Pulse Rankdown: 1989 Year-End Alternative Chart (complete)
Jan 28, 2020 3:34:06 GMT -5
Post by singingrulebritannia on Jan 28, 2020 3:34:06 GMT -5
1) PM me (singingrulebritannia) the top 100 Alternative songs of 1989, all ranked to your preference. (e.g. if you like a song the most, rank it the highest and vice versa).
2) The points a song has will be totaled up based on an inverse point system. So if you rank a song #100, it gets 1 point, and if you rank a song #1, it gets 100 points. All the points from the participants will be totaled up.
3) The due date for submission is Monday, March 2nd. The deadline time is Midnight PT.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
5) To avoid posting with duplicate lines when you PM me, click BBCode below the text box before pasting your list.
6) While not a requirement, it would be appreciated if you sent your list in the Artist - Song format and kept the artist and song names as they are here (e.g. put The Waterboys, not Waterboys; or Hoodoo Gurus, not The Hoodoo Gurus).
7) All your rankings will be posted when I post a song in this thread.
8) You are allowed to make changes to your list, as long as you do so before the deadline.
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Alternative songs of 1989. Billboard didn't start publishing official Year-End lists for this format until 1990, so all credit for these calculations goes to Daryl the Beryl
1. Love & Rockets - So Alive
2. The Cure - Fascination Street
3. The Replacements - I'll Be You
4. R.E.M. - Stand
5. XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
6. The Cure - Love Song
7. Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
8. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
9. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
10. Elvis Costello - Veronica
11. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
12. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
13. Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
14. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
15. Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne
16. Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime
17. Violent Femmes - Nightmares
18. The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing
19. U2 - Angel of Harlem
20. Midge Ure - Dear God
21. Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
22. Wire - Eardrum Buzz
23. New Order - Fine Time
24. Bob Mould - See a Little Light
25. The B-52's - Love Shack
26. The Cult - Fire Woman
27. The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River
28. Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
29. R.E.M. - Orange Crush
30. The Call - Let the Day Begin
31. 10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
32. Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
33. The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
34. New Order - Round & Round
35. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Madonna of the Wasps
36. Elvis Costello - This Town
37. Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Killing Jar
38. Camouflage - The Great Commandment
39. Ziggy Marley - Look Who's Dancing
40. Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
41. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
42. Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys
43. Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
44. Big Audio - James Brown
45. The Sugarcubes - Regina
46. The Ramones - Pet Semetary
47. Max Q - Way of the World
48. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
49. Easterhouse - Come Out Fighting
50. XTC - King for a Day
51. Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
52. The B-52's - Channel Z
53. A House - Call Me Blue
54. Joe Jackson - Nineteen Forever
55. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down
56. Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday
57. The Fixx - Driven Out
58. Throwing Muses - Dizzy
59. Squeeze - If It's Love
60. Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
61. The Connells - Something to Say
62. The Primitives - Sick of It
63. Tin Machine - Under the God
64. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Into the Heart of Love
65. Tom Tom Club - Suboceana
66. Indio - Hard Sun
67. Mary's Danish - Don't Crash the Car Tonight
68. The Bangles - In Your Room
69. Stan Ridgway - Goin' Southbound
70. The Godfathers - She Gives Me Love
71. The Primitives - Way Behind Me
72. The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum
73. Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
74. Boris Grebenshikov - Radio Silence
75. Thrashing Doves - Angel Visit
76. The B-52's - Shake That Cosmic Thing
77. Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World
78. R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out
79. Edie Brickell - Little Miss S
80. The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
81. Morrissey - Interesting Drug
82. Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
83. Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
84. The The - The Beat(en) Generation
85. 10,000 Maniacs - Eat for Two
86. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
87. Erasure - A Little Respect
88. Erasure - Drama!
89. The Replacements - Cruella DeVille
90. Winter Hours - Smoke Rings
91. Xymox - Obsession
92. Youssou N'Dour - Shakin' the Tree
93. The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
94. U2 - When Love Comes to Town
95. U2 - Dancing Barefoot
96. Information Society - Walking Away
97. U2 - Everlasting Love
98. Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
99. BoDeans - You Don't Get Much
100. David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo
There are 8 songs not available on Spotify. That's less than last year, but I'd still rather link you to a YouTube playlist than embed each one individually.
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2) The points a song has will be totaled up based on an inverse point system. So if you rank a song #100, it gets 1 point, and if you rank a song #1, it gets 100 points. All the points from the participants will be totaled up.
3) The due date for submission is Monday, March 2nd. The deadline time is Midnight PT.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
5) To avoid posting with duplicate lines when you PM me, click BBCode below the text box before pasting your list.
6) While not a requirement, it would be appreciated if you sent your list in the Artist - Song format and kept the artist and song names as they are here (e.g. put The Waterboys, not Waterboys; or Hoodoo Gurus, not The Hoodoo Gurus).
7) All your rankings will be posted when I post a song in this thread.
8) You are allowed to make changes to your list, as long as you do so before the deadline.
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Alternative songs of 1989. Billboard didn't start publishing official Year-End lists for this format until 1990, so all credit for these calculations goes to Daryl the Beryl
1. Love & Rockets - So Alive
2. The Cure - Fascination Street
3. The Replacements - I'll Be You
4. R.E.M. - Stand
5. XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
6. The Cure - Love Song
7. Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
8. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
9. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
10. Elvis Costello - Veronica
11. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
12. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
13. Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
14. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
15. Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne
16. Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime
17. Violent Femmes - Nightmares
18. The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing
19. U2 - Angel of Harlem
20. Midge Ure - Dear God
21. Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
22. Wire - Eardrum Buzz
23. New Order - Fine Time
24. Bob Mould - See a Little Light
25. The B-52's - Love Shack
26. The Cult - Fire Woman
27. The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River
28. Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
29. R.E.M. - Orange Crush
30. The Call - Let the Day Begin
31. 10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
32. Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
33. The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
34. New Order - Round & Round
35. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Madonna of the Wasps
36. Elvis Costello - This Town
37. Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Killing Jar
38. Camouflage - The Great Commandment
39. Ziggy Marley - Look Who's Dancing
40. Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
41. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
42. Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys
43. Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
44. Big Audio - James Brown
45. The Sugarcubes - Regina
46. The Ramones - Pet Semetary
47. Max Q - Way of the World
48. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
49. Easterhouse - Come Out Fighting
50. XTC - King for a Day
51. Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
52. The B-52's - Channel Z
53. A House - Call Me Blue
54. Joe Jackson - Nineteen Forever
55. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down
56. Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday
57. The Fixx - Driven Out
58. Throwing Muses - Dizzy
59. Squeeze - If It's Love
60. Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
61. The Connells - Something to Say
62. The Primitives - Sick of It
63. Tin Machine - Under the God
64. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Into the Heart of Love
65. Tom Tom Club - Suboceana
66. Indio - Hard Sun
67. Mary's Danish - Don't Crash the Car Tonight
68. The Bangles - In Your Room
69. Stan Ridgway - Goin' Southbound
70. The Godfathers - She Gives Me Love
71. The Primitives - Way Behind Me
72. The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum
73. Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
74. Boris Grebenshikov - Radio Silence
75. Thrashing Doves - Angel Visit
76. The B-52's - Shake That Cosmic Thing
77. Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World
78. R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out
79. Edie Brickell - Little Miss S
80. The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
81. Morrissey - Interesting Drug
82. Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
83. Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
84. The The - The Beat(en) Generation
85. 10,000 Maniacs - Eat for Two
86. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
87. Erasure - A Little Respect
88. Erasure - Drama!
89. The Replacements - Cruella DeVille
90. Winter Hours - Smoke Rings
91. Xymox - Obsession
92. Youssou N'Dour - Shakin' the Tree
93. The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
94. U2 - When Love Comes to Town
95. U2 - Dancing Barefoot
96. Information Society - Walking Away
97. U2 - Everlasting Love
98. Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
99. BoDeans - You Don't Get Much
100. David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo
There are 8 songs not available on Spotify. That's less than last year, but I'd still rather link you to a YouTube playlist than embed each one individually.
{list without year-end positions}
Love & Rockets - So Alive
The Cure - Fascination Street
The Replacements - I'll Be You
R.E.M. - Stand
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
The Cure - Love Song
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Elvis Costello - Veronica
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne
Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime
Violent Femmes - Nightmares
The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing
U2 - Angel of Harlem
Midge Ure - Dear God
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Wire - Eardrum Buzz
New Order - Fine Time
Bob Mould - See a Little Light
The B-52's - Love Shack
The Cult - Fire Woman
The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
R.E.M. - Orange Crush
The Call - Let the Day Begin
10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
New Order - Round & Round
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Madonna of the Wasps
Elvis Costello - This Town
Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Killing Jar
Camouflage - The Great Commandment
Ziggy Marley - Look Who's Dancing
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Big Audio - James Brown
The Sugarcubes - Regina
The Ramones - Pet Semetary
Max Q - Way of the World
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Easterhouse - Come Out Fighting
XTC - King for a Day
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
The B-52's - Channel Z
A House - Call Me Blue
Joe Jackson - Nineteen Forever
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down
Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday
The Fixx - Driven Out
Throwing Muses - Dizzy
Squeeze - If It's Love
Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
The Connells - Something to Say
The Primitives - Sick of It
Tin Machine - Under the God
The Mighty Lemon Drops - Into the Heart of Love
Tom Tom Club - Suboceana
Indio - Hard Sun
Mary's Danish - Don't Crash the Car Tonight
The Bangles - In Your Room
Stan Ridgway - Goin' Southbound
The Godfathers - She Gives Me Love
The Primitives - Way Behind Me
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum
Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
Boris Grebenshikov - Radio Silence
Thrashing Doves - Angel Visit
The B-52's - Shake That Cosmic Thing
Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World
R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out
Edie Brickell - Little Miss S
The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Morrissey - Interesting Drug
Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
The The - The Beat(en) Generation
10,000 Maniacs - Eat for Two
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Erasure - A Little Respect
Erasure - Drama!
The Replacements - Cruella DeVille
Winter Hours - Smoke Rings
Xymox - Obsession
Youssou N'Dour - Shakin' the Tree
The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
U2 - When Love Comes to Town
U2 - Dancing Barefoot
Information Society - Walking Away
U2 - Everlasting Love
Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
BoDeans - You Don't Get Much
David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo
Love & Rockets - So Alive
The Cure - Fascination Street
The Replacements - I'll Be You
R.E.M. - Stand
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
The Cure - Love Song
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Elvis Costello - Veronica
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne
Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime
Violent Femmes - Nightmares
The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing
U2 - Angel of Harlem
Midge Ure - Dear God
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Wire - Eardrum Buzz
New Order - Fine Time
Bob Mould - See a Little Light
The B-52's - Love Shack
The Cult - Fire Woman
The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
R.E.M. - Orange Crush
The Call - Let the Day Begin
10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
New Order - Round & Round
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Madonna of the Wasps
Elvis Costello - This Town
Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Killing Jar
Camouflage - The Great Commandment
Ziggy Marley - Look Who's Dancing
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Big Audio - James Brown
The Sugarcubes - Regina
The Ramones - Pet Semetary
Max Q - Way of the World
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Easterhouse - Come Out Fighting
XTC - King for a Day
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
The B-52's - Channel Z
A House - Call Me Blue
Joe Jackson - Nineteen Forever
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down
Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday
The Fixx - Driven Out
Throwing Muses - Dizzy
Squeeze - If It's Love
Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
The Connells - Something to Say
The Primitives - Sick of It
Tin Machine - Under the God
The Mighty Lemon Drops - Into the Heart of Love
Tom Tom Club - Suboceana
Indio - Hard Sun
Mary's Danish - Don't Crash the Car Tonight
The Bangles - In Your Room
Stan Ridgway - Goin' Southbound
The Godfathers - She Gives Me Love
The Primitives - Way Behind Me
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum
Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
Boris Grebenshikov - Radio Silence
Thrashing Doves - Angel Visit
The B-52's - Shake That Cosmic Thing
Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World
R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out
Edie Brickell - Little Miss S
The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Morrissey - Interesting Drug
Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
The The - The Beat(en) Generation
10,000 Maniacs - Eat for Two
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Erasure - A Little Respect
Erasure - Drama!
The Replacements - Cruella DeVille
Winter Hours - Smoke Rings
Xymox - Obsession
Youssou N'Dour - Shakin' the Tree
The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
U2 - When Love Comes to Town
U2 - Dancing Barefoot
Information Society - Walking Away
U2 - Everlasting Love
Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
BoDeans - You Don't Get Much
David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo
Tool to Remove Numbers From Beginning of Lines
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Preference Revealer
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Geometrical
willapted33
rowellfarm490
American Idiot
Doc Indie Party Rock
Sambalada
Daryl the Beryl
Albie
campbellssoup
peacebone
Red
wheatsquares33
House Lannister
somelikeitwhen
Juanca
MoD
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