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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 18:42:43 GMT -5
Stats for #30:
The first song to leave the top 30 only secured its spot in the final stretch, as it hadn't been a contender throughout its run. In total, four participants lose one of their top 10s, while another four shed a bottom 10 (with one of those being someone's last place!).
Best rankdown position: 24
Worst rankdown position: 79
Average: 43.33
SD Rank: 2nd Highest!
Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 4
Top 50s: 7
Bottom 30s: 1
Bottom 20s: 0
Bottom 10s: 4
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 18:43:05 GMT -5
30. “Feed Jake” - Pirates of the Mississippi Released: February 1991
Billboard Peak: #15 / Billboard Year-End: Did Not Chart Total: 780
Average: 43.33
Std Dev: 34.27 (2nd Highest!)  {Songs Remaining} Anymore Brand New Man Brother Jukebox Chasin' That Neon Rainbow Don't Rock The Jukebox Don't Tell Me What To Do Down At The Twist And Shout Down Home Down To My Last Teardrop 30. “Feed Jake” - Released:
Billboard Peak: # / Billboard Year-End: # {Songs Remaining}
Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Down To My Last Teardrop
Fancy
Ghost In This House
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
I've Come To Expect It From You
If I Know Me
In A Different Light
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
The Walk
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something Fancy Ghost In This House Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way) I'm That Kind Of Girl I've Come To Expect It From You If I Know Me In A Different Light Meet In The Middle New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame) Rumor Has It She's In Love With The Boy Small Town Saturday Night Someday Someday Soon The Chill of an Early Fall The Thunder Rolls The Walk You Know Me Better Than That You've Got To Stand For Something |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 18:50:02 GMT -5
"Feed Jake" was released in February 1991 as the third single the self-titled debut album of the Pirates of the Mississippi. The song is also the band's highest chart peak, having reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Despite spending most of its run as a top 40 contender, this song surged into the top 25 in the final moments, all thanks to taylor is terrified's top 15. However, it nearly plummeted out of the ranks just as quickly due to a last-minute near-last place vote from LBTrocks. This example is just one of the reasons why this song earned the title of the second most polarizing song in the rankdown, receiving as many top 10s as bottom 10s. Among those, bigd79 can take solace in the fact that his last-place song has finally exited. Nevertheless, the majority of the group ranked this song at or very near their top 30, with nuggie99, kw9461, sabre14, and Kanenrá:ke all placing it within their top 10. |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 18:55:39 GMT -5
I'm delighted to see "Feed Jake" secure a spot in the top 30, and it's well-deserved, as it's one of the most poignant songs of the year. As I mentioned in a previous post, Pirates of the Mississippi hold a special place for me, as they were the first concert I ever attended when I was probably just 8 years old as my mom took me to their performance at a local county fair in the summer of 1991. I've remained a devoted fan of theirs ever since and still find myself revisiting their debut album a few times each year.
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Post by nuggie99 on Oct 28, 2023 19:05:53 GMT -5
Top 30 for a song that peaked at 15 is good, I guess.
Side note: it amazes me how 3 people can listen to the same song and 1 lovesit, 1 hates it and 1 is "meh". Not just for this song, just in general.
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Post by taylor is terrified on Oct 28, 2023 19:05:55 GMT -5
That one line about being gay vs. straight really struck me. “If you get an ear pierced, some will call you gay, but if you drive a pick-up they’ll say, ‘Oh, you must be straight,’”
Also I love dogs with my whole heart so that earned this song a lot of points.
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:06:35 GMT -5
Stats for #29:
Up next is the first song to exit from this artist, who, up to this point, had remained unscathed. A trio of participants bid farewell with one of their top 10 placements with just as many dropping a bottom 30.
Best rankdown position: 7
Worst rankdown position: 35
Average: 43.00
SD Rank: 22nd Highest
Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 3
Top 50s: 7
Bottom 30s: 1
Bottom 20s: 2
Bottom 10s: 0
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:07:03 GMT -5
29. “I've Come To Expect It From You” - George Strait Released: October 1990
Billboard Peak: #1 / Billboard Year-End: #2 Total: 774
Average: 43.00
Std Dev: 28.03 {Songs Remaining}
Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Down To My Last Teardrop
Fancy
Ghost In This House
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
If I Know Me
In A Different Light
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
The Walk
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:14:13 GMT -5
"I've Come to Expect It from You" was released in October 1990 as the third and final single from George Strait's tenth studio album, Livin' It Up. The song reached the pinnacle of the charts, claiming the number 1 spot, where it remained for an impressive five weeks. Additionally, it was the second most played song of the year. This is the first of four songs by George Strait to exit the rankdown leaving "The Chill of an Early Fall", "If I Know Me", and "You Know Me Better Than That" in contention. Despite starting off as a top 10 contender, primarily due to George Strait Junkie's support, this song spent most of its run hovering in and around the top 25. It did, however, manage to maintain a presence in and around the top 20 for a significant portion of its run. It only slipped out of that range in the final stretch, thanks to consecutive bottom 20 rankings from CoJoFan and Kanenrá:ke. A near top 5 ranking from LBTrocks helped push it back inside the top 30 just as the rankdown was nearing its end. Unfortunately, bboat11 is the sole participant who lost a top 5 ranking. |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:19:34 GMT -5
Stats for #28:
Next to exit is the third and final song from this artist. This departure results in a trio of participants losing a top 10 position, including two top 5 rankings.
Best rankdown position: 12
Worst rankdown position: 54
Average: 42.44
SD Rank: 11th Highest
Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 3
Top 50s: 9
Bottom 30s: 0
Bottom 20s: 1
Bottom 10s: 2
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:20:34 GMT -5
28. “Down To My Last Teardrop” - Tanya Tucker Released: June 1991
Billboard Peak: #2 / Billboard Year-End: #27 Total: 764
Average: 42.44
Std Dev: 29.18 {Songs Remaining}
Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Fancy
Ghost In This House
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
If I Know Me
In A Different Light
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
The Walk
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:24:32 GMT -5
"Down to My Last Teardrop" was released in June 1991 as the first single from Tanya Tucker's album What Do I Do with Me. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1991, behind Brooks & Dunn's "Brand New Man". This song has earned the 11th spot as one of the most polarizing in the ranking, primarily because a trio of participants ranked it in their bottom 20, with nathanalbright even ranking it in his bottom 5. However, the majority of the group had a different perspective, with most placing it within or near their top 30. Notably, .indulgecountry gave it a top 3 spot, and someguy ranked it in his top 5. |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:31:44 GMT -5
Stats for #27:
Once the next song entered the top 30, it managed to mostly sustain its contender status for the entire duration of its run. This was largely thanks to the support of fourteen participants, with twelve of them ranking it within their top 40.
Best rankdown position: 23
Worst rankdown position: 60
Average: 42.00
SD Rank: 25th Lowest
Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 1
Top 50s: 13
Bottom 30s: 0
Bottom 20s: 1
Bottom 10s: 1
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:31:55 GMT -5
27. “In A Different Light” - Doug Stone Released: February 1991
Billboard Peak: #1 / Billboard Year-End: #5 Total: 756
Average: 42.00
Std Dev: 21.81 {Songs Remaining}
Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Fancy
Ghost In This House
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
If I Know Me
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
The Walk
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:35:12 GMT -5
"In a Different Light" was released in February 1991 as the fourth and final single from Doug Stone's self-titled debut album. It reached the pinnacle of the country charts, marking his first number one hit and also securing the fifth spot among the most-played songs of the year. Even though this track received only a single top 10 ranking from sabre14, it still managed to collect twelve top 40 rankings, in addition to a couple of top 50 placements. Interestingly, there were just two participants who didn't rank this song near their top half, with nathanalbright being one of them, ranking it within their bottom 10. This song did experience a minor setback in the final stretch when it received a second bottom 20 ranking from taylor is terrified. However, LBTrocks' final top 30 ranking helped bring it back into contention. |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:41:33 GMT -5
Stats for #26:
The last song of the night initially began as an early top 20 contender but spent most of its run hovering in and around the top 35. It only made a return to the top 30 as the rankdown was drawing to a close. One participant loses their runner-up for first place while another drops a bottom 10.
Best rankdown position: 19
Worst rankdown position: 54
Average: 41.94
SD Rank: 39th Highest
Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 1
Top 50s: 12
Bottom 30s: 2
Bottom 20s: 1
Bottom 10s: 1
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:42:34 GMT -5
26. “Ghost In This House” - Shenandoah Released: September 1990
Billboard Peak: #5 / Billboard Year-End: #70 Total: 755
Average: 41.94
Std Dev: 26.20 {Songs Remaining}
Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Fancy
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
If I Know Me
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
The Walk
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:49:03 GMT -5
"Ghost in This House" was released in September 1990 as the second single from Shenandoah's third studio album, Extra Mile, and reached number 5 on the country charts becoming their sixth top 5 hit. This song only received one top 5 ranking, with sabre14 placing it as his runner-up for first place. Nevertheless, it maintained a consistent presence as a top 35 contender for most of its run, with thirteen participants ranking it within their top half. Among them, ten had it placed within their top 40. Despite this support, there were a few who included it in their bottom 30, with nathanalbright giving it a sole bottom 10 ranking. It only managed to break into the top 30 just as the rankdown was nearing its conclusion. |
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:53:37 GMT -5
Listening to Shenandoah's "Ghost in This House," it's hard not to draw comparisons to Alison Krauss's haunting rendition. This is undeniably one of my all-time favorite covers, as Alison not only did justice to the song but may even have the edge in some aspects. However, the original version by Shenandoah remains a fan favorite that has stood the test of time. Both interpretations really do bring something unique to the song!
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:54:30 GMT -5
Here are the Top 25!
Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Fancy
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
If I Know Me
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
The Walk
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something
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Post by tim on Oct 28, 2023 19:56:35 GMT -5
Any unexpected surprises in the top 25? Which five songs do you think will be leaving before the top 20 is revealed? Stay tuned to find out!  |
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Post by gardyfan on Oct 28, 2023 20:06:32 GMT -5
Kind of surprised Aaron Tippin is still here but I don't really know anyone's thoughts one way or the other on him. Also glad The Walk is still here after early guesses that it would be out early.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 28, 2023 20:25:54 GMT -5
both "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" and "Down Home" need to leave.
other songs that should be among the next to go include:
"You Know Me Better Than That"
"Someday"
"Brother Jukebox"
"The Walk"
and "The Chill Of An Early Fall".
All great songs but the others are greater.
also "We Both Walk" and "Down To My Last Teardrop" leaving already is just wrong.
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 29, 2023 9:56:35 GMT -5
“Feed Jake” is so atrocious, only reason I can think of with all the high ranks is people like the lyrics cuz to me, the song is hot garbage musically.
Sad to see a George song out now. If I’m not mistaken, it may be my first top 10 loss? I don’t know lol
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Post by someguy on Oct 29, 2023 13:49:19 GMT -5
Sorry that this is my first comment, but every single time I’ve tried to look at it the website has been down. Finally, a George Strait song is gone. No reason for so many of them to be in the top 30.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 29, 2023 17:31:12 GMT -5
I figured "Feed Jake" was on borrowed time; top 30 is a great place for it to leave at, though.
Fun fact: My mom was inspired to name one of our first dogs Jake based on this song. He was a golden retriever that had a super-friendly demeanor and gave us plenty of company throughout most of the 90s before I started school and even into the mid 2000s about halfway through high school (sadly, he passed away from stomach cancer in 2005; I even remember the vet we took him to even though it's been closed up for years now).
Dogs are awesome. I still miss my beagle pup over three years later; I wouldn't wish what he went through the last several months of his life on anybody (and I do mean anybody).
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Post by tim on Oct 29, 2023 18:05:10 GMT -5
Happy Sunday evening, Tractors! It's time to unveil the next set of songs, bringing us closer to revealing your top 20 songs of 1991. Without further ado, let's get started. The first song is coming up in three, two, one... |
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Post by tim on Oct 29, 2023 18:06:45 GMT -5
Stats for #25:
The first song to depart from the top 25 is one that consistently held its ground throughout its time in the rankings. One participant loses their second-place song while another bids farewell to their lowest-ranked song.
Best rankdown position: 17
Worst rankdown position: 80
Average: 41.61
SD Rank: 13th Highest
Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 4
Top 50s:
Bottom 30s: 1
Bottom 20s: 1
Bottom 10s: 1
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Post by tim on Oct 29, 2023 18:06:58 GMT -5
25. “The Walk” - Sawyer Brown Released: June 1991
Billboard Peak: #2 / Billboard Year-End: #46 Total: 749
Average: 41.61
Std Dev: 29.02 {Songs Remaining}Anymore
Brand New Man
Brother Jukebox
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Don't Rock The Jukebox
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Down At The Twist And Shout
Down Home
Fancy
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)
I'm That Kind Of Girl
If I Know Me
Meet In The Middle
New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)
Rumor Has It
She's In Love With The Boy
Small Town Saturday Night
Someday
Someday Soon
The Chill of an Early Fall
The Thunder Rolls
You Know Me Better Than That
You've Got To Stand For Something |
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Post by tim on Oct 29, 2023 18:14:13 GMT -5
"The Walk” was released in June 1991 as the third and final single Sawyer Brown's seventh studio album, Buick, and peaked at number 2 becoming their sixth top 5 country hit. Despite a modest start with George Strait Junkie, residing initially in the bottom 30, this track rapidly ascended into the top 20, courtesy of early top 10 placements by both kw9461 and bigd79. However, its upward momentum came to an abrupt halt during the rankdown when bboat11 placed it dead last on his list. This pushed it to the back of the top 30, from which it struggled to shake off. A second-place ranking by gardyfan provided just enough support to keep it in contention for a spot in the top 25. |
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