1980: Rate the #1's of the 1980's

[Earl Purple]

Oct 14, 2011 18:48:11 GMT 1 Smurfie said:

I'll leave it down to you whether you want to base your vote on Too Much Too Young or The Specials Live! e.p. as a whole. I am guessing Too Much Too Young was the lead track. My knowledge for The Specials = 0.

I bought the EP. Too Much Too Young was the lead track and I think the only one on the EP they wrote themselves. The second track was the theme from Guns Of Navarone and the others I think were old ska classics.

[darkstar79]

01 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
10 The Specials AKA ft Rico - The Specials Live!
00 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The Country
07 Blondie - Atomic
05 Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful
09 The Jam - Going Underground
09 Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl
06 Blondie - Call Me
10 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
00 Johnny Logan - What's Another Year
00 M*A*S*H - Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
06 Don McLean - Crying
07 Olivia Newton John & the Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
04 Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
06 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
08 David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
07 The Jam - Start!
00 Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
00 Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
00 Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love
07 Blondie - The Tide Is High
05 ABBA - Super Trouper
04 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
00 St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma

[vya]

09- Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
09- The Specials AKA ft Rico - The Specials Live!
04- Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The Country
10- Blondie - Atomic
05- Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful
09- The Jam - Going Underground
07- Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl
07- Blondie - Call Me
06- Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
02- Johnny Logan - What's Another Year
07- M*A*S*H - Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
04- Don McLean - Crying
07- Olivia Newton John & the Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
06- Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
09- ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
08- David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
07- The Jam - Start!
03- Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
08- Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
08- Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love
07- Blondie - The Tide Is High
07- ABBA - Super Trouper
07- John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
00- St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma

Really good year musically - unusually reflected in the quality of (most of) the number 1s. But what a comedown at the end of the year....

[Smurfie]

Will close this at the end of this month, and move onto rate the #2's of the 1980's.

[Smurfie]

*CLOSED*

(Although a couple of days short of the month end).

Results up shortly...........

[Smurfie]

Many thanks to the following for their votes:

Gezza76, Vas Tariner, Smokeyb, Evansabove, Earl Purple, Suedehead, Robertlee, Ad1, Shireblogger, Andy, Rubcale, Raliverpool, Purplecarebear, The Moose, Dave, Thorney, Coolchristie, Darkstar79, Vya.

[Smurfie]

And here are the results:

And most definitely bottom of the pile with the lowest average rate in the 1980's #1's so far:

24: St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma (0.50 pts)

Yikes! Officially worse than Joe Dolce to Haven.

[Smurfie]

23 - 4

23: Johnny Logan - What's Another Year (1.75 pts)
22: M*A*S*H - Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) (3.65)
21: Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The Country (3.90)
20: Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (4.40)
19: Don McLean - Crying (4.75)
18: Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (4.90)
17: John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over (5.00)
16: Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out (5.25)
15: Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl (5.35)
14: The Jam - Start! (5.60)
13: Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me (5.70)
12: Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love (5.85)
=10: The Specials AKA ft Rico - The Specials Live! (6.55)
=10: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (6.55)
9: Blondie - The Tide Is High (6.85)
8: The Jam - Going Underground (6.90)
7: Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (6.95)
6: Olivia Newton John & the Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu (7.00)
5: Blondie - Call Me (7.50)
4: ABBA - Super Trouper (7.70)

[Smurfie]

#3 - ABBA - The Winner Takes It All



Average = 8.02


#2 - David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes



Average = 8.60


And joining these, with the highest average vote so far....

1989: Blackbox - Ride On Time 8.5
1988: Yazz - The Only Way Is Up 7.64
1987: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 8.06
1986: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 8
1985: Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 7.61
1984: Wham – Freedom 7.21
1983: Michael Jackson – Billie Jean 7.35
1982: Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen 7.36
1981: Human League - Don't You Want Me 8.36



#1 - Blondie - Atomic



Average: 8.70

[Smurfie]

Thank you all for your votes - the #2's of the 1980's coming up shortly.

1980's Rate Leaderboard:

1989: Blackbox - Ride On Time 8.5
1988: Yazz - The Only Way Is Up 7.64
1987: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 8.06
1986: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 8
1985: Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 7.61
1984: Wham – Freedom 7.21
1983: Michael Jackson – Billie Jean 7.35
1982: Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen 7.36
1981: Human League - Don't You Want Me 8.36
1980: Blondie - Atomic 8.70

[evansabove]

What a fantastic top 3. 1980 was a great year for music

[Earl Purple]

I knew those would be the top 3, and Atomic is the highest scoring #1 of the 80s. Ashes To Ashes is the second highest and would have won any other year.

I gave 10 to both of them but top #1 of the year is actually Ashes To Ashes.

[Admin]

It's not a bad Top 12 really.
Cheers Smurfie.