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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 13:18:25 GMT -5
Portishead!! I love them. And also Massive Attack!! How come they're extras and not competing here??
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 20:24:31 GMT -5
#4 barely inched out #5 by 1 point. The statistics were there for this to be a contender for the #1 spot. This song had the highest median of all the songs (4.5). Four people gave it #3 rankings, receiving the highest mode both position-wise and occurrence-wise. Seventy percent of the ballots gave it a top ten ranking, including a #1 ranking. But two tankers ensured it won't get the top spot, nor even a top 3 ranking. This got the 2nd highest SD, and is the final reveal of 6 songs to receive both first and last place vote. Condolences to commerce196 . Congratulations to 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 and Lordef†ones . I had Radiohead (incorrecty) pegged as the winner when I started this rankdown. Their pioneering influence in the music world is undeniable. Even though this song was never a single, it has stood the test of time as one of this century's most memorable songs.
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Post by YotamTS on Mar 15, 2019 20:47:17 GMT -5
fuck i was rooting for this
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 20:58:38 GMT -5
#3 also squeaked by #4 by 1 point. This song received top ten rankings from all voters, except myself. My bottom 5 vote also kept it 11 points away from the top two songs. It also got a #1 and #2, but the other 7 votes were all between 7 and 10, thus achieving only the fifth highest median. Depeche Mode is one of my all-time favorite bands. This song is not considered an essential part of their catalog of so many memory catalogs, but it was my main introduction to the band so it is more significant to me. Its mood and atmosphere also is particularly strong and seem more fitting in this rankdown. This song was the gateway for me to check out The Singles 86-98, where I was first blown away with their awesomeness, and then even more in awe from 81-85, and then the great albums itself. Very happy that you guys all put this Depeche Mode song in your top half.
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Post by Sambalada on Mar 15, 2019 21:01:09 GMT -5
What is the top two?
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 15, 2019 21:05:27 GMT -5
Life In Mono vs. Such Great Heights
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 21:21:41 GMT -5
#2 fell behind #1 by 5 points, but it was alternating back and forth between the two throughout the voting period. No #1's or 2's, but a #3, 4 #4's, and 8 top tens overall (and no bottom 5's) made this a strong contender. This got the 2nd highest median (5) and 4th lowest SD. Life in Mono is like an amazing painting in audio form. Such a lush, atmospheric work of art. It fittingly soundtracks the underrated "Great Expectations" movie from 2-time Oscar winning director Alfonso Cuaron.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 15, 2019 21:23:54 GMT -5
Web Guess what song got revenge for your #"49"
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 21:28:42 GMT -5
This means #1 is Postal Service! It had 4 top 3's and 9 top 10's. Its one bottom five was not enough to keep it out of the top spot. The Postal Service created a song for the ages. It's perfect in every way. I can listen to it hundreds of times without ever tiring of it. Thanks for making this your #1 and also thanks to everybody who spent time ranking the songs and listening to the playlist. Whether you participated in discussion, or followed along quietly (I often do that in other people's rankdowns), thank you for partaking in this thread!
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 21:30:16 GMT -5
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Post by Sambalada on Mar 15, 2019 21:37:42 GMT -5
Wow if I had not sent it would've tied?! Did you prepare any kind of tiebreaker?
Also thanks a lot for the Google Sheets! I already have some kind of idea
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 21:43:22 GMT -5
Didn’t really have a backup plan. Maybe would’ve asked levitation to help break the tie (without needing to send in an entire list)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 21:53:59 GMT -5
Didn’t really have a backup plan. Maybe would’ve asked levitation to help break the tie (without needing to send in an entire list) You mean that you would have asked someone to just list. To 2 songs and pick the better of them to break the tie?
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Post by alexcuse on Mar 15, 2019 22:01:17 GMT -5
Didn’t really have a backup plan. Maybe would’ve asked levitation to help break the tie (without needing to send in an entire list) You mean that you would have asked someone to just list. To 2 songs and pick the better of them to break the tie? He had stated interest in submitting a ballot, but then didn’t have enough time. I’m glad this scenario didn’t come about so we didn’t encounter any controversy.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 15, 2019 22:02:59 GMT -5
I mean, Mono's highest rank was a 3 and Postal Service's was a 1 in any case. That would've been an easy tiebreaker. I liked all the extra stats plus your commentary on the songs. Well-hosted rankdown, alexcuse (despite a certain disheartening result lol)
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Post by Lordef†ones on Mar 16, 2019 16:14:51 GMT -5
Everything In Its Right Place being my #20 is probably a surprise to no one but that is legitimately Radiohead's worst song imo. It is completely grating and I don't understand how anyone can enjoy listening to it.
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