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Post by Mirago on Sept 4, 2020 13:30:45 GMT -5
The Endless Love cover was my sister's wedding song. I didn't tell her I prefer the original though. Great track from Eternal. I first heard Stay on one of my first double CD compilations, Now That’s What I Call Music, Vol. 26 to be exact. If you still have that cd, I'd love to know what else is on it! You bet! It was the UK release btw: {NOW Thats What I Call Music! 26 - Tracklist} (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You UB40 Go West Pet Shop Boys Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood One Night In Heaven M People Stay Eternal Right Here SWV Boom Shake The Room DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince Comin' On The Shamen Here We Go Stakka Bo She Don't Let Nobody Chaka Demus And Pliers Disco Inferno Tina Turner Big Scary Animal Belinda Carlisle Two Princes The Spin Doctors The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight R.E.M. This Garden The Levellers Laid James Distant Sun Crowded House Creep Radiohead I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) Meat Loaf U Got 2 Let The Music Cappella What Is Love? Haddaway Maximum Overdrive 2 Unlimited Mr Vain Culture Beat Give It Up The Goodmen Open Up Leftfield & Lydon Boom Shack-A-Lak Apache Indian Feels Like Heaven Urban Cookie Collective More And More The Captain Hollywood Project Free Love Juliet Roberts Too Young To Die Jamiroquai Don't Be A Stranger Dina Carroll Pray Take That Going Nowhere Gabrielle Gotta Get It Right Lena Fiagbe Wish Soul II Soul So Natural Lisa Stansfield Play Dead Bjork & David Arnold Heaven Help Lenny Kravitz The Tracks Of My Tears Go West That's The Way Love Goes Janet Jackson Here's the release details: www.nowmusic.com/albums/now-thats-what-i-call-music-26/
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 4, 2020 23:37:05 GMT -5
#53. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf I have a feeling we should not have ranked repeat offenders. people have a distaste for songs that appear in more than one Rank down year. it was still gonna be in my top 3, but this is what happens. Is this really a thing? I’ve seen a few comments about songs appearing in multiple yearend rankdowns, sometimes comparing the results, and I find it strange because the other songs are different so the competition is going to be different. There’s a good chance if there’s a song in a 1993 and 1994 rank down, I would likely rank it lower in 1994 because I generally consider 94 a stronger year so it would have more competition. I'm not sure if its a rule yet, but you no longer have songs appear more than once on the Alt/Active and AAA rank downs when we do our PULSE YE Rds. The way I see it is that we give a chance to rank those songs that just ended out of the top 100. Most of the times the PULSE YE end rock lists turn out even better.
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Post by Juanca on Sept 5, 2020 0:05:53 GMT -5
60. Never Forget You (79): I never heard this song in the 90s. I can see I didn't miss much I'd rather hear Boyz II Men for this type of song. It's in my bottom 10 of Mariah's singles. 59. Bop Gun (36): By far my favorite discovery in this RD. The sampling of Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove beat and the participation of its leader George Clinton worked very nicely as complement to the very melodic rap verses. 58. Flava In Ya Ear (72): The beat/sample is good, although it gets repetitive after a while. Craig's "vocals" are unpleasant to me, though, which made me rank it in the 70s. 57. This DJ (91): This was a first listen. It wasn't bad, just forgettable and with bad vocals to me. Overstayed. Should've left some time ago. 56. Can You Feel The Love Tonight (41): By the mid-80s I was already a big EJ fan. This is as classic as it gets in terms of an EJ ballad. Very nice melody, instrumental and vocals. It was a hit back home and a personal chart topper. 55. Stay (65): I remember liking this back in '94, especially the lush production and strong vocals. However, now that I heard it again after many years, I didn't feel the melody as much... 54. December, 1963 (26): I loved this remix back in the day, reaching the top 3 of my personal chart. It was very nicely done, respecting the melody and vibe of the already great original, while modernizing it. 53. I'd Do Anything For Love (3): I could've easily ranked it #1 again in this list, but I gave extra points to a couple of newer songs. One of my all-time favorites, and in my top 10 songs of the decade -alongside the song I ranked at #1 in this list. Quite disappointed that this didn't make the top 40 in either ranking. 52. Endless Love (73): Good to see that it didn't make the top 50. I LOVE the original, and the tender, heartfelt interpretation by Lionel and Diana. I was very excited about this cover back in '94, as both are strong and better vocalists than the original singers. The first part was pretty good, but then it progressively went downhill into an oversung mess where it was more important to do vocal runs and use melisma than transmitting emotion. One of my least favorite ballad covers of the 90s. 51. I'll Make Love To You (54): I was VERY surprised at this tying Whitney. I didn't consider it better than End of the Road... I did like it enough to make my personal top 3, though. Great vocals and nice melody.
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Post by Juanca on Sept 5, 2020 0:16:21 GMT -5
Is this really a thing? I’ve seen a few comments about songs appearing in multiple yearend rankdowns, sometimes comparing the results, and I find it strange because the other songs are different so the competition is going to be different. There’s a good chance if there’s a song in a 1993 and 1994 rank down, I would likely rank it lower in 1994 because I generally consider 94 a stronger year so it would have more competition. I'm not sure if its a rule yet, but you no longer have songs appear more than once on the Alt/Active and AAA rank downs when we do our PULSE YE Rds. The way I see it is that we give a chance to rank those songs that just ended out of the top 100. Most of the times the PULSE YE end rock lists turn out even better. Yeah. For quite some time, I ranked songs better depending on the year they belonged. If I saw a song that made the hot 100 twice, I would do my most accurate ranking in the year where it clearly peaked, and keep it below my top 50 in the other year, so as to give more chance to the songs that fully fit the year under analysis. If a song made the hot 100 at #5 in year 1 and #95 in year 2, I'd put all my force behind it in year 1, but not in year 2... I've given up on it this year, but I prefer the approach in the Rock charts to be honest.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Sept 6, 2020 21:34:28 GMT -5
Is this really a thing? I’ve seen a few comments about songs appearing in multiple yearend rankdowns, sometimes comparing the results, and I find it strange because the other songs are different so the competition is going to be different. There’s a good chance if there’s a song in a 1993 and 1994 rank down, I would likely rank it lower in 1994 because I generally consider 94 a stronger year so it would have more competition. I'm not sure if its a rule yet, but you no longer have songs appear more than once on the Alt/Active and AAA rank downs when we do our PULSE YE Rds. The way I see it is that we give a chance to rank those songs that just ended out of the top 100. Most of the times the PULSE YE end rock lists turn out even better. idk, I guess I can see a benefit to it but I'd rather rank a full official chart rather than one that has been filtered. I guess it benefits a song that is a hit across two years where one year is particularly strong and the next is weaker, but then it depends on each person's perspective. To me, 1994 is a strong year but I can see someone having fonder memories for 1993 songs too. I'd rather just rank an entire year and if there's duplicates, there's duplicates. It's still a different story being told to me. But I suppose there's no wrong way to do it.
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Post by lyhom on Sept 6, 2020 21:55:15 GMT -5
the thing about rock chart rankdowns too is that since we have to calculate inverse points or spin estimates to decide the order of the songs below the official year end for a full 100 songs, there's an easy way to decide what song will replace a song removed for being a repeat. with the hot 100, there are only point estimates for the most recent year end charts, and I don't think calculating an inverse point year end for the earlier years is something most people want to do
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 8, 2020 1:48:27 GMT -5
I'm not sure if its a rule yet, but you no longer have songs appear more than once on the Alt/Active and AAA rank downs when we do our PULSE YE Rds. The way I see it is that we give a chance to rank those songs that just ended out of the top 100. Most of the times the PULSE YE end rock lists turn out even better. idk, I guess I can see a benefit to it but I'd rather rank a full official chart rather than one that has been filtered. I guess it benefits a song that is a hit across two years where one year is particularly strong and the next is weaker, but then it depends on each person's perspective. To me, 1994 is a strong year but I can see someone having fonder memories for 1993 songs too. I'd rather just rank an entire year and if there's duplicates, there's duplicates. It's still a different story being told to me. But I suppose there's no wrong way to do it. but we did kind of rank a filtered 1994 top 100 didn't we? Meaning the two Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey double singles. We even got a list of 102 songs instead of 100.
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 8:23:11 GMT -5
idk, I guess I can see a benefit to it but I'd rather rank a full official chart rather than one that has been filtered. I guess it benefits a song that is a hit across two years where one year is particularly strong and the next is weaker, but then it depends on each person's perspective. To me, 1994 is a strong year but I can see someone having fonder memories for 1993 songs too. I'd rather just rank an entire year and if there's duplicates, there's duplicates. It's still a different story being told to me. But I suppose there's no wrong way to do it. but we did kind of rank a filtered 1994 top 100 didn't we? Meaning the two Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey double singles. We even got a list of 102 songs instead of 100. Again, those two songs were included on the official Billboard 1994 list so they got included here. I've said it before, but if Billboard has it on their year end list it's getting ranked. That includes duplicates. End of story.
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 8:32:48 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 8:44:46 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 9:07:40 GMT -5
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Post by Ky on Sept 8, 2020 9:13:18 GMT -5
Better than I expected for Gabrielle and Zhane!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Sept 8, 2020 9:48:26 GMT -5
Groove Thang was a great discovery!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2020 10:27:27 GMT -5
Dreams is really a great song
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 10:29:03 GMT -5
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Post by BB🌕 on Sept 8, 2020 10:35:04 GMT -5
Why is the best Janet song the first one out?
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Post by samo🦕 on Sept 8, 2020 10:49:56 GMT -5
yeah, I liked all of Janet's song this year but this was much better than the others
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 10:56:15 GMT -5
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Sept 8, 2020 11:07:19 GMT -5
I enjoyed Dreams by Gabrielle as a pleasant-sounding pop song not unlike others around that time like You Gotta Be and some of Janet's singles from these few years.
I wouldn't consider myself a John Mellencamp fan by any means but he does have a solid collection of hits and I'd say his cover of Wild Night is one of my favourites from him. Meshell Ndegeocello sounds so smooth on this. Together they just both hit it. No BS. They both show up, do their thing, and leave, and stay completely cool doing it.
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Post by spiritboy on Sept 8, 2020 11:48:57 GMT -5
I love Dreams. I remember watching the video on MTV back when it was still a music channel.
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Post by newpower on Sept 8, 2020 11:56:39 GMT -5
At least my #1 made the top half. Barely.
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 12:19:45 GMT -5
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Sept 8, 2020 12:28:12 GMT -5
No Sir these last 3 were bullshit and i demand a recount
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 12:28:29 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 12:38:02 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 8, 2020 12:38:17 GMT -5
Top 40 begins tomorrow...
The Top 40 (in alphabetical order)
100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters Again - Janet Jackson All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow All That She Wants - Ace of Base Always - Erasure Another Night - Real McCoy Any Time, Any Place - Janet Jackson Anytime You Need a Friend - Mariah Carey Back & Forth - Aaliyah Because of Love - Janet Jackson Because the Night - 10,000 Maniacs Breathe Again - Toni Braxton Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3 Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge Don’t Turn Around - Ace of Base Fantastic Voyage - Coolio Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze Hero - Mariah Carey I’ll Remember - Madonna I’m the Only One - Melissa Etheridge Linger - The Cranberries Loser - Beck Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mr. Vain - Culture Beat Regulate - Warren G ft. Nate Dogg Return to Innocence - Enigma Secret - Madonna Shoop - Salt-n-Pepa Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince The Power of Love - Céline Dion The Sign - Ace of Base What Is Love - Haddaway What’s My Name? - Snoop Doggy Dogg Whatta Man - Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue Without You - Mariah Carey You Mean the World to Me - Toni Braxton
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Sept 8, 2020 12:53:48 GMT -5
What Im pulling for
100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters Another Night - Real McCoy Breathe Again - Toni Braxton Don’t Turn Around - Ace of Base Fantastic Voyage - Coolio Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze Hero - Mariah Carey Linger - The Cranberries Loser - Beck Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mr. Vain - Culture Beat Regulate - Warren G ft. Nate Dogg Return to Innocence - Enigma Secret - Madonna Shoop - Salt-n-Pepa Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories The Power of Love - Céline Dion The Sign - Ace of Base What Is Love - Haddaway What’s My Name? - Snoop Doggy Dogg Whatta Man - Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue
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Post by Red on Sept 8, 2020 12:57:50 GMT -5
There's no getting around it, this set sucked.
"U.N.I.T.Y.", "Keep Ya Head Up", "And On and On", those are all easily explainable, I suppose. Hell, "Prayer for the Dying" has done somewhat poorly before, so it's not entirely unexpected.
"At Your Best", though...holy crap, you guys screwed up big time there. Depending on how you view one song, it was, by a significant margin, the best ballad on this list.
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