THE FACE MAGAZINE 1986 Recordings of the Year

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
44. Michael MacDonald - Sweet Freedom	4
47. Simply Red - Holding Back The Years	3
2. Prince - Kiss	3
31. Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	3
18. Joyce Simms - All And All	2
32. The Source featuring Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Source)	2
23. The Smiths - Panic	2
26. Madonna - live To Tell	2
28. Prince - Mountains	2
40. Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around	2
46. Sheila E - A Love Bizarre	2
16. Big Audio Dynamite - E= Mc2	2
50. Bananarama - Venus	2
13. Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You	2
10. Oran ‘Juice’ Jones - The Rain	2
4. Comeo - Word Up	2
29. Willie Colon - Set Fire To Me	1
6. The Smiths - Ask	1
20. Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs'Tedrs	1
7. Davis/Pickney Project - You Can Dance (if You Want To	1
3. Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent	1
1. Rum DMC - Walk This Way	1
9. Bestie Boys - She's On It	0
5. The Real Roxonne & Howie Tee - Bang Zoom	0
39. ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag	0
17. The Junkyard band - The Word	0
41. LL Cool J - Rock The Bells	0
42. Trouble Funk - Good To Go	0
43. Talking Heads - Wild Wild life	0
12. Kurtis Blow & Truble Funk - I'm Chillin'	0
45. Original Concept - Can You Feel It	0
15. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction	0
14. Half Pint - Greetings	0
48. Epic B - Eric B Is President	0
49. Duke Bootee - Broadway	0
37. Marshall Jefferson - Your Body	0
36. Ultimate 3 - Ultimate 3 live	0
24. Heay D & the Boys - Big Stuff	0
25. George Clinton - Fries Go With ThatShake?	0
8. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me AI	0
27. SOS Band - The Finest	0
22. Wham - Edge Of Heaven	0
21. Prince - Anothedoverholeinyouhead	0
30. Robert Cray - Guess I Showed Her	0
19. Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love	0
11. James Brown - Living In America	0
33. Shirly Jones - Do You Get Enough love	0
34. Taffy - I Love My Radio	0
35. Leo Sunship - Give Me The Sunshine	0
38. Steve Hurley - Jack Your Body	0

― just sayin, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 06:29 (eight years ago) link

Many of these are calling my name, but it's imperative that I vote for A Love Bizarre whenever I'm given the opportunity.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 06:34 (eight years ago) link

A good list, but "Rock the bells" ? Really?

― Mark G, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 06:40 (eight years ago) link

haven't heard a ton of these. are they mostly familiar to everyone else?

man i loved Bang Zoom at the time. it's a real discordant record for the time IMO. ultimately impossible this but went with
When I Think Of You

― piscesx, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 12:25 (eight years ago) link

This is the Juice!

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link

Comeo
The Real Roxonne & Howie Tee
Bestie Boys

... et al

<3 the face's music section but not their sub-editing section

― Fields of Fat Henry (Tom D.), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:01 (eight years ago) link

I believe it has to be 'When I Think Of You'. Considered on its own, the breakdown at the end of 'The Rain' might be a very close second.

― Herbie Mann's Push Push Pops (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:07 (eight years ago) link

1. Rum DMC - Walk This Way

I love this typo.

― canoon fooder (dog latin), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:18 (eight years ago) link

Didn't notice this typo until I copied and pasted the text:

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me AI

Would have made a much better title

― Iami, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link

'Levi Stubbs' Tears', which is one of Bragg's best ever songs, IMO.

― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link

A good list, but "Rock the bells" ? Really?

some Mark G's don't like me but I'm not concerned

― let no-one live rent free in your butt (sic), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:04 (eight years ago) link

I mean 'Is it that good?' not 'It Isnt'

― Mark G, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:36 (eight years ago) link

lol all these typos can be blamed on http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/theface.htm

― just sayin, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 20:30 (eight years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link

before you vote please listen to this fucking awesome jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1ySsrRSHk

― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 31 August 2015 00:14 (eight years ago) link

"ain't nothing going on but the rent" is one of my favorite song titles.

xp, yeah "set fire to me" is about as sexy as music gets

― brimstead, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:36 (eight years ago) link

Mountains v narrowly over Wild Wild Life

― It empowers them, he jokes (albvivertine), Monday, 31 August 2015 00:41 (eight years ago) link

There are only 6 songs on this list that I don't know. The Face and I were in sync in 86.

― mike t-diva, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:57 (eight years ago) link

This is the worst year in all of music ever, right

― Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Monday, 31 August 2015 01:01 (eight years ago) link

sweet freedom

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:02 (eight years ago) link

willie colon is awesome

― drash, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:11 (eight years ago) link

This is the worst year in all of music ever, right

Seems like 1976 gets that distinction more often than any other, but I put my money on 1999.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:14 (eight years ago) link

wtf you guys -- the R&B on this list is good to great

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 31 August 2015 01:18 (eight years ago) link

afaict it's only lj calling into question the quality of this list

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:20 (eight years ago) link

WTF, no Pet Shop Boys? OK, West End Girls is technically an '85 release, but at lease one of Opportunities / Love Comes Quickly / Suburbia should be on there.

― Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:38 (eight years ago) link

"least", obv.

― Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:39 (eight years ago) link

And despite this being the year of Infected, no The The either. Fuck this list.

― Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:47 (eight years ago) link

Plenty of good tracks here (and a few great ones) but the one I have the softest spot for is Joyce Sims.

― dubmill, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:52 (eight years ago) link

Vast Halo massively otm

― Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Monday, 31 August 2015 11:02 (eight years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link

I would have voted for Oran "Juice" Jones

― welltris (crüt), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:05 (eight years ago) link

comeo was rabbed

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link

"Sweet Freedom" was a top ten 29 years ago this week!

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 01:03 (eight years ago) link

The Juice wuz robbed!

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 02:30 (eight years ago) link

Just being reminded by the mention of Rock The Bells here that I saw 2 keep fit books by LL Cool J in a charity shop yesterday, but didn't give them a closer inspection. Am I missing anything? Should I run back there and grab them and thus have my life permanently changed?

― Stevolende, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:10 (eight years ago) link

Ha, wasn't there another poll of old stuff a while back where Simply Red did unexpectedly well?

The Juice wuz robbed!

His life story/reison d'etre.

― nashwan, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:15 (eight years ago) link

I remember UB40 winning a best New Pop poll lol

― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:41 (eight years ago) link

People forget how good they were when they started.

If they'd split after the first "Labour of Love"..

― Mark G, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:43 (eight years ago) link

What was the best New Pop album (80-85)?

― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:12 (eight years ago) link

Must be the only poll in ILM history that New Order didn't win

― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:14 (eight years ago) link

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