Lost Hits of 1978 Rankdown (Finished)

[rowellfarm490]

#13 STATS

SD rank: 15th highest
Total points: 420
Points ahead of #14: 13
Points behind #12: 13
Perfect rankings: 0

[singingrulebritannia]

this could be "I Love You" or "Fantasy"

[rowellfarm490]

#13


I Love You
Donna Summer

420 points
Standard Deviation: 13.610
Average Rank: 18.69

DJDaveMick69 : 2
wrip : 2
samo🦕 : 4
Juanca : 9
Soulsista : 12
BB🌕 : 15
singingrulebritannia : 16
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 18
aerodynamite : 23
rowellfarm490 : 26
Doc Indie Party Rock : 35
Mirago : 40
gonecountry : 41

Movements:
34 27 25 27 24 23 18 17 21 20 16 13

Song notes/accolades:
-song went to #1 on the Dance/disco chart along with rest of her Once Upon a Time... album

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #37 for 2 weeks
Reached peak on February 4, 1978
Weeks on chart: 11

Other Lost Hits performances:
#25 Early 80s I (The Wanderer)  |  #31 Early 80s II (Cold Love)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Breakdown
Everybody Dance
Fantasy
Josie
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
Supernature
Trans-Europe Express

[rowellfarm490]

#12 STATS

SD rank: 13th lowest
Total points: 433
Points ahead of #13: 13
Points behind #11: 3
Perfect rankings: 1

[rowellfarm490]

#12


Josie
Steely Dan

433 points
Standard Deviation: 10.299
Average Rank: 17.69

aerodynamite : 2
singingrulebritannia : 7
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 7
DJDaveMick69 : 9
rowellfarm490 : 12
wrip : 16
BB🌕 : 18
Soulsista : 19
gonecountry : 23
Mirago : 24
Doc Indie Party Rock : 25
samo🦕 : 30
Juanca : 38

Movements:
18 12 10 12 12 9 5 8 10 10 12 12

Song notes/accolades:
-song was the third single from the band's album Aja to reach the top 30 on the Hot 100 joining the previous singles "Peg" and "Deacon Blues"

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #26 for 2 weeks
Reached peak on October 14, 1978
Weeks on chart: 11

Other Lost Hits performances:
Debut

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Breakdown
Everybody Dance
Fantasy
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
Supernature
Trans-Europe Express

[rowellfarm490]

#11 STATS

SD rank: 20th highest
Total points: 436
Points ahead of #12: 3
Points behind #10: 28
Perfect rankings: 0

[singingrulebritannia]

Noooooo not another Kraftwerk #11 please be something else

[rowellfarm490]

#11


Breakdown
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

436 points
Standard Deviation: 12.895
Average Rank: 17.46

Butterflies & Hurricanes : 3
Doc Indie Party Rock : 3
aerodynamite : 5
rowellfarm490 : 8
BB🌕 : 9
singingrulebritannia : 10
gonecountry : 16
Mirago : 21
wrip : 21
samo🦕 : 26
Soulsista : 29
DJDaveMick69 : 30
Juanca : 46

Movements:
9 9 6 3 5 3 6 6 7 9 10 11

Song notes/accolades:
-debut single for the American rock band originally from Gainesville, Florida
-track features backing vocals from Phil Seymour

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #40 for 1 week
Reached peak on February 18, 1978
Weeks on chart: 17

Other Lost Hits performances:
#24 Mid 80s I (Don't Come Around Here No More)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Fantasy
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
Supernature
Trans-Europe Express

[singingrulebritannia]

Ok that's a relief

I mean, I love "Breakdown" too, but Petty's received plenty of love on this forum, so I don't mind a 'close but no cigar' here. On the other hand, my heart couldn't have taken "Trans-Europe Express" adding to Kraftwerk's history of robberies.

[rowellfarm490]

THE TOP TEN

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Cerrone - Supernature
Chic - Everybody Dance
Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
The Jacksons - Blame It on the Boogie
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
Stevie Wonder - As
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

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{REVEALED SO FAR}
50. Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger - (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
49. Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons - King Tut
48. Lindisfarne - Run for Home
47. Belle Epoque - Miss Broadway
46. Journey - Lights
45. John Travolta - Greased Lightnin'
44. Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon
43. Trooper - Raise a Little Hell
42. Fotomaker - Where Have You Been All My Life
41. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson - Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
40. Kansas - Portrait (He Knew)
39. Linda Ronstadt - Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
38. Andrew Gold - Thank You for Being a Friend
37. Musique - In the Bush
36. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
35. REO Speedwagon - Time for Me to Fly
34. Clout - Substitute
33. Village People - Macho Man
32. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
31. War - Galaxy
30. The Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant
29. Styx - Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
28. Foreigner - Long, Long Way from Home
27. Queen - It's Late
26. Meat Loaf - Paradise By the Dashboard Light
25. Tavares - More Than a Woman
24. Karen Young - Hot Shot
23. Aerosmith - Kings and Queens
22. Brick - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
21. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
20. Jimmy "Bo" Horne - Dance Across the Floor
19. Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil
18. Ramones - Rockaway Beach
17. KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
16. Prince - Soft and Wet
15. Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat)
14. Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
13. Donna Summer - I Love You
12. Steely Dan - Josie
11. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Breakdown

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{STATS 50-11}

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

let's see what kinda mess you guys left behind these last two nights.

30. Let's All Chant - The Michael Zager Band
Clasic Disco staple. I love it, but obviously only 5 of us were chanting along.

29. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) - Styx
I poroabably would have slotted this classic in my top if it wasnt for a few Disco classics I had to make room for. Always dug these medieval sounding melodies in the intros. That's the only aspect I like about Yes.

28. Long, Long Way from Home - Foreigner
That intro right there is all I really need to hear to be sold, but seriously this band before that "I Wanna Know What Love Is" bull was Arena Rock heaven. Love the way they incorporated the brass section in the chorus. I guess this rank is more expected on a song with a higher POP range of songs, but still guys open your ears this Rocks proper.

27. It's Late - Queen
Another big over the top Stadium Rock classic. Don't hear this one much on Classic Rock radio, but I do have this vinyl right behind my Freddy Mercury Funko.

26. Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
This is a good song. It kinda goes all over the place and loses me sometimes, but this time I made the effort to stick it through for Rockster's united

25. More Than a Woman - Tavares
Dopesn't hold a candel to the Bee Gees, but still a gorgeous disco melody.

24. Hot Shot - Karen Young
Falls where it should. Cool little underrated disco jam.

23. Kings and Queens - Aerosmith
Another Rock classic somehow misses the top 20 and to top it off my Arena Rock nemisis somehow gives it the highest rank next to mine. , but I'll take it. Anyway for me this could very well be the closest Aerosmith got to heavy Metal skool and they sound amazing. Should have done more in this style. That scream must have scared some of you away?

22. Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody - Brick
I didn't find this is Jazzy/funkish as "Dazz". "Dusic" would have been a better choice for me.

21. Ça plane pour moi - Plastic Bertrand
This song is kinda cool and vocally scary at the same time. I dug the music and ooohoo the most. You know what this needed? Billy Idol.

20. Dance Across the Floor - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
...and tank cleared. 'nuff siad.

19. Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen
When I said "mess" I didn't think you all would completely slaughter the entire rank down. Seriously? A split for a hard rock classioc like this? I'm at a complete loss for words. I will say this. You could omit the music completely and just leave Dave's vocals and screams and it would still be my #1 song. True Story.

18. Rockaway Beach - Ramones
What the hell happened to the audio? Anyway this is a good slot for the song. Not in my top 10 Ramones songs. Besides if I wanna hear a better version of this song I'll put on "Rock n Roll High School" or better yet just watch the movie... again.

17. Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band
Fun song. Fair slot. Some of you need a new pair of shoes.

16. Soft and Wet - Prince
Once in a great while a Prince song will show up that I don't gel well with. I'll put in Prince ala SEX language terms so you can better understand. This melody is too gooey to flow in a nice creamy fashion.

15. Dance (Disco Heat) - Sylvester
Classic Disco number. These songs were starting to get my top 20 crowded so they falling where they should.

14. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel
Unmistakenably a Billy Joel song. Few artists can make the piano sound tuff as Billy could. Good slot.

13. I Love You - Donna Summer
I love a good number of Donna's song, but I don't like a few of them. Always found this one a bit too busy in melody. WTF did I just say?  yeah it can happen.

12. Josie - Steely Dan
Don't get used to me not tanking this band, but here is a Steely Dan song I wouldn't mind revisiting. The guitar parts and even the vocals sounded a lot more eventful this time around.

11. Breakdown - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
I belive this could easily be the first Tom petty song I ever heard so it holds a special place in my archives. It is simple, but oh soo cool and slick in vocals. Love his Boston accent in this jam.



**Once again this RD really made a mess of the Rock vibe in the top 10, and it kinda leaves me handicapped, but I still have four full fledge jams left. Two Rock and two Disco. Hope my highest of the four takes the crown, but fat chance becuase it is probabaly too too popular for some players? Rounding off my list are a couple more good songs in my top 20 and a few others I would have dropped off a few nights ago.

[DJDaveMick69]

Great top 10, no surprises much.

Even my #45 I don't dislike at all, so don't call it "tanked".

[rowellfarm490]

Let's crown a champion!

#10 STATS

SD rank: 8th lowest
Total points: 464
Points ahead of #11: 28
Points behind #9: 7
Perfect rankings: 0

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 4
11 to 20s: 7
21 to 30s: 1
31 to 40s: 0
Bottom 10s: 1

SPOILER: Click to show

gonecountry
singingrulebritannia
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Doc Indie Party Rock
Soulsista
aerodynamite
DJDaveMick69
BB🌕
Mirago
wrip
samo🦕
Juanca
mamooshka
razorshark

[rowellfarm490]

#10


Supernature
Cerrone

464 points
Standard Deviation: 9.455 (8th lowest)
Average Rank: 15.31

DJDaveMick69 : 5
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 9
Doc Indie Party Rock : 9
Mirago : 9
singingrulebritannia : 12
BB🌕 : 12
wrip : 14
Juanca : 14
aerodynamite : 15
rowellfarm490 : 17
samo🦕 : 18
Soulsista : 22
gonecountry : 43

Movements:


Song notes/accolades:
-the signature song for the French disco musician
-it was a #1 hit on the Dance/disco chart in the United States and Canada

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #70 for 1 week
Reached peak on February 11, 1978
Weeks on chart: 5

Other Lost Hits performances:
Debut

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Fantasy
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
Trans-Europe Express

[rowellfarm490]

#9 STATS

SD rank: 10th highest
Total points: 471
Points ahead of #10: 7
Points behind #8: 4
Perfect rankings: 0

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 7
11 to 20s: 2
21 to 30s: 2
31 to 40s: 1
Bottom 10s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

#9


Trans-Europe Express
Kraftwerk

471 points
Standard Deviation: 14.137 (10th highest)
Average Rank: 14.77

rowellfarm490 : 2
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 2
aerodynamite : 3
Mirago : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
BB🌕 : 4
DJDaveMick69 : 10
wrip : 15
Soulsista : 20
Doc Indie Party Rock : 24
gonecountry : 25




Juanca : 35
samo🦕 : 45

Movements:


Song notes/accolades:
-this track by the German electronic music band was written about the Trans Europ Express rail system
-it was later interpolated by Afrika Bambaata on their song "Planet Rock"

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #67 for 1 week
Reached peak on June 24, 1978
Weeks on chart: 7

Other Lost Hits performances:
Debut

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Fantasy
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends

[rowellfarm490]

#8 STATS

SD rank: 19th highest
Total points: 475
Points ahead of #9: 4
Points behind #7: 17
Perfect rankings: 0

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 7
11 to 20s: 2
21 to 30s: 2
31 to 40s: 1
Bottom 10s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

#8


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends
The Beatles

475 points
Standard Deviation: 13.289
Average Rank: 14.46

samo🦕 : 2
Doc Indie Party Rock : 4
aerodynamite : 4
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 5
BB🌕 : 6
Juanca : 7
wrip : 10
gonecountry : 12
Mirago : 15
singingrulebritannia : 21
rowellfarm490 : 22



DJDaveMick69 : 33
Soulsista : 47

Movements:



Song notes/accolades:
-this combined single was released in conjunction with the 1978 musical comedy film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
-both tracks were originally released on their 8th studio album in 1967
-"With a Little Help from My Friends" was ranked at #311 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and Joe Cocker's 1969 cover of this song later became the opening theme song for The Wonder Years TV series

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #71 for 2 weeks
Reached peak on September 30, 1978
Weeks on chart: 7

Other Lost Hits performances:
#20 Mid 90s I (Free as a Bird)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Fantasy
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer

[rowellfarm490]

#7 STATS

SD rank: 6th lowest
Total points: 492
Points ahead of #8: 17
Points behind #6: 8
Perfect rankings: 0

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 5
11 to 20s: 6
21 to 30s: 1
31 to 40s: 1
Bottom 10s: 0

[rowellfarm490]

#7


Fantasy
Earth, Wind & Fire

492 points
Standard Deviation: 8.716 (6th lowest)
Average Rank: 13.15

Juanca : 1
Soulsista : 2
gonecountry : 5
BB🌕 : 10
Mirago : 10
wrip : 11
aerodynamite : 12
rowellfarm490 : 14
singingrulebritannia : 14
samo🦕 : 16
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 20
DJDaveMick69 : 23
Doc Indie Party Rock : 33

Movements:


Song notes/accolades:
-track was Grammy nominated for Best R&B Song
-it was later featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
-song was notably covered by Black Box in 1990 which was a top 5 hit in the UK

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #32 for 2 weeks
Reached peak on April 22, 1978
Weeks on chart: 15

Other Lost Hits performances:
#23 LH 1979 (In the Stone)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky
Psycho Killer

[rowellfarm490]

#6 STATS

SD rank: 9th highest
Total points: 500
Points ahead of #7: 8
Points behind #5: 11
Perfect rankings: 2

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 8
11 to 20s: 2
21 to 30s: 1
31 to 40s: 1
Bottom 10s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

#6


Psycho Killer
Talking Heads

500 points
Standard Deviation: 14.163 (9th highest)
Average Rank: 12.54

Butterflies & Hurricanes : 1
aerodynamite : 1
wrip : 1
BB🌕 : 3
rowellfarm490 : 4
Juanca : 4
singingrulebritannia : 6
Doc Indie Party Rock : 6
gonecountry : 15
samo🦕 : 20
Mirago : 23





Soulsista : 34
DJDaveMick69 : 45

Movements:


Song notes/accolades:
-debut single for the new wave band originally from New York City
-it made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
-track was later featured in the video game Rock Band 2

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #92 for 1 week
Reached peak on March 11, 1978
Weeks on chart: 5

Other Lost Hits performances:
#5 LH 1979 (Take Me to the River)  |  #5 Mid 80s I (Burning Down the House)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
As
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky

[rowellfarm490]

#5 STATS

SD rank: 23rd lowest
Total points: 511
Points ahead of #6: 11
Points behind #4: 5
Perfect rankings: 0

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 7
11 to 20s: 3
21 to 30s: 2
Bottom 20s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

#5


As
Stevie Wonder

511 points
Standard Deviation: 11.086
Average Rank: 11.69

singingrulebritannia : 1
BB🌕 : 1
Mirago : 2
rowellfarm490 : 3
wrip : 3
Soulsista : 6
Juanca : 8
gonecountry : 13
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 15
samo🦕 : 15
aerodynamite : 22
DJDaveMick69 : 27
Doc Indie Party Rock : 36

Movements:


Song notes/accolades:
-song's title comes from the first word of its lyrics
-it was notably covered by George Michael and Mary J. Blige in 1999

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #36 for 1 week
Reached peak on January 21, 1978
Weeks on chart: 14

Other Lost Hits performances:
#45 Mid 80s II (Overjoyed)  |  #66 Mid 80s I (Love Light in Flight)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Lovely Day
Mr. Blue Sky

[wrip]

… not the bottom 10 for Psycho Killer 😭

[rowellfarm490]

#4 STATS

SD rank: 12th highest
Total points: 516
Points ahead of #5: 5
Points behind #3: 9
Perfect rankings: 2

Ranking distribution:
Top 10s: 8
11 to 20s: 3
21 to 30s: 1
Bottom 20s: 1

[rowellfarm490]

#4


Mr. Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra

516 points
Standard Deviation: 13.829
Average Rank: 11.31

rowellfarm490 : 1
gonecountry : 1
samo🦕 : 1
singingrulebritannia : 2
BB🌕 : 2
Mirago : 4
wrip : 4
aerodynamite : 10
Doc Indie Party Rock : 13
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 14
DJDaveMick69 : 19





Juanca : 28
Soulsista : 48

Movements:


Song notes/accolades:
-the signature song for the English rock band originally from Birmingham
-track holds the distinction of being featured during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Summer Olympics

Hot 100 chart info:
Peaked at #35 for 1 week
Reached peak on August 12, 1978
Weeks on chart: 12

Other Lost Hits performances:
#7 Early 80s I (Xanadu w/ Olivia Newton-John)  |  #8 Early 80s I (All Over the World)  |  #11 LH 1979 (Confusion)  |  #17 Early 80s II (I'm Alive)

Spectators:
mamooshka
razorshark

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining songs}
Blame It on the Boogie
Everybody Dance
Lovely Day

[DJDaveMick69]

Pleasantly surprised Everybody Dance is in the top 3.

[rowellfarm490]

Since it was an extremely close finish I'm going to do a preview post of the top 3 instead of just the final 2

BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
vs.
EVERYBODY DANCE
vs.
LOVELY DAY

-this trio of songs was separated by less than 5 points having point totals of 525, 526, and 528
-each had a low standard deviation: 2nd, 7th, and 18th lowest
-2 of these songs spent time in the lead being in first place for a combined 7 movements
-all three received 9 top 10 rankings
-just 3 bottom half rankings remain and each song received such a ranking
-all of us ranked at least one of these songs top 10
-several of us had all three in our top 10: singingrulebritannia , BB🌕 , Mirago , and wrip along with myself
-Soulsista ranked all three top 5
-only Soulsista and Mirago still have their #1s in the game

[DJDaveMick69]

WOW. 3 little points. I'm bracing myself.