Posted May 26, 201114 yr Wildcard Round 1. +165 1980 Blondie "Call Me" 2. +121 1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 3. +85 1988 Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" 4. +81 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" 4. +81 1980 ABBA "Super Trouper" 6. +79 1986 Madonna "True Blue" 7. +78 1985 Paul Hardcastle "19" 7. +78 1981 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" 9. +72 1984 Duran Duran "The Reflex" 9. +72 1987 T'Pau "China In Your Hand" 11. +71 1988 S-Express "Theme From S-Express" 11. +71 1986 Europe "The Final Countdown" 13. +69 1987 Starship "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now" 13. +69 1982 Madness "House of Fun" 13. +69 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "The Power Of Love" 16. +65 1986 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" 17. +64 1983 Men At Work "Down Under" 18. +57 1989 Kylie Minogue "Hand On Your Heart" 19. +53 1981 Roxy Music "Jealous Guy" 20. +48 1980 Blondie "The Tide Is High" 21. +47 1987 Mel And Kim "Respectable" 22. +44 1982 Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" 22. +44 1983 The Police "Every Breath You Take" 24. +42 1989 Lisa Stansfield "All Around The World" 24. +42 1989 Kylie and Jason "Especially For You" 26. +38 1988 Fairground Attraction "Perfect" 27. +23 1983 Spandau Ballet "True" 28. +21 1985 Jennifer Rush "The Power Of Love" 29. +11 1982 Irene Cara "Fame" 30. +09 1985 Wham! "I'm Your Man" Final Round +339 1989 Madonna "Like A Prayer" +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" +271 1989 Black Box "Ride On Time" +263 1985 Madonna "Into The Groove" +261 1982 The Jam "A Town Called Malice/Precious" +250 1989 The Bangles "Eternal Flame" +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" +244 1988 Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" +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" +203 1989 Soul II Soul "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" +199 1981 The Specials "Ghost Town" +198 1984 George Michael "Careless Whisper" +198 1988 Yazz & The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up" +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" +189 1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" +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" +176 1988 Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" +176 1988 Pet Shop Boys "Heart" +174 1983 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart" +170 1988 Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" +169 1982 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" +166 1980 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" +162 1983 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" +161 1980 Blondie "Call Me" +158 1987 T'Pau "China In Your Hand" +154 1981 John Lennon "Imagine" +151 1984 Duran Duran "The Reflex" +147 1985 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is" +146 1985 Paul Hardcastle "19" +144 1981 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" +138 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" +117 1980 ABBA "Super Trouper" +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 Saturday morning and hopefully the results will be up by then. Final Round 1. +339 1989 Madonna "Like A Prayer" 2. +292 1986 Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" 3. +285 1981 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" 4. +277 1987 Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" 5. +271 1989 Black Box "Ride On Time" 6. +263 1985 Madonna "Into The Groove" 7. +261 1982 The Jam "A Town Called Malice/Precious" 8. +250 1989 The Bangles "Eternal Flame" 9. +249 1985 Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" 9. +249 1986 A-ha "The Sun Always Shines on TV" 11. +247 1981 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" 12. +244 1988 Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" 13. +225 1983 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" 13. +225 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" 15. +212 1987 Madonna "La Isla Bonita" 16. +209 1980 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 16. +209 1982 Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" 18. +208 1985 Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" 19. +207 1980 Blondie "Atomic" 20. +205 1987 Pet Shop Boys "Always On My Mind" 21. +203 1989 Soul II Soul "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" 22. +199 1981 The Specials "Ghost Town" 23. +198 1984 George Michael "Careless Whisper" 23. +198 1988 Yazz & The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up" 25. +191 1982 Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express "Come On Eileen" 26. +190 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" 26. +190 1986 Berlin "Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")" 28. +189 1983 David Bowie "Let's Dance" 28. +189 1984 Nena "99 Red Balloons" 28. +189 1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 31. +188 1986 Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" 32. +179 1987 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)" 33. +176 1980 The Jam "Going Underground/Dreams of Children" 33. +176 1988 Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" 33. +176 1988 Pet Shop Boys "Heart" 36. +174 1983 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart" 37. +170 1988 Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" 38. +169 1982 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" 39. +166 1980 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" 40. +162 1983 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" 41. +161 1980 Blondie "Call Me" 42. +158 1987 T'Pau "China In Your Hand" 43. +154 1981 John Lennon "Imagine" 44. +151 1984 Duran Duran "The Reflex" 45. +147 1985 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is" 46. +146 1985 Paul Hardcastle "19" 47. +144 1981 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" 48. +138 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" 49. +117 1980 ABBA "Super Trouper" 50. +095 1986 Madonna "True Blue"
May 26, 201114 yr Author +15 Michael Jackson 'Billie Jean' +12 Nena '99 Red Balloons' +10 The Jam 'Going Underground' +08 Black Box 'Ride On Time' +06 The Human League 'Don't You Want Me' +05 Band Aid 'Do They Know It's Christmas' +04 Soft Cell 'Tainted Love' +03 Bonnie Tyler 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' +02 The Jam 'A Town Called Malice' +01 Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Relax' Some amazing songs here :wub: Love all of them above. -02 Adam & The Ants 'Stand And Deliver' Did Adam realise how bad he looked? -_-
May 26, 201114 yr +15 'Like a prayer' Madonna +12 'It's a sin' Pet Shop Boys +10 'The winner takes it all' ABBA +08 'Heaven is a place on earth' Belinda Carlisle +06 'Take my breath away' Berlin +05 'Into the groove' Madonna +04 'Billie Jean' Michael Jackson +03 'Do they know it's Christmas' Band Aid +02 'Always on my mind' Pet Shop Boys +01 'The sun always shines on TV' A-Ha -02 'Two tribes' Frankie Goes To Hollywood
May 26, 201114 yr +15 1988 Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" +12 1980 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +10 1985 Madonna "Into The Groove" +8 1989 Black Box "Ride On Time" +6 1984 George Michael "Careless Whisper" +5 1980 Blondie "Call Me" +4 1989 Soul II Soul "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" +3 1989 Madonna "Like A Prayer" +2 1988 Yazz & The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up" +1 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" -2 1981 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver"
May 26, 201114 yr 15. Madonna "Into The Groove" 12. George Michael "Careless Whisper" 10. T'Pau "China In Your Hand" 8. Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" 6. Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" 5. Pet Shop Boys "Always On My Mind" 4. ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 3.Madonna "Like A Prayer" 2. Madonna "La Isla Bonita" 1. Pet Shop Boys "Heart" -2 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)"
May 26, 201114 yr +15 The Specials "Ghost Town" +12 Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" +10 Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" +8 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)" +6 Pet Shop Boys "Always On My Mind" +5 Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" +4 Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" +3 Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" +2 Black Box "Ride On Time" +1 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" -2 Madonna - Into The Groove * * - I don't hate this half as much as Bonnie Tyler or Foreigner, but there's no way this is the best number 1 of the 80s and there are too many Madonna fans on here. Edited May 26, 201114 yr by richie
May 26, 201114 yr + 15 Madonna - Into The Groove + 12 Madonna - Like A Prayer + 10 Madonna - La Isla Bonita + 8 The Human League – Don’t You Want Me + 6 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach + 5 Soft Cell – Tainted Love + 4 Culture Club – Karma Chameleon + 3 Madonna – True Blue + 2 Black Box – Ride On Time + 1 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round - 2 Abba The Winner Takes It All
May 26, 201114 yr Tough. Good Decade for music 15. Blondie "Atomic" 12. Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express "Come On Eileen" 10. Soft Cell "Tainted Love" 8. The Human League "Don't You Want Me" 6. ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 5. ABBA "Super Trouper" 4. Madonna "Like A Prayer" 3. Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart" 2. Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" 1. Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" -2 The Jam "A Town Called Malice/Precious" Edited May 26, 201114 yr by Leonardo
May 26, 201114 yr Europe, The Police and Men at Work missed the final :cry: +15 Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express "Come On Eileen" +12 John Lennon "Imagine" +10 Black Box "Ride On Time" +8 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" +6 The Jam "A Town Called Malice/Precious" +5 George Michael "Careless Whisper" +4 Berlin "Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")" +3 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is" +2 Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" +1 The Bangles "Eternal Flame" -2 Duran Duran "The Reflex" still a brilliant list, ridiculously hard again Edited May 26, 201114 yr by chart wizard
May 26, 201114 yr +15 Blondie - Atomic +12 George Michael - Careless Whisper +10 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth +8 The Jam - A Town Called Malice/Precious +6 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean +5 Black Box - Ride On Time +4 The Bangles - Eternal Flame +3 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? +2 Paul Hardcastle - 19 +1 Soft Cell - Tainted Love -2 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
May 26, 201114 yr 15 Madonna "Like A Prayer" 12 Blondie "Atomic" 10 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 08 Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" 06 Madonna "Into The Groove" 05 George Michael "Careless Whisper" 04 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" 03 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" 02 Black Box "Ride On Time" 01 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" -2 Paul Hardcastle "19" Edited May 26, 201114 yr by seanster
May 26, 201114 yr 15|David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" 12|Madonna "Like A Prayer" 10|Blondie "Atomic" 08|Nena "99 Red Balloons" 06|Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" 05|Soft Cell "Tainted Love" 04|Kraftwerk "The Model/Computer Love" 03|A-ha "The Sun Always Shines on TV" 02|Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" 01|Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" -02|George Michael "Careless Whisper" That was ridiculously tough again, I wanted to give points to at least 10 more.
May 26, 201114 yr +15 Madonna "Like A Prayer" +12 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)" +10 Madonna "Into The Groove" +08 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" +06 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" +05 A-ha "The Sun Always Shines on TV" +04 Madonna "La Isla Bonita" +03 Soul II Soul "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" +02 The Specials "Ghost Town" +01 Black Box "Ride On Time" -02 Dexy's Midnight Runners with The Emerald Express "Come On Eileen"
May 26, 201114 yr +15 Black Box "Ride On Time" +12 Madonna "Like A Prayer" +10 Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" +8 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" +6 Yazz & The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up" +5 Soul II Soul "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" +4 Pet Shop Boys "Heart" +3 ABBA "Super Trouper" +2 Nena "99 Red Balloons" +1 Madonna "La Isla Bonita" -2 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/Antina (The First Time I See She Dance)" <--- easily my least favourite track in the list
May 26, 201114 yr +15 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Easy winner for me. What an absolute MEGA-CLASSIC. +12 Black Box - Ride On Time +10 Madonna - Like A Prayer +8 The Specials - Ghost Town My dad got me into this song not that long ago :P It's one of his favourite songs +6 The Jam - Going Underground +5 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon +4 M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume +3 Soft Cell - Tainted Love +2 Pet Shop Boys - It’s A Sin Far and away PSB's best song +1 Paul Hardcastle - 19 Introduced to this by it going top 40 last week :blush: -2 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart Blegh! :puke2: Edited May 26, 201114 yr by Bray
May 26, 201114 yr Darnit, I missed Atomic off my list. Never mind, it's doing quite well, but it should have got my +6 with all the rest moving down one. Oh well....
May 26, 201114 yr Darnit, I missed Atomic off my list. Never mind, it's doing quite well, but it should have got my +6 with all the rest moving down one. Oh well.... You can edit your post you know... :P
May 26, 201114 yr That was extremely difficult. Can't believe how many great songs I couldn't even find the odd point for. :wacko: Some very bizarre scoring going on elsewhere though!! :o The original scores are not going to give any indication of the overall result by the look of it. +15 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" +12 Pet Shop Boys "Westend Girls" Bizarrely not scoring at all despite romping away with '86 result +10 A-ha "The Sun Always Shines On TV" +8 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" +6 Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" +5 Specials "Ghost Town" +4 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" +3 Pet Shop Boys "Heart" +2 Madonna "La Isla Bonita" +1 Blondie "Atomic" -2 John Lennon "Imagine" Close call between this and "Come On Eileen" - both vastly overrated compared to other tracks in both artists catalogue Great thread though, very interesting to see the differences in opinion.
May 26, 201114 yr +15 Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round +12 Human League - Don't You Want Me +10 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me +08 MARRS - Pump Up The Volume +06 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth +05 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls +04 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind +03 Black Box - Ride On Time +02 Blondie - Call Me +01 Paul Hardcastle - 19 -02 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
May 26, 201114 yr +15 Madonna - Into The Groove (Seminal track, arguably her best track!) +12 Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round +10 Blondie - Atomic +08 Madonna - Like A Prayer +06 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls +05 Belinda Carlise - Heaven Is A Place On Earth +04 Black Box - Ride On Time +03 A Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV +02 Yazz -The Only Way Is Up +01 Duran Duran - The Reflex -02 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (who the f*** as given points to this monstrosity???!!!)
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