Pazz & Jop 1979 Singles Poll

I'm really surprised "My Sharona" made the top 10; convention wisdom is that critics in the years B.E. (Before Eddy) loathed the Knack.

"conventional"--there was no convention called to litigate this point.

**The Poobahs feel impelled to point out that at least seven of those voting for this disc are intimates of Lester Bangs, and at least one is Lester Bangs himself. They also feel impelled to acknowledge that it's a pretty good record anyway

On the xgau link but I never c & p'd this

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Dreaming was such a disappointing follow up to the Parallel Lines singles. "When I met you at the restaurant / you could tell I was no debutante" is the stupidest opening rhyme since "My love don't give me presents / I know that she's no peasant".

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Her regal vocal sells it -- I can practically see plumage.

well sure, she's all time

I missed this but I probably would've voted Tusk

Believe I voted Sister Sledge... good, will no longer consider it a "guilty pleasure" (ugh).

For some reason expected Drury to land on top... maybe Tom's 9 rating came across as critical consensus. For lyrics alone it wins hands down, tho, maybe bottom is fitting.

Let's rank the #1 singles of 1979.

A mistake to write that list when I had other top tens to consider...