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Time for another quickie rate (yes, I know it feels you're being bombarded with these, but you'll get a bit of a rest soon I promise). Another 'impossible' part now (well, No.21s aren't really that impossible, but that's the way the randomizer works). As before, you can vote as follows:

 

+10

+9

+8

+7

+6

+5

+4

+3

+2

+1

 

If you know much less than ten songs, you can do four:

 

+10

+7

+4

+1

 

And alternatively, if you can only pick three:

 

+10

+5

+1

 

Right, in chronological order:

 

Number 21s

 

Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing

Jefferson Starship - Jane

Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off

Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

Sex Pistols - (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone

Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I

Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun

Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Walk away

Barry Manilow - Lonely Together

Bad Manners - Lorraine

Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café

Jam - That's Entertainment

Linx - Throw Away The Key

Visage - Visage

Chas & Dave - Stars Over 45

Jets - Love Makes The World Go Round

Toyah - Brave New World

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (EP)

Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover

Soft Cell - Where The Heart Is

Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)

Central Line - Nature Boy

Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up

Creatures - Miss The Girl

Men At Work - Overkill

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

Dennis Waterman & George Cole - What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls

Kane Gang - Respect Yourself

Queen - Thank God It's Christmas

Alison Moyet - Invisible

Big Sound Authority - This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method Of Modern Love

Big Daddy - Dancing In The Dark (EP)

Damned - Grimly Fiendish

Propaganda - Duel

Steve Arrington - Dancin' In The Key Of Life

Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance

Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust

Simon May Orchestra - Howard's Way Theme

Madness - Uncle Sam

Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City

Mike & The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The wall

David Bowie - Underground

Furniture - Brilliant Mind

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

Timbuk 3 The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Communards - You Are My World

Cure - Why Can't I Be You

Christians - Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World)

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye

Tams - There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin'

Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel

Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love

Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

Rod Stewart - Lost in You

Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader

Wee Papa Girl Rappers Feat. Two Men & A Drum Machine - Heat It Up

Coldcut Feat. Junior Reid - Stop This Crazy Thing

Hazell Dean - Turn It Into Love

Travelling Wilburys - Handle With Care

Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)

Tone Loc - Wild Thing/Loc'ed After Dark

W.A.S.P - Mean Man

New Order - Round And Round

Hue & Cry - Violently EP

Jody Watley With Eric B & Rakim - Friends

S-Express - Mantra For A State Of Mind

Bobby Brown - Roni

Queen - The Miracle

 

Number 35s

 

Boney M - I'm Born Again

Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Philip Lynott - King's Call

John Foxx - Burning Car

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Taste Of Bitter Love

Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform

Rah Band - Falcon

Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You

Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

Polecats - John I'm Only Dancing/Big Green Car

Light Of The World - I'm So Happy/Time

Freeez - Flying High

Polecats - Rockabilly Guy

Squeeze - Is That Love

Bruce Springsteen - The River

U2 - Fire

Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love

Rhoda With The Special AKA - The Boiler

Altered Images - Pinky Blue

Belle Stars - Iko Iko

Marillion - He Knows You Know

Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding

Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On

Moody Blues - Blue World

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - There's Something Wrong In Paradise

AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown

Alarm - Absolute Reality

Bryan Adams - Somebody

Madness - Sweetest Girl

Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

Viola Wills - Dare To Dream/Both Sides Now

BB & Q Band - Dreamer

Howard Jones - All I Want

Gary Moore - Wild Frontier

Radio Heart Feat Gary Numan - Radio Heart

Cameo - She's Mine

Cliff Richard - Remember Me

The Fall - Victoria

Bourgeois Tag - I Don't Mind At All

Housemartins - There's Always Something There To Remind Me

Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time

Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy

Climie Fisher - I Won't Bleed For You

Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne

Bangles - In Your Room

Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher

Royal House - Yeah Buddy!

Barry Manilow - Please Don't Be Scared

Fields Of The Nephilim - Psychonaut

Bon Jovi - Living In Sin

 

Number 37s

 

Fleetwood Mac - Sarah

Barracudas - Summer Fun

UK Subs - Party In Paris

Mike Berry - If I Could Make You Care

Honey Bane - Turn Me On Turn Me Off

Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

Dire Straits - Skateaway

Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles

Duran Duran - Careless Memories

Whitesnake - Would I Lie To You

Eddy Grant - I Love You, Yes I Love You

Beggar & Co - Mule (Chant No.2)

Black Sabbath - Turn Up The Night

Modern Romance - Queen Of The Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Plan)

Bill Wyman - A New Fashion

Cars - Since You've Gone

Showaddywaddy - Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp)

Wah! - Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)

Chill Fac-torr - Twist (Round 'N' Round)

Toto - I Won't Hold You Back

Hot Chocolate - Tears On The Telephone

Level 42 - Micro-Kid

AC/DC - Guns For Hire

Jingle Belles - Christmas Spectre

Stranglers - No Mercy

Change - Let's Go Together

Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Your Personal Touch

Arcadia - The Promise

Kate Bush - The Big Sky

Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover/Outside In The Rain

Westworld - Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

Bryan Ferry - The Right Stuff

Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause

Peter Auty & The Sinfonia Of London - Walking In The Air

LL Cool J - Going Back To Cali/Jack The Ripper

Run DMC - Run's House

Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It

Gary Moore - After The War

Monie Love - I Can Do This

New Model Army - Vagabonds

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - The Rattler

New Model Army - Green & Grey

All About Eve - Road To Your Soul

 

Again, you don't have long. Results follow on Saturday. Enjoy.

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Number 21s

 

+10 Propaganda - Duel

+9 Soft Cell - Where The Heart Is

+8 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls

+7 Communards - You Are My World

+6 Furniture - Brilliant Mind

+5 Steve Arrington - Dancin' In The Key Of Life

+4 Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up

+3 Jam - That's Entertainment

+2 Bad Manners - Lorraine

+1 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off

 

Number 35s

 

+10 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

+9 Belle Stars - Iko Iko

+8 Squeeze - Is That Love

+7 Bruce Springsteen - The River

+6 Madness - Sweetest Girl

+5 The Fall - Victoria

+4 Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

+3 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding

+2 Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On

+1 Altered Images - Pinky Blue

 

Number 37s

 

+10 Kate Bush - The Big Sky

+7 Westworld - Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

+4 Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover/Outside In The Rain

+1 Duran Duran - Careless Memories

 

 

 

Number 21s

 

 

 

 

+10 Furniture - Brilliant Mind

+9 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust

+8 Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

+7 Propaganda - Duel

+6 Jam - That's Entertainment

+5 Damned - Grimly Fiendish

+4 Timbuk 3 The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

+3 Tone Loc - Wild Thing/Loc'ed After Dark

+2 Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The wall

+1 Madness - Uncle Sam

 

 

Number 35s

 

+10Fields Of The Nephilim - Psychonaut

+9 John Foxx - Burning Car

+8 Bruce Springsteen - The River

+7 The Fall - Victoria

+6 Bangles - In Your Room

+5 Squeeze - Is That Love

+4 Marillion - He Knows You Know

+3 Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne

+2 Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform

+1 Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time

 

 

 

 

 

Number 37s

 

+10 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - The Rattler

+9 Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles

+8 New Model Army - Vagabonds

+7 Duran Duran - Careless Memories

+6 New Model Army - Green & Grey

+5 Fleetwood Mac - Sarah

+4 Kate Bush - The Big Sky

+3 Barracudas - Summer Fun

+2 Stranglers - No Mercy

+1 All About Eve - Road To Your Soul

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Number 37s

 

10 Fleetwood Mac - Sarah

9 Kate Bush - The Big Sky

8 Barracudas - Summer Fun

7 Wah! - Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)

6 Toto - I Won't Hold You Back

5 Hot Chocolate - Tears On The Telephone

4 Cars - Since You've Gone

3 All About Eve - Road To Your Soul

2 Eddy Grant - I Love You, Yes I Love You

1 Showaddywaddy - Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp)

 

a clear number one for me...

 

Number 35s

 

 

10 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

9 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding

8 Cameo - She's Mine

7 Bourgeois Tag - I Don't Mind At All

6 Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On

5 Squeeze - Is That Love

4 U2 - Fire

3 Moody Blues - Blue World

2 Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love

1 Philip Lynott - King's Call

 

and another very clear number one for me, but quite a few that should have made the top 10

 

Number 21s

 

10 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust

9 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)

8 Mike & The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

7 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

6 Propaganda - Duel

5 Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love

4 Alison Moyet - Invisible

3 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (EP)

2 Depeche Mode - Love In Itself

1 Jefferson Starship - Jane

 

so many fantastic records not making the top 10, I could have done a top 30 easily

Number 21’s

 

+10 Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror

+09 Bon Jovi – Never Say Goodbye

+08 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)

+07 Alison Moyet – Invisible

+06 David Bowie - Underground

+05 Queen – The Miracle

+04 Chic – My Feet Keep Dancing

+03 Joan Armtradiing – Me Myself I

+02 Jam – That’s Entertainment

+01 Jody Watley – Friends

 

Number 35’s

 

+10 Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

+09 Bon Jovi – Living In Sin

+08 Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On

+07 Bangles – In Your Room

+06 Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform

 

 

There really are some brilliant records at no.21, don't vote for Michael Jackson! I could have easily gone on.

 

Number 21

+10 Furniture - Brilliant Mind

+09 The Cure - Why Can't I Be You

+08 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls

+07 The Jam - That's Entertainment

+06 New Order - Round And Round

+05 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)

+04 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust

+03 Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader

+02 Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

+01 Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)

 

Number 35

+10 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding

+09 The Fall - Victoria

+08 Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne

+07 Belle Stars - Iko Iko

+06 Altered Images - Pinky Blue

+05 Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

+04 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

+03 Bourgeois Tag - I Don't Mind At All

+02 Rhoda With The Special AKA - The Boiler

+01 Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher

 

Number 37 - much more difficult, just four from me

+10 Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles

+07 Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause

+04 Monie Love - I Can Do This

+01 New Model Army - Green & Grey

Number 21s

10 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

9 Alison Moyet - Invisible

8 Communards - You Are My World

7 Hazell Dean - Turn It Into Love

6 Simon May Orchestra - Howard's Way Theme

5 Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)

4 Jam - That's Entertainment

3 Queen - Thank God It's Christmas

2 Wee Papa Girl Rappers Feat. Two Men & A Drum Machine - Heat It Up

1 Hue & Cry - Violently EP

 

Number 35s

10 Cliff Richard - Remember Me

5 Housemartins - There's Always Something There To Remind Me

1 Climie Fisher - I Won't Bleed For You

 

Number 37s

10 Peter Auty & The Sinfonia Of London - Walking In The Air

5 Kate Bush - The Big Sky

1 Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It

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There really are some brilliant records at no.21, don't vote for Michael Jackson! I could have easily gone on.

 

Sadly, it doesn't look like you've been listened to :(

 

But it could all still change. It's agonisingly close at the top!

Sadly, it doesn't look like you've been listened to :(

 

But it could all still change. It's agonisingly close at the top!

 

Man In The Mirror, UK number 2 (eventually) and US number one - the mystery is how it only got to number 21 in the Uk charts (number one in mine at the time...) :lol:

 

Vote Cities In Dust, though, it's a forgotten gem :teresa:

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Man In The Mirror, UK number 2 (eventually) and US number one - the mystery is how it only got to number 21 in the Uk charts (number one in mine at the time...) :lol:

 

Vote Cities In Dust, though, it's a forgotten gem :teresa:

 

Man In The Mirror would be a very meh winner in my opinion, I was tempted to leave it out as of course it became a much bigger hit in '09, but as I've allowed other past/future higher peaking singles...

 

Can't believe I didn't vote for Cities in Dust. oops!

 

The top six (in the 21 rate) are separated by just five votes (there's a couple of ties) at the moment. The Number 35 rate is also very close! Not so much the Number 37 rate which, currently, sees a clear winner. But it could all still change...

Sadly, it doesn't look like you've been listened to :(

 

But it could all still change. It's agonisingly close at the top!

 

I know...I was really excited as I thought we'd be guaranteed a credible no.21 then I spotted Jacko. I've never understood the appeal of Man in the Mirror - no.21 seemed about right. Somehow, after he died, it became a kind of personal anthem for him.

 

Doesn't mean we should rob Furniture, The Cure, Siouxise etc! Damn, I wish I'd put Cities in Dust up at no.4 on my list now...if that would help at all?

 

Number 21s

 

+10 Tone Loc - Wild Thing/Loc'ed After Dark

+9 Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader

+8 Jam - That's Entertainment

+7 Wee Papa Girl Rappers Feat. Two Men & A Drum Machine - Heat It Up

+6 Coldcut Feat. Junior Reid - Stop This Crazy Thing

+5 New Order - Round And Round

+4 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

+3 Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley (Is A Weatherman)

+2 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

+1 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)

 

Number 35s

 

+10 The Fall - Victoria

+9 Housemartins - There's Always Something There To Remind Me

+8 Rhoda With The Special AKA - The Boiler

+7 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Taste Of Bitter Love

+6 Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy

+5 Viola Wills - Dare To Dream/Both Sides Now

+4 Madness - Sweetest Girl

+3 Radio Heart Feat Gary Numan - Radio Heart

+2 Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne

+1 BB & Q Band - Dreamer

 

Number 37s

 

+10 Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause

+9 Monie Love - I Can Do This

+8 Run DMC - Run's House

+7 LL Cool J - Going Back To Cali/Jack The Ripper

+6 Honey Bane - Turn Me On Turn Me Off

+5 Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover/Outside In The Rain

+4 Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It

+3 Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles

+2 UK Subs - Party In Paris

+1 Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Your Personal Touch

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I know...I was really excited as I thought we'd be guaranteed a credible no.21 then I spotted Jacko. I've never understood the appeal of Man in the Mirror - no.21 seemed about right. Somehow, after he died, it became a kind of personal anthem for him.

 

Doesn't mean we should rob Furniture, The Cure, Siouxise etc! Damn, I wish I'd put Cities in Dust up at no.4 on my list now...if that would help at all?

 

Unfortunately, it wouldn't make much of a difference. Besides, that would be cheating :lol: Won't give anything away, but Jacko's victory is not guaranteed! There's still a few which could grab that No.1 spot...

 

Speaking of which, you haven't got long to vote people. This closes Saturday morning.

# 21

10 : Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up

5 : Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun

1 : Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The wall

 

# 35

10 : Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love

5 : Altered Images - Pinky Blue

1 : Bangles - In Your Room

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Right, here come some results. Starting with the No.21s. These were unloved:

 

Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

Sex Pistols - (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone

Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Walk Away

Barry Manilow - Lonely Together

Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café

Linx - Throw Away The Key

Visage - Visage

Chas & Dave - Stars Over 45

Jets - Love Makes The World Go Round

Toyah - Brave New World

Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair/Love Hangover

Central Line - Nature Boy

Creatures - Miss The Girl

Men At Work - Overkill

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

Dennis Waterman & George Cole - What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days

Kane Gang - Respect Yourself

Big Sound Authority - This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method Of Modern Love

Big Daddy - Dancing In The Dark (EP)

Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance

Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City

Christians - Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World)

Tams - There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin'

Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel

Rod Stewart - Lost in You

Travelling Wilburys - Handle With Care

W.A.S.P - Mean Man

S-Express - Mantra For A State Of Mind

Bobby Brown - Roni

 

And as for the others:

 

2. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror 29

3. Furniture - Brilliant Mind 26

4. Propaganda - Duel 23

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust 23

Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix) 23

7. Alison Moyet - Invisible 20

8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls 16

9. Communards - You Are My World 15

10. Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up 14

 

11. Tone Loc - Wild Thing/Loc'ed After Dark 13

12. Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader 12

13. New Order - Round And Round 11

14. Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses 10

15. Soft Cell - Where The Heart Is 9

Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley (Is A Weatherman) 9

Wee Papa Girl Rappers Feat. Two Men & A Drum Machine - Heat It Up 9

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye 9

Cure - Why Can't I Be You 9

20. Mike & The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) 8

21. Hazell Dean - Turn It Into Love 7

22. Coldcut Feat. Junior Reid - Stop This Crazy Thing 6

David Bowie - Underground 6

Simon May Orchestra - Howard's Way Theme 6

25. Steve Arrington - Dancin' In The Key Of Life 5

Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun 5

Damned - Grimly Fiendish 5

Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love 5

Queen - The Miracle 5

30. Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing 4

Timbuk 3 The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades 4

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble 4

33. Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I 3

Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall 3

Queen - Thank God It's Christmas 3

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (EP) 3

37. Bad Manners - Lorraine 2

Depeche Mode - Love In Itself 2

39. Jefferson Starship - Jane 1

Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off 1

Madness - Uncle Sam 1

Jody Watley With Eric B & Rakim - Friends 1

Hue & Cry - Violently EP 1

 

And the winner, by just one point:

 

1. Jam - That's Entertainment 30

 

 

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32. Abba - The Day Before You Came

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40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance

 

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Next, the Number 35s. These didn't get any votes:

 

Boney M - I'm Born Again

Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Rah Band - Falcon

Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You

Polecats - John I'm Only Dancing/Big Green Car

Light Of The World - I'm So Happy/Time

Freeez - Flying High

Polecats - Rockabilly Guy

Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - There's Something Wrong In Paradise

AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown

Alarm - Absolute Reality

Bryan Adams - Somebody

Howard Jones - All I Want

Gary Moore - Wild Frontier

Royal House - Yeah Buddy!

Barry Manilow - Please Don't Be Scared

 

But these did:

 

2. Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice 24

3. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding 22

4. Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug 19

5. Squeeze - Is That Love 18

6. Belle Stars - Iko Iko 16

Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On 16

8. Bruce Springsteen - The River 15

9. Housemartins - There's Always Something There To Remind Me 14

Bangles - In Your Room 14

 

11. Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne 13

12. Altered Images - Pinky Blue 12

Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love 12

14. Madness - Sweetest Girl 10

Fields Of The Nephilim - Psychonaut 10

Bourgeois Tag - I Don't Mind At All 10

Cliff Richard - Remember Me 10

Rhoda With The Special AKA - The Boiler 10

19. John Foxx - Burning Car 9

Bon Jovi - Living In Sin 9

21. Cameo - She's Mine 8

Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform 8

23. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Taste Of Bitter Love 7

24. Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy 6

25. Viola Wills - Dare To Dream/Both Sides Now 5

26. U2 - Fire 4

Marillion - He Knows You Know 4

28. Moody Blues - Blue World 3

Radio Heart Feat Gary Numan - Radio Heart 3

30. Philip Lynott - King's Call 1

Climie Fisher - I Won't Bleed For You 1

Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time 1

Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - Minnie The Moocher 1

BB & Q Band - Dreamer 1

 

Yoko was robbed! Never mind. The winner and going through to the final is:

 

1. The Fall - Victoria 31

 

 

The Ultimate 80s Top 40:

 

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32. Abba - The Day Before You Came

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40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance

 

 

The Fall and The Jam. Finally, stuff I really like doing well!
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And finally, the Number 37s. These didn't persuade any voters:

 

Mike Berry - If I Could Make You Care

Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

Dire Straits - Skateaway

Whitesnake - Would I Lie To You

Beggar & Co - Mule (Chant No.2)

Black Sabbath - Turn Up The Night

Modern Romance - Queen Of The Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Plan)

Bill Wyman - A New Fashion

Chill Fac-torr - Twist (Round 'N' Round)

Level 42 - Micro-Kid

AC/DC - Guns For Hire

Jingle Belles - Christmas Spectre

Change - Let's Go Together

Arcadia - The Promise

Bryan Ferry - The Right Stuff

Gary Moore - After The War

 

But these did:

 

2. Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles 22

3. Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause 17

4. Fleetwood Mac - Sarah 15

5. Monie Love - I Can Do This 13

6. Barracudas - Summer Fun 11

7. Peter Auty & The Sinfonia Of London - Walking In The Air 10

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - The Rattler 10

9. Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover/Outside In The Rain 9

10. Duran Duran - Careless Memories 8

Run DMC - Run's House 8

New Model Army - Vagabonds 8

13. New Model Army - Green & Grey 7

Westworld - Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo 7

Wah! - Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me) 7

LL Cool J - Going Back To Cali/Jack The Ripper 7

17. Honey Bane - Turn Me On Turn Me Off 6

Toto - I Won't Hold You Back 6

19. Hot Chocolate - Tears On The Telephone 5

Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It 5

21. All About Eve - Road To Your Soul 4

Cars - Since You've Gone 4

23. UK Subs - Party In Paris 2

Stranglers - No Mercy 2

Eddy Grant - I Love You, Yes I Love You 2

26. Showaddywaddy - Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp) 1

Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Your Personal Touch 1

 

And the winner:

 

1. Kate Bush - The Big Sky 28

 

 

The Ultimate 80s Top 40:

 

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7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll

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14. Dusty Springfield - In Private

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21. The Jam - That's Entertainment

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31. Cure - A Forest

32. Abba - The Day Before You Came

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35. The Fall - Victoria

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37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky

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40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance

 

 

Thanks to everyone who voted. The Top 40 is filling up nicely. Another three will join them in a few days, but who?

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