Pulse Rankdown: 2008 Year End Active Rock Chart (DUE: 12/15)
Dec 24, 2017 23:37:48 GMT -5
Post by Green Baron on Dec 24, 2017 23:37:48 GMT -5
So, the 2008 Active rankdown officially has ended. It was an interesting experience hosting a rankdown for the first time, and I have to say, receiving the lists and calculating everything in the spreadsheets was pretty fun. Copy-pasting everything and making the actual posts were the more annoying part. There was much fun had, there were many spiteful words exchanged, and there were many surprises along the way, both of the positive and negative experience. I don't know if I'll ever be back hosting a 100-song rankdown again, but I'll definitely need a lot of free time and will to power through it all. I've picked up on ways to shorten things up, though. I'd like to thank everyone for being entertaining observers and sticking with me through the highs and lows. The rankdown wouldn't be the same without your commentary and your bickering with each other over criminally bad rankings. I loved watching you guys watch with eager eyes, wondering what could be next, expressing shock and relief over the reveals... it was a wonderful feeling, and I loved every second of it.
Rockman's post reminds me that I never added his would-be impact. I thought leaving out his list would be detrimental at first because of how many bad songs he had in his bottom 10 that escaped (looking at you, Buckcherry and Hinder). However, maybe it was for the best that I messed up. Also, some of his rankings actually make no sense at all, because he ranked "Use Me" at #91 on Alt 2008... but #32 on Active. Then several songs he ranked higher on Alt were lower on Active. That confuses me a lot.
Rockman's post reminds me that I never added his would-be impact. I thought leaving out his list would be detrimental at first because of how many bad songs he had in his bottom 10 that escaped (looking at you, Buckcherry and Hinder). However, maybe it was for the best that I messed up. Also, some of his rankings actually make no sense at all, because he ranked "Use Me" at #91 on Alt 2008... but #32 on Active. Then several songs he ranked higher on Alt were lower on Active. That confuses me a lot.
{Rockmans Would-Be Impact}
1 1 Hammerhead 1311
2 3 The Pretender 1272
3 4 Let It Die 1265
4 2 Zzyzx Rd. 1235
5 6 The Day That Never Comes 1214
6 8 Devour 1190
7 7 Rise Today 1183
8 9 The Fad 1147
9 5 Already Over 1146
10 12 Long Road to Ruin 1110
11 11 Life is Beautiful 1100
12 10 The Stone 1094
13 13 Inside the Fire 1085
14 14 Psychosocial 1072
15 15 Empty Walls 1066
16 16 It's Not My Time 1053
17 20 Rise Above This 1051
18 21 Shadow of the Day 1023
19 23 Afterlife 1021
20 19 Discipline 1020
21 17 Watch Over You 1017
22 26 Until the End 1012
23 24 Beautiful 1004
24 18 Before Tomorrow Comes 1003
25 25 Salute Your Solution 988
26 28 I Don't Care 976
27 22 Hearts Burst Into Fire 967
28 32 Falling Down 943
29 33 Sky is Over 930
30 34 Almost Easy 925
31 27 Let Go 921
32 29 Soldiers of Misfortune 920
33 30 Loded 903
34 31 The Running Free 884
35 35 Ten Ton Brick 878
36 36 Holy Diver 877
37 40 Given Up 853
38 38 Prodigal Son 843
39 37 Never Enough 835
40 39 Crashed 813
41 42 I'm Not Jesus 808
42 45 Fake It 807
43 48 Down and Out 785
44 44 Ready to Roll 767
45 41 The Bleeding 766
46 43 Shockwave 761
47 47 Runnin' Wild 759
48 49 Blind Man 746
49 53 Anthem for the Underdog 741
50 54 Hold On 739
51 50 Gotta Be Somebody 738
52 61 Rock N Roll Train 734
53 46 Who's Going Home With You Tonight? 733
54 56 Stand 718
55 55 You Make Me Sick 717
56 51 The Past 711
57 63 Believe 709
58 52 G.L.O.W. 702
59 57 Pray for Me 700
60 58 Scream Aim Fire 688
61 66 Black Rain 680
62 62 Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast 673
63 60 Saints of Los Angeles 666
64 65 Slow Burn 663
65 59 I Wanna Be Your Man 656
66 64 They Say 635
67 69 Train 634
68 73 Riot 631
69 68 March of War 623
70 67 Becoming the Bull 615
71 71 Falls Apart 613
72 70 Save Me 604
73 77 Pork and Beans 576
74 72 Bring It On 575
75 74 We Don't Have to Look Back Now 565
76 79 Adrenaline 545
77 78 Hell Yeah 541
78 76 Broken Again 540
79 82 Psycho 537
80 75 Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution 519
81 80 Nothing to Lose 492
82 84 So Happy 489
83 86 Addicted (P.O.D.) 475
84 81 All Summer Long 459
85 90 Addicted (Saving Abel) 452
86 83 Sorry 449
87 85 Wicked Soul 436
88 92 Enemy 418
89 91 Hero 411
90 87 So Many People 408
91 93 Livin on Borrowed Time 392
92 88 Mutherfucker of the Year 384
93 89 Dull Boy 378
94 94 Good Times Bad Times 362
95 95 Out to Get You 342
96 97 Bad Girlfriend 309
97 96 Bartender Song 297
98 98 Use Me 296
99 99 Amen 230
100 100 Too Drunk... 201
1 1 Hammerhead 1311
2 3 The Pretender 1272
3 4 Let It Die 1265
4 2 Zzyzx Rd. 1235
5 6 The Day That Never Comes 1214
6 8 Devour 1190
7 7 Rise Today 1183
8 9 The Fad 1147
9 5 Already Over 1146
10 12 Long Road to Ruin 1110
11 11 Life is Beautiful 1100
12 10 The Stone 1094
13 13 Inside the Fire 1085
14 14 Psychosocial 1072
15 15 Empty Walls 1066
16 16 It's Not My Time 1053
17 20 Rise Above This 1051
18 21 Shadow of the Day 1023
19 23 Afterlife 1021
20 19 Discipline 1020
21 17 Watch Over You 1017
22 26 Until the End 1012
23 24 Beautiful 1004
24 18 Before Tomorrow Comes 1003
25 25 Salute Your Solution 988
26 28 I Don't Care 976
27 22 Hearts Burst Into Fire 967
28 32 Falling Down 943
29 33 Sky is Over 930
30 34 Almost Easy 925
31 27 Let Go 921
32 29 Soldiers of Misfortune 920
33 30 Loded 903
34 31 The Running Free 884
35 35 Ten Ton Brick 878
36 36 Holy Diver 877
37 40 Given Up 853
38 38 Prodigal Son 843
39 37 Never Enough 835
40 39 Crashed 813
41 42 I'm Not Jesus 808
42 45 Fake It 807
43 48 Down and Out 785
44 44 Ready to Roll 767
45 41 The Bleeding 766
46 43 Shockwave 761
47 47 Runnin' Wild 759
48 49 Blind Man 746
49 53 Anthem for the Underdog 741
50 54 Hold On 739
51 50 Gotta Be Somebody 738
52 61 Rock N Roll Train 734
53 46 Who's Going Home With You Tonight? 733
54 56 Stand 718
55 55 You Make Me Sick 717
56 51 The Past 711
57 63 Believe 709
58 52 G.L.O.W. 702
59 57 Pray for Me 700
60 58 Scream Aim Fire 688
61 66 Black Rain 680
62 62 Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast 673
63 60 Saints of Los Angeles 666
64 65 Slow Burn 663
65 59 I Wanna Be Your Man 656
66 64 They Say 635
67 69 Train 634
68 73 Riot 631
69 68 March of War 623
70 67 Becoming the Bull 615
71 71 Falls Apart 613
72 70 Save Me 604
73 77 Pork and Beans 576
74 72 Bring It On 575
75 74 We Don't Have to Look Back Now 565
76 79 Adrenaline 545
77 78 Hell Yeah 541
78 76 Broken Again 540
79 82 Psycho 537
80 75 Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution 519
81 80 Nothing to Lose 492
82 84 So Happy 489
83 86 Addicted (P.O.D.) 475
84 81 All Summer Long 459
85 90 Addicted (Saving Abel) 452
86 83 Sorry 449
87 85 Wicked Soul 436
88 92 Enemy 418
89 91 Hero 411
90 87 So Many People 408
91 93 Livin on Borrowed Time 392
92 88 Mutherfucker of the Year 384
93 89 Dull Boy 378
94 94 Good Times Bad Times 362
95 95 Out to Get You 342
96 97 Bad Girlfriend 309
97 96 Bartender Song 297
98 98 Use Me 296
99 99 Amen 230
100 100 Too Drunk... 201