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Yes, we are back on track with the newly updated 100 best songs that only had one fan - until now!(?)

What is Biggest Fan? That is a little game we play here, based on the All-Time Song Poll of last year. In that game, people could vote for their favorite songs of all time, up to a top 1000. Although a lot of songs got multiple votes, there were still a lot of songs that only managed to get one vote. The lonely tunes were then used for this Biggest Fan game, where each day there is a random song from that list is picked. People can than give them a grade and average rating of these votes will be revealed in this topic, ranked from lowest to highest. The plan is to update this top 100 every time we did another 100. People are still allowed to vote for songs that have already appeared here and can also change their votes, so list has the potential to remain dynamic.

Remember last time when we only had 100 songs and the last one (LMFAO's Yes) had a score of only 2,375? We now have 100 songs more, so will the current #100 fare better? And how will the changes in voters affect the game, as we had some fanatic newcomers, but also lost a few reliable voters (and keep a few who vote erratically). Will it result in a different list? Will LMFAO still be last, or might they actually be the best now? You'll know soon enough...

Last time I revealed all over one weekend. Now I hope to have everything done at the end of the week.
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We immediately start the list with the heated rivalry between Zombeels and Hymie (which might only exist in my head)!

100. (NEW) Tom Petty – House in the Woods
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Year: 1994
Album: Wildflowers
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#577)
Points: 5,807692308
Votes: 13

99. (41) Hot Tuna – Water Song
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Year: 1972
From the album: Burgers
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#973)
Points: 5,836956522 (up)
Votes: 24

97 (Tie). (NEW) Tampa Red – She’s Dynamite
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Year: 1951
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#968)
Points: 5,846153846
Votes: 13

97 (Tie). (NEW) Billy Idol – Flesh for Fantasy
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Year: 1983
Album: Rebel Yell
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#575)
Points: 5,846153846
Votes: 13

96. (38) Eminem - Drug Ballad
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Year: 2000
Album: The Marshall Matters LP
Biggest Fan: Nassim (#256)
Points: 5,852941176 (down)
Votes: 17

95. (NEW) Héctor Lavoe – El Cantante
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Year: 1978
Album: Comedia
Biggest Fan: Panam (#47)
Points: 5,854166667
Votes: 12

94. (40) Iron Maiden – Paschendale
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Year: 2003
Album: Dance of Death
Biggest Fan: Jackson (#911)
Points: 5,866666667 (the same, no new votes)
Votes: 15

93. (NEW) Pere Ubu – On the Surface
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Year: 1978
Album: Dub Housing
Biggest Fan: Jackson (#691)
Points: 5,875
Votes: 12

92. (NEW) The Magic Numbers – A Start With No Ending
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Year: 2010
Album: The Runaway
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#787)
Points: 5,895833333
Votes: 12

Since 90 is a tie there is no 91. See you next post!
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We got cover, classic, Polish, Zombeels, Hymie, slow, sad and love songs in this batch.

90 (Tie). (New) Zeus – The Sound of You
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Year: 2010
Album: Say Us
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#801)
Points: 5,916666667
Votes: 12

90 (Tie). (NEW) Leroy Smart – Ballistic Affair
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Year: 1976
Album: Ballistic Affair
Biggest Fan: Nicolas (#737)
Points: 5,916666667
Votes: 12

Little note: exactly the same people voted for the tie at 90.

89. (37) Gnarls Barkley – Run (I’m a Natural Disaster)
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Year: 2008
From the album: The Odd Couple
Biggest Fan: StevieFan13 (#702)
Points: 5,925 (down)
Votes: 20

88. (NEW) Ace – How Long
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Year: 1974
Album: Five-A-Side
Biggest Fan: Henry (#869)
Points: 5,928571429
Votes: 14

87. (39) The “5” Royales – Crazy, Crazy, Crazy
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Year: 1953
Released as a single.
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#541)
Points: 5,9375 (up)
Votes: 16

86. (36) J.J. Cale – Magnolia
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Year: 1972
From the album: Naturally
Biggest Fan: Antonius (#656)
Points: 5,942307692
Votes: 26

85. (NEW). Ed Harcourt – Until Tomorrow Then
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Year: 2006
Album: The Beautiful Lie
Biggest Fan: Fred (#145)
Points: 5,946428571
Votes: 14

84. (NEW) Dwa Plus Jeden - Nowy Wspaniały Świat
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Year: 1972
Album: Nowy Wspaniały Świat
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#298)
Points: 5,954545455
Votes: 11

83. (33) Son House – Death Letter
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Year: 1965
Album: Father of Folk Blues
Biggest Fan: Sonofsamiam (#332)
Points: 5,964285714 (down)
Votes: 14

82. (NEW) The Verlaines – Slow Sad Love Song
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Year: 1987
Album: Bird Dog
Biggest Fan: Brad (#43)
Points: 6
Votes: 12

81. (NEW) Shudder to Think – Hot One
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Year: 1998
Album: Velvet Goldmine
Biggest Fan: Neil (#825)
Points: 6,020833333
Votes: 12

That's it for today. I guess there will be 20 songs a day, but I'll see each day how it goes.
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Fab rollout so far, Rob- not that I expect standards to dip or anything! Only if it's not too much extra work, would it be possible to have a list of the highest scorer for each song in the Biggest Fan top 100? Would be amazing if so but not a problem if not.
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"81. Shudder to Think – Hot One" has no (New) or last rank.
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mileswide wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:03 am Fab rollout so far, Rob- not that I expect standards to dip or anything! Only if it's not too much extra work, would it be possible to have a list of the highest scorer for each song in the Biggest Fan top 100? Would be amazing if so but not a problem if not.
I thought about this, but since the highest scores tends too often to be the person on whose list the song originally appeared there seemed too little point to it.
BobPatience wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 3:09 pm "81. Shudder to Think – Hot One" has no (New) or last rank.
Fixed.
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The next songs are directed by Alan Parker, Shu Takumi and Stan Brakhage.

80. (29) Prince – Love
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Year: 2006
From the album: 3121
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#404)
Points: 6,029411765 (down)
Votes: 17

79. (34) Giorgio Moroder – (Theme from) Midnight Express
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Year: 1978
Album: Midnight Express: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Biggest Fan: Nicolas (#511)
Points: 6,03125 (no new votes)
Votes: 16

78. (NEW) Billy Joel – All for Leyna
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Year: 1980
Album: Glass Houses
Biggest Fan: Steviefan13 (#264)
Points: 6,035714286
Votes: 14

77. (NEW) The Verlaines - Angela
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Year: 1982
Album: Dunedin Double (this a ‘Various artists’ album)
Biggest Fan: Brad (#424)
Points: 6,038461538
Votes: 13

76. (NEW) Stereolab - Brakhage
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Year: 1997
Album: Dots and Loops
Biggest Fan: Jackson (#669)
Points: 6,041666667
Votes: 12

75. (NEW) Jack Scott – Baby She’s Gone
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Year: 1957
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#745)
Points: 6,076923077
Votes: 13

74. (NEW) Fleet Foxes – Kept Woman
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Year: 2017
Album: Crack-Up
Biggest Fan: Nicolas (#918)
Points: 6,115384615
Votes: 13

72 (Tie). (46) Bruce Springsteen – Take ‘Em As They Come
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Year: 1998
Album: Tracks (a compilation album)
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#173)
Points: 6,125 (up)
Votes: 16

72 (Tie). (31) Ray Charles – (The Night Time) is the Right Time
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Year: 1958
Album: The Genius Sings the Blues (though it appeared earlier on the live album Ray Charles at Newport)
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#423)
Points: 6,125 (no new votes)
Votes: 16

71. (NEW) Noriyuki Iwadare – Godot – The Fragrance of Dark Coffee [Jazz remix]
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Year: 2007
Album: Turnabout Jazz Soul
Biggest Fan: Prosecutorgodot (#48)
Points: 6,145833333
Votes: 12
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Next up are drugs, survival, anger and fashion statements.

70. (32) Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
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Year: 2008
From the album: Acid Tongue
Biggest Fan: StevieFan13 (#151)
Points: 6,15 (up)
Votes: 20

69. (16) Alain Bashung - Madame rêve
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Year: 1991
Album: Osez Joséphine
Biggest Fan: Romain (#93)
Points: 6,152777778 (down)
Votes: 18

68. (NEW) Golden Earring – In My House
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Year: 1967
Album: Winter-Harvest
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#486)
Points: 6,178571429
Votes: 14

66 (Tie). (NEW) Magazine – You Never Knew Me
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Year: 1980
Album: The Correct Use of Soap
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#557)
Points: 6,192307692
Votes: 13

66 (Tie). (NEW) Vampire Weekend – I Think Ur A Contra
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Year: 2010
Album: Contra
Biggest Fan: PlasticRam (#376)
Points: 6,192307692
Votes: 13

65. (NEW) Laurent Garnier – The Man With the Red Face
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Year: 2000
Album: Unreasonable Behaviour
Biggest Fan: Krurze (#413)
Points: 6,196428571
Votes: 14

64. (30) Rush – Yyz
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Year: 1981
Album: Moving Pictures
Biggest Fan: FrankLotion (#188)
Points: 6,210526316 (up)
Votes: 19

62 (Tie). (NEW) The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor
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Year: 1972
Album: Exile on Main Street
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#966)
Points: 6,214285714
Votes: 14

62 (Tie). (28) Lucinda Williams – Metal Firecracker
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Year: 1998
Album: Car Wheels On a Gravel Road
Biggest Fan: acroamor (#386)
Points: 6,214285714 (no new votes)
Votes: 14

61. (NEW) Traffic – The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
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Year: 1971
Album: The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Biggest Fan: Fasbjd (#701)
Points: 6,21875
Votes: 16

That's it for today. I can't promise an update tomorrow, as I think I will be busy in the evening.
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Fascinating rollout, thank you Rob for all the work you do - I like everything about it, the format (not too taxing, listening wise), the rollout, the opinions from the forumers
Only bugbear, but ever so slight - tilted towards sixties style pop and whatever Hymie is listening to ;)
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spiritualized wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:47 am Only bugbear, but ever so slight - tilted towards sixties style pop and whatever Hymie is listening to ;)

Thanks, though I don't see any sixties dominance. Only 5 out of the last 25 were from that decade and there is greater dominance of music from the nineties on. Especially in the first 100 indie music from the current millennium ran rampant.
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yes, I kinda meant the now much taunted Zombeels (who's obviously fan of sixties psychedelic pop) and Hymie's love for pre-50s music.
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We return to the results today with a post containing a lot of songs we saw last time. Have you been kind to them? No you, haven't.

59. (Tie). (NEW) Radiohead – The Numbers
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Year: 2016
Album: A Moon Shaped Pool
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#237)
Points: 6,233333333
Votes: 15

59 (Tie). (27) Albin de La Simone – Le grand amour
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Year: 2017
Album: L’un de nous
Biggest Fan: Nicolas (#643)
Points: 6,233333333 (no new votes)
Votes: 15

57 (Tie). (22) Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry – When It’s Love Time
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Year: 1956
Album: Back Country Blues
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#331)
Points: 6,25 (down)
Votes: 14

57 (Tie). (26) The Coral – In the Morning
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Year: 2005
From the album: The Invisible Invasion
Biggest Fan: Romain (#362)
Points: 6,25 (down)
Votes: 20

56. (24) Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E’s in Love
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Year: 1979
From the album: Rickie Lee Jones
Biggest Fan: BonnieLaurel (#373)
Points: 6,260416667 (down)
Votes: 24

55. (NEW) The Rolling Stones – Child of the Moon
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Year: 1968
Released as a single (B-side to Jumpin’ Jack Flash)
Biggest Fan: Brad (#373)
Points: 6,266666667
Votes: 15

54. (18) Cocteau Twins – Frou-frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires
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Year: 1990
Album: Heaven or Las Vegas
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#147)
Points: 6,277777778 (down)
Votes: 18

53. (21) Prince – Free
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Year: 1982
Album: 1999
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#437)
Points: 6,285714286 (down)
Votes: 14

Because we have a whopping three-way tie coming up we'll continue in the next post.
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In this one we drop the first one from our previous top 10. Yes already! We don't really love that one anymore. No goin' back on that. It's as dead as Gene Autry, so time for a burial.

50 (Tie). (NEW) The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore
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Year: 2004
Album: i
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#526)
Points: 6,291666667
Votes: 12

50 (Tie). (NEW) Burial – Ghost Hardware
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Year: 2007
Album: Untrue
Biggest Fan: Krurze (#826)
Points: 6,291666667
Votes: 12

50 (Tie). (NEW) Beulah – Gene Autry
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Year: 2001
Album: The Coast Is Never Clear
Biggest Fan: damosuzuki (#227)
Points: 6,291666667
Votes: 12

49. (NEW) Garbage - Supervixen
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Year: 1995
Album: Garbage
Biggest Fan: StevieFan13 (#1000)
Points: 6,3
Votes: 15

48. (NEW) The 5th Dimension – Wedding Bell Blues
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Year: 1969
Album: The Age of Aquarius
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#102)
Points: 6,321428571
Votes: 14

47. (NEW) Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud
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Year: 1947
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: fasbjd (#746)
Points: 6,339285714
Votes: 14

46. (9) Nick Drake – Saturday Sun
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Year: 1969
Album: Five Leaves Left
Biggest Fan: Andyd1010 (#640)
Points: 6,35 (down)
Votes: 20

45. (25) Dusty Springfield – Goin’ Back
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Year: 1966
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Sonofsamiam (#359)
Points: 6,354166667 (up)
Votes: 24

44. (NEW) R.E.M. – Little America
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Year: 1984
Album: Reckoning
Biggest Fan: Brad (#23)
Points: 6,357142857
Votes: 14

43. (NEW) Ty Segall Band – I Bought My Eyes
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Year: 2012
Album: Slaughterhouse
Biggest Fan: Krurze (#741)
Points: 6,384615385
Votes: 13

42. (23) The Stooges – Fun House
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Year: 1970
From the album: Fun House
Biggest Fan: Damosuzuki (#400)
Points: 6,407407407 (up)
Votes: 27

41. (13). Minnie Ripperton – Inside My Love
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Year: 1975
Album: Adventures in Paradise
Biggest Fan: Henrik (#645)
Points: 6,529411765 (down)
Votes: 197

The end for today? No, I have one more in me!
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This is a rare case were there as many newcomers as previous entries in one post of ten. We also have a four-way tie!

40. (17) Prince – Colonized Mind
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Year: 2009
Album: LOtUSFLOW3R
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#697)
Points: 6,423076923 (no new votes)
Votes: 13

39. (15) Muddy Waters – Good News
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Year: 1957
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#683)
Points: 6,428571429 (down)
Votes: 28

38. (NEW) Wynonie Harris – Git to Gittin’ Baby
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Year: 1955
Released as a single (b-side to Good Mambo Tonight)
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#320)
Points: 6,461538462
Votes: 13

37. (NEW) Talking Heads – Radio Head
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Year: 1986
Album: True Stories
Biggest Fan: Ordinaryperson (#762)
Points: 6,464285714
Votes: 14

36. (20) The Deathray Davies – The Fall Fashions
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Year: 2005
Album: The Kick and the Snare
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#681)
Points: 6,482142857 (up)
Votes: 14

32 (Tie). (NEW) Breakout - Co Stało Się Kwiatom?
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Year: 1972
Album: Blues
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#37)
Points: 6,5
Votes: 14

Note: there is hardly a photograph out there of Breakout that is really in focus. What's up with that?

32. (tie) Los Incas – El Cóndor Pasa
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Year: 1963
Album: El Cóndor Pasa
Biggest Fan: Panam (#45)
Points: 6,5
Votes: 13

32 (Tie). (19) Sweet – The Six Teens
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Year: 1974
Album: Desolation Boulevard
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#648)
Points: 6,5 (up)
Votes: 16

32 (Tie). (12) Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
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Year: 2009
Album: Walking on a Dream
Biggest Fan: Slick (#59)
Points: 6,5 (down)
Votes: 21

31. (NEW) Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby
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Year: 1965
Album: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Biggest Fan: Listyguy (#859)
Points: 6,535714286
Votes: 14

That's it for today. Hope to finish this tomorrow, but am not yet sure if that is a realistic wish.
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I know that "Women And Cadillacs" did very well. Hopefully in the top 10!
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Continuing today and I have decided to finish it too! So get ready for the last 30! First up, 30 to 21, with a beautiful story, some belly dancing music and a couple of previous top 10 songs.

30. (NEW) Fugain et le Big Bazar – Une Belle Histoire
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Year: 1972
Album: Fugain et le Big Bazar
Biggest Fan: Antonius (#141)
Points: 6,538461538
Votes: 13

29. (NEW) Omar Khorshid – Rakset El Fadaa
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Year: 1974
Album: Rhythms of the Orient
Biggest Fan: Panam (#513)
Points: 6,545454545
Votes: 11

28. (NEW) The Kinks - Wonderboy
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Year: 1968
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#604)
Points: 6,553571429
Votes: 14

27. (11) Belle and Sebastian – Act of the Apostle (1)
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Year: 2006
Album: The Life Pursuit
Biggest Fan: Romain (#402)
Points: 6,5625 (no new votes)
Votes: 16

26. (NEW) Elvis Costello – Hand In Hand
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Year: 1978
Album: This Year’s Model
Biggest Fan: Brad (#554)
Points: 6,566666667
Votes: 15

25. (10) The Smiths – Sheila Take a Bow
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Year: 1987
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Steviefan13 (#307)
Points: 6,583333333 (down)
Votes: 18

24. (13) Joan Baez – Silver Dagger
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Year: 1960
Album: Joan Baez
Biggest Fan: BonnieLaurel (#292)
Points: 6,611111111 (up)
Votes : 18

23. (5) Middle Kids – Edge of Town
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Year: 2017
From the EP: Middle Kids
Biggest Fan: StevieFan13 (#903)
Points: 6,64 (down)
Votes: 25

22. (NEW) The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour
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Year: 1983
Album: The Icicle Works
Biggest Fan: JohnnyBGoode (#454)
Points: 6,653846154
Votes: 13

21. (8) Adam & The Ants – Stand and Deliver
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Year: 1981
Album: Prince Charming
Biggest Fan: Brad (#774)
Points: 6,661764706 (up)
Votes: 17
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So close to the top, we find a lot of newcomers, including but not limited to the highest ranked song not sung in English, the song with the longest title and one little song I refuse to shut up about.

20. (NEW) Hedningarna - Pornopolka
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Year: 1994
Album: Trä
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#821)
Points: 6,692307692
Votes: 13

19. (NEW) Big Maybelle – One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
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Year: 1955
Released as a single (b-side to Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On)
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#881)
Points: 6,708333333
Votes: 12

18. (NEW) David Axelrod – Holy Thursday
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Year: 1968
Album: Song of Innocence
Biggest Fan: Sonofsamiam (#813)
Points: 6,711538462
Votes: 13

17. (NEW) The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs
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Year: 1954
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#247)
Points: 6,730769231
Votes: 13

16. (NEW) Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard
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Year: 2010
Album: Le Noise
Biggest Fan: Fred (#590)
Points: 6,75
Votes: 11

15. (NEW) James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself)
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Year: 1969
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Bootsy (#502)
Points: 6,769230769
Votes: 13

14. (NEW) Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
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Year: 1968
Released as a single (b-side to Waterdrager)
Biggest Fan: antonius (#406)
Points: 6,772727273
Votes: 11

13. (6) Two Doors Cinema Club – What You Know
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Year: 2010
Album: Tourist History
Biggest Fan: JohnnyBGoode (#490)
Points: 6,78125 (up)
Votes: 16

12. (NEW) Papas Fritas – Way You Walk
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Year: 2000
Album: Buildings and Grounds
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#205)
Points: 6,807692308
Votes: 13

11. (3) Fiona Apple – Limp
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Year: 1999
Album: When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might so When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right.
Biggest Fan: Jirin (#194)
Points: 6,84375 (up)
Votes: 16

So, there is only the top 10 left. While you wait or before you scroll down, do you think you can guess what ten?
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10. (7) Les Rita Mitsouko, featuring Sparks – Singing in the Shower
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Year: 1988
Album: Marc & Robert
Biggest Fan: Romain (#49)
Points: 6,857142857 (up)
Votes: 14

9. (NEW) Kebnekajse - Förberedelser till fest
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Year: 1971
Album: Resa mot okänt mål
Biggest Fan: Fred (#793)
Points: 6,875
Votes: 14

8. (4) Goldfrapp – Strict Machine
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Year: 2003
From the album: Black Cherry
Biggest Fan: BluePanda (#607)
Points: 6,895833333 (up)
Votes: 24

7. (NEW) Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand
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Year: 1962
Album: Mojo Hand
Biggest Fan: fasbjd (#771)
Points: 6,928571429
Votes: 14

6. (2) KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See
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Year: 2005
Album: Eye to the Telescope
Biggest Fan: Kaue (#323)
Points: 6,95 (down)
Votes: 20

5. (NEW) The Kinks – Lavender Hill
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Year: 1973
Album: The Great Lost Kinks Album
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#635)
Points: 6,964285714
Votes: 14

4. (NEW) Little Richard – Kansas City/ Hey Hey Hey Hey
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Year: 1958
Album: The Fabulous Little Richard
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#743)
Points: 7
Votes: 14

3. (NEW) The Human League – The Sound of the Crowd
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Year: 1981
Album: Dare!
Biggest Fan: Damosuzuki (#472)
Points: 7,046875
Votes: 16

There is no #2. What does that mean? That we have tie at #1, of all places! Hot dang!

1 (Tie). (NEW) The Libertines – Up the Bracket
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Year: 2002
Album: Up the Bracket
Biggest Fan: Krurze (#705)
Points: 7,208333333
Votes: 18

1 (Tie). (No change) The Heavy – How You Like Me Now
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Year: 2009
Album: The House That Dirt Build
Biggest Fan: Dan (#645)
Points: 7,208333333 (down)
Votes: 18

That's it!... Until we hit the next 100.
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Here are the remaining 100, who fell short. Any favorites here?

101. Annette Peacock - Love's Out to Lunch: 5,785714286
102. The Gaslight Anthem - 1,000 Years: 5,772727273
103. Willie Nelson - He Won't Ever Be Gone: 5,769230769
104. James Brown & His Furious Flames – Tell Me What I Did Wrong: 5,766666667
105. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting: 5,763157895
106. (Tie) The Replacements - Hold My Life: 5,75
107. (Tie) Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters – Dread Lion: 5,75
108. The Fixx - Red Skies: 5,733333333
109. B.B. King - I Can't Lose: 5,730769231
110. Tom Waits - Jesus Gonna Be Here: 5,729166667
111. Stackridge - Humiliation: 5,727272727
112. Car Seat Headrest - Not What I Needed: 5,694444444
113. (Tie) Queen - All Dead, All Dead: 5,65625
113. (Tie) Tom Waits - Johnsburg, Illinois: 5,65625
115. Los Saicos - Demolición: 5,638888889
116. Girls in Hawaii - Catwalk: 5,625
117. (Sandy) Alex G - Proud: 5,604166667
118. (Tie) Nirvana - Dive: 5,6
118. (Tie) Gillian Welch - Elvis Presley Blues: 5,6
120. Have a Nice Life - Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000: 5,590909091
121. Faith No More - Digging the Grave: 5,576923077
122. Bob Dylan - To Ramona: 5,5625
123. Pata Negra - Camarón: 5,538461538
124. Elton John - Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Sure Can Rock 'n Roll): 5,519230769
125. (Tie) Monks - I Hate You: 5,5
125. (Tie) Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – If Fingers Where Xylophones: 5,5
127. (Tie) Medeski Martin & Wood - Anonymous Skulls: 5,472222222
127. (Tie) Rooney - When Did You Heart Go Missing?: 5,472222222
129. Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore: 5,470588235
130. Keane - This Is the Last Time: 5,464285714
131. Deerhunder - Octet: 5,416666667
132. Queen - Good Company: 5,403846154
133. Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers – Blues March for Europe No. 1: 5,384615385
134. The Fall - Impression of J. Temperence: 5,375
135. Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races: 5,361111111
136. Beyoncé - Pray You Catch Me: 5,35
137. Branford Marsalis - Berta, Berta: 5,326923077
138. My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words: 5,305555556
139. (Tie) Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction 5,289473684
139. (Tie) Janet Jackson - If: 5,289473684
141. The Clovers - Fool Fool Fool: 5,266666667
142. The Harptones - Life Is But a Dream: 5,25
143. They Might Be Giants - Man, It's So Loud in Here: 5,227272727
144. Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong: 5,222222222
145. Adele - Hometown Glory: 5,1875
146. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Hardware Store: 5,178571429
147. C.A. Quintet - Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 2: 5,166666667
148. Raul Seixas – Tente Outra Vez: 5,142857143
149. The Red House Painters - Revelation Big Sur: 5,136363636
150. Aphex Twin - On: 5,125
151. John Mellencamp - What If I Came Knocking: 5,117647059
152. The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts: 5,115384615
153. Kevin Coyne - I Only Want to See You Smile: 5,105263158
154. blink-182 – Stay Together for the Kids: 5,071428571
155. Game Theory - Like a Girl Jesus: 5,0625
156. (Tie) The Format - She Doesn't Get It: 5,033333333
156. (Tie) Archie Shepp - Hipnosis: 5,033333333
158. (Tie) Flobots - Handlebars: 5
158. (Tie) AC/DC - Who Made Who: 5
158. (Tie) Jay-Z, featuring Amil & Ja Rule – Can I Get A…: 5
161. Vril - UV: 4,979166667
162. Derek and the Dominos - It's Too Late: 4,973684211
163. Judas Priest - United: 4,96875
164. Childbirth - Siri, Open Tinder: 4,966666667
165. (Tie) Puddle of Mud - Blurry: 4,958333333
165. (Tie) Van Halen - And the Cradle Will Rock: 4,958333333
167. Erik B. & Rakim - My Melody: 4,892857143
168. Organized Konfusion - Bring It On: 4,868421053
169. The Spaniels - Baby It's You: 4,846153846
170. fun. - Sight of the Sun: 4,833333333
171. Exuma - Love Is Strange: 4,805555556
172. Stone Sour - Say You'll Haunt Me: 4,791666667
173. Circle Jerks - Red Tape: 4,75
174. Tyler the Creator, featuring Frank Ocean & Steve Lacy - 911/Mr. Lonely: 4,735294118
175. Klaatu - Long Live Politzania: 4,69047619
176. Guns 'N Roses - Prostitute: 4,647058824
177. Riot - You Burn in Me: 4,555555556
178. Sun City - The Shining Path: 4,543478261
179. (Tie) Oliver Koletzki – lyéwaye (Hatzler Remix): 4,5
179. (Tie) Liza Minnelli - The Travelin' Life: 4,5
181. Inglebirds - Intro: 4,46875
182. Allie Wrebel & Ray Gilbert (writers), performed by James Baskett – Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah: 4,4
183. Milton Babbitt - All Set: 4,354166667
184. Chromeo - I'm Not Contagious: 4,346153846
185. Slick Rick - Hey Young World: 4,307692308
186. Mall Grab - B.F.O.D.A.A.S.: 4,25
187. Budka Suflera - Jolka, Jolka pamiętasz: 4,230769231
188. Os Paralamas Do Sucesso – Lanterna dos Afogados: 4,107142857
189. Katerine - Papa: 4
190. Janet Jackson - When We Oooo: 3,961538462
191. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This: 3,86
192. John Mayer - Love On the Weekend: 3,821428571
193. (Tie) Britney Spears - Everytime: 3,75
193. (Tie) Justin Hayward - One Again: 3,75
195. "Traditional" - Yankee Doodle: 3,714285714
196. Prince - The Human Body: 3,625
197. The Weeknd - Tell Your Friends: 3,578947368
198. Fergie, featuring Ludacris - Glamorous: 3,368421053
199. Simple Plan - Welcome to My Life: 3,233333333
200. LMFAO - Yes: 2,522727273
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The Human League record is "crowd," not "crowds."
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I'm made up that Goldfrapp, Human League and Lightnin' Hopkins made the top 10 (surprising myself that I liked Mojo Hand).

The bulk of the new discoveries for me, though, were in the bottom half of the top 20 with four of my favourites there (Holy Thursday being the only 1 of the 4 I forgot to rate).

Can't believe Tom Waits didn't make the top 100! And what other list would you see Prince below Yankee Doodle (not a bad thing as I didn't like the Prince song)? Long may the idiosyncrasies of the game continue, thanks for the presentation and for the everyday running of BF, Rob!
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Hymie wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:30 pm The Human League record is "crowd," not "crowds."
Fixed.
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Some facts:

- The average score for a song is 5,667904048. Queen's All Dead, All Dead approaches that grade most.
- People have probably already noticed this, but there are more songs from the last 100 than the first 100 in the list. The balance is 58 new ones to 42 mainstays.
- Why is this? Were the new tracks better? That's a matter of taste, but I see another trend. Some of the newer voters, who didn't participate (much) in the earlier top 100 give rather higher grades in general. This goes especially for BobPatience (with an average of 6,31147541) and Wezzo (6,599099099). This has made the grades overall higher. I wonder how the older entries will look when these newcomers have voted for them. Will they rise too? In general I felt the vibe was more positive this time around, despite a slightly lower participation overall.
- Who were the most positive? If I only count people who voted for more than 25 songs I get this top 5:
1. Henrik (7,333333333)
2. Jap123 (6,861111111)
3. Krurze (6,709677419)
4. Wezzo (6,599099099)
5. BobPatience (6,31147541)
Note here that Henrik only voted for his top 10 of the first three months and so give no negative votes, so his average doesn't quite capture how he feels about the song list as a whole. Jap123 and Krurze are among the most irregular voters, with only 36 votes and 30 overall respectively.
- But who are the people who votes the lowest grades on average? Here they are:
1. Hymie (3,929292929)
2. Zombeels (4,738095238)
3. Henry (4,76056338)
4. Ordinaryperson (4,861111111)
5. Akhenaten (5,097368421)
Note here that Ordinaryperson only voted in the first few weeks and then never again. Henry also more or less did this, but he returns every now and then to grade a classic rock song.
- So, Hymie and Zombeels give the lowest grades. This ties in with them being the people that have the most unique songs in their top 1000 and being in general less in line with this forum's tastes. Their heated rivalry of which I'm thinking of writing fan-fiction has once again ended in favor of Hymie: he got 10 songs in the top 100 (including a top 10 spot for the first time), in contrast to 8 by Zombeels. They may not like our songs, but we generally like theirs.
- The following people voted for every song: PlasticRam, Rob, DaveC, Honorio and SafetyCat. I still miss the two by Brad from the last time (Stay Together for the Kids, Edge of Town and Free). Hymie and Akhenaten are also very close, but miss a few songs, almost exclusively the ones that aren't on Spotify.
- Finally and most importantly, there is something seriously wrong with the way people vote. I had two songs in the running this time: Bob Dylan's To Ramona and Elton John's Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Sure Can Rock 'n Roll), both of which did not make the top 100! Betrayal!
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Only 4 records averaged a 7 or better, starting with my Little Richard at #4.
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I'm working on getting to vote on the older ones that I've missed. Before next update, I promise!

On the scores. It will probably be a little lower of an average once I scored all songs. And once I have done that I'll probably need to calibrate my scores, as currently I have more 8's than 7's and more 7's than 6's. I do tend to give a lot of songs a score of 5 or higher because I do at least semi-like most music, and the selection of this forum luckily doesn't feature too much techno or screaming.
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Alright, I have continued to figure out who has the highest averages for Biggest Fan! Here are the ranks at this point in the game, as of the first 200. You can see that from 101-200, eight people gained a second song.
1 | 1 | Romain | 6.456
2 | NEW | JohnnyBGoode | 6.208
3 | 11 | Brad | 6.092
4 | NEW | Damosuzuki | 6.051
5 | 5 | Hymie | 6.028
6 | 6 | StevieFan13 | 6.013
7 | 2 | bonnielaurel | 6.007
8 | 12 | panam | 6.002
9 | 16 | antonius | 5.957
10 | 10 | Zombeels | 5.955
11 | 13 | fasbjd | 5.924
12 | 18 | Fred | 5.834
13 | 7 | andyd1010 | 5.820
14 | NEW | ordinaryperson | 5.795
15 | 8 | sonofsamiam | 5.717
16 | 19 | Wezzo | 5.614
17 | 3 | nicolas | 5.614
18 | 20 | Jackson | 5.584
19 | NEW | Listyguy | 5.571
20 | NEW | Rob | 5.541
21 | 22 | Krurze | 5.535
22 | 15 | Live in Phoenix | 5.526
23 | 14 | Nassim | 5.389
24 | 26 | Depeche Mode | 5.334
25 | NEW | Bootsy | 5.323
26 | 9 | Slick | 5.305
27 | 4 | Moonbeam | 5.269
28 | NEW | prosecutorgodot | 5.076
29 | 25 | PlasticRam | 4.859
30 | 21 | Setherex | 4.802
31 | NEW | Andyramones1234 | 4.778
32 | 17 | Kaue | 4.681
33 | 23 | Elder | 4.625
34 | 27 | Neil | 4.582
35 | 24 | acroamor | 4.369
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