Rated Bananarama Releases - The Results

[acidburn]

First of all thank you to everyone who have voted in my Bananarama thread over the last couple of weeks and now here finally are the results you have all been waiting for, so please no more voting in the Bananarama results thread because the votes are now over and will not be counted.

Note that not of the tracks have been voted for so that's why they have different percentages at the side such as /70 or /40.

1. Love In The First Degree 67/70
2. I Want You Back 54/60
3. Venus 51/60
4. I Heard A Rumour 50/50
5. Robert De Niro’s Waiting 49/60
5. Preacher Man 49/60
5. Love Truth And Honesty 49/60
6. Long Train Running 46/60
7. Cruel Summer 45/60
8. I Can’t Help It 44/60
9. Only Your Love 43/60
10. Move In My Direction 42/50
10. Look On The Floor (Hypnotic Tango) 42/50
11. Last Thing On My Mind 38/50
12. More Than Physical 37/50
13. Really Saying Something 36/60
13. Rough Justice 36/50
13. Movin’ On 36/40
14. Nathan Jones 35/60
14. More, More, More 35/50
15. It Ain’t What You Do 34/60
15. A Trick Of The Night 34/40
16. Help 33/60
17. Na, Na, Hey, Hey Goodbye 31/60
17. Shy Boy 31/50
18. Do Not Disturb 26/40
18. Tripping On Your Love 26/40
19. Hot Line To Heaven 17/30
20. Cheers Then 16/30
21. Aie A Mwana 14/40


SUMMARY
Well not surprisingly "Love In The First Degree" came out on top with 67/70 the only track to be voted for in all 7 votes. "I Want You Back 2nd with 54/60, Venus narrowly beating I Heard A Rumour just by one vote, note that "I Heard A Rumour" scored perfect 10s in all 5 votes and a 3 way tie rounding off the top 5 with "Robert De Niro's Waiting", Preacher Man and Love Truth And Honesty the last 2 are quite a suprise considering that they weren't even Bananarama's biggest hits or one of.

Long Train Running, Cruel Summer, I Can't Help It and Only Your Love taking up 6,7,8 and 9 positions with just one point each separting them and Move In My Direction and Look On The Floor rounding of the top 10 respectivly both at joint position.

Last Thing On My Mind and More Than Physical both at 11 and 12 which is a huge shock despite being great tracks but neither cracked the top 40 in the UK charts, Really Saying Something, Rough Justice and Movin' On each at a 3 way tie for the 13 position and 2 covers Nathan Jones and More More More taking at the #14 position. It Ain't What You Do is rather surprisingly low at #15 joint with one of my fave tracks A Trick Of The Night, Help at #16 another cover even though it can't be compared to the Beatles original it's still a fun cover, and again 2 of Bananarama's massive hits Shy Boy and Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye joint #17 is shockingly low.

Two of they're minor hits Do Not Disturb and Tripping On Your Love joint 18 which isn't too much of a surprise, Hot Line To Heaven a fine track but sadly didn't get many votes at #19, as did Cheers Then at #20 and lastly Aie A Mwana ironicly in last position because it's they're first ever hit not many people know that because it charted poorly and never had a music video.

So Again Thanks to everyone who've voted

[o]

Thank you, nice to see my fave Venus in 3rd, and Only your love in 9th. I have deep sea skiving on vinyl

[Jan]

The whole Top is great! I would've loved to have seen Cruel Summer higher, but then again most of the under 30s have never heard the song before, shocking how time flies.

[-Big Dan-]

I heard the Ace Of Base cover before the original.

[Smurfie]

subhuman said:

I heard the Ace Of Base cover before the original.

Then you are a very lucky man!

[Smurfie]

Thanks for doing this Acidburn, a FANTASTIC number one, we must all have good taste in Bananarama songs!