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[Music] 1980's Best Number 1 Single World Cup; THE FINAL

1980's Best Number 1 Single World Cup; THE FINAL

  • David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes

    Votes: 40 19.6%
  • The Jam: Going Underground

    Votes: 58 28.4%
  • Soft Cell: Tainted Love

    Votes: 28 13.7%
  • The Human League: Don't You Want Me

    Votes: 48 23.5%
  • The Jam: A Town Called Malice

    Votes: 42 20.6%
  • Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Two Tribes

    Votes: 39 19.1%
  • The Specials: Ghost Town

    Votes: 44 21.6%
  • Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Relax

    Votes: 34 16.7%

  • Total voters
    204
  • Poll closed .


El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
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It's too painful to choose one of these, so you have a MAXIMUM of two votes from the eight finalists.
 


Mental Lental

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Jul 5, 2003
2,271
Shiki-shi, Saitama
Hit me with your laser beams.
 


El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
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Ashes to Ashes: Wonky eyed half rice half chips Thin White Duke's second number 1 single. Amazingly only got to number 101 in the US charts

Going Underground: Weller at his bitter best

Tainted Love: Serial spongle swallower Marc Almond, along with David Ball, reinvented a 1964 Northern Soul floorfiller.

Don't You Want Me: The uncool part of BEF went on to dominate the world with this single.

A Town Called Malice: Another effortless classic from the miserable **** from Woking

Ghost Town: As cities in the UK went up in flames in the summer of 1981 with riots spreading from city to city, this song encapsulated the anger and violence of the times.

Relax: Originally only made it to number 4, but after serial bankrupt UKIP song writer Radio 1 deejay Mike Read banned the song for suggestive lyrics and handlebar moustaches, it zoomed to number 1

Two Tribes: Follow up to Relax. Came out in about a dozen different versions. Video had Reagan and Gorby in a wrestling match.
 
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bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003
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Dubai




Trufflehound

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Aug 5, 2003
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The democratic and free EU








Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,719
Hove
Don't You Want Me Baby:

We have got Dale Stephens
We have got Dale wooooaaahhh
We have got Dale Stephens
We have got Dale wooooaaahhh
 




Surf's Up

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Jul 17, 2011
10,147
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Its indicative of the general paucity of quality music in the 80's that "Ashes to Ashes", a good but by some distance not one of the best Bowie tracks, has made it to the final.
 








El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
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39,689
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Its indicative of the general paucity of quality music in the 80's that "Ashes to Ashes", a good but by some distance not one of the best Bowie tracks, has made it to the final.

That's outrageous. Any decade that can bring songs of this calibre, especially about doing your other half up the council, is okay by me.

 




Marshy

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Jul 6, 2003
19,698
FRUIT OF THE BLOOM
Ashes to Ashes and Two Tribes got my vote, both of which were in last place when i voted for them... :-(

As much as I like the Jam i am suprised its winning.
 


Hamilton

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Jul 7, 2003
12,393
Brighton
Town Called Malice has everything. Political bite. Dance. Anger. Joy. It has to be the winner.
 




1234andcounting

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Mar 31, 2008
1,609
2 from 1980, 3 from 1981, 1 from 1982, 2 from 1984. My impression that pop wasn't so great in the second half of the 80s is obviously shared by the great and good of NSC.
 





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