1990 Country Rankdown
Apr 1, 2021 11:30:10 GMT -5
Post by tim on Apr 1, 2021 11:30:10 GMT -5
Welcome y'all to the long-awaited relaunch of the year-end country rankdown series for the 1990's! I've been anxiously awaiting to launch this as this was around about the time as a young boy that I can remember some of my earliest influences. There's a lot of nostalgia wrapped up in these songs that always take me right back in time to my childhood.
This was the first year that Billboard implemented a new system in which the charts were entirely based on radio airplay through the use of Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS). This computerized system was used to detect actual radio spins and had an immediate effect on the charts as songs began spending multiple weeks on top with Clint Black's "Nobody's Home" becoming the first three-week No. 1 since Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" in 1987. Randy Travis himself would follow that up with his four week number one hit "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart". It would be George Strait though that would go on to have Billboard's first five-week No. 1 song since 1977 with "Love Without End, Amen". Incidentally, "Love Without End, Amen" was Strait's first multi-week chart-topper, after his first 18 No. 1s had spent just one week on top.
I know that most of you likely weren't even born yet therefore making a rankdown such as this one a bit more intimidating; however, I think you'll find yourself familiar with more songs than you might realize. Included in the rankdown are Billboard's Top 75 Hot Country Songs for the year as well as 26 other hits taken from Radio & Records year-end chart.
Now it's time to dive in and listen! Please make sure to PM me with your songs ranked from #1 (your favorite) down to #101 (your least favorite).
This was the first year that Billboard implemented a new system in which the charts were entirely based on radio airplay through the use of Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS). This computerized system was used to detect actual radio spins and had an immediate effect on the charts as songs began spending multiple weeks on top with Clint Black's "Nobody's Home" becoming the first three-week No. 1 since Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" in 1987. Randy Travis himself would follow that up with his four week number one hit "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart". It would be George Strait though that would go on to have Billboard's first five-week No. 1 song since 1977 with "Love Without End, Amen". Incidentally, "Love Without End, Amen" was Strait's first multi-week chart-topper, after his first 18 No. 1s had spent just one week on top.
I know that most of you likely weren't even born yet therefore making a rankdown such as this one a bit more intimidating; however, I think you'll find yourself familiar with more songs than you might realize. Included in the rankdown are Billboard's Top 75 Hot Country Songs for the year as well as 26 other hits taken from Radio & Records year-end chart.
Now it's time to dive in and listen! Please make sure to PM me with your songs ranked from #1 (your favorite) down to #101 (your least favorite).
Due: Wednesday, July 28th
Top Country Hits of 1990
1. Nobody's Home - Clint Black
2. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart - Randy Travis
3. On Second Thought - Eddie Rabbitt
4. Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
5. Walkin' Away - Clint Black
6. I've Cried My Last Tear For You - Ricky Van Shelton
7. No Matter How High - The Oak Ridge Boys
8. Help Me Hold On - Travis Tritt
9. Chains - Patty Loveless
10. Here In The Real World - Alan Jackson
11. Southern Star - Alabama
12. Love On Arrival - Dan Seals
13. The Dance - Garth Brooks
14. Five Minutes - Lorrie Morgan
15. I'm Over You - Keith Whitley
16. Seein' My Father In Me - Paul Overstreet
17. My Arms Stay Open All Night - Tanya Tucker
18. Jukebox In My Mind - Alabama
19. Statue Of A Fool - Ricky Van Shelton
20. Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
21. Stranger Things Have Happened - Ronnie Milsap
22. Next t You, Next to Me - Shenandoah
23. He Walked On Water - Randy Travis
24. Nothing's News - Clint Black
25. Good Times - Dan Seals
26. I Meant Every Word He Said - Ricky Van Shelton
27. Start All Over Again - The Desert Rose Band
28. Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
29. When I Could Come Home To You - Steve Wariner
30. Wanted - Alan Jackson
31. Walk On - Reba McEntire
32. Holdin' A Good Hand - Lee Greenwood
33. I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt
34. I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box) - Doug Stone
35. Pass It On Down - Alabama
36. Out Of Your Shoes - Lorrie Morgan
37. Fast Movin' Train - Restless Heart
38. A Woman In Love - Ronnie Milsap
39. When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
40. It Ain't Nothin' - Keith Whitley
41. Walking Shoes - Tanya Tucker
42. She Came From Fort Worth - Kathy Mattea
43. Till I Can't Take It Anymore - Billy Joe Royal
44. Just As Long As I Have You - Don Williams
45. Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt
46. Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart - Highway 101
47. Many A Long & Lonesome Highway - Rodney Crowell
48. I Can't Turn The Tide - Baillie And The Boys
49. Who's Lonely Now - Highway 101
50. Two Dozen Roses - Shenandoah
51. Overnight Success - George Strait
52. That Just About Does It - Vern Gosdin
53. It's You Again - Skip Ewing
54. On Down The Line - Patty Loveless
55. Where've You Been - Kathy Mattea
56. Leave It Alone - The Forester Sisters
57. You Lie - Reba McEntire
58. Little Girl - Reba McEntire
59. Nobody's Talking - Exile
60. I Fell In Love - Carlene Carter
61. Sooner Or Later - Eddy Raven
62. If You Could Only See Me Now - T Graham Brown
63. Fourteen Minutes Old - Doug Stone
64. He Talks To Me - Lorrie Morgan
65. Wrong - Waylon Jennings
66. One Man Woman - The Judds
67. Dancy's Dream - Restless Heart
68. I Watched It All (On My Radio) - Lionel Cartwright
69. Don't Go Out - Tanya Tucker with T Graham Brown
70. Quittin' Time - Mary Chapin Carpenter
71. Richest Man On Earth - Paul Overstreet
72. Drinking Champagne - George Strait
73. Oh Lonesome Me - The Kentucky Headhunters
74. I Could Be Persuaded - The Bellamy Brothers
75. If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
76. Come Next Monday - KT Oslin
77. Home - Joe Diffie
78. You Really Had Me Going - Holly Dunn
79. Back in My Younger Days - Don Williams
80. Crazy In Love - Conway Twitty
81. Born to Be Blue - The Judds
82. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Baillie & The Boys
83. See If I Care - Shenandoah
84. The Domino Theory - Steve Wariner
85. Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart
86. Runnin' With the Wind - Eddie Rabbitt
87. The Battle Hymn of Love - Kathy Mattea with Tim O'Brien
88. American Boy - Eddie Rabbitt
89. This Side of Goodbye - Highway 101
90. Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose - Dwight Yoakam
91. 'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose - Keith Whitley & Lorrie Morgan
92. Something of a Dreamer - Mary Chapin Carpenter
93. Black Coffee - Lacy J Dalton
94. Dumas Walker - The Kentucky Headhunters
95. You Win Again - Mary Chapin Carpenter
96. Guardian Angels - The Judds
97. Tell Me Why - Jann Browne
98. The Night's Too Long - Patty Loveless
99. Western Girls - Marty Stuart
100. Honky Tonk Blues - Pirates of the Mississippi
101. New Kind of Love - Michelle Wright
2. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart - Randy Travis
3. On Second Thought - Eddie Rabbitt
4. Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
5. Walkin' Away - Clint Black
6. I've Cried My Last Tear For You - Ricky Van Shelton
7. No Matter How High - The Oak Ridge Boys
8. Help Me Hold On - Travis Tritt
9. Chains - Patty Loveless
10. Here In The Real World - Alan Jackson
11. Southern Star - Alabama
12. Love On Arrival - Dan Seals
13. The Dance - Garth Brooks
14. Five Minutes - Lorrie Morgan
15. I'm Over You - Keith Whitley
16. Seein' My Father In Me - Paul Overstreet
17. My Arms Stay Open All Night - Tanya Tucker
18. Jukebox In My Mind - Alabama
19. Statue Of A Fool - Ricky Van Shelton
20. Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
21. Stranger Things Have Happened - Ronnie Milsap
22. Next t You, Next to Me - Shenandoah
23. He Walked On Water - Randy Travis
24. Nothing's News - Clint Black
25. Good Times - Dan Seals
26. I Meant Every Word He Said - Ricky Van Shelton
27. Start All Over Again - The Desert Rose Band
28. Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
29. When I Could Come Home To You - Steve Wariner
30. Wanted - Alan Jackson
31. Walk On - Reba McEntire
32. Holdin' A Good Hand - Lee Greenwood
33. I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt
34. I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box) - Doug Stone
35. Pass It On Down - Alabama
36. Out Of Your Shoes - Lorrie Morgan
37. Fast Movin' Train - Restless Heart
38. A Woman In Love - Ronnie Milsap
39. When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
40. It Ain't Nothin' - Keith Whitley
41. Walking Shoes - Tanya Tucker
42. She Came From Fort Worth - Kathy Mattea
43. Till I Can't Take It Anymore - Billy Joe Royal
44. Just As Long As I Have You - Don Williams
45. Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt
46. Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart - Highway 101
47. Many A Long & Lonesome Highway - Rodney Crowell
48. I Can't Turn The Tide - Baillie And The Boys
49. Who's Lonely Now - Highway 101
50. Two Dozen Roses - Shenandoah
51. Overnight Success - George Strait
52. That Just About Does It - Vern Gosdin
53. It's You Again - Skip Ewing
54. On Down The Line - Patty Loveless
55. Where've You Been - Kathy Mattea
56. Leave It Alone - The Forester Sisters
57. You Lie - Reba McEntire
58. Little Girl - Reba McEntire
59. Nobody's Talking - Exile
60. I Fell In Love - Carlene Carter
61. Sooner Or Later - Eddy Raven
62. If You Could Only See Me Now - T Graham Brown
63. Fourteen Minutes Old - Doug Stone
64. He Talks To Me - Lorrie Morgan
65. Wrong - Waylon Jennings
66. One Man Woman - The Judds
67. Dancy's Dream - Restless Heart
68. I Watched It All (On My Radio) - Lionel Cartwright
69. Don't Go Out - Tanya Tucker with T Graham Brown
70. Quittin' Time - Mary Chapin Carpenter
71. Richest Man On Earth - Paul Overstreet
72. Drinking Champagne - George Strait
73. Oh Lonesome Me - The Kentucky Headhunters
74. I Could Be Persuaded - The Bellamy Brothers
75. If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
76. Come Next Monday - KT Oslin
77. Home - Joe Diffie
78. You Really Had Me Going - Holly Dunn
79. Back in My Younger Days - Don Williams
80. Crazy In Love - Conway Twitty
81. Born to Be Blue - The Judds
82. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Baillie & The Boys
83. See If I Care - Shenandoah
84. The Domino Theory - Steve Wariner
85. Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart
86. Runnin' With the Wind - Eddie Rabbitt
87. The Battle Hymn of Love - Kathy Mattea with Tim O'Brien
88. American Boy - Eddie Rabbitt
89. This Side of Goodbye - Highway 101
90. Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose - Dwight Yoakam
91. 'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose - Keith Whitley & Lorrie Morgan
92. Something of a Dreamer - Mary Chapin Carpenter
93. Black Coffee - Lacy J Dalton
94. Dumas Walker - The Kentucky Headhunters
95. You Win Again - Mary Chapin Carpenter
96. Guardian Angels - The Judds
97. Tell Me Why - Jann Browne
98. The Night's Too Long - Patty Loveless
99. Western Girls - Marty Stuart
100. Honky Tonk Blues - Pirates of the Mississippi
101. New Kind of Love - Michelle Wright
{Songlist Without Numbers}Nobody's Home - Clint Black
Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart - Randy Travis
On Second Thought - Eddie Rabbitt
Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
Walkin' Away - Clint Black
I've Cried My Last Tear For You - Ricky Van Shelton
No Matter How High - The Oak Ridge Boys
Help Me Hold On - Travis Tritt
Chains - Patty Loveless
Here In The Real World - Alan Jackson
Southern Star - Alabama
Love On Arrival - Dan Seals
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Five Minutes - Lorrie Morgan
I'm Over You - Keith Whitley
Seein' My Father In Me - Paul Overstreet
My Arms Stay Open All Night - Tanya Tucker
Jukebox In My Mind - Alabama
Statue Of A Fool - Ricky Van Shelton
Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
Stranger Things Have Happened - Ronnie Milsap
Next to You, Next to Me - Shenandoah
He Walked On Water - Randy Travis
Nothing's News - Clint Black
Good Times - Dan Seals
I Meant Every Word He Said - Ricky Van Shelton
Start All Over Again - The Desert Rose Band
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
When I Could Come Home To You - Steve Wariner
Wanted - Alan Jackson
Walk On - Reba McEntire
Holdin' A Good Hand - Lee Greenwood
I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt
I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box) - Doug Stone
Pass It On Down - Alabama
Out Of Your Shoes - Lorrie Morgan
Fast Movin' Train - Restless Heart
A Woman In Love - Ronnie Milsap
When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
It Ain't Nothin' - Keith Whitley
Walking Shoes - Tanya Tucker
She Came From Fort Worth - Kathy Mattea
Till I Can't Take It Anymore - Billy Joe Royal
Just As Long As I Have You - Don Williams
Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt
Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart - Highway 101
Many a Long & Lonesome Highway - Rodney Crowell
I Can't Turn The Tide - Baillie And The Boys
Who's Lonely Now - Highway 101
Two Dozen Roses - Shenandoah
Overnight Success - George Strait
That Just About Does It - Vern Gosdin
It's You Again - Skip Ewing
On Down The Line - Patty Loveless
Where've You Been - Kathy Mattea
Leave It Alone - The Forester Sisters
You Lie - Reba McEntire
Little Girl - Reba McEntire
Nobody's Talking - Exile
I Fell In Love - Carlene Carter
Sooner Or Later - Eddy Raven
If You Could Only See Me Now - T. Graham Brown
Fourteen Minutes Old - Doug Stone
He Talks To Me - Lorrie Morgan
Wrong - Waylon Jennings
One Man Woman - The Judds
Dancy's Dream - Restless Heart
I Watched It All (On My Radio) - Lionel Cartwright
Don't Go Out - Tanya Tucker with T. Graham Brown
Quittin' Time - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Richest Man On Earth - Paul Overstreet
Drinking Champagne - George Strait
Oh Lonesome Me - The Kentucky Headhunters
I Could Be Persuaded - The Bellamy Brothers
If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
Come Next Monday - K.T. Oslin
Home - Joe Diffie
You Really Had Me Going - Holly Dunn
Back in My Younger Days - Don Williams
Crazy In Love - Conway Twitty
Born to Be Blue - The Judds
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Baillie & The Boys
See If I Care - Shenandoah
The Domino Theory - Steve Wariner
Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart
Runnin' With the Wind - Eddie Rabbitt
The Battle Hymn of Love - Kathy Mattea wtih Tim O'Brien
American Boy - Eddie Rabbitt
This Side of Goodbye - Highway 101
Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose - Dwight Yoakam
'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose - Keith Whitley & Lorrie Morgan
Something of a Dreamer - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Black Coffee - Lacy J. Dalton
Dumas Walker - The Kentucky Headhunters
You Win Again - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Guardian Angels - The Judds
Tell Me Why - Jann Browne
The Night's Too Long - Patty Loveless
Western Girls - Marty Stuart
Honky Tonk Blues - Pirates of the Mississippi
New Kind of Love - Michelle Wright
Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart - Randy Travis
On Second Thought - Eddie Rabbitt
Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
Walkin' Away - Clint Black
I've Cried My Last Tear For You - Ricky Van Shelton
No Matter How High - The Oak Ridge Boys
Help Me Hold On - Travis Tritt
Chains - Patty Loveless
Here In The Real World - Alan Jackson
Southern Star - Alabama
Love On Arrival - Dan Seals
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Five Minutes - Lorrie Morgan
I'm Over You - Keith Whitley
Seein' My Father In Me - Paul Overstreet
My Arms Stay Open All Night - Tanya Tucker
Jukebox In My Mind - Alabama
Statue Of A Fool - Ricky Van Shelton
Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
Stranger Things Have Happened - Ronnie Milsap
Next to You, Next to Me - Shenandoah
He Walked On Water - Randy Travis
Nothing's News - Clint Black
Good Times - Dan Seals
I Meant Every Word He Said - Ricky Van Shelton
Start All Over Again - The Desert Rose Band
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
When I Could Come Home To You - Steve Wariner
Wanted - Alan Jackson
Walk On - Reba McEntire
Holdin' A Good Hand - Lee Greenwood
I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt
I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box) - Doug Stone
Pass It On Down - Alabama
Out Of Your Shoes - Lorrie Morgan
Fast Movin' Train - Restless Heart
A Woman In Love - Ronnie Milsap
When I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
It Ain't Nothin' - Keith Whitley
Walking Shoes - Tanya Tucker
She Came From Fort Worth - Kathy Mattea
Till I Can't Take It Anymore - Billy Joe Royal
Just As Long As I Have You - Don Williams
Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt
Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart - Highway 101
Many a Long & Lonesome Highway - Rodney Crowell
I Can't Turn The Tide - Baillie And The Boys
Who's Lonely Now - Highway 101
Two Dozen Roses - Shenandoah
Overnight Success - George Strait
That Just About Does It - Vern Gosdin
It's You Again - Skip Ewing
On Down The Line - Patty Loveless
Where've You Been - Kathy Mattea
Leave It Alone - The Forester Sisters
You Lie - Reba McEntire
Little Girl - Reba McEntire
Nobody's Talking - Exile
I Fell In Love - Carlene Carter
Sooner Or Later - Eddy Raven
If You Could Only See Me Now - T. Graham Brown
Fourteen Minutes Old - Doug Stone
He Talks To Me - Lorrie Morgan
Wrong - Waylon Jennings
One Man Woman - The Judds
Dancy's Dream - Restless Heart
I Watched It All (On My Radio) - Lionel Cartwright
Don't Go Out - Tanya Tucker with T. Graham Brown
Quittin' Time - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Richest Man On Earth - Paul Overstreet
Drinking Champagne - George Strait
Oh Lonesome Me - The Kentucky Headhunters
I Could Be Persuaded - The Bellamy Brothers
If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
Come Next Monday - K.T. Oslin
Home - Joe Diffie
You Really Had Me Going - Holly Dunn
Back in My Younger Days - Don Williams
Crazy In Love - Conway Twitty
Born to Be Blue - The Judds
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Baillie & The Boys
See If I Care - Shenandoah
The Domino Theory - Steve Wariner
Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart
Runnin' With the Wind - Eddie Rabbitt
The Battle Hymn of Love - Kathy Mattea wtih Tim O'Brien
American Boy - Eddie Rabbitt
This Side of Goodbye - Highway 101
Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose - Dwight Yoakam
'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose - Keith Whitley & Lorrie Morgan
Something of a Dreamer - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Black Coffee - Lacy J. Dalton
Dumas Walker - The Kentucky Headhunters
You Win Again - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Guardian Angels - The Judds
Tell Me Why - Jann Browne
The Night's Too Long - Patty Loveless
Western Girls - Marty Stuart
Honky Tonk Blues - Pirates of the Mississippi
New Kind of Love - Michelle Wright
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Not Available for Streaming:
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
It's You Again - Skip Ewing
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Not Counting You - Garth Brooks
Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
It's You Again - Skip Ewing
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