Pulse Rankdown: 1988 Year-End Active Rock Chart (Finished)

[rowellfarm490]

Today's final extra features Eric Clapton on lead guitar and Jeff Lynne on bass guitar

EXTRA


Cloud 9
George Harrison

Year-End Rank: 108 | Peak: #9 | Weeks: 10
Album: Cloud Nine

Share your thoughts on this song below!

[Red]

Jun 12, 2020 9:51:13 GMT -5 Red said:

Given the results so far, I definitely would not have endeared myself to most of the participants, had I worked on this and submitted. To clarify, three of the songs still in are songs that I ranked lower than "Angel" in the '88 Hot 100 RD. They were also pretty decently lower.

There goes two of them.

"The Flame" remains.

[Juanca]

Some comments on 70-41:

70. Black and Blue (around #30): nice discovery; sounded more like classic VH; I had it

69. Don't Know What You Got (around #20): this is a classic! the vocals took me a bit to get into it back in 88, but once i got them, I became a fan. I could’ve helped it get a better rank

67. Just Like Paradise (30s): this was a surprisingly good tune that I liked quite a bit back then. It had the type of synth pop appeal ala All I Need is a Miracle that I liked. This album had pretty good material for David. I had Stand Up and Damn good around my 70s.

66. Sweet Fire of Love (40s): like U2’s sound mixed with blues rock; like it a bit better than Showdown... (in my 50s)

64. Walk on Water (9): One of my favorite pop rock songs of the late 80s. A personal chart topper even though it was only a minor hit in a tier 2 pop station. It became quite popular in parties and dance clubs at the end of the decade.

63. Lost in You (~30): strong vocals and instrumental (drums, guitars, pipes!); he can really rock when he wants to, and I think he deserves much more appreciation in Pulse; this was a personal top 5 back in 88.

62. Rhythm of Love (20s): this wasn’t as big a hit as Love will find a way, but the intro was used in a few tv spots back home, so it became just as popular in the end. Nice melodic intro, strong instrumental and vocals and strong beat, much better than the more boring Shoot (in my 80s)

60. I Wish I Had a Girl (20s): a minor hit in our #1 pop station and a personal top 15. Still like its more classic rock sound.

51. Don't Be Cruel (50s): A hit back home following the success of Ghost Town. It was a personal top 5, and I kept it in a good mixtape. Pretty good cover IMO.

50. Perfect World (50s): their last good hit, which made their last stop in my personal top 5. Still sounds good, with a nice genuine throwback style.

47. After Midnight (92): that would’ve been my remaining bottom 10/20; not a fan of the original, let alone this remake

45. Say You Will (20s): a personal top 5, which I liked much more than Heart (70s); nice music, vocals and power

44. Get It On (30s): one of my favorite discoveries in this RD, with pretty good instrumentation and classic musicality

43. Forever Young (teens): I also like this other side of Rod...the video sold it for me, as it connects the emotional lyrics about fatherhood.

42. Simply Irresistible (10): this still sounds like a good rocker! Strong, catchy, well sung; why so low?

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

30. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That - Elton John
This is a great song. Infact one of my favorites from John. There was only so much I could do with it on this RD and I still Prefer the Hi- NRG extended remix as well. which I wouldn't have been able to rank high on this Rock RD at all.

29. Heaven Knows - Robert Plant
Another big Arena rock sounding single. Like a louder version of Elton John's song except it has Robert Plant vocals.

28. Roll with It - Steve Winwood
Another hit for Steve. The brass gives it a really bluesy Rock vibe too. It almost sounds like a beer Commercial. My favorite will always be "Higher Love".

27. I Know You're Out There Somewhere - The Moody Blues
I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. very cool 80's pop vibe. Didn't this get an Italo Disco remix. Kinda sounds like Modern Talking.

26. Bring Me Some Water - Melissa Etheridge
A better Rock vibe for this chick, but I still can't do much with her vocals.

25. Be Still My Beating Heart - Sting
Didn't care too much for this Sting era and this song in particular was one of the worst. I ranked this at #80 on Alt, so it was only gonna fall further down this time. One song left in my bottom 10 and its that song I wasn't supposed to tank.

24. When We Was Fab - George Harrison
This was pretty decent. I really enjoyed the song's melody.

23. When It's Love - Van Halen
This was pretty damn awesome for a Van Hagar ballad. Van Halen wasn't known for ballads when DLR was on lead, but this hit all the Powerballads buttons. I put two VH songs in my top 20 . Can you imagine how many I will put here once 1984 rolls around?

22. Ship of Fools - Robert Plant
The softest one the highest. It's still a great song, but I put enough Robert Plant songs in my top 40.

21. Love Bites - Def Leppard
Why is Covid -19 taking this long to F U C K off, Why are strip joints on lockdown, and WTF is this Def Leppard masterpiec doing out before the top 10. These are questions I need answered? 8D I mean this goes harder than "Hysteria" so WTF? Anyway, I believe there are still a couple years left in Rock RD's where Def Leppard will be submit my crown song.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

EXTRAS:

House We Used to Live In - The Smithereens
A bit more uptempo than their other bigger hits. I like that. High 60's on my RD would sound about right.

I'm Still Searching - Glass Tiger
I forgot how good this one sounded. Been years since I spun this one. This songs flows reallllly nicely. Funny how back then a song that reached #12 was considered a flop. while nowadays songs that touch the top 25 make the YD top 100.

Don't Go - Hothouse Flowers
I might have ranked this a bit high in Modern Rock RD? Sounds great for that format. Here. Not so much.

I Think She Likes Me - Treat Her Right
Never heard this. A little too downtempo for me. The vocals are not too great, but give this to Jim Morrison and it rises to a whole other level.

Big League - Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
I don't recall this Red Ryder song. Kinda sounds like a b-side U2 song.

Can't Wait - Foreigner
Another Foreigner song I wasn't too keen on. Kinda a dozer if you ask me.

Cloud 9 - George Harrison
This was pretty boring. even for George Harrison. What no more Glam Metal classics to close out the night's extras? That's disappointing.

[rowellfarm490]

Stats to consider for #20:

Best rankdown position: 18
Worst rankdown position: 30
Average position: 23.5
SD Rank: 34th lowest

Ranked song before?: Y
Rankdown appearance frequency: Debut

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 0
11 to 25s: 5
26 to 50s: 3
51 to 75s: 0
76 to 90s: 1
Bottom 10s: 0

[rowellfarm490]

I've always really liked this song, no complaints about it making the top 20

20


Don't Shed a Tear
Paul Carrack

600 points
Standard Deviation: 20.706
Average Rank: 34.333
Year-End Rank: 24 | Peak: #5 | Weeks: 18

gonecountry : 13
campbellssoup : 16
Mirago : 19
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 24
rowellfarm490 : 24
House Lannister : 39
singingrulebritannia : 48
Daryl the Beryl : 50



Doc Indie Party Rock : 76

Movements:

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{30 26 18 22 27 23 22 20}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 30
rowellfarm490 : 26
gonecountry : 18
Doc Indie Party Rock : 22
Daryl the Beryl : 27
House Lannister : 23
Mirago : 22
campbellssoup : 20

Artist performance history:
Debut

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Cheap Trick - The Flame
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
John Mellencamp - Check It Out
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
The Smithereens - Only a Memory
U2 - Desire
U2 - In God's Country
Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started

[rowellfarm490]

Stats to consider for #19:

Best rankdown position: 19
Worst rankdown position: 46
Average position: 30.0
SD Rank: 41st lowest

Artist cleared from rankdown?: Y
Rankdown appearance frequency: Average

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 1
11 to 25s: 3
26 to 50s: 3
51 to 75s: 2
76 to 90s: 0
Bottom 10s: 0

[rowellfarm490]

Van Halen tie their best rock rankdown performance to date

19


Finish What Ya Started
Van Halen

601 points
Standard Deviation: 21.678
Average Rank: 34.222
Year-End Rank: 1 | Peak: #2 | Weeks: 22

House Lannister : 5
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 16
gonecountry : 19
Mirago : 21
Doc Indie Party Rock : 34
campbellssoup : 35
Daryl the Beryl : 46



rowellfarm490 : 64
singingrulebritannia : 68

Movements:

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{37 46 38 31 30 19 20 19}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 37
rowellfarm490 : 46
gonecountry : 38
Doc Indie Party Rock : 31
Daryl the Beryl : 30
House Lannister : 19
Mirago : 20
campbellssoup : 19

Artist performance history:
#19 Active 1992 (Right Now) | #23 Active 1988 (When It's Love) | #39 Active 1991 (Top of the World) | #55 Active 1991 (Runaround) | #58 Active 1988 (Feels So Good) | #60 Active 1992 (The Dream Is Over) | #70 Active 1988 (Black and Blue) | #77 Active 2004 (It's About Time) | #79 Active 1995 (Can't Stop Lovin' You) | #80 Active 1991 (Poundcake) | #85 Active 2012 (She's the Woman) | #87 Active 2012 (Tattoo) | #90 Active 1995 (Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)) | #92 Active 1997 (Me Wise Magic) | #93 Active 1993 (Won't Get Fooled Again) | #94 Active 1997 (Can't Get This Stuff No More) | #94 Active 1998 (Without You) | #96 Active 1996 (Humans Being) | #97 Active 1998 (Fire in the Hole) | #98 Active 1998 (Amsterdam)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Cheap Trick - The Flame
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
John Mellencamp - Check It Out
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
The Smithereens - Only a Memory
U2 - Desire
U2 - In God's Country

[rowellfarm490]

#18 and #17 are tied in points. #18 is the last song without a top 10 ranking.

Stats to consider for #18:

Best rankdown position: 11
Worst rankdown position: 26
Average position: 16.6
SD Rank: 48th highest

Multiple songs in rankdown?: N
Rankdown appearance frequency: Rare

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 0
11 to 25s: 4
26 to 50s: 3
51 to 75s: 2
76 to 90s: 0
Bottom 10s: 0

[rowellfarm490]

I imagine this won't be the last time Pat makes the top 20 in one of these

18


All Fired Up
Pat Benatar

604 points
Standard Deviation: 23.170
Average Rank: 33.889
Year-End Rank: 27 | Peak: #2 | Weeks: 12

gonecountry : 12
rowellfarm490 : 15
singingrulebritannia : 18
Mirago : 18
Doc Indie Party Rock : 26
Daryl the Beryl : 28
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 48



campbellssoup : 65
House Lannister : 75

Movements:

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{26 22 15 11 11 16 14 18}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 26
rowellfarm490 : 22
gonecountry : 15
Doc Indie Party Rock : 11
Daryl the Beryl : 11
House Lannister : 16
Mirago : 14
campbellssoup : 18

Artist performance history:
#39 Active 1993 (Everybody Lay Down)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Cheap Trick - The Flame
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
John Mellencamp - Check It Out
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
The Smithereens - Only a Memory
U2 - Desire
U2 - In God's Country

[rowellfarm490]

#18 and #17 are tied in points.

Stats to consider for #17:

Best rankdown position: 13
Worst rankdown position: 23
Average position: 17.3
SD Rank: 47th lowest

Artist cleared from rankdown?: Y
Rankdown appearance frequency: Average

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 1
11 to 25s: 2
26 to 50s: 5
51 to 75s: 0
76 to 90s: 1
Bottom 10s: 0

[rowellfarm490]

Cool to see this guy finally make the top 20 in a rock rankdown

17


Check It Out
John Mellencamp

604 points
Standard Deviation: 22.133
Average Rank: 33.889
Year-End Rank: 33 | Peak: #3 | Weeks: 12

gonecountry : 2
singingrulebritannia : 13
rowellfarm490 : 25
campbellssoup : 26
House Lannister : 34
Doc Indie Party Rock : 40
Daryl the Beryl : 40
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 45



Mirago : 80

Movements:

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{20 23 13 13 17 14 21 17}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 20
rowellfarm490 : 23
gonecountry : 13
Doc Indie Party Rock : 13
Daryl the Beryl : 17
House Lannister : 14
Mirago : 21
campbellssoup : 17

Artist performance history:
#34 Active 1992 (Love and Happiness) | #40 Active 1988 (The Real Life) | #42 Active 1992 (Last Chance) | #50 Active 1993 (What If I Came Knocking) | #58 Active 1992 (Now More Than Ever) | #58 Active 1993 (Human Wheels) | #62 Active 1992 (Again Tonight) | #63 Active 1991 (Get a Leg Up) | #63 Active 1994 (Wild Night w/ Me'Shell Ndegeocello) | #79 Active 1989 (Pop Singer) | #79 Active 1998 (Without Expression) | #80 Active 1989 (Martha Say) | #84 Active 1998 (Your Life Is Now) | #85 Active 1997 (Just Another Day) | #87 Active 1996 (Key West Intermezzo) | #92 Active 1988 (Rooty Toot Toot)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Cheap Trick - The Flame
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
The Smithereens - Only a Memory
U2 - Desire
U2 - In God's Country

[rowellfarm490]

Stats to consider for #16:

Best rankdown position: 5
Worst rankdown position: 19
Average position: 13.5
SD Rank: 4TH HIGHEST

Multiple songs in rankdown?: Y
Ranked song before?: N

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 2
11 to 25s: 4
26 to 50s: 1
51 to 75s: 1
76 to 90s: 0
Bottom 10s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

Feel the wrath Doc Indie Party Rock

16


In God's Country
U2

621 points
Standard Deviation: 33.309 (4TH HIGHEST)
Average Rank: 32.000
Year-End Rank: 72 | Peak: #6 | Weeks: 12

singingrulebritannia : 4
Daryl the Beryl : 5
rowellfarm490 : 13
gonecountry : 15
campbellssoup : 15
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 22
Mirago : 42
House Lannister : 72





Doc Indie Party Rock : 100

Movements:

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{9 8 5 18 16 17 19 16}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 9
rowellfarm490 : 8
gonecountry : 5
Doc Indie Party Rock : 18
Daryl the Beryl : 16
House Lannister : 17
Mirago : 19
campbellssoup : 16

Artist performance history:
#13 Alt 1988 (Desire) | #19 Active 2001 (Elevation) | #20 Alt 1991 (The Fly) | #21 Active 2001 (Walk On) | #26 Alt 2000 (Beautiful Day) | #29 Active 2002 (Electrical Storm) | #31 Active 1992 (Until the End of the World) | #32 Alt 1992 (One) | #33 Active 1989 (God Part II) | #33 Active 1993 (Zooropa) | #34 Active 1989 (Angel of Harlem) | #34 Alt 2001 (Walk On) | #34 Alt 2009 (Magnificent) | #35 Active 1992 (Mysterious Ways) | #35 Active 1994 (Stay) | #35 Active 2009 (Magnificent) | #36 Active 2000 (Beautiful Day) | #37 Active 1992 (One) | #38 Active 1992 (Even Better Than the Real Thing) | #39 Alt 2001 (Elevation) | #41 Active 2005 (Vertigo) | #42 Alt 2002 (Electrical Storm) | #44 Alt 1992 (Mysterious Ways) | #44 Alt 1993 (Zooropa) | #44 Alt 2004 (Vertigo) | #54 Alt 1989 (Dancing Barefoot) | #54 Alt 1992 (Until the End of the World) | #55 Alt 1993 (Lemon) | #55 Alt 1997 (Staring at the Sun) | #56 Active 1992 (Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses) | #57 Alt 1989 (Angel of Harlem) | #57 Active 1989 (When Love Comes to Town w/ B.B. King) | #57 Alt 1995 (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) | #57 Active 1995 (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) | #58 Alt 1992 (Even Better Than the Real Thing) | #59 Alt 1992 (Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses) | #59 Alt 1994 (Stay) | #62 Active 1997 (Staring at the Sun) | #62 AAA 2014 (Ordinary Love) | #64 Alt 1999 (Sweetest Thing) | #66 Alt 2006 (The Saints Are Coming w/ Green Day) | #67 AAA 2014 (Invisible) | #68 Alt 2015 (Every Breaking Wave) | #69 AAA 2015 (Every Breaking Wave) | #70 Active 2005 (All Because of You) | #73 Alt 1997 (Last Night on Earth) | #74 Alt 2009 (I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight) | #75 Alt 2005 (Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own) | #76 Alt 1989 (When Love Comes to Town w/ B.B. King) | #78 Active 1997 (Last Night on Earth) | #78 Alt 2005 (All Because of You) | #78 AAA 2014 (The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)) | #81 Alt 1991 (Night and Day) | #81 Alt 2017 (You're the Best Thing About Me) | #83 Alt 1989 (Everlasting Love) | #84 AAA 2018 (Get Out of Your Own Way) | #86 Alt 2014 (The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)) | #87 Alt 1993 (Numb) | #88 Alt 1988 (Jesus Christ) | #88 Alt 1997 (Discotheque) | #88 AAA 2017 (You're the Best Thing About Me) | #89 Alt 2009 (Get on Your Boots) | #90 Active 2009 (Get on Your Boots) | #92 AAA 2018 (Love Is Bigger Than Anything in It's Way) | #93 AAA 2015 (Song for Someone) | #96 Active 1997 (Discotheque)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Cheap Trick - The Flame
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
The Smithereens - Only a Memory
U2 - Desire

[rowellfarm490]

Stats to consider for #15:

Best rankdown position: 15
Worst rankdown position: 78
Average position: 41.0
SD Rank: 3RD HIGHEST

Multiple songs in rankdown?: Y
Ranked song before?: Y

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 4
11 to 25s: 2
26 to 50s: 1
51 to 75s: 1
76 to 90s: 0
Bottom 10s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

I don't hate this song or anything but still this was getting too close for comfort

15


The Flame
Cheap Trick

627 points
Standard Deviation: 33.575 (3RD HIGHEST)
Average Rank: 31.333
Year-End Rank: 17 | Peak: #3 | Weeks: 14

Doc Indie Party Rock : 2
Mirago : 6
House Lannister : 8
gonecountry : 10
Daryl the Beryl : 21
campbellssoup : 23
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 40






rowellfarm490 : 74
singingrulebritannia : 98

Movements:

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{76 78 54 39 29 20 17 15}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 76
rowellfarm490 : 78
gonecountry : 54
Doc Indie Party Rock : 39
Daryl the Beryl : 29
House Lannister : 20
Mirago : 17
campbellssoup : 15

Artist performance history:
#40 Active 2016 (When I Wake Up Tomorrow) | #51 Active 1988 (Don't Be Cruel) | #85 Active 1990 (Can't Stop Fallin' into Love)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
The Smithereens - Only a Memory
U2 - Desire

[rowellfarm490]

Stats to consider for #14:

Best rankdown position: 4
Worst rankdown position: 14
Average position: 10.9
SD Rank: 49th highest

Multiple songs in rankdown?: N
Ranked song before?: Y

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 3
11 to 25s: 1
26 to 50s: 2
51 to 75s: 3
76 to 90s: 0
Bottom 10s: 0

[Red]

Well, I can comfortably say I would have pushed "In God's Country" ahead of "The Flame".

[rowellfarm490]

This band falls just short of making a return trip to the top 10 after making it in 1990

14


Only a Memory
The Smithereens

632 points
Standard Deviation: 23.075
Average Rank: 30.778
Year-End Rank: 7 | Peak: #1 | Weeks: 14

singingrulebritannia : 5
Daryl the Beryl : 7
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 9
House Lannister : 19
rowellfarm490 : 26
gonecountry : 36




campbellssoup : 51
Doc Indie Party Rock : 60
Mirago : 64

Movements:

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{4 10 11 14 10 11 13 14}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 4
rowellfarm490 : 10
gonecountry : 11
Doc Indie Party Rock : 14
Daryl the Beryl : 10
House Lannister : 11
Mirago : 13
campbellssoup : 14

Artist performance history:
#4 Active 1990 (A Girl Like You) | #22 Active 1990 (Blues Before and After) | #30 Alt 1988 (Only a Memory) | #33 Alt 1990 (A Girl Like You) | #34 Active 1994 (Miles from Nowhere) | #53 Alt 1991 (Top of the Pops) | #67 Alt 1992 (Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
U2 - Desire

[House Lannister]

Three songs in my bottom half remaining.

Here's a clue: all three artists have a better song in this rankdown.

[rowellfarm490]

Stats to consider for #13:

Best rankdown position: 13
Worst rankdown position: 24
Average position: 16.8
SD Rank: 44th highest

Multiple songs in rankdown?: Y
Rankdown appearance frequency: Uncommon

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 2
11 to 25s: 3
26 to 50s: 2
51 to 75s: 1
76 to 90s: 1
Bottom 10s: 0

[rowellfarm490]

My favorite discovery from this rankdown, great to see it do so well here

(Just a heads up I have to leave right now but I'll post #12 and #11 later along with the remaining extras)

13


One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen

639 points
Standard Deviation: 23.558
Average Rank: 30.000
Year-End Rank: 35 | Peak: #2 | Weeks: 17

rowellfarm490 : 9
singingrulebritannia : 10
Daryl the Beryl : 13
campbellssoup : 14
Mirago : 22
gonecountry : 26



Doc Indie Party Rock : 48
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 51
House Lannister : 77

Movements:

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{24 15 17 16 15 18 16 13}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 24
rowellfarm490 : 15
gonecountry : 17
Doc Indie Party Rock : 16
Daryl the Beryl : 15
House Lannister : 18
Mirago : 16
campbellssoup : 13

Artist performance history:
#23 Active 2002 (The Rising) | #39 Active 1992 (Human Touch) | #47 Active 1995 (Murder Incorporated) | #48 Active 1988 (All That Heaven Will Allow) | #61 Active 1992 (Roll of the Dice) | #74 Active 1992 (57 Channels) | #77 AAA 2014 (High Hopes)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
U2 - Desire

[rowellfarm490]

It was a close battle for the final spot in the top 10. #12 and #11 were tied in points and both trailed #10 by only 4 points.

Stats to consider for #12:

Best rankdown position: 2
Worst rankdown position: 12
Average position: 5.0
SD Rank: 30th lowest

Multiple songs in rankdown?: Y
Rankdown appearance frequency: Uncommon

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 4
11 to 25s: 1
26 to 50s: 3
Bottom 50s: 1

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1. singingrulebritannia
2. Butterflies & Hurricanes
3. rowellfarm490
4. gonecountry
5. Doc Indie Party Rock
6. Daryl the Beryl
7. House Lannister
8. Mirago
9. campbellssoup

peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

[rowellfarm490]

This song wasn't quite able to hold on to a spot in the top 10

12


The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil

714 points
Standard Deviation: 19.455
Average Rank: 21.667
Year-End Rank: 73 | Peak: #11 | Weeks: 14

singingrulebritannia : 2
rowellfarm490 : 4
gonecountry : 5
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 8
Daryl the Beryl : 15


Mirago : 31
Doc Indie Party Rock : 35
campbellssoup : 37
House Lannister : 58

Movements:

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{3 3 2 2 3 7 8 12}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 3
rowellfarm490 : 3
gonecountry : 2
Doc Indie Party Rock : 2
Daryl the Beryl : 3
House Lannister : 7
Mirago : 8
campbellssoup : 12

Artist performance history:
#2 Alt 1988 (Beds Are Burning) | #5 Active 1990 (Blue Sky Mine) | #6 Active 1990 (Forgotten Years) | #23 Alt 1990 (Forgotten Years) | #24 Alt 1990 (Blue Sky Mine) | #32 Active 1993 (Truganini) | #48 Alt 1990 (King of the Mountain) | #51 Alt 1993 (Truganini) | #70 Alt 1993 (Outbreak of Love)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
U2 - Desire

[rowellfarm490]

It was a close battle for the final spot in the top 10. #12 and #11 were tied in points and both trailed #10 by only 4 points.

Stats to consider for #11:

Best rankdown position: 11
Worst rankdown position: 18
Average position: 14.0
SD Rank: 19th lowest

Multiple songs in rankdown?: Y
Rankdown appearance frequency: Uncommon

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 3
11 to 25s: 2
26 to 50s: 3
Bottom 50s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

The Boss just misses out on making his first mainstream rock top 10. My condolences Mirago .

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Tunnel of Love
Bruce Springsteen

714 points
Standard Deviation: 16.109
Average Rank: 21.667
Year-End Rank: 9 | Peak: #1 | Weeks: 17

Mirago : 1
campbellssoup : 8
Daryl the Beryl : 9
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 15
gonecountry : 16



rowellfarm490 : 27
singingrulebritannia : 30
House Lannister : 38
Doc Indie Party Rock : 51

Movements:

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{17 18 14 15 12 13 12 11}
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 17
rowellfarm490 : 18
gonecountry : 14
Doc Indie Party Rock : 15
Daryl the Beryl : 12
House Lannister : 13
Mirago : 12
campbellssoup : 11

Artist performance history:
#13 Active 1988 (One Step Up) | #23 Active 2002 (The Rising) | #39 Active 1992 (Human Touch) | #47 Active 1995 (Murder Incorporated) | #48 Active 1988 (All That Heaven Will Allow) | #61 Active 1992 (Roll of the Dice) | #74 Active 1992 (57 Channels) | #77 AAA 2014 (High Hopes)

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{Spectators}
peacebone
jamesflame
@humanshazam
Red
Juanca

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{Remaining songs}
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Icehouse - Electric Blue
INXS - Devil Inside
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - New Sensation
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
The Church - Under the Milky Way
U2 - Desire

[rowellfarm490]

We begin this last set of extras with the debut single for the Traveling Wilburys. This song was the most successful single for the supergroup both in the U.S. and abroad. It was originally intended to just be a bonus track for George Harrison but ultimately led to the formation of the the Traveling Wilburys.

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Handle with Care
Traveling Wilburys

Year-End Rank: 107 | Peak: #2 | Weeks: 12
Album: The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1

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[rowellfarm490]

Even though we didn't get to rank it here, this next extra did make my first Lost Hits of the Late 80s rankdown where it finished at #17

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There's the Girl
Heart

Year-End Rank: 106 | Peak: #16 | Weeks: 12
Album: Bad Animals

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[rowellfarm490]

Up next it's a re-working of an old blues song used famously by Lead Belly and Taj Mahal

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Hangman Jury
Aerosmith

Year-End Rank: 105 | Peak: #14 | Weeks: 12
Album: Permanent Vacation

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