Top 100 New Wave Songs

[FreeWave]

By the way, I thought about it and am SLIGHLY changing the rules. I'm going to weigh the last 50 of 100 votes as 2 points not one. It's just not fair that 1 song in a personal top 10 can = 5 people's votes in the latter 50 of their lists. That should make popularity a little more relevant and not put quite AS much priority on where in their list (although there is still the weights on rank). [}:)][;)]

Plus this means I'll have less tie-breaker polls to do on Friday if I have more points per song. [|)]

[egg-roger]

Can I post my songs 101 thru 200 for 1 point each? [:D]

(As if you didn't have enough file crunching to do already!)

[manekineko]

Freewave, thank you for doing all this. I'm excited to see the results, although we probably should have a bigger sample size (i.e. more people participating) to make any meaningful results. Good idea to increase the points for numbers 51-100, to prevent the results from being so top heavy.

[WolverineSyr]

I'll echo manekineko & say thank you Freewave, this has been a great thread! I really love seeing what everyone has put up - we're all so different!

I'm looking forward to the results, and I think it would be very cool to see the list a permanent part of the NWO.

[FreeWave]

[quote][i]Originally posted by egg-roger[/i]
<br>Can I post my songs 101 thru 200 for 1 point each? [:D]

(As if you didn't have enough file crunching to do already!)
[/quote]

ha ha ha [:D] nOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! [V]


Thanks guys. [|)] I will be doing a Top 100 (completely ranked with tie-breakers to give the edge to those close contests) and i think I'll easily have enough for another 100 (101-200) or 150 after that. I'm anxious to see the results and its been fun for me too. I'd be more then happy to put the results up with graphics & html for the site if wanted. [:D] I'm moving that Saturday (new house yay) so i hope I can do some of this while its slow at work (as it often is). Otherwise I might run into some delays if I don't get cable & modem set up quickly.

[;)]

[hexicon]

If it's not too late . . .
Without regard to diversity, representation, a strict definition of New Wave, or actual artistic merit, here is Hex's list:


1. Talk Talk, It’s My Life
2. The Cure, Love Cats
3. The Records, Starry Eyes
4. Aztec Camera, Oblivious
5. ABC, The Look of Love
6. Howard Devoto, Rainy Season
7. Japan, Gentlemen Take Polaroids
8. Marshall Crenshaw, Cynical Girl
9. The Pretenders, Mystery Achievement
10. The Clash, Lost in the Supermarket

11 - 20

11. Split Enz–I Got You
12. English Beat, I Confess
13. New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle
14. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
15. The Belle Stars, Sign of the Times,
16. Real Life, Send Me an Angel
17. Depeche Mode, Just Can’t Get Enough
18. Heaven 17, We Live So Fast
19. Any Trouble, Second Choice,
20. The Clash, Train in Vain


21 - 30
21. Eurythmics, Here Comes the Rain Again
22. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
23. Nick Lowe - Cruel to be Kind
24. The Blue Nile - Downtown Lights
25. The Smiths, Reel Around the Fountain
26. Lloyd Cole, Perfect Skin
27. Big Country, Wonderland
28. Violent Femmes, Add It Up
29. Pete Shelley, Homo Sapien
30. Graham Parker, Stupefaction

31 - 40
31. Elvis Costello, Everyday [sic] I Write the Book
32. Dave Edmunds, Girls Talk
33. The Clash, I Fought the Law
34. Sex Pistols, Something Else
35. People Who Died, Jim Carroll
36. Spandau Ballet, Lifeline
37. OMD, Locomotion
38. Duran Duran, New Moon on Monday
39. Echo & the Bunnymen, Rescue
40. Ministry, Work For Love

41 - 50
41. The Plimsouls, A Million Miles Away
42. Big Country, In a Big Country
43. Blancmange, That’s Love, That It Is
44. The Heats, Ordinary Girls
45. dBs, Love is for Lovers
46. Style Council, My Everchanging Moods
47. Tin Tin, Hold It
48. Lena Lovich, It’s You
49. Sparks, Angst in My Pants
50. Boomtown Rats, She’s So Modern


51 - 100 (alphabetical by artist)

51. Altered Images, Happy Birthday
52. APB, What Kind of Girl
53. Armoury Show, Castles in Spain
54. Berlin, The Metro
55. Blondie, 11:59
56. Bongos, Barbarella
57. Burning Sensations, Belly of the Whale
58. Buzzcocks, Ever Fallen in Love
59. The Cars, You Might Think
60. Catholic Girls, Boys Can Cry
61. Elvis Costello, Red Shoes
62. Duran Duran, Rio
63. Eurythmics, Love is a Stranger
64. Cee Farrow, Should I Love You
65. The Fixx, Red Skies at Night
66. A Flock of Seagulls, Wishing
67. Gang of Four, I Love a Man in Uniform
68. Human League, Love Action
69. Human Sexual Response, Jackie Onassis
70. INXS, The One Thing
71. Joe Jackson, Stick Around
72. Japan, Nightporter
73. Jo Boxers, Just Got Lucky
74. Kajagoogoo, Too Shy
75. Missing Persons, Destination Unknown
76. The Nerves, How Long Will It Take?
77. Oingo Boingo, Gray Matter
78. Plastic Bertrand, Ça Plane Pour Moi
79. Polecats, Make a Circuit with Me
80. Pseudo Echo, A Beat for You
81. Q-Feel, Dancing in Heaven
82. Ramones, I Wanna Be Sedated
83. Re-Flex, The Politics of Dancing
84. Roxy Music, Avalon
85. Shriekback, Hand on My Heart
86. Siouxie & the Banshees, Dazzle
87. The Stranglers, All Roads Lead to Rome
88. Style Council, My Ever-changing Moods
89. Tears for Fears, Change
90. They Might be Giants, Don’t Let’s Start
91. Thompson Twins, Hold Me Now
92. Tin Tin, Kiss Me
93. Tom Tom Club, Genius of Love
94. Translator, Everywhere that I’m Not
95. 20/20, Yellow Pills
96. Ultravox, Reap the Wild Wind
97. U-2, New Year’s Day
98. Wham, Wham Rap
99. XTC, Life Begins at the Hop
100. Yaz, Too Pieces

[FreeWave]

Brilliant! Thanks!

Every submission makes the list that much better.

[hexicon]

Ooops, FreeWave, I did just what you told me not to! [:I]

Style Council, "Ever-Changing Moods" is on my list twice so if it's not too late I need to take it out at #88 and replace with . . . hmmm, I guess Book of Love, "I Touch Roses."

I did write my own list from scratch though! [:D] Maybe you could set up a match-making service for those with the most overlap? [:D]

[FreeWave]

No problem, glad you spotted it. As for matchmaking we all know kimiii's taken. [:X][V]


[:D]

[manekineko]

I can think of some people I'd like to overlap with. [;)]

Edit: overlap with their lists. Yeah, lists, that's it. [;)]

[DayGloJo]

Here's mine. Sorry it took so long. I was really busy this week. [xx(]

1. Subculture - New Order
2. Close to Me- The Cure
3. Love Resurrection – Alison Moyet
4. Nemesis –Shriekback
5. Talk of the Town – Pretenders
6. Whole of the Moon – Waterboys
7. Perfect Kiss - New Order
8. Dominion – Sisters of Mercy
9. World in My Eyes- Depeche Mode
10. Shock the Monkey – Peter Gabriel

11. Absolute Beginners – The Jam
12. How Soon is Now – The Smiths
13. Compulsion – Martin L. Gore
14. Cities in Dust – Souxsie & The Banshees
15. Rock Lobster – B-52s
16. Uncertain Smile – The The
17. Let’s Go to Bed – The Cure
18. Blasphemous Rumours – Depeche Mode
19. Avalon –Roxy Music
20. Beds are Burning – Midnight Oil


21. Joan of Arc – OMD
22. Mission of Mercy – The Motels
23. Don’t Stand So Close to Me – The Police
24. Clubland – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
25. The Walk – The Cure
26. Black Stations, White Stations – Martha & the Muffins
27. Atomic – Blondie
28. Hole in the River – Crowded House
29. Under the Milky Way – The Church
30. Everyday is Halloween – Ministry

31. Good-bye – Psychedelic Furs
32. If I had a Rocket Launcher- Bruce Cockburn
33. Shellshock – New Order
34. Policy of Truth – Depeche Mode
35. Life During Wartime – Talking Heads
36. Mystery Achievement – The Pretenders
37. One More Time – Joe Jackson
38. Oblivious – Aztec Camera
39. Lessons in Love – Level 42
40. She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult

41. Suddenly Last Summer – The Motels
42. The American – Simple Minds
43. I Want to Live – The Ramones
44. Eardrum Buzz- Wire
45. Spellbound- Souxsie & the Banshees
46. The Cutter – Echo & the Bunnymen
47. I Love It When You Call Me Names – Joan Armatrading
48. New Toy –Lene Lovich
49. Turning Japanese – The Vapors
50. Headmaster’s Ritual – The Smiths

51. Town Called Malice – The Jam
52. Late Bar – Duran Duran
53. Secret Journey – The Police
54. Whip It – Devo
55. Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones
56. Bang the Drum – The Waterboys
57. Flying North – Thomas Dolby
58. Never Say Never – Romeo Void
59. 52 Girls – B-52s
60. Johnson’s Aeroplane – INXS

61. That’s Entertainment – The Jam
62. Lost in the Supermarket – The Clash
63. Day One – Comsat Angels
64. Blood & Roses – Smithereens
65. Babooshka – Kate Bush
66. Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes
67. Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
68. Just a Shadow – Big Country
69. One Step Ahead of You – Split Enz
70. A Million Miles Away – Plimsouls

71. King in a Catholic Style – China Crisis
72. Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
73. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
74. This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven – The Pixies
75. Radio Free Europe – REM
76. Shout - Tears for Fears
77. Reptile – The Church
78. It’s My Life – Talk Talk
79. Road to Nowhere – Talking Heads
80. Cancer – Joe Jackson

81. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
82. Pulling Mussels From a Shell - Squeeze
83. Union City Blue – Blondie
84. Temporary Beauty – Graham Parker
85. All Night Long – Peter Murphy
86. Pretty in Pink – Psychedelic Furs
87. Penthouse & Pavement – Heaven 17
88. Big in Japan – Alphaville
89. Baby’s in the Mountains – Peter Godwin
90. The Lebanon – Human League

91. Getting Away With It – Electronic
92. Kiss Them for Me – Souxsie & the Banshees
93. Why Can’t I Be You? – The Cure
94. House That We Used to Live In – Smithereens
95. All Lined Up – Shriekback
96. Love and Loneliness – The Motors
97. Stay – Oingo Boingo
98. Built for The Future – The Fixx
99. Mad World – Tears for Fears
100. Chant No.5 (Don’t Need This Pressure On) – Spandau Ballet

[manekineko]

AAACK! I totally forgot some great songs!

Freewave, I edited four songs in the 51-100 section of my list. I've marked them for you. Sorry to inconvenience you and your tabulations with this change. Thanks again for all your hard work! [:D]

[FreeWave]

Get your lists in by tomorrow! I tabulate Thursday!!

[hexicon]

[quote][i]Originally posted by FreeWave[/i]
<br>Get your lists in by tomorrow! I tabulate Thursday!!
[/quote]

I love a man with a spreadsheet! [:X]

[marie3]

These are some GREAT lists!!