ILM 20th century tracks poll: your ballot

'Magic's Wand' by Whodini was on my ballot for ages until I realised I was being a bit silly.

If I'd known anyone else anywhere was seriously considering voting for it, I'd have organized an off-board voting block.

#1) Otis Redding — I've Been Loving You Too Long
Can — Future Days
King Crimson — Exiles
Lionel Richie — All Night Long
Motorpsycho — The Golden Core
Motorpsycho — Mad Sun
Nick Drake — Hazey Jane II
Eric Serra — The Big Blue Overture
Ray Charles — Georgia on My Mind
Jim O'Rourke — Ghost Ship in a Storm
Smashing Pumpkins — 1979
Nirvana — Lounge Act
Madness — Our House
King Crimson — I Talk to the Wind
Kraftwerk — Computer Love
Kate Bush — Cloudbusting
Genesis — Firth of Fifth
Emerson, Lake and Palmer — The Endless Enigma 1
Daryl Hall and John Oates — Method of Modern Love
Big Country — In a Big Country
Mickey and Sylvia — Love Is Strange
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth — Shine On, Harvest Moon
Souls of Mischief — 93 'Til Infinity
The Moody Blues — The Actor
The Psychedelic Furs — Love My Way
Q Lazzarus — Goodbye Horses
Simon and Garfunkel — America
Robert Wyatt — Sea Song
Christopher Cross — Sailing
Arthur Russell — A Little Lost
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons — Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Grateful Dead — Friend of the Devil
Kansas — Dust in the Wind
Nirvana — Aneurysm
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — Maid of Orleans
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles — Tears of a Clown
The Monkees — Porpoise Song
The Smiths — This Charming Man
XTC — Making Plans for Nigel
The Beatles — Penny Lane
Nick Drake — Northern Sky
Nick Drake — Place to Be
Nick Drake — River Man
Offspring — Self Esteem
Fleetwood Mac — Rhiannon
Brian Eno — St. Elmo's Fire
Belle and Sebastian — Dirty Dream Number Two
Archer Prewitt — Good Man
Arto Lindsay Trio — Imbue
Donovan — Hurdy Gurdy Man
Elis Regina and Tom Jobim — Aguas de Marco
Cyndi Lauper — Time After Time
The Beach Boys — God Only Knows
The Stone Roses — I Wanna Be Adored
Yes — Close to the Edge
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five — The Message
Emerson, Lake and Palmer — Trilogy
Emerson, Lake and Palmer — Jerusalem
Aztec Camera — Somewhere in My Heart
Daryl Hall and John Oates — Private Eyes
George Michael — Careless Whisper
Grateful Dead — Box of Rain
Guided By Voices — Tractor Rape Chain
Marvin Gaye — What's Goin' On
Peter Gabriel — In Your Eyes
Robert Fripp and Brian Eno — Evening Star
Robert Wyatt — The Age of Self
Robert Wyatt — Shipbuilding
The Everly Brothers — Cathy's Clown
Toto — Africa
Tommy James and The Shondelles — I Think We're Alone Now
Van Der Graaf Generator — A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Vince Guaraldi Trio — Linus and Lucy
The Stylistics — You Make Me Feel Brand New
John Lennon — Jealous Guy
Joe Jackson — It's Different for Girls
Belle and Sebastian — The State I Am In
#78) Michael Jackson — Billie Jean

#79) Beck — Loser
Belle and Sebastian — Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying
Bob Marley and The Wailers — Buffalo Soldier
Brian Eno — Third Uncle
Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy
Buzzcocks — Ever Fallen in Love
Cat Stevens — Wild World
Don Henley — The Boys of Summer
Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel
Faust — Jennifer
Genesis — Carpet Crawlers
Grateful Dead — Uncle John's Band
Guided By Voices — I Am a Scientist
Heart — Magic Man
Harry Nilsson — Everybody's Talkin'
Musical Youth — Pass the Dutchie
Nirvana — Negative Creep
Oasis — Champagne Supernova
Paul Simon — Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
Pink Floyd — Astronomy Domine
Aztec Camera — Oblivious
#79) King Crimson — Starless

Ernie K. Doe — Mother-in-Law
Mickey and Sylvia — Love Is Strange
Del Shannon — Runaway
Andrea True Connection — More, More, More
Ray Parker, Jr. — Ghostbusters
Fela Kuti — Sorrow, Tears and Blood
Public Enemy — Bring the Noise
Randy Newman — Louisiana 1927
The Rolling Stones — Under My Thumb
New York Dolls — Trash
The KLF — Justified and Ancient
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock — It Takes Two
Burning Spear — Marcus Garvey
Stevie Wonder — Superstition
Marvin Gaye — I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Elmore James — It Hurts Me Too
Patsy Cline — I Fall to Pieces
Pet Shop Boys — Can You Forgive Her
Prince — Little Red Corvette
Pulp — Common People
Ike and Tina Turner — River Deep, Mountain High
Geto Boys — Mind Playing Tricks on Me
Buzzcocks — What Do I Get
The Spinners — I'll Be Around
Madonna — Into the Groove

Aaron Neville — Hercules
Al Green — Here I Am
Althea and Donna — Uptown Top Ranking
Backstreet Boys — I Want it That Way
Barrett Strong — Money (That's What I Want)
Billie Holiday — Strange Fruit
Blondie — Hanging on the Telephone
Bo Diddley — Who Do You Love
Buddy Holly — Peggy Sue
Chuck Berry — Roll Over Beethoven
De La Soul — Eye Know
Dusty Springfield — I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds
Fleetwood Mac — Dreams
Frank Sinatra — Night and Day
Funkadelic — One Nation Under a Groove
Gary U.S. Bonds — Quarter to Three
George Jones — He Stopped Loving Her Today
George McCrae — Rock Your Baby
Ginuwine — Pony
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five — The Message
Howlin' Wolf — Smokestack Lightning
Iggy Pop — Lust for Life
James Brown — Papa Don't Take No Mess
Joe Turner — Shake, Rattle and Roll
Joni Mitchell — Help Me
Joy Division — Transmission
Kate Bush — Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
KC and The Sunshine Band — Get Down Tonight
Little Richard — Lucille
Los Del Rio — Macarena
Louis Armstrong — Stardust
Michael Jackson — Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Mississippi John Hurt — Stack O'Lee
Mott the Hoople — All the Young Dudes
Muddy Waters — Hoochy Coochie Man
New Order — Temptation
New Radicals — You Get What You Give
Next — Too Close
Otis Redding — Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Pere Ubu — Non-Alignment Pact
Phil Phillips — Sea of Love
Professor Longhair — Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Ramones — Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
Ray Charles — What'd I Say
Robert Johnson — Come on in My Kitchen
Rod Stewart — Maggie May
Sam and Dave — Hold on, I'm Comin'
Sam Cooke — Cupid
Sister Sledge — Lost in Music
Sly and The Family Stone — Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Smashing Pumpkins — 1979
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles — The Tracks of My Tears
Sonic Youth — Teen Age Riot
Sylvester — You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
The (English) Beat — Save it for Later
The 13th Floor Elevators — You're Gonna Miss Me
The Big Bopper — Chantilly Lace
The Byrds — I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
The Cadillacs — Speedo
The Chiffons — One Fine Day
The Chords — Sh-Boom
The Clash — Train in Vain
The Crystals — And Then He Kissed Me
The Drifters — There Goes My Baby
The Easybeats — Friday on My Mind
The Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes for You
The Gap Band — Burn Rubber
The Human League — Don't You Want Me
The Modern Lovers — Roadrunner
The Psychedelic Furs — Love My Way
The Velvet Underground — Rock n' Roll
Tommy James and The Shondelles — I Think We're Alone Now
Warren G — Regulate
Willie Nelson — Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Stuff I voted for and which made the top 125:

Althea and Donna — Uptown Top Ranking
Billie Holiday — Strange Fruit
David Bowie — Heroes
Deee-lite — Groove Is in the Heart
Elis Regina and Tom Jobim — Aguas de Marco
Gil Scott-Heron — The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Glen Campbell — Wichita Lineman
Kraftwerk — Autobahn
Neil Young and Crazy Horse — Cortez the Killer
New Order — Ceremony (NOMINATED)
Prince and The Revolution - When Doves Cry
Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire — Theme from "Dr. Who"
Roxy Music — Virginia Plain (NOMINATED)
Sonic Youth — Teen Age Riot
The Specials — Ghost Town
Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto — Girl From Ipanema
Stereolab — Jenny Ondioline
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Television — Marquee Moon (NOMINATED)
The Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes for You
The Smiths — There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths — This Charming Man

Stuff from the 125 that I would have found room for if I hadn't inexplicably overlooked them in nominations list:

Laurie Anderson - O Superman
M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up the Volume
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You

Artists for whom I backed the 'wrong' song:

Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Pulp - Common People

Some stuff that placed outside the top 125:

Afrika Bambaataa — Planet Rock
Art Ensemble of Chicago — Theme de yoyo
Audio Two — Top Billin' (NOMINATED)
Bela Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: III. Adagio (NOMINATED)
Charles Trenet - La Mer
Dionne Warwick — Walk on By
Edgard Varèse — Poème électronique
Ennio Morricone — L'Estasi dell'Oro (The Ecstacy of Gold)
Ennio Morricone — The Man With the Harmonica (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Eric B and Rakim — Paid in Full
France Gall — Laisse tomber les filles
Francis Lai — Un homme et une femme (Theme)
György Ligeti — Atmosphéres
Iannis Xenakis — La Legende d'Eer
Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring: pt. I (NOMINATED)
Jacques Brel — Ces Gens-Là
John Barry — Theme from "Midnight Cowboy"
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gesang der Junglinge (NOMINATED)
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (NOMINATED)
Olivier Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps (NOMINATED)
Orange Juice - Blue Boy
Pierre Schaeffer - Etude aux chemins de fer (NOMINATED)
The Associates - Party Fears Two (NOMINATED)
The Magnetic Fields - 100,000 Fireflies (NOMINATED)
The Pop Group — She Is Beyond Good and Evil
The Saints — Know Your Product (NOMINATED)
The Shaggs — My Pal Foot Foot
The Slits — So Tough
The Sugarcubes — Birthday (NOMINATED)
The Walker Brothers — The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
The Yardbirds — Happening Ten Years Time Ago
Vera Lynn — We'll Meet Again (NOMINATED)
Wu Tang Clan — Protect Ya Neck
X-Ray Spex — Oh Bondage Up Yours!
Yoko Ono — Why

Some stuff I was utterly alone in voting for:

Anton Webern - Six Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op.6: III. Massig
Gal Costa - Baby (NOMINATED)
Incredible String Band - First Girl I Loved (NOMINATED)

― Nag! Nag! Nag!

Are you me?

Actually just checked itt and my ballot is very different but I still love this one.

This was a fun poll.