Top 5

Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry

Sylvester With Patrick Cowley - Do Ya Wanna Funk

Daryl Hall And John Oates - Maneater

The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)

Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted

Simple Minds - Glittering Prize

Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind

As usual I go for the danciest songs for top 3! The Jam song is glorious too and the Mari Wilson song is very catchy. Usually really like Ultravox but this is one of their weakest songs imo.

Tie Break: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (but I prefer Shut Up And Dance's hip hop version sampling it from 1995!)

Edited January 26Jan 26 by TheSnake

This Sunday's session brings us to the end of 1982, and as I'd have needed to take a break in the series soon anyway, this will be the last session for a couple of months.

This makes it an ideal time for a roundup of the bonus options from the previous Sunday Synctube series, where these have been added to since the last roundup at the end of the US #1s series - so that's tracks from UK #2 albums (from the UK #1 albums series), new UK Top 10 hits that haven't gone Top 3 (from the UK #2s and #3s series), and US #2 singles (from the US #1 albums series).

Participants are welcome to nominate up to three songs from the combination of the following lists - those with the most nominations will be played at the end of Sunday's session. I've put the songs which have already been played in this series in square brackets - I'd prefer not to repeat these, but can do if the demand is there:

UK #2 albums

Ghost - Skeletá

Sparks - MAD!

Addison Rae - Addison

Loyle Carner - hopefully !

Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums

Tyler, the Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS

mgk - lost americana

Conan Gray - Wishbone

Deftones - private music

CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY

Suede - Antidepressants

The Last Dinner Party - From the Pyre

Bon Jovi - Forever (Legendary Edition)

Lily Allen - West End Girl

Blue - Reflections

UK #4 singles

sombr - Undressed

Fred Again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap

Drake feat. Central Cee - Which One

[Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other]

UK #5 singles

Skye Newman - Family Matters

[Ed Sheeran - Sapphire]

[Saja Boys - Your Idol]

Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

Together For Palestine - Lullaby

[Bruno Mars - I Just Might]

UK #6 singles

Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching

Tate McRae - Tit For Tat

UK #7 singles

sombr - Back to Friends

Sabrina Carpenter - My Man on Willpower

sombr - 12 to 12

UK #8 singles

Lily Allen - Pussy Palace

UK #9 singles

Jack Black - Steve's Lava Chicken

Alex Warren & Jelly Roll - Bloodline

[Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot?]

HUNTR/X - How It's Done

Dave feat. James Blake - History

Sienna Spiro - Die on This Hill

Haven. feat. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run

UK #10 singles

EsDeeKid - Century

US #2 singles

Drake - Nokia

Morgan Wallen - Just In Case

Drake - What Did I Miss?

[Justin Bieber - Daisies]

[Taylor Swift - Opalite]

[Wham! - Last Christmas]

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

[Olivia Dean - Man I Need]

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My nominations:

Ghost - Satanized

Addison Rae - Aquamarine

Dave feat. James Blake - History

Odd place to put that post. Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun and sombr- 12 to 12 sound quite early 80s influenced though!

1 minute ago, TheSnake said:

Odd place to put that post. Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun and sombr- 12 to 12 sound quite early 80s influenced though!

The opening post in this thread put this in context - we still play new hits of the week (UK #1 album tracks, new UK Top 3s and new US #1s) at the end of each session!

Addison Rae - Aquamarine ('Headphones On' is my favourite from this album but I quite like the idea of 'Aquamarine' as a less obvious pick, so why not)

Lily Allen - Relapse

sombr - 12 to 12

Sylvester With Patrick Cowley - Do Ya Wanna Funk

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell

Tears For Fears - Mad World

Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker

Abba - The Day Before You Came

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Ghost - Lachryma (from 'Skeletá')

Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun (from 'Addison')

Fred Again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap

Best

ears For Fears - Mad World

Abba - The Day Before You Came

Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust

Tie-break - Save A Prayer

Worst

Wonder Dog - Ruff Mix

Barry Manilow - I Wanna Do It With You

The Kids From 'Fame' - Starmaker

Addison Rae - Headphones On (Though I am equally fine with Aquamarine)

Lily Allen - Ruminating

CMAT - Euro Country

5 best:

Wonder Dog - Ruff Mix

Pinkees - Danger Games

Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

Roxy Music - Take A Chance With Me

John Cougar - Jack And Diane

Worst:

Abba - The Day Before You Came

Tiebreak: The Message

The bonus songs are mostly after my time so I won't be voting in that.

The Day Before You Came

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Maneater

Mad World

Reap The Wild Wind

Save A Prayer

Fame Is A Gun

Back To Friends

12 To 12

Suede - Disintegrate (so I can relive part of last night's gig)

Sparks - Do Things My Own Way

CMAT - Jamie Oliver Petrol Station

Sparks - Do Things My Own Way

Coming up at 4pm with 49 songs covering the last 8 weeks of 1982!

https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI

@Brer any last minute votes - specifically to 'Mad World' and/or 'The Day Before You Came'?

@jimwatts how about both of them x

ABBA - The Day Before You Came

Adam Ant - Friend Or Foe

Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Tears For Fears - Mad World

Not a very strong week but still 2 pretty good discoveries there from Adam Ant and Blue Zoo. Next best discoveries were The Clash's 'Straight To Hell' and Japan, next best I already knew were Daryl Hall & John Oates and Spandau Ballet.

Duran Duran for the tiebreak.

Best of Week 20 poll results

10 Abba - The Day Before You Came

10 Tears For Fears - Mad World

8 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

5 Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind

4 Daryl Hall And John Oates - Maneater

2 Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry

2 Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry

2 Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted

2 Sylvester With Patrick Cowley - Do Ya Wanna Funk

2 The Clash - Straight To Hell

2 The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)

1 Adam Ant - Friend Or Foe

1 Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust

1 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

1 Dexys Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)

1 Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker

1 Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

1 John Cougar - Jack And Diane

1 Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

1 Pinkees - Danger Games

1 Roxy Music - Take A Chance With Me

1 Wonder Dog - Ruff Mix

Best of Week 19 tiebreak

8 Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

3 Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Message

Wall of fame

Week 1: John Foxx - Underpass

Week 2: Blondie - Atomic

Week 3: The Cure - A Forest

Week 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Week 5: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Week 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

Week 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Week 8: Visage - Fade To Grey

Week 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Week 10: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Week 11: The Specials - Ghost Town

Week 12: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Week 13: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Week 14: Ultravox - The Voice

Week 15: The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Week 16: Associates - Party Fears Two

Week 17: Yazoo - Only You

Week 18: Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Week 19: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer

Week 20: tbc

Another tie this week, to be settled with the final poll for 1982!

Nominations for the other bonuses:

Dave - History (feat. James Blake)

Lily Allen - Ruminating

Tyler, The Creator - Stop Playing With Me

(the Lily album might yet go to #1 this week anyway but still!)

Full list of hits covered today (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold; * denotes if not on Spotify):

06/11/1982

Marvin Gaye - (Sexual) Healing

Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine

Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

Supertramp - It's Raining Again

13/11/1982

Clannad - Theme From 'Harry's Game'

Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It)

Donna Summer - State Of Independence

Duran Duran - Rio

Renee And Renato - Save Your Love

20/11/1982

The Human League - Mirror Man

A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Musical Youth - Youth Of Today

Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives

Yazoo - The Other Side Of Love

Lionel Richie - Truly

Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)

Talk Talk - Talk Talk

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again / Bloody Luxury

27/11/1982

Ultravox - Hymn

Madness - Our House

Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart)

Japan - Night Porter

Evelyn King - Back To Love

04/12/1982

The Jam - Beat Surrender

Shalamar - Friends

Soft Cell - Where The Heart Is

Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious

Kevin Rowland And Dexys Midnight Runners - Let's Get This Straight (From The Start) / Old

Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat

Malcolm McLaren And The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals

David Bowie And Bing Crosby - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy

Young Steve And The Afternoon Boys - I'm Alright*

11/12/1982

Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love

Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)

Shakin' Stevens - Blue Christmas (The Shakin' Stevens EP)

Kool And The Gang - Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho

Cliff Richard - Little Town

18/12/1982

Dionne Warwick - All The Love In The World

Santa Claus And The Christmas Trees - Singalong-A-Santa*

David Essex - A Winter's Tale

Abba - Under Attack

Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Dear Addy

Incantation - Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Desi)

Barry Manilow - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

25/12/1982

Keith Harris And Orville - Orville's Song

John Williams - Theme From 'E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial)'

The Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue

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Week 20 Tiebreak

Tears For Fears - Mad World

Abba - The Day Before You Came

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My votes (Madness just miss out):

Marvin Gaye - (Sexual) Healing

Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives

Ultravox - Hymn

Tiebreak:

Tears For Fears - Mad World

I'll leave these polls open for a week...

A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

Duran Duran - Rio

The Jam - Beat Surrender

The Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue

Tiebreak: Tears For Fears - Mad World

Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

Clannad - Theme From 'Harry's Game'

Duran Duran - Rio

A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

I love Our House and A Winter's Tale but I do want to shout out Clannad and Flock of Seagulls for being really good discoveries.

Tiebreak: Tears For Fears - Mad World