April 6Apr 6 16 hours ago, King Rollo said:The closing date was three weeks ago so you're a bit too late. The results are almost finished.Oh... oops 😂 Sorry clearly didn't read it properly!
April 6Apr 6 Author 2. Radiohead - Creep 1485ptsWriters - Radiohead, Albert Hammond, Mike HazlewoodTop scores - Mango 50, chrissmith276 49, marcinjaro 49, King Rollo 49Low scores - gasman449 6, Lee_J11 11, Cymro87 12Average score - 34.5Radiohead just miss out on adding the number 7 title to their number 4 win in 2022 so we will have a new winner once again. Creep only reached number 78 in 1992 but was re-issued the following year after it was better received in Israel and the US. The song has similarities to 'The Air That I Breathe' by Albert Hammond, a cover of which by The Hollies got to number 2 in 1974. This led to the song's writers being given a share of Creep's royalties.
April 6Apr 6 Author 1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 1564ptsWriters - Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave GrohlTop scores - Julian_ 50, Jaz13music 50, Grandwicky 50, Severin 50Low scores - Lee_J11 6, AaronTM 7, vancey 15Average score - 36.4And so this is our winner with a lead of 79 points over the runner-up. It's not as much as the winning margin of 190 points from last year but still a big gap. 21 of the 43 voters put this in their top 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit was released in 1991 (one year before Creep) and was the first of three top 10 hits for Nirvana. Worldwide, the single has sold more than 13 million units.
April 6Apr 6 I enjoy 'Creep' but 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was in my top 5 so delighted with that winner a stone cold classic with an instantly recognisable intro.Thank you for all the work put into doing this Rollo, much appreciated
April 6Apr 6 “Creep” is a huge classic of course but when it comes to musical boundary pushing there are many Radiohead songs that do a lot more.Yay for “Smells Like Teen Spirit”! I’ve been thinking for at least a year this would be my 50 haha. It’s a genre and era defining track. Thanks very much for another brilliantly organised contest Rollo!
April 6Apr 6 Had a feeling Creep would win, I don't dislike it but it's a track I find very overrated so gave it a very low score in the hopes it would make a difference for the top spot. Seems like it didn't matter in the end, glad Nirvana got it, a track that is very deserving of its icon status and enduring popularity! Thanks for hosting and for the hard work Rollo, it was fun taking part in one of these for the first time 😁
April 6Apr 6 A worthy winner!I find it interesting that the top 2 are a grunge anthem (maybe the ultimate grunge anthem) plus a fledgling Radiohead that were making their attempt at a ‘grungy’ song. They would go on to make, in my opinion, many other wonderful and better songs but I still love Creep, enough to give it 48 points!But Smells Like Teen Spirit is one of the greatest rock songs (if not one of the greatest songs in general) ever. My 50 pointer, so couldn’t be happier!Thank you so much Rollo for your fantastic work! This was my first ‘official’ rate as a Buzzjack member and I really enjoyed all the listening, ranking, voting, following results and most of all the commenting. Hopefully my first of many!🙏
April 6Apr 6 Author Thanks everyone for taking part and commenting. Here's a recap of the top 50:1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit2. Radiohead - Creep3. Abba - Lay All Your Love On Me4. Pulp - Disco 20005. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts6. Dolly Parton - Jolene7. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army8. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)9. Green Day - Basket Case10. Avril Lavigne - I'm With You11. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust12. Britney Spears - Stronger13. Amy Winehouse - Rehab14. U2 - One15. Lady Gaga - Alejandro16. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire17. Evanescence - My Immortal18. t.A.T.u. - Not Gonna Get Us19. The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way20. Chic - Le Freak21. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake22. Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control23. The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love24. Alan Walker - Faded25. Jade - Angel Of My Dreams26. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You27. The Verve - Lucky Man28. Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet29. The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind30. The Doors - Light My Fire31. Daft Punk - Da Funk / Musique32. The Beach Boys - I Get Around33. Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight34. Dr. Dre featuring Eminem - Forgot About Dre35. Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing36. Klaxons - Golden Skans37. Sugababes - Stronger / Angels With Dirty Faces38. Swedish House Mafia featuring Pharrell - One (Your Name)39. Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music40. The Cure - The Love Cats41. Madonna - Get Together42. Al Green - Let's Stay Together43. Oasis - Cigarettes And Alcohol44. Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors45. The Ones - Flawless46. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live47. Grandmaster and Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)48. Aqualung - Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)49. The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow50. Kirsty MacColl - A New England
April 6Apr 6 'Creep' was my 47 pointer and still a (so very?) special moment for a band who would go on to redefine guitar music while at their peak powers. However 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was my 49 pointer, a seismic moment for a generation, and still such a blast all these years on (sidenote: both songs are currently in the Spotify top 200), so I'm delighted to see it take the win.Thank you Rollo for hosting this over the last few months! Edited April 6Apr 6 by jimwatts
April 6Apr 6 Well 'Creep' is basically my favourite song of all-time - the chord structure just gets me every time - but I really can't begrudge 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' finishing ahead of it, one of the most seminal tracks ever.Thank you Rollo for another hugely enjoyable rate, and I look forward to the next one 🙂
April 6Apr 6 Ooh wonderful, one of my last remaining songs from my top 10 here did win! I was thinking that there was a chance Nirvana could do it, but I was convinced Lay All Your Love on Me would win just on the basis of it dominating every poll it's in on here x (I do really like it and it is a classic, just don't quite rate it as a highly as some others on here do). Creep is a great song, but definitely has suffered a bit from overexposure, Radiohead have several songs I'd go to before that.The top 10 is mainly very good, despite some being a little overexposed. Basket Case is a nice surprise as I didn't expect that anywhere near there and Seven Nation Army at 7 definitely feels right!Many thanks for the great hosting efforts, Rollo!
April 7Apr 7 A worthy winner - instantly recognisable, and a soundtrack to my teenage parties despite them being a decade later than the song came out. Thank you King Rollo for a very enjoyable rate!
April 7Apr 7 Author These were the highest scoring singles from the first round:1. 417 Smells Like Teen Spirit2. 390 Creep3. 353 Lay All Your Love On Me4. 299 Basket Case5. 295 Disco 20006. 267 I'm With You7. 258 Stronger8. 251 Everybody Hurts9. 240 Don't You (Forget About Me)10. 238 Seven Nation Army11. 220 My Immortal12. 218 Alejandro13. 214 Jolene14. 202 Another One Bites The Dust15. 195 Because Of You16. 190 Faded17. 188 Stronger / Angels With Dirty Faces18. 179 White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)18. 179 I Get Around20. 177 She Moves In Her Own WayBasket Case (9th to 4th), I'm With You (10th to 6th) and Stronger (12th to 7th) all do better here.
April 7Apr 7 Author And these were the top scorers in the semi-finals:Semi-final 11. 556 Creep2. 471 Seven Nation Army3. 466 Lay All Your Love On Me4. 396 I'm With You5. 390 Another One Bites The Dust6. 387 Lucky Man7. 385 She Moves In Her Own Way8. 346 Da Funk / Musique9. 344 Forgot About Dre10. 336 White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)Semi-final 21. 513 Smells Like Teen Spirit2. 495 Disco 20003. 422 Basket Case4. 384 Everybody Hurts5. 381 Stronger6. 373 Jolene7. 360 Rehab8. 359 Don't You (Forget About Me)9. 337 Alejandro10. 319 An Honest Mistake
April 8Apr 8 Teen Spirit is one of the most important records of the 20th century and a deserved winner. Creep is great but not in the same league.Would have preferred Pulp 3rd over Abba as it's nowhere near my favourite of their's but I won't deny its brilliance.Great fun to watch these results and good to see a fairly alternative top 10, nearly all of which I like on some level (sorry but Avril can do one) Thanks for doing this Rollo
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