Posted May 25, 201510 yr :cry: 1980s Top 40 Rate - The 'Impossible' Part 5 :cry: Nearly there! Just one more 'impossible part' before we concentrate solely on the Top 20. Hopefully, the 'impossible' rates will be over by the weekend. You know the drill by now. You can vote like this: +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 22s Matchbox - Buzz Buzz A Diddle It Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine Black Sabbath - Neon Knights Beat - Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight Showaddywaddy - Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) Kelly Marie - Hot Love Beat - Drowning/All Out To Get You Department S - Is Vic There? Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound Electronicas - The Original Bird Dance Siouxsie & The Banshees - Fireworks Leo Sayer - Heart (Stop Beating In Time) Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk Imagination - In The Heat Of The Night Melba Moore - Mind Up Tonight Belle Stars - Sweet Memory Truth - Confusion (Hits Us Every Time) Kraftwerk - Tour De France Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) Marillion - Assassing Ultravox - Lament Blancmange - The Day Before You Came ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man Imagination - Thank You My Love Pat Benetar - We Belong Toyah - Don't Fall In Love (I Said) Power Station - Get It On Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues Rebecca Storm - The Show (Theme From 'Connie') Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good Thompson Twins - King For A Day Cameo - She's Strange Alarm - Spirit Of '76 Tippa Irie - Hello Darling Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough Cure - Boys Don't Cry Katrina & The Waves - Sun Street Billy Idol - To Be A Lover Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On The Dole/1st Athiest Tabernacle Choir Duran Duran - Skin Trade Christians - Forgotten Town Europe - Carrie Genesis - Throwing It All Away Kenny G - Songbird Marillion - Sugar Mice Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again Marillion - Warm Wet Circles Hooters - Satelitte Level 42 - Children Say G.O.S.H - The Wishing Well AC/DC - That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'N' Roll Magnum - Start Talking Love Climie Fisher - This Is Me Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing Salt N Pepa - Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles Richie Rich Meets The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby Climie Fisher - Love Like A River Brother Beyond - Can You Keep A Secret? Paul Simpson Feat Adeva - Musical Freedom (Moving On Up) De La Soul - Me Myself And I Blow Monkeys Feat Sylvia Tella - Choice? Then Jerico - Sugar Box Debbie Gibson - We Could Be Together Janet Jackson - Miss You Much Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous Transvision Vamp - Born To Be Sold Number 28s Greedies - A Merry Jingle Dave Edmunds - Singing The Blues Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu Gene Chandler - Does She Have A Friend? Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin' Coast To Coast - Let's Jump The Broomstick Hollies - Holliedaze (A Medley) Gidea Park - Seasons Of Gold Japan - Life In Tokyo Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight Al Jarreau - Mornin' George Benson - Feel Like Makin' Love Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart Re-Flex - The Politics Of Dancing Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses Everything But The Girl - Each And Everyone Kool & The Gang - Misled Foreigner - That Was Yesterday New Model Army - No Rest Animal Nightlife - Love Is Just The Great Pretender '85 Midge Ure - That Certain Smile Princess - After The Love Has Gone Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America New Order - Shellshock Gary Numan - This Is Love Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust Big Country - The Teacher Cock Robin - The Promise You Made Daryl Hall - Dreamtime Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife Echo & The Bunnymen - The Game Screaming Blue Messiahs - I Wanna Be A Flintstone Communards - For A Friend Luther Vandross - I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love) Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers Fields Of The Nephilim - Moonchild Natalie Cole - Everlasting Five Star - Rock My World Van Halen - When It's Love Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart Raze - Break 4 Love Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? T'Pau - Only The Lonely Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind Shakin' Stevens - Love Attack Robert Palmer - Change His Ways R.E.M - Orange Crush Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down Deacon Blue - Love And Regret Oh Well - Oh Well Number 33s M - Moonlight And Muzak Jon Pertwee - Worzel's Song The Monkees - The Monkees (EP) Peter Gabriel - No Self Control Elton John - Little Jeannie Rolling Stones - She's So Cold Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble Ultravox - Slow Motion Beat - Doors Of Your Heart Tight Fit - Back To The Sixties Part 2 Sheena Easton - Just Another Broken Heart Genesis - Keep It Dark Gary Numan & Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise Stiff Little Fingers - Listen (EP) Elkie Brooks - Nights In White Satin Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious Men At Work - It's A Mistake Musical Youth - Tell Me Why Thompson Twins - Watching Asia - Don't Cry Herbie Hancock - Autodrive Abba - Thank You For The Music Blancmange - That's Love, That It Is Elton John - Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year) Elbow Bones & The Racketeers - A Night In New York Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle Michael Jackson - Girl You're So Together Little Benny & The Masters - Who Comes To Boogie Starvation - Starvation/Tam-Tam Pour L'Ethiope Redskins - (Burn It Up) Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing) Costello Show Feat The Confederates - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Belouis Some - Some People Tina Turner - Typical Male Freddie Jackson - Have You Ever Loved Somebody David Bowie - Time Will Crawl Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands Luther Vandross - So Amazing Kiss - Reason To Live All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman Robert Plant - Heaven Knows Glen Goldsmith - What You See Is What You Get Magnum - It Must Have Been Love Stranglers - Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) Then Jerico - What Does it Take? Jacksons - Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) Gun - Better Days Bobby Brown - Rock Wit'cha Wedding Present - Kennedy Wonder Stuff - Golden Green/Get Together Edited May 30, 201510 yr by AH Gold
May 25, 201510 yr Author Number 22s +10 Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On The Dole/1st Athiest Tabernacle Choir +9 Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles +8 Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) +7 Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety +6 Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk +5 De La Soul - Me Myself And I +4 Richie Rich Meets The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You +3 Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good +2 Kenny G - Songbird +1 Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) Number 28s +10 Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin' +9 Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down +8 Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book +7 Raze - Break 4 Love +6 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu +5 Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +4 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust +3 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart +2 Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight +1 Everything But The Girl - Each And Everyone Number 33s +10 Elbow Bones & The Racketeers - A Night In New York +7 Abba - Thank You For The Music +4 Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious +1 Luther Vandross - So Amazing
May 25, 201510 yr +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 Number 22s +10 Christians - Forgotten Town +9 Department S - Is Vic There? +8 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine +7 Cure - Boys Don't Cry +6 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound +5 Matchbox - Buzz Buzz A Diddle It +4 Leo Sayer - Heart (Stop Beating In Time) +3 Toyah - Don't Fall In Love (I Said) +2 Cameo - She's Strange +1 Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing Number 28s +10 Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America +9 Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +8 Everything But The Girl - Each And Everyone +7 Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book +6 Raze - Break 4 Love +5 Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind +4 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu +3 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart +2 Oh Well - Oh Well +1 R.E.M - Orange Crush Number 33s just cos everyone should know there are 4 sixties classics on the EP.... +10 The Monkees - The Monkees (EP) (I'm A Believer/Daydream Believer/Last Train To Clarksville/A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You) +9 Abba - Thank You For The Music +8 Elbow Bones & The Racketeers - A Night In New York +7 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List +6 Elton John - Little Jeannie +5 M - Moonlight And Muzak +4 Robert Plant - Heaven Knows +3 Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues +2 Costello Show Feat The Confederates - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood +1 David Bowie - Time Will Crawl
May 25, 201510 yr Seriously, how are you both ignoring 'Never Let Me Down Again'?!!! It's absolutely essential.
May 26, 201510 yr Number 22s +10 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry +09 De La Soul - Me Myself And I +08 The Hooters - Satellite (sorry, guilty pleasure of mine) +07 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys +06 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound +05 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight +04 Kraftwerk - Tour De France +03 Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again +02 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine +1 The Beat - Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret Number 28s +10 New Order - Shellshock +09 The Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? +08 R.E.M - Orange Crush +07 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu +06 Oh Well - Oh Well +05 Raze - Break 4 Love +04 The Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm +03 Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +02 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses +01 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart Number 33s (both my 1 and 2 are phenomenal songs, it had better be one of them and not that awful Abba song - and I do like Abba, just not that!) +10 Wonder Stuff - Golden Green/Get Together +09 Wedding Present - Kennedy +08 Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands +07 Stranglers - Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) +06 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle +05 Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme +04 Jon Pertwee - Worzel's Song +03 Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble +02 The Beat - Doors of your Heart +01 Herbie Hancock - Autodrive
May 26, 201510 yr Seriously, how are you both ignoring 'Never Let Me Down Again'?!!! It's absolutely essential. I liked it - but never got hold of a copy and not heard it in 30 years :o time I got that singles collection clearly!
May 26, 201510 yr Number 22s +10 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry +09 De La Soul - Me Myself And I +08 The Hooters - Satellite (sorry, guilty pleasure of mine) +07 The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys +06 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound +05 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight +04 Kraftwerk - Tour De France +03 Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again +02 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine +1 The Beat - Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret Number 28s +10 New Order - Shellshock +09 The Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? +08 R.E.M - Orange Crush +07 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu +06 Oh Well - Oh Well +05 Raze - Break 4 Love +04 The Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm +03 Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +02 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses +01 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart Number 33s (both my 1 and 2 are phenomenal songs, it had better be one of them and not that awful Abba song - and I do like Abba, just not that!) +10 Wonder Stuff - Golden Green/Get Together +09 Wedding Present - Kennedy +08 Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands +07 Stranglers - Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) +06 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle +05 Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme +04 Jon Pertwee - Worzel's Song +03 Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble +02 The Beat - Doors of your Heart +01 Herbie Hancock - Autodrive Not Abba's best admittedly but I'd place it slightly higher than Jon Pertwee and fraggle rock! :P obviously I was all grown up by then so I don't have those fond childhood memories to go with :lol:
May 26, 201510 yr Number 22s +10 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound +9 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine +8 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Fireworks +7 Department S - Is Vic There? +6 Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys +5 Duran Duran - Skin Trade +4 AC/DC - That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'N' Roll +3 Ultravox - Lament +2 Beat - Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret +1 Kraftwerk - Tour De France Number 28s +10 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses +9 Japan - Life In Tokyo +8 Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? +7 R.E.M - Orange Crush +6 Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down +5 Big Country - The Teacher +4 Re-Flex - The Politics Of Dancing +3 Screaming Blue Messiahs - I Wanna Be A Flintstone +2 Fields Of The Nephilim - Moonchild +1 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Game Number 33s +10 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle +9 Ultravox - Slow Motion +8 Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands +7 All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman +6 Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble +5 Peter Gabriel - No Self Control +4 Wedding Present - Kennedy +3 David Bowie - Time Will Crawl +2 Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious +1 Men At Work - It's A Mistake
May 26, 201510 yr Not Abba's best admittedly but I'd place it slightly higher than Jon Pertwee and fraggle rock! :P obviously I was all grown up by then so I don't have those fond childhood memories to go with :lol: Ha! I needed to have 10 in order to give Brassneck a 9 - it'd be 7 otherwise, so selected quite a few I wouldn't normally. But Thank You For the Music really is awful, I'd happily hear practically any novelty record ahead of it. (Not least because I have a real love for novelty records)
May 26, 201510 yr Ha! I needed to have 10 in order to give Brassneck a 9 - it'd be 7 otherwise, so selected quite a few I wouldn't normally. But Thank You For the Music really is awful, I'd happily hear practically any novelty record ahead of it. (Not least because I have a real love for novelty records) novelty records rate - now there's a theme for another day....! I do love lots of really old novelty records, bit of a lost art these days, unless you count John Legend, which is unintentionally hilarious :teresa:
May 26, 201510 yr Number 22s 10 Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again 09 Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing 08 Cure - Boys Don't Cry 07 Kraftwerk - Tour De France 06 Richie Rich Meets The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You 05 De La Soul - Me Myself And I 04 Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety 03 Ultravox - Lament 02 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 01 Kenny G - Songbird Number 28s 10 New Order - Shellshock 09 R.E.M - Orange Crush 08 Raze - Break 4 Love 07 Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? 06 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust 05 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Game 04 Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book 03 Japan - Life In Tokyo 02 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife 01 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses Number 33s 10 Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme :D :D :D 07 Wonder Stuff - Golden Green/Get Together 04 Wedding Present - Kennedy 01 All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman Edited May 26, 201510 yr by dandystar
May 26, 201510 yr the Fraggle Rock revival starts here - official :lol: Well, I have to admit that although I havent heard it in decades I can still hum the tune (which is more than I can say for, say, The Dead Kennedys as I never actually heard it, being as it wasn't on the chart show and all)
May 26, 201510 yr 22: +10 Katrina & The Waves - Sun Street +5 Salt N Pepa - Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) +1 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 28: +10 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart +5 Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down +1 R.E.M - Orange Crush 33: +10 Abba - Thank You For The Music +5 Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme +1 Michael Jackson - Girl You're So Together
May 27, 201510 yr Number 22s +10 De La Soul - Me Myself And I +9 Salt N Pepa - Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) +8 Richie Rich Meets The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You +7 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much +6 Transvision Vamp - Born To Be Sold +5 Paul Simpson Feat Adeva - Musical Freedom (Moving On Up) +4 Melba Moore - Mind Up Tonight +3 Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk +2 Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing +1 Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good Number 28s +10 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Game +9 Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? +8 New Order - Shellshock +7 Natalie Cole - Everlasting +6 Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers +5 Gary Numan - This Is Love +4 Deacon Blue - Love And Regret +3 Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book +2 Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm +1 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart Number 33s +10 Wedding Present - Kennedy +9 Michael Jackson - Girl You're So Together +8 Little Benny & The Masters - Who Comes To Boogie +7 Elbow Bones & The Racketeers - A Night In New York +6 Jacksons - Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) +5 Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands +4 Freddie Jackson - Have You Ever Loved Somebody +3 Wonder Stuff - Golden Green/Get Together +2 Luther Vandross - So Amazing +1 Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme
May 27, 201510 yr Number 22s 10 Hooters - Satelitte 9 Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles 8 Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing 7 Then Jerico - Sugar Box 6 Level 42 - Children Say 5 G.O.S.H - The Wishing Well 4 Marillion - Sugar Mice 3 Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous 2 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 1 Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety Number 28s 10 Communards - For A Friend 7 Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart 4 Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down 1 Robert Palmer - Change His Ways Number 33s 10 Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme 7 Jon Pertwee - Worzel's Song 4 Abba - Thank You For The Music 1 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List
May 27, 201510 yr I have on radio 2 right now and they are playing Fraggle Rock - I said the revival started here, Buzzjack's influence is huge... :lol:
May 28, 201510 yr Number 22s +10 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much +7 Salt N Pepa - Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) +4 De La Soul - Me Myself And I +1 Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles Number 28s +10 Princess - After The Love Has Gone +7 Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight +4 Natalie Cole - Everlasting +1 Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers Number 33s +10 Abba - Thank You For The Music +5 The Monkees - The Monkees (EP) +1 Sheena Easton - Just Another Broken Heart
May 30, 201510 yr Author Number 22s - The Results Here we go again, here's the tracks which received nil points: Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady Black Sabbath - Neon Knights Showaddywaddy - Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts Kelly Marie - Hot Love Beat - Drowning/All Out To Get You Electronicas - The Original Bird Dance Imagination - In The Heat Of The Night Belle Stars - Sweet Memory Truth - Confusion (Hits Us Every Time) Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke Marillion - Assassing Blancmange - The Day Before You Came ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man Imagination - Thank You My Love Pat Benetar - We Belong Power Station - Get It On Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues Rebecca Storm - The Show (Theme From 'Connie') Thompson Twins - King For A Day Alarm - Spirit Of '76 Tippa Irie - Hello Darling Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough Billy Idol - To Be A Lover Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land Europe - Carrie Genesis - Throwing It All Away Marillion - Warm Wet Circles Magnum - Start Talking Love Climie Fisher - This Is Me Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby Climie Fisher - Love Like A River Brother Beyond - Can You Keep A Secret? Blow Monkeys Feat Sylvia Tella - Choice? Debbie Gibson - We Could Be Together and the rest: 2. Cure - Boys Don't Cry 25 3. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound 22 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 22 5. Salt N Pepa - Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) 21 6. Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing 20 7. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine 19 Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles 19 9. Hooters - Satelitte 18 Richie Rich Meets The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You 18 11. Department S - Is Vic There? 16 12. Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 13 Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again 13 14. Kraftwerk - Tour De France 12 Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety 12 16. Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On The Dole/1st Athiest Tabernacle Choir 10 Christians - Forgotten Town 10 Katrina & The Waves - Sun Street 10 19. Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk 9 20. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Fireworks 8 Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It) 8 22. Then Jerico - Sugar Box 7 23. Ultravox - Lament 6 Transvision Vamp - Born To Be Sold 6 Level 42 - Children Say 6 26. Matchbox - Buzz Buzz A Diddle It 5 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight 5 Duran Duran - Skin Trade 5 G.O.S.H - The Wishing Well 5 Paul Simpson Feat Adeva - Musical Freedom (Moving On Up) 5 31. Leo Sayer - Heart (Stop Beating In Time) 4 Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good 4 Melba Moore - Mind Up Tonight 4 AC/DC - That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'N' Roll 4 Marillion - Sugar Mice 4 36. Beat - Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret 3 Toyah - Don't Fall In Love (I Said) 3 Kenny G - Songbird 3 Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous 3 40. Cameo - She's Strange 2 41. Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) 1 and going through to the final: 1. De La Soul - Me Myself And I 33 FJEzEDMqXQQ The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kate Bush - Babooshka 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. De La Soul - Me Myself I 23. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 24. 25. The Smiths - This Charming Man 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. 28. 29. New Order - Temptation 30. Clash - Rock The Casbah 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. Blondie - War Child 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance
May 30, 201510 yr Author Number 28s - The Results No votes for these: Greedies - A Merry Jingle Dave Edmunds - Singing The Blues Gene Chandler - Does She Have A Friend? Coast To Coast - Let's Jump The Broomstick Hollies - Holliedaze (A Medley) Gidea Park - Seasons Of Gold Al Jarreau - Mornin' George Benson - Feel Like Makin' Love Kool & The Gang - Misled Foreigner - That Was Yesterday New Model Army - No Rest Animal Nightlife - Love Is Just The Great Pretender '85 Midge Ure - That Certain Smile Cock Robin - The Promise You Made Daryl Hall - Dreamtime Luther Vandross - I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love) Five Star - Rock My World Van Halen - When It's Love T'Pau - Only The Lonely Shakin' Stevens - Love Attack But these got some: 2. New Order - Shellshock 28 3. Raze - Break 4 Love 26 R.E.M - Orange Crush 26 5. Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart 25 6. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down 24 7. Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book 22 8. Bad Manners - Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu 17 Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart 17 10. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Game 16 11. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses 13 12. Japan - Life In Tokyo 12 13. Natalie Cole - Everlasting 11 14. Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin' 10 Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America 10 Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust 10 Communards - For A Friend 10 Princess - After The Love Has Gone 10 19. Everything But The Girl - Each And Everyone 9 Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight 9 21. Oh Well - Oh Well 8 22. Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers 7 23. Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm 6 24. Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind 5 Big Country - The Teacher 5 Gary Numan - This Is Love 5 27. Re-Flex - The Politics Of Dancing 4 Deacon Blue - Love And Regret 4 29. Screaming Blue Messiahs - I Wanna Be A Flintstone 3 30. Fields Of The Nephilim - Moonchild 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife 2 32. Robert Palmer - Change His Ways 1 A few classics there, but going through to the final (and one which wasn't on my radar at all): 1. Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? 33 7C4Hf6RxF2M The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kate Bush - Babooshka 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. De La Soul - Me Myself I 23. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 24. 25. The Smiths - This Charming Man 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. 28. Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? 29. New Order - Temptation 30. Clash - Rock The Casbah 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. Blondie - War Child 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance
May 30, 201510 yr Author Number 33s - The Results Nothing for these: Rolling Stones - She's So Cold Tight Fit - Back To The Sixties Part 2 Genesis - Keep It Dark Gary Numan & Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise Stiff Little Fingers - Listen (EP) Elkie Brooks - Nights In White Satin Musical Youth - Tell Me Why Thompson Twins - Watching Asia - Don't Cry Blancmange - That's Love, That It Is Elton John - Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year) Starvation - Starvation/Tam-Tam Pour L'Ethiope Redskins - (Burn It Up) Bring It Down! (This Insane Thing) Belouis Some - Some People Tina Turner - Typical Male Kiss - Reason To Live Glen Goldsmith - What You See Is What You Get Magnum - It Must Have Been Love Then Jerico - What Does it Take? Gun - Better Days Bobby Brown - Rock Wit'cha But those that did get some: 2. Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme 31 3. Wedding Present - Kennedy 27 4. Elbow Bones & The Racketeers - A Night In New York 25 5. Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands 21 6. Wonder Stuff - Golden Green/Get Together 20 7. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle 16 8. The Monkees - The Monkees (EP) 15 9. Jon Pertwee - Worzel's Song 11 10. Michael Jackson - Girl You're So Together 10 11. Ultravox - Slow Motion 9 Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble 9 13. All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman 8 Little Benny & The Masters - Who Comes To Boogie 8 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List 8 16. Stranglers - Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) 7 17. Elton John - Little Jeannie 6 Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious 6 Jacksons - Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) 6 20. M - Moonlight And Muzak 5 Peter Gabriel - No Self Control 5 22. Robert Plant - Heaven Knows 4 David Bowie - Time Will Crawl 4 Freddie Jackson - Have You Ever Loved Somebody 4 25. Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues 3 Luther Vandross - So Amazing 3 27. Costello Show Feat The Confederates - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2 Beat - Doors Of Your Heart 2 29. Herbie Hancock - Autodrive 1 Men At Work - It's A Mistake 1 Sheena Easton - Just Another Broken Heart 1 Even though I didn't vote for it, I was hoping for a Fraggles win :lol: still, 31 points! But the winner (perhaps predictably): 1. Abba - Thank You For The Music 40 ujrrZdHKWtM The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kate Bush - Babooshka 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. De La Soul - Me Myself I 23. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 24. 25. The Smiths - This Charming Man 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. 28. Wonder Stuff - Who Wants To Be The Disco King? 29. New Order - Temptation 30. Clash - Rock The Casbah 31. Cure - A Forest 32. Abba - The Day Before You Came 33. Abba - Thank You For The Music 34. 35. The Fall - Victoria 36. 37. Kate Bush - The Big Sky 38. New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green 39. Blondie - War Child 40. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling/The Ballroom Of Romance
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