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AH Gold
post 18th June 2015, 09:27 PM
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1980s Top 40 Wildcard Round

In the final Ultimate Top 40 (scheduled for late July), 41 classic tracks will be eligible. We've already crowned certain winners which peaked at No.21 - No.40, while those which won the No.11 - No.20 rates still have one more obstacle to face before they can guarantee their place in the final. But which tracks undeservedly failed to reach the UK Top 40 at all during the 80s?

For this round, nominate (as many or as few as you like) singles which peaked outside the Top 40 (41-75) during the decade. You'll have a little over two weeks for this. After that, the Wildcard Rate will take place, and we'll throw in another contender for the Ultimate 80s Top 40.

The only rule is that your nominated tracks must have reached the Top 75. So no album tracks please. (If a track didn't chart in its own right but appeared on an EP which did, then please specify)

Good luck.

I'll post my nominations (if no one else has nominated them) at the end.


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post 18th June 2015, 09:39 PM
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New Order - The Perfect Kiss
New Order - Subculture
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post 18th June 2015, 10:01 PM
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doh! I'll have to do some research ohmy.gif

Lost In Love - Air Supply
Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
Longer - Dan Fogelberg


I'm wasting my time aren't I, no-one will have heard of these 1980 tracks... laugh.gif

101 - Sheena Easton
Don't Stop believin' - Journey (clearly this should win sales in the 21st century permitting)


and loads of others. some of the above may not have charted....
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post 18th June 2015, 10:11 PM
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Dolly Parton-9 To 5

I think it's no contest really!
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post 18th June 2015, 10:16 PM
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The Lover Speaks - No More "I Love You's"

This is the best song not to make the top 75...
The KLF-Kylie Said To Jason
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post 18th June 2015, 10:17 PM
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gypsy - fleetwood mac (omg brilliant!)
i know there's something going on - frida (ditto)
hungry heart - springsteen
out of touch - hall and oates



charting oldies:

move over darling - doris day
get back - beatles
hey jude - beatles
hello goodbye - beatles
penny lane/strawberry fields - beatles
elanor rigby - beatles
ticket to ride - beatles
all you need is love - beatles
what a wonderful world - louis armstrong
stop! In the name of love - diana ross & supremes


you get the idea....more to follow
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post 18th June 2015, 10:44 PM
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QUOTE(popchartfreak @ Jun 18 2015, 11:01 PM) *
doh! I'll have to do some research ohmy.gif

Lost In Love - Air Supply
Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
I'm wasting my time aren't I, no-one will have heard of these 1980 tracks... laugh.gif

101 - Sheena Easton
Don't Stop believin' - Journey (clearly this should win sales in the 21st century permitting)
and loads of others. some of the above may not have charted....


Only the one that didn't chart, John. But I certainly approve of these choices!:

gypsy - fleetwood mac (omg brilliant!)
i know there's something going on - frida (ditto)
hungry heart - springsteen
out of touch - hall and oates
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post 19th June 2015, 01:59 PM
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Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies
Bryan Adams - Heat Of The Night
Bryan Adams - Hearts On Fire
Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart
Bryan Adams - Summer of "69"
Cher - We All Sleep Alone
Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night
Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
Debbie Gibson - Staying Together
Enya - Storms in Africa (Part II)
Janet Jackson - Control
Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted
Paula Abdul - (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me
Sabrina Salerno - Like a Yo-Yo
Sinitta - Lay Me Down Easy
Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me
Taylor Dayne - With Every Beat Of My Heart
Texas - Everyday Now
Texas - Prayer For You
The Bangles - I 'll Set You Free
Tiffany - All This Time
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post 19th June 2015, 07:11 PM
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OK I flicked through my year-end top 100 charts and came up with these:


Jesus Jones - Info freako
Bee Gees - One
Bee Gees - Ordinary Lives
Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait
The La's - There She Goes
Vindaloo Summer Special - Rockin With Rita
Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
Liza Minelli - Don't Drop Bombs
Liza Minelli - Love Pains
Millie - My Boy lollipop
Elton John - Nobody Wins
Elton John - Healing Hands
Elton John - Sacrifice
John Lennon - Jealous Guy
Midnight Cowboy Soundtrack (John Barry) - Theme From Midnight Cowboy
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
America - You Can Do Magic
Huey Lewis & The News - Heart And Soul
Eurythmics - Shame
Modern talking - You're My Heart You're My Soul
Bucks Fizz - You And Your Heart So Blue
Bucks Fizz - Heart Of Stone
Sandie Shaw - Are You Ready To Be heartbroken
Dollar - We Walked In Love
Wax - Right Between The Eyes
Don McLean - Castles In The Air
Mike Oldfield - Family Man
Paul McCartney - Tug Of War
Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osbourne - Love Power
OMD - Shame
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - My Bag
Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
Human League - Love Is All That Matters
Roger - I Wanna Be Your Man
Nick Heyward - You're My World
The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith
INXS - Kiss The Dirt
World Party - Ship Of Fools
Big Supreme - Don't Walk
Billy Joel - She's Always A Womna
The Bangles - Going Down To Liverpool
Brilliant - It's A Man's Man's man's Man's World
Don Henley - Dirty laundry


Phew! cool.gif


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post 22nd June 2015, 11:51 AM
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Here's a stack from me - shame it's only 41-75 as there are some great records that never reached those heights.

R.E.M. - Stand
The Wonder Stuff - Give Give Give Me More More More
The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away
Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One
Pop Will Eat Itself - There is no Love Between Us Anymore
Happy Mondays - WFL
Inspiral Carpets - Move
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Never Understand
The Jesus and Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
Talking Heads - Slippery People
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
The Fall - Hit the North
The Wedding Present - Nobody's Twisting Your Arm
The Wedding Present - Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
The Sugarcubes - Birthday
The Sugarcubes - Regina
King Sun & D Moet - Hey Love
The House of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love

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post 22nd June 2015, 01:41 PM
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Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me
Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain
Tina Turner - Addicted To Love (Live)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
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post 24th June 2015, 12:26 PM
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QUOTE(richie @ Jun 22 2015, 12:51 PM) *
Here's a stack from me - shame it's only 41-75 as there are some great records that never reached those heights.

R.E.M. - Stand
The Wonder Stuff - Give Give Give Me More More More
The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away
Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One
Pop Will Eat Itself - There is no Love Between Us Anymore
Happy Mondays - WFL
Inspiral Carpets - Move
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Never Understand
The Jesus and Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
Talking Heads - Slippery People
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
The Fall - Hit the North
The Wedding Present - Nobody's Twisting Your Arm
The Wedding Present - Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
The Sugarcubes - Birthday
The Sugarcubes - Regina
King Sun & D Moet - Hey Love
The House of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love



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post 25th June 2015, 05:53 PM
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My selections..


Echo & The Bunnymen - A Promise
All About Eve - In The Clouds
Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars
The Damned - I Just Can't Be Happy Today
The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Israel
Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Killing Jar
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Slowdive
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
The Photos - Irene
Psychdelic Furs - Love My Way
Simple Minds - Love Song
Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
B-Movie - Nowhere Girl
B-Movie - Remembrence Day
Public Image Ltd - Seattle
Public Image Litd - Home
The Stranglers - La Folie
The The - Uncertain Smile
Spear Of Destiny - Liberator
The Cramps - Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
The The - Infected
The The - This Is The Day
Pop Will Eat Itself - Wise Up! Sucker
Pop Will Eat Itself - Very Metal Noise Pollution
Crazyhead - Time Has Taken Its Toll On You
Darling Buds - Burst
Faith No More - We Care A Lot
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
The Men They Couldn't Hang - The Colours
Sugarcubes - Deus
Silver Bullet - Bring Forth The Guillotine
Birdland - Hollow Heart


And pretty much everything Richie already nominated
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post 26th June 2015, 07:51 AM
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QUOTE(Severin @ Jun 25 2015, 06:53 PM) *
And pretty much everything Richie already nominated


Thanks for filling in my blanks - I forgot Birdland and somehow didn't notice that the Poppies failed to hit the 40 with Wise Up and Very Metal.

I'll chuck these in too...

Birdland - Paradise
We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - Rules and Regulations
We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - What's the Point
The Darling Buds - Let's Go Round There
The Darling Buds - You've Got to Choose
The Sundays - Can't Be Sure
The Soup Dragons - Can't Take No More
The Soup Dragons - Soft As Your Face
Age of Chance - Kiss
Age of Chance - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Noise
This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren
Cocteau Twins - Aikea Guinea
Cocteau Twins - Tiny Dynamite
Cocteau Twins - Echoes in a Shallow Bay
Cocteau Twins - Love's Easy Tears

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post 26th June 2015, 05:52 PM
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Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That
Jennifer Rush and Elton John - Flames of Paradise


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