Billboard 1984: The Rankdown (Winner Revealed)

[Unhinged]

Ranking Billboard's Top 100 Songs of 1984

More to come...

[Red]

!!!

As some of you may know, I love 80's music so, so much. This is nirvana for me. I could not be more excited for this if I tried to be.

[Deleted]

My stupid self thought this was about the George Orwell book

[willapted33]

I want to do this one for a certain song, but I only know like 5-10 songs so probably not

[Deleted]

50/50 on this.

[Az Paynter]

Looking at the list I was a little bit surprised how many titles I recognized, and I could possibly know more than I realize if I start listening. I think I'm gonna do this.

[Deleted]

I'd honestly do this just for Time After Time, When Doves Cry, She Bop, Borderline, Thriller, Holiday, I'm So Excited, and more
But I recognize only like half the songs, probably less really

[MilesW1998]

I only want to do this just to boost a song that I know will be tanked for no real reason.

[dm2081]

I am so doing this, just please make the deadline a ways out. Too many 2017 rankdown's going on right now.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

I would do this from my grave, if I had to. Count me in.

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

i'm IN!!! please add me to tags!

[Unhinged]

Billboard's Top 100 Songs of 1984

Seeing as though this is a big rankdown with 100 songs and considering that I am hosting two rankdowns currently with one revealing sometime in early-February I am going to make the deadline for this February 24^th, 2018.

1. Inverse Point system will be used (i.e. rank singles 1-100).

2. You must rank all the singles (if there's a remix you prefer, you can use that for your ranking instead, you don't have to specify whether you did)

3. PM me your rankings. Please do not use numbers. I will know the first song on your list is No. 1 and so on...it makes it easier for me when I spreadsheet it.

4. Submissions will be due by February 10^th, 2018.

5. Manage your time wisely please. Deadlines are deadlines. I will send plenty of reminders, don't worry...

Preference Revealer

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1. When Doves Cry - Prince
2. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
3. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
5. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) - Phil Collins
6. Jump - Van Halen
7. Hello - Lionel Richie
8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
9. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
10. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
11. Missing You - John Waite
12. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
13. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
14. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
15. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
16. The Reflex - Duran Duran
17. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
18. Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
19. Talking In Your Sleep - Romantics
20. Self Control - Laura Branigan
21. Let's Go Crazy - Prince and The Revolution
22. Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall and John Oates
23. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
24. Joanna - Kool and The Gang
25. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
26. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
27. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
28. 99 Luftballons - Nena
29. I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
30. The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
31. Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
32. Stuck On You - Lionel Richie
33. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
34. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
35. Borderline - Madonna
36. Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
37. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
38. Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
39. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
40. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
41. Drive - Cars
42. Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
43. Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
44. The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll - Huey Lewis and The News
45. Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
46. The Warrior - Scandal
47. If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson
48. Automatic - Pointer Sisters
49. Let The Music Play - Shannon
50. To All The Girls I've Loved Before - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
51. Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
52. That's All - Genesis
53. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
54. Sad Songs (Say So Much) - Elton John
55. I Want A New Drug - Huey Lewis and The News
56. Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
57. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
58. Infatuation - Rod Stewart
59. Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
60. Legs - ZZ Top
61. State Of Shock - Jacksons
62. Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
63. Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
64. If This Is It - Huey Lewis and The News
65. You Might Think - Cars
66. Lucky Star - Madonna
67. Cover Me - Bruce Springsteen
68. Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
69. Breakdance - Irene Cara
70. Adult Education - Daryl Hall and John Oates
71. They Don't Know - Tracy Ullman
72. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
73. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
74. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
75. Give It Up - K.C.
76. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
77. I Still Can't Get Over Loving You - Ray Parker Jr.
78. Thriller - Michael Jackson
79. Holiday - Madonna
80. Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us - Ollie And Jerry
81. Nobody Told Me - John Lennon
82. Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
83. Think Of Laura - Christopher Cross
84. Time Will Reveal - Debarge
85. Wrapped Around Your Finger - Police
86. Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellencamp
87. Round And Round - Ratt
88. Head Over Heels - Go-Go's
89. The Longest Time - Billy Joel
90. Tonight - Kool and The Gang
91. Got A Hold On Me - Christine McVie
92. Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar
93. Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
94. On The Dark Side - John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
95. New Moon On Monday - Duran Duran
96. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
97. Magic - Cars
98. When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger
99. Rock Me Tonite - Billy Squier
100. Yah Mo B There - James Ingram and Michael McDonald

[matteeeb]

Pass for me, but iil be rooting for Van Halen and Billy Idol. :)

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

My birth year!

I will totally do this. :)

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

It should be easy for me to compose the top 10 since some of those are my childhood favorites. This is a very good list! 1984 is definitely my fave year for music!

[Cody Wants Out...]

Ooh! I'll give this a try; I know a really good amount of these, despite me not being even thought of back then (i.e. wasn't born yet). I'm preparing to launch a YE rankdown of my own next month, so my list may end up being sent closer to the deadline.

[frenchfry]

I’ll do this soon

[wheatsquares33]

I will do this.

[Juanca]

OH MY OH MY OH MY
YAAAASSSSSS!!!!!!!
Definitely participating here
Alongside the Madonna RD (will it ever be finished? Lol), this is a favorite topic for an RD.
1984 was the year I started with my own personal chart!!! In August for my birthday. Eyes without a face was my first chart topper. I still did my yearend chart that year. I don't have it with me unfortunately (it's back in my Lima home), but will be interesting to go back to these songs at this time. Of course I revisited several of these in the 3+ months I was working on my XXth century personal ranking, but that meant cutting songs and not ranking them.
Anyway. It's gonna be a fun trip down memory lane, and I'm all for it!

[Deleted]

Such a great year for the 80's. I do know most of these songs, because of AC Stations. So yeah, I'm in.

[craziaskowboi]

I'm doing it right now. 1984 was my favorite year for '80s music.

[ry4n]

^ although this guy's playlist is missing a few songs

[mrmike855]

Cool, 1984 was such a great year for music. I'll do it.

[Harx]

This list is too hard to rank but tag me when revealing

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Reminder that submissions are due February 10^th, 2018.

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[Tea-why]

Dec 21, 2017 21:52:15 GMT -5 Az Paynter said:

Looking at the list I was a little bit surprised how many titles I recognized, and I could possibly know more than I realize if I start listening. I think I'm gonna do this.

Same here. I was born in '86 so there are quite a few i do not know, but I was surpirsed which ones I do recognize. But this will give me an excuse to listen to the rest so I can create a list :)

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Reminder that submissions are due February 10^th, 2018.

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{Spoiler}Walking Contradiction Web Devin Daryl the Beryl dm2081 Pipa wheatsquares33 Lordef†ones Doc Indie Party Rock American Idiot peacebone timmierz rainie rockmandattebayo Leaf aerodynamite janinho .indulgecountry lyhom Sambalada YotamTS willapted33 rgreen0625 rowellfarm490 @jamesflame morneaumispelled Beno zaclord 🌈 matteeeb alexcuse Albie Billie Shadows in the Dark @carseatlegrest @humanshazam @cagedjuggalo crazyb  Tea-why austin toomuchboy jtd Thee Stallion Mirago  when the pawn...  bat1990 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 sergejdordij  Red Cody Wants Out... newpower @mirza Leo ✔ Glove Slap @crapkuki23 Juanca Az Paynter mrmike855 woods  The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 ry4n

[crazyb]

Gonna pass

[singingrulebritannia]

Add me to the tags, please. I know I want to make a submission for this; it'll just take some time.

[bat1990]

I'm passing as well.

Have fun!