Posted May 6, 201114 yr Ultimate 80s Number Ones Rate 1980 Results 1. +209 ABBA “The Winner Takes It All” 2. +207 Blondie “Atomic” 3. +176 The Jam “Going Underground/Dreams of Children” 4. +166 David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes” 5. +161 Blondie “Call Me” 6. +117 ABBA “Super Trouper” 7. +107 Blondie “The Tide Is High” 8. +90 The Pretenders “Brass In Pocket” 9. +85 Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra “Xanadu” 10. +74 Barbra Streisand “Woman In Love” 11. +70 The Police “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” 12. +68 The Specials “Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP)” 13. +68 Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Geno” 14. +55 Odyssey “Use It Up And Wear It Out” 15. +49 Kelly Marie “Feels Like I’m In Love” 16. +46 John Lennon “(Just Like) Starting Over” 17. +40 Detroit Spinners “Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl” 18. +40 The Jam “Start” 19. +16 M*A*S*H “Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless)” 20. +16 Fern Kinney “Together We Are Beautiful” 21. +15 Johnny Logan “What’s Another Year” 22. +12 Don McLean “Crying” 23. +08 Kenny Rogers “Coward of the County” 24. -35 St. Winifred’s School Choir “There’s No One Quite Like Grandma” < Lowest scoring song EVER Final Round +209 1980 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +207 1980 Blondie "Atomic" +176 1980 The Jam "Going Underground/Dreams of Children" +166 1980 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" Wildcard Round +161 1980 Blondie "Call Me" +117 1980 ABBA "Super Trouper" +107 1980 Blondie "The Tide Is High" This is an 80s number ones rate using every song that hit number 1 in the 1980s. What will happen is there will be 10 rounds, the first being 1980, then 1981 etc. up to round 10 which will be 1989. The top 4 from each round will go straight to the final, and 5th to 7th placed will go in a "wildcard" round. The top ten songs from the "wildcard" round will be put into the final round to make a top 50 of the decade. After the final the next rate will be 00s number 2s How you rate the songs; exactly the same as last time, you do not rate every song that hit number one, you just rate your ten favourites and your least favourite. You give +15 points to your favourite song, and the rest are as follows; This is to hopefully stop ties from happening inside the top 3. +15 Favourite Song +12 2nd Favourite Song +10 3rd Favourite Song +08 4th Favourite +06 5th Favourite +05 6th Favourite +04 7th Favourite +03 8th Favourite +02 9th Favourite +01 10th Favourite -02 Least Favourite, or Most Hated depending on what way you look at it These are the songs you need to rate from. You have 2 days for every round to rate. This means the deadline is Sunday morning and hopefully round 3 (1982) will be up by then. Ultimate 80s Number Ones Rate 1981 1. John Lennon “Imagine” 2. John Lennon “Woman” 3. Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face” 4. Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” 5. Shakin’ Stevens “This Ole House” 6. Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” 7. Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 8. Smokey Robinson “Being With You” 9. Michael Jackson “One Day In Your Life” 10. The Specials “Ghost Town” 11. Shakin’ Stevens “Green Door” 12. Aneka “Japanese Boy” 13. Soft Cell “Tainted Love” 14. Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 15. Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin “It’s My Party” 16. The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 17. Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” 18. Julio Iglesias “Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)” 19. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me”
May 6, 201114 yr +15 'Imagine' John Lennon +12 'Don't you want me' Human League +10 'Woman' John Lennon +08 'Under pressure' Queen & David Bowie +06 'Tainted love' Soft Cell +05 'Every little thing she does is magic' Police +04 'Japanese boy' Aneka +03 'One day in your life' Michael Jackson +02 'Jealous guy' Roxy Music +01 'Making your mind up'Bucks Fizz -02 'Shaddap your face' Joe Dolce
May 6, 201114 yr A really strong line-up again, had to eliminate 'Woman' from my 10 because it sounds too much like the Bee Gees. +15 The Specials “Ghost Town” One of the greatest number ones of all time, if not the greatest +12 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” An iconic reworking of a great northern soul number. How covers should be done. +10 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” Adam Ant was my hero when I was 4 for about a week. +8 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” Mainly because of his chandelier-swinging antics in this video +6 John Lennon “Imagine” May have scored higher if it hadn't been a re-release, one of the biggest records ever. Those who have bought it on vinyl, cd, tape, minidisc and download are missing the point entirely. +5 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” Not their best record. +4 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” A great bassline but not that much else +3 Aneka “Japanese Boy” I loved this when I was a kid, it's $h!t but bubblegum-tasty $h!t +2 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” Tribute or cynical cash-in? I do prefer the Lennon original. +1 Shakin’ Stevens “This Ole House” Another of my faves as a knee-high nipper -2 Julio Iglesias “Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)” I like novelty records, particularly from the 80s, so Iglesias gets my -2. Save Joe!
May 6, 201114 yr +15 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” +12 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” +10 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” +08 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” +06 The Specials “Ghost Town” +05 Aneka “Japanese Boy” +04 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” +03 Smokey Robinson “Being With You” +02 John Lennon “Woman” +01 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” -02 Shakin’ Stevens “Green Door”
May 6, 201114 yr 15. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” 12. Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” 10. Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” 8. Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 6. Aneka “Japanese Boy” 5. Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 4. The Specials “Ghost Town” 3. Shakin’ Stevens “Green Door” 2. Michael Jackson “One Day In Your Life” 1. Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” -2. John Lennon “Woman”
May 6, 201114 yr 15 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” 12 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” 10 The Specials “Ghost Town” 08 John Lennon “Imagine” 06 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 05 John Lennon “Woman” 04 Michael Jackson “One Day In Your Life” 03 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 02 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” 01 Smokey Robinson “Being With You” -2 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”
May 6, 201114 yr +15 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” +12 Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” +10 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” +8 The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” +6 John Lennon “Imagine” +5 Aneka “Japanese Boy” +4 The Specials “Ghost Town” +3 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” +2 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” +1 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” -2 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”
May 6, 201114 yr What a great year of Number 1's!!!!! + 15 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” + 12 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” + 10 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” + 8 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” + 6 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” + 5 John Lennon “Imagine” + 4 Shakin’ Stevens “Green Door” + 3 The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” + 2 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” + 1 Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” - 2 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”
May 6, 201114 yr 15 - Specials - "Ghost Town" 12 - Soft Cell - "Tainted Love" 10 - Human League - "DOn't You Want Me" 8 - Roxy Music - "Jealous Guy" 6 - Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin - "It’s My Party" 5 - Bucks Fizz - "Making Your Mind Up" 4 - Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 3 - John Lennon - "Woman" 2 - Aneka "Japanese Boy" 1 - Smokey Robinson - "Being With You" -2 Adam & The Ants - "Prince Charming" "Imagine" excluded as I don't associate it with the 80s (being consistent with my behaviour in other similar threads)
May 6, 201114 yr Poor Pretenders, shame they couldn't scrape through to the wildcard round but that :( is more than made up for by Ashes To Ashes going straight to the final - never expected that! :o 15|Soft Cell “Tainted Love” 12|Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 10|The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” 08|Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 06|The Specials “Ghost Town” 05|The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 04|John Lennon “Imagine” 03|John Lennon “Woman” 02|Aneka “Japanese Boy” 01|Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” -02|Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”
May 6, 201114 yr 15. Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 12. The Specials “Ghost Town” 10. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” 8. Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 6. The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 5. Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” 4. John Lennon “Imagine” 3. Soft Cell “Tainted Love” 2. John Lennon “Woman” 1. Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”
May 6, 201114 yr +15 John Lennon “Imagine” +12 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” +10 The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” +8 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face” +6 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” +5 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” +4 Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin “It’s My Party” +3 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” +2 The Specials “Ghost Town” +1 Michael Jackson “One Day In Your Life” No -2 cos I don't know some of the other songs and don't dislike any of the ones I know enough!
May 6, 201114 yr +15 Roxy Music - Jealous Guy +12 Aneka - Japanese Boy +10 Soft Cell - Tainted Love +8 The Specials - Ghost Town +6 Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up +5 Smokey Robinson - Being With You +4 The Human League - Don't You Want Me +3 Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure +2 Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming +1 Joe Dulce Music Theatre - Shaddup You Face -2 Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House
May 6, 201114 yr +15 The Specials “Ghost Town” +12 John Lennon “Imagine” +10 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” +08 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” +06 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” +05 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” +04 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” +03 John Lennon “Woman” +02 The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” +01 Shakin’ Stevens “This Ole House” -02 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face”
May 6, 201114 yr +15 John Lennon “Imagine” :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: One of the greatest songs of all time! glad its not getting so many -2's like Queen did +12 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” +10 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” +8 Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” +6 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face” Haters can shaddup your face :P +5 The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” +4 The Specials “Ghost Town” +3 Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” +2 Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” +1 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” -2 Shakin’ Stevens “This Ole House” this did not deserve to be number 1 over Kids In America -_- Edited May 6, 201114 yr by chart wizard
May 6, 201114 yr 15. Soft Cell “Tainted Love” 12. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” 10. Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” 8. Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 6. Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 5. Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” 4. Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” 3. The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 2. Smokey Robinson “Being With You” 1. Julio Iglesias “Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)” -2 John Lennon “Imagine”
May 6, 201114 yr +15 Imagine - John Lennon +12 Ghost Town - The Specials +10 Tainted Love - Soft Cell +08 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie +06 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police +05 Stand And Deliver - Adam & The Ants +04 Don't You Want Me - Human League +03 Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants +02 Jealous Guy - Roxy Music +01 Making Your Mind Up - Bucks Fizz -02 It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin
May 6, 201114 yr 15. The Specials “Ghost Town” 12. Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 10. Adam & The Ants “Stand And Deliver” 8. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” 6. Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” 5. John Lennon “Woman” 4. Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin “It’s My Party” 3. Soft Cell “Tainted Love” 2. Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure” 1. Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face” -2 John Lennon “Imagine” - the most over rated song in history!
May 6, 201114 yr 15 Soft Cell “Tainted Love” My all time joint #1 favourite 12 The Human League “Don’t You Want Me” My all time joint #1 favourite 10 Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” 08 The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 06 The Specials “Ghost Town” 05 Under Pressure "Queen & David Bowie" 04 Dave Stewart & Barbra Gaskin “It’s My Party” 03 John Lennon “Imagine” 02 Adam & The Ants “Prince Charming” 01 Making Your Mind Up "Bucks Fizz" -2 Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddup You Face” I would give it -10 for keeping Ultravox - Vienna at #2 edited
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