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Post by singingrulebritannia on May 26, 2020 13:06:50 GMT -5
Wow, we're really saving room for ALL the crap in this top 20, huh? Not even going to remove Can't Let Go or Tears In Heaven at a bare minimum?? Ok....
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Post by rowellfarm490 on May 26, 2020 16:39:55 GMT -5
{BABY GOT STATS}
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on May 26, 2020 17:16:00 GMT -5
Stay!!!! sigh, thereβs never been anything quite like it & I doubt there ever will be...Iβll go out on a limb & say this is THE best 1-hit wonder in my loooooong lifetime (& yes I know they had other hits in the UK, which I do enjoy but this is dozens of levels above those...& Iβm basing β1-hit wonderβ status on US charts)
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 17:23:05 GMT -5
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Baby Got Back Sir Mix-a-Lot
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The song that made the ass anthem a permanent staple in Hip Hop, for better or for worse.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 17:24:27 GMT -5
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Set Adrift On Memory Bliss PM Dawn
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Man, this PM Dawn song sure does exist, doesn't it?
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on May 26, 2020 23:11:13 GMT -5
#25. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie RaittNot much of a Bonnie Raitt fan. Especially when her songs show up on Active Rank Downs. What's that about. #24. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - PM DawnThis is a decent song for one reason and one reason only. Spandau Ballet ' "True".#23. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-LotSurprise surprise! A Hip Hop song I didn't tank. I like the lyrics in this a lot. We Latinos love the big butts. I love the video too. The song is fast, and according to Ross and Rachel its the best song to sing to your newborn baby. #22. Too Funky - George MichaelAnother music video I absolutely love. Love the models on the runway and George gets his free pass into my Top 10 every time. #21. Stay - Shakespears SisterAnother great sounding song. I prefer the Goth half of the song. She has that Hot Lunatic look. I also really dig the high notes the other sister hits. The contrast takes it to another level.
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Post by Juanca on May 26, 2020 23:17:26 GMT -5
#31. Just Another Day - Jon SecadaWho was this guy? Jon Secada. A one hit wonder that came out of nowhere and scored a top 10 hit. This song grew on me for it's multiple plays on Video chanels. It's also one of the few songs with that type of percussion that I can tolerate. He had another top 10 with "If You Go" as @slipperyslope mentioned, but he also had 4 other top 30 hits (Do You Believe In Us, Angel, I'm Free, and Mental Picture). YES, and all the singles of his lead album had crazy longevity. If I recall correctly he had some sort of record -or close to it- of consecutive weeks in AT40. He had another minor hit after MP: Too Late Too Soon, which made it to #41 in the Hot 100. He co-wrote Coming Out Of The Dark (where he sang background vocals) and She's All I Ever Had. His first popular hit in Latin music was in 1985 when, as Juan Secada, wrote, and provided background vocals to, the Spanish version of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart, sang by Lissette, which was a big hit in Latin America.
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Post by Juanca on May 26, 2020 23:51:38 GMT -5
35. Baby-Baby-Baby (54): Although I didn't care much for this second single at the beginning, after a few listens I dug it, and became my favorite song of this album. Quite smooth and sexy, although the vocals don't fully match the sexiness of the song to me. 34. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (66): The original isn't in my top 20 Elton songs. This is the type of ballad that I'm just not a big fan of. I did appreciate the cover back then, especially thanks to George Michael's vocals, who adds a dose of his magic. This made the top 5 of my personal chart, but still is one of the few songs by either artist that I don't revisit. 33. No Son of Mine (17): This is actually one of my favorite Genesis songs. I love the instrumentation, Phil's vocals, and lyrics. It's a strong rock ballad with enough power and emotion to make it stand out amongst pop ballads this year. It was their last song to top my personal chart -and it's included in one of my favorite, most played mixtapes :) Wish it had made the top quarter in this RD. 32. The One (36): A song from another favorite mixtape (more AC oriented) and another personal chart topper. I really liked the dreamy, sunset music, melody, and vocals. Typical classic Elton John music. 31. Just Another Day (8): :'( Another song from my AC mixtape. This was love at first listen. The percussion was lovely, as was the overall music and vocals, including Gloria's harmonies (love seeing her in the video). This was a big hit back home, played in several radio stations, as the Spanish version also had good rotation in Spanish-only radios. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ct7zmJtf030. Hazard (14): This is my second favorite RM song (I still like Right Here Waiting a tiny more). Outstanding production, excellent lyrics, and great vocals. The musical composition deserves to be listened to with attention. Another song in my AC mixtape, a personal chart-topper, and a song I still listen to occasionally. 29. Tennessee (40): I really liked the 3 big singles from AD. This has a pretty good vibe, but I specially like the Dione Farris-led bridge. 28. I'll Be There (45): This was Mariah's first big hit back home. Thus far, only Emotions had received some airplay in pop stations, and when this came it was pretty big. In my personal chart, this was her second chart-topper -and another song in my AC mixtape :) Pretty good cover that I used to like a bit more some years ago. 27. Jump Around (65): FINALLY!! I mean, it's fun, groovy, musically interesting (although too noisy for my liking), but just far from deserving a top half spot in my submission for this RD. This should've left before Justified and Ancient 26. All I Want (21): Great song that I still use -and sing along to. Excellent intro, and then the guitar-based music, vocals, harmonies, melody is top notch. A top 5 in my personal chart, with good longevity.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 27, 2020 8:49:08 GMT -5
FINALLY!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 9:13:00 GMT -5
ah almost perfect ranking
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Post by peacebone on May 27, 2020 9:39:20 GMT -5
The one time I actually like a Mariah song and it can't even make the top 10 :|
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Post by cedric on May 27, 2020 9:56:55 GMT -5
Expected End Of The Road to miss the top ten but I kinda hoped it would make top 15 at least :(
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Post by Unhinged on May 27, 2020 10:02:54 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on May 27, 2020 10:16:34 GMT -5
15-11 tomorrow then gonna pump out the Top 10 Friday!
The Top 15 (in alphabetical order):
"Black Or White" - Michael Jackson "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen "Can't Let Go" - Mariah Carey "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" - Sophie B. Hawkins "Diamonds and Pearls" - Prince and The New Power Generation "Finally" - CeCe Peniston "Friday I'm In Love" - The Cure "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" - En Vogue "Mysterious Ways" - U2 "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses "One" - U2 "Real Love" - Mary J. Blige "Remember The Time" - Michael Jackson "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana "Under The Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on May 27, 2020 11:37:30 GMT -5
The Cure better make the top 5...actually hoping it can pull off the win, but I think En Vogue might end up on top, which would be fine with me too
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Post by Mirago on May 27, 2020 12:26:28 GMT -5
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Rhythm Is A Dancer Snap!
This anthem was a gateway to house/electronica. One of my favourite melodies on synth.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on May 27, 2020 13:16:14 GMT -5
I'm going to have more bottom 50s in the top 10 than top 50s at this rate
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Post by gonecountry on May 27, 2020 14:58:33 GMT -5
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 20, 26, 27, 31, 33, 55
Pretty solid top 15. Don't see the love for Remember the Time other than it being MJ. This one can go at any point.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on May 27, 2020 15:13:47 GMT -5
Don't see the love for Remember the Time other than it being MJ. This one can go at any point. Funny, because I feel the same way, but about "Black and White". And for U2's songs, and The Cure's song, and Mariah Carey's last song, and Guns n' Roses' song...
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Rhythm Is A Dancer Snap!
This anthem was a gateway to house/electronica. One of my favourite melodies on synth. This was also my gateway song into Dance music along with Opus III's "It's A Fine Day."
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Post by Red on May 27, 2020 17:26:36 GMT -5
I expected to rank "End of the Road" higher...like, top 20 higher. Haha, wtf, crazi Okay, now I'm REALLY wondering how Eurodance will do as the decade goes on. I thought this would make the top ten. Speaking of songs I expected to rank higher than I did, hi, "Free Your Mind"! "Tears in Heaven" is a complicated one for me, as I think that the studio version of the song is pretty weak in comparison to the Unplugged version. The Unplugged version of "Tears in Heaven", however, is just stunning. It's the only version of the song, as far as I'm concerned. I'm going to have more bottom 50s in the top 10 than top 50s at this rate Even before your most recent post, I knew what the songs were in your bottom half. For once, given what is in your bottom half, I'm glad this is the case. :kii:
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Post by singingrulebritannia on May 27, 2020 17:59:22 GMT -5
I'm going to have more bottom 50s in the top 10 than top 50s at this rate Even before your most recent post, I knew what the songs were in your bottom half. For once, given what is in your bottom half, I'm glad this is the case. :kii: Gee, thanks, that's the reply I needed to see Weren't you saying you ranked BOW low anyway? And I'm sure you don't want CLG to win, either. Which means you don't have an objection to at least 2 of my 7 bottom 50s, thus you don't really want me to have 6 of them in the top 10.
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Post by Red on May 27, 2020 18:04:58 GMT -5
Even before your most recent post, I knew what the songs were in your bottom half. For once, given what is in your bottom half, I'm glad this is the case. :kii: Gee, thanks, that's the reply I needed to see Weren't you saying you ranked BOW low anyway? And I'm sure you don't want CLG to win, either. Which means you don't have an objection to at least 2 of my 7 bottom 50s, thus you don't really want me to have 6 of them in the top 10. I didn't wind up ranking "Black or White" low at all, really. It and "Can't Let Go" are among my lowest remaining, but that's mainly because I only have one song below my top 25 remaining, I believe. (Neither are my lowest remaining, either.) This post was more in reference to where you ranked a good chunk of my top six, anyway, which we both knew would be the case.
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Post by Juanca on May 27, 2020 21:44:04 GMT -5
25. I Can't Make You Love Me (71): This is a completely ok song. Nice mood, melody, and vocals. However, it's never captured my attention that much -ie I find it pretty boring 24. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (49): One of the few R&B songs that made my personal chart this year, thanks to my love of "True" and how it was sampled here. Nice groove. Despite my ranking it at #49, I don't mind it reaching the top quarter. 23. Baby Got Back (32): It barely made my top 25 back in the day, as again I wasn't that much into rap, I've grown to like this more with time, though. 22. Too Funky (16): I really liked this from the first time I heard it -and it was another song in one of my favorite mixtapes It made it to the runner-up spot in my personal chart, and it's been one of my favorite dance pop GM songs ever. Love its sexy mood, production, vocals (even the "I'm trying to get to sleep" lol). Btw, I remember a pop-rock radio station talking about the Red Hot + Dance album and they played Madonna's contribution to the album. At that point, I was surprised that a new M song was just thrown there without being promoted. (I didn't know about Spotlight at that time...) 21. Stay (2): NOOOO!!!!! This was the song that I most instantly loved since Like A Prayer --all thanks to the pop-rock station I just mentioned above, which played the imported 30-minute UK Top 40 chart summary. I LOVED the first part, so tender, classic, dreamy, almost a cappella, choral, with Marcela's amazing vocals, and a great melody. And when it was all already solid, after the second minute, it turns into a sort of Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde combo with Siobhan creepily but effectively singing the bridge, with a much more somber, dark but equally epic bridge instrumentation that is then broken through Marcella's cry. WOW!! Seriously a masterpiece of a song that deserved all that long stay at UK's #1. In my personal chart, it made it to the top in just 3 weeks, the fastest in many, many years, and stayed there for a month -the longest since LAP. It became my #2 song of the year, and one of my 10 favorite songs of the decade. I was very surprised that Siobhan, a former Bananarama, was able to be part of a song with such quality. Although they never reached these heights, the other singles of this album were great, too --and their recent comeback single was also stelar. Oh, and this song deserves having its video here, too
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Post by Juanca on May 27, 2020 22:10:32 GMT -5
20. End of the Road (6): This is my favorite BIIM song. And I loved it since I first heard it, which was a bit unusual to me given my limited love for R&B. It had a classic feel to it, with great melody and harmonies. The talking part is maybe a bit too extra cheese, but the rest is just a very solid romantic ballad. It stayed at the top of my personal chart for a couple of weeks, and ended in my yearend top 5. 19. Make It Happen (11): This was Mariah's first personal chart-topper, and it's still one of my favorite uptempo songs by Mariah. Just like with Emotions, Clivilles and Cole from C+C Music Factory did an amazing job in terms of giving Mariah a slickly produced, modern dance track. (I especially like that string-like sound after the chorus). Her vocals worked perfectly, including the mix of subdued, whispery vocals in the chorus, and the more powerful, soul vocals in the second verse, the post-bridge and the almost a cappella gritty vocals at the end. This was the perfect combo for me. Also, I've grown my love for it in the past decade after I actually paid attention to the lyrics 18. Rhythm Is A Dancer (10): This was one of my favorite dance songs of the decade. I loved the galactic type of synth sound, with those epic gong-like sounds that give it an epic treatment. I like the FULL version, rap included though, not the sanitized AC version. It was a hit back home, and it made the top of my personal chart. It was great to see the actual singer, Thea Austin, in the video instead of a model lipsyncing to the song. 17. Free Your Mind (26): I wasn't into this song back in the day, but I completely changed my mind when I listened to it again last decade, thanks to a few singing competitions. Now I'm a fan of the rock attitude with strong female harmonies. Very cool and unique combination. 16. Tears In Heaven (24): Such a sad story behind the song. That's how I listened to it for the first time in 1992, so I connected with it quickly, and this made the top of my personal chart. It was also a hit back home, played in rock and pop stations. I liked the original, but the unplugged version indeed elevates the song. So I only have one remaining bottom 2/3 song, so I really hope it can leave in the next batch. I don't hate it, but I just don't think it's top 10 material. Any of my 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 can also leave Hope my remaining 5 top 10s stay though
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 23:33:43 GMT -5
#20
End Of The Road Boyz II Men
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Glove Slap In what way does End Of The Road deserve a #99? Granted, I'm the one who put What About Your Friends at #100, so... Anyway, this song is great. Boyz II Men deserved to stick around past the 90s.
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