2016 Country Rankdown 2.0!!! (Finished!)
Aug 23, 2021 23:02:36 GMT -5
Post by bboat11 on Aug 23, 2021 23:02:36 GMT -5
Hey there everybody!!! Boy are we in for some fun times I have been teasing this one for awhile, but wanted to allow the 1990 rankdown to be cleared off of the schedule before this one imposed itself on everyone. We are officially going to redo the 2016 year-end rankdown, and here is why:
1. The 2016 year-end rd was the very first country rankdown that ever happened. Accordingly, the vast majority of our modern country rankdown regulars didn't get a chance to participate!
2. Gr*vey hosted it...................
3. Gravey used the Hot Country Songs chart when he made the list, which is...not the way we do things around here. A lot of our low-charting faves got left off.
4. Since then, we have gotten away from strictly using the airplay chart to make lists, and have started making room for low-impact songs that still helped define the year in the eyes of Pulse. For example, songs like "Next Boyfriend", "Circles", "Reckless", "By The Way", "Until They Don't Love You", "Are You With Me", etc. were a significant part of this year for us Pulse members, even if they didn't make much of an impact on the airplay charts. Like, can you believe we would ever do a year-end rd without including "Next Boyfriend"?!?!!? Insanity!
5. Looking back at our old YE rds, 2016 feels incomplete given the above reasons. Like, literally 50% of the list I put together didn't get recognized last time around
In addition to the reasons I gave above, I am about to launch a 2010s Decade-End Rankdown!!! But before I do that, I want to make sure that we have had a proper chance to honor 2016. My plan is to take the top 10 from each year of the decade, and put them together into one large decade-end top 100. For all we know, several songs that weren't even included last time around might stand a chance of finishing in our top 10 here, and I wanted to give them a chance to do so before moving on to the end of the decade.
***I just want to clarify that I do NOT aim to make redoing year-end rankdowns into a thing! I feel satisfied with the jobs I did hosting 2013-2019, as well as sabre14 's hosting of 2010-2012, and I have no interest in rehosting any of them! The LAST thing we need is to start redoing all of our year-end rankdowns! The ONLY reason I am redoing this one is because it has not aged well, and feels incomplete for the purposes of a decade-end rd, for the reasons listed above. Who knows what we end up doing in a few years, but at least for now I feel like all of these happened recently enough to where a redo is not yet necessary. I mean, I guess an argument could be made for some of the messy years of the 1990s. But in general, you get my point. I don't want to suddenly have to do 10 YE rds next year because I started a trend that I might regret
Anyway, without further ado, say hello to our list!!!!
1. Head Over Boots - Jon Pardi
2. Snapback - Old Dominion
3. You Look Like I Need A Drink - Justin Moore
4. Fix - Chris Lane
5. Die A Happy Man - Thomas Rhett
6. American Country Love Song - Jake Owen
7. Confession - Florida Georgia Line
8. I Like The Sound Of That - Rascal Flatts
9. Somewhere On A Beach - Dierks Bentley
10. Record Year - Eric Church
11. Mind Reader - Dustin Lynch
12. Peter Pan - Kelsea Ballerini
13. T-Shirt - Thomas Rhett
14. Make You Miss Me - Sam Hunt
15. It Don't Hurt Like It Used To - Billy Currington
16. From The Ground Up - Dan + Shay
17. Humble And Kind - Tim McGraw
18. I Met A Girl - William Michael Morgan
19. I Know Somebody - LOCASH
20. Lights Come On - Jason Aldean
21. Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin' Every Day - Luke Bryan
22. Move - Luke Bryan
23. Beautiful Drug - Zac Brown Band
24. Home Alone Tonight - Luke Bryan ft. Karen Fairchild
25. Setting The World On Fire - Kenny Chesney ft. P!nk
26. Church Bells - Carrie Underwood
27. H.O.L.Y. - Florida Georgia Line
28. You Should Be Here - Cole Swindell
29. Wasted Time - Keith Urban
30. Heartbeat - Carrie Underwood
31. Think Of You - Chris Young ft. Cassadee Pope
32. My Church - Maren Morris
33. Came Here To Forget - Blake Shelton
34. Drunk On Your Love - Brett Eldredge
35. A Little More Summertime - Jason Aldean
36. Noise - Kenny Chesney
37. Different For Girls - Dierks Bentley ft. Elle King
38. Break On Me - Keith Urban
39. Livin' The Dream - Drake White
40. That Don't Sound Like You - Lee Brice
41. Night's On Fire - David Nail
42. Lovin' Lately - Big & Rich ft. Tim McGraw
43. Running For You - Kip Moore
44. Nobody To Blame - Chris Stapleton
45. It All Started With A Beer - Frankie Ballard
46. Vice - Miranda Lambert
47. How I'll Always Be - Tim McGraw
48. She's Got A Way With Words - Blake Shelton
49. May We All - Florida Georgia Line ft. Tim McGraw
50. Burning House - Cam
51. 80s Mercedes - Maren Morris
52. Castaway - Zac Brown Band
53. Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
54. 21 Summer - Brothers Osborne
55. Vacation - Thomas Rhett
56. Mr. Misunderstood - Eric Church
57. Unlove You - Jenifer Nettles
58. Stone Cold Sober - Brantley Gilbert
59. Without A Fight - Brad Paisley ft. Demi Lovato
60. Thy Will - Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
61. Better In Boots - Tyler Farr
62. Sober Saturday Night - Chris Young ft. Vince Gill
63. Fire Away - Chris Stapleton
64. Real Men Love Jesus - Michael Ray
65. Shut Up And Fish - Maddie & Tae
66. Hole In A Bottle - Canaan Smith
67. Used To Love You Sober - Kane Brown
68. Mayday - Cam
69. Bluebonnets (Julia's Song) - Aaron Watson
70. Reckless - Martina McBride
71. By The Way - Lindsay Ell
72. Today - Brad Paisley
73. Girl Next Door - Brandy Clark
74. Sierra - Maddie & Tae
75. Are You With Me - Easton Corbin
76. Cold Beer Conversation - George Strait
77. Summer - Cassadee Pope
78. A Little More Love - Jerrod Niemann ft. Lee Brice
79. Said No One Ever - Jana Kramer
80. Forever Country - Artists Of Then, Now & Forever
81. Circles - Jana Kramer
82. Just Like Them Horses - Reba McEntire
83. He's Just Not That Into You - Kalie Shorr
84. Tuxedo - Clare Dunn
85. High Class - Eric Paslay
86. Wasn't That Drunk - Josh Abbott Band ft. Carly Pearce
87. Next Boyfriend - Lauren Alaina
88. Long Live Tonight - LANCO
89. Pain Killer - Little Big Town
90. Power Of Positive Drinkin' - Chris Janson
91. Good At Tonight - David Nail ft. Brothers Osborne
92. Lights Down Low - Jessie James Decker
93. The Driver - Charles Kelley ft. Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
94. Damn Drunk - Ronnie Dunn ft. Kix Brooks
95. Remembering - Ashley Campbell
96. When I'm Gone - Craig Morgan
97. Undone - Joe Nichols
98. Do You Wish It Was Me? - Gary Allan
99. Saltwater Gospel - Eli Young Band
100. Southern Boy - Jordan Rager ft. Jason Aldean
101. Heartbreak Song - Mickey Guyton
102. Hey Heartbreak - Jennifer Nettles
103. Beautiful Stranger - Toby Keith
104. Jesus And Jones - Trace Adkins
105. Goin' Goin' Gone - George Strait
106. Diamonds - Brooke Eden
107. Until They Don't Love You - Reba McEntire
108. Just Around The Corner - Martina McBride
109. Someone To Take Your Place - Tara Thompson
110. Me And Johnny Cash - Rainey Qualley*
YouTube:
"Me And Johnny Cash" - Rainey Qualley
**Here is the Apple Music Playlist:**
music.apple.com/us/playlist/2016-country/pl.u-xlyNX9lFAq23ZP
Deadline: Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
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