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

[El Presidente]

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

 

[Mental Lental]

Hit me with your laser beams.

 

[El Presidente]

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.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wot no SEMI'S?

 

[Pevenseagull]

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

Pendants assemble......

 

[bhafc99]

Wot no SEMI'S?

Yeah*– when did they happen?

 

[El Presidente]

Narrowing 8 down to 4 (or 2) would have been too painful

 

[Trufflehound]

Ashes to Ashes: Wonky eyed half rice half chips Thin White Duke's first number 1 single.

Pendants assemble......

*cough* Space Oddity...? (1975 re-issue) *cough*

 

[Trufflehound]

*cough* Space Oddity...? (1975 re-issue) *cough*

Given recent trends, I should have said:

*covfefe* Space Oddity...? (1975 re-issue) *covfefe*

 

[El Presidente]

*cough* Space Oddity...? (1975 re-issue) *cough*

Good point, well made!

 

[Bold Seagull]

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]

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.

 

[Triggaaar]

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.

No.

 

[studio150]

How am I supposed to only choose 2 from this list.

Could come down to the B sides

 

[El Presidente]

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.

 

[Surf's Up]

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.

Can't argue with that!!

 

[Marshy]

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]

Town Called Malice has everything. Political bite. Dance. Anger. Joy. It has to be the winner.

 

[1234andcounting]

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.

 

[Triggaaar]

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.