Pulse Rankdown: 1980 Year-End Mainstream Rock (complete)

[singingrulebritannia]

--#16

Top 5s: 4
Top 10s: 7
Top 25s: 12
Top 50s: 15
Bottom 25: 2

14TH HIGHEST SD

High point: 9
Low point: 44

[singingrulebritannia]

condolences peacebone

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16

Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath

Year-End Position: #100
Peak: #17
Weeks: 9

1429 Points
Standard Deviation: 26.67 (14TH HIGHEST)

peacebone - 1
razorshark - 3
Red - 3
thethirdcurry - 3
rowellfarm490 - 6
singingrulebritannia - 7
wheatsquares33 - 7
aerodynamite - 12
House Lannister - 14
Daryl the Beryl - 14
Gonza'90 - 20
gonecountry - 23
Mirago - 27
DadJokes - 33
Clode - 37
BEGIN EPIC BRITISH HEAVY METAL FAN ALERT
Doc Indie Party Rock - 54
END EPIC BRITISH HEAVY METAL FAN ALERT
Juanca - 54
DJDaveMick69 - 85
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 87

Movements:
44 27 18 9 24 30 25 23 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 15 17 16

Performance history:
#27 Active 1999 (Selling My Soul) | #29 Active 2013 (God is Dead?) | #30 Active 1999 (Psycho Man)

Spectators:
tanooki
Optical Apex

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{Remaining Songs}
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Brass in Pocket
Refugee
The Spirit of Radio
Train in Vain
Sara
Another One Bites the Dust
Ashes to Ashes
Games Without Frontiers
Cars
Heartbreaker
I Got You
Run Like Hell
Comfortably Numb
Don't Do Me Like That

[razorshark]

Metal scary

[singingrulebritannia]

--#15

Top 5s: 7
Top 10s: 8
Top 25s: 11
Top 50s: 16

High point: 12
Low point: 48

[singingrulebritannia]

You thought a near-top 5 from the Alt rankdown was a safe bet for top 10 here? WRONG hahahahahasfdegsdfrthtrfgdyhg
my condolences rowellfarm490

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15

Ashes to Ashes
David Bowie

Year-End Position: #31
Peak: #7
Weeks: 14

1437 Points
Standard Deviation: 24.88

rowellfarm490 - 1
peacebone - 2
Red - 2
thethirdcurry - 2
aerodynamite - 2
Gonza'90 - 2
singingrulebritannia - 3
Daryl the Beryl - 8
Juanca - 12
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 19
DadJokes - 23
Doc Indie Party Rock - 29
razorshark - 38
wheatsquares33 - 41
Mirago - 48
Clode - 48
House Lannister - 64
DJDaveMick69 - 64
gonecountry - 74

Movements:
28 48 27 28 23 23 17 14 12 15 14 14 14 15 16 18 16 15

Performance history:
#6 AAA 2016 (Lazarus) | #6 Alt 1980 (Ashes to Ashes) | #16 Active 1982 (Under Pressure w/ Queen) | #18 Active 1983 (Modern Love) | #20 Active 1983 (Let's Dance) | #24 Alt 1983 (Let's Dance) | #29 Alt 1998 (I'm Afraid of Americans) | #30 Alt 1981 (Under Pressure w/ Queen) | #34 Alt 1983 (Modern Love) | #35 Active 1985 (This Is Not America) | #36 Active 1982 (Cat People (Putting Out Fire)) | #39 Alt 1995 (The Hearts Filthy Lesson) | #41 Alt 1980 (Fashion) | #41 Active 1986 (Absolute Beginners) | #48 Active 1983 (China Girl) | #52 Alt 1980 (Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)) | #59 Active 1984 (Blue Jean) | #62 Alt 1982 (Cat People (Putting Out Fire)) | #62 Alt 1993 (Jump They Say) | #65 Alt 1984 (Blue Jean) | #66 Alt 1983 (China Girl) | #66 Active 1987 (Time Will Crawl) | #77 Alt 1987 (Never Let Me Down) | #84 Alt 1990 (Pretty Pink Rose w/ Adrian Belew) | #87 Active 1987 (Day-In Day-Out) | #88 Alt 1987 (Day-In Day-Out) | #100 Active 1985 (Dancing in the Street w/ Mick Jagger)

Spectators:
tanooki
Optical Apex

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{Remaining Songs}
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Brass in Pocket
Refugee
The Spirit of Radio
Train in Vain
Sara
Another One Bites the Dust
Games Without Frontiers
Cars
Heartbreaker
I Got You
Run Like Hell
Comfortably Numb
Don't Do Me Like That

[singingrulebritannia]

--#14

Top 10s: 4
Top 25s: 11
Top 50s: 18
Bottom 25: 1

High point: 3
Low point: 19
Lists spent in top 10: 13

[Gonza'90]

NO!!!

[DJDaveMick69]

I mighta underranked Bowie, but this *was* IMO a strong list.

[singingrulebritannia]

This was the highest Floyd song for the whole fucking game until the last day, man. I would've been so happy if it stayed that way

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14

Run Like Hell
Pink Floyd

Year-End Position: #71
Peak: #4
Weeks: 9

1459 Points
Standard Deviation: 19.16

aerodynamite - 6
gonecountry - 6
Red - 7
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 10
Gonza'90 - 11
Daryl the Beryl - 15
peacebone - 16
DadJokes - 16
razorshark - 16
singingrulebritannia - 17
thethirdcurry - 19
Clode - 28
rowellfarm490 - 29
wheatsquares33 - 30
House Lannister - 31
DJDaveMick69 - 35
Mirago - 38
Doc Indie Party Rock - 41





Juanca - 89

Movements:
19 8 9 3 3 6 8 8 8 7 6 7 8 10 11 12 15 14

Performance history:
#7 Active 1987 (Learning to Fly) | #10 Alt 1980 (Comfortably Numb) | #18 Alt 1980 (Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2) | #19 Active 1994 (High Hopes) | #22 Alt 1987 (Learning to Fly) | #24 Active 2000 (Young Lust [live]) | #32 Active 1988 (On the Turning Away) | #38 Active 1994 (Keep Talking) | #40 Active 1995 (Lost for Words) | #41 Active 1994 (Take It Back) | #47 Active 1987 (One Slip) | #52 Active 1994 (What Do You Want from Me) | #56 AAA 2014 (Louder Than Words) | #94 Active 1983 (Not Now John)

Spectators:
tanooki
Optical Apex

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{Remaining Songs}
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Brass in Pocket
Refugee
The Spirit of Radio
Train in Vain
Sara
Another One Bites the Dust
Games Without Frontiers
Cars
Heartbreaker
I Got You
Comfortably Numb
Don't Do Me Like That

[razorshark]

Geez, my 91 has officially overstayed.

[DJDaveMick69]

Juanca, you ARE the weakest link


goodbye

[singingrulebritannia]

--#13

Top 5s: 5
Top 10s: 7
Top 25s: 13
Top 50s: 16
Bottom 25: 1

20TH HIGHEST SD

High point: 2
Low point: 22
Lists spent in top 10: 2

[singingrulebritannia]

condolences aerodynamite and wheatsquares33
I knew you pricks would fumble this bag when "Gypsy" only finished #8, frankly, but watching it happen was still horrifying
Still, it did rise 1 spot from the Hot 100 game...

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13

Sara
Fleetwood Mac

Year-End Position: #14
Peak: #2
Weeks: 15

1464 Points
Standard Deviation: 25.46 (20TH HIGHEST)

aerodynamite - 1
wheatsquares33 - 1
singingrulebritannia - 4
peacebone - 5
Juanca - 5
Mirago - 6
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 9
Daryl the Beryl - 11
DJDaveMick69 - 11
rowellfarm490 - 12
Clode - 13
Red - 14
thethirdcurry - 15
DadJokes - 41
Gonza'90 - 42
gonecountry - 50
House Lannister - 66
Doc Indie Party Rock - 73
razorshark - 76

Movements:
2 12 5 19 15 22 21 21 16 16 16 15 16 16 13 16 13 13

Performance history:
#8 Active 1982 (Gypsy) | #17 Active 1987 (Seven Wonders) | #26 Active 1987 (Big Love) | #29 Active 1990 (Save Me) | #31 Active 1987 (Isn't It Midnight) | #39 Active 1981 (Fireflies (Live)) | #39 Active 1982 (Hold Me) | #42 Active 1989 (As Long as You Follow) | #49 Active 1990 (Love Is Dangerous)

Spectators:
tanooki
Optical Apex

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining Songs}
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Brass in Pocket
Refugee
The Spirit of Radio
Train in Vain
Another One Bites the Dust
Games Without Frontiers
Cars
Heartbreaker
I Got You
Comfortably Numb
Don't Do Me Like That

[lyhom]

[singingrulebritannia]

--#12

Top 5s: 2
Top 10s: 4
Top 25s: 12
Top 50s: 18
Bottom 25: 1

High point: 12
Low point: 39

[singingrulebritannia]

I didn't go into this rankdown expecting to rank this song so low, but whenever I shuffled the playlist, I just came to the realization that I never wanted to let this play in full. It had to suffer on my list in turn
(btw it rose 5 from the Hot 100 RD)

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12

Don't Do Me Like That
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Year-End Position: #88
Peak: #1
Weeks: 7

1494 Points
Standard Deviation: 16.93

DJDaveMick69 - 5
DadJokes - 5
House Lannister - 7
Doc Indie Party Rock - 10
gonecountry - 11
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 12
Juanca - 13
thethirdcurry - 14
Clode - 15
wheatsquares33 - 18
Daryl the Beryl - 20
razorshark - 23
aerodynamite - 26
rowellfarm490 - 27
peacebone - 29
Red - 37
Gonza'90 - 37
Mirago - 40
singingrulebritannia - 76

Movements:
39 20 21 17 16 12 13 13 15 14 15 16 15 14 15 13 12 12

Performance history:
#2 Active 1989 (Runnin' Down a Dream) | #3 Active 1991 (Learning to Fly) | #6 Active 1989 (I Won't Back Down) | #8 Active 1981 (Stop Draggin' My Heart Around) | #8 Active 1990 (A Face in the Crowd) | #9 Active 1989 (Free Fallin') | #9 Active 1994 (Mary Jane's Last Dance) | #10 Active 1981 (The Waiting) | #10 Active 1991 (Into the Great Wide Open) | #11 Active 1985 (Don't Come Around Here No More) | #11 Active 1991 (Out in the Cold) | #14 Alt 1980 (Refugee) | #16 Active 1992 (King's Highway) | #20 Active 1990 (Yer So Bad) | #21 Active 2002 (The Last DJ) | #22 Active 1983 (You Got Lucky) | #27 Active 1989 (Love Is a Long Road) | #30 Active 1995 (You Don't Know How It Feels) | #32 Active 1995 (You Wreck Me) | #39 Active 1987 (Runaway Trains) | #41 Active 1995 (It's Good to Be King) | #43 Alt 1982 (You Got Lucky) | #45 Alt 1980 (Don’t Do Me Like That) | #45 Active 1981 (A Woman in Love [ It's Not Me]) | #46 Active 1999 (Room at the Top) | #51 Active 1987 (Jammin' Me) | #51 Active 2006 (Saving Grace) | #57 Active 1996 (Waiting for Tonight) | #59 AAA 2014 (U Get Me High) | #59 AAA 2018 (Keep a Little Soul) | #61 Active 1996 (Climb That Hill) | #62 Active 1996 (Walls) | #64 Active 1995 (A Higher Place) | #67 Alt 1980 (Here Comes My Girl) | #67 Active 1999 (Swingin') | #68 Active 1981 (Nightwatchman) | #68 Active 1999 (Free Girl Now) | #70 Alt 1987 (Jammin' Me) | #70 AAA 2014 (Forgotten Man) | #72 Active 1986 (So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star) | #77 Active 1997 (Change the Locks) | #89 Active 1985 (Rebels)

Spectators:
tanooki
Optical Apex

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{Remaining Songs}
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Brass in Pocket
Refugee
The Spirit of Radio
Train in Vain
Another One Bites the Dust
Games Without Frontiers
Cars
Heartbreaker
I Got You
Comfortably Numb

[singingrulebritannia]

--#11

Top 5s: 7
Top 10s: 9
Top 25s: 13
Top 50s: 16
Bottom 25: 1

High point: 6
Low point: 15
Lists spent in top 10: 8

[singingrulebritannia]

condolences Clode and Mirago
The winner of the 1981 Hot 100 rankdown drops 10 spots here

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11

Another One Bites the Dust
Queen

Year-End Position: #26
Peak: #4
Weeks: 12

1495 Points
Standard Deviation: 23.70

Clode - 1
Mirago - 1
DJDaveMick69 - 2
Daryl the Beryl - 3
Doc Indie Party Rock - 4
House Lannister - 5
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 5
rowellfarm490 - 7
Red - 9
gonecountry - 12
peacebone - 17
aerodynamite - 23
DadJokes - 24
Juanca - 28
singingrulebritannia - 40
thethirdcurry - 46
Gonza'90 - 54
razorshark - 62
wheatsquares33 - 81

Movements:
12 6 7 15 11 7 6 11 11 8 8 8 11 13 12 11 9 11

Performance history:
#14 Active 1989 (I Want It All) | #16 Active 1982 (Under Pressure w/ David Bowie) | #17 Active 1980 (Crazy Little Thing Called Love) | #29 Alt 1980 (Another One Bites The Dust) | #29 Active 1991 (Headlong) | #30 Alt 1981 (Under Pressure w/ David Bowie) | #32 Active 1980 (Play the Game) | #58 Active 1986 (One Vision)

Spectators:
tanooki
Optical Apex

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{Remaining Songs}
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Brass in Pocket
Refugee
The Spirit of Radio
Train in Vain
Games Without Frontiers
Cars
Heartbreaker
I Got You
Comfortably Numb

[DJDaveMick69]

Another fine top 10!

[singingrulebritannia]

#28 in the Hot 100 rankdown, but I think it would've fallen significantly from those heights in this rankdown
EXTRA

I Can't Tell You Why
Eagles

Overall Year-End Position: #201
Chart Peak: #26
Chart Weeks: 6
Streaming Rank: 6

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

very disappointing miss imo
EXTRA

Walking on the Moon
The Police

Overall Year-End Position: #269
Chart Peak: #24
Chart Weeks: 2
Streaming Rank: 5

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[razorshark]

Walking On The Moon would have had a sweet spot in my top 10 for sure.

[singingrulebritannia]

I would not have ranked this as low as I did in Alt
EXTRA

What I Like About You
The Romantics

Overall Year-End Position: #184
Chart Peak: #24
Chart Weeks: 7
Streaming Rank: 4

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

The #5 from Alt; could it have contended for the win here?
EXTRA

London Calling
The Clash

Overall Year-End Position: #216
Chart Peak: #11
Chart Weeks: 2
Streaming Rank: 3

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

Possibly AC/DC's best song; sad that it also fell short
EXTRA

Hells Bells
AC/DC

Overall Year-End Position: #128
Chart Peak: #8
Chart Weeks: 5
Streaming Rank: 2

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

and finally, the #2 from Alt; could it have contended for the win here?
EXTRA

Call Me
Blondie

Overall Year-End Position: #106
Chart Peak: #6
Chart Weeks: 11
Streaming Rank: 1

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

Year-end Chart Closeness:

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Juanca 26.1
gonecountry 27.42222222
Doc Indie Party Rock 27.9
Butterflies & Hurricanes 28.52222222
DadJokes 28.54444444
thethirdcurry 29.11111111
DJDaveMick69 29.61111111
Mirago 29.93333333
Clode 30.16666667
Daryl the Beryl 30.85555556
aerodynamite 30.92222222
House Lannister 31.04444444
rowellfarm490 31.11111111
Red 31.8
Gonza'90 32.78888889
peacebone 33.52222222
singingrulebritannia 33.88888889
wheatsquares33 34.48888889
razorshark 39.28888889

Rankdown Closeness

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rowellfarm490 10.42222222
singingrulebritannia 14.06666667
Daryl the Beryl 14.85555556
Butterflies & Hurricanes 15.03333333
peacebone 15.83333333
Red 15.97777778
DadJokes 16.96666667
aerodynamite 17.63333333
Mirago 17.86666667
Clode 18.25555556
thethirdcurry 18.62222222
Juanca 18.85555556
Doc Indie Party Rock 19.58888889
House Lannister 19.73333333
wheatsquares33 20.84444444
Gonza'90 21.12222222
gonecountry 21.2
DJDaveMick69 21.32222222
razorshark 24.84444444

Remaining Ranks (and Average of):

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Daryl the Beryl 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 18 (7.4)
Red 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 (9.3)
rowellfarm490 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 35 (10.1)
aerodynamite 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 20 (10.4)
Butterflies & Hurricanes 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 22, 23, 29 (12.2)
Gonza'90 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 26, 32 (12.2)
DadJokes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 14, 36, 39 (12.6)
peacebone 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 30, 36 (12.8)
wheatsquares33 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 17, 20, 25, 44 (14.9)
singingrulebritannia 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, 21, 36, 50 (15.9)
Mirago 2, 5, 8, 12, 19, 20, 22, 28, 34, 45 (19.5)
House Lannister 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 15, 21, 28, 42, 52 (19.9)
gonecountry 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 21, 33, 37, 46, 47 (21.5)
DJDaveMick69 4, 7, 8, 17, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 44 (22.8)
Clode 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 20, 25, 31, 32, 96 (24.4)
thethirdcurry 1, 6, 8, 12, 18, 31, 34, 47, 52, 54 (26.3)
Doc Indie Party Rock 1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 26, 30, 44, 61, 77 (28.2)
Juanca 1, 3, 4, 10, 29, 41, 45, 46, 52, 63 (29.4)
razorshark 5, 6, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31, 48, 49, 91 (33.1)

Perfect Rankings:

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singingrulebritannia 4
DJDaveMick69 3
Butterflies & Hurricanes 3
Doc Indie Party Rock 3
rowellfarm490 3
aerodynamite 3
Clode 3
gonecountry 2
peacebone 2
Red 1
Daryl the Beryl 1
DadJokes 1
wheatsquares33 1
House Lannister 1
Juanca 1
thethirdcurry 1

THE TOP TEN
Gary Numan - Cars
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Split Enz - I Got You
The Clash - Train in Vain
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee

- What surprised you by either making or missing the top 10?
- Care to predict the order these songs leave in?

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{Invisible Airwaves}singingrulebritannia DJDaveMick69 gonecountry peacebone razorshark Butterflies & Hurricanes Doc Indie Party Rock rowellfarm490 Gonza'90 aerodynamite Clode Red Daryl the Beryl DadJokes wheatsquares33 Mirago House Lannister Juanca thethirdcurry tanooki

[DJDaveMick69]

- What surprised you by either making or missing the top 10?
I Got You and Cars making it (to me they are more Alt rock)
Bites The Dust, Run Like Hell and Don't Do Me Like That missing it

- Care to predict the order these songs leave in?
10. Split Enz - I Got You
9. Gary Numan - Cars
8. Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
7. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee
6. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
5. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
4. The Clash - Train in Vain
3. Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
2. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
1. Rush - The Spirit of Radio

[Clode]

What surprised you by either making or missing the top 10? Obviously "Another One Bites The Dust" falling just short of the Top 10 really did come as a complete shock to me.

Care to predict the order these songs leave in? 

1. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
2. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
3. Gary Numan - Cars
4. Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
5. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee
6. The Clash - Train in Vain
7. Split Enz - I Got You
8. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
9. Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
10. Rush - The Spirit of Radio

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

25. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
This used to be my favorite Pat Benatar song. Still catchy as fire can get, and an easy top 5 for my list, but it also fell down a few slots. Those of us who ranked this high are forever sleeves to the melody

24. I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats
This song just takes a super nose dive down my list. I always thought it was boring and has no reason to be on this format. "Up All Night" and a couple of the extras we ran into are way better.

23. Whip It - Devo
I agree with this slot for this song on mainstream, but I still think it got robbed on Modern Rock. Also one of those "pioneering New Wave" songs that opened the doors for the genre on Hot 100.

22. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross
back in my younger years I considered this one of the harder rocking jams on the top 40. That idea kinda stays in the back of your mind. Glad to finally see a deserving Christopher Cross song ride this high.

21. Misunderstanding - Genesis
Actually one of my favorite Genesis songs. Phil really puts the emphasis on his British vocals . I always dug that about this song. That and the main hook.

20. Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
Heavy metal goes pop, but still possess a mean Biker groove.

19. Turn It On Again - Genesis
This and "Misunderstanding" fall around the same slot for me. I do pick up on early "Abacab" vibes here , so some day I might even rank this one higher.

18. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Pop perfection. The fact this one gets an almost perfect top 40 ranks across the board crown says wonders about this jam. The reason I loved it is because of that retro vibe. easily sounds like something you could find in a 'Happy Days' Episode. Reminds me of why I love "Somebody's Baby".

17. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Speaking of retro vibes. Certified classic here. Sounds ready for The 'Grease" soundtrack too. Imagine John Travolta performing this. Chicks , motorbikes and Leather. Three of my favorite things come together in one of my favorite Queen songs ever. BTW who would love to hear a Billy Idol cover of this?

BTW, before I lose any more top 10. that Fleetwood Mac song can drop any time now.

16. Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath
Surprise surprise I never really liked this song and that's that. I love 'Neon Lights" and "Lady Evil" and probably would have ranked those two higher than most of you. I don't get that chills up my spine with this song as I do others. I kinda just sit there waiting for it to do something mind blowing, but it never really hits that apex for me. The fact that most of you who ranked this high ranked "You Shook Me...." lower is testament to that. Also I'm not gonna give the slot I would give to one of those other songs to this song, just because I didn't get to rank the other songs. This is the same story with that Iron Maiden song we ranked. They just not the songs I wanna rank.

15. Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Still love it, but it had its day. let some faster rock jams shine for a change. I'm sure all of you wanted this to slay on this format, but not today. Gary Numan "Cars" might tho. ..and I'm totally on bord for that.

14. Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
I would have preferred this one i the top 10, than a certain snoozer. It's my second favorite song form this band. I really only care for three songs from this band, and this one sounds ready made for the format.

13. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
Not a favorite of mine. Too Too Lite rock for my taste. Fleetwood Mac is fine for the format. never had any problem with them or their sound. I just don't like this song. especially not showing up this high.

12. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Great slot. Love that this beats out a lot of other heartland/Southern rockers here. I had to sacrifice some songs to squeeze this one into my top 10, but it's so damn catchy I would have been committing a crime if I didn't. The lyrics still roll off my tongue like magic. Well at least "Sara" fell before I lost another top 10. 

One more to fall before the top. can I get a Pink Floyd snooze fest?  

11. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Two Queen songs in my top 10. You won't witness that again until we hit 1977. For all the grief I give this for being Queen's most Disco song ever It's still one of my favorites ever. I even stuck up for it on Billboard's stoopid chart rules even after it spent 15 weeks in the Billboard top 10 (the longest running top ten song of 1980). You break the rulez when a song does that.

Extras we havn't ran into.

Johnny and Mary - Robert Palmer
Either he or someone stole this melody from someone here. Maybe Luis Miguel again. Anyway, It's might catchy, but a doesn't emphasize on the parts where the music could have been stronger. making the song more memorable. It's a nice pop rock jam to download.

Touch Too Much - AC/DC
I think I called BRian Bon ,and visa versa in the last AC/DC post I made? Sorry. This is actually the immortal Bon Scott on vocals. This one rocks. pounding bass laced with hard hitting guitar chords and the whole song has a strong anthem roll to it.

Biggest Part of Me - Ambrosia
I don't recall this band too much. Just this song and the one I prefer "You're The Only Woman". This is that style of Lite Rock I would upgrade.

I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
One of my favorite Eagles ballads. Out of all the music styles that are still being produce these days this is that magic sound people just forgot how to write completely. Now they are all simple boring piano ballads. The pissy Music industry won't pay bands to write Pop ballads anymore, and that is why they suck now. R.I.P. the melodic Pop ballads of the 80's.
Let's call that my rant of the night.

Walking on the Moon - The Police
This is one of those songs that you all like, and I just never did. My rank would not have been welcomed.

Hells Bells - AC/DC
This Back In Black album has got to one of the best Metal albums of all time. Robert "Mutt" Lange was surely the 80's powerhouse producer . So many hits. This song is no exception. You have your hard hitting anthem style guitars pounding behind Brian Johnson's screaches. Let's say an easy top 15 for me. There was still that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers song I had to squeeze in my top