Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2015 9:11:12 GMT
THE STORY SO FAR:
In our quest to ask as many people as possible to vote to determine the best-loved single of the eighties, we're now able to ask other forums by way of third-party linking. As Proboards is not currently set up to allow guest voting, it seemed unfair to us for someone to have to join a board just to check a few boxes. So by voting offsite, this now means we can ask other forums for help in our project without it being linked to my forum, also when using this method it is essential to ask the board owner's permission and I am pleased Yorko has endorsed this today.
So if anyone has a few moments, please take a look at the lists. The ten years have two polls in each and you will find all that you'd expect to see and some. So whether it's Duran Duran, A-Ha, Rod Stewart, Transvision Vamp or even Captain Beaky it's all there in 500 songs and by the end of this I really will be walking like an Egyptian!
As far as we're aware, you can vote for any number in the polls so doesn't matter if you like one song or ten, just click on whatever you like!
Here are the lists and thank you! skipping
1980 - POLL A
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
The Clash - London Calling
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
Madness - My Girl
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Lipps Inc - Funky Town
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Odyssey - If You're Looking For A Way Out
Stevie Wonder - Masterblaster (Jammin')
Bad Manners - Special Brew
The Stray Cats - Runaway Boys
Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
Blondie - Atomic
The Jam - Going Underground / Dreams Of Children
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
Styx - Babe
Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer
The Police - Walking On The Moon
1980 - POLL B
Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County
New Musik - Living By Numbers
Keith Michell - Captain Beaky / Wilfred The Weasel
Selecter - Three Minute Hero
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
UB40 - King / Food For Thought
Secret Affair - My World
Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House
Genesis - Turn It On Again
Roxy Music - Over You
Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
Kate Bush - Babooshka
The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Abba - The Winner Takes It All
The Gap Band - Oops Upside Your Head
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
Madness - Baggy Trousers
The Clash - Bankrobber
Black Slate - Amigo
1981 - POLL A
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Ultravox - Vienna
Visage- Fade To Grey
Dire Straits- Romeo And Juliet
Blondie - Rapture
Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver
Smokey Robinson - Being With You
REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
The Specials - Ghost Town
Imagination- Body Talk
The Human League - Love Action
Duran Duran - Girls On Film
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming
Aneka - Japanese Boy
The Rolling Stones Start Me Up
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark- Souvenir
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
1981 - POLL B
The Passions - I'm in Love with a German Film Star
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express- Come On Eileen
Irene Cara - Fame
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Fat Larry's Band - Zoom
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
Tears For Fears - Mad World
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Marvin Gaye - (Sexual) Healing
Wham!- Young Guns (Go For It)
Madness - Our House
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
Duran Duran - Rio
Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddup You Face
Landscape- Einstein A-Go-Go
Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Keith Marshall - Only Crying
Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy
Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
1982 - POLL A
Altered Images- I Could Be Happy
Kraftwerk - The Model / Computer Love
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
The Jam - A Town Called Malice / Precious
Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)
Haircut 100- Love Plus One
Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer For Love
Toni Basil - Mickey
Imagination- Just An Illusion
Depeche Mode- See You
Bow Wow Wow- Go Wild In The Country
Associates - Party Fears Two
Altered Images - See Those Eyes
Yazoo - Only You
Madness - House Of Fun
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- I Love Rock 'N' Roll
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
Madness - It Must Be Love
The J Geils Band - Centerfold
ABC - Poison Arrow
XTC - Senses Working Overtime
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory
1982 - POLL B
Visage- Damned Don't Cry
Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Ultravox - Hymn
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
Eddy Grant- I Don't Wanna Dance
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go / Straight To Hell
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
Shalamar- There It Is
The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
Dire Straits- Private Investigations
Trio - Da Da Da
ABC - The Look Of Love
PhD - I Won't Let You Down
Junior - Mama Used To Say
Haircut 100- Fantastic Day
1983 - POLL A
Men At Work- Down Under
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Madness - Our House
Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals
The Jam- Beat Surrender
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
Michael Jackson -Billie Jean
Toto - Africa
Bonnie Tyler- Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Wah! - The Story Of The Blues
U2 - New Year's Day
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Icehouse - Hey Little Girl
David Bowie- Let's Dance
Duran Duran- Is There Something I Should Know?
Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side
Spandau Ballet - True
New Order - Blue Monday
Heaven 17 - Temptation
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Wham! - Bad Boys
David Bowie- China Girl
Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
Wham! - Club Tropicana
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Genesis - Mama
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
Big Country - Chance
1983 - POLL B
Lionel Richie- All Night Long (All Night)
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
Shakin' Stevens - Cry Just A Little Bit
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
The Cure - The Love Cats
The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Simple Minds - Waterfront
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Howard Jones - What Is Love
The Flying Pickets - Only You
Michael Jackson - Thriller
1984 - POLL A
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
The Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Madonna - Holiday
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
Van Halen - Jump
Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Queen - I Want To Break Free
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)
Prince - When Doves Cry
1984 - POLL B
The Thompson Twins - Sister Of Mercy
George Michael - Careless Whisper
Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Wham! - Freedom
The Cars - Drive
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure
Tears For Fears - Shout
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
Madonna - Like A Virgin
The Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
UB40 - Cherry Oh Baby
Womack & Womack - Love Wars
1985 - POLL A
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
King - Love And Pride
Starship - We Built This City
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
Wham! - I'm Your Man
Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
UB40 - Don't Break My Heart
Level 42 - Something About You
A-ha - Take On Me
Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
Madonna - Into The Groove
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Scritti Politti - The Word Girl
Marillion - Kayleigh
Paul Hardcastle - 19
1985 - POLL B
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Philip Bailey With Phil Collins - Easy Lover
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston - Pie Jesu
Madonna - Material Girl
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well
Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette
The Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
Madonna - Crazy For You
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
China Crisis - Black Man Ray
Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down!
Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love
Sister Sledge - Frankie
Propaganda - Duel
Animotion - Obsession
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
1986 - POLL A
A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
The Damned - Eloise
Double - The Captain Of Her Heart
The Bangles - Manic Monday
George Michael - A Different Corner
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Madonna - Live To Tell
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
The B-52s - Rock Lobster / Planet Claire
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
The Housemartins - Happy Hour
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You
The Smiths - Panic
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
Mr Mister - Broken Wings
Madonna - Dress You Up
Level 42 - Leaving Me Now
Five Star - System Addict
1986 - POLL B
James Brown - Living In America
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
Public Image Ltd - Rise
Madonna - Borderline
Latin Quarter - Radio Africa
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11
Talking Heads - And She Was
Mr Mister - Kyrie
Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Level 42 - Lessons In Love
Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House On The Hill)
Pete Wylie - Sinful
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
Furniture - Brilliant Mind
Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
1987 - POLL A
The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
Europe - The Final Countdown
Erasure - Sometimes
The Pretenders - Hymn To Her
Genesis - Land Of Confusion
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth
Level 42 - Running In The Family
Alison Moyet - Is This Love
The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Mental As Anything - Live It Up
Mel & Kim - Respectable
U2 - With Or Without You
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight
Terence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay
Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Peter Gabriel - Big Time
Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
The Jesus & Mary Chain - April Skies
1987 - POLL B
The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow
Depeche Mode - Strangelove
John Farnham - You're The Voice
Suzanne Vega - Luka
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Heart - Alone
Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Madonna - Who's That Girl
The Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This
Sinitta - Toy Boy
New Order - True Faith
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume
Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery
Black - Wonderful Life
Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero
Level 42 - It's Over
Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew
Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All
The Bee Gees - You Win Again
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 - POLL A
A-ha - Stay On These Roads
Fairground Attraction - Perfect
Bananarama - I Want You Back
Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart
Prefab Sprout -The King Of Rock 'N' Roll
The Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
Maxi Priest - Wild World
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest
Kim Wilde - You Came
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition
All About Eve - Martha's Harbour
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
Yello - The Race
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be
Enya - Orinoco Flow
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
INXS - Need You Tonight
Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
Erasure - A Little Respect
1988 - POLL B
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life
The Christians - Ideal World
Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock
Dollar - O L'Amour
Alexander O'Neal - Criticize
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Bros - When Will I Be Famous
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
Morrissey - Suedehead
Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi
Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
Aswad - Don't Turn Around
The Primitives - Crash
Erasure - Ship Of Fools
Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared
Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Pet Shop Boys - Heart
Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)
S-Express - Theme From S-Express
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
1989 - POLL A
Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Inner City - Good Life
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away From You
Simple Minds - Belfast Child
Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts
Madonna - Like A Prayer
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care
Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart
Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
Queen - I Want It All
Neneh Cherry - Manchild
Roxette - The Look
Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
The Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Swing The Mood
1989 - POLL B
Madonna - Express Yourself
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Alice Cooper - Poison
Black Box - Ride On Time
Kirsty MacColl - Days
The Lightning Seeds - Pure
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Technotronic ft Felly - Pump Up The Jam
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
The Cure - Lovesong
Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - That's What I Like
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Tina Turner - The Best
Madonna - Cherish
Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much
De La Soul - Eye Know
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Soul II Soul - Get A Life
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work
Electronic - Getting Away With It