Posted December 22, 2024Dec 22 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). Last week's poll attracted a record 16 votes for the best poll (and also a record 14 for the worst), but votes were highly spread out with a total of 28 songs getting at least one best vote, so the top pick didn't manage to crack double figures like in the last two polls. It was a tie for first place on 9 votes each between Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' and Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' - a snap poll of early attendees to SyncTube granted the tiebreak win to Michael by 5 votes to 3. Toto's 'Africa' rounded out the top 3 of the week only one vote behind the leaders. There was a runaway top 2 in the worst poll as Stevie Wonder became the first artist to win both the best and worst polls, with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' also picking up 9 votes, 1 ahead of Lionel Richie's 'Truly'. Lionel would have won combined as 'Hello' completed the top 3 although a way back on only 3 votes. 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] Week 8 (Nov 1974-Mar 1976): Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle [8/13] (tied with KC And The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)) Week 9 (Mar 1976-Sep 1977): Fleetwood Mac - Dreams [7/12] Week 10 (Oct 1977-Nov 1979): Blondie - Heart Of Glass [10/13] Week 11 (Nov 1979-Aug 1982): Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) [10/12] Week 12 (Sep 1982-Jan 1985): Michael Jackson - Billie Jean [9/16] (tied with Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)) 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] Week 8 (Nov 1974-Mar 1976): Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly [3/8] Week 9 (Mar 1976-Sep 1977): Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) [7/10] Week 10 (Oct 1977-Nov 1979): Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life [9/12] Week 11 (Nov 1979-Aug 1982): Commodores - Still [7/12] Week 12 (Sep 1982-Jan 1985): Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You [9/14] 39 songs this week covering the 562nd through (a nice round) 600th #1s, from the start of February 1985 (Foreigner's 'I Want To Know What Love Is') to the start of July 1986 (Billy Ocean's 'There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)'). Not aware of people wanting me to not have a listenthrough next week so voting should be open for a week until 4pm next Sunday as usual. a-ha - Take On Me Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Bryan Adams - Heaven Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Duran Duran - A View To A Kill Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is George Michael - Careless Whisper Heart - These Dreams Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me Madonna - Crazy For You Madonna - Live To Tell Mr. Mister - Broken Wings Mr. Mister - Kyrie Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Phil Collins - One More Night Phil Collins - Sussudio Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives Prince And The Revolution - Kiss Ready For The World - Oh Sheila REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) Starship - Sara Starship - We Built This City Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears - Shout USA For Africa - We Are The World Wham! - Everything She Wants Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
December 22, 2024Dec 22 Author Full results from week 12: Best: Billie Jean x9 [won tiebreak] Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) x9 Africa x8 When Doves Cry x7 Let's Dance x4 Owner Of A Lonely Heart x4 Total Eclipse Of The Heart x4 Beat It x3 Come On Eileen x3 Down Under x3 The Reflex x3 Abracadabra x2 Every Breath You Take x2 Flashdance... What A Feeling x2 Karma Chameleon x2 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Footloose Ghostbusters Hard To Say I'm Sorry Hello Jump Let's Go Crazy Like A Virgin Maneater Missing You Time After Time Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Worst: I Just Called To Say I Love You x9 Truly x8 Hello x3 Up Where We Belong x2 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Footloose Ghostbusters Hard To Say I'm Sorry Islands In The Stream Like A Virgin Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go When Doves Cry ~ My votes for this week: Best: a-ha - Take On Me Falco - Rock Me Amadeus George Michael - Careless Whisper Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Tears For Fears - Shout Narrowly missing out: 'Kiss', 'How Will I Know', 'St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)' and a good discovery in the form of 'Oh Sheila' (I previously only knew the Angel City version but I think I already like the original more). Worst: Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives Lionel is only on there this week because it teases becoming a more interesting song partway through then is like lol jk going back to being a predictable ballad.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 a-ha - Take On Me Falco - Rock Me Amadeus George Michael - Careless Whisper Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling Both Tears for Fears songs, Don't You (Forget About Me) and We Built This City missing out. Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own Starship - Sara For leaving precisely zero impression on me x
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Best: Falco - Rock Me Amadeus Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover Tears For Fears - Shout Worst: Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Mr. Mister - Broken Wings Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Tears For Fears - Shout Some classics this week, no room for Aha, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon or Starship. Worst: Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Best: Heaven Rock Me Amadeus These Dreams We Are The World Careless Whisper Intentionally snubbing Take On Me so we can have a new winner instead. Edited December 23, 2024Dec 23 by CowTzy
December 23, 2024Dec 23 How will I know Whitney Houston (the voice) Live to tell Madonna Everybody want to rule the world/Shout Tears for fears Take in me A Ha Sussidio/One more night Phil Collins
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Im very biased but best Live to Tell Nothing was brutally bad so no worst this week
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Best: a-ha - Take On Me Bryan Adams - Heaven Heart - These Dreams Phil Collins - One More Night Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Worst: Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives Not sure why I like one Phil Collins ballad so much while strongly disliking the other one but hey ho
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Best: Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Prince And The Revolution - Kiss REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling Starship - We Built This City Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Worst: Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Author How will I know Whitney Houston (the voice) Live to tell Madonna Everybody want to rule the world/Shout Tears for fears Take in me A Ha Sussidio/One more night Phil Collins Only 5 votes per poster I'm afraid x Unless specified otherwise I'll count this as voting for 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' and 'Sussudio' and disregard the other songs by TFF and Phil. (You can vote for multiple songs by one artist if you want but you'd have to sacrifice one or two of the other songs)
December 23, 2024Dec 23 best Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls a-ha - Take On Me Tears For Fears - Shout Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is worst Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives Whitney Houston - How Will I Know not the best era for chart-toppers in the US, UK was much more on fire as the US went bland ballad crazy. I will stick up for Dionne & friends trying to help marginalised gay men dying of AIDS in hordes as society treated them like lepers - it was a well-meaning and sincere track absent the OTT of We Are The World. Friends Are For is way better than the 3 drivel tracks Ive nominated :teresa:
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Best: a-ha - Take On Me Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears - Shout Worst: Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
December 25, 2024Dec 25 BEST: Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World WORST: Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - On My Own Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You Edited December 25, 2024Dec 25 by West
December 25, 2024Dec 25 a-ha - Take On Me Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Worst Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me USA For Africa - We Are The World
December 25, 2024Dec 25 Best a-ha - Take On Me Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World George Michael - Careless Whisper Worst Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me USA For Africa - We Are The World Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Best only: Careless Whisper Take On Me Rock Me Amadeus Everybody Wants To Rule The World Shout Sorry PSB!
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