Posted November 17, 2024Nov 17 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). Another week, another best poll won by a 1 vote margin, as the last vote broke a tie to put Paul McCartney & Wings into the lead with 'Band On The Run' picking up a total of 8 votes, Paul thus achieving a (non-tied) poll win after all after none of The Beatles' songs managed it. Surprisingly the runner up ends up being a song that wasn't a hit at all in the UK, but Jim Croce's 'Time In A Bottle' made a good enough impression to get 7 votes. John Denver rounded out the top 3 with 'Annie's Song' picking up 6 votes. It was also a 1 vote margin between the top 2 for the worst poll but the (dis)honour ultimately and correctly goes to Ray Stevens' abominable 'The Streak' on 8 votes, with Ringo Starr just avoiding making it a sweep of best and worst for ex-Beatles as 'You're Sixteen' came 2nd with 7 votes. Third place with 5 votes went to '(You're) Having My Baby' by Paul Anka and Odia Coates, not quite as widely hated on BuzzJack as it is elsewhere it seems. 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) Week 6 (Jun 1971-Jun 1973): Stevie Wonder - Superstition [8/13] Week 7 (Jul 1973-Nov 1974): Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run [8/13] 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] Week 6 (Jun 1971-Jun 1973): Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl [11/13] Week 7 (Jul 1973-Nov 1974): Ray Stevens - The Streak [8/11] Another 47 songs this week covering the 345th through 391st #1s, from late November 1974 (Billy Swan's 'I Can Help') to early March 1976 (The Miracles' 'Love Machine'). Voting is open for a week ~ America - Sister Golden Hair Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces B.J. Thomas - (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs Barry Manilow - Mandy Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' Billy Swan - I Can Help C.W. McCall - Convoy Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting Carpenters - Please Mr. Postman David Bowie - Fame Diana Ross - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) The Doobie Brothers - Black Water Eagles - Best Of My Love Eagles - One Of These Nights Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star Elton John - Island Girl Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You Freddy Fender - Before The Next Teardrop Falls Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle Helen Reddy - Angie Baby John Denver - I'm Sorry John Denver - Thank God I'm A Country Boy KC And The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) LaBelle - Lady Marmalade Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You The Miracles - Love Machine Neil Sedaka - Bad Blood Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain Ohio Players - Fire Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Rhythm Heritage - Theme From S.W.A.T. Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly The Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again Tony Orlando & Dawn - He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle Wings - Listen To What The Man Said
November 17, 2024Nov 17 Author Full results from week 7: Best: Band On The Run x8 Time In A Bottle x7 Annie's Song x6 Angie x4 Bennie And The Jets x4 The Joker x4 Let's Get It On x3 Midnight Train To Georgia x3 Rock Your Baby x3 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet x3 The Loco-Motion x2 Love's Theme x2 Sunshine On My Shoulders x2 Hooked On A Feeling Rock The Boat Seasons In The Sun Top Of The World We're An American Band You Haven't Done Nothin' Worst: The Streak x8 You're Sixteen x7 (You're) Having My Baby x5 The Way We Were x4 Sunshine On My Shoulders ~ My votes for this week: Best: America - Sister Golden Hair Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle The America song was a good discovery, this week isn't bursting with songs I love so it benefits a bit from that but I do actually like it more than 'A Horse With No Name' (I realise I am probably alone in this x). Average White Band was new to me too. Worst: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water There wasn't anything outright bad this week again but a lot of boring/forgettable songs, this is the one I understood the appeal of the least.
November 17, 2024Nov 17 Best: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy John Denver - I'm Sorry KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow
November 17, 2024Nov 17 Best: Barry Manilow - Mandy Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle Worst: Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly The Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again Several boring songs, but these two particularly felt they went absolutely nowhere.
November 17, 2024Nov 17 Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces The Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle Wings - Listen To What The Man Said Worst: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly
November 18, 2024Nov 18 Best: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting John Denver - Thank God I'm A Country Boy Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You The Miracles - Love Machine Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster Worst: Eagles - Best Of My Love Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly The Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again
November 23, 2024Nov 23 Best America - Sister Golden Hair Billy Swan - I Can Help David Bowie - Fame Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle Wings - Listen To What The Man Said Worst LaBelle - Lady Marmalade LaBelle - Lady Marmalade KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)
November 24, 2024Nov 24 Best: Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' David Bowie - Fame KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle I don't remember strongly disliking anything off the top of my head and have forgotten which ones were on the blander side, will try and vote earlier next time.
November 24, 2024Nov 24 Best: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle Worst: Barry Manilow - Mandy Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain
November 24, 2024Nov 24 The Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) LaBelle - Lady Marmalade Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle not caught up on everything yet so I'll leave out the worst list nomination
November 24, 2024Nov 24 Best: Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' The Doobie Brothers - Black Water Eagles - One Of These Nights The Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)
November 24, 2024Nov 24 Best: KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle Wings - Listen To What The Man Said Minnie Ripperton - Loving You David Bowie - Fame
November 24, 2024Nov 24 best: KC And The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle The Elton John Band - Philadelphia Freedom Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy Honorary nomination cruelly denied an official mention: John Denver - Calypso. This ode to the deep-sea explorer Jacques Cousteau was really another Brown Girl In The Ring: I'm Sorry was the rubbish nominated A side but the B side picked up airplay and was given it's own chart-run to peak at 2, when in reality they should have been a double A and Calypso a genuine number one. It's fabulous, like much of John Denver's back catalogue, but he lost it pretty much after this. Ended up splitting the marital bed in half in a divorce and dying on a jet plane, ironically. loads of others I love of course worst: dull, plodding tracks: John Denver - Thank God I'm A Country Boy Freddy Fender - Before The Next Teardrop Falls Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good B.J. Thomas - (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song John Denver - I'm Sorry
November 24, 2024Nov 24 Author Oops I think Popchartfreak's last minute votes have made this a tie! I'll do a quick flash tiebreak on SyncTube x (I'll just take the first 3 songs listed as worst nominations unless specified otherwise, not that it greatly matters x)
November 24, 2024Nov 24 Author (btw interesting context there re that other John Denver song - it seems to have been only a short period of the Hot 100's history that actually allowed for double A-Sides to chart for whatever reason!)
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