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[The Good Dr Bill]

So yeah, I know I'm pretty far behind in the '75 - '84 decade polls, but it is nonetheless the first of the month, therefore it's time to get started with the next decade. I'll be posting singles results at the quickest pace I can in the meantime, and hopefully without the YSIs I can breeze through the albums poll and be done by the time we should be starting these. Same rules as the other polls. EPs count if they're both under five tracks and 20 minutes. Single discographies can generally be found on Rateyourmusic.com. If it's there it counts, if it's not it probably doesn't.

[birdistheword]

fuck it, it's done. SINGLES 1. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit 2. Public Enemy: Fight The Power 3. R.E.M.: Losing My Religion 4. Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2 U 5. Prince: Kiss/Love Or Money 6. Neil Young: Rockin' In The Free World 7. Sonic Youth: Teenage Riot 8. Beastie Boys: Fight For Your Right (To Party) 9. The Jesus and Mary Chain: Just Like Honey 10. Beck: Loser 11. Run-DMC/Aerosmith: Walk This Way 12. The Smiths: How Soon Is Now? 13. U2: Mysterious Ways 14. Nirvana: Lithium 15. Madonna: Live To Tell 16. Prince: U Got The Look/Housequake 17. De La Soul: Me Myself And I 18. Eric B. & Rakim: I Know You Got Soul 19. Arrested Development: Tennessee 20. Pixies: Monkey Gone To Heaven 21. Pavement: Trigger Cut 22. R.E.M.: The One I Love 23. The Replacements: Alex Chilton 24. Nirvana: Heart-Shaped Box/Milk It/Marigold 25. Public Enemy: Don't Believe The Hype/Prophets Of Rage 26. R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts 27. M/A/R/R/S: Pump Up The Volume 28. Ministry: Jesus Built My Hot Rod 29. Husker Du: Makes No Sense At All/Love Is All Around 30. Metallica: Enter Sandman 31. U2: One 32. Green Day: When I Come Around 33. Tracy Chapman: Fast Car 34. Nine Inch Nails: Hurt 35. A Tribe Called Quest: Can I Kick It? 36. Talking Heads: And She Was 37. Nirvana: Sliver 38. Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine 39. Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls 40. Public Enemy: Bring The Noise 41. Prince: Raspberry Beret 42. R.E.M.: Man On The Moon 43. Husker Du: Could You Be The One?/Everytime (UK single) 44. The Replacements: Kiss Me On The Bus/Little Mascara (UK single) 45. Madonna: Like A Prayer 46. Deee-Lite: Groove Is In The Heart/What Is Love 47. LL Cool J: I Can't Live Without My Radio 48. Paul Simon: The Boy In The Bubble 49. Bruce Springsteen: Tunnel Of Love 50. LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out 51. Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill 52. Pavement: Summer Babe (Exact Wording Of Threat) 53. Talking Heads: The Road To Nowhere 54. The Bangles: Manic Monday 55. Suzanne Vega: Luka 56. Dr. Dre: Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang 57. Pet Shop Boys: Go West 58. The Breeders: Cannonball 59. Soul II Soul: Keep On Movin' 60. Ice Cube: Dead Homiez 61. Run-DMC: King of Rock 62. The Ramones: Bonzo Goes To Bitburg (preferably the 12" version) 63. R.E.M.: Fall On Me 64. Liz Phair: Never Said 65. The B-52's: Roam 66. The Replacements: Left Of The Dial/Swingin' Party (UK single) 67. Bruce Springsteen: Brilliant Disguise 68. Husker Du: Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely/All Work And No Play 69. P.M. Dawn: Set Adrift On Memory Bliss 70. Beastie Boys: Hold It, Now Hit It (Acapulco) 71. Prince: 7 72. U2: Where The Streets Have No Name 73. XTC: The Mayor Of Simpleton 74. Talking Heads: Wild Wild Life 75. Nine Inch Nails: Closer 76. Fine Young Cannibals: She Drives Me Crazy 77. X: Fourth Of July/Positively Fourth Street 78. Veruca Salt: Seether 79. LL Cool J: Rock The Bells 80. The KLF: The White Room 81. Tom Petty: Free Fallin' 82. Madonna: Open Your Heart 83. Crowded House: Don't Dream It's Over 84. The Sugarcubes: Birthday 85. Eric B. & Rakim: Paid In Full 86. Public Enemy: Welcome to The Terrordome 87. Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle/Mr. Brownstone 88. Public Image Ltd.: Rise 89. Madonna: Into The Groove 90. Aerosmith: Janie's Got A Gun 91. A Tribe Called Quest: Scenario 92. The Orb: Blue Room 93. Moby: Go 94. Pavement: Cut Your Hair 95. XTC: Dear God 96. Hole: Doll Parts 97. Beastie Boys: Sabotage 98. Radiohead: Creep 99. LL Cool J: Goin' Back To Cali 100. Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City

[scarymuppet]

WORK IN PROGRESS 1. Madonna - Like a Prayer

[Ben]

SAVE THE DANCE <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/AvwFIX-FC18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> And I'd appreciate it if somebody would post official singles lists again. I wouldn't want a lower-profile single like this one to be overlooked. <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/uLmqkBexWFA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[thresholdofrevelation]

http://rateyourmusic...noceros__promo/

I'm assuming something like this would count? Or no, because it seems to be a promo only single?

[nic]

edit: fuck it, make it count. yay! 001. 808 State - Cubik 002. Happy Mondays - Tart Tart 003. Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm 004. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Never Understand 005. Happy Mondays - Step On 006. Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun 007. Slayer - Angel of Death 008. The Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. 009. New Order - True Faith 010. Ultramagnetic Mc's - Give The Drummer Some 011. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning 012. Tricky - Aftermath 013. Phuture - Acid Tracks 014. Suede - So Young 015. My Bloody Valentine - Soon 016. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy 017. Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng 018. Primal Scream - Loaded 019. Spacemen 3 - Revolution 020. Front 242 - Headhunter / Wecome to Paradise 021. Channel X - Rave The Rhythm 022. Manic Street Preachers - Faster 023. Model 500 - No UFOs 024. New Order - Touched By The Hand of God 025. Sepultura - Refuse/Resist 026. Mantronix - Needle To The Groove 027. Freestyle - It's Automatic 028. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Darklands 029. Public Enemy - Fight The Power 030. Moby - Go 031. Channel One - Technicolour 032. Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People 033. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy 034. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York 035. Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick 036. Happy Mondays - Lazyitis / Mad Cyril 037. Age of Love - Age of Love 038. NWA - Straight Outta Compton 039. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot 040. Mantronix - Bassline 041. Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body 042. Underworld - Dirty Epic 043. The Prodigy - Charly 044. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realize EP 045. The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again 046. Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings of Life 047. The Fall - Hit The North 048. The Egyptian Lover - Girls 049. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Reverence 050. Cameo - Word Up 051. Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over 052. Suede - Animal Nitrate 053. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray 054. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 055. Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole 056. Portishead - Numb 057. Suede - We Are The Pigs 058. Primal Scream - Come Together 059. Underworld - Rez / Cowgirl 060. Happy Mondays - Hallelujah 061. New Order - World In Motion 062. Trickly - Ponderosa 063. Madonna - Like A Prayer 064. Massive Attack - Safe From Harm 065. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold 066. Portishead - Glory Box 067. Happy Mondays - Loose Fit 068. Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies/Shake Your Rump 069. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise 070. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume 071. Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle 072. Joey Beltram - Energy Flash 073. The Smiths - Shoplifters of the World Unite 074. Pulp - Lipgloss 075. Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck 076. Spacemen 3 - Take Me To The Other Side 077. LL Cool J - I Need Love 078. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness 079. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Sidewalking 080. Orbital - Chime 081. Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro 082. New Order - Shellshock 083. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 084. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full 085. Sepultura - Territory 086. Kreem - Triangle of Love 087. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 088. NWA - Fuck Tha Police 089. Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan 090. Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod 091. Fingers Inc. - Can You Feel It? 092. Second Phase - Mentasm 093. The Fall - Cruiser's Creek 094. Michael Jackson - Black or White 095. The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance) 096. Prince - Sign O The Times 097. Ministry - Burning Inside 098. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It 099. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two 100. Ecstasy - This Is My House

[Pavement Ist Rad]

Pavement Ist Rad's Top 100 Favorite Singles (EP's, etc.) From 1985 - 1994
by Pavement Ist Rad

100. Drive Like Jehu – Hand Over First/Bullet Train To Vegas
99. Melvins – Queen
98. The Dwarves – Dairy Queen
97. Blur – Sunday Sunday
96. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Piece of Crap
95. The Fall – Mr. Pharmacist
94. Chapterhouse - Mesmerise
93. Beat Happening – Red Head Walking
92. Sonic Youth – Master Dik
91. The Fall – Couldn’t Get Ahead/Rollin’ Dany

90. Dinosaur Jr. – Feel The Pain
89. Afghan Whigs - Debonair
88. The Flaming Lips – Unconsciously Screamin’
87. Mudhoney – Touch Me, I’m Sick
86. Public Image Ltd. - Dissapointed
85. Chapterhouse – Pearl
84. Dinosaur Jr. – Goin’ Home
83. Swervedriver – Son of Mustang Ford
82. Weezer – Undone (The Sweater Song)
81. Blur – End of a Century

80. Stereolab – Lo Boob Oscillator
79. Public Image Ltd. - Rise
78. My Bloody Valentine – Feed Me With Your Kiss
77. Galaxie 500 – Blue Thunder
76. The Jesus Lizard – Wheelchair Epidemic
75. The Flaming Lips – She Don’t Use Jelly
74. Weezer – Buddy Holly
73. The Dwarves – Anybody Out There
72. Swervedriver – Never Lose That Feeling
71. Dinosaur Jr. – Start Choppin’

70. The Fall – Hit The North, Pt. 1
69. Spacemen 3 – Take Me To The Other Side
68. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – 2 x 4’s
67. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
66. Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas
65. Camper Van Beethoven – Pictures of Matchstick Men
64. Teenage Fanclub – What You Do To Me
63. Mercury Rev – Bronx Cheer
62. The Replacements – Alex Chilton
61. Blur – For Tomorrow

60. They Might Be Giants – Don’t Let’s Start
59. Dinosaur Jr. – Out There
58. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
57. The Fall – Cruiser’s Creek/L.A.
56. Teenage Fanclub – The Concept
55. Camper Van Beethoven – Take The Skinheads Bowling
54. Slayer – Angel of Death
53. Blur – Chemical World
52. Prefab Sprout - Appetite
51. Slowdive – Catch The Breeze

50. Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene
49. Yo La Tengo – Big Day Coming
48. The Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy
47. The Dwarves – Drug Store
46. Guided By Voices – I Am A Scientist
45. Spacemen 3 – Transparent Radiation
44. Swervedriver – Last Train To Satansville
43. Madonna – Justify My Love
42. Teenage Fanclub – Everything Flows
41. Superchunk – Slack Motherfucker

40. Blur - Parklife
39. Yo La Tengo – From A Motel 6
38. Disco Inferno – It’s A Kid’s World
37. Pavement – Cut Your Hair
36. Ween – Freedom of ’76
35. Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up
34. Shellac – The Rude Gesture (A Pictorial History) 7”
33. Bark Psychosis – A Street Scene
32. Swervedriver – Rave Down
31. Dinosaur Jr. – Little Fury Things

30. My Bloody Valentine – Glider EP
29. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Just Like Honey
28. The Fall – Hey! Luciani
27. Prefab Sprout – Faron Young
26. The Jesus Lizard – Mouth Breather
25. Ciccone Youth – Into The Groovey
24. Spacemen 3 – Walkin’ With Jesus
23. Ween – Push Th’ Little Daisies
22. They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng
21. Negativland – U2

20. The Flaming Lips - Frogs
19. Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven
18. Toad The Wet Sprocket – Walk On The Ocean
17. Danzig - Mother
16. Pavement - Gold Soundz
15. Mercury Rev – Car Wash Hair
14. Disco Inferno – Summer’s Last Sound
13. Prefab Sprout – Johnny Johnny (aka Goodbye Lucille, No. 1)
12. Unrest - Yes She Is My Skinhead Girl
11. Swervedriver - Duel

10. Pavement – Watery, Domestic EP
09. Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down
08. Pavement – Trigger Cut
07. Madonna – Into The Groove
06. Napalm Death – You Suffer
05. Ride – Vapour Trail
04. Archers of Loaf – Web In Front
03. Disco Inferno – The Last Dance/DI Go Pop
02. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
01. Pavement – Summer Babe

[thresholdofrevelation]

Some mainstream-pop-type singles to consider:

http://www.youtube.com/v/6befgxM9InI

Erasure - Blue Savannah

http://www.youtube.com/v/vzadkp3fyxg

Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You)

^Directed by Herb Ritts, of course. There's really a ton of Janet Jackson singles to consider here. Besides the obvious, here's Escapade.

http://www.youtube.com/v/bkuas587tj0

Ok, next one not for the faint of heart:

http://www.youtube.com/v/Zj4nsWSZKMU

So yeah, this was 1990 when Garth Brooks was just 75% loathsome instead of 100% revolting and also, you know... not bonkers or whatever. I'll be happy to vote for this, though.

http://www.youtube.com/v/eIQQkgjqKvo

U2 - Lemon

That would be from a criminally underrated album, as well.

PS I guess the internet hates me, I wonder why these weren't embedding properly before. Oh well just click the links you lazy bastards.

[Pavement Ist Rad]

05. Ride – Vapour Trail
04. Archers of Loaf – Web In Front
03. Disco Inferno – The Last Dance/DI Go Pop
02. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
01. Pavement – Summer Babe

This is the most unfuckwittable top five I have ever crafted.

[More Drama]

I like "Disappointed" being in there. Still gauging whether or not I wanna commit an OCD-inviting effort to these lists.

[thresholdofrevelation]

Some more:



J.J. Fad - Supersonic



Mariah Carey - Emotions

I was actually looking forward to voting for "Always Be My Baby" in this one but it's 1996. I would have sworn it was quite a few years older because I know for sure I must have despised it in 1996.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy72lpZWtzo

En Vogue - My Lovin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQH44nRvvCc

Yeah this is a good song. And I like these gentlemens' glasses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbxSxzVexAY

Just a friendly reminder for Mr. Biz Markie.

[BobtheSquid]

100. Drive Like Jehu – Hand Over First/Bullet Train To Vegas

Nice.

[Paul]

Time for me to start pimpin'. Most of these are probably obvious, but a reminder can't hurt. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/EHyUUnF-0nc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies/Shake Your Rump <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/Oe6I3At1m40" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/POOYH4jCsHo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/ka9mCmx9Jhs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Summertime <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/N8C8mGgzMKg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/6kJD2N2gvqw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> The Replacements - Bastards Of Young <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.c...></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.c.../v/C2YAq0e5Bho" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[no magnets]

005. Happy Mondays - Step On
047. Happy Mondays - Step On

i'm sure you can find at least one more worthy single to take a place.

this may be the most difficult singles list to develop yet.

[Rob Gordon]

05. Ride – Vapour Trail
04. Archers of Loaf – Web In Front
03. Disco Inferno – The Last Dance/DI Go Pop
02. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
01. Pavement – Summer Babe

This is the most unfuckwittable top five I have ever crafted.

...so you say....

[thresholdofrevelation]

I'll also add my sincere love for "Hey Jealousy" here. Its like the only song in the world that can make me feel so happy and miserable at the same time. The "And if you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down" gets me every time.

Anyway.

Here's Sheila E. rocking out. She can do her percussion bits herself. And I just looked it up and this was actually 1984 but I'm posting it here to make up for not voting for it in the last one. Damnit.



a-ha's Take On Me. This should be something of a no brainer, I hope.



Another Erasure single.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_8woQ-HEA

This is Alan Jackson's Chatahoochee. I'm actually beginning to suspect that this may be the single best song and or video ever written and or filmed by man but for now this is around my mid 40's or so. I'll forever be indebted to anybody who'll vote for this along with me, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os_WhPCqEh8

Ok so this is Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTHAp2mVvho

Kiss-ass 1988 power-ballad, Roxette's "Listen To Your Heart." Might be limiting myself to one Roxette song here but they were a pretty remarkable singles band, really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Rz5VEcvH8

[Pavement Ist Rad]

05. Ride – Vapour Trail
04. Archers of Loaf – Web In Front
03. Disco Inferno – The Last Dance/DI Go Pop
02. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
01. Pavement – Summer Babe

This is the most unfuckwittable top five I have ever crafted.

...so you say....

...and say I did.

[Undercooked Sausage]

"Summer Babe" is a cool song. It's like a Pavement song.

[Pavement Ist Rad]

At one point, I almost had "Teenage Riot" at number one because, you know, it's "TEENAGE RIOT." Then I was like, "No. 'Summer Babe' is the first song on the best album ever. How could I possibly not have it at number one? Fuck Sonic Youth. I'll show their shitty asses by merely putting them at number two. Ha, ha! Who do they think they are, Archers of Loaf? HAHAHAHAA!!!!!!"

I'm so glad I don't have to think about this anymore.

[Elemeno P.T.]

Odds on all those posting lists more than a month before the poll is due at least once saying- "I can't believe I forgot that one"- 2-1. Chill, people.