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Post by zdm1998 on Apr 24, 2021 20:20:48 GMT -5
Omg my baby you deserved so much more. The intro and outro of this gives me chills. Reminds me of a country version of Wildest Dreams. Happy my ranking boosted it a little.
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Post by wrip on Apr 24, 2021 23:23:37 GMT -5
Pretty solid results so far! There wasn’t anything I hated here, though I’m glad to lose my bottom 2 early on. “Lightning In A Bottle” was robbed though, very chill vibes
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Post by recordyear on Apr 25, 2021 1:23:00 GMT -5
I don't know how Finish Your Sentences is not ditched at the writing stage. Even the music couples with the most chemistry don't make these cringy exchanges. Speak so much about Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini's writing I guess.
Call Me has very grating melody.
Lightning In A Bottle is decent.
Don't really like the monotonic chorus of Woman Down.
Greener Grass is robbed. Pretty nice coda of the album. Also co-sign that Wildest Dreams comparison.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 19:19:12 GMT -5
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Post by Troublemaker on Apr 25, 2021 19:37:56 GMT -5
I get that Love Has No Heart might be wordy but it’s a beautiful song all the same
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 19:57:08 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 20:25:31 GMT -5
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Apr 25, 2021 20:30:58 GMT -5
Oh no, You Kissed Me First is super catchy. Definitely deserves the top 5 spot!
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Post by taylor on Apr 25, 2021 20:31:19 GMT -5
Overall this has been going great for me! Not too upset to see anything out where they left, and I co-sign the "Wildest Dreams" comparisons with "Greener Grass"
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zdm1998
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Post by zdm1998 on Apr 25, 2021 20:33:28 GMT -5
“You kissed me first” out before “Closer to you”? Cancel the whole rank down. This would have been a much stronger lead single than CTY and probably would have had a much higher peak as well.
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Post by taylor on Apr 25, 2021 20:39:27 GMT -5
“You kissed me first” out before “Closer to you”? Cancel the whole rank down. Single bias is a recurring nightmare with these album rankdowns. Time and again the wrong single choices have gone on to even win the rankdowns of their parent albums; despite the album tracks being miles better. Sometimes the album tracks get to go over the top and win; but unfortunately it's not often. I had YKMF lower on my list than I had CTY, but still I didn't put CTY all that high lol and it should've left awhile ago imo. Besides, "Closer To You" is on stolen borrowed time; it is NOT about to win when it's on the same album as "It Won't Always Be Like This" and "I Hope You're Happy Now" lol
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 25, 2021 20:39:43 GMT -5
"Closer To You" was by no means as guaranteed to be in the top 5 as singles might normally be, but the other four songs here were very obviously going to be in the top 5 this whole time! I'm excited to see how they play out though. I expect "I Hope You're Happy Now" and "It Won't Always Be Like This" to fight for the top 2, but the other three could pretty much be in any order...
Prediction:
5. Closer To You 4. Halfway Home 3. Dashboard Jesus 2. It Won't Always Be Like This 1. I Hope You're Happy Now
IWABLT could probably win on a lot of albums, but IHYHN is just one of those hits... I can't imagine a song performing as well as that one did in its year-end rd and then going on to lose its album rd, lol.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 20:43:03 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Apr 25, 2021 20:49:25 GMT -5
at my bottom 5 rank sending this to the Top 5 This song is not too terrible by any means, but on this album, it pales in comparison to such tracks as the Top 4 for instance and as I stated I would've liked to see at least a couple more songs come out ahead of it.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 25, 2021 20:51:56 GMT -5
I realized doing this rd that "Closer To You" has grown on me a LOT since it was a single. I had no use for it for like its entire chart run, but now all of a sudden something about it is working for me... Still should have left a couple positions ago, but at least it is leaving before the correct top 4!
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Apr 25, 2021 20:55:05 GMT -5
"Closer to You" isn't THAT bad, but it definitely didn't deserve top 5 for this album. Got my 1, 2, 6, & 7 left. All are great, but my 1 and 2 are in another league. Luckily, I'd bet my life they'll be the top 2 here because I'm pretty sure that'll happen.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 21:01:11 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Apr 25, 2021 21:03:00 GMT -5
I realized doing this rd that "Closer To You" has grown on me a LOT since it was a single. I had no use for it for like its entire chart run, but now all of a sudden something about it is working for me... Still should have left a couple positions ago, but at least it is leaving before the correct top 4! I actually feel the same as I didn't care much for it initially, but in revisiting it for this rankdown I found myself enjoying it much more. I still don't think Carly is a fan of the song though lol as I think she has mentioned that it was more or less released because the label wanted it.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Apr 25, 2021 21:03:07 GMT -5
I must say this lasted way too long!
and Jess Moskaluke has a better "Halfway Home"
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Post by taylor on Apr 25, 2021 21:04:31 GMT -5
LORD, "Halfway Home" is just phenomenal. Captivating from beginning to end!
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Post by zdm1998 on Apr 25, 2021 21:07:58 GMT -5
Halfway home is beautiful. Belongs on in the top 3 over Dashboard Jesus. We been knew it’s going to come down to IHYHN & ITWBLT.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 25, 2021 21:08:54 GMT -5
"Halfway Home" has amazing lyrics! The melody is one that I get tired of pretty quickly though, so while I do love the song I am glad to see it out now. It deserves this top 4 placement, but I believe the three remaining songs are my top 3!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 25, 2021 21:10:26 GMT -5
This top 4 is just an incredible group of songs. In a perfect world, all of them would've been able to be singles and smashed. This album was just stacked with potential so it's tragic she moved on from it after she got only 1 hit from it. :'(
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Post by zdm1998 on Apr 25, 2021 21:12:30 GMT -5
This top 4 is just an incredible group of songs. In a perfect world, all of them would've been able to be singles and smashed. This album was just stacked with potential so it's tragic she moved on from it after she got only 1 hit from it. :'( Yes! Tattoo this quote on my face. Her self titled album was absolutely loaded. It still haunts me to know what kind of life IWABLT would’ve had if it was a single.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 21:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Apr 25, 2021 21:18:19 GMT -5
Oh wow, everyone was pretty much in agreement! That's nice to see; there's usually always someone who TRIES IT!!
'Dashboard Jesus' is yet another one that I think would've been a massive smash, perhaps even a slight bit of crossover success. At least three weeks on Country Airplay's #1 spot could've happened I think.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 25, 2021 21:18:23 GMT -5
Wow, not a single rank below #7 This statistically proves it is the sort of iconic album track that could have won a rankdown! You know, if only it didn't have to face off with unusually strong competition, lol.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 25, 2021 21:18:39 GMT -5
Predictable Top 2, but the correct one I think most of us will agree. In fact it is crazy how close these two are:
Both have 8 #1's each!
they are separated by only 5 points.
While they were close throughout the ENTIRE submission period one of the songs remained the top contender for the majority of the time as the song at #1 just could not come ahead!
Both have just 2 ranks that were not in the top 5!
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Apr 25, 2021 21:20:19 GMT -5
Dashboard Jesus is absolutely amazing. Wish it was released as a single!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 25, 2021 21:20:54 GMT -5
Predictable Top 2, but the correct one I think most of us will agree. In fact it is crazy how close these two are: Both have 8 #1's each! they are separated by only 5 points. While they were close throughout the ENTIRE submission period one of the songs remained the top contender for the majority of the time as the song at #1 just could not come ahead! Both have just 2 ranks that were not in the top 5! Love everything about this!!!!! I still expect the huge hit to take it, but the fact that it is so close and competitive is giving me life!!!
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