Pulse Rankdown: 1976 Year-End Mainstream Rock (complete)
Apr 17, 2022 21:50:07 GMT -5
Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 17, 2022 21:50:07 GMT -5
1) PM me (singingrulebritannia) your rankings of the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1976. 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 Monday, May 23 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) Please just copy & paste the formatting of the songs in this OP to make your rankings and don't make any alterations--if you don't I'm rejecting your list
8) You can make changes to your list but try not to do so excessively. Edits will not be accepted after reveals start.
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1976. The full list was calculated by peacebone
1. Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
2. Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me
3. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
4. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way (Live)
5. Jefferson Starship - St. Charles
6. Boston - More Than a Feeling
7. Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
8. The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It to the Streets
9. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
10. Heart - Magic Man
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live)
12. Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
13. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
14. Aerosmith - Last Child
15. Heart - Crazy on You
16. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
17. Phoebe Snow - Two-Fisted Love
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
19. Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
20. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
21. Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss on Main Street
22. George Benson - This Masquerade
23. Steely Dan - The Fez
24. Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
25. Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be the Day
26. Kingfish - Hypnotize
27. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
28. The J. Geils Band - Where Did Our Love Go
29. Robin Trower - Caledonia
30. ZZ Top - It's Only Love
31. David Bowie - Golden Years
32. Rod Stewart - Pretty Flamingo
33. Graham Nash & David Crosby - Spotlight
34. Gino Vannelli - Love of My Life
35. Eric Clapton - Hello Old Friend
36. Leon & Mary Russell - Rainbow in Your Eyes
37. David Bowie - TVC 15
38. Orleans - Still the One
39. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
40. Wings - Let 'Em In
41. Queen - You're My Best Friend
42. Ambrosia - Can't Let a Woman
43. Go - Winner/Loser
44. The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
45. Led Zeppelin - Hots On for Nowhere
46. Loggins & Messina - Peacemaker
47. Bob Dylan - Sara
48. Todd Rundgren - Good Vibrations
49. Jefferson Starship - With Your Love
50. Jeff Beck - Come Dancing
51. Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
52. Bad Company - Silver, Blue & Gold
53. James Taylor - Shower the People
54. Chicago - Another Rainy Day in New York City
55. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
56. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (Live)
57. Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run
58. The Rolling Stones - Crazy Mama
59. Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
60. Firefall - Livin' Ain't Livin'
61. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
62. Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle
63. Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
64. The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff
65. Wings - Beware My Love
66. Carole King - High Out of Time
67. Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
68. Sweet - Action
69. The Beach Boys - Rock and Roll Music
70. Stephen Stills - Buyin' Time
71. Average White Band - A Love of Your Own
72. James Taylor - Woman's Gotta Have It
73. 10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me
74. Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault But Mine
75. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Positive Vibration
76. Kiki Dee - Once a Fool
77. The Band - Forbidden Fruit
78. Wings - Silly Love Songs
79. Jesse Colin Young - Sunlight
80. Cat Stevens - Banapple Gas
81. Robert Palmer - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
82. Santana - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
83. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
84. Genesis - Squonk
85. America - Amber Cascades
86. Elton John - Cage the Songbird
87. The Tubes - Don't Touch Me There
88. J.J. Cale - Cocaine
89. The Stills-Young Band - Make Love to You
90. Boz Scaggs - It's Over
91. Outlaws - Breaker-Breaker
92. Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
93. Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned (Live)
94. Emmylou Harris - Here, There, and Everywhere
95. Bad Company - Young Blood
96. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (Live)
97. KGB - Sail on Sailor
98. Be Bop Deluxe - Ships in the Night
99. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
100. Seals & Crofts - Get Closer
Apple Music playlist (more complete than the Spotify playlist)
Spotify playlist
This is arguably the most confusing song selection ever in terms of digital rights management, so follow along with me here.
2 songs are unavailable on all streaming services:
Go - Winner / Loser
KGB - Sail On Sailor
1 song is not available on Apple Music, but is available on Spotify:
Loggins & Messina - Peacemaker
6 songs are not available on Spotify, but are available on Apple Music, as a result of #BoycottSpotify:
Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss On The Main Street
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
The Stills-Young Band - Make Love To You
Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
Graham Nash & David Crosby - Spotlight
Preference revealer friendly list:
Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way (Live)
Jefferson Starship - St. Charles
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It to the Streets
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Heart - Magic Man
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live)
Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Aerosmith - Last Child
Heart - Crazy on You
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Phoebe Snow - Two-Fisted Love
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss on Main Street
George Benson - This Masquerade
Steely Dan - The Fez
Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be the Day
Kingfish - Hypnotize
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
The J. Geils Band - Where Did Our Love Go
Robin Trower - Caledonia
ZZ Top - It's Only Love
David Bowie - Golden Years
Rod Stewart - Pretty Flamingo
Graham Nash & David Crosby - Spotlight
Gino Vannelli - Love of My Life
Eric Clapton - Hello Old Friend
Leon & Mary Russell - Rainbow in Your Eyes
David Bowie - TVC 15
Orleans - Still the One
Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
Wings - Let 'Em In
Queen - You're My Best Friend
Ambrosia - Can't Let a Woman
Go - Winner/Loser
The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
Led Zeppelin - Hots On for Nowhere
Loggins & Messina - Peacemaker
Bob Dylan - Sara
Todd Rundgren - Good Vibrations
Jefferson Starship - With Your Love
Jeff Beck - Come Dancing
Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
Bad Company - Silver, Blue & Gold
James Taylor - Shower the People
Chicago - Another Rainy Day in New York City
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (Live)
Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run
The Rolling Stones - Crazy Mama
Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
Firefall - Livin' Ain't Livin'
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff
Wings - Beware My Love
Carole King - High Out of Time
Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Sweet - Action
The Beach Boys - Rock and Roll Music
Stephen Stills - Buyin' Time
Average White Band - A Love of Your Own
James Taylor - Woman's Gotta Have It
10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me
Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault But Mine
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Positive Vibration
Kiki Dee - Once a Fool
The Band - Forbidden Fruit
Wings - Silly Love Songs
Jesse Colin Young - Sunlight
Cat Stevens - Banapple Gas
Robert Palmer - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
Santana - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
Genesis - Squonk
America - Amber Cascades
Elton John - Cage the Songbird
The Tubes - Don't Touch Me There
J.J. Cale - Cocaine
The Stills-Young Band - Make Love to You
Boz Scaggs - It's Over
Outlaws - Breaker-Breaker
Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned (Live)
Emmylou Harris - Here, There, and Everywhere
Bad Company - Young Blood
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (Live)
KGB - Sail on Sailor
Be Bop Deluxe - Ships in the Night
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Seals & Crofts - Get Closer
Tool to Remove Numbers From Beginning of Lines
Line Numbering Mechanic
Preference Revealer
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
aerodynamite
wheatsquares33
razorshark
Doc Indie Party Rock
Troy
rowellfarm490
DJDaveMick69
Daryl the Beryl
Mirago
khan
Red
Gonza'90
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 Monday, May 23 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) Please just copy & paste the formatting of the songs in this OP to make your rankings and don't make any alterations--if you don't I'm rejecting your list
8) You can make changes to your list but try not to do so excessively. Edits will not be accepted after reveals start.
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Mainstream Rock songs of 1976. The full list was calculated by peacebone
1. Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
2. Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me
3. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
4. Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way (Live)
5. Jefferson Starship - St. Charles
6. Boston - More Than a Feeling
7. Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
8. The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It to the Streets
9. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
10. Heart - Magic Man
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live)
12. Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
13. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
14. Aerosmith - Last Child
15. Heart - Crazy on You
16. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
17. Phoebe Snow - Two-Fisted Love
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
19. Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
20. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
21. Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss on Main Street
22. George Benson - This Masquerade
23. Steely Dan - The Fez
24. Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
25. Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be the Day
26. Kingfish - Hypnotize
27. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
28. The J. Geils Band - Where Did Our Love Go
29. Robin Trower - Caledonia
30. ZZ Top - It's Only Love
31. David Bowie - Golden Years
32. Rod Stewart - Pretty Flamingo
33. Graham Nash & David Crosby - Spotlight
34. Gino Vannelli - Love of My Life
35. Eric Clapton - Hello Old Friend
36. Leon & Mary Russell - Rainbow in Your Eyes
37. David Bowie - TVC 15
38. Orleans - Still the One
39. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
40. Wings - Let 'Em In
41. Queen - You're My Best Friend
42. Ambrosia - Can't Let a Woman
43. Go - Winner/Loser
44. The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
45. Led Zeppelin - Hots On for Nowhere
46. Loggins & Messina - Peacemaker
47. Bob Dylan - Sara
48. Todd Rundgren - Good Vibrations
49. Jefferson Starship - With Your Love
50. Jeff Beck - Come Dancing
51. Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
52. Bad Company - Silver, Blue & Gold
53. James Taylor - Shower the People
54. Chicago - Another Rainy Day in New York City
55. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
56. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (Live)
57. Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run
58. The Rolling Stones - Crazy Mama
59. Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
60. Firefall - Livin' Ain't Livin'
61. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
62. Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle
63. Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
64. The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff
65. Wings - Beware My Love
66. Carole King - High Out of Time
67. Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
68. Sweet - Action
69. The Beach Boys - Rock and Roll Music
70. Stephen Stills - Buyin' Time
71. Average White Band - A Love of Your Own
72. James Taylor - Woman's Gotta Have It
73. 10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me
74. Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault But Mine
75. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Positive Vibration
76. Kiki Dee - Once a Fool
77. The Band - Forbidden Fruit
78. Wings - Silly Love Songs
79. Jesse Colin Young - Sunlight
80. Cat Stevens - Banapple Gas
81. Robert Palmer - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
82. Santana - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
83. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
84. Genesis - Squonk
85. America - Amber Cascades
86. Elton John - Cage the Songbird
87. The Tubes - Don't Touch Me There
88. J.J. Cale - Cocaine
89. The Stills-Young Band - Make Love to You
90. Boz Scaggs - It's Over
91. Outlaws - Breaker-Breaker
92. Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
93. Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned (Live)
94. Emmylou Harris - Here, There, and Everywhere
95. Bad Company - Young Blood
96. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (Live)
97. KGB - Sail on Sailor
98. Be Bop Deluxe - Ships in the Night
99. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
100. Seals & Crofts - Get Closer
Apple Music playlist (more complete than the Spotify playlist)
Spotify playlist
This is arguably the most confusing song selection ever in terms of digital rights management, so follow along with me here.
2 songs are unavailable on all streaming services:
Go - Winner / Loser
KGB - Sail On Sailor
1 song is not available on Apple Music, but is available on Spotify:
Loggins & Messina - Peacemaker
6 songs are not available on Spotify, but are available on Apple Music, as a result of #BoycottSpotify:
Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss On The Main Street
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
The Stills-Young Band - Make Love To You
Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
Graham Nash & David Crosby - Spotlight
Preference revealer friendly list:
Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way (Live)
Jefferson Starship - St. Charles
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It to the Streets
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Heart - Magic Man
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live)
Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Aerosmith - Last Child
Heart - Crazy on You
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Phoebe Snow - Two-Fisted Love
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss on Main Street
George Benson - This Masquerade
Steely Dan - The Fez
Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be the Day
Kingfish - Hypnotize
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
The J. Geils Band - Where Did Our Love Go
Robin Trower - Caledonia
ZZ Top - It's Only Love
David Bowie - Golden Years
Rod Stewart - Pretty Flamingo
Graham Nash & David Crosby - Spotlight
Gino Vannelli - Love of My Life
Eric Clapton - Hello Old Friend
Leon & Mary Russell - Rainbow in Your Eyes
David Bowie - TVC 15
Orleans - Still the One
Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
Wings - Let 'Em In
Queen - You're My Best Friend
Ambrosia - Can't Let a Woman
Go - Winner/Loser
The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
Led Zeppelin - Hots On for Nowhere
Loggins & Messina - Peacemaker
Bob Dylan - Sara
Todd Rundgren - Good Vibrations
Jefferson Starship - With Your Love
Jeff Beck - Come Dancing
Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
Bad Company - Silver, Blue & Gold
James Taylor - Shower the People
Chicago - Another Rainy Day in New York City
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (Live)
Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run
The Rolling Stones - Crazy Mama
Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
Firefall - Livin' Ain't Livin'
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff
Wings - Beware My Love
Carole King - High Out of Time
Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Sweet - Action
The Beach Boys - Rock and Roll Music
Stephen Stills - Buyin' Time
Average White Band - A Love of Your Own
James Taylor - Woman's Gotta Have It
10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me
Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault But Mine
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Positive Vibration
Kiki Dee - Once a Fool
The Band - Forbidden Fruit
Wings - Silly Love Songs
Jesse Colin Young - Sunlight
Cat Stevens - Banapple Gas
Robert Palmer - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
Santana - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
Genesis - Squonk
America - Amber Cascades
Elton John - Cage the Songbird
The Tubes - Don't Touch Me There
J.J. Cale - Cocaine
The Stills-Young Band - Make Love to You
Boz Scaggs - It's Over
Outlaws - Breaker-Breaker
Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned (Live)
Emmylou Harris - Here, There, and Everywhere
Bad Company - Young Blood
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (Live)
KGB - Sail on Sailor
Be Bop Deluxe - Ships in the Night
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Seals & Crofts - Get Closer
Tool to Remove Numbers From Beginning of Lines
Line Numbering Mechanic
Preference Revealer
Participants:
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
aerodynamite
wheatsquares33
razorshark
Doc Indie Party Rock
Troy
rowellfarm490
DJDaveMick69
Daryl the Beryl
Mirago
khan
Red
Gonza'90
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