daughter or Jersey On The Wall. I expect her to move on from the album, and hoping she is going to be promoted again in the US. She is another artist that I am thinking of doing an album RD.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Top 5!

Tyler Joe Miller - Pillow Talkin’

Sykamore - Record High

Lindsay Ell - wAnt Me Back

MacKenzie Porter - These Day

Tenille Arts - Somebody Like That

[bboat11]

I definitely am not a big fan of Tenille Townes' voice, but this song itself is soooo catchy, so I loved it anyway! Would have probably been in my top 5 with a smoother vocalist!

[bboat11]

What a stacked top 5!!! Can't believe Sykamore did this well, but I am HERE for it! Here's hoping she can stick around a bit longer and maybe make a run at BotB/RotB!

Really though this is probably Tenille Arts' to lose.

I'm a little surprised to see MacKenzie Porter still in too. "These Days" wasn't a huge Pulse fave in the New Releases series, much like "Record High". They both must have grown on people through the months!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#5 Tyler Joe Miller - Pillow Talkin'

Total: 131
Average: 11.91
Std Dev: 7.08
Peak on Billboard Canada Country: #1
1st single from "Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do"

ClevelandRox - 3
George Strait Junkie - 4
James - 7
jamesflame - 8
castleoblivion26 - 8
🌺CountryLineDancer - 11
Kanenrá:ke - 11
LBTrocks - 14
.indulgecountry - 19
bboat11 - 22
tim - 24

#5 is one of the newest country singers on the chart, Tyler Joe Miller. This Vancouver boy appeared on the chart from nowhere, and now has such a strong momentum. This is his debut single, and his best song by far to me. Looks like this song worked well for some posters, including ClevelandRox , who mentioned this as the favorite discovery! Great vocal, instrument, and melody, but kinda surprised that this lasted long, considering that no his name is not well-known. Did anyone actually know him before this RD...? Anyways, Tyler Joe Miller, Matt Lang, and Jade Eagleson are the three new male Canadian Country singers to keep an eye on!!!

Edit: Having dinner. Still planning to continue in an hour or so!

[bboat11]

Hmm, I may have underranked this. Listening again, this is pretty great! However, I did enjoy most of this list quite a bit, so a #22 doesn't necessarily mean I hated it or anything. Hell, I probably liked it more ranking it at #22 than LBTrocks did ranking it at #14

Glad to see the four women in the top 4 though! I love all of these songs! MacKenzie is probably the weak link at this point, but I won't underestimate the Sykamore tankers either!