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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 4, 2019 9:50:55 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Mar 4, 2019 10:30:45 GMT -5
#51
Woman In Love Barbra Streisand
Total Points: 1030
Billboard Hot 100: 1(3)
Billboard Top 100 of 1981: 35
From: Guilty
"Woman In Love" was one of the most successful singles of Barbara Streisand's career, both in the US and Internationally. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending October 25, 1980 where it remained for 3 weeks. In addition, it hit No. 1 in Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and the U.K.
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singingrulebritannia - 53
God - 61
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 75
Sambalada - 22
Doc Indie Party Rock - 49
gonecountry - 86
mamooshka - 73
rowellfarm490 - 24
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Mirago - 76
rgreen0625 - 24
Az Paynter - 3
newpower - 43
campbellssoup - 81
craziaskowboi - 67
tallen2001 - 65
Cody Wants Out... - 52
Red - 46
tim - 83
Juanca - 25
Unhinged - 41
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Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
Winning - Santana
A Little in Love - Cliff Richard
Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash
Time - Alan Parsons Project
Really Want To Know You - Gary Wright
The Best of Times - Styx
I Love You - The Climax Blues Band
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap
Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs
This Little Girl - Gary "U.S." Bonds
Lady - Kenny Rogers
More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
Guilty - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
Hearts - Marty Balin
Sweetheart - Franke and The Knockouts
America - Neil Diamond
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It - Stevie Wonder
I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton
Time Is Time - Andy Gibb
The Boy From New York City - The Manhattan Transfer
Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
Cool Love - deleted Cruise
Crying - Don Mclean
It's My Turn - Diana Ross
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
Giving It Up for Your Love - Delbert McClinton
Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond
Sukiyaki - A Taste Of Honey
Stars on 45 Medley - Stars On 45
How 'Bout Us - Champaign
Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs
Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli
The One That You Love - Air Supply
Sweet Baby - Stanley Clarke and George Duke
I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow
Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys
Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
Every Woman In the World - Air Supply
What Kind of Fool - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
Together - Tierra
It's Now Or Never - John Schneider
Hello Again - Neil Diamond
Feels So Right - Alabama
What Are We Doin' In Love - Dottie West
I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers
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Post by gonecountry on Mar 4, 2019 11:39:10 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Mar 4, 2019 13:22:15 GMT -5
I had no illusions that "Smoky Mountain Rain" would do all that well (even if I was rooting for it), but "Time" being this low is shocking.
I kind of wish I had ranked my 99 at 100 now. Not like it would have made much of a difference, but at least I could have rooted against it even harder. I just don't get what people see in that song.
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Post by Juanca on Mar 4, 2019 23:23:36 GMT -5
70. America (82): This sounds too... American? LOL. Like almost cringeworthy for me.
69. Sweetheart (56): This was actually my favorite discovery of this RD. I initially had it in my 70s but the more I heard it the more I liked it. The vocals and music reminded me of Toto (eg Hold The Line), which added to its appeal.
68. Hearts (32): Noooo :( Second top 40 loss. I really liked this song back in the day. The vocals, music, this kind of nostalgic feeling behind it. I'm not surprised at its low position, but I hoped it could be a bit higher.
67. Guilty (74): This was my least favorite of her songs in this RD, so not mad at it leaving at this point.
66. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (34): Third top 40 loss :(( Pretty smooth, elegant music, and solid vocals with a mood, vibe that is haunting and mesmerizing. A great sunset type of song.
65. More Than I Can Say (51): Nice melody, music, and vocals. A classic smooth song.
64. Lady (13): !!!! And now it's time for my first top 20 loss :( :'( Heartfelt ballad, with emotional vocals, strong melody, and subtle but effective production. I especially like the melody in the last minute. One of my top 3 Kenny Rogers songs and amongst my favorite early 80s ballads. This seriously deserved being at least in the top half.
63. This Little Girl (65): Good first listen, a nice song with a more classic rock'n roll vibe.
62. Somebody's Knockin' (57): Another good first listen. I actually thought it was a he and hot a she.... and I didn't associate it with county music. However clueless I was about it, I liked the melody and vocals a lot
61. Suddenly (73): I love Olivia, but the verses of this song have always felt underwhelming to me. The harmonies with Clif also work very well.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Mar 5, 2019 0:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Mar 5, 2019 1:16:44 GMT -5
#70. America - Neil Diamond
I guess his best song? Don't know many after this one, but his vocals are still a no no for me.
#69. Sweetheart - Franke and the Knockouts
I can't believe at my age I'm still running into first time listens? I remember Frankie Valli, but who the hell were these guys? Songs was passable for lite rock.
#68. Hearts - Marty Balin
More first time listens. didn't care for this one.
#67. Guilty - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
This is a good song. Barry and Barbra did a fine job together vocally.
#66. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
I recall the movie Arthur more than this song. I'll stick with "Sailing and "Ride Like The Wind"
#65. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
I always thought this was Willam Katt's brunette brother. I even watched 'Carrie' last night and again thought the same thing. I always liked this song too.
#64. Lady - Kenny Rogers
probably my favorite Kenny Rodgers song. Very nice lyrics to dedicate to a lady.
#63. This Little Girl - Gary U.S. Bonds
THis was very uptempo. You can tell he was associated with Bruce Springsteen and Co.,but who the heck was this guy and whatever happened to him?
#62. Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs
This seriously sucked. I didn't like her vocals one bit. Sounded like a saloon piano song. Before listening to the song I was confusing her with Terri Garr.
#61.Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
Bite me you tankers. This is a great ballad. ON-J and Cliff sound amazing together. I admit I'm bias cause Xanadu is one of my favorite movies ever, but even then this is a wonderful melody.
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#60. Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap
Finally my #99. I hated this song. and not just because it mentions the word "rain" , but because of everything else too.
#59. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
This is a great R&B ballad type song. Love the lyrics to this one. Love the Jack and Jill line. The music video is up in tremoundouz quality too.
#58. I Love You - Climax Blues Band
Another first time listen. Not bad. This is what I consider borderline cheesy.
#57. The Best Of Times - Styx
I remember my cousins chose this one for their graduation song. I liked "Too Much Time On My Hands" better, but this is still a massive Power ballad. It was palyed on hard rock stations like KLOS and KMET. Not surprising I'm one of the biggest ranker for this classic.
#56. Really Want To Know You - Gary Wright
This had some interesting instruments works, but other than that it was very boring.
#55. Time - Alan Parsons Project
I was never much of a fan of this progressive rock band. Progressive sounds kinda "cheesy" to me. I liked "Eye In The Sky" and "Games People Play". This one sounded like discount Pink Floyd. No thanks.
#54. Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache
This wasn't bad but didn't do much for me among this list of songs.
#53. A Little In Love - Cliff Richard
I always enjoyed Cliff Richard's songs. This is a fair slot for the song. I would have preferred to rank "Dreaming" tho.
#52. Winning - Santana
Santana is hit or miss for me. It all depends who is doing the vocals. Chad and Rob sounded great. This was Alex Ligertwood. I didn't care for this guy'd vocals too much.
#51. Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
I was more fond of Barbra songs in 1981. They were basically female sung Bee Gees songs. The melody on this song was Olivia Newton-John worthy.
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Post by Unhinged on Mar 5, 2019 10:41:08 GMT -5
#41
Passion Rod Stewart
Total Points: 1148
Billboard Hot 100: 5
Billboard Top 100 of 1981: 38
From: Foolish Behaviour
"Passion" was the lead single from Rod's 10th studio album Foolish Behaviour. It peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was prominently featured in the sleazy 1984 drama film New York Nights (later known as Shackin' Up).
Revealing 40-31 tomorrow.
singingrulebritannia - 70
God - 28
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 32
Sambalada - 55
Doc Indie Party Rock - 31
gonecountry - 60
mamooshka - 37
rowellfarm490 - 59
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Az Paynter - 16
newpower - 24
campbellssoup - 19
craziaskowboi - 10
tallen2001 - 64
Cody Wants Out... - 78
Red - 51
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Ain't Even Done With The Night - John Cougar
Angel Of The Morning - Juice Newton
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Being With You - Smokey Robinson
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Celebration - Kool and The Gang
Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police
Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Hold On Tight - ELO
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
Just The Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr.
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall and John Oates
Lady (You Bring Me Up) - Commodores
Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
Morning Train (9 To 5) - Sheena Easton 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
Rapture - Blondie
Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
The Break Up Song - The Greg Kihn Band
The Stroke - Billy Squier
The Tide Is High - Blondie
The Winner Takes It All - Abba
Too Much Time On My Hands - Styx
Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar
Urgent - Foreigner
Watching The Wheels - John Lennon
While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood
Whip It - Devo
Who's Crying Now - Journey
Woman - John Lennon
You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall and John Oates
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 5, 2019 12:17:00 GMT -5
OK, good on us for getting rid of some of the biggest turds in this top 50 (Believe It Or Not, Endless Love, DododoDadada). But still, to think of some of the songs they beat...yikes guys, just absurd.
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Post by Red on Mar 5, 2019 12:44:16 GMT -5
I didn't lose anything of real significance in this set (and we took care of a surprising amount of riff raff), but...I just can't shake this 99, can I?
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Mar 5, 2019 13:53:33 GMT -5
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Mar 5, 2019 13:56:37 GMT -5
<eye roll>. this Tim guy’s rankings never fail to frustrate me...but the rest of you? I’m VERY disappointed! |
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Post by Mirago on Mar 5, 2019 14:00:13 GMT -5
I remember hearing the overlooked 'Hey Nineteen' blaring in a store once and the service rep said it's considered one the best songs for testing out sound quality in speakers and headphones - apparently due to Steely Dan's sonic sophistication. That always stuck with me.
I love Passion, too bad it didn't make the top 40, it's one of Rod's best tunes.
I thought For yOur Eyes Only was going to be the highest rated Sheena song?
Looks like the Morning Train is.
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