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Best Year for POP music



WATFORD zero

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Following on from another thread, what was the best year for classic quality big selling POP records

I give you 1980





 




Icy Gull

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The decade you grew up in seems to be the answer for most.
 






Pevenseagull

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Dunno about year, I'll give you a day though. May 16th 1966

Pet Sounds and Blonde On Blonde released.
 






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Just reading David Hepworth's book on 1971, which he reckons was the best year for albums. I think when he was asked in an interview about the best year for singles was he said 1965 and I think he has a case, although 1966 would be in with a shout.
 






Pevenseagull

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cheshunt seagull said:
Just reading David Hepworth's book on 1971, which he reckons was the best year for albums. I think when he was asked in an interview about the best year for singles was he said 1965 and I think he has a case, although 1966 would be in with a shout.
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Just got a copy of that book, on top of all the marvellous music 1971 also gave the world ME! ...now 45, that's a record.
 


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studio150 said:
What are you defining as pop given that I wouldnt class all of your selection as pop.
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Popular - Top ten in old money

Just realised - four of those i posted were no 1, (Baggy Trousers only getting to number 3)
 
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studio150

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WATFORD zero said:
Popular - Top ten in old money

Just realised - four of those i posted were no 1, (Baggy Trousers only getting to number 3)
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So not pop but the year with the highest quality of best selling singles which is something completely different
 










studio150

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Based on top selling singles 1973, which included:

Sweet - Block Buster, The Ballroom Blitz, Hell Raiser
Slade - Cum on feel the Noize, Skweeze me Pleeze me, My Friend Stan, merry Xmas Everybody
Wizzard - She my baby jive, Angel Fingers
10CC - Rubber Bullets
Strawbs - Part of the Union
David Bowie - Life on Mars?, Sorrow, The Jean Genie
Suzi Quatro - Can the Can
Medicine Head - One and One is One
Status Quo - Caroline
T Rex - 20th Century Boy


and I have excluded Gary Glitter singles given recent prison sentences
 


studio150

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Prince Monolulu said:
Bankrobber/Should I stay/Casbah :rolleyes:
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Bankrobber is far closer to dub than pop
Rock the Casbah given its top 10 placing in the Billboard dance charts would indicate its probably the closest the Cash came to a pure dance record
Should I stay or Should I go - Maybe the Kylie version but not the Clash
 






Prince Monolulu

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studio150 said:
Bankrobber is far closer to dub than pop
Rock the Casbah given its top 10 placing in the Billboard dance charts would indicate its probably the closest the Cash came to a pure dance record
Should I stay or Should I go - Maybe the Kylie version but not the Clash
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We'll beg to differ. Pop they are.
 


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