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In lieu of the previous SyncTube sessions' weekly polls cutting each week's songs down to a list of 10 options to vote for because no one volunteered to do the work to make such curated lists, for our Hot 100 #1s marathon I'm just going to post one of these threads each week allowing people to vote for whichever songs they want from the full list x

 

If you don't know what the above sentence is referring to don't worry, this thread is open to participation from anyone (although we're always open to new participants at our weekly listening sessions x), just post in the thread with up to 5 favourites and, if you want, up to 3 least favourites from the below song list. The song with the most favourite nods will get a play at the start of next week's session (and the song with the most least favourite nods will just have a permanent place on a wall of shame for funziez).

 

For the first time there was a tie for the best vote in the last poll as both 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and 'Let It Be' got 6 votes. I considered making a flash poll to separate them but it was getting a little close to the start time of the new session (imagine me ever preparing far enough in advance to avoid this problem!) so I instead just gave the discretion to pick the winner to Bjork who showed up on SyncTube without having voted here, and he chose 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', so a second poll win for Simon & Garfunkel (and none for The Beatles) it is. Based on comments on SyncTube I think that's the way a flash poll would have gone anyway. There was also a three way tie for third place behind this pair, with Carpenters' '(They Long To Be) Close To You', George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord' and Edwin Starr's 'War' each earning 4 votes. There was a clear winner for the worst poll at least as The Osmonds' 'One Bad Apple' got 5 votes, ahead of Sly & The Family Stone's 'Everybody Is A Star' and Ray Stevens' 'Everything Is Beautiful' which got 4 and 3 votes respectively as the positivity of their titles was not returned by the voters.

 

Wall of Fame

Week 1 (Aug 1958-Apr 1962): Percy Faith - Theme From "A Summer Place" [7/9]

Week 2 (May 1962-Aug 1964): The Tornados - Telstar [7/9]

Week 3 (Aug 1964-Feb 1967): Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds Of Silence [7/13]

Week 4 (Feb 1967-Feb 1970): The Doors - Light My Fire [6/10]

Week 5 (Feb 1970-Jun 1971): Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water [6/9] (tied with The Beatles - Let It Be)

 

Wall of Shame

Week 1 (Aug 1958-Apr 1962): Larry Verne - Mr. Custer [8/9]

Week 2 (May 1962-Aug 1964): Steve Lawrence - Go Away Little Girl [5/8]

Week 3 (Aug 1964-Feb 1967): SSgt Barry Sadler - The Ballad Of The Green Berets [9/11]

Week 4 (Feb 1967-Feb 1970): The Rascals - People Got To Be Free [2/6]

Week 5 (Feb 1970-Jun 1971): The Osmonds - One Bad Apple [5/7]

 

We return to a full length list this week covering the 255th through 297th #1s (43 #1s but 45 songs including two double A-Sides), spanning from mid June 1971 (Carole King's 'It's Too Late' / 'I Feel The Earth Move') to the end of June 1973 (George Harrison's 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)'). I plan to host a regularly scheduled session again next week so this thread will stay open for a week and I'll try and be more cognisant this time of any potential ties for the win :kink:

 

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

America - A Horse With No Name

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move

Carole King - It's Too Late

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

Don McLean - American Pie

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)

Helen Reddy - I Am Woman

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

James Taylor - You've Got A Friend

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

Looking Glass - Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Melanie - Brand New Key

Michael Jackson - Ben

Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue

Neil Young - Heart Of Gold

Nilsson - Without You

The O'Jays - Love Train

Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey

Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love

The Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)

Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe

Sammy Davis Jr. - The Candy Man

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

Three Dog Night - Black And White

Vicki Lawrence - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

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Full results from week 5:

 

Best:

Bridge Over Troubled Water x6 [won tiebreak]

Let It Be x6

(They Long To Be) Close To You x4

My Sweet Lord x4

War x4

Ain't No Mountain High Enough x3

The Long And Winding Road x3

Me And Bobby McGee x3

American Woman x2

Brown Sugar x2

Isn't It A Pity x2

The Tears Of A Clown x2

ABC

Cracklin' Rosie

Joy To The World

Make It With You

 

Worst:

One Bad Apple x5

Everybody Is A Star x4

Everything Is Beautiful x3

Make It With You x2

Joy To The World

Knock Three Times

 

~

 

My votes for this week:

 

Best:

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

Don McLean - American Pie

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

 

I did like most of this week's songs but after looking back on the list there weren't actually that many that I loved, there are a few here that are undeniable classics but don't particularly appeal to me personally that much - giving a nod to The Temptations as a great discovery (in its full length form), pushing out James Taylor.

 

Worst:

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

 

Three pretty easy picks for me here. The Mac Davis song isn't as bad as the other two but it was still pretty naff.

Best:

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

Don McLean - American Pie

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

 

Worst:

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Michael Jackson - Ben

 

 

Best:

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Don McLean - American Pie

Carole King - It's Too Late

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

 

Worst:

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Three Dog Night - Black And White

Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Best:

 

America - A Horse With No Name

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

 

Worst:

 

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Michael Jackson - Ben

 

voices should be broken before we attempt to sell an excruciating screech thanks fellas x

BEST:

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Carole King - It's Too Late

Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

 

 

WORST:

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Michael Jackson - Ben

 

 

 

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

America - A Horse With No Name

Nilsson - Without You

Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

 

Worst:

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Michael Jackson - Ben

 

Best

America - A Horse With No Name

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Don McLean - American Pie

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

 

Frankenstein and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia were also good discoveries x

 

Worst

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Michael Jackson - Ben

Melanie - Brand New Key

 

Feels a bit harsh to Brand New Key compared to the other two, but those vocals were really painful at points.

Best

 

Al Green - Let’s Stay Together

Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

Neil Young - Heart of Gold

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

 

Worst

Mac Davis - Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Three Dog Night - Black and White

Best:

America - A Horse With No Name

Don McLean - American Pie

Neil Young - Heart Of Gold

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

 

Worst:

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

 

That is all.

Best

America - A Horse With No Name

Neil Young - Heart Of Gold

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

 

 

Worst

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Michael Jackson - Ben

Best:

America - A Horse With No Name

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

 

Worst:

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Best:

America - A Horse With No Name

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Carole King - It's Too Late

Don McLean - American Pie

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

 

Worst:

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl

Melanie - Brand New Key

best: American Pie, Lean on me, Killing me softly

worst: Maggie May, Ben

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This was going to be the first week where the winner was more than 1 vote ahead of the runner-up but the last couple of votes have restored the traditional 1 vote gap! (I was worried for a second it was about to make it a tie again :lol:)

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