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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 14:49:51 GMT -5
Soon after I began scoring the lists, it became evident to me that not enough people voted. Eleven is sadly the most we could get for this one. Maybe we can get more posters for our next list. Anyhoo, this is the scoring system I used:
#1 = 60
#2 = 59
#3 = 58
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#48 = 13
#49 = 12
#50 = 11
Also, I gave songs an extra ten points per list that they made over 2. For instance, if a song was on 4 lists, it got an extra 20 points. I'll be putting the amount of lists each song made it on in parenthesis.
So here it comes.
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 15:08:17 GMT -5
The 50 Greatest Singles in Rock and Roll
1. Like A Rolling Stone (6)
2. Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay (5)
3. Fortunate Son (5)
4. With Or Without You (4)
5. Born To Run (4)
6. The Weight (5)
7. London Calling (4)
8. Good Vibrations (4)
9. (tie) Paint It Black (4) & Radio, Radio (4)
11. I Can See For Miles and Miles (4)
12. Imagine (4)
13. Smells Like Teen Spirit (4)
14. Johnny B. Goode (3)
15. Hey Joe (4)
16. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (3)
17. Paperback Writer (3)
18. "Heroes" (3)
19. Time Of the Season (3)
20. God Save the Queen (3)
21. You Really Got Me (3)
22. Peggy Sue (3)
23. (tie) Lola (3) & Refugee (3)
25. Waterloo Sunset (3)
26. (tie) Louie, Louie (2) & My Sweet Lord (3)
28. Blue Suede Shoes (2)
29. (tie) Here Comes Your Man (3) & Hey Jude (2)
31. I Want To Hold Your Hand (2)
32. (tie) Lady Madonna (2) & Love Will Tear Us Apart (2)
34. (3-way tie) Light My Fire (3); Heart Of Glass (3) & God Only Knows (2)
37. Runaway (3)
38. Substitute (2)
39. Maggie May (2)
40. (tie) Mississippi Queen (2) & Heart Of Gold (3)
42. Nights In White Satin (2) ( the rest of the songs got 2 as well)
43. Help
44. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
45. (tie) Hurricane & Dream On
47. Inbetween Days
48. One - U2
49. (tie) Closer & Sunshine Of Your Love
And then "House of the Rising Sun" barely missed making the list by one point.
So there you have it. Sorry, but "Born To Run" didn't win. And I'm not sure how many of you know it, but Rolling Stone Magazine picked the same song we did as the greatest song in rock ever. Damn good song, it is.
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Post by Paul on Mar 30, 2006 15:10:49 GMT -5
3 Kinks songs; I'm happy
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 15:13:20 GMT -5
The two highest placed songs that I'm not familiar with are "The Weight" and "Radio, Radio".
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 30, 2006 15:23:31 GMT -5
Great work totalling that sucker up, TPFKAM, uh, Mr. Thunk. ;D
I'm a little sad that Born to Run didn't take the top spot, but since I actually voted for Like a Rolling Stone myself, I can't complain one little bit. And I'm quite surprised by a lot of the great tunes that did make the list ... Runaway in particular!
I think that this poll generated the least response for the following reasons. First off, it takes a fair amount of time to come up with fifty singles. Second, the single is a medium whose time appears to have passed for serious rock and roll fanciers. Luke had an excellent point that this was going to be a list that wouldn't have much at all to do with current bands. We've got a fair number of tunes from the nineties, but is anything here from this decade?
But IMO this list, and particularly the top 25 or so, is as good (and authoritative) as any similar listing I've seen in any "professional" publication.
Nice job all ... and I promise the next poll I do will be a much shorter affair ...
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 15:33:08 GMT -5
How 'bout Top 10 Albums of this decade? That would surely be a "shorter affair". Or we could do a Top 25 albums of the 90s. Or Top 20 Beatles Songs like we did over on RS.com.
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Post by phil on Mar 30, 2006 15:47:04 GMT -5
Mister T ~ If you're not familiar with "The Band" may I suggest you get on with that band ASAP starting with this one album ...  |
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Post by Fuzznuts on Mar 30, 2006 15:56:44 GMT -5
Love that album. The cover looks like there's gonna be some killin goin on soon...
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Post by tuneschick on Mar 30, 2006 16:14:54 GMT -5
Nice job, Mr. Thunk! That's a pretty decent list - though yes, expectedly, there is a definite slant toward the older tunes. I think you're right, Ken - when you talk singles, I certainly think of the 50s and 60s before I think of anything present-day. It's a concept that's more or less gone the way of the dodo bird. And this was a fairly daunting task... but I, for one, enjoyed it a lot (as frustrating as it was to come up with... and even more frustrating to look back on and think 'I hate this list already!') It's definitely a solid list, and I'm pretty happy to see so many of my choices make the grade.  (even if Roadrunner didn't make the list... and Ken, you in particular I think reeeeaaaally need to hear New York City by the Demics - I think you'd dig it a lot.) |
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 16:27:34 GMT -5
Mister T
YES! Perfect name. I'm changing it again. Hopefully for the last time.
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 16:30:43 GMT -5
Btw, Phil, I've always liked "King Harvest" and "When You Awake." Also, the computer I'm on isn't showing me the album you posted. Is it The Big Pink, or whatever?
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Post by phil on Mar 30, 2006 16:32:47 GMT -5
Nope ... It is the one that came after "Big Pink"
It's only called "The Band" ...
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 16:44:39 GMT -5
Word
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Post by melon1 on Mar 30, 2006 16:46:36 GMT -5
Either of those 2 songs on there?
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Post by phil on Mar 30, 2006 16:51:24 GMT -5
The Weight is on "Music From Big Pink"
and the other two you've just mentioned
are on "The Band" ... !
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