Posted May 22, 201510 yr :cry: 1980s Top 40 Rate - The 'Impossible' Part 3 :cry: Yet another three/four day quickie rate to fill up the bottom half of the Ultimate Top 40. Just another three of these to go until we concentrate solely on the Top 20. As ever, 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 26s Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song Surface Noise - The Scratch Whispers - My Girl Judas Priest - United Splodgenessabounds - Two Little Boys/Horse Boomtown Rats - The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty) David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Rolling Stones - Going To A Go Go Captain Sensible - Wot Roxy Music - Take A Chance With Me Supertramp -It's Raining Again Abba - Under Attack Bauhaus - She's In Parties David Joseph - Let's Live It Up (Nite People) Freeez - Pop Goes My Love Musical Youth - 7 Olympic Orchestra - Reilly Frank Kelly - Christmas Countdown Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin A Flock Of Seagulls - The More You Live, The More You Love Jacksons - Torture Tina Turner - Private Dancer Big Country - Just A Shadow Smiths - Shakespear's Sister ABC - Be Near Me Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls Untouchables - Free Yourself Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Feargal Sharkey - Loving You Dio - Rock 'N' Roll Children Hear 'N' Aid - Stars Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again Patti Labelle - Oh, People Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun Robbie Nevil - Dominoes Gary Moore - Friday On My Mind Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls Def Leppard - Hysteria Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason Alexander O'Neal Feat Cherrelle - Never Knew Love Like This Keith Sweat - I Want Her Eurythmics - I Need A Man Shakin' Stevens - Feel The Need In Me Mica Paris Feat Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong Anthrax - Make Me Laugh Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me Dogs D'Amour - Satelitte Kid Eurythmics - Revival Beloved - The Sun Rising Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains Number 29s AC/DC - Touch Too Much Dooleys - Love Patrol Iron Maiden - Sanctuary Ultravox - Sleepwalk Earth Wind & Fire - Let Me Talk Jacksons - Lovely One Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters George Benson - Turn Your Love Around Earth Wind & Fire - I've Had Enough David Bowie - Baal's Hymn (EP) Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) Motorhead - Iron Fist UB40 - Love Is All Is Alright New Order - Temptation Japan - Nightporter Kool & The Gang - Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Dear Addy Beatles - Please Please Me Altered Images - Bring Me Closer Imagination - Looking At Midnight Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy And 17 Whitesnake - Give Me More Time Marillion - Punch And Judy Psychedelic Furs - Heaven Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon/Leave A Tender Moment Alone Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song Kim Wilde - The Second Time Big Country - Where The Rose Is Sown Alvin Stardust - So Near To Christmas Cashmere - Can I George Benson - 20/20 David Essex - Falling Angels Riding Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love Marillion - Heart Of Lothian Pogues - Poguetry In Motion (EP) Communards - Disenchanted Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears (EP) Doctor & The Medics - Burn The The - Heartland Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Damned - Gigolo Boy George - Keep Me In Mind Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me Cure - Just Like Heaven Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange Clash - I Fought The Law Sade - Paradise Prince - Glam Slam Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love Kraze - The Party All About Eve - What Kind Of Fool Kym Mazelle - Got To Get You Back Ten City - Devotion Public Enemy - Fight The Power Norman Cook Feat Billy Bragg - Won't Talk About It Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra Feat Lisa Marie - Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston - It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be Raul Orellana - The Real Wild House Number 38s Buggles - Clean Clean Peter Gabriel - Biko AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long Level 42 - Love Games Portsmouth Sinfonia - Classical Muddley New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green Arthur Adams - You Got The Floor Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love Shakatak - Streetwalkin' Sheena Easton - Machinery Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection Oliver Cheetham - Get Down Saturday Night H20 - Just Outside Of Heaven Bluebells - Cath Bryan Adams - Heaven Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Cut Me Down Whispers - Rock Steady Amazulu - Mony Mony Black - Paradise Icehouse - Crazy Heart - Nothin' At All Simon Harris - Here Comes That Sound Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? Public image Ltd - Disappointed Alice Cooper - Bed Of Nails Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples Feat Al Green - The Message Is Love And Why Not? - Restless Days (She Screams Out Loud) Belinda Carlisle - La Luna Edited May 25, 201510 yr by AH Gold
May 22, 201510 yr Author Number 26s +10 Abba - Under Attack +9 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin +8 Tina Turner - Private Dancer +7 Beloved - The Sun Rising +6 Eurythmics - I Need A Man +5 Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason +4 Freeez - Pop Goes My Love +3 Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free +2 Feargal Sharkey - Loving You +1 Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song Number 29s +10 Altered Images - Bring Me Closer +9 Kim Wilde - The Second Time +8 Dooleys - Love Patrol +7 Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops +6 Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke +5 Sade - Paradise +4 Clash - I Fought The Law +3 New Order - Temptation +2 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again +1 Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange Number 38s +10 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna +7 New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green +4 Amazulu - Mony Mony +1 Bryan Adams - Heaven
May 23, 201510 yr # 26 10 : Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight 5 : Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song 1 : Abba - Under Attack # 29 10 : Dooleys - Love Patrol 7 : Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me 4 : All About Eve - What Kind Of Fool 1 : Kim Wilde - The Second Time # 38 10 : Heart - Nothing At All 5 : Sheena Easton - Machinery 1 : Belinda Carlisle - La Luna
May 23, 201510 yr +10 Bauhaus - She's In Parties +9 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) +8 Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again +7 A Flock Of Seagulls - The More You Live, The More You Love +6 Eurythmics - I Need A Man +5 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin +4 Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble +3 Smiths - Shakespear's Sister +2 Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls +1 Captain Sensible - Wot Number 26s Number 29s +10 The The - Heartland +9 Doctor & The Medics - Burn +8 Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops +7 Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange +6 Ultravox - Sleepwalk +5 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again +4 Big Country - Where The Rose Is Sow +3 Damned - Gigolo +2 Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man +1 Public Enemy - Fight The Power +10 AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long +9 Peter Gabriel - Biko +8 Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? +7 Bluebells - Cath +6 Public image Ltd - Disappointed +5 Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties +4 A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection +3 Buggles - Clean Clean +2 Alice Cooper - Bed Of Nails +1 Black - Paradise Edited May 23, 201510 yr by Severin
May 23, 201510 yr Number 26s 10 Beloved - The Sun Rising 09 Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 08 Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble 07 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin 06 Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains 05 Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 04 Smiths - Shakespear's Sister 03 Eurythmics - Revival 02 Def Leppard - Hysteria 01 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
May 23, 201510 yr Number 29s 10 New Order - Temptation 09 Cure - Just Like Heaven 08 Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops 07 Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke 06 Doctor & The Medics - Burn 05 The The - Heartland 04 All About Eve - What Kind Of Fool 03 Clash - I Fought The Law 02 George Benson - Turn Your Love Around 01 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
May 23, 201510 yr Number 38s 10 New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green 07 Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? 04 Peter Gabriel - Biko 01 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna
May 23, 201510 yr Number 26s +10 Tina Turner - Private Dancer +09 Abba - Under Attack +08 Smiths - Shakespear's Sister +07 Judas Priest - United +06 Patti Labelle - Oh, People +05 Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight +04 Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again +02 ABC - Be Near Me +01 Boomtown Rats - The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty) Number 29s +10 New Order - Temptation +09 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again +08 Clash - I Fought The Law +07 Boy George - Keep Me In Mind +06 David Bowie - Baal's Hymn (EP) +05 Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man +04 Sade - Paradise +03 Prince - Glam Slam +02 Earth Wind & Fire - I've Had Enough +01 Public Enemy - Fight The Power Number 38s +10 Bryan Adams - Heaven +09 Alice Cooper - Bed Of Nails +08 Heart - Nothin' At All +07 AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long +06 New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green +05 Peter Gabriel - Biko +04 Sheena Easton - Machinery +03 H20 - Just Outside Of Heaven +02 Simon Harris - Here Comes That Sound +01 Level 42 - Love Games
May 23, 201510 yr Number 26s +10 Abba - Under Attack +9 Beloved - The Sun Rising +8 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin +7 Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains +6 Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun +5 Patti Labelle - Oh, People +4 Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble +3 Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me +2 Untouchables - Free Yourself +1 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Number 29s +10 Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke +9 Beatles - Please Please Me +8 AC/DC - Touch Too Much +7 Kim Wilde - The Second Time +6 Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops +5 Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man +4 Sade - Paradise +3 Norman Cook Feat Billy Bragg - Won't Talk About It +2 Ultravox - Sleepwalk +1 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again Number 38s +10 Icehouse - Crazy +9 Sheena Easton - Machinery +8 Buggles - Clean Clean +7 Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples Feat Al Green - The Message Is Love +6 Bluebells - Cath +5 Bryan Adams - Heaven +4 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna +3 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Cut Me Down +2 Black - Paradise +1 Level 42 - Love Games John Peel on Machinery TOTP 1982: I think that's her best single since ... well, actually he had 3 copies of a Sheena single in his precious singles box. Just saying :lol:
May 23, 201510 yr Number 26s +10 Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again +9 Bauhaus - She's In Parties +8 Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song +7 Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason +6 Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me +5 Splodgenessabounds - Two Little Boys/Horse +4 Alexander O'Neal Feat Cherrelle - Never Knew Love Like This +3 Keith Sweat - I Want Her +2 Boomtown Rats - The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty) +1 Mica Paris Feat Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do Number 29s +10 Prince - Glam Slam +9 Public Enemy - Fight The Power +8 Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man +7 Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra Feat Lisa Marie - Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt +6 Clash - I Fought The Law +5 New Order - Temptation +4 Pogues - Poguetry In Motion (EP) +3 Kraze - The Party +2 Norman Cook Feat Billy Bragg - Won't Talk About It +1 Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston - It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be Number 38s +10 Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples Feat Al Green - The Message Is Love +9 Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? +8 New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green +7 Bluebells - Cath +6 Whispers - Rock Steady +5 Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love +4 Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties +3 Oliver Cheetham - Get Down Saturday Night +2 Sheena Easton - Machinery +1 Public image Ltd - Disappointed
May 24, 201510 yr Author Again, results have not gone the way I predicted. And all current winners are leading by just one point each! This will close Tuesday, so if you haven't voted yet, do it soon :D
May 24, 201510 yr Number 26s 10 Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me 9 Def Leppard - Hysteria 8 Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains 7 Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason 6 Tina Turner - Private Dancer 5 Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings 4 Abba - Under Attack 3 Mica Paris Feat Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do 2 Smiths - Shakespear's Sister 1 Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again Number 29s 10 Prince - Glam Slam 9 Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8 Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke 7 Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love 6 Clash - I Fought The Law 5 Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me 4 New Order - Temptation 3 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again 2 Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange 1 Boy George - Keep Me In Mind Number 38s 10 Amazulu - Mony Mony 5 New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green 1 Black - Paradise
May 25, 201510 yr Number 26s are difficult, I think I've only just heard ten so here they go... +10 The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again +09 The Smiths - Shakespear's Sister +08 The Beloved - The Sun Rising +07 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin +06 Captain Sensible - Wot +05 The Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song (I do actually quite like this!) +04 A Flock Of Seagulls - The More You Live, The More You Love +03 Frank Kelly - Christmas Countdown (Uncle Jack - the idea is good but it gets very tiresome towards the end) +02 Big Country - Just a Shadow +01 Musical Youth - 7 Much easier to do the #29s - can't believe I'm only giving Public Enemy five points here! +10 New Order - Temptation +09 The Clash - I Fought The Law +08 The Cure - Just Like Heaven +07 Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops +06 Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange +05 Public Enemy - Fight The Power +04 Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke +03 Norman Cook Feat Billy Bragg - Won't Talk About It +02 Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears (EP) +01 Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Dear Addy ...and the obscure #38s - please let New Order win this one - would love to see Everything's Gone Green in the 40! Either that or the Poppies! +10 New Order - Procession / Everything's Gone Green +09 Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? +08 Public image Ltd - Disappointed +07 AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long +06 Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties +05 And Why Not? - Restless Days (She Screams Out Loud) (ha - I remember these guys, named after a Barry Norman catchphrase!) +04 A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection +03 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Cut Me Down +02 Simon Harris - Here Comes That Sound +01 Portsmouth Sinfonia - Classical Muddley
May 25, 201510 yr Author And here come the results. First up, the No.26s. These failed to gain any support: Surface Noise - The Scratch Whispers - My Girl Rolling Stones - Going To A Go Go Roxy Music - Take A Chance With Me Supertramp -It's Raining Again David Joseph - Let's Live It Up (Nite People) Olympic Orchestra - Reilly Jacksons - Torture Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls Dio - Rock 'N' Roll Children Hear 'N' Aid - Stars Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick Robbie Nevil - Dominoes Gary Moore - Friday On My Mind Shakin' Stevens - Feel The Need In Me UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong Anthrax - Make Me Laugh Dogs D'Amour - Satelitte Kid As for the rest: 2. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin 36 3. Abba - Under Attack 34 Beloved - The Sun Rising 34 5. Smiths - Shakespear's Sister 26 6. Tina Turner - Private Dancer 24 7. Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains 21 8. Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song 19 Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason 19 Bauhaus - She's In Parties 19 Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me 19 12. Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble 16 13. Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight 15 14. Eurythmics - I Need A Man 12 15. A Flock Of Seagulls - The More You Live, The More You Love 11 Def Leppard - Hysteria 11 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 11 Patti Labelle - Oh, People 11 19. Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 8 20. Judas Priest - United 7 Captain Sensible - Wot 7 22. Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun 6 23. Splodgenessabounds - Two Little Boys/Horse 5 Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings 5 25. Freeez - Pop Goes My Love 4 Alexander O'Neal Feat Cherrelle - Never Knew Love Like This 4 Mica Paris Feat Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do 4 28. Boomtown Rats - The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty) 3 Keith Sweat - I Want Her 3 Eurythmics - Revival 3 Frank Kelly - Christmas Countdown 3 32. Untouchables - Free Yourself 2 ABC - Be Near Me 2 Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls 2 Feargal Sharkey - Loving You 2 Big Country - Just A Shadow 2 37. Musical Youth - 7 1 It looked like a toss up between Abba and Lloyd Cole at one point (both would be worthy winners), but in the end this gained six more votes: 1. Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 42 FgxEJOi6GtA And so, Morrissey and co join the Ultimate 80s Top 40 which currently looks like this: The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Dusty Springfield - In Private 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. The Jam - That's Entertainment 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cure - A Forest 32. Abba - The Day Before You Came 33. 34. 35. The Fall - Victoria 36. 37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky 38. 39. 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance
May 25, 201510 yr Author On to the number 29s, and these didn't get any votes: Iron Maiden - Sanctuary Earth Wind & Fire - Let Me Talk Jacksons - Lovely One Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) Motorhead - Iron Fist UB40 - Love Is All Is Alright Japan - Nightporter Kool & The Gang - Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho Imagination - Looking At Midnight Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy And 17 Whitesnake - Give Me More Time Marillion - Punch And Judy Psychedelic Furs - Heaven Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon/Leave A Tender Moment Alone Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song Alvin Stardust - So Near To Christmas Cashmere - Can I George Benson - 20/20 David Essex - Falling Angels Riding Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love Marillion - Heart Of Lothian Communards - Disenchanted Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Kym Mazelle - Got To Get You Back Ten City - Devotion Raul Orellana - The Real Wild House But these did: 2. Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops 36 Clash - I Fought The Law 36 4. Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke 35 5. Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 29 6. Prince - Glam Slam 23 7. Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again 21 8. Dooleys - Love Patrol 18 9. Kim Wilde - The Second Time 17 Cure - Just Like Heaven 17 11. Public Enemy - Fight The Power 16 Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange 16 13. Doctor & The Medics - Burn 15 The The - Heartland 15 15. Sade - Paradise 13 16. Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me 12 17. Altered Images - Bring Me Closer 10 18. Beatles - Please Please Me 9 19. AC/DC - Touch Too Much 8 Ultravox - Sleepwalk 8 All About Eve - What Kind Of Fool 8 Boy George - Keep Me In Mind 8 Norman Cook Feat Billy Bragg - Won't Talk About It 8 24. Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love 7 Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra Feat Lisa Marie - Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt 7 26. David Bowie - Baal's Hymn (EP) 6 27. Big Country - Where The Rose Is Sown 4 Pogues - Poguetry In Motion (EP) 4 29. Damned - Gigolo 3 Kraze - The Party 3 31. Earth Wind & Fire - I've Had Enough 2 George Benson - Turn Your Love Around 2 Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears (EP) 2 34. Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston - It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be 1 Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Dear Addy 1 For a while, it looked like the Cocteau Twins would storm this, but the winner ended up being: 1. New Order - Temptation 42 jgYePR8UPxY The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Dusty Springfield - In Private 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. The Jam - That's Entertainment 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. 28. 29. New Order - Temptation 30. 31. Cure - A Forest 32. Abba - The Day Before You Came 33. 34. 35. The Fall - Victoria 36. 37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky 38. 39. 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance
May 25, 201510 yr Author And finally, the number 38s You know the drill by now, this long list didn't get any votes: Arthur Adams - You Got The Floor Shakatak - Streetwalkin' Poor Shakatak. Never mind, the rest of them got some support: 2. Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It? 33 3. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long 24 4. Sheena Easton - Machinery 20 5. Bluebells - Cath 20 6. Heart - Nothin' At All 18 Peter Gabriel - Biko 18 8. Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples Feat Al Green - The Message Is Love 17 9. Belinda Carlisle - La Luna 16 Bryan Adams - Heaven 16 11. Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties 15 Public image Ltd - Disappointed 15 13. Amazulu - Mony Mony 14 14. Buggles - Clean Clean 11 Alice Cooper - Bed Of Nails 11 16. Icehouse - Crazy 10 17. A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection 8 18. Whispers - Rock Steady 6 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Cut Me Down 6 20. Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love 5 And Why Not? - Restless Days (She Screams Out Loud) 5 22. Black - Paradise 4 Simon Harris - Here Comes That Sound 4 24. Oliver Cheetham - Get Down Saturday Night 3 H20 - Just Outside Of Heaven 3 26. Level 42 - Love Games 2 27. Portsmouth Sinfonia - Classical Muddley 1 And the first act to get a second entry into our Ultimate 80s Top 40 is: 1. New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green 46 95H1vtE9JjU qJNOkQ-jqCE The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Dusty Springfield - In Private 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. The Jam - That's Entertainment 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. 28. 29. New Order - Temptation 30. 31. Cure - A Forest 32. Abba - The Day Before You Came 33. 34. 35. The Fall - Victoria 36. 37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky 38. New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green 39. 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance Edited May 25, 201510 yr by AH Gold
May 26, 201510 yr Wow, all my picks made it to the top 40 - when does that ever happen? Starting to look like a really strong list now.
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