Pulse Rankdown: 1981 Year-End Mainstream Rock (Finished)
May 27, 2021 9:11:16 GMT -5
Post by rowellfarm490 on May 27, 2021 9:11:16 GMT -5
1) PM me (rowellfarm490 ) your rankings of the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1981. 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 set for Friday July 16, 2021 at 10PM EST.
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.
8) For reference, here are the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1981. This list was compiled from Billboard's and Radio & Records chart data by peacebone .
1. The Moody Blues - The Voice
2. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
3. Billy Squier - In the Dark
4. Foreigner - Urgent
5. REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
6. Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
7. Billy Squier - The Stroke
8. Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
9. Rush - Tom Sawyer
10. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
11. Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You
12. Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
13. The Greg Kihn Band - The Break-Up Song
14. .38 Special - Hold on Loosely
15. Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
16. Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
17. Santana - Winning
18. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
20. Outlaws - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
21. The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
22. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
23. Journey - Who's Crying Now
24. Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
25. Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
26. The Who - You Better You Bet
27. Don Felder - Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
28. Joe Walsh - A Life of Illusion
29. Eric Clapton and His Band - I Can't Stand It
30. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
31. Journey - The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)
32. Squeeze - Tempted
33. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
34. The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
35. Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands
36. Rush - Limelight
37. The Who - Another Tricky Day
38. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
39. Dire Straits - Skateaway
40. The Tubes - Talk to Ya Later
41. Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
42. ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie
43. Journey - Stone in Love
44. REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run
45. Styx - The Best of Times
46. Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back
47. Pretenders - The Adultress
48. Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight
49. Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
50. Jefferson Starship - Stranger
51. Bob Seger - Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
52. Phil Collins - I Missed Again
53. Fleetwood Mac - Fireflies (Live)
54. Pretenders - Message of Love
55. The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire
56. Foreigner - Night Life
57. Michael Stanley Band - In the Heartland
58. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Nightwatchman
59. The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
60. Little River Band - The Night Owls
61. Rockpile - Teacher Teacher
62. REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go
63. The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
64. Pat Benatar - Promises in the Dark
65. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - For You
66. The Kinks - Better Things
67. Genesis - No Reply at All
68. Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say
69. The Kinks - Destroyer
70. The Allman Brothers Band - Straight from the Heart
71. AC/DC - Back in Black
72. April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen
73. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
74. Garland Jeffreys - 96 Tears
75. Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
76. Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
77. Point Blank - Nicole
78. Styx - Rockin' the Paradise
79. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
80. Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away
81. Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
82. Pat Benatar - Just Like Me
83. The Moody Blues - Meanwhile
84. Van Halen - Mean Street
85. The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died
86. Peter Frampton - Breaking All the Rules
87. John Lennon - Woman
88. Blackfoot - Fly Away
89. Dave Edmunds - Almost Saturday Night
90. The A's - A Woman's Got the Power
91. Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You
92. April Wine - Just Between You and Me
93. deleted Cruise - Cool Love
94. Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
95. The Rolling Stones - Little T&A
96. The Babys - Turn and Walk Away
97. Van Halen - Unchained
98. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
99. Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
100. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live)
Spotify playlist:
Song list without numbers:
Tags (You don't have to be tagged to participate. If anybody else would like to be added to this list for reminders please let me know!):
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
tanooki
razorshark
rowellfarm490
peacebone
Doc Indie Party Rock
Butterflies & Hurricanes
aerodynamite
DJDaveMick69
Daryl the Beryl
Mirago
wheatsquares33
House Lannister
thethirdcurry
Clode
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 set for Friday July 16, 2021 at 10PM EST.
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.
8) For reference, here are the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1981. This list was compiled from Billboard's and Radio & Records chart data by peacebone .
1. The Moody Blues - The Voice
2. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
3. Billy Squier - In the Dark
4. Foreigner - Urgent
5. REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
6. Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
7. Billy Squier - The Stroke
8. Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
9. Rush - Tom Sawyer
10. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
11. Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You
12. Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
13. The Greg Kihn Band - The Break-Up Song
14. .38 Special - Hold on Loosely
15. Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
16. Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
17. Santana - Winning
18. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
20. Outlaws - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
21. The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
22. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
23. Journey - Who's Crying Now
24. Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
25. Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
26. The Who - You Better You Bet
27. Don Felder - Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
28. Joe Walsh - A Life of Illusion
29. Eric Clapton and His Band - I Can't Stand It
30. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
31. Journey - The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)
32. Squeeze - Tempted
33. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
34. The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
35. Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands
36. Rush - Limelight
37. The Who - Another Tricky Day
38. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
39. Dire Straits - Skateaway
40. The Tubes - Talk to Ya Later
41. Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
42. ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie
43. Journey - Stone in Love
44. REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run
45. Styx - The Best of Times
46. Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back
47. Pretenders - The Adultress
48. Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight
49. Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
50. Jefferson Starship - Stranger
51. Bob Seger - Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
52. Phil Collins - I Missed Again
53. Fleetwood Mac - Fireflies (Live)
54. Pretenders - Message of Love
55. The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire
56. Foreigner - Night Life
57. Michael Stanley Band - In the Heartland
58. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Nightwatchman
59. The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
60. Little River Band - The Night Owls
61. Rockpile - Teacher Teacher
62. REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go
63. The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
64. Pat Benatar - Promises in the Dark
65. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - For You
66. The Kinks - Better Things
67. Genesis - No Reply at All
68. Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say
69. The Kinks - Destroyer
70. The Allman Brothers Band - Straight from the Heart
71. AC/DC - Back in Black
72. April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen
73. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
74. Garland Jeffreys - 96 Tears
75. Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
76. Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
77. Point Blank - Nicole
78. Styx - Rockin' the Paradise
79. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
80. Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away
81. Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
82. Pat Benatar - Just Like Me
83. The Moody Blues - Meanwhile
84. Van Halen - Mean Street
85. The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died
86. Peter Frampton - Breaking All the Rules
87. John Lennon - Woman
88. Blackfoot - Fly Away
89. Dave Edmunds - Almost Saturday Night
90. The A's - A Woman's Got the Power
91. Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You
92. April Wine - Just Between You and Me
93. deleted Cruise - Cool Love
94. Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
95. The Rolling Stones - Little T&A
96. The Babys - Turn and Walk Away
97. Van Halen - Unchained
98. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
99. Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
100. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live)
Spotify playlist:
Song list without numbers:
The Moody Blues - The Voice
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Billy Squier - In the Dark
Foreigner - Urgent
REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
Billy Squier - The Stroke
Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You
Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
The Greg Kihn Band - The Break-Up Song
.38 Special - Hold on Loosely
Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
Santana - Winning
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
Outlaws - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
Journey - Who's Crying Now
Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
The Who - You Better You Bet
Don Felder - Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
Joe Walsh - A Life of Illusion
Eric Clapton and His Band - I Can't Stand It
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Journey - The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)
Squeeze - Tempted
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands
Rush - Limelight
The Who - Another Tricky Day
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Dire Straits - Skateaway
The Tubes - Talk to Ya Later
Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie
Journey - Stone in Love
REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run
Styx - The Best of Times
Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back
Pretenders - The Adultress
Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight
Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
Jefferson Starship - Stranger
Bob Seger - Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
Phil Collins - I Missed Again
Fleetwood Mac - Fireflies (Live)
Pretenders - Message of Love
The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire
Foreigner - Night Life
Michael Stanley Band - In the Heartland
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Nightwatchman
The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
Little River Band - The Night Owls
Rockpile - Teacher Teacher
REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
Pat Benatar - Promises in the Dark
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - For You
The Kinks - Better Things
Genesis - No Reply at All
Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say
The Kinks - Destroyer
The Allman Brothers Band - Straight from the Heart
AC/DC - Back in Black
April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen
Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
Garland Jeffreys - 96 Tears
Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
Point Blank - Nicole
Styx - Rockin' the Paradise
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away
Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
Pat Benatar - Just Like Me
The Moody Blues - Meanwhile
Van Halen - Mean Street
The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died
Peter Frampton - Breaking All the Rules
John Lennon - Woman
Blackfoot - Fly Away
Dave Edmunds - Almost Saturday Night
The A's - A Woman's Got the Power
Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You
April Wine - Just Between You and Me
deleted Cruise - Cool Love
Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
The Rolling Stones - Little T&A
The Babys - Turn and Walk Away
Van Halen - Unchained
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Billy Squier - In the Dark
Foreigner - Urgent
REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
Billy Squier - The Stroke
Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You
Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
The Greg Kihn Band - The Break-Up Song
.38 Special - Hold on Loosely
Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
Santana - Winning
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
Outlaws - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
Journey - Who's Crying Now
Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
The Who - You Better You Bet
Don Felder - Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
Joe Walsh - A Life of Illusion
Eric Clapton and His Band - I Can't Stand It
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Journey - The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)
Squeeze - Tempted
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands
Rush - Limelight
The Who - Another Tricky Day
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Dire Straits - Skateaway
The Tubes - Talk to Ya Later
Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie
Journey - Stone in Love
REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run
Styx - The Best of Times
Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back
Pretenders - The Adultress
Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight
Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
Jefferson Starship - Stranger
Bob Seger - Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
Phil Collins - I Missed Again
Fleetwood Mac - Fireflies (Live)
Pretenders - Message of Love
The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire
Foreigner - Night Life
Michael Stanley Band - In the Heartland
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Nightwatchman
The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
Little River Band - The Night Owls
Rockpile - Teacher Teacher
REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
Pat Benatar - Promises in the Dark
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - For You
The Kinks - Better Things
Genesis - No Reply at All
Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say
The Kinks - Destroyer
The Allman Brothers Band - Straight from the Heart
AC/DC - Back in Black
April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen
Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
Garland Jeffreys - 96 Tears
Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
Point Blank - Nicole
Styx - Rockin' the Paradise
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away
Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
Pat Benatar - Just Like Me
The Moody Blues - Meanwhile
Van Halen - Mean Street
The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died
Peter Frampton - Breaking All the Rules
John Lennon - Woman
Blackfoot - Fly Away
Dave Edmunds - Almost Saturday Night
The A's - A Woman's Got the Power
Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You
April Wine - Just Between You and Me
deleted Cruise - Cool Love
Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
The Rolling Stones - Little T&A
The Babys - Turn and Walk Away
Van Halen - Unchained
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live)
Tags (You don't have to be tagged to participate. If anybody else would like to be added to this list for reminders please let me know!):
Daryl the Beryl Football peacebone singingrulebritannia wheatsquares33 Doc Indie Party Rock American Idiot janinho lyhom craziaskowboi Beno Butterflies & Hurricanes Geometrical House Lannister Juanca gonecountry Mirago newpower campbellssoup Alex1901 aerodynamite wrip thethirdcurry razorshark ccarter1023 DadJokes Gonza'90 tanooki
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
tanooki
razorshark
rowellfarm490
peacebone
Doc Indie Party Rock
Butterflies & Hurricanes
aerodynamite
DJDaveMick69
Daryl the Beryl
Mirago
wheatsquares33
House Lannister
thethirdcurry
Clode