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A belated welcome from me, too! I love your lists on RYM.

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prosecutorgodot wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:26 am Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | 1983 | 113

WHO AM I TO DISAGREE?!

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Thanks, Rob, for hosting this again! Regarding Bruce, I think his entries should not be included. His presence here was enough to drive people away, and I think including his songs might encourage him to try to return more than if his songs weren't included. Regarding weighting, as others have said,...

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So, when we go from 2018 to 2021 either people start to discover single vote songs or the other way around, you start to vote for songs that others suggested three years earlier. Innaresting. Should have been real cool to see what happened between 2018 and 2021 in this regard. Accomodating or adjus...

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213. The Cure | “Lovesong” (1989) 23 Votes | 930.723 Points AMF 2018 Rank: 291 AM Rank: 1661 Biggest Fans: CupOfDreams (#5), fasbjd (#18), Listyguy (#25), Flibie (#49), ordinaryperson (#52), Emerald (#59), musicman (#88) Definitely a fan of this song but it wasn't my #5. That would be me who has it...

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Happy to see "Levitating" do well. I was hoping it might crack the top 1000 --- maybe next time!

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I had hopes that "Levitating" might crack the top 1000, but I think it'll fall short and end up in the 1100s somewhere. Still, I think it might end up being a top 10 song from 2020, which is a big achievement!

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My dream would be that "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" made our collective top 1000 one day. Maybe sometime! "Controversy", too.

Loving the list so far! The bottom half is always the most interesting, IMO.

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I think it's probably too early to infer any big trends. We're only through 1601-2000, and the comparison from 2018 only goes from 2000 upward, so while big drops are already being shown, big rises aren't yet.

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Totally flaked on "Canon in D" when thinking about classical pieces. It definitely would have made my list.

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Also unless it's stepping on anyone elses' toes, I'm compiling a playlist of the list to listen along. Do let me know if I've got the wrong song/version: http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/4Zk5XYTstNF65n417QAaYV Woo hoo! This is the version of "Moonbeam Levels" which should be ...

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Delighted to see "Rhythm Nation" (finally!) and "Picture This" (one of the most underrated Blondie singles) make our top 2000!

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Kim Wilde - Close : 6.6 I'm a big, big fan of early Kim Wilde. Her first 3 albums are amazing. Close is nowhere near as good, but it's still got its charm. "Four Letter Word" is my pick from this one, an intriguing venture into sophisti-pop balladry. I also am quite fond of "You'll B...

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Can't wait for the rollout! I've been thinking about songs I'd add to the list had I made it today. Here are a few that would certainly make my top 3563: Annie - April (2021) Spellling - Boys at School (2021) Gayle Adams - Love Fever (1981) Glass Candy - Life After Sundown (2007) Glass Candy - Digit...

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Woo hoo! Thanks for all your hard work, Holden! Glad to see "Moonbeam Levels" at least got another vote.

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Kim Wilde - Close : 6.6 I'm a big, big fan of early Kim Wilde. Her first 3 albums are amazing. Close is nowhere near as good, but it's still got its charm. "Four Letter Word" is my pick from this one, an intriguing venture into sophisti-pop balladry. I also am quite fond of "You'll Be...

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In other news, I've been thinking about getting into some research of paired comparisons. Sometime when I get time, I'd like to do a simulation comparison of various algorithms to see which ones are superior. I like my program as is, but that matrix multiplication does take a long time... I've since...

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I've actually put in a fair bit of time to come up with an alternative to Billboard's methodology. Their rankings are based on a fairly strange system which really values tenure in the top 10. I've used a few different models to come up with a more balanced list, but haven't updated it in awhile. If...

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I just got the Game & Watch: Zelda version so have had fun playing through the first 2 Zelda games.

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This should do the trick for a tab-delimited txt file that you can open in Excel.

write.table(display, file = "My List.txt", sep = "\t", row.names = FALSE)

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It’s always tough to ban someone. However, it seems his participation came at the expense of participation of others. And while he did indeed have knowledge of particular eras and styles of music that are not well-represented here, that’s not a reason to allow someone to continue to post content tha...

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As for "Dancing on My Own", it is beloved for the same reasons that all of these other songs are beloved --- it has a wide-reaching and lasting impact on people. I love Madonna, too (she's a lot higher than Robyn on my all-time list), yet I don't think Madonna ever had a song as emotionall...

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No, but if I was, it would be true, unlike most people who say it. I'm saying that I have been anti-bigotry all my life, and this panda guy has no right to call me a bigot because of how I feel about certain records being listed too high on an all time list. It's totally ridiculous, and HE should b...

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PlasticRam Kendall's tau with overall list: -0.204 Friends : Holden: 0.316 andyd1010: 0.288 ordinaryperson: 0.263 Jap123: 0.182 Cold.Butterfly: 0.174 luvulongTIM: 0.145 Father2TheMan: 0.139 Gillingham: 0.131 maverick470: 0.122 Kingoftonga: 0.085 Foes : Chris.K.: -0.285 Craig: -0.259 Listyguy: -0.13...

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Moonbeam Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.219 Friends : babydoll: 0.265 Myself: 0.249 Bang.Jan: 0.124 Kingoftonga: 0.119 maverick470: 0.107 SL3: 0.098 DaveC: 0.094 Henry: 0.093 carlos74: 0.089 FrankLotion: 0.089 Foes : luvulongTIM: -0.144 Brad: -0.120 Rocky.Raccoon: -0.075 Craig: -0.066 Father2Th...

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Listyguy Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.361 Friends : Craig: 0.249 Chris.K.: 0.240 carlos74: 0.197 DaveC: 0.173 Henry: 0.149 Rocky.Raccoon: 0.124 CupOfDreams: 0.124 Bang.Jan: 0.123 Myself: 0.110 Jirin: 0.085 Foes : ordinaryperson: -0.250 Holden: -0.182 Gillingham: -0.171 PlasticRam: -0.137 luvu...

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Henry Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.163 Friends : bonnielaurel: 0.246 babydoll: 0.197 carlos74: 0.175 Listyguy: 0.149 Craig: 0.136 Chris.K.: 0.101 Moonbeam: 0.093 Cold.Butterfly: 0.078 rumpdoll: 0.057 Rocky.Raccoon: 0.017 Foes : Jap123: -0.184 CupOfDreams: -0.182 mileswide: -0.163 Bang.Jan: -0...

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DaveC Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.313 Friends : CupOfDreams: 0.342 Brad: 0.247 Bang.Jan: 0.235 carlos74: 0.196 Listyguy: 0.173 mileswide: 0.167 Chris.K.: 0.160 Craig: 0.153 Jirin: 0.143 maverick470: 0.123 Foes : bonnielaurel: -0.122 Gillingham: -0.117 Holden: -0.109 Dexter: -0.101 ordinarype...

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carlos74 Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.307 Friends : Craig: 0.249 Listyguy: 0.197 DaveC: 0.196 Henry: 0.175 Chris.K.: 0.173 Myself: 0.112 nicolas: 0.102 CupOfDreams: 0.098 Moonbeam: 0.089 mileswide: 0.088 Foes : Holden: -0.259 ordinaryperson: -0.232 Gillingham: -0.176 Jap123: -0.137 PlasticRam...

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andyd1010 Kendall's tau with overall list: -0.272 Friends : ordinaryperson: 0.351 Jap123: 0.330 PlasticRam: 0.288 Holden: 0.282 Gillingham: 0.251 maverick470: 0.244 Nassim: 0.159 Cold.Butterfly: 0.136 Kingoftonga: 0.135 Live.in.Phoenix: 0.124 Foes : Chris.K.: -0.295 sonofsamiam: -0.219 Craig: -0.19...

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Here are some voter stats! Like the song poll rollout, these stats will contain the following: First, stats about alignment between each voter's list and other lists. I'll post Kendall's tau for each voter with the overall list: the higher the number, the more aligned the voter's list aligned with t...

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I'm surprised to see Master of Puppets so far ahead of Ride the Lightning, I don't think there is a huge gap of quality between them and I cant picture someone living one and casting the other. I guess Master of Puppets is considered more of a classic, but I prefer Ride the Lightning by quite some ...

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The full list: [1] Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain [2] The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead [3] Pixies - Doolittle [4] Talking Heads - Remain in Light [5] Michael Jackson - Thriller [6] The Cure - Disintegration [7] Joy Division - Closer [8] Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation [9] Prince - Sign "☮&...

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mileswide wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:55 pm You weren't lying about avenging 1999's maltreatment on my ballot with a kicking of R.E.M.'s albums then, Moonbeam? It's more important you're in a good place though and seeing this poll presented as only you know how is just a bonus!

The Eurythmics blasphemy is just as damning!

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Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I'll look to post some fun stats in the coming week.

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[1] Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain Points : 1.643, W/L Pct : 82.58% Finished #1 in the 1984 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 9, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 1 Polarization Index: 26.24 I Would Die 4 U : sonofsamiam (1/200) Rocky Raccoon (1/175) FrankLotion (1/133) maverick470 (1/112) Chris K (4/200) Jirin...

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[2] The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead Points : 1.641, W/L Pct : 82.69% Finished #1 in the 1986 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 2, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 3 Polarization Index: 22.36 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out : DaveC (1/200) carlos74 (1/194) Chris K (2/200) Craig (2/200) mileswide (2/200) Listyguy (4/...

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The top 2 were very close!

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[3] Pixies - Doolittle Points : 1.246, W/L Pct : 76.64% Finished #1 in the 1989 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 8, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 2 Polarization Index: 27.67 La La Love You : CupOfDreams (2/200) DaveC (2/200) Brad (3/200) Craig (3/200) Listyguy (3/200) luvulongTIM (3/82) carlos74 (8/194) Holden (1/1...

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[4] Talking Heads - Remain in Light Points : 1.173, W/L Pct : 75.24% Finished #1 in the 1980 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 5, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 5 Polarization Index: 22.79 The Great Curve : DaveC (3/200) Bang Jan (4/200) ordinaryperson (1/42) maverick470 (3/112) Rocky Raccoon (7/175) Cold Butterfly (...

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[5] Michael Jackson - Thriller Points : 1.141, W/L Pct : 74.44% Finished #1 in the 1982 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 3, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 6 Polarization Index: 31.61 Baby Be Mine : Henry (1/200) bonnielaurel (1/188) babydoll (2/198) Craig (4/200) Dexter (4/177) Father2TheMan (3/132) carlos74 (5/194)...

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MJ improves once again. I just listened to the Swans album (over a few sittings ... nowadays, it's their "short" album). I'd have to listen to it more, and apparently my votes can't save something from bottom of the barrel status anyway, but I'd probably have given the Swans a fairly dece...

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[6] The Cure - Disintegration Points : 1.031, W/L Pct : 72.78% Finished #2 in the 1989 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 35, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 14 Polarization Index: 28.76 Fascination Street : Myself (1/200) carlos74 (2/194) rumpdoll (1/94) Jap123 (1/80) Moonbeam (4/196) Nassim (5/152) Craig (11/200) son...

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[7] Joy Division - Closer Points : 0.97, W/L Pct : 71.51% Finished #2 in the 1980 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 7, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 7 Polarization Index: 28.43 Heart and Soul : Live in Phoenix (2/163) CupOfDreams (3/200) SL3 (6/200) Bang Jan (7/200) Chris K (7/200) Listyguy (7/200) DaveC (9/200) car...

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[8] Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Points : 0.967, W/L Pct : 71.42% Finished #2 in the 1988 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 11, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 11 Polarization Index: 29.09 Kissability : Bang Jan (5/200) DaveC (6/200) Jap123 (3/80) Rocky Raccoon (9/175) FrankLotion (7/133) Chris K (11/200) Live in Pho...

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[9] Prince - Sign "☮" the Times Points : 0.938, W/L Pct : 70.53% Finished #2 in the 1987 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 4, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 9 Polarization Index: 28.83 Forever in My Life : Rocky Raccoon (4/175) babydoll (6/198) Jirin (6/175) FrankLotion (6/133) Moonbeam (9/196) nicolas (9/1...

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[10] Kate Bush - Hounds of Love Points : 0.896, W/L Pct : 70.02% Finished #1 in the 1985 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 25, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 15 Polarization Index: 26.44 The Big Sky : luvulongTIM (1/82) SL3 (5/200) Listyguy (8/200) sonofsamiam (8/200) babydoll (9/198) Chris K (13/200) bonnielaurel (1...

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[11] The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Points : 0.874, W/L Pct : 69.44% Finished #3 in the 1989 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 10, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 17 Polarization Index: 24.46 This Is the One : Kingoftonga (2/116) mileswide (4/200) luvulongTIM (2/82) Brad (9/200) Chris K (9/200) Craig (9/200) carlos...

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[12] U2 - War Points : 0.865, W/L Pct : 69.29% Finished #2 in the 1983 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 44, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 22 Polarization Index: 24.14 Two Hearts Beat as One : Listyguy (1/200) Live in Phoenix (4/163) Craig (12/200) bonnielaurel (13/188) Myself (16/200) Drowning Man : ordinaryperson ...

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[13] U2 - The Joshua Tree Points : 0.848, W/L Pct : 68.63% Finished #1 in the 1987 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 6, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 12 Polarization Index: 27.51 In God's Country : Chris K (1/200) Craig (1/200) Rocky Raccoon (2/175) Henry (3/200) Dexter (3/177) maverick470 (2/112) FrankLotion (3/133...

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