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On the Michael Jackson front, i don't see a problem still listening to his music and enjoying it from an objective standpoint, especially Off The Wall, Thriller and the Jackson 5 stuff, which all (i may be wrong here) seem to date from before his despicable behaviour began in earnest. I'd find more ...

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Judas Priest - United: 4 I never really got British Steel. I understand it is their most famous album in the mainstream because Breaking the Law was so catchy but for me the main appeal of Judas Priest was the dual lead guitar thing. Their guitar solos (eg on Beyond the Realms of Death from the late...

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Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore:
8

Not my favourite genre, but Dust Bowl Ballads is one of (if not the) best examples of it and this has always been one of the standouts off that album in my opinion.

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Top 65 Songs: 1) Japan - Ghosts 2) Mission Of Burma - That's When I Reach For My Revolver 3) Black Flag - Rise Above 4) The Human League - Seconds 5) New Order - Ceremony 6) Bruce Springsteen - Be True 7) Wipers - Youth Of America 8) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes 9) Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodb...

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Two Sarah Records songs this week (I think both nominated by me but i cant actually remember) - really underrated 80s indie record label from Northern England - I thouroughly reccomend giving some of the stuff they released a listen if you like the Smiths etc. as there are some great deep cuts there...

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Giorgio Moroder - (Theme from) Midnight Express: 10

This, along with The Chase from the same soundtrack are the peaks of that late 70s electro sound in my opinion - one of the very best soundtracks ever.

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GROUP NU
Another Sunny Day - I'm In Love With A Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist
Steve Perry - Strung Out
WITCH - Chifundo
David Bowie - Dead Man Walking

GROUP XI
The Field Mice - Emma's House
The Exponents - Why Does Love Do This To Me?
Rufus Wainwright - Chelsea Hotel #2
The JBS - The Grunt

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I've liked pretty much every album thats appeared on the MegaCritic chart thus far this year (especially some of the lower rankers like the Boy Harsher or William Tyler ones) but i was really disappointed by the Solange one - it just feels really substanceless and unfinished, and lacks a killer sing...

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Adam and The Ants -Stand And Deliver: 8

Pretty fun 80s hit

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Isn't the new National album meant to function more as a soundtrack to a film than a traditional album?

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Damn it - i don't know how i missed the week that my song nomination came up (You and Your Sister), but glad to see it get the recognition i think it deserves in its placement in the group! If you liked it i highly reccommend you give Speed of Sound a listen as well. Its in a similar style and may i...

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The Replacements - Hold My Life - 9

That mid-80s replacements sound is one of my absolute favourites

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I'd agree with Joy Division (I always considered Substance and Still to be albums) but the New Order one has a lot of album tracks, and if we're counting different mixes as making the songs different then a case could be made for something like the Immaculate Collection by Madonna being an album, as...

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RIP - so much more than just a singer - he was the main creative force behind that great Talk Talk sound.

My personal favorite:

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Apart from an irrelevant dig at James Woods in the Once Upon a Time in America one, i don't remember anything particularly irritating/Pitchforky.

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Didn't realise Fantano knew so much about Korean music!

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GROUP EPSILON: Joydrop - Beautiful Aldous Harding - Elation Monkey Mafia - Work Mi Body (Chicken Scratch Remix) Alanis Morrissette - The Couch GROUP ZETA: The Cookies - I Never Dreamed Rodriguez - Hate Street Dialogue (really surprised that this album isn't on AM - i always assumed it was quite accl...

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I'd say so - based in England (at least circa AYE they were) and with two out of three members British. I always think Mitchell and Redding are fairly overlooked - they aren't the only reason but they were one of the reasons Band of Gypsys isn't nearly as lauded as the three Experience albums.

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Nick Drake - Saturday Sun - 8

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It turns out i am the only one to have voted for Blue Boy by Orange Juice - I definitely reccommend giving it a listen if you like jangly/indie 80s music.

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Hi Moonbeam - sorry if this is a big inconvenience but after a bit of research it appears Be True by Bruce Springsteen, which i put in my top 5, was in fact first released in 1981 as a b-side (I assumed that all the River singles were released in 1980 but given the album came quite late in the year ...

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Car Seat Headrest - Not What I Needed: 8

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Hymie wrote:
Rob wrote:41. Monks – I Hate You
1

Seems a bit harsh there!

Monks - I Hate You - 7

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Harriet Wheeler from the sundays has one of my favorite voices of all time - very pleasantly suprised to see Here's Where the Story Ends appear so high!

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Group Alpha:
Woods - The Other Side
David Axelrod - Holy Thursday
Max Coveri - Running In The 90s
Rita Lee - Ovalha Negra

Group Beta:
Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude
Gemini Eye - The Doula's Tulpa
Kimio Eto - Midare
Borns - Electric Lov

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Only one Eno album?

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I know its appeared on a few lists and places on the AM main site but i would really recommend that everyone who doesn't know it gives Underwater Moonlight by the Soft Boys a listen. It's pretty underrated given how much it did to shape the sound of alternative/college music in the rest of the 80s/ ...

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Why not do it in accordance with how they are sorted on the main site (eg Neil Young as the same as Neil Young and Crazy Horse but Diana Ross and Diana Ross And The Supremes as seperate)?

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I'm really surprised at the relative unpopularity of the more alternative acts here (MBV, Pavement, Talk Talk etc.). I always assumed they would be forum favourites

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Looks like this will easily be number one for 1980. I don't like it much myself. The guy can't sing at all IMO. I’ve never been a huge Joy Division fan myself but I do see why this song has endured. It’s one of the creepiest things I’ve ever heard, especially knowing what happened to Ian Curtis in ...

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7 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Looks like this will easily be number one for 1980. I don't like it much myself. The guy can't sing at all IMO. I’ve never been a huge Joy Division fan myself but I do see why this song has endured. It’s one of the creepiest things I’ve ever heard, especiall...

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Only a songs list from me 1 Prince - When You Were Mine 2 The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You 3 Bruce Springsteen - Be True 4 Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley 5 Orange Juice - Blue Boy 6 The dbs - Black And White 7 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 8 Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet 9 Tom Waits - Jer...

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Sorry if this is a stupid question or one which has been clearly answered somewhere but are there any plans to expand the number of albums in Rank the Tracks or is it likely to stay as it is for the time being?

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01) Gimme Shelter
09) You Can't Always Get What You Want
08) Monkey Man
05) Let It Bleed
02) Love In Vain
06) Midnight Rambler
04) Live With Me
07) You Got The Silver
03) Country Honk

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01) Sympathy For The Devil
06) Street Fighting Man
10) Salt Of The Earth
02) No Expectations
05) Jig-Saw Puzzle
08) Stray Cat Blues
09) Factory Girl
07) Prodigal Son
03) Dear Doctor
04) Parachute Woman

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StevieFan13 wrote:
Jap123 wrote:Best Muse soundalike:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead_discography
Isn’t it the other way around?

That's the joke

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Best Muse soundalike:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead_discography

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Derek and the Dominos - 8 (One of my favs off that album)
Isn't there a Kanye song that samples the Otis Redding version or am i getting confused?

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Bit late on this but here's my ratings: 1) Muddy Waters - Good News: 6 (solid but not particularly memorable) 2) Elton John - Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock And Roll): 7 (one of the more lightweight tracks on that album but I still like it a lot) 3) JJ Cale - Magnolia: 6 (enjoyable but ag...

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This whole race discussuion is so pointless nowdays. You can literally listen to anything you want to with youtube/spotify so its not like certain music is unaccessable or silenced because of race or any other superficial quality. Why not just enjoy what you enjoy and let others enjoy what they enjo...

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Only one Pogues song?

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I might be wrong but i was under the impression that the all time rankings are partly decided by relations to other albums in a particular year, meaning it's nearly impossible for the number one for the year to not end up in the top 500 at least

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05) I Want You 14) Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands 04) One Of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 06) Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 03) Visions Of Johanna 08) Just Like A Woman 12) Fourth Time Around 11) Absolutely Sweet Marie 09) Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 07) Leo...

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09) Desolation Row
01) Like A Rolling Stone
08) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
06) Queen Jane Approximately
02) Tombstone Blues
05) Ballad Of A Thin Man
03) It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
04) From a Buick 6
07) Highway 61 Revisited

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Are the Car Seat Headrest songs being allowed given their earlier versions from 2011?

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07) Some Might Say
03) Wonderwall
04) Don't Look Back In Anger
12) Champagne Supernova
10) Morning Glory
01) Hello
08) Cast No Shadow
02) Roll With It
05) Hey Now!
09) She's Electric
06) (Untitled)
11) (Untitled)

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Halycon is a great song

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Playing pretty fast and loose with what counts as a Christmas song here, but: 1) The Pogues - Fairytale of New York 2) Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 3) Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal 4) The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 5) Big Star - Jesus Christ 6) Preten...

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Would songs like Only You and The Power of Love which are always associated with christmas (In the UK at least) but not explicitly christmas-themed be eligible?

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