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Jackson

I'm loving the rollout so far, and I think it validates the idea of counting everyone's top 1000. It's amazing that songs with as many as 9 votes didn't make the top 1000. That is quite different from past lists, when many songs with just 2 votes would crack into the rankings. Of all the songs so fa...

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Here are some of my favorites so far, roughly in order: Tier one (SOTY contenders): Anna van Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra This is an astonishing track that channels Seer-era Swans and early PJ Harvey. It's made even better by the ridiculously creepy video, linked above. Let's Eat...

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DaveC wrote:
BleuPanda wrote:Songs:
1 | Spiritualized | Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space...

Pleased to see you back BleuPanda

...with the right song at number one

1997 is loaded but hoping this and Dry the Rain can both make the cut.

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acroamor wrote:
discord wrote:Caroline Rose - Jeannie Becomes a Mom

Yessssss. If this list is in rank order, we share the same number one.

I've been going through this thread this week to find some overlooked tracks, and this is my favorite so far. Thanks for the rec

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Wolf Alice's two albums (2015's My Love is Cool and especially 2017's Visions of a Life) are some glaring recent omissions for me. They are almost completely unnoticed by critics in the U.S., which is a shame as they should be heralded as one of the best active rock bands. Also Ween is incredibly un...

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I voted for the simple and spare (therefore "uncommercial") Audrey Hepburn version but I'll be more than happy if it's decided that all versions of the song in the movie are combined, i.e., Henry Mancini/Audrey Hepburn, "Moon River," since it would mean a higher ranking for the ...

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I didn't see a mention of Let's Eat Grandma's I'm All Ears yet. I thought it was great on first listen. Similar aesthetic to Sophie (which is no surprise as it was co-produced by Sophie), but with better vocals.

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Looking through the lists, I'm impressed at how many voters integrated classical pieces into their lists. It'll be interesting to see which classical 'song' comes out on top and to compare to the classical-specific poll from a few years ago. It's a goal of mine for the next poll (which will be in 20...

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First, I really want to thank sonofsamiam and Dan for your kind words! It was quite a depressing day with me working at my desk and listening to music and thinking about what might've been. After reading your supportive posts, I'm feeling a little better (though I wish I would've been able to submi...

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I've had a great time over the last few months taking advantage of the opportunity this poll created to expand my list and discover new artists and songs. In our 2010 edition of this poll, my list was 400 songs; in 2012, it was 800; in 2015, it was 1,000; and now for 2018, I've gone to 1,500. Thanks...

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Been collecting a playlist for years with my opinion of the all-time top songs. Was super excited to find this site and had to join to share my version: Welcome to the forum! You've got an excellent list with lots of variety! Agreed, welcome! The list got more diverse and interesting the more I scr...

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Jap123 wrote:23 The Records - Starry Eyes

This is one of my favorite discoveries from the individual lists so far, don't know how I'd never come across this great song before!

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rumpdoll wrote:thanks for Disco Inferno, I didn't know them and the 5EPs are running on repeat at the moment, wonderful music

Nice! You should also check out their album D.I. Go Pop for next month's poll.

Jackson

Slowdive is doing great in this thread so far. I've always felt like I'm one of the lone Souvlaki fans on the forum so glad to see that's change. I wonder if their comeback album last year led people to (re)discover it. Also, Bang Jan, I wish I had gotten my list in first! My top picks are very simi...

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Awesome Fred, I love the list as always. Only problem is this gives me even more songs I need to listen to for my own list! Here's a nice task to give to yourself if you ever get bored: listen to every single song submitted here and rank them. If this goes by to fast, do the same for the album subm...

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Awesome Fred, I love the list as always. Only problem is this gives me even more songs I need to listen to for my own list!

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And sometimes the aesthetic appeal of the way the words sound are just as important as what the words say. There are some French artists like Brel or Miossec where the pure aesthetic quality of the words enhance the song for me. Totally agree on this point. I remember hearing Brian Eno came up with...

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I bet no one else ends up posting their list in this thread -- who would want to follow that? This post is one of the things I look forward to most on this forum. I'm looking forward to picking apart the list over the coming weeks and spending as much time with it as I did the 2015 edition. I can al...

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The disparity between Julia Holter's performance in the album and song polls and her placement in this one is pretty crazy. 43 artists have passed by since she placed at 94 and not a single one has matched her three top 150 albums (and only two have two top 100 albums). I get why she's not more popu...

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When You Sleep at number 4 is an awesome out-of-nowhere placement that will probably never repeat again. It's interesting the consensus went for that track while Sometimes (25), To Here Knows When (27), and Only Shallow (39!) were so much lower, but no complaints here.

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I didn't vote throughout this poll, but would support Sinnerman. I've come to like several songs from Funeral (Wake Up, Haiti, In the Backseat, and Rebellion (Lies)) ahead of Neighborhood #1.

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The differences in points aren't very significant so far, but the biggest surprise to me is Katy Perry ranking ahead of Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Carly Rae Jepsen. I like songs from all four but to me KP is pretty clearly the weakest. I wonder how much higher Courtney Barnett would end up if...

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Great list indeed. Will try to listen to it all. Just one thing that crosses my mind: I always viewed Be My Baby as first and foremost a Phil Spector song. It's a bit wry that the first place goes to a song were the main creative brain was a man. Though I would have voted for the song too, so there...

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Great number one! I didn't realize Be My Baby would be so dominant in this poll even as I voted it in the top spot.

Fantsstic job on the roll-out, BleuPanda

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That is a crazy high placement for Rolling in the Deep. I like the song well enough but is it really the #1 song on the list from the 2010s? And above Unfinished Sympathy, Heartbeats, and Glory Box? One of the stories of this poll is the Adele and Amy Winehouse re-appreciation movement. That defini...

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That is a crazy high placement for Rolling in the Deep. I like the song well enough but is it really the #1 song on the list from the 2010s? And above Unfinished Sympathy, Heartbeats, and Glory Box? One of the stories of this poll is the Adele and Amy Winehouse re-appreciation movement.

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I would love for the top 1000 songs to count, but only if the person running the poll is OK with the extra work. At this point songs 501-1000 on my list are songs I really love and support doing well in the poll, so it would be great if they could count

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Awesome placement for Feel You.

Very interesting to see Run Away With Me place so much higher than CRJ's other songs. I voted for it to, but surprised it beat Cut to the Feeling and really surprised it beat Call Me Maybe.

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That run of 23, Bonnie and Clyde, and Kiss Me Again was fun.

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I've noticed a lot of people post their lists the first couple of days the new thread is created. Does this mean they don't have time to listen to songs/albums from other people's lists, or is it just because they want to remind others of them before they vote? (I prefer to explore before posting, ...

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Call Me Maybe and Rid of Me this low is pretty shocking. Especially Call Me Maybe -- I thought it would do better given the success of other pop songs?

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Interesting to see how many people are voting for the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Last time around, it wasn't even in our top 20; now it's looking like a lock for top 10. I assume the new season and the availability of the original series on Netflix were the main drivers. I certainly fall into the catego...

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Lord, you know it's a shame when I only want for you to pull over and hold me 'til I can't remember my own name 375. Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Co. (2010) Score: 194.52 (Votes: 3) 2015 AMF Rank: 87 AM Rank: 490 Biggest Fan(s): notbrianeno (#19), sonofsamiam (#38) This one is very surpri...

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01. Royal Trux. Twin Infinitives 02. Above The Law. Livin' Like Hustlers 03. X-Clan. To The East, Blackwards 04. Loop. A Gilded Eternity 05. Public Enemy. Fear Of A Black Planet 06. Pale Saints. The Comforts Of Madness 07. The Flaming Lips. In A Priest Driven Ambulance 08. His Name Is Alive. Livoni...

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I forgot to vote for Brandt Rhapsodie since it's listed under Benjamin Biolay. I assume a bunch of other people did too since it finished lower here than it did on our overall songs list. Interesting that New Rules topped Cut to the Feeling in this poll even though that was not the case in our EOY p...

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Some interesting results so far in the top 20. Dear Science is a nice surprise at 15 (especially without my vote, which would have been in the top 10). I'm sure no one expected Godspeed to make the top 10 or Third to top Is This It either.

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Our love is a long goodbye 900. Natalie Prass - My Baby Don't Understand Me (2015) Score: 84.57 (Votes: 2) 2015 AMF Rank: unranked AM Rank: 556 Biggest Fan(s): Nassim (#109) C'mon and let me live 898. Kate Bush - Jig of Life (1985) Score: 84.79 (Votes: 2) 2015 AMF Rank: unranked AM Rank: unranked B...

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I'm pretty stunned that DAMN didn't win the poll. Also surprised to see Laura Marling in the top 10 (and even more surprising is her low rank in the critics' list). Very interesting poll this year.

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Kelly Lee Owens would've been even higher if I weren't late to the party. For some odd reason, I was under the impression this was a traditional folk album; and, since I've been up to my ears in "folk" albums the past few years, I wasn't in any hurry to hear it. I definitely hadn't antici...

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