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Sadly, there is no place for Pure Pop on the current music scene. :( Main reason : music piracy and illegal downloading, pure pop is the most vulnerable music genre, based on the age of genre fans .

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Sadly, most young forum members don't have any interest in retro rankings / discussions / music , it's always a nostalgia of older generations in a style "when we were young, the music was much better, than now" :) It's not easy to choose 80s album, which will bring many peoples to vote. As I said before, don't want to do Madonna or Kylie rate. All albums suggestions for the future rankings are allowed, exclude the artists with personal forums and the rates, which were done in Pop or Indie forums before.

I don't remember some songs, will vote in the next 2-3 days.

Ace Of Base singles rate in Pop part of Buzzjack forum : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=177658 Don't miss a deadline. :)

Here is my plans : Albums rate Current : 1980s : Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than The Speed of Night Future : Early 2000s : compilation of huge retro artist 1970s : classic pop album 1990s : album from my all-time favourite + Bucks Fizz singles rate in end of month. Also I want to do the rate of any Pet Shop Boys album from 80s or early 90s. Which album will be the best choice ?

"I'm Never Giving Up" is my favourite ESC song of all 80s decade. Berit's song is a Finnish version of FR David hit "Words", this single from Barbara Dickson was a minor hit in Belgium and flopped in all another charts. British Eurovision # 1s in my chart: 1957 : Patricia Bredin - All 1965 : Kathy Kirby - I Belong 1969 : Lulu - Boom Bang-a-Bang 1970 : Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There ? 1971 : Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In The Box 1972 : New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow 1974 : Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love 1976 : Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me 1977 : Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran - Rock Bottom 1978 : Co-Co - The Bad Old Days 1980 : Prima Donna - Love Enough For Two 1981 : Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up 1982 : Bardo - One Step Further 1983 : Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up 1985 : Vikki Watson - Love Is 1991 : Samantha Janus - A Message To Your Heart 1997 : Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine A Light 2002 : Jessica Garlick - Comeback 2007 : Scooch - Flying The Flag (For You) 2013 : Bonnie Tyler - Believe In Me

It could be much worse (for simple Israel or Serbia) I wanted UK, but Spain is not bad draw too.

A song about beautiful Irish city. Kim Newport - Come Up To Dublin (1982) b-ok0T30Vaw Michael, thanks for your retro charts thread. http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=177081

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Michael, are you Irish or maybe you lived in Ireland ? I see some amazing Irish songs here : Dream Lover, Come Up To Dublin :wub: (could be # 1 in my chart) and songs from Chips. My favourites from Eurovision 1982 : 1. Austria (Mess - Sonntag) 2. Germany (Nicole - A Little Peace) 3. United Kingdom (Bardo - One Step Further) 4. Ireland (Duskeys - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow) 5. Luxembourg (Svetlana - Cours Apres Le Temps) Very strong line-up again, Norway's song also was good. Maybe it's the most unpredictable # 1 in all my Eurovision rankings. My #1s from 1982 : ABBA - When All Is Said And Done ABBA - One Of Us ABBA - Head Over Heels Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies Bardo - One Step Further Mess - Sonntag Tight Fit - Fantasy Island Dana - I Feel Love Comin' On Bucks Fizz - Now Those Days Are Gone Brotherhood Of Man - Lighting Flash Nicole - A Little Peace Nicole - Give Me More Time Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted Tight Fit - I'm Undecided Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat ABBA - The Day Before You Came Renee and Renato - Save Your Love It was amazing year, almost every # 1 is a retro pop classic.

Elisabeth Engstler - Lonely (1987) Q6iVcGr38H8 Good pop song from Austrian singer and Eurovision participant (Mess - Sonntag, Austria 1982)

When Lithuanian rehearsal ?

Fresh song from 2015. Paulina Skrabyte - Nuostabi diena EUsQvqFzK4w

Lietaus TOP 20 11.05.2015 01. (13) 02. (14) 03. (01) Lainius, Saule, Andrius Mamontovas - Kitos durys 04. (05) 05. (02) 06. (03) 07. (06) 08. (04) 09. (NE) 10. (16) 11. (NE) Baku & Carol - Viskas gerai 12. (08) 13. (09) 14. (07) 15. (10) 16. (11) Sare Roma - Lietuvaite 17. (NE) El Fuego - Sudie man nesakyk 18. (15) 19. (12) 20. (20)

Yes, please. :cheer:

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A little more promotion : Bucks Fizz Singles Rate coming soon in Retro forum. Start : last week of May.

Why Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than The Speed Of Night ? : The album entered the UK album charts at number one - a pioneering first for any female artist according to The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Bonnie_Tyler_Faster_Than_The_Speed_Of_Night.png Tracklist : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Discuss, rate the songs and open your mind for retro pop (if you didn't heard it before) :) Rules of rate : without -1 and 11, but you can give any mark from 0 to 10 with 0.5 step.

Results : 1. Some Might Say = 8.67 2. Wonderwall = 7.83 [more 10s] 3. Morning Glory = 7.83 4. Don't Look Back In Anger = 7.67 5. Champagne Supernova = 7.00 6. Cast No Shadow = 6.83 7. She's Electric = 6.33 8. Hey Now = 6.20 9. Hello = 6.17 10. Roll With It = 5.33

27.03.1983 : Week # 13 01. ( NE ) [1st week at # 1] 02. ( 03 ) Renee & Renato - Just One More Kiss (7 weeks) 03. ( 06 ) Vulcano - Een Beetje Van Dit (5 weeks) 04. ( 01 ) Gry Johansen - Kloden Drejer (4 weeks) 05. ( 07 ) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (6 weeks) 06. ( 08 ) Kikky Amity - Never On A Monday (4 weeks) 07. ( 02 ) Ann Breen / Valerie Dunbar - Pal Of My Cradle Days (6 weeks) 08. ( 12 ) Bucks Fizz - Run For Your Life (3 weeks) 09. ( 04 ) Marga Scheide & Deuce - One, Two, Three... Bananas (14 weeks) 10. ( 11 ) Rachel Sweet - Voo Doo (8 weeks) 11. ( 05 ) Pussycat - Lovers Of A Kind (7 weeks) 12. ( NE ) Barbara Dickson - Stop In The Name Of Love (1 week) 13. ( NE ) 14. ( 17 ) Mara - Sternenland (2 weeks) 15. ( 10 ) Snapshot - Gi'r Du Et Knus (4 weeks) 16. ( 09 ) Cathy Ryen - Lengsel (5 weeks) 17. ( 19 ) Bernadette - Sing Me A Song (5 weeks) 18. ( 13 ) Kirsty MacColl & Matchbox - I Want Out (3 weeks) 19. ( 16 ) Bennet & Bee - Put That Pretty Smile Upon Your Face (11 weeks) 20. ( 15 ) Kitty Woodson & Jupiter 8 - E.T. Phone Home (10 weeks) 21. ( 14 ) Dianne Marchal - It's My Time Now (8 weeks) 22. ( 18 ) Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - If You Wanna Be Happy (7 weeks) 23. ( NE ) 24. ( 22 ) Anita Meyer - The One That You Love (14 weeks) 25. ( NE ) 26. ( 21 ) Nicole - Ich Hab Dich Doch Lieb (10 weeks) 27. ( NE ) 28. ( NE ) 29. ( NE ) 30. ( NE )

Announce : I prepare a little surprise for retro fans. Just wait : 23rd May.

"I Kissed A Girl" even not in top 5. :o :( "One Of The Boys" for # 1. :cheer:

Am I only the one person here, who dislike "Don't Stop Movin'" ?

Today I have a little vintage pop music for the fans. Carol Deene - Norman (1962) eqSfzBShEZ8 Young 17 years old English singer Carol Deene scored three Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1962. "Norman" was her most successful single, reached number 24 in January.