AlexdeParis said:

IMO, it makes more sense to base a song released as a single in the year in which it reached a certain point on the music charts (usually, its highest peak). Singles like Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" became a No. 1 song in February 1983 and "Beat It" reached the top in May 1983, so they obviously are not going to be considered two of the best songs of 1982.

And that was my main reasoning as well. It falls apart when you get an album, fall in love with an album track, and then it's released as a single a year (or 2) later. Also, single release dates are of very little importance to me now that I've given up radio and video shows. So, I should probably be relying on single release dates through 2001 and then album dates.

20) chemistry - girls aloud

damosuzuki said:

Do you mean "Biology", or is there some Girls Aloud song I don't know about from the Chemistry album?!

Jesus! Get a job, man - or some sleep!

peterfalconer said:

this is my idea of a good time!

damosuzuki said:

Takes all sorts... Carry on, sir!

*Passes Damosuzuki a good cup of tea and a bar of chocolate to keep him going*

now I have to return to the real world. harrumph...

Not counting this year. I only have 2 years so far, this should be fun...
1984
26. Berlin – No More Words
25. New Edition – Cool it Now
24. Cherelle - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
23. Shannon- Let The Music Play
22. W.A.S.P – I wanna be Somebody
21. Depeche Mode – Master and Servant
20. Black Flag – Family Man
19. Tones on Tail – Shakes
18. Deniece Williams - let's hear it for the boy
17. Ratt – Back for more
16. Smiths – Hand in Glove
15. Twisted Sister – Burn in Hell
14. Replacements - Unsatisfied
13. Yngwie Malmsteen – Far Beyond the Sun
12. Depeche Mode – People are People
11. Smiths – How Soon is Now
10. Tones on Tail – Go
9. Metallica – Trapped Under Ice
8. Killing Joke - Eighties
7. Hüsker Dü – Pink Turns to Blue
6. Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
5. Bon Jovi - Runaway
4. Prince - When Doves Cry
3. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
2. Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
1. Replacements - Black Diamond

1983
26. Romantics - Talking in your Sleep
25. David Bowie – Modern Love
24. Yes – Owner of a Lonley Heart
23. Savatage – Holocaust
22. Eurtyhmics – Sweet Dreams
21. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
20. Savatage – Sirens
19. R.E.M – Moral Kiosk
18. Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel – White Lines
17. Savatage - I Believe
16.Iron Maiden – Tropper
15. Metallica - Seek And Destroy
14. The Fixx - Saved By Zero
13. Talking Heads - I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
12. Freeze – I.O.U
11. Talking Heads – Girlfriend is Better
10. Thin Lizzy – This is the One
9. Hüsker Dü – Diane
8. Oz – Fortune
7. Gene Loves Jezebel – Desire (Come and Get it)
6. Suicidal Tendencies – Institutionalized
5. Black Sabbath – Keep It Warm
4. Dio – Holy Diver
3. Black Sabbath – Zero to Hero
2. Public Image Limited – This is not a Love Song
1. Talking Heads - This must be the place (naive melody)

1982
26.Stevie Wonder – Do I do
25.Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin Something
24.Accept – Restless and Wild
23.Yazoo – Don’t Go
22.ABC – The Look of Love
21.Rick James – 69 Times
20.Yazoo - Situation
19.Neil Young – Transformer Man
18.Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock
17.Prince – Free
16.Stevie Wonder – Ribbon in the Sky
15.The Clash – Red Angel Dragnet
14.Rush - Subdivision
13.D-Train – You’re the one for me
12.Michael Jackson – Beat It
11.Go Go’s – Vacation
10.George Clinton – Atomic Dog
9. Scorpions – No One Like You
8. Clash – Rock the Casbah
7. Accept – Restless and Wild
6. ABC – Poison Arrow
5. Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny
4. Accept – Princess of the Dawn
3. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
2. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
1. Aldo Nova - Fantasy

1981
26. Killing Joke – Follow The Leaders
25. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
24. Robert Hazard – Escalator of Life
23. Black Flag – Tv Party
22. Foreigner – Juke Box Hero
21. Split Enz – One Step Ahead
20. Black Sabbath - Over and Over
19. Van Halen – Unchained
18. Pete Shelley – Homosapien
17. Kool and the Gang – Get Down on It
16. Iron Maiden – Genghis Khan
15. Billy Squier – My Kind of Lover
14. Black Sabbath – County Girl
13. Flipper – Sex Bomb
12. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
11. Shalamar – This is for the Lover in you
10. Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
9. Prince – Controversy
8. Accept – Breaker
7. X – White Girl
6. Prince - Annie Christian
5. Romeo Void – Never Say Never
4. Quarterflash – Find another Fool
3. Stevie Nicks – Edge of Seventeen
2. Motley Crue – Live Wire
1. Psychedelic Furs – Dumb Waiters


1980
26. The Soft Boys – Old Pervert
25. Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
24. Pretenders - Precious
23. Blondie – Rapture
22. Judas Priest – Breaking The Law
21. Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
20. David Bowie - Fashion
19. Killing Joke - Primitive
18. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
17. Motorhead- Ace of Spades
16. Split Enz – Poor Boy
15. Iron Maiden – Transylvania
14. Lipps, Inc. – Funky Town
13. Joy Division – Isolation
12. Pat Travers – Snortin’ Whiskey
11. Suicide - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne
10. Black Sabbath – Die Young
9. Split Enz - Nobody Takes Me Seriously
8. Visage – Fade to Grey
7. U2 – I Will Follow
6. Pretenders – Mystery Achievement
5. Yello – Bostich
4. Killing Joke – Complications
3. Gen X – Dancing With Myself
2. Jackson’s – Heartbreak Hotel (This Place Hotel)
1. David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes
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I wouldn't mention Bananrama though

I have no life

It's funny, as the years move on, the songs have more resonance. I guess it's because I was older and heard the songs for the first time.

It's funny, as the years move on, the songs have more resonance. I guess it's because I was older and heard the songs for the first time.


1989 is gonna be a bitch, my be my favorite year in music, I might have to cheat and do more than 26.