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It's time for instalment n°59 of the Classics Chart, where YOU get to nominate and vote for the best songs ever in a tournament to the death ! Only the cream of the crop will go through the grueling EIGHT weeks of charting.

141 votes last week (-3 votes)
Back on the top step of the podium : The Ronettes 'Be My Baby'
2 new entries : The Church / The Beatles
Kicked out this week : The Damned
Grimes reaches the Hall of Fame this week





Enjoy voting for your favorite 10 songs... a difficult feat !

The AMF WC Classics Hall of Fame playlist :



Top Chart (number of weeks as n°1)

The Smiths - How Soon is Now (2)
Nina Simone - Feeling Good (2)
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (4)
Annie - Heartbeat (1)
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (2)
Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up (Extended Version) (2)
France Gall - Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son (1)
Janelle Monae - Cold War (5)
The Cranberries - Dreams (1)
Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson (2)
Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (1)
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (6)
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole (2)
U2 - With or Without You (2)
Black Sabbath - War Pigs (1)
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have) ? (4)
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (3)
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (3)
Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (5)
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset (4)
Primal Scream - Loaded (2)
The Ronettes - Be My Baby (5)

Mary Margaret O’Hara - Body's in Trouble

Endah N Rhesa - When You Love Someone

Beth Orton - She Cries Your Name

Modest Mouse - Float On

StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:42 am Beth Orton - She Cries Your Name

Seconded

Al Wilson - The Snake

GG Allin - Bite It You Scum

After the conversation about GG in this sub I might as well nominate a song.

It’s too bad Dirty Magic hasn’t gotten more attention. It is one of The Offsprings more grunge and goth inspired songs from their second album. If you haven’t heard it, check it out.

Love all of what I know above. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady

Lana Del Rey - West Coast

Talking Heads - 'Girlfriend Is Better'

Collective Soul - 'December'

Wisnu Tirta Aji wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:10 am Endah N Rhesa - When You Love Someone

Better than Cherrybelle! Jika kamu tau, kamu tau...

The National - Slow Show

Edre Peraza wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:38 pm It’s too bad Dirty Magic hasn’t gotten more attention. It is one of The Offsprings more grunge and goth inspired songs from their second album. If you haven’t heard it, check it out.

To get anyone to listen to the lesser known songs is a challenge. I think the key is to encourage more voters to actually listen to the playlist. With the number of Spotify followers at 3 (and based on the voter behavior we've seen since the start of this), I would estimate the number of voters who listen to all the songs at somewhere under 50%. And I think this has declined from the early weeks, when somewhat unknown songs could make it through a couple weeks.

Brad wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:30 pm

Edre Peraza wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:38 pm It’s too bad Dirty Magic hasn’t gotten more attention. It is one of The Offsprings more grunge and goth inspired songs from their second album. If you haven’t heard it, check it out.

To get anyone to listen to the lesser known songs is a challenge. I think the key is to encourage more voters to actually listen to the playlist. With the number of Spotify followers at 3 (and based on the voter behavior we've seen since the start of this), I would estimate the number of voters who listen to all the songs at somewhere under 50%. And I think this has declined from the early weeks, when somewhat unknown songs could make it through a couple weeks.

Good analysis Brad, but I'm not sure what I could do to "force" people to listen to all the songs

Not "force"... "encourage"! You see what I'm saying, right? And no way all these folks actually listen to "Stacy's Mom" every week and keep voting for it...

Brad wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:28 am Not "force"... "encourage"! You see what I'm saying, right? And no way all these folks actually listen to "Stacy's Mom" every week and keep voting for it...

I listen to every song every week. It’s incredible to me how many times a song that I wouldn’t even consider after first listen can within a couple weeks be an automatic vote (and vice versa). For me that’s why I enjoy this forum so much.

Rdwdbob wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:56 pm

Brad wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:28 am Not "force"... "encourage"! You see what I'm saying, right? And no way all these folks actually listen to "Stacy's Mom" every week and keep voting for it...

I listen to every song every week. It’s incredible to me how many times a song that I wouldn’t even consider after first listen can within a couple weeks be an automatic vote (and vice versa). For me that’s why I enjoy this forum so much.

Totally agree with you Rdwdbob. An initially average track can easily become a favorite after a few listens.