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Full results from week 16: Best: Like A Prayer x10 We Didn't Start The Fire x9 Black Velvet x5 She Drives Me Crazy x5 Nothing Compares 2 U x4 Toy Soldiers x4 The Living Years x3 Vogue x3 Cold Hearted x2 Escapade x2 Eternal Flame x2 Listen To Your Heart x2 Straight Up x2 Batdance Hold On It Must Have Been Love Step By Step Worst: I'll Be Loving You (Forever) x12 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You x6 If You Don't Know Me By Now x5 I'll Be Your Everything x4 Lost In Your Eyes x2 Wind Beneath My Wings x2 Baby Don't Forget My Number Batdance Rock On When I See You Smile ~ My votes for this week: Best: C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (feat. Freedom Williams) EMF - Unbelievable Madonna - Justify My Love Maxi Priest - Close To You Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Not a great week ngl. Can't say there are any really noteworthy near misses (Maxi Priest felt like a scrape to make up 5 here, was between him and P.M. Dawn so I guess honourable mention to them). Worst: Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman Stevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Surface - The First Time Lots of songs I already have no memory of :ph34r:

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). Madonna looked to be coming for a comfortable win in the last poll with 'Like A Prayer' but the last few votes saw its lead dwindle to the traditional 1 vote gap, with Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire' right on her tail. The bronze medal was shared between Alannah Myles' 'Black Velvet' and Fine Young Cannibals' 'She Drives Me Crazy'. Over on the worst poll we had a first for either poll in that there was a unanimous winner - all 12 people who nominated worst songs picked New Kids On The Block's 'I'll Be Loving You (Forever)' as one of their nominations. Michael Bolton was runner up with only half as many votes for 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You' and the podium was rounded out by Simply Red's 'If You Don't Know Me By Now'. 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)) Week 13 (Feb 1985-Jul 1986): Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls [10/15] Week 14 (Jul 1986-Oct 1987): Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms [11/16] Week 15 (Nov 1987-Feb 1989): Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine [10/14] (tied with INXS - Need You Tonight) Week 16 (Feb 1989-Jul 1990): Madonna - Like A Prayer [10/13] 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] 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] Week 13 (Feb 1985-Jul 1986): Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives [7/11] Week 14 (Jul 1986-Oct 1987): Atlantic Starr - Always [8/12] Week 15 (Nov 1987-Feb 1989): Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go [5/10] Week 16 (Feb 1989-Jul 1990): New Kids On The Block - I'll Be Loving You (Forever) [12/12] Another 40 songs in this poll spanning the 722nd through 761st #1s, from late July 1990 (Glenn Medeiros' 'She Ain't Worth It' (feat. Bobby Brown)) to the end of November 1991 (P.M. Dawn's 'Set Adrift On Memory Bliss'). This poll is very late again due to me being unreliable as ever so it's potentially only open for about 10 hours but if there aren't enough votes by 4pm I'll just leave it open for another week alongside another hopefully more promptly posted poll. x Amy Grant - Baby Baby Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (feat. Freedom Williams) Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amor EMF - Unbelievable Extreme - More Than Words George Michael - Praying For Time Glenn Medeiros - She Ain't Worth It (feat. Bobby Brown) Gloria Estefan - Coming Out Of The Dark Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) James Ingram - I Don't Have The Heart Janet Jackson - Black Cat Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory Karyn White - Romantic Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You Madonna - Justify My Love Mariah Carey - Emotions Mariah Carey - I Don't Wanna Cry Mariah Carey - Love Takes Time Mariah Carey - Someday Mariah Carey - Vision Of Love Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (feat. Loleatta Holloway) Maxi Priest - Close To You Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman Nelson - (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss Paula Abdul - The Promise Of A New Day Paula Abdul - Rush Rush Prince and New Power Generation - Cream Roxette - Joyride Stevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Surface - The First Time Sweet Sensation - If Wishes Came True Timmy T - One More Try Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight Wilson Phillips - Release Me Wilson Phillips - You're In Love

Sorry I flopped at getting last week's poll up again. I'll put it up now and again see if it gets enough votes before 4pm to justify playing a recap song, if not we'll have two next week. This week's #2s (we start to run into some quite long running #1s again now so a fairly long list this week): Ace Of Base - All That She Wants Adina Howard - Freak Like Me Boyz II Men - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang (feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg) En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey - Endless Love Madonna - I'll Remember Mariah Carey - Can't Let Go Monica - Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days) Nicki French - Total Eclipse Of The Heart The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance / Stay With Me (Remix) Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge Shai - If I Ever Fall In Love Shanice - I Love Your Smile Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do Soul For Real - Candy Rain SWV - Downtown SWV - Right Here (Human Nature Remix) Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby TLC - Red Light Special Warren G - Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg) Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker Xscape - Just Kickin' It My nominations (falling out pretty easily here): Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge Warren G - Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg)

Last week's tracklist (week 17): Recap Madonna - Like A Prayer 722 Glenn Medeiros - She Ain't Worth It (feat. Bobby Brown) 723 Mariah Carey - Vision Of Love 724 Sweet Sensation - If Wishes Came True 725 Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory 726 Wilson Phillips - Release Me 727 Nelson - (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection 728 Maxi Priest - Close To You 729 George Michael - Praying For Time 730 James Ingram - I Don't Have The Heart 731 Janet Jackson - Black Cat 732 Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 733 Mariah Carey - Love Takes Time 734 Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight 735 Stevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song) 736 Madonna - Justify My Love 737 Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do 738 Surface - The First Time 739 C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (feat. Freedom Williams) 740 Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need 741 Mariah Carey - Someday 742 Timmy T - One More Try 743 Gloria Estefan - Coming Out Of The Dark 744 Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You 745 Wilson Phillips - You're In Love 746 Amy Grant - Baby Baby 747 Roxette - Joyride 748 Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) 749 Mariah Carey - I Don't Wanna Cry 750 Extreme - More Than Words 751 Paula Abdul - Rush Rush 752 EMF - Unbelievable 753 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 754 Paula Abdul - The Promise Of A New Day 755 Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amor 756 Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (feat. Loleatta Holloway) 757 Mariah Carey - Emotions 758 Karyn White - Romantic 759 Prince and New Power Generation - Cream 760 Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman 761 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss #2 En Vogue - Hold On #2 Snap! - The Power #2 Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long) #2 Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now #2 Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over #2 Roxette - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) UK#1A Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [from Better Man - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] RIP The Band - The Weight [for Garth Hudson] RIP Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love [for John Sykes]

Am working on it ~

The reception to this seems to be pretty universally positive on Reddit in contrast to all the negativity in here :thinking: who do I trust x (I'm still looking forward to hearing this, as I go against the BuzzJack grain in thinking 'Timeless' is one of his best songs) Oop at 'Dancing In The Flames' not even making the tracklist in the end.

I botedT ~

I think the JENNIE song was only released at 5am UK time - if I may make a constructive criticism it might make sense to wait until the daytime to post these threads rather than rushing to get them up right after midnight as it's not going to be uncommon for big pop songs to be 5am releases x

Rude

1 HI-LO 2 Gorgon City 3 Topic 4 AC Slater 5 Joel Corry 6 nimino 7 Kygo 8 MORTEN Only playlisting HI-LO this week but the top 5 are all decent. nimino doubling down on amateur sounding songs with annoying vocals but this isn't as bad as 'I Only Smoke When I Drink'. Kygo basic as ever but not his worst. David Guetta stays with the awful remakes. (yay I broke the tie x)

1 Nova Twins 2 Sam Fender 3 Deacon Blue 4 Papa Roach 5 Good Neighbours 6 The Lathums 7 The Darkness 8 Djo Only Nova Twins that I'll be playlisting but the Sam Fender song is better than 'People Watching' and 'Wild Long Lie' for me at least, hopefully there'll still be at least one song that clicks properly for me this era. Can't say the rest did much for me at all, the Deacon Blue song was fairly pleasant I guess ~ (btw I'd definitely say don't take it personally @ people commenting on certain songs being excluded, you can't please everyone with a limited poll x)

Will do this tomorrow night probably x

Robyn actually in the lead now :o really assumed she would be winning this!

OutKast is top 2 on this list, y'all better not be dumping it in the bottom half x

The Matt Terry version was a remix of an Enrique song that was already out. It didn't really make a lot of sense as a collaboration but it was just Simon trying to cash in on the reggaetón mini-trend going on at the time.

Very pleased this did get to #1 in the UK after all (and may be there for a while) after it appeared to be stalling for a while. It's my favourite UK #1 for a while and great to see a new British artist at the top so early in the year after 2024 was so lacklustre for British artists. Gives me some Wolf Alice vibes ~

1 JoJo 2 Mabel 3 Self Esteem 4 Tate McRae 5 Mike Posner 6 Kane Brown 7 Tom Walker 8 Lauren Spencer Smith Nothing I'll be revisiting again but the top 3 were decent (although agreed with what a lot of people have said that this is an underwhelming direction for Self Esteem to go in). Really not getting much from Tate's recent singles and honestly think this is the weakest of the 3, shame as I loved 'greedy' and 'exes'.

https://sync-tube.de/room/ApAM3t-I Starting from 8pm :jump: (just remembered I need to make the YouTube playlist again, will edit it into this post x) edit: playlist?list=PLPJgevNSgquZ0xSyMfOcJ_zAcf48ebgwZ

Happy to do a listenthrough this evening :jump:

^ there weren't any ties (not least for the worst poll which has a unanimous winner this week which you have further added to :lol:) but I'll include your votes for the OP stats anyway. Will endeavour to get the new poll up today.

I specifically cut down the list I posted there to songs that I thought would be uncontroversial to call pop and people are still arguing with me so maybe the problem here is people just being too restrictive with what they consider to be pop songs ddd. 'Scantily Clad' literally sounds like a Chappell Roan song!! And I don't know what other genre you could possibly call 'Honki Ponki' (maybe disco I guess but that's still closer to pop than to anything alternative), I can see why it might not be to the tastes of the typical BJSC pop voter but that doesn't make it not a pop song x

I think pop is doing fine x (of the pop songs that DNQed the only one that was really surprising was Charlotte Sands)

I had a read through this last night and it's mostly a pretty well written article although I notice that it's parroting a blatantly wrong statistic from another article The Guardian did recently about TikTok hits, claiming that Blood Orange's 'Champagne Coast' became a top 20 hit last year when it has in fact still never charted anywhere. The Guardian must have somehow conflated the overall chart with the independent singles chart and the BBC have just repeated that without fact checking clearly! (The paragraph about 'I Wanna Be Yours' is a little misleading/dubious as well as it was never a single and its one week in the chart wasn't until 2022 but I'll give them a bit more leeway on that one x). edit: oh and it says 'Cruel Summer' got to #1 lol but maybe they got it confused with the USA xx

Recap is brat!

So most people still voted for at least one DNQ despite the rather limited pool - only 7 people in semi 1 and 5 in semi 2 who got a full house (and 3/5 of those in semi 2 were countries who DNQed themselves so had an even smaller pool). Ooop at Terra Avium being only one point off, but a bigger gap in semi 1 (41 points seems like a surprisingly healthy cutoff point there especially with 2 non-voters).