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Post by bboat11 on Jul 26, 2022 20:43:11 GMT -5
And that's a wrap, folks. I'm out. ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/c6DIpCp1922KQ/giphy.gif) and that was my feelings after seeing "Strawberry Wine" at #5, and then bboat11 's ridiculous claim that SW is an A song against A+++ songs like umm what?! 1000% rooting for Jo Dee As if getting an A is an insult. These are ALL among the most iconic country songs of literally all-time. Y'all can go spit in Flops' soup, as he deserves, and leave me to love everything to varying degrees in peace!! ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/aSdDjxeFubxIlbMzpKXc.gif)
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 26, 2022 20:48:21 GMT -5
This is why they don't give A+s in school anymore, lmao 😂
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 20:48:45 GMT -5
Here are the Top 2!
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 20:49:54 GMT -5
At this point I really just need to go back and rewatch Schitt's Creek :kii:
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 20:50:11 GMT -5
Anyways...y'all ready?!
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 26, 2022 20:50:14 GMT -5
Bitch you're gonna get me googling drumroll gifs and then by the time I find a perfect one I'll miss the reveal and post it afterward...
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 20:51:11 GMT -5
2. “It Matters to Me” - Faith Hill Released: December 1995 Billboard Peak: #1 / Billboard Year-End: #14 Total: 291 Average: 17.12 Std Dev: 16.03 (2nd LOWEST!)
1. “Heads Carolina, Tails California” - Jo Dee Messina Released: January 1996 Billboard Peak: #2 / Billboard Year-End: #52 Total: 209 Average: 12.29 Std Dev: 11.50 (LOWEST!)
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Post by toomuchboy on Jul 26, 2022 20:52:02 GMT -5
Blue, Clear Sky is one of his better ones--not one of my favorites, to be clear. I find the vocal to be grating. Carried Away is one of the five or so songs by him I can take (Give It Away, Carrying Your Love with Me, Check Yes or No being the other ones, maybe Living For the Night).
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 26, 2022 20:53:59 GMT -5
1. “Heads Carolina, Tails California” - Jo Dee Messina Hell yeah!!! Congrats to Jo Dee! “Heads Carolina, Tails California” is a fantastic jam, a timeless masterpiece. And look at me scoring the #1 perfect ranking of a YE RD! This is very rare. Perfect ending for me!
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 26, 2022 20:56:08 GMT -5
Blue, Clear Sky is one of his better ones-- not one of my favorites, to be clear. I find the vocal to be grating. Carried Away is one of the five or so songs by him I can take (Give It Away, Carrying Your Love with Me, Check Yes or No being the other ones, maybe Living For the Night). And while some people have opinions like this, it's insulting for me to give Deana an A ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/aSdDjxeFubxIlbMzpKXc.gif)
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 20:57:38 GMT -5
Blue, Clear Sky is one of his better ones-- not one of my favorites, to be clear. I find the vocal to be grating. Carried Away is one of the five or so songs by him I can take (Give It Away, Carrying Your Love with Me, Check Yes or No being the other ones, maybe Living For the Night). And while people have opinions like this, it's insulting for me to give Deana an A ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/KYziZwTotWGtjvzyvGqr.gif) I even replied back to toomuchboy just to make sure that his ranking for "Blue Clear Sky" wasn't a mistake :kii:
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 20:58:40 GMT -5
While George Strait's "Blue Clear Sky" might've started off as the song to beat, in the end it came down to both "Heads Carolina, Tails California" and "It Matters to Me" with the latter holding onto the top spot for the majority of the last half. Surprisingly, 🌺CountryLineDancer was the only participant to place the winning song at the top of their list (congrats on the perfect ranking!) while "It Matters to Me" received two #1 rankings from both toomuchboy and Cody Wants Out.... There really wasn't much any other song could've done to overcome Jo Dee, however, especially given that she was able to amass ten top 10 rankings overall with all of the others coming inside the top 40. That said, Faith's song did only receive one non-top 40 ranking as well with the majority of the others all still being top 10s or 15s.
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 26, 2022 21:01:25 GMT -5
Congratulations to Jo Dee, and congratulations to 🌺CountryLineDancer !!! This basic taste is rare for you, but nice to see! ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/aSdDjxeFubxIlbMzpKXc.gif) "Heads Carolina" is an ICONIC debut, and I just love her voice so much ![:love:](http://i.imgur.com/2smy76v.gif) I'm always happy to see her win big rankdowns! She's one of those artists who could win every rankdown and I would never get tired of it!!! A top 2 for Faith is an incredible accomplishment for a year-end rankdown as well, but "It Matters To Me" is a deserving recipient imo! This is by far one of my favorites from her early-career, and I still have yet to get tired of it while songs like "Wild One" have become a bit overplayed through the years. George should have beat her into the top 2, but definitely no hard feelings towards her or this incredible song!
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 21:02:45 GMT -5
{Recap} 120. Round Here 119. Bury the Shovel 118. Ain't Got Nothing on Us 117. That Girl's Been Spyin' On Me 116. It Works
115. Treat Her Right 114. Change My Mind 113. Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing 112. Cowboy Love 111. Love Remains
110. The Change 109. Goodnight Sweetheart 108. It's Midnight Cinderlla 107. Worlds Apart 106. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
105. The Maker Said Take Her 104. A Woman's Touch 103. It's All In Your Head 102. 4 to 1 in Atlanta 101. That's Enough of That
100. Out with a Bang 99. Heaven In My Woman's Eyes 98. Whole Lotta Gone 97. More Than You'll Ever Know 96. By My Side
95. Heart's Desire 94. Ready, Willing and Able 93. That Ol' Wind 92. I Do 91. Long As I Live
90. Holdin' Onto Something 89. There's a Girl in Texas 88. On a Good Night 87. It's What I Do 86. Vidalia
85. I Just Might Be 84. Me and You 83. I Know She Still Loves Me 82. High Lonesome Sound 81. Big Guitar
80. Not Enough Hours in the Night 79. Runnin' Away With My Heart 78. Love Is Stronger Than Pride 77. What Do I Know 76. Every Time I Get Around You
75. What I Meant to Say 74. You Gotta Love That 73. I Don't Think I Will 72. Only On Days That End In "Y" 71. Starting Over Again
70. Heaven Help My Heart 69. Meant to Be 68. It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings 67. All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down 66. I Am That Man 65. Some Things Are Meant to Be 64. Big Love 63. Stars Over Texas 62. If You Loved Me 61. Don't Get Me Started
60. Give Me Some Wheels 59. My Heart Has a History 58. To Be Loved By You 57. Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) 56. It's Lonely Out There
55. Too Much Fun 54. So Much For Pretending 53. I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore 52. That's What I Get For Lovin' You 51. Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town
50. Like There Ain't No Yesterday 49. Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You 48. Hypnotize the Moon 47. Learning As You Go 46. Not That Different
45. A Thousand Times a Day 44. The Road You Leave Behind 43. All I Want Is a Life 42. Like the Rain 41. Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
40. Walkin' Away 39. Blue 38. Maybe He'll Notice Her Now 37. Can't Be Really Gone 36. Daddy's Money
35. The River and the Highway 34. Jacob's Ladder 33. Guys Do It All the Time 32. I'll Try 31. The Beaches of Cheyenne
30. You Can't Lose Me 29. Bigger Than the Beatles 28. Home 27. Living In a Moment 26. You're Not in Kansas Anymore
25. My Maria 24. Every Light in the House 23. If I Were You 22. No News 21. Ten Thousand Angels
20. Someone Else's Dream 19. I Can Still Make Cheyenne 18. You Win My Love 17. Time Marches On 16. Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
15. Lonely Too Long 14. Poor, Poor Pitiful Me 13. I Think About You 12. (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here! 11. When Boy Meets Girl
10. Carried Away 9. Wild Angels 8. She Never Lets It Go To Her Heart 7. No One Needs to Know 6. You Can Feel Bad
5. Strawberry Wine 4. The Fear of Being Alone 3. Blue Clear Sky 2. It Matters to Me 1. Heads Carolina, Tails California
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Post by austin on Jul 26, 2022 21:06:35 GMT -5
Congratulations to Jo Dee, and congratulations to 🌺CountryLineDancer !!! This basic taste is rare for you, but nice to see! ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/aSdDjxeFubxIlbMzpKXc.gif) "Heads Carolina" is an ICONIC debut, and I just love her voice so much ![:love:](http://i.imgur.com/2smy76v.gif) I'm always happy to see her win big rankdowns! She's one of those artists who could win every rankdown and I would never get tired of it!!! I think it’s up there as one of the best debut singles in the history of Country Music. It’s just amazing. And one thing about her voice, she has a way of inserting her personality in the delivery of every song she ever cut. Not many artists can do that, and she absolutely is a better vocalist because the listener FEELS her emotion in the way she sings it. I’ve always loved her for that.
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Post by toomuchboy on Jul 26, 2022 21:07:35 GMT -5
Too bad Faith couldn't pull off a win for once, but at least Heads Carolina, Tails California is my favorite song by Jo Dee Messina.
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Post by tim on Jul 26, 2022 21:09:37 GMT -5
And now I can finally say that's a wrap, folks! I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone for both participating in a rankdown of this size and following along as well. As bboat11 and some of my other fellow Tractors know, I've been longing to host a year-end rankdown for 1996 for quite a few years and I think I can now breathe a sigh of relief that it has finally come to pass! This remains one of my all-time favorite years in country music as I continue to revisit so many of these songs even to this very day. Oh, but wait...we're not quite done yet haha! There still remain two more year-end rankdowns to complete for the 90s with those being 1991 and 1995. Both of those will likely be coming in 2023, so I look forward to seeing y'all again soon. Until then, thanks again!
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 26, 2022 21:16:28 GMT -5
Thanks for hosting tim! I was not familiar with this list much, as I was -3 year old back then, but I made many great discoveries. It was also nice to many of my favs are also liked by many posters here. Looking forward to trying the last two YE RDs in the 90s.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 26, 2022 21:51:38 GMT -5
This was the most perfect option for the top 2 after Deana got punted. Jo Dee's song is one of THE quintessential uptempo bops of the 90s, and Faith's song is easily one of her all-time best and one of the most cutting and beautiful power ballads I've ever heard. "Blue Clear Sky" is basically THE best windows-down summer driving song of all time. Except for literally the song that actually did win the rankdown. There's a reason why Cole Swindell stole the melody! 😂😂😂
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 26, 2022 21:56:53 GMT -5
"Blue Clear Sky" should have won, its a fantastic tune and one of George's very best! However since it didn't, I'm thrilled that "Heads Carolina, Tails California" did! Such an amazing jam! I will never use Cole Swindell's copycat song when the original is so flawless! Thanks for hosting tim and I'm glad a song I actually like won :kii:
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 26, 2022 22:03:22 GMT -5
Congratulations to Jo Dee, and congratulations to 🌺CountryLineDancer !!! This basic taste is rare for you, but nice to see! ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/aSdDjxeFubxIlbMzpKXc.gif) "Heads Carolina" is an ICONIC debut, and I just love her voice so much ![:love:](http://i.imgur.com/2smy76v.gif) I'm always happy to see her win big rankdowns! She's one of those artists who could win every rankdown and I would never get tired of it!!! And one thing about her voice, she has a way of inserting her personality in the delivery of every song she ever cut. Not many artists can do that, and she absolutely is a better vocalist because the listener FEELS her emotion in the way she sings it. I’ve always loved her for that. That is definitely one of her biggest strengths for me as well. Few singers can do an upbeat uptempo that lifts your spirits, while also being able to wreck you with a languishing ballad the next, as well as Jo Dee Messina. Her sass is unmatched, but the vocal performance of something like "Even God Must Get the Blues" is absolutely masterclass. I feel like she should be remembered a lot better than she is as an artist. She has a few HUGE singles that are forever engrained in country radio gold playlists, but her status as an artist definitely took a hit from being saddled to Curb Records. If she'd been on a major label, she probably would've had a longer shelf life (they just flat-out killed her career in 2006) and I'm sad that their ineptitude as a label took a toll on how well her legacy has held up. If nothing else, it's great to see a little bit of a rejuvenation/introduction of her to a younger crowd through Cole's new single.
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Post by nathanalbright on Jul 26, 2022 22:12:35 GMT -5
Looking forward to the last two rankdowns of the 90s.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jul 27, 2022 17:10:02 GMT -5
Wow…what a Top 5, especially as it actually managed to still be shocking! What on EARTH is Deana doing outside the Top 2?! “Strawberry Wine” is easily one of the most iconic songs of all time, regardless of what genre it came from. It’s just undeniable. That said, I’m very happy to see Faith be the one to wrestle out a runner-up finish! What a thrill for me, as she’s long been one of my absolute favorites and is even on my label with castleoblivion26’s PCT50 chart. (Vote for “You’re Still Here” if you would! Please ![:giggle:](//storage.proboards.com/1258812/images/KYziZwTotWGtjvzyvGqr.gif) ) If it wasn’t Deana, there was literally no other correct option but Jo Dee. That is the most iconic song of the entire 90s decade in country music, right there alongside “Fancy.” Very glad to see her win, and to see the tiny little resurgence of her popularity and relevance thanks to Cole Swindell! Thanks for hosting tim and I very much look forward to 1991 and 1995! Whether that be to actually participate or just watch along as I did here.
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Post by ccarter1023 on Jul 28, 2022 8:06:53 GMT -5
Thank you tim for such a fun rankdown. Although I think Deana had the best song that year and after she exited I was hoping for Faith, JoDee winning is okay too. Thanks again!
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