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Here is the full list of 300 songs, along with the rank the songs would get under the previous scoring system of 3100/(rank + 30) in parentheses. A spreadsheet with more summary stats is here.

1. Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry (1)
2. The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2)
3. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (3)
4. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (6)
5. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (4)
6. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (8)
7. The Cure - Just Like Heaven (10)
8. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (5)
9. Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (9)
10. New Order - Blue Monday (15)

11. The Cure - A Forest (11)
12. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (7)
13. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (18)
14. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (21)
15. Madonna - Like a Prayer (14)
16. Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (23)
17. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (20)
18. Pixies - Where Is My Mind? (24)
19. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song (19)
20. The La's - There She Goes (35)

21. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (17)
22. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (26)
23. Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (25)
24. Prince - Little Red Corvette (30)
25. U2 - New Year's Day (31)
26. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message (16)
27. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (42)
28. The Cure - In Between Days (44)
29. Queen - Under Pressure (40)
30. The Cure - Lovesong (29)

31. Prince and the Revolution - Kiss (39)
32. Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (32)
33. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (38)
34. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (12)
35. The Smiths - This Charming Man (27)
36. Nirvana - About a Girl (63)
37. The Cure - Close to Me (70)
38. U2 - With or Without You (13)
39. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (33)
40. The Church - Under the Milky Way (67)

41. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (58)
42. Michael Jackson - Beat It (34)
43. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (36)
44. Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (37)
45. The Police - Every Breath You Take (41)
46. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (54)
47. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (75)
48. R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (64)
49. Pixies - Debaser (22)
50. Public Enemy - Fight the Power (28)

51. Prince - 1999 (60)
52. Bruce Springsteen - The River (45)
53. Blondie - Call Me (46)
54. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (80)
55. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven (57)
56. The Human League - Don't You Want Me (69)
57. The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (71)
58. The Jam - Going Underground (66)
59. The Specials - Ghost Town (43)
60. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (47)

61. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (86)
62. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (51)
63. The Cure - Pictures of You (73)
64. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (81)
65. Mot÷rhead - Ace of Spades (59)
66. A-ha - Take On Me (85)
67. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (61)
68. The Jam - That's Entertainment (72)
69. Julee Cruise - Falling (56)
70. Suzanne Vega - Luka (84)

71. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (78)
72. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man (91)
73. R.E.M. - The One I Love (133)
74. Madonna - Into the Groove (76)
75. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (120)
76. U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (62)
77. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (77)
78. The Cure - Lullaby (55)
79. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (53)
80. Tom Waits - Downtown Train (96)

81. Joy Division - Atmosphere (52)
82. New Order - True Faith (79)
83. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) (111)
84. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (68)
85. Elvis Costello and The Attractions - I Want You (50)
86. Billy Bragg - A New England (49)
87. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (89)
88. Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire (129)
89. Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (116)
90. Roxy Music - More Than This (87)

91. Talking Heads - The Great Curve (48)
92. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (168)
93. David Bowie - Let's Dance (193)
94. Kraftwerk - Computer Love (97)
95. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (141)
96. The Sugarcubes - Birthday (83)
97. The Jam - Town Called Malice (131)
98. Cocteau Twins - Lorelei (125)
99. Metallica - One (90)
100. R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (107)

101. The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (102)
102. Prince and the Revolution - Raspberry Beret (146)
103. The Clash - Rock the Casbah (184)
104. Prince - The Cross (65)
105. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (122)
106. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (171)
107. The Stranglers - Golden Brown (199)
108. The Replacements - I Will Dare (186)
109. Paul Simon - Graceland (123)
110. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved (99)

111. Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (114)
112. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City (105)
113. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (188)
114. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (156)
115. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (135)
116. The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection (100)
117. Kate Bush - This Woman's Work (94)
118. Tears for Fears - Mad World (110)
119. Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (190)
120. The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (88)

121. AC/DC - Back in Black (121)
122. Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (106)
123. The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (152)
124. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (95)
125. New Order - Age of Consent (115)
126. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (93)
127. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (130)
128. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (210)
129. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (140)
130. The The - This Is the Day (163)

131. Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (92)
132. Prince - When You Were Mine (169)
133. R.E.M. - Orange Crush (243)
134. R.E.M. - Fall on Me (132)
135. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (172)
136. Laurie Anderson - O Superman (74)
137. This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren (165)
138. Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (104)
139. The Primitives - Crash (142)
140. David Bowie - Modern Love (196)

141. Metallica - Master of Puppets (109)
142. Public Enemy - Bring the Noise (166)
143. Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way (207)
144. Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (118)
145. Prince - Controversy (112)
146. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (117)
147. Talk Talk - It's My Life (200)
148. Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief (101)
149. Modern English - I Melt with You (180)
150. Michael Jackson - Thriller (82)

151. New Order - Temptation (128)
152. Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang (219)
153. Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver (147)
154. Faith No More - Epic (139)
155. U2 - Bad (98)
156. Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon (182)
157. The Replacements - Bastards of Young (127)
158. David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours (195)
159. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (137)
160. Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (177)

161. Hⁿsker Dⁿ - Pink Turns to Blue (134)
162. Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (212)
163. Fugazi - Waiting Room (160)
164. INXS - Need You Tonight (170)
165. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (244)
166. Madonna - Like a Virgin (159)
167. Tears for Fears - Shout (214)
168. Blondie - Rapture (173)
169. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (175)
170. XTC - Dear God (237)

171. Devo - Whip It (256)
172. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (255)
173. Madonna - Live to Tell (126)
174. New Order - Ceremony (144)
175. The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (138)
176. Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (252)
177. Talk Talk - The Rainbow (113)
178. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (145)
179. Toto - Africa (179)
180. U2 - I Will Follow (246)

181. The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (161)
182. Split Enz - I Got You (262)
183. Pixies - Gigantic (155)
184. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (183)
185. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (189)
186. Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (153)
187. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (191)
188. Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (149)
189. Madonna - Borderline (178)
190. Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (174)

191. Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April (103)
192. Rick James - Super Freak (254)
193. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (119)
194. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (225)
195. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (229)
196. The Smiths - Panic (211)
197. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (231)
198. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll (267)
199. Joy Division - Decades (124)
200. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (194)

201. Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding (154)
202. The Cure - The Love Cats (236)
203. The Smiths - I Know It's Over (143)
204. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (245)
205. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (181)
206. Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (151)
207. Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (208)
208. Men at Work - Down Under (230)
209. The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (204)
210. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (167)

211. Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (197)
212. Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia (185)
213. Sade - Smooth Operator (202)
214. Tom Waits - Time (150)
215. Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype (270)
216. The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me (249)
217. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (216)
218. Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole (242)
219. Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (223)
220. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (224)

221. Rush - Tom Sawyer (213)
222. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (192)
223. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo (162)
224. Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (235)
225. Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (228)
226. Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene (226)
227. Wipers - Youth of America (158)
228. Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove) (209)
229. Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi (198)
230. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (108)

231. Van Halen - Jump (241)
232. Wham! - Careless Whisper (136)
233. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels (218)
234. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise (164)
235. The Replacements - Unsatisfied (157)
236. Talk Talk - Living in Another World (206)
237. R.E.M. - Talk About the Passion (201)
238. Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause (257)
239. Bangles - Manic Monday (261)
240. Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (269)

241. N.W.A - F*** Tha Police (258)
242. The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma (234)
243. The Fall - The Classical (187)
244. Frank Sinatra - (Theme from) New York, New York (227)
245. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (240)
246. Squeeze - Tempted (247)
247. Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn (248)
248. Morrissey - Suedehead (260)
249. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (271)
250. Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It (205)

251. De La Soul - Me Myself and I (290)
252. Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (238)
253. George Clinton - Atomic Dog (279)
254. Pixies - Wave of Mutilation (250)
255. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (203)
256. Run-D.M.C. - It's Tricky (280)
257. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (264)
258. Pixies - Hey (148)
259. Cameo - Word Up! (294)
260. Katrina and The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (233)

261. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) (288)
262. The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink (277)
263. The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes (268)
264. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (259)
265. Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (253)
266. Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (273)
267. ABBA - The Day Before You Came (176)
268. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (217)
269. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (221)
270. Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (220)

271. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (275)
272. Black Flag - Rise Above (284)
273. The B-52's - Roam (272)
274. Violent Femmes - Add It Up (222)
275. Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (285)
276. Depeche Mode - Stripped (266)
277. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down (293)
278. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (274)
279. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (286)
280. The Traveling Wilburys - Handle with Care (276)

281. Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall (232)
282. Rush - The Spirit of Radio (215)
283. Talking Heads - And She Was (292)
284. Living Colour - Cult of Personality (295)
285. David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (283)
286. Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon (239)
287. Crowded House - Into Temptation (263)
288. Slayer - Raining Blood (251)
289. Prefab Sprout - Goodbye Lucille #1 (278)
290. Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror (265)

291. Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) (282)
292. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (281)
293. U2 - Desire (296)
294. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (287)
295. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (289)
296. Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream (298)
297. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (297)
298. The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line (291)
299. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (299)
300. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (300)
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Moonbeam wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:55 am
Romain wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:54 am Happy Moonbeam is happy!
:happy-partydance: Now if we can only get "1999" to take the crown! :mrgreen:
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The scoring system I used for this poll was different to the standard polls we run, in that it used a win/loss method instead of an exponentially decaying point system. In this sense, the scoring system here weighs both positive and negative opinions largely equally, whereas the traditional scoring system weighs positive opinions almost exclusively. I can see the benefit to both approaches, and we could drill down into songs that do better or do worse under each system, but some statistics in favor of the new scoring system are the correlations between the overall rankings and the contributed lists.

The average Pearson, Spearman, and Kendall correlations between the overall rankings and the contributed lists for both the win/loss and exponential scoring methods:

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Correlation    W/L    Exp
Pearson       0.315  0.299
Spearman      0.310  0.292
Kendall       0.217  0.201
The median Pearson, Spearman, and Kendall correlations between the overall rankings and the contributed lists for both the win/loss and exponential scoring methods:

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Correlation    W/L    Exp
Pearson       0.362  0.341
Spearman      0.358  0.341
Kendall       0.255  0.231
The higher values suggest that contributors would tend to have greater alignment between their own lists and the overall rankings using the win/loss scoring system than the exponential scoring system.
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230. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (108)

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I assume this song had the highest polarisation index?
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Thank you so much for this, Moonbeam! So much stats to look at. :happy-partydance: I will certainly go back to this topic many times.

It’s been a blast for us all (evidently from all favorable comments)!
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Henrik wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:20 am 230. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (108)

:o

I assume this song had the highest polarisation index?
Good shout- if not, then Raining Blood maybe? Both of which I'm sad to see so low :(
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Henrik wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:20 am 230. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (108)

:o

I assume this song had the highest polarisation index?
It had the fifth highest polarization! The most polarizing was “You Shook Me All Night Long”.
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Henrik wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:24 am Thank you so much for this, Moonbeam! So much stats to look at. :happy-partydance: I will certainly go back to this topic many times.

It’s been a blast for us all (evidently from all favorable comments)!
Lots more fun stats to come. :)
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Excellent work, Moonbeam! I don't think I can top this for the 70s. Can't wait to see the album results!
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Thanks, Moonbeam! Excellent presentation - the use of quotes was a masterpiece of creativity. You certainly did the 80's proud! :music-listening:
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Great job Moonbeam!
291. Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
292. Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices
293. U2 - Desire
294. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
295. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
296. Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream
297. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
298. The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
299. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
300. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
Some surprisingly good songs at the very damn bottom.
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Moonbeam wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:07 am [174] New Order - Ceremony

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This was just fantastic Moonbeam - and extra respect for the Ceremony love!
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This was, great Moonbeam, but I expected no less! Let me join the group of people who loved the naming of the fan/ hater sections.

The list from #201 to 300 contains many expected titles, but also some real surprises (as well as at least a handful of big personal favorites, but that is inevitable). Planet Rock at #269 is the biggest shocker to me, but also the terrible showing of Beastie Boys (no longer a forum favorite?), Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (a pattern emerges) and Brothers in Arms are notable. I guess Pour Some Sugar On Me and Pink Houses make sense as the last two. Too populist American, which seems to do badly overall.

And a lot of people still dislike Enya I guess.
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Excellent job

Apparently The Cure is the Radiohead of the 80's here on the forum.

I preferred the Top 200 with the previous point system (of the 19 songs that came out of the original Top 200 only 4 were in the Top 200 on my list).

The idea of citing excerpts of music in the presentation is very good, i especially liked the pieces of music where I am listed as a fan. Although I think the phrases in This Charming Man are reversed.

Probably Running Up That Hill and Like a Prayer got their best peaks in all the polls, so I'm satisfied
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The only song that didn't appear on the list and was in my Top 30 was Youth of America
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If there’s a spreadsheet with both song ID and final ranking, I can generate an ordered spotify list quickly.
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Rob wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:24 pm I guess Pour Some Sugar On Me and Pink Houses make sense as the last two. Too populist American, which seems to do badly overall.

And a lot of people still dislike Enya I guess.
Def Leppard is an English band, but maybe people just hate this type of '80s act.
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you guys are talking like it's a bad thing to be voted # 300 in the top songs of the entire decade!
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Unique and interesting roll out. Wish I'd had time to vote, but it was just too daunting. Looking forward to the albums, which I did have a chance to vote for. But take a break, man, you deserve it.
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Mille grazie, Moonbeam!
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Henrik wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:36 pm If there’s a spreadsheet with both song ID and final ranking, I can generate an ordered spotify list quickly.
I've added ID as the second column to the spreadsheet link shared earlier. Thank you!
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Rob wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:24 pmAnd a lot of people still dislike Enya I guess.
I remember just being gobsmacked that Enya did well enough in the yearly polls to quality for the decade poll. No other artist received that response from me. (For the record, I do quite like Enya and that song.)
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Thanks Moonbeam for running this poll. Throughout the poll over the year, I’ve found hundreds of new 80s songs to add to my collection and gained a new appreciation of the decade that I had to some extent dismissed in the past.

Looks like this scoring system is much more sensitive to having lower rankings. I think for this format, the points system makes a lot of sense and helps to reflect the votes.
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Time for voter stats! These will contain the following:

First, stats about alignment between each voter's list and other lists. I'll post Kendall's tau for each voter with the overall list - the higher the number, the more aligned the voter's list aligned with the overall list. I'll also post the other voters with the 10 highest and 10 lowest Kendall's tau values for each voter in the Friends and Foes sections.

Next, stats about songs. First, I'll post the songs where each voter is the top fan or biggest hater, as judged by percentile. Do you wonder how your list impacted the overall rankings? The Balloons and Anchors will identify the songs which your list had the highest impact on raising the rank (balloons) and lowering the rank (anchors).
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Andre

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.339

Friends:
Craig: 0.256
DaveC: 0.250
The_Claw: 0.242
Chris.K.: 0.221
CupOfDreams: 0.205
phil: 0.185
Bang.Jan: 0.172
Brad: 0.169
Dan: 0.162
Listyguy: 0.154

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.157
bonnielaurel: -0.054
Fred: -0.009
Hymie: -0.008
Cold.Butterfly: 0.000
maverick470: 0.007
Dexter: 0.010
FrankLotion: 0.013
Nassim: 0.028
StevieFan13: 0.029

Top Fan:
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1/300)
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (2/300)
New Order - True Faith (3/300)
R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (4/300)
The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (5/300)
Men at Work - Down Under (6/300)
The La's - There She Goes (7/300)
The Church - Under the Milky Way (9/300)
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (13/300)
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (16/300)
R.E.M. - Orange Crush (47/300)

Biggest Hater:
Madonna - Like a Prayer (151/300)

Balloons:
Men at Work - Down Under: +26
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On): +26
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: +23
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody): +22
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang: +21
Modern English - I Melt with You: +20
New Order - Temptation: +20
Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype: +20
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: +19
R.E.M. - Fall on Me: +19

Anchors:
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: -13
Faith No More - Epic: -12
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: -12
Prince - Controversy: -12
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise: -12
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: -12
Laurie Anderson - O Superman: -11
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): -11
Michael Jackson - Thriller: -11
Prince - When You Were Mine: -11


andyd1010

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.257

Friends:
Henry: 0.276
Listyguy: 0.256
nicolas: 0.244
Dan: 0.235
Neil: 0.224
Dexter: 0.191
Craig: 0.185
Chris.K.: 0.180
Live.in.Phoenix: 0.165
Rob: 0.164

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.196
Fred: -0.064
FrankLotion: -0.063
Elder: -0.048
sonofsamiam: -0.048
Myself: -0.033
StevieFan13: -0.030
Moonbeam: -0.028
CupOfDreams: -0.027
Brad: -0.027

Top Fan:
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1/300)
Queen - Under Pressure (5/300)
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (6/300)
The Smiths - Panic (10/300)
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (13/300)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (16/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City (20/300)
David Bowie - Modern Love (23/300)

Biggest Hater:
Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (300/300)
Joy Division - Decades (299/300)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (298/300)
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (295/300)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (290/300)
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (289/300)
Run-D.M.C. - It's Tricky (284/300)
Julee Cruise - Falling (263/300)

Balloons:
The Smiths - Panic: +26
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: +26
Modern English - I Melt with You: +25
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah: +22
U2 - Bad: +22
David Bowie - Modern Love: +20
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: +20
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll: +19
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: +18
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +17

Anchors:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -26
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: -24
Wipers - Youth of America: -20
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: -19
Prince - Controversy: -19
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: -18
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: -18
Devo - Whip It: -17
Madonna - Live to Tell: -17
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: -17


babydoll

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.275

Friends:
Dan: 0.231
Elder: 0.203
Neil: 0.181
sonofsamiam: 0.173
Moonbeam: 0.172
The_Claw: 0.150
Romain: 0.140
nicolas: 0.128
bonnielaurel: 0.120
Henry: 0.116

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.127
Cold.Butterfly: -0.097
Brad: -0.024
Rob: -0.012
Fred: -0.001
Hymie: 0.014
andyd1010: 0.021
maverick470: 0.025
StevieFan13: 0.025
FrankLotion: 0.029

Top Fan:
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1/300)
Madonna - Like a Virgin (2/300)
ABBA - The Day Before You Came (4/300)
Michael Jackson - Beat It (9/300)
Madonna - Into the Groove (10/300)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (14/300)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - Back in Black (300/300)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (299/300)
Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (297/300)
Rush - The Spirit of Radio (296/300)
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole (295/300)
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise (294/300)
U2 - New Year's Day (278/300)
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (227/300)

Balloons:
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: +26
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +23
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +22
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +21
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: +21
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin'): +20
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: +19
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda: +19
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: +19
Madonna - Borderline: +17

Anchors:
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah: -19
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: -18
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: -18
Toto - Africa: -18
Blondie - Rapture: -17
Metallica - Master of Puppets: -17
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -17
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: -16
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough: -16
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -16


Bang Jan

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.361

Friends:
sonofsamiam: 0.588
Elder: 0.311
CupOfDreams: 0.298
The_Claw: 0.274
Brad: 0.272
DaveC: 0.247
Nassim: 0.224
Craig: 0.190
Chris.K.: 0.181
Andre: 0.172

Foes:
Hymie: -0.187
bonnielaurel: -0.151
ordinaryperson: -0.124
Henry: -0.085
Live.in.Phoenix: -0.079
Fred: -0.007
andyd1010: 0.003
Cold.Butterfly: 0.004
Dan: 0.025
Dexter: 0.036

Top Fan:
Talking Heads - The Great Curve (1/300)
Laurie Anderson - O Superman (2/300)
Talk Talk - The Rainbow (3/300)
Tom Waits - Time (4/300)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (7/300)
Joy Division - Decades (9/300)
Rush - The Spirit of Radio (12/300)
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (13/300)
Prefab Sprout - Goodbye Lucille #1 (17/300)

Biggest Hater:
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (300/300)
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (299/300)
Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (280/300)

Balloons:
Joy Division - Decades: +26
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief: +24
Tom Waits - Time: +24
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +23
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +23
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +20
U2 - Bad: +18
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out: +17
The Fall - The Classical: +17
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: +17

Anchors:
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -21
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -19
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -19
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City: -18
INXS - Need You Tonight: -18
Sade - Smooth Operator: -18
Devo - Whip It: -17
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -17
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -17
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: -16


bonnielaurel

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.080

Friends:
Henry: 0.257
Live.in.Phoenix: 0.221
nicolas: 0.173
Dan: 0.165
Henrik: 0.148
Romain: 0.136
andyd1010: 0.121
babydoll: 0.120
Rob: 0.118
Neil: 0.084

Foes:
Brad: -0.300
CupOfDreams: -0.251
mileswide: -0.196
Bang.Jan: -0.151
Chris.K.: -0.108
ordinaryperson: -0.094
sonofsamiam: -0.090
SL3: -0.090
Nassim: -0.077
Elder: -0.072

Top Fan:
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1/300)
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (2/300)
Sade - Smooth Operator (3/300)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (4/300)
Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror (5/300)
Wham! - Careless Whisper (6/300)
Suzanne Vega - Luka (7/300)
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (13/300)
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (16/300)
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) (22/300)
Tears for Fears - Shout (25/300)
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (27/300)
Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (28/300)
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (29/300)

Biggest Hater:
Morrissey - Suedehead (300/300)
The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma (299/300)
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (297/300)
Joy Division - Atmosphere (296/300)
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (295/300)
The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (294/300)
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (293/300)
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (292/300)
The Smiths - I Know It's Over (291/300)
The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (290/300)
The Smiths - Panic (289/300)
Pixies - Where Is My Mind? (288/300)
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene (286/300)
New Order - Ceremony (285/300)
The The - This Is the Day (281/300)
The Replacements - I Will Dare (280/300)
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (263/300)
The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (258/300)
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (245/300)
The Cure - Just Like Heaven (237/300)

Balloons:
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +25
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: +24
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer: +24
Sade - Smooth Operator: +24
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: +20
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: +19
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin'): +19
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +18
Prince - Controversy: +18
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning: +16

Anchors:
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene: -24
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): -21
Joy Division - Decades: -20
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: -20
Wipers - Youth of America: -20
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: -19
Pixies - Gigantic: -17
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: -17
The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side: -17
New Order - Ceremony: -16
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Brad

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.197

Friends:
CupOfDreams: 0.398
DaveC: 0.293
Bang.Jan: 0.272
mileswide: 0.190
Chris.K.: 0.184
sonofsamiam: 0.180
Elder: 0.173
BryanBehar: 0.173
Andre: 0.169
The_Claw: 0.156

Foes:
bonnielaurel: -0.300
Fred: -0.163
Hymie: -0.156
Henry: -0.156
Live.in.Phoenix: -0.141
Moonbeam: -0.066
Romain: -0.047
ordinaryperson: -0.038
Dan: -0.031
andyd1010: -0.027

Top Fan:
The Jam - That's Entertainment (1/300)
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief (2/300)
Pixies - Hey (3/300)
The Jam - Going Underground (4/300)
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (5/300)
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise (6/300)
R.E.M. - Fall on Me (8/300)
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation (14/300)
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man (19/300)
Morrissey - Suedehead (23/300)

Biggest Hater:
Katrina and The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (300/300)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (298/300)
Wham! - Careless Whisper (297/300)
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (294/300)
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (293/300)
ABBA - The Day Before You Came (291/300)
U2 - Bad (289/300)
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (286/300)
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (258/300)
Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry (186/300)

Balloons:
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +28
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief: +23
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: +23
The Replacements - Bastards of Young: +23
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +20
R.E.M. - Fall on Me: +20
The Smiths - Panic: +20
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +19
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday: +18
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: +18

Anchors:
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: -21
Tears for Fears - Shout: -20
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: -19
U2 - Bad: -18
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust: -17
Wham! - Careless Whisper: -17
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: -16
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -14
Michael Jackson - Thriller: -14
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight: -14


BryanBehar

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.201

Friends:
Brad: 0.173
Listyguy: 0.166
Chris.K.: 0.157
Dan: 0.156
CupOfDreams: 0.146
Neil: 0.140
Dexter: 0.132
Andre: 0.131
andyd1010: 0.128
nicolas: 0.120

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.166
Moonbeam: -0.112
Henrik: -0.089
FrankLotion: -0.080
bonnielaurel: -0.068
Elder: -0.064
maverick470: -0.037
Romain: -0.028
rumpdoll: -0.027
StevieFan13: -0.015

Top Fan:
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (1/300)
The Replacements - Bastards of Young (2/300)
Billy Bragg - A New England (3/300)
The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma (4/300)
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection (5/300)
The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line (8/300)
Fugazi - Waiting Room (10/300)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (11/300)
Talking Heads - And She Was (12/300)
Rush - Tom Sawyer (23/300)
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me (33/300)
Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (53/300)

Biggest Hater:
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (149/300)

Balloons:
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: +26
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +24
The Replacements - Bastards of Young: +23
David Bowie - Modern Love: +22
R.E.M. - Fall on Me: +20
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: +20
The Smiths - Panic: +20
Prince - When You Were Mine: +19
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +18
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me: +17

Anchors:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -12
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian: -11
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: -11
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -11
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: -11
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos: -11
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust: -11
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: -11
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): -11
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: -11


Chris K

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.327

Friends:
CupOfDreams: 0.271
DaveC: 0.259
phil: 0.259
Andre: 0.221
Craig: 0.203
Brad: 0.184
Bang.Jan: 0.181
andyd1010: 0.180
Neil: 0.179
Listyguy: 0.159

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.187
bonnielaurel: -0.108
Hymie: -0.099
Fred: -0.062
FrankLotion: -0.043
Rob: -0.008
Henrik: 0.001
Cold.Butterfly: 0.017
maverick470: 0.018
Myself: 0.042

Top Fan:
U2 - With or Without You (1/300)
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (2/300)
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (3/300)
R.E.M. - Talk About the Passion (4/300)
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (10/300)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (16/300)
R.E.M. - The One I Love (18/300)

Biggest Hater:
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (300/300)
Motörhead - Ace of Spades (298/300)
Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (296/300)
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (295/300)
George Clinton - Atomic Dog (292/300)
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (290/300)

Balloons:
Faith No More - Epic: +21
The Smiths - Panic: +21
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): +21
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning: +20
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: +20
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored: +20
Modern English - I Melt with You: +18
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +17
R.E.M. - Fall on Me: +17
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +16

Anchors:
Toto - Africa: -21
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: -20
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin'): -19
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: -18
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: -17
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -17
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name: -16
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: -16
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -16
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove): -15


Cold Butterfly

Kendall's tau with overall list: -0.030

Friends:
Listyguy: 0.118
ordinaryperson: 0.095
andyd1010: 0.084
StevieFan13: 0.077
Henry: 0.069
Rob: 0.048
DaveC: 0.046
Dan: 0.027
Chris.K.: 0.017
maverick470: 0.015

Foes:
Dexter: -0.150
Craig: -0.134
Myself: -0.114
Neil: -0.103
babydoll: -0.097
Elder: -0.094
mileswide: -0.082
The_Claw: -0.071
sonofsamiam: -0.069
rumpdoll: -0.064

Top Fan:
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message (1/30)

Biggest Hater:
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (30/30)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (24/30)

Balloons:
Blondie - Rapture: +1
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +1
Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed: +1
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation: +1
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: +1
Metallica - Master of Puppets: +1
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +1
N.W.A - F*** Tha Police: +1
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat: +1
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: +1

Anchors:
Nirvana - About a Girl: -2
XTC - Dear God: -2
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian: -1
Blondie - Call Me: -1
Depeche Mode - Stripped: -1
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -1
Laurie Anderson - O Superman: -1
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): -1
Prince - 1999: -1
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise: -1


Craig

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.366

Friends:
Andre: 0.256
Dexter: 0.255
Neil: 0.243
The_Claw: 0.240
Dan: 0.236
Elder: 0.231
nicolas: 0.230
Henrik: 0.213
rumpdoll: 0.212
Listyguy: 0.207

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.194
Fred: -0.178
Cold.Butterfly: -0.134
bonnielaurel: -0.018
Hymie: 0.023
Moonbeam: 0.044
BryanBehar: 0.071
FrankLotion: 0.072
maverick470: 0.082
mileswide: 0.083

Top Fan:
Pixies - Where Is My Mind? (1/300)
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (2/300)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (5/300)
The Cure - Close to Me (16/300)

Balloons:
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold: +15
AC/DC - Back in Black: +10
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus: +8
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name: +6
Prince and the Revolution - Kiss: +5
The Church - Under the Milky Way: +5
The Cure - Lullaby: +5
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven: +4
Public Enemy - Fight the Power: +4
The La's - There She Goes: +4

Anchors:
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game: -4
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen: -4
Michael Jackson - Beat It: -4
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over: -3
Prince - Sign 'O' the Times: -3
The Human League - Don't You Want Me: -3
Tom Waits - Downtown Train: -3
Blondie - Call Me: -2
Bruce Springsteen - The River: -2
Joy Division - Atmosphere: -2
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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CupOfDreams

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.316

Friends:
Brad: 0.398
DaveC: 0.325
Bang.Jan: 0.298
Chris.K.: 0.271
Elder: 0.226
sonofsamiam: 0.216
Andre: 0.205
rumpdoll: 0.194
Craig: 0.186
SL3: 0.186

Foes:
bonnielaurel: -0.251
ordinaryperson: -0.118
Henry: -0.114
Hymie: -0.095
Live.in.Phoenix: -0.074
Fred: -0.071
Cold.Butterfly: -0.035
andyd1010: -0.027
maverick470: 0.011
Rob: 0.013

Top Fan:
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue (1/300)
Joy Division - Atmosphere (2/300)
The Cure - A Forest (5/300)
Motörhead - Ace of Spades (9/300)
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (12/300)
The Fall - The Classical (17/300)
Black Flag - Rise Above (35/300)
The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes (36/300)

Biggest Hater:
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (300/300)
A-ha - Take On Me (297/300)
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (296/300)
Madonna - Like a Virgin (295/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (291/300)
Suzanne Vega - Luka (284/300)
The Sugarcubes - Birthday (275/300)

Balloons:
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +27
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: +24
The Smiths - Panic: +23
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +20
Pixies - Gigantic: +20
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): +20
New Order - Ceremony: +19
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: +19
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +17
Joy Division - Decades: +17

Anchors:
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -22
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: -20
Madonna - Live to Tell: -20
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -18
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: -18
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: -17
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -16
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -16
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: -16
Toto - Africa: -16


Dan

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Nassim: 0.014
CupOfDreams: 0.018
Fred: 0.020
Bang.Jan: 0.025

Top Fan:
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1/300)
Katrina and The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (3/300)
Pixies - Debaser (4/300)
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (6/300)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (9/300)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (27/300)

Biggest Hater:
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (300/300)
Black Flag - Rise Above (299/300)
Rush - Tom Sawyer (298/300)
Metallica - One (297/300)
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (293/300)
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (287/300)
The Cure - A Forest (269/300)
The Church - Under the Milky Way (257/300)

Balloons:
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +24
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way: +21
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: +21
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +20
The Primitives - Crash: +19
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: +18
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +18
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +15
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax: +14
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: +14

Anchors:
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -22
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: -20
Madonna - Live to Tell: -18
Wipers - Youth of America: -18
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -17
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: -17
Devo - Whip It: -15
Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed: -15
Metallica - Master of Puppets: -15
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: -15


DaveC

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Andre: 0.250
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Romain: 0.182
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Craig: 0.175

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Dexter: -0.015
FrankLotion: 0.044
Rob: 0.044
Cold.Butterfly: 0.046
SL3: 0.057

Top Fan:
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (1/300)
The Smiths - I Know It's Over (2/300)
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven (4/300)
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding (5/300)
The Sugarcubes - Birthday (7/300)
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (13/300)
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (33/300)

Biggest Hater:
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (300/300)
De La Soul - Me Myself and I (297/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April (295/300)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (293/300)
Queen - Under Pressure (288/300)
Modern English - I Melt with You (283/300)
Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn (277/300)
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message (246/300)

Balloons:
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: +26
Joy Division - Decades: +26
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: +25
The Replacements - Bastards of Young: +22
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +20
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday: +20
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: +20
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +19
U2 - I Will Follow: +19
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere: +18

Anchors:
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name: -19
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -18
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): -18
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -18
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -17
AC/DC - Back in Black: -16
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City: -16
Devo - Whip It: -15
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -15
Modern English - I Melt with You: -15


Dexter

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nicolas: 0.222
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Hymie: 0.190
Dan: 0.183
Henry: 0.164
Rob: 0.155
Listyguy: 0.136
BryanBehar: 0.132

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Andre: 0.010
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Top Fan:
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1/300)
The Police - Every Breath You Take (3/300)
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (16/300)
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (17/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (20/300)
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (37/300)
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) (46/300)
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (66/300)

Balloons:
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: +22
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll: +21
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +21
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: +20
Rick James - Super Freak: +20
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: +20
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way: +19
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise: +18
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +17
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: +17

Anchors:
Madonna - Live to Tell: -8
Prince - Controversy: -8
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: -7
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief: -7
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: -7
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -7
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: -7
New Order - Ceremony: -7
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: -7
Talk Talk - It's My Life: -7


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andyd1010: -0.048
Fred: -0.045
FrankLotion: 0.007

Top Fan:
Madonna - Like a Prayer (1/300)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (6/300)
The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (11/300)
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (14/300)
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (25/300)

Biggest Hater:
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (300/300)
Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream (298/300)
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (295/300)
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down (293/300)
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (292/300)
U2 - I Will Follow (279/300)

Balloons:
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +24
The Replacements - Bastards of Young: +23
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +22
New Order - Ceremony: +21
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +20
Madonna - Borderline: +18
Prince - Controversy: +18
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: +17
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: +17
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): +16

Anchors:
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -23
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian: -21
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City: -21
Tears for Fears - Shout: -21
Split Enz - I Got You: -20
Devo - Whip It: -19
U2 - I Will Follow: -19
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: -18
Faith No More - Epic: -16
Van Halen - Jump: -16
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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FrankLotion

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Top Fan:
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (1/198)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song (2/198)
Slayer - Raining Blood (4/198)

Biggest Hater:
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (198/198)
Men at Work - Down Under (197/198)
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (196/198)
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (195/198)
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang (193/198)
Devo - Whip It (188/198)
R.E.M. - The One I Love (185/198)
The Cure - Lovesong (180/198)
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (179/198)
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (178/198)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (170/198)
The Cure - In Between Days (169/198)

Balloons:
U2 - Bad: +20
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +14
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: +13
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +13
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: +12
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +9
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +9
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer: +9
Rush - Tom Sawyer: +9
The Replacements - Bastards of Young: +9

Anchors:
Tears for Fears - Shout: -18
Devo - Whip It: -16
New Order - Ceremony: -12
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: -11
Men at Work - Down Under: -10
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: -9
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang: -9
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal: -8
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos: -8
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way: -8


Fred

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Top Fan:
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (1/20)

Biggest Hater:
New Order - Blue Monday (20/20)
Prince and the Revolution - Kiss (19/20)

Balloons:
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +1
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah: +1
Paul Simon - Graceland: +1
The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing: +1
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold: +1
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car: +1
Wipers - Youth of America: +1

Anchors:
Fugazi - Waiting Room: -2
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved: -1
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin': -1
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight: -1
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot: -1
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove): -1


Henrik

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Romain: 0.222
Craig: 0.213
nicolas: 0.209
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Moonbeam: 0.190
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Dan: 0.162
DaveC: 0.157
Andre: 0.152

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Fred: 0.007
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Top Fan:
The Cure - Lullaby (1/300)
The Specials - Ghost Town (5/300)
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices (8/300)
This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren (17/300)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (27/300)
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (43/300)

Biggest Hater:
The Replacements - Unsatisfied (300/300)
Faith No More - Epic (299/300)
Living Colour - Cult of Personality (297/300)
The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink (295/300)
The Replacements - Bastards of Young (294/300)
Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall (291/300)
Fugazi - Waiting Room (290/300)
Madonna - Borderline (282/300)
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) (280/300)
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (263/300)
Prince - Little Red Corvette (259/300)
Prince - When You Were Mine (253/300)

Balloons:
This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren: +24
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: +23
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +23
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +21
Blondie - Rapture: +20
Prince - Controversy: +20
Metallica - Master of Puppets: +19
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: +19
Sade - Smooth Operator: +19
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +18

Anchors:
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -21
New Order - Ceremony: -20
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -20
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -19
Madonna - Borderline: -19
Fugazi - Waiting Room: -17
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene: -16
Faith No More - Epic: -16
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: -16
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -15


Henry

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andyd1010: 0.276
bonnielaurel: 0.257
Listyguy: 0.251
Dan: 0.248
Neil: 0.217
nicolas: 0.198
Hymie: 0.167
Dexter: 0.164
Chris.K.: 0.143

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Bang.Jan: -0.085
maverick470: -0.064
StevieFan13: -0.060

Top Fan:
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (1/300)
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (2/300)
Tears for Fears - Mad World (5/300)
Van Halen - Jump (11/300)
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (12/300)
The Human League - Don't You Want Me (14/300)
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) (26/300)
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (37/300)
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down (46/300)
Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream (87/300)

Biggest Hater:
Laurie Anderson - O Superman (300/300)
The Fall - The Classical (299/300)
Tom Waits - Downtown Train (298/300)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo (297/300)
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (293/300)
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (292/300)
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (284/300)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (275/300)
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise (274/300)
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause (272/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Raspberry Beret (260/300)

Balloons:
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out: +24
Madonna - Borderline: +24
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +23
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: +23
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: +23
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +22
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: +22
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +21
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang: +21
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: +20

Anchors:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -22
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise: -20
Tom Waits - Time: -20
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On): -19
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda: -19
Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype: -18
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: -18
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -17
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning: -17
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -16


Hymie

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Top Fan:
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1/300)
The Clash - Rock the Casbah (2/300)
U2 - I Will Follow (3/300)
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (7/300)
Rick James - Super Freak (8/300)
The Jam - Town Called Malice (9/300)
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (10/300)
Devo - Whip It (12/300)
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (15/300)
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way (17/300)
Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (18/300)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (20/300)
George Clinton - Atomic Dog (25/300)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll (26/300)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (27/300)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (28/300)
Split Enz - I Got You (34/300)

Balloons:
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: +25
Rick James - Super Freak: +23
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough: +22
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll: +22
Modern English - I Melt with You: +22
Men at Work - Down Under: +21
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +20
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): +20
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin'): +20
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax: +19

Anchors:
Joy Division - Decades: -10
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: -9
The Smiths - Panic: -9
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: -8
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: -8
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -8
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: -8
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: -8
Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype: -8
Sade - Smooth Operator: -8
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Listyguy

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Moonbeam: 0.015
Fred: 0.025
Elder: 0.031
StevieFan13: 0.043

Top Fan:
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1/300)
The Smiths - This Charming Man (2/300)
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (3/300)
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (5/300)
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (7/300)
Tom Waits - Downtown Train (8/300)
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (13/300)
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (14/300)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (27/300)
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (36/300)
U2 - Desire (50/300)

Biggest Hater:
Cameo - Word Up! (300/300)
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (298/300)
N.W.A - F*** Tha Police (296/300)
Kraftwerk - Computer Love (295/300)
The Specials - Ghost Town (294/300)
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (288/300)

Balloons:
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +28
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': +27
U2 - Bad: +24
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: +23
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: +23
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +19
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos: +18
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): +16
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer: +15
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: +14

Anchors:
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -24
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): -20
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: -19
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -18
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: -15
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: -15
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -15
This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren: -15
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: -14
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: -13


Live in Phoenix

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Neil: 0.169
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Dan: 0.161
nicolas: 0.152
Hymie: 0.148
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SL3: -0.019

Top Fan:
Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry (1/300)
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (2/300)
U2 - New Year's Day (3/300)
Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (4/300)
Frank Sinatra - (Theme from) New York, New York (5/300)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (6/300)
Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It (8/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (9/300)
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang (10/300)
Roxy Music - More Than This (11/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (16/300)
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels (20/300)

Biggest Hater:
Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon (300/300)
Billy Bragg - A New England (299/300)
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon (298/300)
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver (297/300)
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection (296/300)
The Jam - Town Called Malice (293/300)
The Jam - Going Underground (287/300)
XTC - Dear God (283/300)
The Jam - That's Entertainment (270/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (227/300)

Balloons:
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang: +32
Modern English - I Melt with You: +24
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll: +22
Joy Division - Decades: +22
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: +22
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: +21
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out: +20
Madonna - Live to Tell: +19
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +19
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight: +19

Anchors:
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: -22
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene: -18
Pixies - Gigantic: -18
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: -18
Tom Waits - Time: -18
Wipers - Youth of America: -18
XTC - Dear God: -18
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: -16
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: -16
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: -15


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Listyguy: -0.039
BryanBehar: -0.037
Dan: -0.018
nicolas: -0.016

Top Fan:
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1/246)
AC/DC - Back in Black (3/246)
Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (8/246)
A-ha - Take On Me (10/246)
Bangles - Manic Monday (21/246)
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (28/246)
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole (37/246)

Biggest Hater:
Frank Sinatra - (Theme from) New York, New York (246/246)
Tom Waits - Time (243/246)
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (242/246)
Tears for Fears - Shout (240/246)
Sade - Smooth Operator (239/246)
Rick James - Super Freak (236/246)
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels (233/246)
The Cure - The Love Cats (230/246)
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (223/246)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (222/246)

Balloons:
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': +19
U2 - Bad: +18
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: +16
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: +16
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +15
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: +15
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On): +15
Faith No More - Epic: +14
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City: +14
New Order - Age of Consent: +14

Anchors:
Tears for Fears - Shout: -21
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -19
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove): -16
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -15
Tom Waits - Time: -15
Joy Division - Decades: -13
Madonna - Live to Tell: -13
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: -13
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way: -13
Sade - Smooth Operator: -13


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Dan: -0.034
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Top Fan:
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message (1/300)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved (2/300)
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (4/300)
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (5/300)
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (6/300)
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (8/300)
The The - This Is the Day (9/300)
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver (10/300)
Squeeze - Tempted (11/300)
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (17/300)
Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (53/300)

Biggest Hater:
Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror (300/300)
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire (299/300)
Toto - Africa (298/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (297/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (294/300)
Talk Talk - It's My Life (292/300)
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work (291/300)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (290/300)
This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren (288/300)
Cocteau Twins - Lorelei (285/300)
Tears for Fears - Mad World (282/300)
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (280/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (273/300)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (265/300)
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (258/300)
Public Enemy - Fight the Power (245/300)

Balloons:
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +27
New Order - Temptation: +27
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): +24
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +22
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin'): +22
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: +22
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: +19
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: +17
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out: +17
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): +17

Anchors:
Toto - Africa: -23
Tears for Fears - Shout: -21
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: -20
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -19
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: -18
Talk Talk - Living in Another World: -18
Van Halen - Jump: -18
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: -17
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: -17
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work: -16


Moonbeam

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StevieFan13: 0.153
Bang.Jan: 0.148
Chris.K.: 0.136
Andre: 0.108

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Dexter: 0.003
Listyguy: 0.015

Top Fan:
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1/300)
Prince - 1999 (2/300)
The Cure - Lovesong (3/300)
Prince - The Cross (4/300)
Prince - Controversy (5/300)
Kraftwerk - Computer Love (7/300)
Blondie - Rapture (8/300)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (9/300)
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (10/300)
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (12/300)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (16/300)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (300/300)
The Traveling Wilburys - Handle with Care (299/300)
The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line (296/300)
Pixies - Gigantic (293/300)
Paul Simon - Graceland (292/300)
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (290/300)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song (287/300)
R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (284/300)
R.E.M. - Fall on Me (283/300)
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man (279/300)
R.E.M. - Orange Crush (277/300)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (269/300)

Balloons:
New Order - Temptation: +26
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: +24
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: +23
Prince - Controversy: +22
Faith No More - Epic: +20
The Smiths - Panic: +19
Blondie - Rapture: +18
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: +17
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: +17
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +17

Anchors:
Pixies - Gigantic: -24
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -23
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: -21
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene: -21
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -20
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: -19
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: -18
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: -18
Van Halen - Jump: -18
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: -17
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Myself

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The_Claw: 0.167
Neil: 0.146
sonofsamiam: 0.142
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Elder: 0.133
Dexter: 0.129
Nassim: 0.118

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Rob: 0.044

Top Fan:
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message (1/300)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (2/300)
Blondie - Call Me (5/300)
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove) (6/300)
N.W.A - F*** Tha Police (14/300)
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours (18/300)
Toto - Africa (27/300)
Cameo - Word Up! (34/300)
Living Colour - Cult of Personality (81/300)

Biggest Hater:
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (300/300)
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) (299/300)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (298/300)
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (297/300)
Talking Heads - And She Was (296/300)
U2 - Desire (295/300)
Bangles - Manic Monday (291/300)
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (289/300)
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (275/300)
The Cure - Close to Me (268/300)
Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (266/300)

Balloons:
Joy Division - Decades: +22
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: +21
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +21
Blondie - Rapture: +19
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +19
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: +18
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +17
Toto - Africa: +17
Men at Work - Down Under: +16
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust: +15

Anchors:
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -23
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -21
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: -19
U2 - I Will Follow: -19
XTC - Dear God: -19
Split Enz - I Got You: -17
Van Halen - Jump: -17
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: -16
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere: -16
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief: -15


Nassim

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sonofsamiam: 0.188
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FrankLotion: 0.015
Dexter: 0.015

Top Fan:
The Cure - Lullaby (1/300)
New Order - Temptation (2/300)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (3/300)
The Cure - A Forest (5/300)
Metallica - One (6/300)
The Replacements - Unsatisfied (7/300)
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (8/300)
New Order - Age of Consent (11/300)
Faith No More - Epic (12/300)
The Cure - The Love Cats (13/300)
The Replacements - I Will Dare (15/300)
XTC - Dear God (18/300)
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire (24/300)
The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink (48/300)
Run-D.M.C. - It's Tricky (53/300)

Biggest Hater:
Van Halen - Jump (300/300)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll (299/300)
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (298/300)
Madonna - Live to Tell (297/300)
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (296/300)
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) (295/300)
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (294/300)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - I Want You (291/300)
Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype (285/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Raspberry Beret (260/300)

Balloons:
New Order - Temptation: +31
The Replacements - Bastards of Young: +28
Faith No More - Epic: +27
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +27
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +26
U2 - Bad: +25
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin'): +24
The Cure - The Love Cats: +23
XTC - Dear God: +22
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: +21

Anchors:
Madonna - Live to Tell: -27
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -23
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: -23
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -22
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: -22
Van Halen - Jump: -20
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -19
Pixies - Gigantic: -18
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -18
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: -17


Neil

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Dan: 0.250
Craig: 0.243
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Henry: 0.217
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nicolas: 0.181
babydoll: 0.181
Chris.K.: 0.179
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Top Fan:
New Order - Blue Monday (1/300)
Madonna - Borderline (2/300)
Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon (3/300)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (4/300)
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (5/300)
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (6/300)
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (8/300)
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene (9/300)
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (21/300)
INXS - Need You Tonight (29/300)

Biggest Hater:
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours (300/300)
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi (299/300)
Talk Talk - Living in Another World (297/300)
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia (296/300)
R.E.M. - Talk About the Passion (293/300)
Talk Talk - The Rainbow (292/300)
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (288/300)
The Cure - Lullaby (287/300)
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (285/300)
Prince - The Cross (282/300)
The Cure - Pictures of You (272/300)

Balloons:
Madonna - Borderline: +27
INXS - Need You Tonight: +21
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: +21
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: +20
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday: +19
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll: +16
Prince - When You Were Mine: +16
Fugazi - Waiting Room: +15
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +15
Split Enz - I Got You: +15

Anchors:
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: -21
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -21
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: -20
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: -19
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda: -19
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi: -18
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: -18
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): -17
Wipers - Youth of America: -17
Joy Division - Decades: -16


nicolas

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Romain: 0.250
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Craig: 0.230
Dexter: 0.222
Henrik: 0.209
Henry: 0.198
Neil: 0.181
bonnielaurel: 0.173
Listyguy: 0.173

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Moonbeam: 0.002
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Top Fan:
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1/300)
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (3/300)
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (4/300)
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon (9/300)
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (13/300)
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi (15/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (20/300)
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (29/300)

Biggest Hater:
Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (300/300)
Wipers - Youth of America (299/300)
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (298/300)
The B-52's - Roam (297/300)
Split Enz - I Got You (296/300)
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (295/300)
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue (294/300)
Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (292/300)
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (289/300)
New Order - True Faith (287/300)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (276/300)
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (274/300)

Balloons:
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +28
Tom Waits - Time: +22
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: +20
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: +20
Michael Jackson - Thriller: +20
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda: +20
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: +19
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +17
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way: +17
Sade - Smooth Operator: +17

Anchors:
Wipers - Youth of America: -25
Madonna - Live to Tell: -18
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: -18
Split Enz - I Got You: -18
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -17
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: -16
Laurie Anderson - O Superman: -15
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise: -15
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels: -15
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love: -15


ordinaryperson

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Craig: -0.194
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Romain: -0.186
Listyguy: -0.172
BryanBehar: -0.166
nicolas: -0.160

Top Fan:
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (1/169)
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (2/169)
Talk Talk - It's My Life (6/169)
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (22/169)

Biggest Hater:
The La's - There She Goes (169/169)
The Police - Every Breath You Take (167/169)
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (161/169)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (158/169)
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (156/169)
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (155/169)
Blondie - Call Me (154/169)
Blondie - Rapture (150/169)
Prince - 1999 (147/169)
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (139/169)

Balloons:
Talk Talk - It's My Life: +17
New Order - Ceremony: +13
Laurie Anderson - O Superman: +11
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody): +10
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian: +9
Cocteau Twins - Lorelei: +9
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus: +9
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: +9
Devo - Whip It: +8
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat: +8

Anchors:
Fugazi - Waiting Room: -8
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: -8
Pixies - Gigantic: -8
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way: -8
The Clash - Rock the Casbah: -8
The Police - Every Breath You Take: -8
Michael Jackson - Thriller: -7
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: -7
Michael Jackson - Beat It: -6
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: -6
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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phil

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Nassim: 0.127
Bang.Jan: 0.125
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BryanBehar: 0.027
Dexter: 0.048
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SL3: 0.058

Top Fan:
The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1/300)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (2/300)
Julee Cruise - Falling (4/300)
Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall (6/300)
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (7/300)
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (10/300)
Nirvana - About a Girl (11/300)
The Cure - In Between Days (18/300)
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (23/300)
Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype (47/300)

Biggest Hater:
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (300/300)
Slayer - Raining Blood (297/300)
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (294/300)
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven (289/300)
Pixies - Debaser (288/300)
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (282/300)

Balloons:
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: +23
Faith No More - Epic: +19
INXS - Need You Tonight: +19
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): +19
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +19
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +19
Modern English - I Melt with You: +18
The Primitives - Crash: +18
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: +17
The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda: +17

Anchors:
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name: -25
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: -24
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: -23
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -19
Blondie - Rapture: -18
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -18
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: -17
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: -16
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: -16
Van Halen - Jump: -16


Rob

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BryanBehar: 0.092
Neil: 0.087
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mileswide: -0.014
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Chris.K.: -0.008
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Top Fan:
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (1/300)
Paul Simon - Graceland (4/300)
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (5/300)
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (7/300)
Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn (9/300)
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (13/300)
The Traveling Wilburys - Handle with Care (26/300)
The Stranglers - Golden Brown (30/300)

Biggest Hater:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (300/300)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (299/300)
U2 - With or Without You (298/300)
Prefab Sprout - Goodbye Lucille #1 (297/300)
Depeche Mode - Stripped (296/300)
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me (295/300)
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (294/300)
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (293/300)
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (289/300)
The Smiths - This Charming Man (287/300)
New Order - Temptation (286/300)
Prince - Controversy (279/300)
Roxy Music - More Than This (276/300)
Madonna - Into the Groove (271/300)
Michael Jackson - Beat It (260/300)

Balloons:
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah: +26
This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren: +25
David Bowie - Modern Love: +20
Laurie Anderson - O Superman: +20
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang: +20
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): +19
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin: +19
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: +18
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +18
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal: +17

Anchors:
Madonna - Live to Tell: -23
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me: -21
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels: -19
Devo - Whip It: -18
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene: -18
Split Enz - I Got You: -17
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty): -17
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian: -16
INXS - Need You Tonight: -16
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise: -16


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Henrik: 0.222
Dan: 0.221
Elder: 0.186
DaveC: 0.182
Craig: 0.162
The_Claw: 0.150
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StevieFan13: 0.137

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Top Fan:
Prince and the Revolution - Kiss (1/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (2/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (3/300)
Prince - Little Red Corvette (4/300)
Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (5/300)
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (6/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Raspberry Beret (10/300)
Prince - When You Were Mine (16/300)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (20/300)
Depeche Mode - Stripped (30/300)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (40/300)
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (44/300)

Biggest Hater:
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (300/300)
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (299/300)
Crowded House - Into Temptation (298/300)
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove) (294/300)
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (290/300)
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (269/300)
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (267/300)

Balloons:
The Cure - The Love Cats: +20
Blondie - Rapture: +19
Prince - When You Were Mine: +19
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +19
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust: +19
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon: +19
INXS - Need You Tonight: +18
Prince - Controversy: +17
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough: +16
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax: +16

Anchors:
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove): -24
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: -18
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: -18
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos: -18
Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype: -18
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name: -17
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: -16
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: -15
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: -15
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -15


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Bang.Jan: 0.124
Brad: 0.122
Myself: 0.114

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BryanBehar: -0.027
andyd1010: -0.024
mileswide: -0.008

Top Fan:
Pixies - Gigantic (1/292)
Wipers - Youth of America (3/292)
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (4/292)
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (5/292)
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (9/292)
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (11/292)
Talk Talk - Living in Another World (12/292)
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia (13/292)
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (15/292)
Cocteau Twins - Lorelei (16/292)
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (28/292)

Biggest Hater:
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (292/292)
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (291/292)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (290/292)
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City (288/292)
Squeeze - Tempted (287/292)
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (285/292)
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (284/292)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (283/292)
The Clash - Rock the Casbah (278/292)
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief (276/292)
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (275/292)
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (273/292)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved (269/292)

Balloons:
Pixies - Gigantic: +24
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It: +24
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +23
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: +22
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +18
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah: +18
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver: +18
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia: +18
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +18
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: +17

Anchors:
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -23
INXS - Need You Tonight: -17
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: -17
Split Enz - I Got You: -17
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno: -15
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: -15
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -14
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning: -14
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York: -14
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: -14


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Fred: -0.068
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andyd1010: -0.024
Live.in.Phoenix: -0.019
Listyguy: -0.007
StevieFan13: -0.006
ordinaryperson: -0.000
Henry: 0.004

Top Fan:
New Order - Ceremony (1/300)
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (2/300)
ABBA - The Day Before You Came (4/300)
The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (5/300)
The Primitives - Crash (6/300)
The Sugarcubes - Birthday (7/300)
Rush - The Spirit of Radio (12/300)
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (13/300)
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (25/300)

Biggest Hater:
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (300/300)
Talking Heads - The Great Curve (299/300)
Toto - Africa (298/300)
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (294/300)
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (293/300)
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (291/300)
The Stranglers - Golden Brown (280/300)
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (264/300)
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (258/300)

Balloons:
New Order - Temptation: +28
Faith No More - Epic: +24
New Order - Ceremony: +24
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: +24
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: +23
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: +23
The Primitives - Crash: +21
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): +20
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: +18
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers: +17

Anchors:
Toto - Africa: -24
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: -23
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: -18
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On): -18
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere: -17
XTC - Dear God: -17
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: -16
Men at Work - Down Under: -16
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: -16
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: -16
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Top Fan:
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message (1/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (2/300)
Talk Talk - The Rainbow (3/300)
Public Enemy - Bring the Noise (4/300)
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April (5/300)
The Cure - Pictures of You (6/300)
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work (7/300)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (10/300)
Madonna - Live to Tell (11/300)
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (13/300)
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (17/300)
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause (40/300)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (300/300)
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (299/300)
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (294/300)
INXS - Need You Tonight (292/300)
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners (291/300)
Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way (276/300)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (275/300)
The Primitives - Crash (259/300)
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (236/300)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (229/300)

Balloons:
Talk Talk - The Rainbow: +29
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +26
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: +24
Joy Division - Decades: +24
Madonna - Live to Tell: +23
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief: +22
Tom Waits - Time: +22
Toto - Africa: +21
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +20
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: +18

Anchors:
INXS - Need You Tonight: -22
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -20
Tom Petty - Free Fallin': -19
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: -18
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes: -18
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes: -17
Devo - Whip It: -15
Tears for Fears - Shout: -15
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian: -13
Blondie - Rapture: -13


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Neil: -0.061
Henry: -0.060
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andyd1010: -0.030
Fred: -0.027
BryanBehar: -0.015
ordinaryperson: -0.011
SL3: -0.006
mileswide: 0.000

Top Fan:
The Cure - Just Like Heaven (1/249)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo (3/249)
Public Enemy - Fight the Power (4/249)
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (12/249)
Modern English - I Melt with You (15/249)
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (23/249)
The B-52's - Roam (24/249)

Biggest Hater:
Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It (249/249)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (248/249)
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation (247/249)
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (246/249)
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (245/249)
Pixies - Hey (242/249)
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (234/249)
New Order - Age of Consent (233/249)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (231/249)
Nirvana - About a Girl (214/249)
The Human League - Don't You Want Me (196/249)

Balloons:
Modern English - I Melt with You: +22
INXS - Need You Tonight: +21
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer: +16
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance: +15
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tupelo: +15
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes: +15
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning: +14
Toto - Africa: +11
Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn: +10
Blondie - Rapture: +10

Anchors:
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name: -19
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole: -16
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue: -14
Pixies - Gigantic: -14
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango): -13
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise: -13
Rush - Tom Sawyer: -13
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up: -13
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -12
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -12


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Henry: -0.014
Fred: -0.002
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BryanBehar: 0.031
Live.in.Phoenix: 0.039
mileswide: 0.062

Top Fan:
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (1/300)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - I Want You (3/300)
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (5/300)
U2 - Bad (7/300)
Crowded House - Into Temptation (19/300)
De La Soul - Me Myself and I (32/300)

Biggest Hater:
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (300/300)
The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes (299/300)
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding (294/300)
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (281/300)
David Bowie - Modern Love (272/300)

Balloons:
U2 - Bad: +25
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody): +20
Tom Waits - Time: +20
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah: +19
New Order - Temptation: +19
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All: +18
Prince and the Revolution - Sometimes It Snows in April: +18
Madonna - Live to Tell: +17
Talk Talk - It's My Life: +17
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours: +15

Anchors:
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf: -22
Devo - Whip It: -19
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding: -19
The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want: -19
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing: -16
Van Halen - Jump: -16
Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It): -15
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise: -15
The Smiths - I Know It's Over: -15
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long: -14
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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I find my usual suspects in my buddy list... and that's good!
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Here is the ordered playlist.

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I wonder why Hymie's biggest hater list didn't appear above.
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I'm curious to see the full polarization index if you have that readily available, Moonbeam.
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Henry wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:43 am I wonder why Hymie's biggest hater list didn't appear above.
He, Craig, and Dexter all provided a list of their favorite songs and then a list of other songs they didn't want to rank but were familiar enough to put below their favorites. As a result, they have a bunch of ties for the next place after their final ranked song, and consequently, their percentiles for those songs are not as low as they would be compared to a list that ranks all the songs. Consequently, there weren't any songs for which their list gave them the lowest percentile.
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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Henrik wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:42 pm Here is the ordered playlist.

Thank you!
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andyd1010 wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:55 pm I'm curious to see the full polarization index if you have that readily available, Moonbeam.
It's in the main results spreadsheet linked at the top of this page and now in the OP!
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Re: AMF Top songs of the 1980s!

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This is how I WOULD have voted...if I could have made the deadline:

1 | Michael Jackson | Billie Jean | 1982
2 | Don Henley | The Boys of Summer | 1984
3 | Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five | The Message | 1982
4 | Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time | 1983
5 | Prince and the Revolution | When Doves Cry | 1984
6 | Chris Isaak | Wicked Game | 1989
7 | Prince | 1999 | 1982
8 | Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing | 1982
9 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | 1986
10 | Tom Petty | Runnin' Down a Dream | 1989
11 | Queen | Another One Bites the Dust | 1980
12 | Crowded House | Don't Dream It's Over | 1986
13 | Journey | Don't Stop Believin' | 1981
14 | Katrina and The Waves | Walking on Sunshine | 1983
15 | U2 | With or Without You | 1987
16 | The Rolling Stones | Start Me Up | 1981
17 | Paul Simon | You Can Call Me Al | 1986
18 | Prince and the Revolution | Kiss | 1986
19 | John Mellencamp | Pink Houses | 1983
20 | The Cure | Just Like Heaven | 1987
21 | The Police | Don't Stand So Close to Me | 1980
22 | The Human League | Don't You Want Me | 1981
23 | Simple Minds | Don't You (Forget About Me) | 1985
24 | Rush | The Spirit of Radio | 1980
25| Soft Cell | Tainted Love | 1981
26 | Tears for Fears | Shout | 1984
27 | U2 | Pride (In the Name of Love) | 1984
28 | A-ha | Take On Me | 1984
29 | Tears for Fears | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | 1985
30 | Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes | 1981
31| Leonard Cohen | Hallelujah | 1984
32 | Rush | Tom Sawyer | 1981
33 | Run-D.M.C. | It's Tricky | 1986
34 | Pet Shop Boys | West End Girls | 1985
35 | Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | It Takes Two | 1988
36 | Tracy Chapman | Fast Car | 1988
37 | Tom Petty | Free Fallin' | 1989
38 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | 1983
39 | Prince and the Revolution | Raspberry Beret | 1985
40 | U2 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | 1987
41 | Squeeze | Tempted | 1981
42 | Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | 1984
43 | The Cure | Lovesong | 1989
44 | Prince | Little Red Corvette | 1982
45 | Guns N' Roses | Welcome to the Jungle | 1987
46 | Bruce Springsteen | Atlantic City | 1982
47 | Bon Jovi | Livin' on a Prayer | 1986
48 | The Clash | Rock the Casbah | 1982
49 | Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation | 1989
50 | Run-D.M.C. | It's Like That | 1983
51 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Don't Come Around Here No More | 1985
52 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen | 1982
53 | Nirvana | About a Girl | 1989
54 | The Proclaimers | I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) | 1988
55 | R.E.M. | The One I Love | 1987
56 | U2 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | 1983
57 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | 1983
58 | Run-D.M.C. | Walk This Way | 1986
59 | Frank Sinatra | (Theme from) New York, New York | 1980
60 | Go-Go's | Our Lips Are Sealed | 1981
61 | Melle Mel | White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) | 1983
62 | Guns N' Roses | Sweet Child O' Mine | 1987
63 | INXS | Need You Tonight | 1987
64 | Madonna | Live to Tell | 1986
65 | Joan Jett and The Blackhearts | I Love Rock 'n Roll | 1981
66 | Madonna | Like a Virgin | 1984
67 | Rick James | Super Freak | 1981
68 | George Clinton | Atomic Dog | 1982
69 | U2 | Where the Streets Have No Name | 1987
70 | Modern English | I Melt with You | 1982
71 | Michael Jackson | Beat It | 1982
72 | The La's | There She Goes | 1988
73 | Tom Petty | I Won't Back Down | 1989
74 | Bryan Adams | Summer of '69 | 1984
75 | Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | 1983
76 | Violent Femmes | Blister in the Sun | 1983
77 | Crowded House | Better Be Home Soon | 1988
78 | Bruce Springsteen | I'm on Fire | 1984
79 | U2 | New Year's Day | 1983
80 | Bruce Springsteen | Dancing in the Dark | 1984
81 | Bruce Springsteen | Glory Days | 1984
82 | Tears for Fears | Head Over Heels | 1985
83 | Living Colour | Cult of Personality | 1988
84 | R.E.M. | It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | 1987
85 | Beastie Boys | (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) | 1986
86 | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long | 1980
87 | The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | 1984
88 | Michael Jackson | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | 1982
89 | Blondie | Rapture | 1980
90 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Redemption Song | 1980
91 | Eurythmics | Here Comes the Rain Again | 1983
92 | Motörhead | Ace of Spades | 1980
93 | Joe Jackson | Steppin' Out | 1982
94 | Paul Simon | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes | 1986
95 | Wham! | Careless Whisper | 1984
96 | Pet Shop Boys | It's a Sin | 1987
97 | Van Halen | Jump | 1983
98 | Bangles | Manic Monday | 1986
99 | Bangles | Walk Like an Egyptian | 1986
100 | Madonna | Into the Groove | 1985
101 | New Order | Bizarre Love Triangle | 1986
102 | Toto | Africa | 1982
103 | Michael Jackson | Smooth Criminal | 1987
104 | The Clash | Should I Stay or Should I Go | 1982
105 | Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight | 1981
106 | Pet Shop Boys | Left to My Own Devices | 1988
107 | Pixies | Here Comes Your Man | 1989
108 | Nine Inch Nails | Head Like a Hole | 1989
109 | Sade | Smooth Operator | 1984
110 | Prince | Controversy | 1981
111 | Men at Work | Down Under | 1981
112 | Public Enemy | Bring the Noise | 1987
113 | Stevie Nicks | Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove) | 1981
114 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1982
115 | Blondie | Call Me | 1980
116 | The Police | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | 1981
117 | New Order | True Faith | 1987
118 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | 1985
119 | Prince | When You Were Mine | 1980
120 | Michael Jackson | Man in the Mirror | 1987
121 | Midnight Oil | Beds Are Burning | 1987
122 | AC/DC | Back in Black | 1980
123 | Prince | Sign 'O' the Times | 1987
124 | Peter Gabriel | In Your Eyes | 1986
125 | The Traveling Wilburys | Handle with Care | 1988
126 | Neil Young | Rockin' in the Free World | 1989
127 | New Order | Blue Monday | 1983
128 | Pretenders | Back on the Chain Gang | 1982
129 | Prince and the Revolution | Purple Rain | 1984
130 | R.E.M. | Fall on Me | 1986
131 | Prince and the Revolution | Let's Go Crazy | 1984
132 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer | 1986
133 | The Smiths | Panic | 1986
134 | Queen | Under Pressure | 1981
135 | Tina Turner | What's Love Got to Do with It? | 1984
136 | INXS | Never Tear Us Apart | 1987
137 | Violent Femmes | Add It Up | 1983
138 | The Cure | Pictures of You | 1989
139 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Relax | 1983
140 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) | 1981
141 | Cameo | Word Up! | 1986
142 | Devo | Whip It | 1980
143 | Pixies | Where Is My Mind? | 1988
144 | Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force Planet Rock | 1982
145 | Public Enemy | Don't Believe the Hype | 1988
146 | Talking Heads | Burning Down the House | 1983
147 | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart | 1980
148 | The Traveling Wilburys | End of the Line | 1988
149 | Depeche Mode | Personal Jesus | 1989
150 | Metallica | Master of Puppets | 1986
151 | Madonna | Like a Prayer | 1989
152 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime | 1980
153 | Depeche Mode | Just Can't Get Enough | 1981
154 | Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill | 1985
155 | Suzanne Vega | Luka | 1987
156 | ABBA | The Winner Takes It All | 1980
157 | David Bowie | Let's Dance | 1983
158 | Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar on Me | 1987
159 | Beastie Boys | Shake Your Rump | 1989
160 | Enya | Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) | 1988
161 | Beastie Boys | No Sleep Till Brooklyn | 1986
162 | N.W.A | Straight Outta Compton | 1988
163 | The Cure | Lullaby | 1989
164 | The Jam | Town Called Malice | 1982
165 | XTC | Dear God | 1986
166 | The Church | Under the Milky Way | 1988
167 | Diana Ross | I'm Coming Out | 1980
168 | Guns N' Roses | Paradise City | 1987
169 | Madonna | Borderline | 1983
170 | Tears for Fears | Mad World | 1982
171 | Kate Bush | This Woman's Work | 1988
172 | The Cure | The Love Cats | 1983
173 | The Stranglers | Golden Brown | 1981
174 | Faith No More | Epic | 1989
175 | The Stone Roses | I Wanna Be Adored | 1989
176 | R.E.M. | So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) | 1984
177 | The Replacements | Bastards of Young | 1985
178 | Pixies | Monkey Gone to Heaven | 1989
179 | The Cure | Close to Me | 1985
180 | The Smiths | Girlfriend in a Coma | 1987
181 | Crowded House | Into Temptation | 1988
182 | Bruce Springsteen | The River | 1980
183 | The Waterboys | The Whole of the Moon | 1985
184 | Mission of Burma | That's When I Reach for My Revolver | 1981
185 | N.W.A | Fuck Tha Police | 1988
186 | Tom Tom Club | Genius of Love | 1981
187 | De La Soul | Me Myself and I | 1989
188 | Echo and the Bunnymen | The Killing Moon | 1984
189 | Eric B. & Rakim | Follow the Leader | 1988
190 | Prince | The Cross | 1987
191 | Paul Simon | Graceland | 1986
192 | The Smiths | Bigmouth Strikes Again | 1986
193 | Billy Bragg | A New England | 1983
194 | ABBA | The Day Before You Came | 1982
195 | U2 Desire | 1988
196 | The Psychedelic Furs | Pretty in Pink | 1981
197 | The Jam | That's Entertainment | 1980
198 | R.E.M. | Orange Crush | 1988
199 | Public Enemy | Fight the Power | 1989
200 | Morrissey | Everyday Is Like Sunday | 1988
201 | Iron Maiden | Hallowed Be Thy Name | 1982
202 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | 1983
203 | David Bowie | Modern Love | 1983
204 | Pixies | Gigantic | 1988
205 | Soul II Soul | Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) | 1989
206 | Duran Duran | Hungry Like the Wolf | 1982
207 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Could You Be Loved? | 1980
208 | New Order | Age of Consent | 1983
209 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | The Mercy Seat | 1988
210 | Tom Waits | Downtown Train | 1985
211 | The Specials | Ghost Town | 1981
212 | Talk Talk | It's My Life | 1984
213 | The Replacements | I Will Dare | 1984
214 | Metallica | One | 1988
215 | Peter Gabriel | Games Without Frontiers | 1980
216 | Prince and the Revolution | Sometimes It Snows in April | 1986
217 | Talking Heads | And She Was | 1985
218 | Public Enemy | Rebel Without a Pause | 1987
219 | R.E.M. | Talk About the Passion | 1983
220 | Roxy Music | More Than This | 1982
221 | The B-52's | Roam | 1989
222 | R.E.M. | Radio Free Europe | 1981
223 | David Bowie | Ashes to Ashes | 1980
224 | Dead Kennedys | Holiday in Cambodia | 1980
225 | The Smiths | Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me | 1987
226 | Talking Heads | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | 1983
227 | Talking Heads | Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) | 1980
228 | Pixies | Wave of Mutilation | 1989
229 | Black Flag | Rise Above | 1981
230 | The Jesus and Mary Chain | Just Like Honey | 1985
231 | Depeche Mode | Never Let Me Down Again | 1987
232 | Stevie Wonder | Master Blaster (Jammin') | 1980
233 | Pixies | Hey | 1989
234 | Depeche Mode | Stripped | 1986
235 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | I Want You | 1986
236 | Elvis Costello | Shipbuilding | 1983
237 | Elvis Costello | Beyond Belief | 1982
238 | The Cure | A Forest | 1980
239 | Dinosaur Jr. | Freak Scene | 1988
240 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Geno | 1980
241 | Hüsker Dü | Pink Turns to Blue | 1984
242 | Neneh Cherry | Buffalo Stance | 1988
243 | New Order | Ceremony | 1981
244 | The Cure | Charlotte Sometimes | 1981
245 | Talking Heads | Road to Nowhere | 1985
246 | New Order | Temptation | 1982
247 | Pixies | Debaser | 1989
248 | Prefab Sprout | Goodbye Lucille #1 | 1985
249 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Tupelo | 1985
250 | The Primitives | Crash | 1988
251 | Split Enz | I Got You | 1980
252 | The Jam | Going Underground |1980
253 | The Cure | In Between Days | 1985
254 | Talk Talk | Life's What You Make It | 1985
255 | Suzanne Vega | Marlene on the Wall | 1985
256 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | 1984
257 | The Stone Roses | I Am the Resurrection | 1989
258 | The Replacements | Unsatisfied | 1984
259 | Public Enemy | Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos | 1988
260 | The Smiths | William, It Was Really Nothing | 1984
261 | U2 | I Will Follow | 1980
262 | The Smiths | I Know It's Over | 1986
263 | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full | 1987
264 | Tom Waits | Time | 1985
265 | The Pogues | Fairytale of New York | 1987
266 | The Pogues | And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda | 1985
267 | The The | This Is the Day | 1983
268 | Sonic Youth | Teen Age Riot | 1988
269 | Kate Bush | Cloudbusting | 1985
270 | David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto | Forbidden Colours | 1983
271 | Fugazi | Waiting Room | 1988
272 | Talking Heads | The Great Curve | 1980
273 | The Smiths | The Boy with the Thorn in His Side | 1985
274 | Goran Bregovic mEderlezi 1988 274
275 | The Smiths | Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want | 1984
276 | The Stone Roses | Fools Gold | 1989
277 | Tom Waits | Jockey Full of Bourbon | 1985
278 | The Cult | She Sells Sanctuary | 1985
279 | Kraftwerk | Computer Love | 1981
280 | U2 | Bad | 1984
281 | Slayer | Raining Blood | 1986
282 | Grace Jones | I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) | 1981
283 | David Bowie | Absolute Beginners | 1986
284 | The Sugarcubes | Birthday | 1987
285 | Morrissey | Suedehead | 1988
286 | Talk Talk | Living in Another World | 1986
287 | The Smiths | The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) | 1986
288 | Wipers | Youth of America | 1981
289 | My Bloody Valentine | You Made Me Realise | 1988
290 | Kate Bush | Hounds of Love | 1985
291 | This Mortal Coil | Song to the Siren | 1983
292 | Talk Talk | The Rainbow | 1988
293 | Sonic Youth | Schizophrenia | 1987
294 | The Fall | The Classical | 1982
295 | Joy Division | Atmosphere | 1980
296 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | 1985
297 | Joy Division | Decades | 1980
298 | Julee Cruise | Falling | 1989
299 | Laurie Anderson | O Superman | 1981
300 | Cocteau Twins | Lorelei | 1984
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And If wild cards were allowed:

Happy Mondays – W.F.L. (Think About The Future) [the song that started the 90s!]
The Clash – The Magnificent Seven
Pixies - Caribou
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
George Harrison – All Those Years Ago

Now shoot me! :)
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Fred wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:52 am And If wild cards were allowed:

Happy Mondays – W.F.L. (Think About The Future) [the song that started the 90s!]
The Clash – The Magnificent Seven
Pixies - Caribou
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
George Harrison – All Those Years Ago

Now shoot me! :)
You're on safe ground on the first two, I might use up my bullets for the other three though ;) Would much rather have TM7 than Rock the Casbah without a doubt!

As for albums, are we to see another purple reign?
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mileswide wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:19 am You're on safe ground on the first two, I might use up my bullets for the other three though ;) Would much rather have TM7 than Rock the Casbah without a doubt!

As for albums, are we to see another purple reign?
Yup, songs list implies that. Btw, 1999 started it all for me in 1982... The magic when "Lovesexy" and "Sign O The Times" and even the Batman theme arrived in the shops (LP), wow... he was big then, Prince.
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Depeche Mode named user is ashamed that Just Can't Get Enough got into the final vote... c'mon these were just 4 awkward jerks trolling aroung their keyboards.

I do like the 80's. The music from the decade feels simultanoeusly slick and overcooked because everyone was trying to get in on the new sound possibilities, while at the same time raw because these sound possibilities were new and non-mastered yet. So you do get a lot. Obviously this is a generalization and does not apply to many songs in this countdown.

Interesting fact is that in Poland 80s rather than the 70s is the classic rock decade. Most of the most famous bands, that do get voted for in the all-time countdown shows or w/e are from the New Wave era. After Solidarity movement there were many bands that were political and that led to a lot of inspired songwriting, and at the same time cult following of the bands that were out here. Musically the polish bands were kind of similar to the western world except there was less synthetizer focus. But likewise in 60s you had great psych-pop bands like Czerwono-Czarni or Niebiesko-Czarni. I'd have to look up if there is any reason why their names were so similar(its just color names: red-black and blue-black). I guess my point is in terms of music there was really no large setback between the western world and the communist sphere, at least from Polish perspecitve.
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I should be able to start posting the album results fairly soon. I had an absolutely hectic week at work last week so wasn't able to do much, but I've started compiling data for the albums rollout - I'm through the first 20 or so and as such, may be able to start unveiling things soon. The pace may be a bit slower, or if people prefer, I could wait another week or so until I have more data and then have the pace be like the songs rollout.
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I'd vote for whichever schedule causes you the least stress, Moonbeam. We know you'll do a stunning job of it either way! I shouldn't have brought up the subject of the album results anyway.
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Sorry for the delay, everyone. It's been a crazy start to the semester work-wise due to new university policies and managing a course of 500+ students, many of whom can't attend campus due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19. I hope to have the rollout for albums start next week.
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Moonbeam wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:32 pm Sorry for the delay, everyone. It's been a crazy start to the semester work-wise due to new university policies and managing a course of 500+ students, many of whom can't attend campus due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19. I hope to have the rollout for albums start next week.
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They've shut down hockey, and pro and college basketball, and now toilet paper isn't easy to find. A delay of a music rollout isn't too big of a deal at this point.
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