Posted May 10, 201114 yr Ultimate 80s Number Ones Rate 1982 1. +261 The Jam “A Town Called Malice/Precious” 2. +209 Kraftwerk “The Model/Computer Love” 3. +191 Dexy’s Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express “Come On Eileen” 4. +169 Culture Club “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me” 5. +157 Madness “House of Fun” 6. +139 Survivor “Eye Of The Tiger” 7. +132 Irene Cara “Fame” 8. +126 Bucks Fizz “The Land of Make Believe” 9. +96 Adam Ant “Goody Two Shoes” 10. +83 The Jam “Beat Surrender” 11. +62 Tight Fit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” 12. +46 Eddy Grant “I Don’t Wanna Dance” 13. +44 Charlene “I’ve Never Been To Me” 13. +44 Musical Youth “Pass The Dutchie” 15. +37 Bucks Fizz “My Camera Never Lies” 16. +29 Nicole “A Little Peace” 17. +21 Captain Sensible “Happy Talk” 18. +12 Renee & Renato “Save Your Love” 19. +05 Shakin’ Stevens “Oh Julie” 20. -02 Goombay Dance Band “Seven Tears” 21. -04 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder “Ebony And Ivory” Final Round +285 1981 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" +261 1982 The Jam "A Town Called Malice/Precious" +247 1981 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" +209 1980 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +209 1982 Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" +207 1980 Blondie "Atomic" +199 1981 The Specials "Ghost Town" +191 1982 Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express "Come On Eileen" +176 1980 The Jam "Going Underground/Dreams of Children" +169 1982 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" +166 1980 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" +154 1981 John Lennon "Imagine" Wildcard Round +161 1980 Blondie "Call Me" +157 1982 Madness "House of Fun" +144 1981 Roxy Music "Jealous Guy" +144 1981 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" +139 1982 Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" +138 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" +132 1982 Irene Cara "Fame" +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 Thursday morning and hopefully round 5 (1984) will be up by then. Ultimate 80s Number Ones Rate 1983 1. Phil Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” 2. Men At Work “Down Under” 3. Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” 4. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 5. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” 6. Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” 7. David Bowie “Let’s Dance” 8. Spandau Ballet “True” 9. New Edition “Candy Girl” 10. The Police “Every Breath You Take” 11. Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” 12. Paul Young “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” 13. KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” 14. UB40 “Red Red Wine” 15. Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 16. Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” 17. The Flying Pickets “Only You”
May 10, 201114 yr Ugh - not much to like here.. 15 David Bowie “Let’s Dance” 12 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 10 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” 08 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” 06 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” 05 Spandau Ballet “True” 04 Men At Work “Down Under” 03 Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” 02 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 01 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” -2 UB40 “Red Red Wine”
May 10, 201114 yr 15. Paul Young “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” (sorry- but I Love this) 12. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” (Gloriously OTT) 10. Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” 8. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 6. Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 5. Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” 4. Men At Work “Down Under” 3. Spandau Ballet “True” 2. KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” 1. Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” -2. New Edition “Candy Girl”- times been unkind to this one! Overall 83 is a MASSIVE improvement on the early 80s (but that might just be my age!)
May 10, 201114 yr Agh, no Bucks Fizz in the final or wildcard - boo. Good to see Renee and Renato finish on a positive score. Surprised the Goombay Dance Band didn't get a bigger panning too! Hmm, 83 had some brilliant pop records, but they didn't tend to hit the top spot...gonna have to get the cheesy hat on. +15 David Bowie “Let’s Dance” +12 The Flying Pickets “Only You” A novel cover if anything, when I was 6 I thought a flying picket was another name for a bald man +10 Men At Work “Down Under” +8 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” +6 New Edition “Candy Girl” +5 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” +4 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” +3 Spandau Ballet “True” +2 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” +1 ill Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” -2 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” Edited May 10, 201114 yr by richie
May 10, 201114 yr This actually ended up being harder than I thought as they are all much of a muchness. Perhaps suffering from 'overplay' over the years. +15 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” The only one of these I still truly love. If I have to think of an archetype 80's number one, this is it. +12 Paul Young “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” +10 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” +8 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” +6 Men At Work “Down Under” +5 David Bowie “Let’s Dance” +4 Spandau Ballet “True” +3 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” +2 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” +1 The Flying Pickets “Only You” -2 The Police “Every Breath You Take” Have always detested this. Loved all their early material but found this :puke2: Edited May 10, 201114 yr by The Moose
May 10, 201114 yr I'm gonna struggle here... +15 David Bowie - Let's Dance +12 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (purely for the cheddar factor!) +10 New Edition - Candy Girl (Bobby Brown, pre-corruption!) +08 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon +06 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (VASTLY over-rated song, 'Off The Wall' was a far better album than 'Thriller' I always thought) +05 Kajagoogoo - Too Shy +04 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know +03 UB40 - Red Red Wine (I like red wine, not UB40...) +02 KC/Sunshine Band - Give It Up (annoying song, but I'm SERIOUSLY struggling!) +01 Spandau Ballet - True -02 Billie Joel - Uptown Girl (terrible, terrible song, was number one when I was born!!) Edited May 10, 201114 yr by ScottyEm
May 10, 201114 yr +15 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” +12 Phil Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” +10 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” +8 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” +6 Men At Work “Down Under” +5 Spandau Ballet “True” +4 The Police “Every Breath You Take” +3 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” +2 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” +1 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” -2 New Edition “Candy Girl”
May 10, 201114 yr 1983 was infinitely better than 1982 for Number Ones! +15 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” +12 Men At Work “Down Under” +10 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” +8 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” +6 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” +5 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” +4 Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” +3 UB40 “Red Red Wine” +2 Phil Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” +1 The Police “Every Breath You Take” -2 Spandau Ballet “True”
May 10, 201114 yr +15- Michael Jackson/ Billie Jean +12- The Police/ Every Breath You Take +10- Spandau Ballet/ True +8- David Bowie/ Let's Dance +6- Culture Club/ Karma Chameleon +5- Phil Collins/ You Can't Hurry Love +4- UB40/ Red Red Wine +3- KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up +2- Men At Work/ Down Under +1- Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know -2 Billy Joel/ Uptown Girl
May 10, 201114 yr 15. The Flying Pickets “Only You” 12. Spandau Ballet “True” 10. The Police “Every Breath You Take” 8. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” 6. Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” 5. Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 4. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 3. KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” 2. UB40 “Red Red Wine” 1. Phil Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” -2 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy”
May 10, 201114 yr 15 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 12 UB40 “Red Red Wine” 10 David Bowie “Let’s Dance” 08 Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” 06 Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” 05 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 04 Phil Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” 03 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” 02 The Police “Every Breath You Take” 01 Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” -2 The Flying Pickets “Only You”
May 10, 201114 yr Will be a close round all these songs are so famous !! + 15 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon + 12 Rod Stewart - Baby Jane + 10 Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (thats my home) + 8 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl + 6 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart + 5 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean + 4 UB40 - Red Red Wine + 3 Spandau Balet - True + 2 Phil Collins - You Cant Hurry Love + 1 David Bowie - Let's Dance - 2 Men at Work - Down Under
May 10, 201114 yr 15 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 12 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 10 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know 08 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 06 The Police - Every Breath You Take 05 Spandau Ballet - True 04 Rod Stewart - Baby Jane 03 Men At Work - Down Under 02 Flying Pickets - Only You 01 David Bowie - Let's Dance -2 New Edition - Candy Girl
May 10, 201114 yr +15 The Flying Pickets “Only You” underrated, beautiful song :wub: :wub: :wub: +12 The Police “Every Breath You Take” +10 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” +8 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” +6 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” +5 Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” +4 Men At Work “Down Under” +3 Phil Collins “You Can’t Hurry Love” +2 UB40 “Red Red Wine” +1 Spandau Ballet “True” fantastic year! so many classic number 1s :o :wub: :wub: all at least 8/10 moments and 3 songs which I couldn't give points to :cry: Edited May 10, 201114 yr by chart wizard
May 10, 201114 yr +15 Police 'Every Breath You Take' +12 UB40 'Red Red Wine' +10 Rod Stewart 'Baby Jane' +08 Michael Jackson 'Billie Jean' +06 David Bowie 'Let's Dance' +05 Bonnie Tyler 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' +04 Phil Collins 'You Can't Hurry Love' +03 Men At Work 'Down Under' +02 Spandau Ballet 'True' +01 KC & The Sunshine Band 'Give It Up' -02 Culture Club 'Karma Chameleon'
May 10, 201114 yr 15. KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” - The inspriation for so many football chants.... 12. David Bowie “Let’s Dance” 10. Men At Work “Down Under” 8. UB40 “Red Red Wine” 6. Spandau Ballet “True” 5. Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 4. Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” 3. The Police “Every Breath You Take” 2. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 1. Paul Young “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” -2. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”
May 10, 201114 yr Noo!! As if Bucks Fizz missed out by a mere six points to Irene bloody Cara! I hate that song. Seething, just seething. However, it's great to see Culture Club go direct to the final - didn't expect that :o The Jam topped the group by miles, and Dexy's could only make do with 3rd! Hmm. +15 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean +12 Spandau Ballet - True +10 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know +8 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon +6 UB40 - Red Red Wine +5 The Police - Every Breath You Take +4 David Bowie - Let's Dance +3 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart +2 KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up +1 New Edition - Candy Girl -2 The Flying Pickets - Only You :puke: I agree with The Moose, this is such an overplayed list of songs :lol: I'd be surprised if anybody didn't know 90% of this list. In a way that's a good thing as they've stood the test of time, I guess, but it's definitely a bit overfamiliar. I didn't even need to refresh my memory of most of these before voting like I've done in every other round so far - although I do have most of these songs on Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 1, mind.
May 10, 201114 yr Vastly inferior to 80 and 81 (Can't believe I missed the 1981 rate!) 15pts. David Bowie “Let’s Dance” 12pts. Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” 10pts. Men At Work “Down Under” 08pts. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 06pts. KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” 05pts. Paul Young “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” 04pts. Kajagoogoo “Too Shy” 03pts. UB40 “Red Red Wine” 02pts. The Police “Every Breath You Take” 01pts. Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” -2pts. Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” I absolutely loathed this song even before it was covered by West$h!te
May 10, 201114 yr 15 Men At Work “Down Under” 12 Spandau Ballet “True” 10 The Police “Every Breath You Take” 08 David Bowie “Let’s Dance” 06 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” 05 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 04 KC & The Sunshine Band “Give It Up” 03 Culture Club “Karma Chameleon” 02 Duran Duran “Is There Something I Should Know” 01 Rod Stewart “Baby Jane” -2 Kajagoogoo "Too Shy"
May 10, 201114 yr Author +15 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" +12 Men At Work "Down Under" +10 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" +08 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" +06 The Police "Every Breath You Take" +05 KC & The Sunshine Band "Give It Up" +04 Phil Collins "You Can't Hurry Love" +03 David Bowie "Let's Dance" +02 Billy Joel "Uptown Girl" +01 Spandau Ballet "True" -02 Flying Pickets "Only You"
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