http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png195 (TIE). Billy Preston - Outa-Space150 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/UuJVleNkJj0
195 (TIE). Al Green - Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)150 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/PO6Jt4M8ebs
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 14:38 (seven years ago) link
Now that's what I call clavinet! (re: Outa-Space)
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 14:57 (seven years ago) link
Sha-La-La is amazing cause it does all those terrible old timey things like a la la chorus and a novelty percussion and yet Green and Mitchell make it work
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:02 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png193 (TIE). Teddy Pendergrass - I Don't Love You Anymore151 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/pWgxSjf9VgY
193 (TIE). The Dramatics - In the Rain151 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/iJQNedn8k4Q
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:31 (seven years ago) link
Voted for both of these beautiful songs
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:44 (seven years ago) link
I Don't Love You Anymore TOO LOW anywhere outside the top 5.
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:52 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png192. Aaron Neville - Hercules152 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/bySudtwSwnY
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:55 (seven years ago) link
I've always loved this instrumental cover of "In The Rain"
https://youtu.be/UmNveARlZVY
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:56 (seven years ago) link
Hercules is haunting.
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:04 (seven years ago) link
It's an awesome driving song
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:08 (seven years ago) link
All things considered my favorite Toussaint song.
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:10 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png191. Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star153 points / 4 voteshttps://youtu.be/nGYpc7AuQjQ
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png189 (TIE). The O'Jays - Listen to the Clock on the Wall154 points / 2 voteshttps://youtu.be/PzuAs8grqSg
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:31 (seven years ago) link
189 (TIE). Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive154 points / 2 voteshttps://youtu.be/oQwNN-0AgWc
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:32 (seven years ago) link
That O'Jays song is so great, glad someone else helped me to get it into the top 200.
"Stayin' Alive" is great as well but feels out of place in this poll.
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:33 (seven years ago) link
I could do without "Stayin' Alive" in both this and the disco-only poll.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
Hi five ArchCarrier!
I wanted to vote for Time To Get Down, which wasn't nominated, so I voted for my second favorite O'Jays song instead
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png187 (TIE). Jackson Sisters - I Believe in Miracles154 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/7MYdr8Fkah0
187 (TIE). Funkadelic - I'll Bet You154 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/ORm8Fa3q4Ro
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
Whoa, that Jacksons Sisters track rocks! I hadn't noticed it during the nominations process because I confused it with "You Sexy Thing" :)
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 16:48 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png185 (TIE). Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive155 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/Tth-8wA3PdY
185 (TIE). Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces155 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/FnH_zwVmiuE
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:00 (seven years ago) link
"Stayin' Alive," ugh.
But I don't really care because I'm still so pumped at seeing "There But For The Grace of God Go I" crack the Top 200 despite not even being on the nominations list. So, high five to the other write-in voter!!
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:04 (seven years ago) link
High five back! I put it on my ballot after I saw your vote for it. The single best discovery from the disco poll for me.
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
I Bet You, comically low.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png183 (TIE). Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama156 points / 2 voteshttps://youtu.be/GeNkRuYHy8k
183 (TIE). Chairmen of the Board - Finders Keepers156 points / 2 voteshttps://youtu.be/RLbchIebH9g
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:23 (seven years ago) link
'I Believe in Miracles' is a classic but didn't quite make my ballot, glad to see it place.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png182. Al Wilson - Show and Tell156 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/ItgAlRuafaU
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:39 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png181. The Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop157 points / 2 voteshttps://youtu.be/ptXveQbZvxs
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:58 (seven years ago) link
Bus Stop!
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:05 (seven years ago) link
Are You Ready?
To do the Bus Stop?
lol @ Bee Gees hate in this thread
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:07 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png180. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Cherchez La Femme157 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/9UXA5reH0_o
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:14 (seven years ago) link
"Stayin' Alive" is a terrific song, even if no "Turn the Beat Around"
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:16 (seven years ago) link
I don't hate "Stayin' Alive" like I once did, but one the 100 best disco songs ever? And one of the 200 best Soul/Funk/Disco songs ever? Hell No.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:18 (seven years ago) link
Not exactly sure "I could do without 'Stayin' Alive' in both this and the disco-only poll" is hate, per se.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:25 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png179. The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie158 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/mkBS4zUjJZo
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
Almost voted for this one. Went with what I think is an even more well-regarded Jacksons track instead.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:35 (seven years ago) link
"Finders Keepers" was my discovery of this poll. Never knew they were this funky (awesome clavinet again!). Great brass stabs too.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link
Here comes my number 3:
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:38 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png178. The Stylistics - Peek-a-Boo159 points / 2 voteshttps://youtu.be/qZtgs54z3-U
Think I ended up cutting "Blame it on the Boogie" b/c I had at least 5 or 6 other Jackson family songs on my ballot.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png176 (TIE). The Supremes - Stoned Love160 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/Rglxw5cbZWY
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png176 (TIE). Smokey Robinson - Cruisin'160 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/WlzY6cWpoMQ
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:50 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png174 (TIE). Chic - At Last I Am Free161 points / 4 voteshttps://youtu.be/Qo0LYX6COv0
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 19:05 (seven years ago) link
174 (TIE). Aretha Franklin - Angel161 points / 4 voteshttps://youtu.be/9FqZ1yyeVAI
"Finders Keepers" was my discovery of this poll. Never knew they were this funky (awesome clavinet again!).
that's what happens when you replace your backing band with Funkadelic
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 19:09 (seven years ago) link
Cruisin' doesn't make the top 150? Come on voters!
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 19:19 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png173. The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can162 points / 3 voteshttps://youtu.be/F2U1OUxXSMM
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 19:20 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png172. Bill Withers - Lovely Day163 points / 4 voteshttps://youtu.be/sYi7uEvEEmk
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 19:31 (seven years ago) link
Absolutely Epic poll ArchCarrier. I like the 50 per day.
I'll post my ballot later but one thing I can say: more people need to listen to Get Up Get Into It Get Involved by James Brown and In Time by Sly.
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 15 April 2017 02:48 (seven years ago) link
Wow, I love Freda Payne and Band of Gold too, but I had no reason to believe it would come in at no 6.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 15 April 2017 03:00 (seven years ago) link
Wow, I missed most of the whole top 50.
My very dilettante-ish ballot:
James Brown - The Payback Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Stevie Wonder - Superstition Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) Hall & Oates - She's Gone Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground Earth, Wind & Fire - September Donna Summer - I Feel Love Parliament - Flashlight Sly & The Family Stone - Luv N' Haight Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks Trammps - Disco Inferno Esther Phillips - Home Is Where the Hatred Is Hall & Oates - Rich Girl Jackson 5 - I Want You Back Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop Trammps - Hooked for Life Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Parliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species) Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight Rolling Stones - Miss You James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine Funkadelic - Hit It and Quit It Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Edwin Starr - War Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Al Green - Tired of Being Alone Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby Chic - Good Times Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) Andrea True Connection - More, More, More Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine Sister Sledge - We Are Family Isley Brothers - Fight the Power Isley Brothers - That Lady Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up Bill Withers - Lean on Me Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 15 April 2017 03:53 (seven years ago) link
Patti Jo - Make Me Believe in YouSly & The Family Stone - Thank You for Talkin' to Me AfricaBill Brandon - We Fell in Love While DancingAl Green - BelleCaston & Majors - No One Will KnowCarol Douglas - Midnight Love AffairSister Sledge - Lost in MusicDiana Ross - Reach Out I'll Be ThereWar - The World Is a GhettoCurtis Mayfield - Move on UpChic - I Want Your LoveSoul Children - It's Out of My HandsFatback - (Are You Ready) Do the Bus StopLuther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be RightRoberta Flack - Do What You Gotta DoShuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23Archie Bell and the Drells - StrategyTemprees - Dedicated to the One I LoveAl Wilson - EarthquakePhyllis Hyman - Loving You, Losing YouDiana Ross - Love HangoverStaple Singers - I'll Take You ThereRufus Thomas - The BreakdownAshford & Simpson - Stay FreeDetroit Emeralds - Feel the Need in Me
Andy Bey - Celestial BluesAngela Bofill - Angel of the NightB.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)Dramatics - In the RainElgins - Heaven Must Have Sent YouO'Jays - Back StabbersBunny Sigler - Great Big LiarBusta Jones - (You) Keep on Making Me HotThree Degrees - When Will I See You AgainDonald Byrd - Change (Makes You Want to Hustle)Peter Brown - Do You Wanna Get Funky With MeMcFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us NowTemptations - Papa Was a Rollin' StoneRoy Ayers - Everybody Loves the SunshineRasputin's Stash - Mr CoolRose Royce - Wishing on a StarRufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa BabyLamont Dozier - Going Back to My RootsLaura Lee - Women's Love RightsEarth, Wind & Fire - EvilSupremes - High EnergySupremes - I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the WalkingSoul Children - I'll Be the Other WomanFunkadelic - I'll StayFunkadelic - Maggot BrainGary Bartz - Music Is My SanctuaryCurtis Mayfield - SuperflyAlice Clark - Never Did I Stop Loving YouBobby Womack - Across 110th StreetBohannon - Summertime GrooveCheryl Lynn - Got to Be RealChi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the PeopleChic - Everybody DancePointer Sisters - Yes We Can CanMarvin Gaye - When Did I Stop Loving You, When Did You Stop Loving MeMel & Tim - Starting All Over AgainMelba Moore - You Stepped Into My LifeMerry Clayton - Gimme ShelterSister Sledge - Thinking of YouSisters Love - Give Me Your LoveGwen McCrae - All This Love That I'm GivingHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I LostIsaac Hayes - Never Can Say GoodbyeJackson 5 - Forever Came TodayJackson 5 - I Want You BackJackson Sisters - I Believe in MiraclesStylistics - Betcha by Golly, WowThe Isley Brothers - Get Into SomethingSylvester - I Need Somebody to Love TonightDavid Porter - Can't See You When I Want ToEddie Kendricks - My People...Hold OnEdwin Starr - ContactEmotions - Best of My LoveMSFB - Love Is the MessageO'Jays - Christmas Ain't Christmas, New Year's Ain't New Year's Without the One You LoveOdyssey - Our Lives Are Shaped by What We LovePatrice Rushen - Haven't You HeardUndisputed Truth - You + Me = LoveFirst Choice - Dr. LoveFour Tops - Still Water (Love)Genie Brown - Can't Stop TalkingGil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedLoleatta Holloway - Love SensationJones Girls - You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody ElseTeddy Predergrass - Only YouMarvin Gaye - Let's Get It OnEddie Kendricks - Girl, You Need a Change of MindMargie Joseph - Stop! In the Name of LoveMarvin Gaye - A Funky Space ReincarnationMinnie Riperton - Les FleursStaple Singers - Let's Do It AgainInner Life - I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)Tamiko Jones - Let It FlowPrince - I Wanna Be Your LoverBeginning of the End - Funky Nassau
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Saturday, 15 April 2017 10:26 (seven years ago) link
I've done a year-by-year breakdown for the Top 100:
1970 151971 151972 191973 141974 81975 61976 41977 51978 51979 9
That makes 71 for the first half of the decade, and 29 for the second half.
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 15 April 2017 12:35 (seven years ago) link
Thanks, ArchCarrier. This was fun. As mentioned on one of the other threads, I was mega-busy during the nominations and voting period so my ballot was thrown together at the last minute with tons of write-ins… and even then I completely forgot MJ's "Ain't No Sunshine" and The Commodores' "Sail On", two of my all-time favourite singles. These should have been in my top 3.
Here's my ballot (largely disco-free given we'd already done that poll).
1-50 (ranked)Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand NewStylistics - People Make The World Go RoundUndisputed Truth - Ball Of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) Aretha Franklin - Rock SteadyBilly Preston - Outa-SpaceDiana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High EnoughHerman Kelly - Dance To the Drummer’s BeatO’Jays - Love TrainStevie Wonder - Living for the CityBill Withers - Lean on MePleasure - JoyousJimmy Castor Bunch - It’s Just BegunPointer Sisters - Pinball Number CountCommodores - EasyJohnny Nash - I Can See Clearly NowIsley Brothers - Fight the PowerFirst Choice - Yes, Maybe NoKC & The Sunshine Band - Queen Of ClubsEmotions - Blind AlleyHot Chocolate - Every 1's a WinnerIncredible Bongo Band - ApacheLyn Collins - Think (About It)Jackson 5 - Hum Along and Dance5th Dimension - One Less Bell to Answer20th Century Steel Band - Heaven and Hell Is On EarthAverage White Band - Pick Up the PiecesIsaac Hayes - JoyPointer Sisters - Yes We Can CanCandi Staton - Mr and Mrs UntrueFreda Payne - Unhooked GenerationDavid Porter - I’m Afraid The Masquerade Is OverWar - Low RiderFatback Band - Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)S.O.U.L. - Burning SpearChairmen of the Board - Finders KeepersBetty Wright - Clean Up WomanBilly Paul - Me and Mrs. JonesChi-Lites - Stoned Out of My MindGil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedCurtis Mayfield - Move on UpChic - At Last I Am FreeStylistics - Betcha By Golly, WowCharles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band - Express YourselfDionne Warwick & The Spinners - Then Came You Chi-Lites - Oh GirlSpinners - Ghetto ChildKool & The Gang - Jungle BoogieAaron Neville - HerculesChi-Lites - Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
51 to 100 (unranked):Al Green - Let's Stay TogetherAnn Peebles - I'm Going to Tear Your Playhouse DownAshford & Simpson - Main LineB.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My EverythingBlackbyrds - Rock Creek ParkBobby Womack - Across 110th StreetBrick - DazzBrothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23Cymande - The MessageDetroit Emeralds - Feel the Need in MeDiana Ross and Marvin Gaye - You Are EverythingEarth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the WorldEdwin Starr - WarFive Stairsteps - O-o-h ChildFloaters - Float OnFour Tops - Still Water (Love)Funkadelic - One Nation Under a GrooveGeorge McCrae - Rock Your BabyGladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to GeorgiaHoney Cone - Want AdsHues Corporation - Rock the BoatJames Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex MachineJoe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of LoveJoe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)Johnny Bristol - Hang on in There BabyLabi Siffre - I Got the…Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Compared to WhatMaceo & The Macks - Cross the TracksMajor Harris - Love Won't Let Me WaitMarvin Gaye - Trouble ManMinnie Riperton - Lovin' YouMiracles - Love MachineMSFB - T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)O'Jays - Back StabbersPatti Jo - Make Me Believe in YouPeaches & Herb - ReunitedPointer Sisters - Pointer Sisters - How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceRose Royce - Wishing on a StarRufus Thomas - The BreakdownSly & The Family Stone - Runnin' AwaySupremes - Stoned LoveSylvia - Pillow TalkSyreeta - I Love Every Little Thing About YouTemptations - Papa Was a Rollin' StoneTimmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live TogetherUndisputed Truth - Smiling Faces SometimesVan McCoy - The HustleWilliam DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You've Got
― Jeff W, Saturday, 15 April 2017 12:43 (seven years ago) link
^oh yeah, and I had a one-artist rule, with exceptions made for The Stylistics, The Chi-Lites, The O'Jays and the Undisputed Truth
― Jeff W, Saturday, 15 April 2017 12:46 (seven years ago) link
Pretty much the inverse on my ballot.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Saturday, 15 April 2017 15:55 (seven years ago) link
One more vote for the 80s next. A 60s poll would have far fewer opportunities for reappraisals and rediscoveries.
― Ρεμπετολογια, Saturday, 15 April 2017 16:49 (seven years ago) link
Great poll, thanks ArchCarrier! Surprises all the way through.
Here's my ballot, only the top 25 is ranked. Didn't limit by artist but I did avoid voting for disco giving that most of my favourites made the disco poll and it allowed me to bump a few things I thought might need the extra points:
Marvin Gaye - Inner City BluesSpinners - I'll Be AroundCymande - BraO'Jays - Now That We Found LoveSly & The Family Stone - Runnin' AwayDiana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)David Bowie - Golden YearsSyreeta - Spinnin' and Spinnin'Stylistics - People Make the World Go RoundCymande - The MessageStevie Wonder - Creepin'Sly & The Family Stone - Family AffairRaydio - You Can't Change ThatStevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know-It-AllAl Green - I'm Still in Love With YouIsley Brothers - That LadyJames Brown - King HeroinAl Green - You Ought to Be With MeDionne Warwick - You're Gonna Need MeBetty Wright - I Love the Way You LoveCurtis Mayfield - Move on UpFern Kinney - Baby Let Me Kiss YouFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The NightAllen Toussaint - Southern NightsFour Tops - Still Water (Love)
Ace Spectrum - Don't Send Nobody ElseAl Green - Here I Am (Come and Take Me)Al Green - Love and HappinessAretha Franklin - Day DreamingAnn Peebles - I'm Going to Tear Your Playhouse DownBarry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More BabyBill Withers - Grandma's HandsBill Withers - Make a Smile for MeBill Withers - Use MeBobby "Blue" Bland - Ain't No Love in the Heart of the CityBobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for LoveBobby Womack - Across 110th StreetBobby Womack - I Can Understand ItBobby Womack - Nobody Wants You When You're Down and OutBrass Construction - LoveBrick - HappyChairmen of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More TimeChi-Lites - 24 Hours of SadnessCommodores - EasyCurtis Mayfield - Freddie's DeadCymande - Brothers on the SlideCymande - DoveDavid Ruffin - Walk Away From LoveDelfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)Delfonics - When You Get Right Down to ItDiana Ross & Marvin Gaye - My Mistake (Was to Love You)Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha GetEarth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the WorldEddie Kendricks - Girl, You Need a Change of MindEddie Kendricks - My People...Hold OnFreda Payne - Band of GoldFunkadelic - Cosmic SlopFunkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It OnGaturs - Cold BearGeorge McCrae - I Get LiftedGil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where the Hatred IsHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad LuckHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes - I Miss YouHoney Cone - Want AdsHot Chocolate - Put Your Love in MeIsaac Hayes - The Look of LoveIsley Brothers - Get Into SomethingIsley Brothers - Footsteps in the DarkJames Brown - The BossJames Fountain - Seven Day LoverJean Knight - Mr. Big StuffJoe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of LoveJohnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - You Can't Blame MeMarvin Gaye - What's Going OnMarvin Gaye - When Did I Stop Loving You, When Did You Stop Loving MeMilton Wright - Magic MusicMinnie Riperton - Inside My LoveO'Jays - For the Love of MoneyOdyssey - Our Lives Are Shaped by What We LoveParliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child)Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love and HateRaydio - Jack & JillRufus & Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something GoodSam Dees - What's It Gonna BeShuggie Otis - Inspiration InformationShuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23Sly & The Family Stone - Just Like a BabySons of Robin Stone - Got to Get You BackSpinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in LoveStevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a ThingStevie Wonder - If You Really Love MeSyl Johnson - I Hate I Walked AwaySyreeta - Cause We've Ended as LoversSyreeta - I'm Goin' LeftTimmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live TogetherWar - All Day MusicWar - The Cisco KidWar - The World Is a GhettoWillie Hutch - Brother's Gonna Work It OutWilson Pickett - Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 15 April 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
giving given
OK, I'm cool with an 80s poll. But how to define the boundaries? Is Italo allowed? Who can come up with a good definition?
Also, for this poll we had 1 week nominating, 2 weeks voting/campaigning, 1 week rollout. Was this OK for all of you?
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 15 April 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
Maybe do it as an 80s R&B poll? There was an Italo poll not so long ago.
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 15 April 2017 19:07 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, just call it R&B and let anyone nominate anything. The timetable seems ok to me.
― gospodin simmel, Saturday, 15 April 2017 19:10 (seven years ago) link
Thanks so much to ArchCarrier for running this, it's been fantastic. Here's my ballot:
1. James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine 2. James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved3. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain4. Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know-It-All5. James Brown - Super Bad6. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair7. Funkadelic - I'll Bet You8. Al Green - Here I Am (Come and Take Me)9. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears of a Clown 10. Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go11. Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa12. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone13. Donna Summer - I Feel Love14. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing15. Al Green – Take Me To The River16. B.B. King - Ain't Nobody Home17. Funkadelic - Red Hot Momma18. Funkadelic - Sexy Ways19. Smokey Robinson - Cruisin'20. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight21. Baby Huey - Listen to Me22. Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia23. Candi Staton - Summer Time24. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly25. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead26. Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby27. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back28. James Brown - Funky Drummer29. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues30. Sly & The Family Stone - In Time31. Sly & The Family Stone - Luv N' Haight32. Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street33. Freda Payne - Band of Gold34. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough35. Parliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species)36. Stevie Wonder - Living for the City37. Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones38. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)39. James Brown - Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing40. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover41. Raydio - You Can't Change That42. Parliament - Flashlight43. Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)44. Marvin Gaye - Is That Enough45. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive46. Chic - Good Times47. Commodores - Easy48. Smokey Robinson - Quiet Storm49. Stevie Wonder – Big Brother50. Earth, Wind & Fire - September51. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain52. Funkadelic - Get Off Your Ass and Jam53. Al Green - Have You Been Making Out O.K.54. Al Green - You Say It55. Allen Toussaint - Last Train56. Aretha Franklin - Angel
57. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces58. Bee Gees - Night Fever59. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine60. Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul61. Edwin Starr - War62. Fred Wesley & The JBs - Doing It to Death63. Funkadelic - I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing64. Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On65. Gene Chandler - Groovy Situation66. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia67. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me by Now68. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody69. Ike & Tina Turner - I Want to Take You Higher70. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft71. Isley Brothers - Live It Up72. Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)73. Parliament - Chocolate City74. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground75. Teddy Pendergrass - Turn Off the Lights76. Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin'77. Spinners - They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play)78. Teddy Predergrass - Only You79. Wild Tchoupitoulas - Brother John80. Marvin Gaye – When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You?81. Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter82. Meters - Fire on the Bayou83. Pointer Sisters - Fire84. James Brown - Hot Pants85. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now86. King Floyd - Groove Me87. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie88. Lou Rawls - Lady Love89. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On90. O'Jays - For the Love of Money91. Parliament - Up for the Down Stroke92. Wilson Pickett - Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 993. Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face94. Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away95. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Don't Blame You At All96. Smokey Robinson - Just My Soul Responding97. Stevie Wonder - Superstition98. Trammps - Disco Inferno99. War - Low Rider100. Winstons – Color Him Father
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 16 April 2017 01:43 (seven years ago) link
Think an 80s poll would be great, guess I sort of grew up with lots of 80s R&B, but rarely hear about any of it beside Prince, Michael Jackson and a few hits like I Feel For You. Would be really good to have something to dig into from the mid 80s which often seems like a bit of a desert.
mike t-diva, do you have a list of each track with its year? I want to start filing these track poll winners for a thing.
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Sunday, 16 April 2017 14:44 (seven years ago) link
I only did the top 100 - here it is - but you can easily get the other dates by pasting the tracks into the Discogs search box, and digging into what comes up; it seldom takes long.
1 977 13 1 Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up 19702 967 12 0 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 19713 796 12 1 Stevie Wonder - Superstition 19724 699 12 1 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street 19725 693 11 0 Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone 19726 633 11 0 Freda Payne - Band of Gold 19707 606 10 0 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia 19738 589 9 1 Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child 19709 569 11 0 Spinners - I'll Be Around 197210 536 8 0 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 197811 522 9 0 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover 197912 522 8 1 James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine 197013 476 8 0 Al Green - Let's Stay Together 197114 451 8 0 Chic - Good Times 197915 439 7 0 Al Green - Tired of Being Alone 197116 438 7 0 Donna Summer - I Feel Love 197717 433 7 0 George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 197418 428 7 1 Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes 197119 426 7 0 Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard 197920 425 7 0 Commodores - Easy 197721 422 6 0 Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady 197122 417 5 0 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain 197123 412 6 0 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 197924 410 8 0 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her 197125 409 8 0 Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove 197826 408 8 2 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 197127 405 6 0 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck 197528 401 6 0 Chic - I Want Your Love 197829 399 8 1 Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 197030 393 7 0 Parliament - Flashlight 197731 386 5 0 Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up 197732 377 7 0 Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft 197133 374 6 0 Isley Brothers - That Lady 197334 368 8 0 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain 197435 368 7 0 O'Jays - Back Stabbers 197236 365 7 0 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough 197937 364 6 0 Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 197138 360 6 0 Stylistics - People Make the World Go Round 197239 360 5 0 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears of a Clown 197040 348 6 0 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 197041 345 6 0 Stylistics - Betcha by Golly, Wow 197242 344 7 0 Al Green - Love and Happiness 197343 344 5 0 Stevie Wonder - Living for the City 197344 340 7 0 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 197345 340 5 0 O'Jays - Love Train 197246 337 6 0 McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now 197947 333 5 0 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody 197548 332 6 0 Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 197449 330 5 1 Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues 197150 330 5 0 Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones 197251 327 6 0 Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing 197352 327 5 0 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay 197353 320 7 0 Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead 197254 320 6 0 Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love and Hate 197255 320 5 0 Deniece Williams - Free 197656 317 4 0 Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa 197157 313 6 0 Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy 197758 312 5 0 Stevie Wonder - Creepin' 197459 309 6 0 Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World 197560 309 5 0 Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) 197061 307 6 0 Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) 197562 305 6 0 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground 197363 303 7 1 Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love 197264 303 4 0 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 197065 302 5 0 Bill Withers - Lean on Me 197266 302 4 0 Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop 197367 300 4 0 Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go 197068 298 4 0 Hall & Oates - She's Gone 197369 297 6 0 Michael Jackson - Rock With You 197970 297 5 0 Dionne Warwick & the Spinners - Then Came You 197471 296 7 0 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good 197472 293 5 0 Al Green - Here I Am (Come and Take Me) 197373 292 6 0 Chairmen of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More Time 197074 291 5 0 Eddie Kendricks - Girl, You Need a Change of Mind 197375 289 5 0 Crusaders - Street Life 197976 285 5 0 Sister Sledge - Lost in Music 197977 283 6 0 Diana Ross - Love Hangover 197678 282 6 0 William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You've Got 197479 281 5 0 Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster 197580 278 4 0 Lyn Collins - Think (About It) 197281 274 5 1 Stylistics - You Are Everything 197182 271 4 0 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way 197683 271 3 1 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night 197284 269 5 0 Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming 197285 269 4 0 Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness 197686 266 5 0 Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs 197187 266 4 0 Rolling Stones - Miss You 197888 264 6 0 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost 197389 262 3 0 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 197090 261 4 0 Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights 197591 259 5 0 Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again 197492 255 6 0 Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 197093 255 5 0 Bill Withers - Use Me 197294 254 4 0 Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands 197195 249 6 0 Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 197296 249 5 0 Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) 197897 244 6 0 Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together 197298 244 5 0 Sly & The Family Stone - Everybody Is a Star 197099 244 4 0 Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia 1970100 244 4 0 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 1973
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 16 April 2017 15:56 (seven years ago) link
Since you asked for it...
Wanna Be POLLIN' Somethin' ~~~ It's the ILM 80's R&B TRACKS POLL! ~~~
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 09:34 (seven years ago) link
i didn't manage to vote -- 'september' and 'i'll be around' might have been slightly higher -- but listening to the list makes me wonder if this was . . . the best music
― mookieproof, Thursday, 20 April 2017 01:31 (seven years ago) link
Not sure where to put this so one place will be this thread:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvYXeBQzecU
― Guidonian Handsworth Revolution (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 21 June 2017 11:25 (six years ago) link