February 8, 20223 yr Author NO 3- 403 POINTS Tainted Love Soft Cell (Voter: JulianT- 21 points, Rabbitfurcoat- 22 points, Jade- 26 points, Doctor Blind- 20 points, Fiesta- 8 points, West- 14 points, Dot Branning- 20 points, Steve201- 25 points, Riser- 22 points, Chez Wombat- 11 points, Dircadirca- 28 points, Jimwatts- 4 points, Danvember- 21 points, King Rollo- 12 points, n4yr- 25 points, …Ready for it- 24 points, *Dandy- 28 points, Bjork- 21 points, Popchartfreak- 20 points, Shoat- 6 points, Jester- 25 points)- No 1 for 2 weeks in September 1981 Only 10 voters missed this one off their list and despite bronze place it is only the second most popular No 1 of 1981! It is the highest placed track to not receive any maximum points but was in the top 10 for 12 voters. CppOyay3UsM
February 8, 20223 yr Love that these 1981 songs are smashing so hard - a really standout year for me chart-wise *.* I saw that the OCC recently revised 'Tainted Love's status as EOY #1 for 1981 and now think it's 'Don't You Want Me'. Well, both are excellent. Intrigued to find out if the Human League have done enough to topple Madonna :o
February 8, 20223 yr It's A Sin missing out on 3rd place by a tiebreak then! Tainted Love is as effervescent as always, even if these days I prefer Gloria Jones' Northen soul original and Soft Cell's own Say Hello Wave Goodbye.
February 8, 20223 yr I genuinely didn't know Tainted Love was a cover until recently....great version Soft Cell do and in September 1981 it reaching number 1 really signified the start of synthpop's domination. It's A Sin I only first discovered about 12 years ago when it came on the radio, I liked it first time I heard it, epic song.
February 8, 20223 yr An absolute stormer of a track. Not only was it present from the beginning of 80s synth pop but it also was so influential in the rise of the extended 12” remix that was such a staple in 80s clubs (apparently!)
February 8, 20223 yr love Tainted Love, the lyrics re brutal! kinda like the Like a Prayer vs Don't You Want Me final, both incredible songs
February 9, 20223 yr classic. Say Hello Wave Goodbye and Torch also great. It's A Sin is better, though, if only I'd dropped TL one place :lol:
February 9, 20223 yr Author NO 2- 411 POINTS Don't You Want Me Human League (Voter: JulianT- 29 points, Rabbitfurcoat- 21 points, Jade- 28 points, Doctor Blind- 15 points, West- 28 points, Dot Branning- 13 points, Steve201- 30 points, Donnahjaneymack- 29 points, Chez Wombat- 14 points, AH Gold- 29 points, Jimwatts- 5 points, Danvember- 23 points, King Rollo- 17 points, n4yr- 29 points, Nina West- 24 points, *Dandy- 19 points, Bjork- 22 points, Leonardo- 10 points, Gezza- 7 points, Popchartfreak- 11 points, Shoat- 8 points)- No 1 for 5 weeks in December/January 1981/2 The Christmas No1 for 1981 is the year’s most popular with again just 10 of us missing it off the list. 11 of us put it in our top 10 but only Steve201 gave it maximum points. yK6lhibA2b4
February 9, 20223 yr Author NO 1- 446 POINTS Like A Prayer Madonna (Voter: Rabbitfurcoat- 20 points, Jade- 25 points, Doctor Blind- 17 points, Fiesta- 11 points, West- 12 points, Jackjones- 3 points, Riser- 11 points, Donnahjaneymack- 26 points, Chez Wombat- 15 points, Jimwatts- 10 points, Danvember- 15 points, King Rollo- 22 points, Colm- 21 points, n4yr- 30 points, Nina West- 26 points, Gooddelta- 29 points, *Dandy- 30 points, Bjork- 26 points, Leonardo- 21 points, Gezza- 8 points, Popchartfreak- 6 points, Shoat- 18 points, Last Dreamer- 17 points, Jester- 27 points)- No 1 for 3 weeks in March/April 1989 Was this ever in doubt? Well yes, there were times it wasn’t in the lead and it’s victory is on nowhere near the scale of “Frozen”’s in the 90s, but only 7 voters didn’t throw any points at it and it therefore ends the rate as the most popular chart topper of 1989 and in the eyes of n4yr and *Dandy as well as the overall winner of the rate! Congrats (again) to Madonna! 8t_S-B6P7XM
February 9, 20223 yr Author The Full list: NO 1- Like A Prayer Madonna- 446 pts NO 2- Don't You Want Me Human League- 411 pts NO 3- Tainted Love Soft Cell- 403 pts NO 4- It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys- 403 pts NO 5- Billie Jean Michael Jackson- 380 pts NO 6- Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys- 335 pts NO 7- The Winner Takes It All Abba- 328 pts NO 8- The Sun Always Shines On TV A-Ha- 310 pts NO 9- West End Girls Pet Shop Boys- 303 pts NO 10- Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlise- 290 pts NO 11- Ride On Time Black Box- 283 pts NO 12- 99 Red Balloons Nena- 269 pts NO 13- Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler- 262 pts NO 14- Atomic Blondie- 258 pts NO 15- Call Me Blondie- 243pts NO 16- Ghost Town The Specials- 241 pts NO 17- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston- 238 pts NO 18- Careless Whisper George Michael- 235 pts NO 19- Under Pressure Queen & David Bowie- 234 pts NO 20- Ashes To Ashes David Bowie- 219 pts NO 21- Into The Groove Madonna- 219 pts NO 22- Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood- 205 pts NO 23- The Model Kraftwerk- 201 pts NO 24- You Win Again Bee Gees- 200 pts NO 25- Papa Don't Preach Madonna- 183 pts NO 26- Let's Dance David Bowie- 176 pts NO 27- Going Underground The Jam- 174 pts NO 28- You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive- 172 pts NO 29- A Town Called Malice The Jam- 169 pts NO 30- Don't Leave Me This Way Communards- 166 pts NO 31- Take My Breath Away Berlin- 158 pts NO 32- Every Breath You Take The Police- 157 pts NO 33- Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners- 150 pts NO 34- China In Your Hand T'Pau- 147 pts NO 35- Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship- 143 pts NO 36- Orinoco Flow Enya- 138 pts NO 37- Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S- 125 pts NO 38- Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul- 122 pts NO 39- Down Under Men At Work- 119 pts NO 40- The Power Of Love Frankie Goes To Hollywood- 118 pts NO 41- Heart Pet Shop Boys- 116 pts NO 42- I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue- 115 pts NO 43- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) George Michael & Aretha Franklin- 114 pts NO 44- I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany- 113 pts NO 45- Caravan of Love Housemartins- 110 pts NO 46- Eternal Flame The Bangles- 107 pts NO 47- There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) Eurythmics- 104 pts NO 48- The Reflex Duran Duran- 103 pts NO 49- Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood- 101 pts NO 50- Karma Chameleon Culture Club- 100 Pts NO 51- Super Trooper Abba- 99 pts NO 52- 19 Paul Hardcastle- 96 pts NO 53- La Isla Bonita Madonna- 92 pts NO 54- A Different Corner George Michael- 92 pts NO 55- The Final Countdown Europe- 86 pts NO 56- The Only Way Is Up Yazz- 86 pts NO 57- Imagine John Lennon- 85 pts NO 58- Easy Lover Phil Bailey & Phil Collins- 82 pts NO 59- Uptown Girl Billy Joel- 81 pts NO 60- True Spandau Ballet- 80 pts NO 61- Eye Of The Tiger Survivor- 78 pts NO 62- Brass In Pocket The Pretenders- 77 pts NO 63- Stand And Deliver Adam & The Ants- 73 pts NO 64- Xanadu Olivia Newton John & ELO- 72 pts NO 65- Hand On Your Heart Kylie Minogue- 71 pts NO 66- Theme From S Express S Express- 66 pts NO 67- I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson- 66 pts NO 68- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Hollies- 65 pts NO 69- The Land Of Make Believe Bucks Fizz- 65 pts NO 70- Freedom Wham!- 65 pts NO 71- Merry Christmas Everyone Shakin Stevens- 64 pts NO 72- Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid- 64 pts NO 73- Stand By Me Ben E King- 63 pts NO 74- If I Was Midge Ure- 62 pts NO 75- You Can't Hurry love Phil Collins- 61 pts NO 76- Give It Up KC & The Sunshine Band- 59 pts NO 77- Who's That Girl Madonna- 57 pts NO 78- Chain Reaction Diana Ross- 57 pts NO 79- My Camera Never Lies Bucks Fizz- 56 pts NO 80- Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley- 52 pts NO 81- Red Red Wine UB40- 51 pts NO 82- Especially For You Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan- 50 pts NO 83- I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner- 49 pts NO 84- Jack Your Body Steve Silk Hurley- 49 pts NO 85- Perfect Fairground Attraction- 48 pts NO 86- Only You Flying Pickets- 47 pts NO 87- Beat Surrender The Jam- 46 pts NO 88- House Of Fun Madness- 45 pts NO 89- Too Much Too Young The Specials- 45 pts NO 90- Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Marc Almond & Gene Pitney- 44 pts NO 91- Respectable Mel & Kim- 43 pts NO 92- One Moment In Time Whitney Houston- 43 pts NO 93- Too Shy Kajagoogoo- 42 pts NO 94- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Wham!- 42 pts NO 95- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police- 40 pts NO 96- Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz- 40 pts NO 97- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? Culture Club- 39 pts NO 98- Rock Me Amadeus Falco- 39pts NO 99- Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners- 38 pts NO 100- True Blue Madonna- 35 pts NO 101- 32 POINTS The Power Of Love Jennifer Rush NO 102- 31 POINTS La Bamba Los Lobos NO 103- 30 POINTS Hello Lionel Richie NO 104- 29 POINTS A Little Peace Nicole Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant Save Your Love Renee & Renato NO 107- 28 POINTS Woman In Love Barbara Streisand The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tight Fit Too Many Broken Hearts Jason Donovan NO 110- 27 POINTS All Around The World Lisa Stansfield NO 111- 26 POINTS Working My Way Back To You- Forgive Me Girl Detroit Spinners NO 112- 25 POINTS Doctorin The Tardis Timelords You Got It (The Right Stuff) New Kids On The Block NO 114- 23 POINTS Japanese Boy Aneka I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder Lady In Red Chris De Burgh You'll Never Stop Me Loving You Sonia NO 118- 22 POINTS Prince Charming Adam & The Ants I Know Him So Well Barbara Dickson & Elaine Paige Move Closer Phyllis Nelson NO 121- 21 POINTS The Tide Is High Blondie Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) Jackie Wilson Desire U2 NO 124- 20 POINTS It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart I Feel For You Chaka Khan NO 126- 19 POINTS Computer Love Kraftwerk I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant We Are The World USA For Africa A Good Heart Feargal Sharkey NO 130- 18 POINTS Fame Irene Cara NO 131- 17 POINTS I've Never Been To Me Charlene NO 132- 16 POINTS (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon NO 133- 15 POINTS Baby Jane Rod Stewart NO 134- 14 POINTS Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston Belfast Child Simple Minds NO 136- 13 POINTS Use It Up Wear It Out Odyssey Star Trekkin The Firm NO 138- 12 POINTS I'm Your Man Wham! NO 139- 11 POINTS Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police Jealous Guy Roxy Music This Ole House Shakin Stevens Pipes Of Peace Paul McCartney I Owe You Nothing Bros NO 144- 9 POINTS What's Another Year Johnny Logan NO 145- 8 POINTS Together We Are Beautiful Fern Kinney NO 146- 7 POINTS Shuddup Ya Face Joe Dolce Music Theatre Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran NO 148- 6 POINTS Happy Talk Captain Sensible Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) Paul Young NO 150- 5 POINTS Mistletoe & Wine Cliff Richard NO 151- 4 POINTS Oh Julie Shakin Stevens Edge Of Heaven Wham! Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid II NO 154- 3 POINTS Crying Don McLean NO 155- 1 POINT Feels Like I'm In Love Kelly Marie Seven Tears Goombay Dance Band Sealed With A Kiss Jason Donovan Swing The Mood Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers NO 159- ZERO POINTS Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers Dreams Of Children The Jam Theme From MASH MASH Start The Jam There's No-One Quite Like Grandma St Winifred's Choir Woman John Lennon Being With You Smokey Robinson One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson Green Door Shakin Stevens Begin The Beguine Julio Iglesias Precious The Jam Ebony & Ivory Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth Candy Girl New Edition I Should Have Known Better Jim Diamond You'll Never Walk Alone The Crowd Frankie Sister Sledge I Got You Babe UB40 & Chrissie Hynde Dancing In The Street David Bowie & Mick Jagger When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going Billy Ocean Living Doll Cliff Richard & The Young Ones The Chicken Song Spitting Image Spirit In The Sky Dr & The Medics I Want To Wake Up With You Boris Gardiner Every Loser Wins Nick Berry Everything I Own Boy George Let It Be Ferry Aid Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) M/A/R/R/S Don't Turn Around Aswad With A Little Help From My Friends Wet, wet, wet/ Billy Bragg She's Leaving Home Billy Bragg & Cara Tivey Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros A Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins The First Time Robin Beck Ferry Cross The Mersey Scouse Aid That's What I Like Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Let's Party Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
February 9, 20223 yr Before this began I did think the most likely winner would be 'Like A Prayer', because it did win the #1s poll in the chart forum and 'Frozen' just won the 90s poll here, but not complaining because as noted above - I gave it 25 points, what an epic moment in Madonna's discography and totally worthy winner. It has actually got better and better for me over the years! 'Don't You Want Me' was my bronze medal and I approve of it achieving a silver medal here! Simple but effective story-telling with a dark edge and crazily addictive synths. Mad that it was released as late as single #4 with its hit potential, even crossing over to the States. I remember reading that Philip Oakey thought it was the weakest song on the album, though. *_* Thanks so much for running this Gezza :wub: great timing for me after indulging in a lot of 80s music during lockdown.
February 9, 20223 yr Yay great for Madonna I rate both Into the groove and Papa dont preach Higher But Like a Prayer is a classic ans well deserved winner Thanks x running this Gezza, gigantic task
February 9, 20223 yr I think it was the Eurovision 2019 interval act performance that slightly put me off Like A Prayer. It’s a long story but I was involved with the backing choir for it and it definitely wasn’t her finest moment. Still a great song and deserved winner really though. Pleased that my 29 secured the runner up position for Don’t You Want Me; definitely up there with my favourite songs ever. Thanks so much for doing this Gezza: it’s been like a little present to look forward to every day during the winter!
February 9, 20223 yr Author I think it was the Eurovision 2019 interval act performance that slightly put me off Like A Prayer. It’s a long story but I was involved with the backing choir for it and it definitely wasn’t her finest moment. Still a great song and deserved winner really though. Pleased that my 29 secured the runner up position for Don’t You Want Me; definitely up there with my favourite songs ever. Thanks so much for doing this Gezza: it’s been like a little present to look forward to every day during the winter! You're welcome- in fact it was your votes that pushed IAS from No 2 to No 4 and DYWM from 4 to 2 as yours was the final set of votes I got! :D
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