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?
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