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My Favourite Artists of All Time 1. The Beatles 2. Newsboys 3. George Harrison 4. Larry Norman 5. Pink Floyd 6. U2 7. David Bowie 8. Jimi Hendrix / Experience 9. Paul McCartney / Wings 10. Radiohead 11. Arcade Fire 12. Led Zeppelin 13. The Monkees 14. Cat Stevens / Yusuf 15. John Lennon 16. Simon & ...

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34. George Michael I feel justified in being a George Michael fan knowing that the founder of Acclaimed Music is also a fan. :music-listening: Nice playlist! I have also been making a Spotify playlist of my favourite artists (although I've been limiting it to one song per artist). It's a nice way o...

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Shine a Light You Can't Always Get What You Want Ruby Tuesday Gimme Shelter Paint It, Black Street Fighting Man Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 19th Nervous Breakdown Wild Horses Stray Cat Blues Sympathy for the Devil Miss You Mother's Little Helper She's a Rainbow Time Is on My Side [w/ guitar ...

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A lot less John Williams than I would have expected (no Star Wars: A New Hope; Superman; Raiders of the Lost Ark?), and for a list that has Vangelis at #1, I am shocked that the far more iconic Chariots of Fire score is not on the list.

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Oof, didn't expect to see Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence tumble 10 spots even while gaining my #1 vote. It is surprising. Upon further inspection, the song did move further down DaveC and Live in Phoenix's ballots from their previous lists, and aside from your vote, only appeared on 1 new ballot. By...

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[spotifyplaylist]http://open.spotify.com/user/dbone828/playlist/5LQ13ODOj4NDlJo0qDo8oM?si=aCNvoWtVQbWTcal0lq0Qqg[/spotifyplaylist] Top 200 Song tally by decade: pre-1890 = 7 1890s = 4 1900s = 0 1910s = 1 1920s = 0 1930s = 2 1940s = 8 1950s = 24 1960s = 33 1970s = 28 1980s = 43 1990s = 23 2000s = 17 ...

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★ 1 ★ Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love Year: 1963 Composer: Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector Original Release: A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Album_A_Christmas_Gift_For_You_From_Philles_Records_cover.jpg/22...

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❄ 2 ❄ Fairytale of New York The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl Year: 1987 Composer: Jem Finer / Shane MacGowan Original Release: If I Should Fall from Grace with God https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/56/FairytaleOfNewYork.jpg/220px-FairytaleOfNewYork.jpg 2017 rank: #5 (+3) Points: 1758...

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❄ 3 ❄ The Christmas Song Nat King Cole (The King Cole Trio) Year: 1946 Composer: Robert Wells / Mel Tormé Original Release: Non-album single https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/The_Christmas_Song_King_Cole_Trio_1946_78RPM_vinyl_12-inch.jpg/220px-The_Christmas_Song_King_Cole_Trio_19...

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❄ 4 ❄ Happy Xmas (War Is Over) John Lennon & Yoko Ono Year: 1971 Composer: John Lennon / Yoko Ono Original Release: Non-album single https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Happy_Xmas_%28War_is_Over%29.jpg/220px-Happy_Xmas_%28War_is_Over%29.jpg 2017 rank: #2 (-2) Points: 1666.4 Ballots...

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❄ 5 ❄ White Christmas Bing Crosby Year: 1942 Composer: Irving Berlin Original Release: Song Hits from Holiday Inn https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/Decca18429A.jpg/220px-Decca18429A.jpg 2017 rank: #4 (-1) Points: 1635.0 Ballots: 20 Biggest fan: Dexter (#1) http://open.spotify.com...

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❄ 10 ❄ Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms Year: 1957 Composer: Joe Beal / Jim Boothe Original Release: Non-album single https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Single_Bobby_Helms-Jingle_Bell_Rock_cover.jpg/220px-Single_Bobby_Helms-Jingle_Bell_Rock_cover.jpg 2017 rank: #6 (-4) Points: 1306.1 ...

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❄ 20 ❄ Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy David Bowie & Bing Crosby Year: 1977 Composer: Ian Fraser / Larry Grossman / Alan Kohan / Harry Simeone / K.K. Davis / Henry Onorati Original Release: Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (TV special), later as non-album single (1982) https://upload.wikimed...

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❄ 30 ❄ A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives Year: 1964 Composer: Johnny Marks Original Release: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , later on Have a Holly Jolly Christmas (1965) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/A_Holly_Jolly_Christmas_-_Burl_Ives.jpg/220px-A_Holly_Jolly_Christmas_-_Bur...

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❄ 40 ❄ Father Christmas The Kinks Year: 1977 Composer: Ray Davies Original Release: Non-album single https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Father_Christmas_cover.jpg/220px-Father_Christmas_cover.jpg 2017 rank: #52 (+12) Points: 553.4 Ballots: 8 Biggest fan: VanillaFire1000 (#4) http:...

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❄ 50 ❄ Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town The Crystals Year: 1963 Composer: J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie Original Release: A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Album_A_Christmas_Gift_For_You_From_Philles_Records_cover.jpg/220px-Album_A_Chr...

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❄ 60 ❄ Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord Boney M. Year: 1978 Composer: Jester Hairston / Frank Farian / Fred Jay / Lorin Original Release: Non-album single, later on Christmas Album (1981) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Boney_M._-_Mary%27s_Boy_Child_%281978%29.jpg/220px-Boney_M._-...

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❄ 70 ❄ Winter Tori Amos Year: 1992 Composer: Tori Amos Original Release: Little Earthquakes https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Tori_Amos_-_Winter.jpg/220px-Tori_Amos_-_Winter.jpg 2017 rank: #181 (+111) Points: 352.6 Ballots: 4 Biggest fan: The_Claw (#1) http://open.spotify.com/tra...

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❄ 80 ❄ Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Year: 2009 Composer: Sharon Jones / Bosco Mann Original Release: Non-album single https://i.scdn.co/image/5a12ee402e8e84b0863a3236ee155ec4a0f4a78a 2017 rank: #49 (-31) Points: 313.7 Ballots: 5 Biggest fan: Charlie Driggs (#4) htt...

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❄ 90 ❄ Christmas in Cape Town Randy Newman Year: 1983 Composer: Randy Newman Original Release: Trouble in Paradise https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Randy_Newman-Trouble_in_Paradise_%28album_cover%29.jpg 2017 rank: #57 (-33) Points: 272.9 Ballots: 4 Biggest fan: Charlie Driggs (#17) ht...

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❄ 100 ❄ Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) The Darkness Year: 2003 Composer: Justin Hawkins / Dan Hawkins / Frankie Poullain / Ed Graham Original Release: Permission to Land (Christmas Edition) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/The_Darkness_Christmas.jpg/220px-The_Darkness_...

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❄ 110 ❄ Gabriel's Message Sting Year: 1985 Composer: Traditional Original Release: B-side to "Russians" (single), later on A Very Special Christmas (1987) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Russians_Sting_vinyl_Commonwealth_Realms.jpg/220px-Russians_Sting_vinyl_Commonwealth_Realms...

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❄ 120 ❄ Silent Night The Temptations Year: 1980 Composer: Franz Grüber / Joseph Mohr Original Release: Give Love at Christmas (note: The Temptations had previously recorded a version of "Silent Night" for their 1970 album The Temptations Christmas Card , but the top two voters specified that it is ...

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❄ 130 ❄ White Christmas Darlene Love Year: 1963 Composer: Irving Berlin Original Release: A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Album_A_Christmas_Gift_For_You_From_Philles_Records_cover.jpg/220px-Album_A_Christmas_Gift_For_You_From_Phille...

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❄ 140 ❄ Lonely Man of Winter Sufjan Stevens Year: 2018 Composer: Sufjan Stevens Original Release: Non-album single https://t2.genius.com/unsafe/220x220/https%3A%2F%2Fimages.genius.com%2F0ee8c09e3818d1649f4afe19c6202fd0.1000x1000x1.jpg 2017 rank: N/A Points: 154.2 Ballots: 2 Biggest fan: TheLastEnem...

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❄ 150 ❄ Someday at Christmas Stevie Wonder Year: 1967 Composer: Ron Miller / Bryan Wells Original Release: Someday at Christmas https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/Someday_at_Christmas_%28Stevie_Wonder_album%29_cover_art.jpg/220px-Someday_at_Christmas_%28Stevie_Wonder_album%29_cove...

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❄ 160 ❄ Christmas Island Leon Redbone Year: 1988 Composer: Lyle Moraine Original Release: Christmas Island http://img2-ak.lst.fm/i/u/300x300/e41905fbc7cd4f8a82e1e3ae038a8a40.jpg 2017 rank: #117 (-43) Points: 138.3 Ballots: 2 Biggest fan: VanillaFire1000 (#6) http://open.spotify.com/track/6zyBxmPeAp...

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❄ 170 ❄ Merry Christmas, Baby Bruce Springsteen Year: 1987 Composer: Lou Baxter / Johnny Moore Original Release: A Very Special Christmas https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/A_Very_Special_Christmas.jpg/220px-A_Very_Special_Christmas.jpg 2017 rank: #205 (+35) Points: 132.7 Ballots:...

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❄ 180 ❄ Present Without a Bow Kacey Musgraves feat. Leon Bridges Year: 2016 Composer: Kacey Musgraves / Leon Bridges / Austin Jenkins / Luke Laird Original Release: A Very Kacey Christmas https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Averykaceychristmas.jpg/220px-Averykaceychristmas.jpg 2017...

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❄ 190 ❄ Baby, It's Cold Outside Dean Martin Year: 1959 Composer: Frank Loesser Original Release: A Winter Romance https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Dean_Martin_-_A_Winter_Romance.jpg 2017 rank: #286 (+96) Points: 118.9 Ballots: 2 Biggest fan: Listguy (#22) http://open.spotify.com/track...

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❄ 200 ❄ The Angel Gabriel Maddy Prior with the Carnival Band Year: 1987 Composer: Traditional, arr. Andy Watts, words Sabine Baring-Gould Original Release: A Tapestry of Carols https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/A_tapestry_of_carols.jpg/220px-A_tapestry_of_carols.jpg 2017 rank: N/...

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A big thanks those of you who participated in AcclaimedMusic's 5th annual survey dedicated to Christmas songs! We now have a total of 33 unique users who have contributed to the survey, and with 11 first-time contributors, that is a 50% increase over the number of ballots counted last year! The foll...

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StevieFan13 wrote:For the record: Akhenaten and I both mean the same artist for It Feels Like Christmas. I just credited the specific Muppet perfotmer for the Ghost of Christmas Present (same guy who played the Count on Sesame Street, who has some good Christmas songs of his own).

Thanks for letting me know!

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Neil wrote:4. Temptations / Silent Night

Do you prefer the 1970 version from The Temptations Christmas Card or the 1980 version from Give Love at Christmas?

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Wonder how "Baby, It's Cold Outside" will fare now that we are at the height of the #MeToo movement? I'm going to guess that it will have little or no effect on the results this year. "Baby It's Cold Outside" never fared well in the survey. Norah Jones & Willie Nelson, Dean Martin, Raekwon and Ray ...

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Jap123 wrote:Would songs like Only You and The Power of Love which are always associated with christmas (In the UK at least) but not explicitly christmas-themed be eligible?

Sure!

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Akhenaten wrote:As it's almost Christmas and as a fan of the Christmas song, thought I'd post a list of my favourite Christmas songs (ho ho ho)...

I love it! Would you like me to include your list in the AMF Survey ❄ Top 100 Christmas Songs (2018) survey this year?

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There are just 8 days left until Christmas! For the last four years, I have asked users to participate in a survey of our top favourite songs celebrating or related to the Christmas season (or winter, etc.) My sincerest apologies for not starting this sooner. December seems to be the busiest time o...

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Here is a quick list: 30. “Way Down in the Hole” (Franks Wild Years, 1987) 29. “Georgia Lee” (Mule Variations, 1999) 28. “Hoist That Rag” (Real Gone, 2004) 27. “What’s He Building?” (Mule Variations, 1999) 26. “Hell Broke Luce” (Bad As Me, 2011) 25. “Dirt in the Ground” (Bone Machine, 1992) 24. “Joh...

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100 Oldest Living Musicians

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Here are the albums that have finished in the top 10 of Rolling Stone's every year-end lists since 2012, which could be an indicator of what they may add in a future update: 2012 1. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball 2. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 3. Jack White - Blunderbuss 4. Bob Dylan - Tempest 5...

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Very cool list! Keep up the great work! Curious to see the full list in its entirety.

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Their way of saying they will never induct any of these artists into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Here is a quick list: Richard Pryor George Carlin Lenny Bruce Louis C.K. Chris Rock Joan Rivers Jerry Seinfeld Bill Cosby Dave Chappelle Mort Sahl Steve Martin Robin Williams Bill Hicks Andy Kaufman Steven Wright Billy Connolly Bill Burr Kevin Hart Albert Brooks Mitch Hedberg Bob Newhart Jonathan Wi...

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I hope more people listen to White Wine in the Sun for next year's poll. Really beautiful song. (I'm also a little surprised that I'm the only person who voted for Dick in a Box...and that Snow (Hey Oh) counted as a Christmas song). I feel the same way about Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Christma...

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Artists with multiple songs in Top 100 Bing Crosby (5) "White Christmas" (#4) "Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy" (#20) "Jingle Bells" (#79) "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (#83) "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (#89) Vince Guaraldi Trio (4) "Christmas Time Is Here" (#10) "Linus and Lucy"...

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- | - | 429 | 501 Snow (Hey Oh) | Red Hot Chili Peppers [/i] | ( 42.500 pts ) 1 ballot - | - | 432 | 501 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | The Supremes [/i] | ( 42.500 pts ) 1 ballot - | - | - | 501 Nuttin' for Christmas | Barry Gordon [/i] | ( 42.500 pts ) 1 ballot - | - | 412 | 504 Christmas Canon ...

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238 | 179 | 322 | 403 Christmas Time | Bryan Adams [/i] | ( 55.435 pts ) 1 ballot 209 | 220 | 347 | 403 Christmastime for the Jews | Darlene Love [/i] | ( 55.435 pts ) 1 ballot - | 220 | 347 | 403 Silver Bells | The Ventures [/i] | 1965 ( 55.435 pts ) 1 ballot - | - | 347 | 403 That Was the Worst C...

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- | - | 256 | 302 Winter Wonderland | Aretha Franklin [/i] | 1964 ( 70.833 pts ) 1 ballot 120 | 142 | 261 | 302 Merry Christmas, Baby | Chuck Berry [/i] | ( 70.833 pts ) 1 ballot 112 | - | 261 | 302 Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds [/i] | ( 70.833 pts ) 1 ballot - | - | 2...

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