Pulse Rankdown: 1984 Modern Rock Chart Rankdown (Finished)
Nov 13, 2020 12:44:01 GMT -5
Post by peacebone on Nov 13, 2020 12:44:01 GMT -5
1) PM me (peacebone) the top 100 Modern Rock songs of 1984, 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 Saturday, December 12th. The deadline time is 7 PM US Eastern.
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 The, not ; or Eurythmics, not The Eurythmics). I'd also like to note that I intentionally removed the periods from R.E.M. and Public Image Ltd. as including them makes it a little more inconvenient to enter lists properly; please leave the periods out.
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) The version of "West End Girls" that made this list is the original single version (produced by Bobby Orlando), not the 1986 re-recording on Please that you're all probably most familiar with. It's not mandatory that you rank the single version as I have no way of enforcing that you do, but I'd recommend that you rank that version.
10) For reference, here are the top 100 Modern Rock (aka Alternative) songs of 1984, as compiled by Butterflies & Hurricanes:
1. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
3. Depeche Mode - People Are People
4. David Bowie - Blue Jean
5. General Public - Tenderness
6. Romeo Void - A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
7. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
8. Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
9. Talk Talk - It's My Life
10. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
11. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
12. INXS - I Send a Message
13. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
14. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
15. Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
16. The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
17. The Replacements - I Will Dare
18. Blancmange - Don't Tell Me
19. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle
20. Simple Minds - Waterfront
21. Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
22. Eurythmics - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
23. Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne
24. A Flock of Seagulls - The More You Live, the More You Love
25. Pretenders - Middle of the Road
26. Let's Active - Blue Line
27. The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
28. Howard Jones - New Song
29. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
30. UB40 - If It Happens Again
31. Bangles - Hero Takes a Fall
32. Simple Minds - Up on the Catwalk
33. Howard Jones - What Is Love?
34. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
35. REM - Pretty Persuasion
36. Thompson Twins - The Gap
37. REM - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
38. Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
39. Killing Joke - Eighties
40. Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
41. INXS - Original Sin
42. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
43. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
44. U2 - Wire
45. Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool
46. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Only Flame in Town
47. Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
48. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
49. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?
50. General Public - General Public
51. The The - Uncertain Smile
52. Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
53. Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas
54. REM - South Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
55. Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
56. The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela
57. The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns
58. The Cure - Shake Dog Shake
59. Red Rockers - Eve of Destruction
60. The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
61. Alphaville - Big in Japan
62. Prince and the Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
63. Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything
64. The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
65. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Locomotion
66. The Human League - The Lebanon
67. Tones on Tail - Go!
68. The Cars - Drive
69. The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People
70. Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
71. The Cure - The Caterpillar
72. Animotion - Obsession
73. Ultravox - Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
74. Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
75. Shriekback - Hand on My Heart
76. Bronski Beat - Why?
77. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Tesla Girls
78. The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbeat
79. Devo - Shout
80. Laurie Anderson - Excellent Birds
81. Heaven 17 - Sunset Now
82. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
83. The dB's - A Spy in the House of Love
84. The Untouchables - Free Yourself
85. Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
86. Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
87. Aztec Camera - Still on Fire
88. Public Image Ltd - Bad Life
89. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
90. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses
91. Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive?
92. Rain Parade - You Are My Friend
93. Love Tractor - Neon Lights
94. The Del Fuegos - Nervous and Shakey
95. Ramones - Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
96. Danny Elfman - Gratitude
97. The Church - Constant in Opal
98. Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
99. XTC - All You Pretty Girls
100. Everything but the Girl - Native Land
Spotify playlist, also compiled by Butterflies & Hurricanes:
One song is completely unavailable on Spotify ("Hand on My Heart"), while another is on the playlist but only available on Spotify as a live version ("Sexcrime"), so here are YouTube links for them:
Numberless list:
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
Depeche Mode - People Are People
David Bowie - Blue Jean
General Public - Tenderness
Romeo Void - A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
INXS - I Send a Message
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
The Replacements - I Will Dare
Blancmange - Don't Tell Me
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle
Simple Minds - Waterfront
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
Eurythmics - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne
A Flock of Seagulls - The More You Live, the More You Love
Pretenders - Middle of the Road
Let's Active - Blue Line
The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
Howard Jones - New Song
Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
UB40 - If It Happens Again
Bangles - Hero Takes a Fall
Simple Minds - Up on the Catwalk
Howard Jones - What Is Love?
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
REM - Pretty Persuasion
Thompson Twins - The Gap
REM - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
Killing Joke - Eighties
Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
INXS - Original Sin
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
U2 - Wire
Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Only Flame in Town
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?
General Public - General Public
The The - Uncertain Smile
Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas
REM - South Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela
The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns
The Cure - Shake Dog Shake
Red Rockers - Eve of Destruction
The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
Alphaville - Big in Japan
Prince and the Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything
The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Locomotion
The Human League - The Lebanon
Tones on Tail - Go!
The Cars - Drive
The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
The Cure - The Caterpillar
Animotion - Obsession
Ultravox - Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
Shriekback - Hand on My Heart
Bronski Beat - Why?
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Tesla Girls
The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbeat
Devo - Shout
Laurie Anderson - Excellent Birds
Heaven 17 - Sunset Now
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
The dB's - A Spy in the House of Love
The Untouchables - Free Yourself
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
Aztec Camera - Still on Fire
Public Image Ltd - Bad Life
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses
Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive?
Rain Parade - You Are My Friend
Love Tractor - Neon Lights
The Del Fuegos - Nervous and Shakey
Ramones - Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
Danny Elfman - Gratitude
The Church - Constant in Opal
Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
XTC - All You Pretty Girls
Everything but the Girl - Native Land
Participants:
peacebone
Butterflies & Hurricanes
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
American Idiot
wrip
alexcuse
wheatsquares33
Daryl the Beryl
Doc Indie Party Rock
rowellfarm490
aerodynamite
willapted33
thethirdcurry
eidde
Geometrical
MoD
craziaskowboi
Tags:
Geometrical wheatsquares33 American Idiot rowellfarm490 Butterflies & Hurricanes Alex1901 Mirago singingrulebritannia gonecountry Doc Indie Party Rock campbellssoup Daryl the Beryl newpower Juanca House Lannister Verisimilitude janinho MoD Red somelikeitwhen alexcuse @humanshazam willapted33 Sambalada Albie craziaskowboi aerodynamite thethirdcurry
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 Saturday, December 12th. The deadline time is 7 PM US Eastern.
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 The, not ; or Eurythmics, not The Eurythmics). I'd also like to note that I intentionally removed the periods from R.E.M. and Public Image Ltd. as including them makes it a little more inconvenient to enter lists properly; please leave the periods out.
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) The version of "West End Girls" that made this list is the original single version (produced by Bobby Orlando), not the 1986 re-recording on Please that you're all probably most familiar with. It's not mandatory that you rank the single version as I have no way of enforcing that you do, but I'd recommend that you rank that version.
10) For reference, here are the top 100 Modern Rock (aka Alternative) songs of 1984, as compiled by Butterflies & Hurricanes:
1. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
3. Depeche Mode - People Are People
4. David Bowie - Blue Jean
5. General Public - Tenderness
6. Romeo Void - A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
7. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
8. Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
9. Talk Talk - It's My Life
10. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
11. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
12. INXS - I Send a Message
13. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
14. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
15. Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
16. The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
17. The Replacements - I Will Dare
18. Blancmange - Don't Tell Me
19. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle
20. Simple Minds - Waterfront
21. Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
22. Eurythmics - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
23. Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne
24. A Flock of Seagulls - The More You Live, the More You Love
25. Pretenders - Middle of the Road
26. Let's Active - Blue Line
27. The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
28. Howard Jones - New Song
29. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
30. UB40 - If It Happens Again
31. Bangles - Hero Takes a Fall
32. Simple Minds - Up on the Catwalk
33. Howard Jones - What Is Love?
34. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
35. REM - Pretty Persuasion
36. Thompson Twins - The Gap
37. REM - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
38. Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
39. Killing Joke - Eighties
40. Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
41. INXS - Original Sin
42. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
43. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
44. U2 - Wire
45. Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool
46. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Only Flame in Town
47. Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
48. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
49. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?
50. General Public - General Public
51. The The - Uncertain Smile
52. Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
53. Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas
54. REM - South Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
55. Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
56. The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela
57. The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns
58. The Cure - Shake Dog Shake
59. Red Rockers - Eve of Destruction
60. The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
61. Alphaville - Big in Japan
62. Prince and the Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
63. Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything
64. The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
65. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Locomotion
66. The Human League - The Lebanon
67. Tones on Tail - Go!
68. The Cars - Drive
69. The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People
70. Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
71. The Cure - The Caterpillar
72. Animotion - Obsession
73. Ultravox - Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
74. Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
75. Shriekback - Hand on My Heart
76. Bronski Beat - Why?
77. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Tesla Girls
78. The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbeat
79. Devo - Shout
80. Laurie Anderson - Excellent Birds
81. Heaven 17 - Sunset Now
82. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
83. The dB's - A Spy in the House of Love
84. The Untouchables - Free Yourself
85. Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
86. Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
87. Aztec Camera - Still on Fire
88. Public Image Ltd - Bad Life
89. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
90. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses
91. Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive?
92. Rain Parade - You Are My Friend
93. Love Tractor - Neon Lights
94. The Del Fuegos - Nervous and Shakey
95. Ramones - Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
96. Danny Elfman - Gratitude
97. The Church - Constant in Opal
98. Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
99. XTC - All You Pretty Girls
100. Everything but the Girl - Native Land
Spotify playlist, also compiled by Butterflies & Hurricanes:
One song is completely unavailable on Spotify ("Hand on My Heart"), while another is on the playlist but only available on Spotify as a live version ("Sexcrime"), so here are YouTube links for them:
Numberless list:
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
Depeche Mode - People Are People
David Bowie - Blue Jean
General Public - Tenderness
Romeo Void - A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Prince and the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
INXS - I Send a Message
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
The Replacements - I Will Dare
Blancmange - Don't Tell Me
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dazzle
Simple Minds - Waterfront
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
Eurythmics - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne
A Flock of Seagulls - The More You Live, the More You Love
Pretenders - Middle of the Road
Let's Active - Blue Line
The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
Howard Jones - New Song
Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
UB40 - If It Happens Again
Bangles - Hero Takes a Fall
Simple Minds - Up on the Catwalk
Howard Jones - What Is Love?
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
REM - Pretty Persuasion
Thompson Twins - The Gap
REM - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
Killing Joke - Eighties
Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
INXS - Original Sin
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
U2 - Wire
Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Only Flame in Town
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?
General Public - General Public
The The - Uncertain Smile
Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry
Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas
REM - South Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela
The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns
The Cure - Shake Dog Shake
Red Rockers - Eve of Destruction
The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
Alphaville - Big in Japan
Prince and the Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything
The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Locomotion
The Human League - The Lebanon
Tones on Tail - Go!
The Cars - Drive
The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
The Cure - The Caterpillar
Animotion - Obsession
Ultravox - Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
Shriekback - Hand on My Heart
Bronski Beat - Why?
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Tesla Girls
The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbeat
Devo - Shout
Laurie Anderson - Excellent Birds
Heaven 17 - Sunset Now
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
The dB's - A Spy in the House of Love
The Untouchables - Free Yourself
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
Aztec Camera - Still on Fire
Public Image Ltd - Bad Life
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Swimming Horses
Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive?
Rain Parade - You Are My Friend
Love Tractor - Neon Lights
The Del Fuegos - Nervous and Shakey
Ramones - Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
Danny Elfman - Gratitude
The Church - Constant in Opal
Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
XTC - All You Pretty Girls
Everything but the Girl - Native Land
Participants:
peacebone
Butterflies & Hurricanes
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
American Idiot
wrip
alexcuse
wheatsquares33
Daryl the Beryl
Doc Indie Party Rock
rowellfarm490
aerodynamite
willapted33
thethirdcurry
eidde
Geometrical
MoD
craziaskowboi
Tags:
Geometrical wheatsquares33 American Idiot rowellfarm490 Butterflies & Hurricanes Alex1901 Mirago singingrulebritannia gonecountry Doc Indie Party Rock campbellssoup Daryl the Beryl newpower Juanca House Lannister Verisimilitude janinho MoD Red somelikeitwhen alexcuse @humanshazam willapted33 Sambalada Albie craziaskowboi aerodynamite thethirdcurry