I mean 'Is it that good?' not 'It Isnt'
― Mark G, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:36 (eight years ago) link
lol all these typos can be blamed on http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/theface.htm
― just sayin, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 20:30 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
before you vote please listen to this fucking awesome jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1ySsrRSHk
― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 31 August 2015 00:14 (eight years ago) link
"ain't nothing going on but the rent" is one of my favorite song titles.
xp, yeah "set fire to me" is about as sexy as music gets
― brimstead, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:36 (eight years ago) link
Mountains v narrowly over Wild Wild Life
― It empowers them, he jokes (albvivertine), Monday, 31 August 2015 00:41 (eight years ago) link
There are only 6 songs on this list that I don't know. The Face and I were in sync in 86.
― mike t-diva, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:57 (eight years ago) link
This is the worst year in all of music ever, right
― Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Monday, 31 August 2015 01:01 (eight years ago) link
sweet freedom
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:02 (eight years ago) link
willie colon is awesome
― drash, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:11 (eight years ago) link
Seems like 1976 gets that distinction more often than any other, but I put my money on 1999.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:14 (eight years ago) link
wtf you guys -- the R&B on this list is good to great
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 31 August 2015 01:18 (eight years ago) link
afaict it's only lj calling into question the quality of this list
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:20 (eight years ago) link
WTF, no Pet Shop Boys? OK, West End Girls is technically an '85 release, but at lease one of Opportunities / Love Comes Quickly / Suburbia should be on there.
― Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:38 (eight years ago) link
"least", obv.
― Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:39 (eight years ago) link
And despite this being the year of Infected, no The The either. Fuck this list.
― Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:47 (eight years ago) link
Plenty of good tracks here (and a few great ones) but the one I have the softest spot for is Joyce Sims.
― dubmill, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:52 (eight years ago) link
Vast Halo massively otm
― Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Monday, 31 August 2015 11:02 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
I would have voted for Oran "Juice" Jones
― welltris (crüt), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:05 (eight years ago) link
comeo was rabbed
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link
"Sweet Freedom" was a top ten 29 years ago this week!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 01:03 (eight years ago) link
The Juice wuz robbed!
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 02:30 (eight years ago) link
Just being reminded by the mention of Rock The Bells here that I saw 2 keep fit books by LL Cool J in a charity shop yesterday, but didn't give them a closer inspection. Am I missing anything? Should I run back there and grab them and thus have my life permanently changed?
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:10 (eight years ago) link
Ha, wasn't there another poll of old stuff a while back where Simply Red did unexpectedly well?
His life story/reison d'etre.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:15 (eight years ago) link
I remember UB40 winning a best New Pop poll lol
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:41 (eight years ago) link
People forget how good they were when they started.
If they'd split after the first "Labour of Love"..
― Mark G, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:43 (eight years ago) link
What was the best New Pop album (80-85)?
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:12 (eight years ago) link
Must be the only poll in ILM history that New Order didn't win
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:14 (eight years ago) link