Posted May 20, 201114 yr Ultimate 80s Number Ones Rate 1987 1. +277 Pet Shop Boys “It’s a Sin” 2. +212 Madonna “La Isla Bonita” 3. +205 Pet Shop Boys “Always On My Mind” 4. +179 M/A/R/R/S “Pump Up The Volume/Anita (The First Time I See She Dance)” 5. +158 T’Pau “China In Your Hand” 6. +119 Starship “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” 7. +111 Mel and Kim “Respectable” 8. +107 The Bee Gees “You Win Again” 9. +106 Madonna “Who’s That Girl” 10. +94 Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up” 11. +89 Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” 12. +86 Ben E King “Stand By Me” 13. +84 George Michael and Aretha Franklin “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” 14. +67 Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” 15. +57 Steve “Silk” Hurley “Jack Your Body” 16. +43 Los Lobos “La Bamba” 17. +06 Boy George “Everything I Own” 18. -03 Ferry Aid “Let it Be” 19. -11 The Firm “Star Trekkin” Final Round +292 1986 Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" +285 1981 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" +277 1987 Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" +263 1985 Madonna "Into The Groove" +261 1982 The Jam "A Town Called Malice/Precious" +249 1985 Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" +249 1986 A-ha "The Sun Always Shines on TV" +247 1981 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" +225 1983 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" +225 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" +212 1987 Madonna "La Isla Bonita" +209 1980 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +209 1982 Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" +208 1985 Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" +207 1980 Blondie "Atomic" +205 1987 Pet Shop Boys "Always On My Mind" +199 1981 The Specials "Ghost Town" +198 1984 George Michael "Careless Whisper" +191 1982 Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express "Come On Eileen" +190 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" +190 1986 Berlin "Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")" +189 1983 David Bowie "Let's Dance" +189 1984 Nena "99 Red Balloons" +188 1986 Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" +179 1987 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)" +176 1980 The Jam "Going Underground/Dreams of Children" +174 1983 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart" +169 1982 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" +166 1980 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" +162 1983 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" +154 1981 John Lennon "Imagine" +147 1985 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is" Wildcard Round +189 1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" +161 1980 Blondie "Call Me" +158 1987 T'Pau "China In Your Hand" +157 1982 Madness "House of Fun" +154 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "The Power Of Love" +151 1984 Duran Duran "The Reflex" +146 1985 Paul Hardcastle "19" +144 1981 Roxy Music "Jealous Guy" +144 1981 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" +143 1986 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" +141 1983 Men At Work "Down Under" +139 1982 Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" +138 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" +132 1982 Irene Cara "Fame" +121 1983 The Police "Every Breath You Take" +121 1983 Spandau Ballet "True" +119 1987 Starship "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now" +117 1980 ABBA "Super Trouper" +111 1987 Mel And Kim "Respectable" +107 1980 Blondie "The Tide Is High" +104 1985 Wham! "I'm Your Man" +103 1985 Jennifer Rush "The Power Of Love" +100 1986 Europe "The Final Countdown" +095 1986 Madonna "True Blue" 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 10 (1989) will be up by then. Ultimate 80s Number Ones Rate 1988 1. Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” 2. Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” 3. Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” 4. Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” 5. Pet Shop Boys “Heart” 6. S-Express “Theme From S-Express” 7. Fairground Attraction “Perfect” 8. Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey “With A Little Help From My Friends/She’s Leaving Home” 9. Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” 10. Bros “I Owe You Nothing” 11. Glenn Medeiros “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” 12. Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” 13. Phil Collins “Groovy Kind of Love” 14. The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” 15. U2 “Desire” 16. Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” 17. Enya “Orinoco Flow” 18. Robin Beck “First Time” 19. Cliff Richard “Mistletoe And Wine”
May 20, 201114 yr Author +15 Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" :heart: +12 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis" :lol: +10 Yazz and The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up" +08 Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" +06 Cliff Richard "Mistletoe And Wine" :blush: +05 Fairground Attraction "Perfect" +04 Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" +03 S Express "Theme From S Express" +02 Bros "I Owe You Nothing" +01 Pet Shop Boys "Heart" -02 Glenn Medeiros "Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You" :zzz: Edited May 20, 201114 yr by danielMFAO
May 20, 201114 yr +15 'Heaven is a place on earth' Belinda Carlisle +12 'Heart' Pet Shop Boys +10 'One moment in time' Whitney Houston +08 'Perfect' - Fairground Attraction +06 'I should be so lucky' Kylie Minogue +05 'I think we're alone' Tiffany +04 'Theme from S-Express' S-Express +03 'Nothing's gonna change my love for you' Glenn Medeiros +02 'The only way is up' Yazz +01 'He ain't heavy, he's my brother' The Hollies -02 'Mistletoe and wine' Cliff Richard
May 20, 201114 yr Best results yet - both PSB and M/A/R/R/S through to the final round - excellent stuff. +15 Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” For sheer glam rock stupidity, the JAMMS / KLF with their first taste of chart success +12 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” A classic house record drawing heavily on classic disco - match made in heaven +10 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” A brilliant pop record, still stands up today which is impressive +8 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” It's good, but definitely the weakest of their chart-toppers +6 Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” Good reggae-lite pop. I think 'Next To You' was a better record though. +5 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” I'm not always keen on re-releases, but this is a classic +4 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” Despite the ASDA adverts, this is still ok +3 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” I usually hate Witless ballads, but I always quite liked this one +2 U2 “Desire” I'm definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel if I'm dishing out points to U2 +1 Enya “Orinoco Flow” Worth a point as it has been very well sampled since, particularly on Rebel MC's Tribal Base -2 Robin Beck “First Time” Horrible Coke-sponsored slush, and the basis of an awful dance remix 20 years later
May 20, 201114 yr 15. Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” 12. U2 “Desire” 10. The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” 8. Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” 6. S-Express “Theme From S-Express” 5. Enya “Orinoco Flow” 4. Pet Shop Boys “Heart” 3. Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” 2. Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” 1. Fairground Attraction “Perfect” -2. Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky”
May 20, 201114 yr 15 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” 12 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” 10 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” 8 Bros “I Owe You Nothing” 6 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” 5 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” 4 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” 3 Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” 2 Enya “Orinoco Flow” 1 Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” -2 Robin Beck “First Time”
May 20, 201114 yr 15. Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” 12. Pet Shop Boys “Heart” 10. Bros “I Owe You Nothing” 8. Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” 6. Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” 5. Glenn Medeiros “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” 4. Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” 3. Enya “Orinoco Flow” 2. Robin Beck “First Time” 1. Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" -2. Cliff Richard “Mistletoe And Wine”
May 20, 201114 yr +15 Robin Beck “First Time” +12 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” +10 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” +8 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” +6 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” +5 Enya “Orinoco Flow” +4 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” +3 Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” +2 Glenn Medeiros “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” +1 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” -2 Bros “I Owe You Nothing”
May 20, 201114 yr +15 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” +12 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” +10 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” +8 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” +6 U2 “Desire” +5 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” +4 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” +3 Robin Beck “First Time” +2 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” +1 Enya “Orinoco Flow” -2 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky”
May 20, 201114 yr + 15 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” + 12 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” + 10 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” + 8 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” + 6 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” + 5 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” + 4 Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” + 3 Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey “With A Little Help From My Friends/She’s Leaving Home” + 2 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” + 1 Phil Collins “Groovy Kind of Love” - 2 Cliff Richard “Mistletoe And Wine”
May 20, 201114 yr 15. Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” 12. Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” 10. Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” 8. The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” 6. Fairground Attraction “Perfect” 5. Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” 4. Robin Beck “First Time” 3. Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” 2. U2 “Desire” 1. S-Express “Theme From S-Express” -2 Enya “Orinoco Flow”
May 20, 201114 yr I very nearly gave points to Robin Beck until I litened to it again. What a load of guff. So glad M/A/R/R/S made it into the final round. 15. Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” 12. Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” 10. S-Express “Theme From S-Express” 08. U2 “Desire” 06. Fairground Attraction “Perfect” 05. Enya “Orinoco Flow” 04. Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” 03. Pet Shop Boys “Heart” 02. Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” 01. Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” -2. Cliff Richard “Mistletoe And Wine”
May 20, 201114 yr +15 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth Big fave of mine since I was little, that last chorus is just pure euphoria +12 U2 - Desire +10 Aswad - Don't Turn Around +8 Enya - Orinoco Flow +6 S-Express - Theme From S-Express +5 Fairground Attraction - Perfect +4 Pet Shop Boys - Heart +3 Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time +2 The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis +1 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You -2 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
May 20, 201114 yr This is the worst year by far for No.1's in the 80's. The hardest decision was which one I detested the most to give -2. On a positive note it was nice to see my top four from 1987 finish in the same order. +15 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” Third +15 in a row for PSB, amazed to think now that this was their final chart topper +12 Bros “I Owe You Nothing” Easily dismissed as it's unfashionable to like Bros but this is a great pop song. The illegal mix was a big fav at the time +10 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” +8 Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey “With A Little Help From My Friends/She’s Leaving Home” +6 Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” Agree with Richie, 'Next To You' is a much better track and an injustice it only got to No.24 +5 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” Another song to suffer over the years to overkill +4 U2 “Desire” +3 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” Preferred 'Circle In The Sand' +2 Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” +1 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” Not one of my fav Hollies hits but better than the rest here -2 Fairground Attraction “Perfect" How did Glenn Medeiros, Robin Beck, Tiffany and Cliff escape.......but I really did dislike this song
May 20, 201114 yr +15 The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother +12 U2 - Desire +10 Fairground Attraction - Perfect +08 Enya - Orinoco Flow +06 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth +05 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now +04 Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up +03 Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine +02 Aswad - Don't Turn Around +01 Pet Shop Boys - Heart -02 Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends/She’s Leaving Home
May 20, 201114 yr I don't think it's bad? I really like all of my top ten anyway and love the top four... +15 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” +12 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” +10 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” +8 Enya “Orinoco Flow” +6 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” +5 Aswad “Don’t Turn Around” +4 Robin Beck “First Time” +3 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” +2 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” +1 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” -2 Phil Collins “Groovy Kind of Love”
May 20, 201114 yr +15 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” :wub: +12 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” +10 Enya “Orinoco Flow” +08 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” +06 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” +05 Fairground Attraction “Perfect” +04 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” +03 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” +02 Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” +01 Robin Beck “First Time” -02 Bros “I Owe You Nothing”
May 20, 201114 yr +15 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” +12 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” +10 Pet Shop Boys “Heart” +08 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” +06 Glenn Medeiros “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” +05 S-Express “Theme From S-Express” +04 Robin Beck “First Time” +03 Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis” +02 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” +01 Enya “Orinoco Flow” -02 Cliff Richard “Mistletoe And Wine”
May 20, 201114 yr very good to see Starship qualify :D shame about Rick Astley, but hey ho +15 The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother” :wub: :wub: :wub: +12 Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky” +10 Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” +8 Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” +6 Cliff Richard “Mistletoe And Wine” +5 Phil Collins “Groovy Kind of Love” +4 Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” +3 Enya “Orinoco Flow” +2 Robin Beck “First Time” +1 Yazz and The Plastic Population “The Only Way Is Up” I think this is quite a good year, although not the best either Edited May 20, 201114 yr by chart wizard
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