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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 10:18:50 GMT -5
 Welcome to the Billboard #1 Soul Songs Of 1976 Rankdown! As a reminder, here are the 30 songs you were asked to rank: Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin Sing a Song - Earth, Wind & Fire Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Turning Point - Tyrone Davis Inseparable - Natalie Cole Sweet Thing - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Boogie Fever - The Sylvers Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor Livin' For The Weekend - The O'Jays Stairway To Heaven - The O'Jays Movin' - Brass Construction Love Hangover - Diana Ross Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans I Want You - Marvin Gaye Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) - Natalie Cole Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire Who'd She Coo? - The Ohio Players (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry Just To Be Close To You - The Commodores The Rubberband Man - The Spinners Message In Our Music - The O'Jays Love Ballad - L.T.D. You Don't Have To Be a Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Dazz - Brick Car Wash - Rose Royce We kick off this rankdown with seven perfect rankings. On the flip side, someone will lose a Top 10. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 10, 2022 10:33:07 GMT -5
I can say I didn't dislike any song in this rankdown. There were a few I was "meh" about (more so some of them have a similar vibe and run together to me), but for the most part I liked everything so a low ranking wasn't intended negatively. Additionally a few songs suffered from me not being familiar with them. I intentionally listened to everything multiple times, but even so that can't compete against songs I've loved for literal decades. (Though I will say "Turning Point" was a great discovery for me and did well in my rankdown despite my not being overly familiar with it until now.)
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 10:35:28 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Oct 10, 2022 10:46:51 GMT -5
30. Just To Be Close To You - The CommodoresFrom their album Hot On The Tracks, "Just To Be Close To You" was the second of seven soul #1s for this band from Tuskegee, Alabama. Written by Lionel Richie, it also made its way into the Top 10 on the Hot 100. This marks the second time that The Commodores have finished last in this series. "Still" was the first song out in the 1979 rankdown. StatsChart Entry: September 4, 1976 Peak Date: October 9, 1976 Weeks At #1: 2 Weeks In Top 10: 8 Weeks On Chart: 18 Hot 100 Peak: #7 Points: 142
Average: 24.55
Standard Deviation: 6.155 (10th lowest)The next reveal has the 2nd lowest SD. No one loses a Top 10, but five of you will lose a Top 20. Well DAMN y'all...it wasn't THAT bad. I do think there are few other songs from the list that are much more deserving of this rank, imo |
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 10:50:07 GMT -5
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 10, 2022 11:10:07 GMT -5
OMG this was such a gem to me; it was a real discovery. It reminds me of shag music.
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 11:21:40 GMT -5
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Oct 10, 2022 11:33:32 GMT -5
I expected this to be a cover of the Led Zeppelin song, but it wasn't  |
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 11:33:46 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 11:38:26 GMT -5
The remaining 25 songs: Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin Sing a Song - Earth, Wind & Fire Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Inseparable - Natalie Cole Sweet Thing - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Boogie Fever - The Sylvers Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor Livin' For The Weekend - The O'Jays Movin' - Brass Construction Love Hangover - Diana Ross Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans I Want You - Marvin Gaye Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) - Natalie Cole Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry The Rubberband Man - The Spinners Love Ballad - L.T.D. You Don't Have To Be a Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Dazz - Brick Car Wash - Rose Royce Five more will be revealed tomorrow! |
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 10, 2022 11:55:24 GMT -5
Crazy thing is most of these songs like a good 90% are classics so it can go either way. But I'm banking on Love Hangover, Sweet Thing, and Young Hearts Run Free to make the top 5
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Post by annoymous1 on Oct 10, 2022 12:02:42 GMT -5
Just To Be Close To You is a nice song ,but there was just something lifeless about it.
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Post by gonecountry on Oct 10, 2022 13:09:55 GMT -5
My bottom 3 is out and 2 perfect scores to boot.
That Commodores song was DOA for me. Commodores are very hit and miss for me, more misses than hits but love Brick House and have a real soft spot for Oh No.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 10, 2022 14:00:22 GMT -5
Just To Be Close To You is a nice song ,but there was just something lifeless about it.That's majority of their catalogue |
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 10, 2022 15:32:54 GMT -5
This extra was the first charted single in the US by a woman who would become one of the biggest and most influential artists of the disco era. It peaked at #3 on the soul chart and #2 on the Hot 100.
Here it is in its nearly 17-minute glory, which according to the BBC, had 23 "orgasms".
Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
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Post by samo🦕 on Oct 10, 2022 16:05:09 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 10:03:26 GMT -5
Welcome back! We kick off today's reveals with the song that has the 5th highest SD. Five Top 10s will be lost, along with seven bottom 5s. Two people will get a perfect ranking. |
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 10:25:23 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 10:37:56 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 10:54:10 GMT -5
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 11, 2022 10:56:27 GMT -5
I know y'all fucking lying
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 11, 2022 11:00:44 GMT -5
I know y'all f**king lying Ha it's a terrific vocal. What holds it back for me a bit is that the chorus just feels like an extension of the verse. I do think it's a bit low here, but there are so many good songs in this rankdown, so something has to be low. |
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 11:12:13 GMT -5
22. You Don't Have To Be a Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.Married duo Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. both got their start as members of The 5th Dimension, singing on songs like "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In", and "One Less Bell To Answer". They left the group in 1975 and signed with ABC Records. "You Don't Have To Be a Star" was the second release from their album I Hope We Get To Love In Time. It topped the soul and Hot 100 charts in the US as well as the Canadian chart, and won the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Duo Or Group. StatsChart Entry: September 18, 1976 Peak Date: November 20, 1976 Weeks At #1: 1 Weeks In Top 10: 6 Weeks On Chart: 21 Hot 100 Peak: #1 (1 week) Points: 288
Average: 17.91
Standard Deviation: 8.684 (6th highest)wyckyd - 4 annoymous1 - 5 DJDaveMick69 - 6 .indulgecountry - 6 samo🦕 - 8 ccarter1023 - 11 SHOOTER - 11 jenglisbe - 14 beyoncelover - 17 Mirago - 18 Soulsista - 19 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 19 gonecountry - 20 Private Dancer - 21 mamooshka - 22Kelly's 10th Fan - 23 singingrulebritannia - 25 BB🌕 - 27 rowellfarm490 - 29 #LisaRinna - 29 Ivy Leegue™ - 30 aerodynamite - 30 The next reveal misses the Top 20 by just 2 points. Four Top 10 will be lost, along with six bottom 5s. |
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 11, 2022 11:14:05 GMT -5
I know y'all f**king lying Ha it's a terrific vocal. What holds it back for me a bit is that the chorus just feels like an extension of the verse. I do think it's a bit low here, but there are so many good songs in this rankdown, so something has to be low.Yes, Jeffrey Osbourne is a fantastic male vocalist! And you are right! |
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Oct 11, 2022 11:23:37 GMT -5
I'm out. Let me know when this is done. Thanks! |
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 11:26:13 GMT -5
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 11, 2022 11:30:14 GMT -5
Boogie Fever sounds like it should've been a theme song for a 70s sitcom show.
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 11, 2022 11:30:26 GMT -5
The Top 20: Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin Sing a Song - Earth, Wind & Fire Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Inseparable - Natalie Cole Sweet Thing - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor Love Hangover - Diana Ross Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans I Want You - Marvin Gaye Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) - Natalie Cole Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry The Rubberband Man - The Spinners Dazz - Brick Car Wash - Rose Royce Five more will be revealed tomorrow...we'll be losing our first #1! |
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 11, 2022 11:35:16 GMT -5
Boogie Fever sounds like it should've been a theme song for a 70s sitcom show. That's exactly why I like it lol |
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