2022 Country Rankdown (Revealing!)

[SHOOTER]

Feb 28, 2023 23:10:10 GMT -5 Fire said:

why is wasted on you still in lol

even Pulse has a perpetual boner for W*llen. He only said the word ONCE anyway.

[HeyHeyHey]

“Water Under The Bridge” is so infectious! I’ve been a big Sam Hunt fan since “Leave The Night On” and he’s never really disappointed me.

I saw him in concert last summer and he was a really fun performer, but also had some really nice vulnerable moments too like when he sang “Start Nowhere”. Just thinking about it makes me ready for concert season to start up again!

Edit: His new diss track about Walmart/his exes mom is very weird though…

[bboat11]

Feb 28, 2023 23:17:33 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Feb 28, 2023 23:10:10 GMT -5 Fire said:

why is wasted on you still in lol

even Pulse has a perpetual boner for W*llen. He only said the word ONCE anyway.

Why should he be in trouble for saying it once when rappers say it all the time?? #outtakesfromthecountryforum

[bboat11]

Since lots of people will be checking out this thread tonight and tomorrow as they get caught up on the previous set of reveals, here is some shameless promo for a couple of other rankdowns!!

castleoblivion26 is hosting a rankdown for Carly Pearce's recent album, 29: Written in Stone.

And I am also hosting a rankdown for Kelsea Ballerini's new album, SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Just wanted to hype them up here since they are both very popular albums from very popular artists who will appeal to a broader crowd than the typical country rankdowns. I'd love to see both of them get to 20+ participants, and you guys will definitely be the best ones to help us get there!

Both are due by the end of this week, so feel free to jump in within the next few days!!

[Darkest Hour]

If we go by the results of Hot 100 rankdown, Beers On Me and Take My Name should be out soon.

Personally though, Truth About You is overstaying by at least 20 reveals already, but I feel the purge of lesser-known artists will continue.

[312999]

I forgot that Beers On Me is still in. That one IMO is also massively overstaying.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Downtown Baby is a catchy tune that does not deserve neither the hate on this board nor the flop on the chart. It received 45+ adds and only made it to #59? I mean what’s the point of adding a song and not playing it? It’s almost like radio stations checked Pulse’s lukewarm responses and decided not to play after the adds.

[austin]

Downtown Baby wasted a catchy chorus melody on some of the dumbest lyrics we saw last year.

Also the verses sound like a completely different song and are better suited for Broadway than country music.

The song is awful.

[Darkest Hour]

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{Rankdown closeness (110-71)}1. fearlessarrow 11.325
2. lady𝓐fan 13.175
3. castleoblivion26 14.825
4. Fanstar1 16.35
5. tim 17.45
6. austin 18.05
7. Darkest Hour 18.625
8. 312999 18.875
9. .indulgecountry 19.1
10. taylor is terrified 19.775
11. wrip 19.825
12. zaclord 🌈 19.925
13. Troublemaker 19.975
14. wavey. 21.2
15. SHOOTER 21.825
16. bboat11 21.85
17. bigd79 21.925
18. Fire 22.375
19. zdm1998 22.4
20. bigfan101 22.675
21. kw9461 22.85
22. gardyfan 22.875
23. CoJoFan 23
24. Kanenrá:ke 23.025
25. HeyHeyHey 23.6
26. fireflies 25.175
27. someguy 25.25
28. LBTrocks 25.4
29. George Strait Junkie 26.075
30. nathanalbright 27.1
31. khan 27.725
32. superdave3556 28.5
33. 🌺CountryLineDancer 28.95
34. raylatch98 29.175
35. nuggie99 29.95

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{Perfect rankings (110-71)} bigfan101 3
tim 3
.indulgecountry 2
312999 2
austin 2
castleoblivion26 2
gardyfan 2
nuggie99 2
Darkest Hour 2
someguy 2
Fire 1
HeyHeyHey 1
khan 1
lady𝓐fan 1
SHOOTER 1
Troublemaker 1
wavey. 1
wrip 1
🌺CountryLineDancer 1

[raylatch98]

"Downtown Baby" only ranked so high for me because of that chorus. Seriously that chorus is so catchy.

The verses however are rather subpar.

Some other thoughts, happy to see "Water Under The Bridge" out as that has never connected with me in anyway. 

[Fanstar1]

Damn crazy one more time out already? Deserved to go at least a bit higher. Also Take My Name still not gone yet? Come on Y'all!

[.indulgecountry]

Feb 28, 2023 22:34:55 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

Feb 28, 2023 22:23:11 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

You're a son of a momma
You're a son of a dad

This song has some of the dumbest lyrics of anything I've heard in recent history. It's not a very good song outside of them, but I just cannot get over how stupid that opening line of the chorus is. It's also been hanging around clogging up chart space for what feels like 2 years. Please gtfo already.

It's used to contrast the SOB line and the first line "I called him everything under the sun", which means something you would call a person in a deragatory way. Calling the narrator "son of a momma/son of a dad" instead by his father in the chorus is the suppose nicer, heartwarming twist lol

Also not Walker Hayes fans talking cringy lyrics

It's... not a good lyric, lol. But kudos for trying to twist your mind to think otherwise!

Also not accusing me of being a "Walker Hayes fan" as a reason for invalidating my opinion. That's a new one. 💀

[Darkest Hour]

Mar 1, 2023 20:13:03 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

It's... not a good lyric, lol. But kudos for trying to twist your mind to think otherwise!

Also not accusing me of being a "Walker Hayes fan" as a reason for invalidating my opinion. That's a new one. 💀

I just don't think taking lyrics out of context and then say they are bad is fair.

Also the Walker Hayes fan is partly a joke because Walker Hayes is not mostly known for writing good lyrics.

[bboat11]

Well since there seem to be people here, I think it's a good time to continue! ;)

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CoJoFan -
nuggie99 -
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khan -
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austin -
SHOOTER -
George Strait Junkie -
wavey. -
fearlessarrow -
312999 -
LBTrocks -
Fire -
taylor is terrified -
lady𝓐fan -
raylatch98 -
HeyHeyHey -
🌺CountryLineDancer -
tim -
superdave3556 -
zdm1998 -
fireflies -
someguy -
bigd79 -
Cody Wants Out...
Gonza'90

[.indulgecountry]

Mar 1, 2023 7:27:23 GMT -5 austin said:

Downtown Baby wasted a catchy chorus melody on some of the dumbest lyrics we saw last year.

Also the verses sound like a completely different song and are better suited for Broadway than country music.

The song is awful.

It was far and away the worst female offering in this RD imo, so while I'm disappointed that it wasn't the first female track to bow out, I'm glad it didn't get too far. I sorta half-liked it the first few times I heard it, but it got old quick and now I find it pretty intolerable. Still kinda surprised it bombed the way it did after pulling in 45 initial adds... but I am also not saddened by that, lol.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

I would predict Parmalee, Jake Owen, Dierks Bentley, Mitchell Tenpenny, and Priscilla Block to leave tonight.

[.indulgecountry]

Mar 1, 2023 20:16:58 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

Mar 1, 2023 20:13:03 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

It's... not a good lyric, lol. But kudos for trying to twist your mind to think otherwise!

Also not accusing me of being a "Walker Hayes fan" as a reason for invalidating my opinion. That's a new one. 💀

I just don't think taking lyrics out of context and then say they are bad is fair.

It's not out of context at all tho? That doesn't change those lyrics from being dumb, lol. Every human being on Earth is a son of a momma and a son of daddy. It reminds me of Rihanna's "Man Down" lyric where she contemplated that the person who got shot 'could've been somebody's son.' Feels like a bad attempt at being "deep" but the pool is indeed shallow.

That part also has an awfully grating melody that adds to my dislike for it. The way he pauses and delivers those lines creates an unnecessary separation it from the message in the line that follows it.

[bboat11]

70. "While You're Gone" - Drew Parker

Billboard Peak: #42

 

Total: 2193

Average: 62.66

Std Dev: 25.94

nuggie99 - 4

HeyHeyHey - 15
George Strait Junkie - 18

Fire - 25
zaclord 🌈 - 27
wrip - 30

kw9461 - 33

fearlessarrow - 42
🌺CountryLineDancer - 45
Darkest Hour - 47
LBTrocks - 48

bboat11 - 55
castleoblivion26 - 58

Troublemaker - 61
CoJoFan - 61
lady𝓐fan - 63
.indulgecountry - 65
SHOOTER - 65
khan - 66

gardyfan - 72
austin - 72
someguy - 74
bigd79 - 79

312999 - 81
tim - 82
Fanstar1 - 83
nathanalbright - 86
superdave3556 - 87
zdm1998 - 89
bigfan101 - 90
taylor is terrified - 90

wavey. - 91
raylatch98 - 95
Kanenrá:ke - 97
fireflies - 97

Cody Wants Out...

Gonza'90

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{Songs Remaining}5 Foot 9
7500 OBO
All Too Well
At The End Of A Bar
Back Then, Right Now
Beers On Me
Best Thing Since Backroads
Brown Eyes Baby
Bye Mom
Can’t Do Without Me
Circles Around This Town
Damn Strait
Doin’ This
Doing Life With Me
Don’t Come Lookin’
Down Home
Everyone She Knows
Everything She Ain’t
Fall In Love
Flower Shops
Gave It Back Broken
Ghost Story
Giving You Up
Good Day For Living
Half Of Me
Heart Like A Truck
HEARTFIRST
Hell Yeah
Holy Water
Human
I Bet You Think About Me
If I Was A Cowboy
Joy Of My Life
Last Night Lonely
Learn From It
Like I Love Country Music
Missing One
My Bar
Never Say Never
Never Til Now
Never Wanted To Be That Girl
New Truck
No Hard Feelings
Note To Self
Pick Me Up
Right On Time
She Had Me At Heads Carolina
Slide
Slow Down Summer
Something In The Orange
Son Of A Sinner
Songs About You
Strange
Sunrise Tells The Story
Take My Name
The Kind Of Love We Make
The Last Time
Til You Can’t
Truth About You
Wasted On You
We Did
What A Song Can Do
What My World Spins Around
Whiskey On You
Wild Hearts
Wilder Days
Wishful Drinking
With A Woman You Love
You Didn’t

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

I guess it was about the time, but "While You're Gone" has a really good melody + funny/dumb music video that I like. I wish it had become a bigger hit.

[bboat11]

Based on peak date, apparently "While You're Gone" should've been in the 2021 rankdown... Oh well, I can't always get it right when I assume a song might end up being a bigger hit in the upcoming year!

Personally I think this has a really Blake-Shelton-esque sound. But like, in a good way! I could hear this being a really successful hit for Blake!

[Darkest Hour]

It's astonishing that despite Luke Combs being very popular in country genre, none of the associated artists (Drew Parker, Jameson Rodgers, Ray Fulcher etc.) truly break out, while Morgan Wallen's do (HARDY, Ernest).

[.indulgecountry]

Mar 1, 2023 20:34:53 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

It's astonishing that despite Luke Combs being very popular in country genre, none of the associated artists (Drew Parker, Jameson Rodgers, Ray Fulcher etc.) truly break out, while Morgan Wallen's do (HARDY, Ernest).

Ernest has only had 1 radio single to date and it limped into the top 20 of the charts despite being a literal duet with Morgan Wallen. I'd say the jury's still out on him breaking through.

[bboat11]

69. "New Truck" - Dylan Scott

Billboard Peak: #1

 

Total: 2192

Average: 62.63

Std Dev: 26.81

superdave3556 - 9

🌺CountryLineDancer - 18

nuggie99 - 24
HeyHeyHey - 24
bigfan101 - 26
LBTrocks - 28

fireflies - 32
312999 - 37
Fire - 38

nathanalbright - 47

Darkest Hour - 51
CoJoFan - 52
wrip - 54
someguy - 54
.indulgecountry - 56
wavey. - 59

SHOOTER - 62
zaclord 🌈 - 64
gardyfan - 66
austin - 67

zdm1998 - 74
bboat11 - 79
Troublemaker - 80

castleoblivion26 - 81
fearlessarrow - 84
Fanstar1 - 84
Kanenrá:ke - 84
kw9461 - 85
khan - 89
lady𝓐fan - 90

bigd79 - 92
tim - 93
taylor is terrified - 96

George Strait Junkie - 105
raylatch98 - 108

Cody Wants Out...

Gonza'90

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{Songs Remaining}5 Foot 9
7500 OBO
All Too Well
At The End Of A Bar
Back Then, Right Now
Beers On Me
Best Thing Since Backroads
Brown Eyes Baby
Bye Mom
Can’t Do Without Me
Circles Around This Town
Damn Strait
Doin’ This
Doing Life With Me
Don’t Come Lookin’
Down Home
Everyone She Knows
Everything She Ain’t
Fall In Love
Flower Shops
Gave It Back Broken
Ghost Story
Giving You Up
Good Day For Living
Half Of Me
Heart Like A Truck
HEARTFIRST
Hell Yeah
Holy Water
Human
I Bet You Think About Me
If I Was A Cowboy
Joy Of My Life
Last Night Lonely
Learn From It
Like I Love Country Music
Missing One
My Bar
Never Say Never
Never Til Now
Never Wanted To Be That Girl
No Hard Feelings
Note To Self
Pick Me Up
Right On Time
She Had Me At Heads Carolina
Slide
Slow Down Summer
Something In The Orange
Son Of A Sinner
Songs About You
Strange
Sunrise Tells The Story
Take My Name
The Kind Of Love We Make
The Last Time
Til You Can’t
Truth About You
Wasted On You
We Did
What A Song Can Do
What My World Spins Around
Whiskey On You
Wild Hearts
Wilder Days
Wishful Drinking
With A Woman You Love
You Didn’t

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Mar 1, 2023 20:34:53 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

It's astonishing that despite Luke Combs being very popular in country genre, none of the associated artists (Drew Parker, Jameson Rodgers, Ray Fulcher etc.) truly break out, while Morgan Wallen's do (HARDY, Ernest).

It's quite a shame tho. I think those three you mentioned had great radio singles, which radio did not really take, unfortunately. Both of Ray's singles were pleasant listens, and I'm still quite bitter about how Missing One flopped. 

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

"New Truck" is a jam. Not feeling Can't Have Mine, however. 

[bboat11]

Another #1 hit bites the dust with the exit of Dylan Scott! "New Truck" is not a bad song by any means, but I am just soooo tired of his delivery after hearing it like 118 bajillion times during its entire year-long chart run...

[.indulgecountry]

I love Dylan Scott's voice, but his last few singles have been rather meh to me. This got old pretty quick and shouldn't have made it to #1 on the charts given its low impact.

[bboat11]

68. "Can't Do Without Me" - Chayce Beckham ft. Lindsay Ell

Billboard Peak: #46

 

Total: 2189

Average: 62.54

Std Dev: 22.60

LBTrocks - 14
312999 - 17

castleoblivion26 - 23

bboat11 - 38
austin - 39
Fanstar1 - 39

.indulgecountry - 45
fearlessarrow - 47
George Strait Junkie - 47
zdm1998 - 49
wrip - 50

Kanenrá:ke - 52
Darkest Hour - 53
wavey. - 55
raylatch98 - 55
fireflies - 59
khan - 59

bigd79 - 61
taylor is terrified - 61
SHOOTER - 63
bigfan101 - 68

Fire - 73
zaclord 🌈 - 76
HeyHeyHey - 79
someguy - 79
kw9461 - 79

Troublemaker - 81
🌺CountryLineDancer - 84
tim - 84
lady𝓐fan - 86
nathanalbright - 90

CoJoFan - 94
gardyfan - 95
superdave3556 - 97
nuggie99 - 98

Cody Wants Out...

Gonza'90

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{Songs Remaining}5 Foot 9
7500 OBO
All Too Well
At The End Of A Bar
Back Then, Right Now
Beers On Me
Best Thing Since Backroads
Brown Eyes Baby
Bye Mom
Circles Around This Town
Damn Strait
Doin’ This
Doing Life With Me
Don’t Come Lookin’
Down Home
Everyone She Knows
Everything She Ain’t
Fall In Love
Flower Shops
Gave It Back Broken
Ghost Story
Giving You Up
Good Day For Living
Half Of Me
Heart Like A Truck
HEARTFIRST
Hell Yeah
Holy Water
Human
I Bet You Think About Me
If I Was A Cowboy
Joy Of My Life
Last Night Lonely
Learn From It
Like I Love Country Music
Missing One
My Bar
Never Say Never
Never Til Now
Never Wanted To Be That Girl
No Hard Feelings
Note To Self
Pick Me Up
Right On Time
She Had Me At Heads Carolina
Slide
Slow Down Summer
Something In The Orange
Son Of A Sinner
Songs About You
Strange
Sunrise Tells The Story
Take My Name
The Kind Of Love We Make
The Last Time
Til You Can’t
Truth About You
Wasted On You
We Did
What A Song Can Do
What My World Spins Around
Whiskey On You
Wild Hearts
Wilder Days
Wishful Drinking
With A Woman You Love
You Didn’t

[bboat11]

I couldn't believe how many lower ranks we got for "Can't Do Without Me"! Sure there is definitely familiarity bias that is working against this and Chayce Beckham overall, but this one just sounds so fresh to me! The arrangement is like the perfect way to integrate neo-trad elements with a modern sound, as I can't help but fawn over the way the steel guitar is doing its thing throughout much of this arrangement. Also, Chayce and Lindsay sound pretty great together, and Lindsay herself has quite a bit of name-power on Pulse. Shame this couldn't get any higher!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Good, right Lindsay Ell's song left first.