A POLL Bizarre ~~~ It's the ILM 80's R&B TRACKS POLL ~~~ RESULTS THREAD!!!

becoming aware of imagination for the first time is my main discovery from this poll and i'm really glad about it

Just looked back on my rushed ballot and didn't give nearly enough love for imagination. Just body talk way down near the bottom. Sorry people.

Voted for lots of Prince but this was the highest of his in my ballot. My no3

https://img.discogs.com/tOQd2mEo4GpjHNYReguTuwHgMhg=/fit-in/600x592/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-435284-1279267525.jpeg.jpg
54. Ready for the World - Oh Sheila
543 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/wbL2lMn34Oo

^^^ this is the business

omg. good song but doesn't deserve to be above "love you down"

<3 Oh Sheila

https://img.discogs.com/IXZBCTTPU9mCwy56Ntp05-jwSqw=/fit-in/400x400/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1441249-1239865225.jpeg.jpg
53. Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
545 points, 11 votes
https://youtu.be/c6f6BOKXXxg

:D

Awesome! Happiest song ever.

Wow -- what a threesome

The only Wondersong I included too.

"Time (Clock of the Heart)" sounds R&B to me (I voted for it). As Kevin Bozelka once said, it's the best song ever written about being in love with a straight man.

i forgot about the rapping in the full-length version

I may have also thrown a vote "Lately"s way.

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52. Change - Glow of Love
567 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/eMrDJLPlq20

What ... unrepresentative cover art.

Also, yessss!

new and true and gay

intro gives me chills every time

Never heard oh sheila before. What a jam.

!

That. Is. Craaaazy. But congrats on the discovery!

"Honey I... Love You!"

best delivered line ever

yessss "the glow of love". didn't expect change to place two in the top 100! (by a hair but still :P )

"The Glow of Love" remains my worst ever karaoke performance

"searching" is also great now that i am reminded by that sleeve art

https://img.discogs.com/Rln74OUpBTY7ixCA1kT_F3NYmj8=/fit-in/584x574/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2247472-1272360812.jpeg.jpg
51. Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
568 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/fF8jL1zyjNE

I only discovered "Oh Sheila" a few weeks before this poll started. It went straight to number 5 on my ballot.

Best use of timpani ever.

^ re: Inner Life of course.

Yes! Amazing rollercoaster of a song.

I knew I should have placed this higher. Had me in tears one new year

RECAP 51-75:

51. Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 568 points, 9 votes
52. Change - The Glow of Love 567 points, 9 votes
53. Stevie Wonder - Do I Do 545 points, 11 votes
54. Ready for the World - Oh Sheila 543 points, 9 votes
55. Wham! - Everything She Wants 530 points, 9 votes
56. Prince - The Beautiful Ones 528 points, 7 votes, 1 number one
57. Imagination - Just an Illusion 526 points, 9 votes
58. Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) 524 points, 8 votes
59. The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me 516 points, 10 votes
60. Ashford & Simpson - Solid 509 points, 11 votes
61. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out 503 points, 10 votes
62. Alexander O'Neal - Criticize 501 points, 8 votes, 1 number one
63. Teena Marie - Square Biz 489 points, 9 votes
64. Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) 486 points, 8 votes
65. The Whispers - And the Beat Goes On 480 points, 10 votes
66. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby 476 points, 7 votes
67. Prince - Let's Go Crazy 470 points, 8 votes
68. Prince - Erotic City 468 points, 9 votes, 1 number one
69. René & Angela - I'll Be Good 462 points, 9 votes
70. Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even 454 points, 7 votes
71. Prince - U Got the Look 442 points, 6 votes
72. Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin' 441 points, 9 votes
73. Sade - Smooth Operator 440 points, 9 votes
74. Kool & the Gang - Get Down on It 437 points, 9 votes
75. Ready for the World - Love You Down 429 points, 8 votes

I ain't mad at ILM today.

Hey, I see I missed #55:

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55. Wham! - Everything She Wants
530 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/Yf_Lwe6p-Cg

^^^ secretly the best Wham! song

Not so secretly.

Yep

What a singer.

ta for the spotify Moodles.

Definitely Wham's finest moment.

Great results today. I'm really shocked we haven't had any Grace Jones yet. Only one Cameo song seems surprising too. Hopefully they'll both have a few songs further up. I'm also wondering if I should now give up hope of The Rain placing?

Grace Jones sold few records in America and didn't get much play on R&B stations.

This has been a brilliant poll and roll out. And the fireworks are still tinder dry...

The Rain will place.

ta for the spotify Moodles

my pleasure, may be a bit slower updating over the next couple days as I will be in all-day meetings.

Slave to the Rhythm will be in the top 10 surely? Yeah, great results today.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn) at 12:16 17 May 17

Grace Jones sold few records in America and didn't get much play on R&B stations.

What does that have to do with this poll? A lot of us aren't Americans, and we're not voting based on chart placings.

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50. Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce
571 points, 8 votes
https://youtu.be/lK6wOG_aDl8

I'm perfectly aware of it, Tuomas. If I believed she didnt belong, then Imagination doesn't either.