Pulse Rankdown: 1985 Year-End Mainstream Rock (COMPLETE)
Sept 20, 2020 18:22:55 GMT -5
Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 20, 2020 18:22:55 GMT -5
1) PM me (singingrulebritannia ) your rankings of the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1985. Rank the songs by your preference from #1 (best) down to #100 (worst).
2) An inverse point system will be used to determine the point total for each song. Song #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points... all the way down to #100 which gets 1 point.
3) The due date for submission is Monday, November 2 at 11:59PM CT.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
5) To avoid sending me a list with extra lines, please click BBCode below the text box before you paste your list.
6) The rankings of each participant will be posted when a song is revealed during this Rankdown.
7) You can make changes to your list but try not to do so excessively. Edits will not be accepted after reveals start.
8) For reference, here are the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1985. The top 25 are from Billboard while the remaining 75 were calculated by peacebone
1. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
2. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
3. Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
4. John Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night
5. Foreigner - That Was Yesterday
6. Robert Plant - Little by Little
7. Bryan Adams - Run to You
8. Bryan Adams - Somebody
9. Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance
10. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
11. John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls
12. The Firm - Radioactive
13. Huey Lewis & the News - The Power of Love
14. Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
15. Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
16. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
17. The Hooters - And We Danced
18. John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road
19. Giuffria - Call to the Heart
20. Eric Clapton - Forever Man
21. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - Tough All Over
22. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Trapped
23. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
24. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
25. Heart - What About Love?
26. John Parr - Naughty Naughty
27. Deep Purple - Knocking at Your Back Door
28. Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes
29. Mr Mister - Broken Wings
30. Night Ranger - Sentimental Street
31. Survivor - High on You
32. Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
33. Huey Lewis & the News - Back in Time
34. Tears for Fears - Shout
35. Starship - We Built This City
36. Heart - Never
37. Don Henley - Sunset Grill
38. Talking Heads - And She Was
39. Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of It
40. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Rebels
41. The Kinks - Do It Again
42. Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
43. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
44. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
45. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
46. John Mellencamp - Small Town
47. Jeff Beck f/ Rod Stewart - People Get Ready
48. The Firm - Satisfaction Guaranteed
49. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
50. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
51. Supertramp - Cannonball
52. Phil Collins - Inside Out
53. John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
54. Pat Benatar - Invincible
55. Dire Straits - One World
56. Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
57. Roger Daltrey - After the Fire
58. Phil Collins - One More Night
59. Cheap Trick - Tonight It's You
60. Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City
61. Joe Walsh - The Confessor
62. John Fogerty - Centerfield
63. Dire Straits - Walk of Life
64. The Hooters - All You Zombies
65. Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
66. Autograph - Turn up the Radio
67. The Cars - Why Can't I Have You
68. Journey - Only the Young
69. Pat Benatar - We Belong
70. Ratt - Lay It Down
71. Marillion - Kayleigh
72. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A
73. Mötley Crüe - Smokin' in the Boys Room
74. Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back
75. John Waite - Every Step of the Way
76. Mick Jagger - Lucky in Love
77. Mick Jagger - Lonely at the Top
78. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America
79. The Motels - Shame
80. Corey Hart - Never Surrender
81. John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K in the U.S.A (A Salute to 60's Rock)
82. The Alan Parsons Project - Let's Talk About Me
83. Night Ranger - Four in the Morning
84. Rush - The Big Money
85. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - C-I-T-Y
86. ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
87. Fiona - Talk to Me
88. Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair
89. Godley & Creme - Cry
90. Phil Collins - Sussudio
91. Julian Lennon - Say You're Wrong
92. The Power Station - Get It on (Bang a Gong)
93. David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street
94. Triumph - Spellbound
95. David Lee Roth - California Girls
96. Roger Daltrey - Under a Raging Moon
97. Julian Lennon - Valotte
98. R.E.M - Can't Get There From Here
99. Phantom, Rocker & Slick - Men Without Shame
100. Don Henley - Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed
Preference revealer friendly list:
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
John Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night
Foreigner - That Was Yesterday
Robert Plant - Little by Little
Bryan Adams - Run to You
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls
The Firm - Radioactive
Huey Lewis & the News - The Power of Love
Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
The Hooters - And We Danced
John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road
Giuffria - Call to the Heart
Eric Clapton - Forever Man
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - Tough All Over
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Trapped
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Heart - What About Love?
John Parr - Naughty Naughty
Deep Purple - Knocking at Your Back Door
Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
Night Ranger - Sentimental Street
Survivor - High on You
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Huey Lewis & the News - Back in Time
Tears for Fears - Shout
Starship - We Built This City
Heart - Never
Don Henley - Sunset Grill
Talking Heads - And She Was
Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of It
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Rebels
The Kinks - Do It Again
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
John Mellencamp - Small Town
Jeff Beck f/ Rod Stewart - People Get Ready
The Firm - Satisfaction Guaranteed
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Supertramp - Cannonball
Phil Collins - Inside Out
John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
Pat Benatar - Invincible
Dire Straits - One World
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
Roger Daltrey - After the Fire
Phil Collins - One More Night
Cheap Trick - Tonight It's You
Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City
Joe Walsh - The Confessor
John Fogerty - Centerfield
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
The Hooters - All You Zombies
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
Autograph - Turn up the Radio
The Cars - Why Can't I Have You
Journey - Only the Young
Pat Benatar - We Belong
Ratt - Lay It Down
Marillion - Kayleigh
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A
Mötley Crüe - Smokin' in the Boys Room
Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back
John Waite - Every Step of the Way
Mick Jagger - Lucky in Love
Mick Jagger - Lonely at the Top
David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America
The Motels - Shame
Corey Hart - Never Surrender
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K in the U.S.A (A Salute to 60's Rock)
The Alan Parsons Project - Let's Talk About Me
Night Ranger - Four in the Morning
Rush - The Big Money
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - C-I-T-Y
ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
Fiona - Talk to Me
Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair
Godley & Creme - Cry
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Julian Lennon - Say You're Wrong
The Power Station - Get It on (Bang a Gong)
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street
Triumph - Spellbound
David Lee Roth - California Girls
Roger Daltrey - Under a Raging Moon
Julian Lennon - Valotte
R.E.M - Can't Get There From Here
Phantom, Rocker & Slick - Men Without Shame
Don Henley - Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed
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Participants:
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Doc Indie Party Rock
rowellfarm490
Daryl the Beryl
aerodynamite
thethirdcurry
Mirago
peacebone
craziaskowboi
2) An inverse point system will be used to determine the point total for each song. Song #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points... all the way down to #100 which gets 1 point.
3) The due date for submission is Monday, November 2 at 11:59PM CT.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
5) To avoid sending me a list with extra lines, please click BBCode below the text box before you paste your list.
6) The rankings of each participant will be posted when a song is revealed during this Rankdown.
7) You can make changes to your list but try not to do so excessively. Edits will not be accepted after reveals start.
8) For reference, here are the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1985. The top 25 are from Billboard while the remaining 75 were calculated by peacebone
1. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
2. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
3. Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
4. John Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night
5. Foreigner - That Was Yesterday
6. Robert Plant - Little by Little
7. Bryan Adams - Run to You
8. Bryan Adams - Somebody
9. Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance
10. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
11. John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls
12. The Firm - Radioactive
13. Huey Lewis & the News - The Power of Love
14. Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
15. Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
16. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
17. The Hooters - And We Danced
18. John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road
19. Giuffria - Call to the Heart
20. Eric Clapton - Forever Man
21. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - Tough All Over
22. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Trapped
23. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
24. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
25. Heart - What About Love?
26. John Parr - Naughty Naughty
27. Deep Purple - Knocking at Your Back Door
28. Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes
29. Mr Mister - Broken Wings
30. Night Ranger - Sentimental Street
31. Survivor - High on You
32. Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
33. Huey Lewis & the News - Back in Time
34. Tears for Fears - Shout
35. Starship - We Built This City
36. Heart - Never
37. Don Henley - Sunset Grill
38. Talking Heads - And She Was
39. Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of It
40. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Rebels
41. The Kinks - Do It Again
42. Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
43. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
44. Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
45. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
46. John Mellencamp - Small Town
47. Jeff Beck f/ Rod Stewart - People Get Ready
48. The Firm - Satisfaction Guaranteed
49. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
50. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
51. Supertramp - Cannonball
52. Phil Collins - Inside Out
53. John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
54. Pat Benatar - Invincible
55. Dire Straits - One World
56. Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
57. Roger Daltrey - After the Fire
58. Phil Collins - One More Night
59. Cheap Trick - Tonight It's You
60. Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City
61. Joe Walsh - The Confessor
62. John Fogerty - Centerfield
63. Dire Straits - Walk of Life
64. The Hooters - All You Zombies
65. Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
66. Autograph - Turn up the Radio
67. The Cars - Why Can't I Have You
68. Journey - Only the Young
69. Pat Benatar - We Belong
70. Ratt - Lay It Down
71. Marillion - Kayleigh
72. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A
73. Mötley Crüe - Smokin' in the Boys Room
74. Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back
75. John Waite - Every Step of the Way
76. Mick Jagger - Lucky in Love
77. Mick Jagger - Lonely at the Top
78. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America
79. The Motels - Shame
80. Corey Hart - Never Surrender
81. John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K in the U.S.A (A Salute to 60's Rock)
82. The Alan Parsons Project - Let's Talk About Me
83. Night Ranger - Four in the Morning
84. Rush - The Big Money
85. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - C-I-T-Y
86. ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
87. Fiona - Talk to Me
88. Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair
89. Godley & Creme - Cry
90. Phil Collins - Sussudio
91. Julian Lennon - Say You're Wrong
92. The Power Station - Get It on (Bang a Gong)
93. David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street
94. Triumph - Spellbound
95. David Lee Roth - California Girls
96. Roger Daltrey - Under a Raging Moon
97. Julian Lennon - Valotte
98. R.E.M - Can't Get There From Here
99. Phantom, Rocker & Slick - Men Without Shame
100. Don Henley - Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed
Preference revealer friendly list:
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
John Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night
Foreigner - That Was Yesterday
Robert Plant - Little by Little
Bryan Adams - Run to You
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls
The Firm - Radioactive
Huey Lewis & the News - The Power of Love
Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
The Hooters - And We Danced
John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road
Giuffria - Call to the Heart
Eric Clapton - Forever Man
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - Tough All Over
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Trapped
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Heart - What About Love?
John Parr - Naughty Naughty
Deep Purple - Knocking at Your Back Door
Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
Night Ranger - Sentimental Street
Survivor - High on You
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Huey Lewis & the News - Back in Time
Tears for Fears - Shout
Starship - We Built This City
Heart - Never
Don Henley - Sunset Grill
Talking Heads - And She Was
Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute of It
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Rebels
The Kinks - Do It Again
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
John Mellencamp - Small Town
Jeff Beck f/ Rod Stewart - People Get Ready
The Firm - Satisfaction Guaranteed
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Supertramp - Cannonball
Phil Collins - Inside Out
John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
Pat Benatar - Invincible
Dire Straits - One World
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
Roger Daltrey - After the Fire
Phil Collins - One More Night
Cheap Trick - Tonight It's You
Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City
Joe Walsh - The Confessor
John Fogerty - Centerfield
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
The Hooters - All You Zombies
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
Autograph - Turn up the Radio
The Cars - Why Can't I Have You
Journey - Only the Young
Pat Benatar - We Belong
Ratt - Lay It Down
Marillion - Kayleigh
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A
Mötley Crüe - Smokin' in the Boys Room
Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back
John Waite - Every Step of the Way
Mick Jagger - Lucky in Love
Mick Jagger - Lonely at the Top
David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America
The Motels - Shame
Corey Hart - Never Surrender
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K in the U.S.A (A Salute to 60's Rock)
The Alan Parsons Project - Let's Talk About Me
Night Ranger - Four in the Morning
Rush - The Big Money
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - C-I-T-Y
ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
Fiona - Talk to Me
Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair
Godley & Creme - Cry
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Julian Lennon - Say You're Wrong
The Power Station - Get It on (Bang a Gong)
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street
Triumph - Spellbound
David Lee Roth - California Girls
Roger Daltrey - Under a Raging Moon
Julian Lennon - Valotte
R.E.M - Can't Get There From Here
Phantom, Rocker & Slick - Men Without Shame
Don Henley - Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed
Tool to Remove Numbers From Beginning of Lines
Line Numbering Mechanic
Preference Revealer
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Doc Indie Party Rock
rowellfarm490
Daryl the Beryl
aerodynamite
thethirdcurry
Mirago
peacebone
craziaskowboi
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