Pulse Rankdown: 1984 Year-End Mainstream Rock (complete)
Nov 14, 2020 18:28:16 GMT -5
Post by singingrulebritannia on Nov 14, 2020 18:28:16 GMT -5
1) PM me (singingrulebritannia) your rankings of the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1984. 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 Wednesday, December 16 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 1984. The full list was calculated by peacebone
1. Van Halen - Panama
2. Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
3. The Cars - Drive
4. The Cars - Magic
5. Van Halen - I'll Wait
6. Ratt - Round and Round
7. Scandal - The Warrior
8. John Waite - Missing You
9. ZZ Top - Legs
10. The Rolling Stones - She Was Hot
11. Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
12. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
13. Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
14. Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
15. Yes - Leave It
16. Yes - It Can Happen
17. .38 Special - Back Where You Belong
18. Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite
19. Yes - Changes
20. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
21. Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
22. Jefferson Starship - No Way Out
23. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
24. Slade - Run Runaway
25. The Cars - You Might Think
26. Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
27. Pretenders - Middle of the Road
28. Genesis - That's All
29. Jefferson Starship - Layin' It on the Line
30. Van Halen - Jump
31. The Fixx - Deeper and Deeper
32. Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
33. The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
34. Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
35. .38 Special - If I'd Been the One
36. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
37. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
38. Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes
39. David Bowie - Blue Jean
40. Rod Stewart - Infatuation
41. John Waite - Tears
42. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
43. Dwight Twilley - Girls
44. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Runner
45. Journey - Ask the Lonely
46. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
47. Rush - Distant Early Warning
48. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
49. Pretenders - Show Me
50. Survivor - I Can't Hold Back
51. Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
52. Chris de Burgh - High on Emotion
53. Genesis - Just a Job to Do
54. Sammy Hagar - Two Sides of Love
55. Billy Squier - All Night Long
56. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
57. Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It
58. Tony Carey - A Fine, Fine Day
59. Bon Jovi - Runaway
60. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
61. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
62. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
63. Mötley Crüe - Looks That Kill
64. Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
65. Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday
66. The Alan Parsons Project - You Don't Believe
67. The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
68. Steve Perry - She's Mine
69. Chicago - Stay the Night
70. Pretenders - Time the Avenger
71. The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night
72. Krokus - Midnite Maniac
73. Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
74. Duran Duran - Union of the Snake
75. Christine McVie - Got a Hold on Me
76. Peter Wolf - Lights Out
77. Whitesnake - Slow an' Easy
78. .38 Special - Teacher, Teacher
79. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
80. Orion the Hunter - So You Ran
81. Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
82. Russ Ballard - Voices
83. Blue Öyster Cult - Take Me Away
84. Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah
85. Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love
86. Duke Jupiter - Little Lady
87. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
88. David Gilmour - Murder
89. Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America
90. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
91. Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns
92. Streets - If Love Should Go
93. KISS - Heaven's on Fire
94. John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
95. Howard Jones - What Is Love?
96. Bryan Adams - Heaven
97. Box of Frogs - Back Where I Started
98. John Mellencamp - Authority Song
99. Prince - Let's Go Crazy
100. The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
Spotify playlist courtesy of rowellfarm490
4 songs are missing from the above playlist (and yes, this time I'm certain I'm not just bad at searching Spotify for them)
Preference revealer friendly list:
Van Halen - Panama
Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
The Cars - Drive
The Cars - Magic
Van Halen - I'll Wait
Ratt - Round and Round
Scandal - The Warrior
John Waite - Missing You
ZZ Top - Legs
The Rolling Stones - She Was Hot
Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
Yes - Leave It
Yes - It Can Happen
.38 Special - Back Where You Belong
Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite
Yes - Changes
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Jefferson Starship - No Way Out
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
Slade - Run Runaway
The Cars - You Might Think
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
Pretenders - Middle of the Road
Genesis - That's All
Jefferson Starship - Layin' It on the Line
Van Halen - Jump
The Fixx - Deeper and Deeper
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
.38 Special - If I'd Been the One
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes
David Bowie - Blue Jean
Rod Stewart - Infatuation
John Waite - Tears
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
Dwight Twilley - Girls
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Runner
Journey - Ask the Lonely
Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Rush - Distant Early Warning
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Pretenders - Show Me
Survivor - I Can't Hold Back
Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
Chris de Burgh - High on Emotion
Genesis - Just a Job to Do
Sammy Hagar - Two Sides of Love
Billy Squier - All Night Long
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It
Tony Carey - A Fine, Fine Day
Bon Jovi - Runaway
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
Mötley Crüe - Looks That Kill
Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday
The Alan Parsons Project - You Don't Believe
The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
Steve Perry - She's Mine
Chicago - Stay the Night
Pretenders - Time the Avenger
The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night
Krokus - Midnite Maniac
Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
Duran Duran - Union of the Snake
Christine McVie - Got a Hold on Me
Peter Wolf - Lights Out
Whitesnake - Slow an' Easy
.38 Special - Teacher, Teacher
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Orion the Hunter - So You Ran
Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
Russ Ballard - Voices
Blue Öyster Cult - Take Me Away
Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah
Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love
Duke Jupiter - Little Lady
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
David Gilmour - Murder
Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns
Streets - If Love Should Go
KISS - Heaven's on Fire
John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
Howard Jones - What Is Love?
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Box of Frogs - Back Where I Started
John Mellencamp - Authority Song
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
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Participants:
singingrulebritannia
Butterflies & Hurricanes
gonecountry
thethirdcurry
Daryl the Beryl
rowellfarm490
wheatsquares33
Doc Indie Party Rock
aerodynamite
craziaskowboi
Mirago
peacebone
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 Wednesday, December 16 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 1984. The full list was calculated by peacebone
1. Van Halen - Panama
2. Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
3. The Cars - Drive
4. The Cars - Magic
5. Van Halen - I'll Wait
6. Ratt - Round and Round
7. Scandal - The Warrior
8. John Waite - Missing You
9. ZZ Top - Legs
10. The Rolling Stones - She Was Hot
11. Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
12. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
13. Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
14. Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
15. Yes - Leave It
16. Yes - It Can Happen
17. .38 Special - Back Where You Belong
18. Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite
19. Yes - Changes
20. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
21. Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
22. Jefferson Starship - No Way Out
23. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
24. Slade - Run Runaway
25. The Cars - You Might Think
26. Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
27. Pretenders - Middle of the Road
28. Genesis - That's All
29. Jefferson Starship - Layin' It on the Line
30. Van Halen - Jump
31. The Fixx - Deeper and Deeper
32. Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
33. The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
34. Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
35. .38 Special - If I'd Been the One
36. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
37. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
38. Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes
39. David Bowie - Blue Jean
40. Rod Stewart - Infatuation
41. John Waite - Tears
42. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
43. Dwight Twilley - Girls
44. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Runner
45. Journey - Ask the Lonely
46. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
47. Rush - Distant Early Warning
48. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
49. Pretenders - Show Me
50. Survivor - I Can't Hold Back
51. Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
52. Chris de Burgh - High on Emotion
53. Genesis - Just a Job to Do
54. Sammy Hagar - Two Sides of Love
55. Billy Squier - All Night Long
56. John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
57. Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It
58. Tony Carey - A Fine, Fine Day
59. Bon Jovi - Runaway
60. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
61. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
62. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
63. Mötley Crüe - Looks That Kill
64. Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
65. Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday
66. The Alan Parsons Project - You Don't Believe
67. The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
68. Steve Perry - She's Mine
69. Chicago - Stay the Night
70. Pretenders - Time the Avenger
71. The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night
72. Krokus - Midnite Maniac
73. Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
74. Duran Duran - Union of the Snake
75. Christine McVie - Got a Hold on Me
76. Peter Wolf - Lights Out
77. Whitesnake - Slow an' Easy
78. .38 Special - Teacher, Teacher
79. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
80. Orion the Hunter - So You Ran
81. Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
82. Russ Ballard - Voices
83. Blue Öyster Cult - Take Me Away
84. Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah
85. Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love
86. Duke Jupiter - Little Lady
87. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
88. David Gilmour - Murder
89. Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America
90. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
91. Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns
92. Streets - If Love Should Go
93. KISS - Heaven's on Fire
94. John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
95. Howard Jones - What Is Love?
96. Bryan Adams - Heaven
97. Box of Frogs - Back Where I Started
98. John Mellencamp - Authority Song
99. Prince - Let's Go Crazy
100. The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
Spotify playlist courtesy of rowellfarm490
4 songs are missing from the above playlist (and yes, this time I'm certain I'm not just bad at searching Spotify for them)
Preference revealer friendly list:
Van Halen - Panama
Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
The Cars - Drive
The Cars - Magic
Van Halen - I'll Wait
Ratt - Round and Round
Scandal - The Warrior
John Waite - Missing You
ZZ Top - Legs
The Rolling Stones - She Was Hot
Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
Yes - Leave It
Yes - It Can Happen
.38 Special - Back Where You Belong
Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite
Yes - Changes
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Jefferson Starship - No Way Out
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
Slade - Run Runaway
The Cars - You Might Think
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
Pretenders - Middle of the Road
Genesis - That's All
Jefferson Starship - Layin' It on the Line
Van Halen - Jump
The Fixx - Deeper and Deeper
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
The Fixx - Are We Ourselves?
Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
.38 Special - If I'd Been the One
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes
David Bowie - Blue Jean
Rod Stewart - Infatuation
John Waite - Tears
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
Dwight Twilley - Girls
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Runner
Journey - Ask the Lonely
Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Rush - Distant Early Warning
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Pretenders - Show Me
Survivor - I Can't Hold Back
Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
Chris de Burgh - High on Emotion
Genesis - Just a Job to Do
Sammy Hagar - Two Sides of Love
Billy Squier - All Night Long
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side
Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It
Tony Carey - A Fine, Fine Day
Bon Jovi - Runaway
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
Mötley Crüe - Looks That Kill
Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday
The Alan Parsons Project - You Don't Believe
The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
Steve Perry - She's Mine
Chicago - Stay the Night
Pretenders - Time the Avenger
The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night
Krokus - Midnite Maniac
Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy
Duran Duran - Union of the Snake
Christine McVie - Got a Hold on Me
Peter Wolf - Lights Out
Whitesnake - Slow an' Easy
.38 Special - Teacher, Teacher
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Orion the Hunter - So You Ran
Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
Russ Ballard - Voices
Blue Öyster Cult - Take Me Away
Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah
Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love
Duke Jupiter - Little Lady
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
David Gilmour - Murder
Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns
Streets - If Love Should Go
KISS - Heaven's on Fire
John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down
Howard Jones - What Is Love?
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Box of Frogs - Back Where I Started
John Mellencamp - Authority Song
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
Tool to Remove Numbers From Beginning of Lines
Line Numbering Mechanic
Preference Revealer
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
Butterflies & Hurricanes
gonecountry
thethirdcurry
Daryl the Beryl
rowellfarm490
wheatsquares33
Doc Indie Party Rock
aerodynamite
craziaskowboi
Mirago
peacebone
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