Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2

27 George Michael — Careless Whisper +2

24 Blondie – Atomic

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

20 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love

13 Pet Shop Boys — It’s A Sin -3

12 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes -3

6 Madonna – Into The Groove

[Book 3,557]

27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

27 George Michael — Careless Whisper

24 Blondie – Atomic

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

20 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love

12 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes

10 Madonna – Into The Groove  +4

07 Pet Shop Boys — It’s A Sin  -6

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27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

25 George Michael — Careless Whisper -2

24 Blondie – Atomic

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

18 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love -2

12 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes

11 Pet Shop Boys — It’s A Sin +4

08 Madonna – Into The Groove -2

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

25 George Michael — Careless Whisper

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

18 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love

18 David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes +4

18 Blondie – Atomic -6

11 Pet Shop Boys — It’s A Sin

08 Madonna – Into The Groove

[Paul Bearer 6,102]

27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

25 George Michael — Careless Whisper

22 Blondie — Atomic +4

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

18 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love

12 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes -6

11 Pet Shop Boys — It’s A Sin

08 Madonna – Into The Groove

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27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

25 George Michael — Careless Whisper

22 Blondie — Atomic

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

15 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin +4

12 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love -6

12 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 

08 Madonna – Into The Groove

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27 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

26 Blondie — Atomic +4

24 George Michael — Careless Whisper -1

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

15 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin 

12 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love 

12 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 

03 Madonna – Into The Groove -5

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287]

29 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2

26 Blondie — Atomic 

24 George Michael — Careless Whisper 

20 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

15 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin 

14 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love +2

06 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes -6

03 Madonna – Into The Groove 

[Grim Up North 3,726]

 

26 Blondie — Atomic 

24 George Michael — Careless Whisper 

23 Soft Cell – Tainted Love -6

23 Nena — 99 Red Balloons +3

16 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin +1

14 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love

 06 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

 03 Madonna – Into The Groove 

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26 Blondie — Atomic 

24 George Michael — Careless Whisper 

23 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

23 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

14 Kraftwerk — The Model/Computer Love

10 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes +4

10 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin -6

 03 Madonna – Into The Groove 

[Grim Up North 3,726]

Of the last 8

 

3 from 80/81 but currently not in the same order we voted them earlier

1 from 82/83

3 from 84/85

1 from 86/87

0 from 88/89

 

So we much preferred the first half of the decade.

[msc 18,476]

28 George Michael - Careless Whisper +4

26 Blondie — Atomic 

23 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

23 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

10 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 

10 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin 

08 Kraftwerk - The Model/Computer Love -6

 03 Madonna – Into The Groove 

 

Sorry Reptile.

[prussianblue 1,038]

28 George Michael - Careless Whisper

23 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

23 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

20 Blondie — Atomic -6

12 Kraftwerk - The Model/Computer Love +4

10 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 

10 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin 

3 Madonna – Into The Groove 

[Bibliogryphon 9,586]

Before the final started I listed all 25 tracks in order of preference

 

Remaining we have positions 3, 4 & 5 then a big gap to 13 & 15 and then three in my bottom four 22, 23 & 24

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

No-one wants to kill off Madonna 

[Toast 16,144]

23 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

22 George Michael - Careless Whisper   -6

23 Nena — 99 Red Balloons

20 Blondie — Atomic -6

14 Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin   +4

12 Kraftwerk - The Model/Computer Love +4

10 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes

3 Madonna – Into The Groove 

[En Passant 3,741]

30 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said:

No-one wants to kill off Madonna 

 

And Careless Whisper is, at least temporarily,  the best song of the entire 80's?

 

Shrug.

 

 

Ah, fixed whilst posting, tainted love I can live with.

 

 

 

 

[Toast 16,144]

3 minutes ago, En Passant said:

And Careless Whisper is, at least temporarily,  the best song of the entire 80's?

Shrug.

Ah, fixed whilst posting, tainted love I can live with.

 

Careless Whisper is a great song, but nowhere near my favourite of those still in.

[msc 18,476]

1 minute ago, Toast said:

 

Careless Whisper is a great song, but nowhere near my favourite of those still in.

 

Of the songs left, it and Ashes to Ashes are my favourites. If only the Pet Shop Boys and Dusty hadn't been kept off the top spot by Rick Astley, I much prefer that of all the PSB songs...

 

Mind you, most of my favourite 80s songs (For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica, Free World by Kirsty MacColl, etc) never troubled the charts at all! 

 

And some big favourites got kept off top slot by utter shite.

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1 minute ago, Toast said:

 

Careless Whisper is a great song, but nowhere near my favourite of those still in.

 

So it is - for a ballad. Though I can't watch the video with that girl getting in the plane without guffawing that she probably held little interest for Yog.

But the best song of the entire 80's? Absolutely no way. I can't even imagine anyone that voted for it really believes that.

 

I don't really do 'favourites' per-se, it might change as the mood takes me, but for a best song of the 80's and arguably one of the biggest game changers today's choice off the top of my head doesn't even feature in this list as it was never number 1. Blue Monday.

[En Passant 3,741]

5 minutes ago, msc said:

And some big favourites got kept off top slot by utter shite.

 

This of course has been the issue from day one. 

7" single sales are not representative of general preference.

[prussianblue 1,038]

I wonder if the format of this game means that, more often than not, you end up with compromise winners, i.e. nobody is really that into them but they'll tolerate them. Extreme likes and dislikes cancel each other out, and the middle of the pack survives.

What is 'best' really depends on definition. From those left, Into the Groove is the one I enjoy listening to the most, but The Model is probably the most influential/significant.

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Any of the top 5 could win at this point and I'd be perfectly happy, downvoting about to get difficult for me

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24 Blondie – Atomic +4

23 Soft Cell – Tainted Love

23 Nena – 99 Red Balloons

22 George Michael – Careless Whisper

14 Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin

10 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes

6 Kraftwerk – The Model/Computer Love -6

3 Madonna – Into The Groove

[msc 18,476]

20 minutes ago, En Passant said:

 

This of course has been the issue from day one. 

7" single sales are not representative of general preference.

 

Indeed - though it doesn't stop George and David being the best of those which qualified! (imo)