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Not a bad song, but Ghost Town seems out of place among the 100 greatest songs of all time. Apparently it made a much bigger impact in England than in the U.S., and like Strange Fruit, it seems to have gotten a lot of its acclaim for social commentary. 6̶ ̶|̶ ̶B̶e̶y̶o̶n̶c̶é̶ ̶f̶e̶a̶t̶.̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶-̶Z̶ ...

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Personally, I'm from the U.S., have only heard of Eurovision through you, and can't name a single song that's ever come out of it.

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Interesting how girl groups basically vanished in the 80s

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95 | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | The Tracks of My Tears I'm curious why this one was the first to go for you. I never understood the classic status of this song (or the high regard in which Robinson is held). To me it is a very trite song, with grade school level rhyming and singing that fee...

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I'm curious why this one was the first to go for you. I was actually wondering the same about you and "Strange Fruit." That's my favorite of all of these and the important subject matter alone makes it an odd first elimination. But to each their own ... I did not take it out, but I am not...

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Rob wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:05 am ~~95 | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | The Tracks of My Tears~~

I'm curious why this one was the first to go for you.

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I feel the same way, Rob. A lot of great songs on it, but a couple duds, whereas the others in the top 5 are pretty flawless. I contemplated eliminating it just after midnight but decided that might not be in the spirit of the game after voting a few hours earlier. I love the concept! Would be happy...

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No worries! If you have a more refined aggregate than the last one you posted, I'd be happy to see it. Otherwise, don't worry about it. It was a good exercise for me to brush up on some more sports history.

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Alright I’ll do it 83 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II 77. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 16. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 68. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul 41. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 46. Stevie Wonder - Innervis...

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98. The Stooges - Fun House 89. Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 92. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 59. Portishead - Dummy 25. Michael Jackson - Thriller 53. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 44. James Brown - 'Live' at the Apollo 88. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 19. Pink Flo...

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Lol, 3 of the top 8 are gone, all at the hands of Hymie.

Also, Funeral

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Top 100 songs of 1900-1949 [2010] links to the overview of a 50s/60s poll. Top 50 albums and top 100 songs of the 1950s [2010] links to the same thing, which links to 1950-52 lists but not the full results. Anyone have links to the full results for those?

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98. The Stooges - Fun House 89. Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 92. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 59. Portishead - Dummy 25. Michael Jackson - Thriller 53. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 44. James Brown - 'Live' at the Apollo 88. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 19. Pink Flo...

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And madzong is out to get Van Morrison!

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Albums 1. Born to Run 2. Born in the U.S.A. 3. Darkness on the Edge of Town 4. The River 5. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. 6. Wrecking Ball 7. The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle 8. The Rising 9. Nebraska 10. Western Stars 11. Magic 12. The Ghost of Tom Joad 13. High Hopes 14. Tunnel...

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98. The Stooges - Fun House 89. Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 92. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 59. Portishead - Dummy 25. Michael Jackson - Thriller 53. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 44. James Brown - 'Live' at the Apollo 88. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 19. Pink Flo...

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Illiniq wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:27 pm Surprised no has listed what is usually the de-facto number 1 in this conversation....

The Rolling Stones:
Beggar's Banquet
Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Exile On Main Street.

I did.

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1. Arcade Fire
Funeral
Neon Bible
The Suburbs
Reflektor

2. The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet
Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Exile on Main St.

3. The Beatles (could go a few different ways)
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Peppers

4. Radiohead
The Bends
OK Computer
Kid A
Amnesiac

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Talking Heads - I Zimbra: 6 ... Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck: 10 Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5 Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5 Middle Kids - Edge of Town: 9.5 TV on the Radio – Golden Age: 9 Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know: 9 KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See: 9 Blink-182 - Stay Together...

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Off the top of my head I can think of incidents involving underaged girls that involved Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and The Rolling Stones. And we all know about Michael Jackson. Fame corrupts. Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith as well. Domestic abuse for John Lennon...

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Wow, never knew that story. For the record, I didn't skip my two matchups because of any moral dilemmas, but just because I haven't heard any of those albums and am prioritizing Springsteen and 1972 so I don't miss the deadlines this month. Unfortunately, many of my favorite artists (and many of the...

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Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck: 3 I feel like have attacked this song multiple times already on this forum and that I should stop. The only thing I can think to add is that I find the chorus one of the most annoying of recent years. I'm surprised this one only got a single vote during the p...

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Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck: 3 I feel like have attacked this song multiple times already on this forum and that I should stop. The only thing I can think to add is that I find the chorus one of the most annoying of recent years. I'm surprised this one only got a single vote during the p...

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Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck: 10 My first 10/10, and a rare one where I think the chorus is the worst part of the song. It's still good, but the melodies in every other part of the song are magnificent. ... Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5 Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5 Middle Kids - Edge ...

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A lot of people seem to hate the 3rd matchup...

Pass
2. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn…
3. Brand New - Deja Entendu
Pass

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I realize it's a stacked year, but I'm curious why more people don't love American Pie. It seems like such an obvious classic to me.

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Guess I better get these in quickly I've explored his discography so much since the last Bowie poll - it's probably the biggest change between any two of my lists on this forum. ALBUMS 1 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 1972 2 | Station to Station | 1976 3 | Blacksta...

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Damn, wasting no time getting those results out! That's a shame. I spent all month listening to David Bowie's entire discography and then all day on 1971, and there are still a few hours left in March where I am, but not in "Forum Time," which I never knew what it was until now. Like a lot...

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Peter and Gordon – A World Without Love: 7 ... Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5 Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5 Middle Kids - Edge of Town: 9.5 TV on the Radio – Golden Age: 9 Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know: 9 KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See: 9 Blink-182 - Stay Together for the Kids: 9 Empire of t...

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PlasticRam wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:48 pm The new Dua Lipa album Future Nostalgia is sounding good. Getting great reviews.

Wow, just listened, and this is a gigantic step up from her first album.

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U2 - Red Light: 6 Peter Gabriel – Red Rain: 5 Jenny Hval - Conceptual Romance: 6 ... Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5 Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5 Middle Kids - Edge of Town: 9.5 TV on the Radio – Golden Age: 9 Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know: 9 KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See: 9 Blink-182 - Sta...

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These are interesting lists. I was going to say it's impressive for Creep to be No. 1, and that would be a good data point for a certain member of this forum who often disregards Radiohead's lasting popularity... But I don't have Spotify, so I can't see the actual numbers - all I can see is Wikipedi...

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I echo the others saying that Billy Talent is very underrated.

ROBERT BRESSON GROUP
Billy Talent | Fallen Leaves
Tracy Chapman | Material World
Giants of Jazz Play Brassens | Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire
Bee Gees | Alone

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Brand New | Okay I Believe You, but My Tommy Gun Don't
Gnarls Barkley | Going On
The Lijadu Sisters | Cashing In
The Pale Fountains | Palm of My Hand

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LCD Soundsystem - Great Release: 8 ... Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5 Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5 Middle Kids - Edge of Town: 9.5 TV on the Radio – Golden Age: 9 Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know: 9 KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See: 9 Blink-182 - Stay Together for the Kids: 9 Empire of the Sun –...

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Whoops. The two albums next to it in my all-time spreadsheet are both from 2010, so I must have just overwritten 1998 with 2010 at one point by accident. I'll just remove it from the list. Thanks for spotting it. As I said before, that list is far less exact...

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Basically, the idea is that I use these smaller rankings to make a larger ranking of the most acclaimed albums on AM. That was my goal with the Rate the Album, but that ended up not being what I desired, and I feel like comparing albums is a better system. How did you pick which ones were included ...

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Not sure I understand where this game is going Basically, the idea is that I use these smaller rankings to make a larger ranking of the most acclaimed albums on AM. That was my goal with the Rate the Album, but that ended up not being what I desired, and I feel like comparing albums is a better sys...

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AKIRA KUROSAWA GROUP
Puscifer | Monsoons
Von Spar | V.S.O.P.
Best Coast | Sun Was High (So Was I)
City | Am Fenster

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