Posted June 14, 201510 yr 1980s Top 40 Rate Number 15s * Just eight more rates to go after this (well, ten if you count the 'wildcard round' and of course, the final). The number 12s and 18s rates will appear within the next few days, before the big one drops on Friday. Yep, it's the Number Ones rate. You'll have a whole two weeks for that one (I'll be on holiday and won't have much internet access, you'll be happy to know :lol: , and after that I'll be working a lot more at work - not that any of you asked for my life story but that's why I want to get this all done and dusted by July), and the 'wildcard' nominations will open within the next week - (more details on that to follow). So, before all that: Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.15 in the UK during the 1980s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.2, No.3 etc). Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty Linx - You're Lying Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly Motorhead - Ace Of Spades AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution Matchbox - Over The Rainbow-You Belong To Me (Medley) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love Beggar & Co. - (Somebody) Help Me Out Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle Kool & The Gang - Take It To The Top Nolans - Chemistry Linx - So This Is Romance Brown Sauce - I Wanna Be A Winner AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) Paul McCartney - Take It Away Modern Romance Feat John Du Prez - Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust Melba Moore - Love's Comin' At Ya Diana Ross - Muscles Ultravox - Visions In Blue Daryl Hall & John Oates - Family Man Shakatak - Dark Is The Night Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You Carmel - Bad Day Cliff Richard - Never Say Die (Give A Little Bit More) Status Quo - A Mess Of Blues Wham! - Club Fantastic Megamix Pretenders - 2000 Miles Kool & The Gang - Straight Ahead Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour Matt Bianco - Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed Julia & Company - Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) Alexei Sayle - Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep Stranglers - Skin Deep Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung Slade - All Join Hands Sal Solo - San Damiano (Heart And Soul) Billy Ocean - Loverboy Billy Bragg - Between The Wars (EP) Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town Five Star - All Fall Down Cult - She Sells Sanctuary Cure - In Between Days D Train - You're The One For Me Thompson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream Cameo - Single Life Amazulu - Don't You Just Know It Level 42 - Leaving Me Now Shakin' Stevens - Turning Away Depeche Mode - Stripped Cashflow - Mine All Mine/Party Freak Genesis - Invisible Touch Spandau Ballet - Fight For Ourselves Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard Five Star - If I Say Yes Jaki Graham - Step Right Up Status Quo - Dreamin' Eric Clapton - Behind The Mask Housemartins - Me And The Farmer Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full Housemartins - Build Sinitta - G.T.O Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby Hazell Dean - Maybe (We Should Call It A Day) Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me Commodores - Easy Bananarama - Nathan Jones Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me Def Leppard - Rocket Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda Cult - Fire Woman Sam Brown - Can I Get A Witness Transvision Vamp - The Only One M - Pop Muzik '89 Simple Minds - Kick It In D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love Erasure - You Surround Me you have the option to do a +30 vote like follows: +30 +29 +28 +27 +26 +25 +24 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or you can use the standard: +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or: +20 +18 +16 +14 +12 +10 +8 +6 +4 +2 Good Luck! Edited June 18, 201510 yr by AH Gold
June 14, 201510 yr Author Just the 20 from me, and quite a diverse one +20 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades +19 Stranglers - Skin Deep +18 Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard +17 Jaki Graham - Step Right Up +16 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu +15 Linx - You're Lying +14 Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You +13 Cult - She Sells Sanctuary +12 Genesis - Invisible Touch +11 Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty +10 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is +9 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +8 D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love +7 Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck +6 Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town +5 Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep +4 Billy Bragg - Between The Wars (EP) +3 Cameo - Single Life +2 Nolans - Chemistry +1 Shakatak - Dark Is The Night Edited June 14, 201510 yr by AH Gold
June 14, 201510 yr +20 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +18 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades +16 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +14 Diana Ross - Muscles +12 Billy Ocean - Loverboy +10 Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle +8 Erasure - You Surround Me +6 Cameo - Single Life +4 Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly +2 Nolans - Chemistry
June 14, 201510 yr +30 Housemartins - Build +29 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full +28 Housemartins - Me And The Farmer +27 Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty +26 D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love +25 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby +24 Cure - In Between Days +23 Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me +22 Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop +21 Billy Bragg - Between The Wars (EP) +20 Diana Ross - Muscles +19 Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust +18 Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me +17 Billy Ocean - Loverboy +16 Sinitta - G.T.O +15 Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge +14 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +13 D Train - You're The One For Me +12 Melba Moore - Love's Comin' At Ya +11 Linx - You're Lying +10 Jaki Graham - Step Right Up +9 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +8 Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour +7 Transvision Vamp - The Only One +6 Wham! - Club Fantastic Megamix +5 Paul McCartney - Take It Away +4 Kool & The Gang - Take It To The Top +3 Cameo - Single Life +2 Cashflow - Mine All Mine/Party Freak +1 Julia & Company - Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)
June 14, 201510 yr +30 Genesis – Invisible Touch +29 Sheena Easton – The Lover In Me +28 Jaki Graham – Step Right Up +27 Bananarama – Nathan Jones +26 Def Leppard – Rocket +25 Motorhead – Ace Of Spades +24 Diana Ross – Muscles +23 Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me +22 Echo and the Bunnymen – Never Stop +21 Olivia Newton John and Cliff Richard - Suddenly +20 Billy Ocean - Loverboy +19 Five Star – All Fall Down +18 Bucks Fizz – Talking In Your Sleep +17 Bad Manners – Lip Up Fatty +16 Cure – In Between Days +15 Thompson Twins – Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream +14 Barry Manillow – Bermuda Triangle +13 Tranvision Vamp – The Only One +12 Nolans – Chemistry +11 Pretenders – 2000 Miles +10 Melba Moore – Love’s Comin’ At Ya +09 Shakatak – Dark Is The Night +08 Erasure – You Surround Me +07 Shakin’ Stevens – Turning Away +06 D’Mob ft Cathy Dennis – C’Mon And Get My Love +05 Level 42 – Leaving Me Now +04 Five Star – If I Say Yes +03 Cameo – Single Life +02 Wham – Club Fantastic Megamix +01 Sinitta – G.T.O.
June 14, 201510 yr +30 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades +29 Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust +28 Cult - She Sells Sanctuary +27 Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop +26 Billy Bragg - Between The Wars (EP) +25 Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge +24 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu +23 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby +22 Cult - Fire Woman +21 Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You +20 Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town +19 Ultravox - Visions In Blue +18 Stranglers - Skin Deep +17 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +16 Cure - In Between Days +15 Depeche Mode - Stripped +14 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full +13 AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) +12 Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty +11 Housemartins - Build +10 Def Leppard - Rocket +9 Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung +8 Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour +7 Transvision Vamp - The Only One +6 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +5 ruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is +4 Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep +3 Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River +2 Erasure - You Surround Me +1 M - Pop Musik '89
June 14, 201510 yr 20 Cult - She Sells Sanctuary 19 Cure - In Between Days 18 Erasure - You Surround Me 17 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby 16 Depeche Mode - Stripped 15 Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You 14 Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour 13 Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town 12 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 11 Genesis - Invisible Touch 10 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades 09 Housemartins - Build 08 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is 07 D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love 06 Transvision Vamp - The Only One 05 Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me 04 Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty 03 M - Pop Muzik '89 02 Bananarama - Nathan Jones 01 Pretenders - 2000 Miles Some genuinely great songs in this one, much better than most of the others have been... that top 10 is stunning!
June 14, 201510 yr +30 Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town +29 Cult - She Sells Sanctuary +28 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades +27 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Family Man +26 Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly +25 Linx - You're Lying +24 Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River +23 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu +22 Linx - So This Is Romance +21 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full +20 M - Pop Muzik '89 +19 Paul McCartney - Take It Away +18 Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep +17 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby +16 Cure - In Between Days +15 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +14 Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me +13 Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour +12 Stranglers - Skin Deep +11 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +10 D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love +9 Slade - All Join Hands +8 Shakatak - Dark Is The Night +7 Level 42 - Leaving Me Now +6 Erasure - You Surround Me +5 Sam Brown - Can I Get A Witness +4 Carmel - Bad Day +3 Cliff Richard - A Little In Love +2 Billy Ocean - Loverboy +1 Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck
June 15, 201510 yr 20 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu 19 Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard 18 Erasure - You Surround Me 17 Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck 16 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby 15 Sal Solo - San Damiano (Heart And Soul) 14 Genesis - Invisible Touch 13 Sinitta - G.T.O 12 Bananarama - Nathan Jones 11 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is 10 Housemartins - Build 9 Pretenders - 2000 Miles 8 Jaki Graham - Step Right Up 7 Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda 6 Five Star - If I Say Yes 5 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 4 Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep 3 D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love 2 Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me 1 Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle
June 17, 201510 yr +20 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is (just love!!!) +19 Jaki Graham - Step Right Up +18 Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town +17 Cure - In Between Days +16 Sinitta - G.T.O +15 Genesis - Invisible Touch +14 Erasure - You Surround Me +13 Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck +12 Sam Brown - Can I Get A Witness +11 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby +10 Transvision Vamp - The Only One +9 Status Quo - Dreamin' +8 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full +7 Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep +6 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +5 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu +4 Level 42 - Leaving Me Now +3 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +2 Def Leppard - Rocket +1 Matt Bianco - Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed
June 17, 201510 yr four of my favourite 80s songs at the top. +20 Depeche Mode - Stripped +18 Cure - In Between Days +16 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu +14 Erasure - You Surround Me +12 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +10 Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me +8 D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love +6 Housemartins - Build +4 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full +2 Def Leppard - Rocket
June 18, 201510 yr Author Number 15s - The Results! These got no votes: AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution Matchbox - Over The Rainbow-You Belong To Me (Medley) Beggar & Co. - (Somebody) Help Me Out Brown Sauce - I Wanna Be A Winner Modern Romance Feat John Du Prez - Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Cliff Richard - Never Say Die (Give A Little Bit More) Status Quo - A Mess Of Blues Kool & The Gang - Straight Ahead Alexei Sayle - Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? Amazulu - Don't You Just Know It Spandau Ballet - Fight For Ourselves Eric Clapton - Behind The Mask Hazell Dean - Maybe (We Should Call It A Day) Simple Minds - Kick It In But these: 2. Cure - In Between Days 126 3. Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby 109 4. Bananarama - Nathan Jones 104 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu 104 6. Pretenders - 2000 Miles 96 7. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full 93 8. Cult - She Sells Sanctuary 90 9. Erasure - You Surround Me 88 10. Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town 87 11. Jaki Graham - Step Right Up 82 Genesis - Invisible Touch 82 13. Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me 75 14. Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop 71 Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty 71 16. D Mob With Cathy Dennis - C'mon And Get My Love 68 17. Housemartins - Build 66 18. Diana Ross - Muscles 58 19. Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep 56 20. Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is 54 21. Billy Bragg - Between The Wars (EP) 51 Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly 51 Linx - You're Lying 51 Billy Ocean - Loverboy 51 Depeche Mode - Stripped 51 26. Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You 50 27. Stranglers - Skin Deep 49 Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me 49 29. Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust 48 30. Sinitta - G.T.O 46 31. Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour 43 Transvision Vamp - The Only One 43 33. Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge 40 Def Leppard - Rocket 40 35. Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck 38 36. Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard 37 37. Housemartins - Me And The Farmer 28 38. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Family Man 27 Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River 27 40. Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle 25 41. M - Pop Muzik '89 24 Paul McCartney - Take It Away 24 43. Melba Moore - Love's Comin' At Ya 22 Cult - Fire Woman 22 Linx - So This Is Romance 22 46. Five Star - All Fall Down 19 Ultravox - Visions In Blue 19 48. Shakatak - Dark Is The Night 18 49. Sam Brown - Can I Get A Witness 17 50. Nolans - Chemistry 16 Level 42 - Leaving Me Now 16 52. Thompson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream 15 Cameo - Single Life 15 Sal Solo - San Damiano (Heart And Soul) 15 55. D Train - You're The One For Me 13 AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 13 57. Five Star - If I Say Yes 10 58. Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung 9 Slade - All Join Hands 9 Status Quo - Dreamin' 9 61. Wham! - Club Fantastic Megamix 8 62. Shakin' Stevens - Turning Away 7 Hue & Cry - Looking For Linda 7 64. Kool & The Gang - Take It To The Top 4 Carmel - Bad Day 4 66. Cliff Richard - A Little In Love 3 67. Cashflow - Mine All Mine/Party Freak 2 68. Julia & Company - Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 1 Matt Bianco - Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed 1 And the winner: 1. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades 131 RvK7PCO6T0M The Ultimate 80s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. Prince - When Doves Cry 5. Kate Bush - Babooshka 6. 7. Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock N Roll 8. 9. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 10. 11. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 12. 13. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 14. Dusty Springfield - In Private 15. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades 16. Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart 17. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield 18. 19. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly 20. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting 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. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? 25. The Smiths - This Charming Man 26. The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again 27. Cure - Catch 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. Fraggles - Fraggle Rock Theme 34. Joy Division - Atmosphere 35. The Fall - Victoria 36. Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man 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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