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

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.

https://img.discogs.com/_pKHE_WR_f-djtaLPC4uhLDb_kw=/fit-in/600x595/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1021734-1184992937.jpeg.jpg
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.

https://img.discogs.com/HpUYTaogsBQguBhBxmdWS5QO4S4=/fit-in/499x495/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-184964-1349836342-8971.jpeg.jpg
49. Janet Jackson - Escapade
580 points, 10 votes
https://youtu.be/UFX3gQHIroU

Such a perfect pop song. My number 4.

Let's go!

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48. Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
581 points, 11 votes
https://youtu.be/KuR1YuF3Zr0

The ne plus ultra of duets

I love the Zapp song (it was an unfortunate last-minute squeeze-out on my ballot) but I'm surprised to see it so high. I can only assume that Roger is still to come?

I'm starting to assess the likely no-shows from my ballot. I guess we aren't going to see Slave if they haven't shown up by this point? That's a shame.

https://img.discogs.com/-VqGY1wy-6RcGiBuj4PRz4iwCkc=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-27792-1306006935.jpeg.jpg
47. Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper
583 points, 10 votes
https://youtu.be/Tc1IphRx1pk

there we are!

Indeed! Best ode to anal sex ever?

Awesome. She also had the best album covers.

xps MINNEAPOLIS!

Good start to the results today. I've been listening to Zapp and that first Roger album a lot recently. Great stuff.

So happy to finally see Grace Jones make it. I'm guessing if Pull Up To The Bumper is this high that means Slave To The Rhythm is the only other one that stands a chance of placing. I voted for My Jamaican Guy, Nipple To The Bottle and I'm Not Perfect as well as well.

Saturday Love is a wonderful song. Alexander and Cherrelle were on such a roll from 84-88.

https://img.discogs.com/1XXe16N7kam7k4pcs8hnfGXsEzw=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-214112-1316801467.jpeg.jpg
46. Brothers Johnson - Stomp!
591 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/tPBDMihPRJA

I voted for Stomp

I should've.

I thought everybody was gonna take it to the top!

I also voted for 'Stomp'. As any decent person would.

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45. Cameo - Candy
594 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/sn8KYD1Vco0

When the rollout is complete someone should count up how many of these songs have been prominently sampled.

Awesome! Candy is one of my favourite songs of all time. It was my number two. Such a joyful song with some of the best production I've ever heard. Great solos too. The whole album is a masterpiece.

Wow, I didn't expect any Cameo tune besides the obvious to make it this high, but "Candy" is great, so yay!

I thought She's Strange might be in with a shot too.