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

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.

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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.

Candy is TOO LOW

Didn't She's Strange place already? That was my Cameo vote, as I decided to cut all big name artists in my ballot to one tune per act.

No, that was "Single Life", long ago at #245.

Ah, well I guess there's hope still. :)

Grace is magnificent. I think Nightclubbing carries my favourite production of anything ever.

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44. Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent
597 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/kAdtfkoRJ2s

most of my top twenty placing rn

"candy" is perfect, "escapade" was my no. 2

https://img.discogs.com/TgkIeNsQF2zmJphzHat8DuUNdJk=/fit-in/600x599/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-3665786-1339496031-6618.jpeg.jpg
43. Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend
602 points, 13 votes

Oof

PLEEE-HEE-HEE-HEEEEEZE

Loooooooove this song so much.

FAR TOO LOW and still Prince's most underrated single

^^^^^^^ this

That's a good point worth discussing. I'd say "Pop Life" is the least known and played of his top tens while "...Girlfriend" did shit on the pop chart but is loved by anyone who owns SOOT.

"Pop Life" pops up in unexpected spots.

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42. Evelyn King - I'm in Love
609 points, 10 votes
https://youtu.be/SAaZl5pCcAQ

yay!

!!! Yet another late cut from my ballot (one of the more painful). Truly shocked to see it place so high but because I thought it was somewhat obscure rather than because it's anything less than excellent.

Actually, I think this may have been an accidental exclusion from my ballot. I don't really have an excuse otherwise.

u monster

I voted for "Get Loose", but happy to see "I'm in Love" here. The King singles Kashif produced are all superb.

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41. Human League - Human
616 points, 9 votes
https://youtu.be/s1ysoohV_zA

What a song!

unambiguously deserves to be here

I'm not a big fan of Crash but this and Love Is All That Matters are brilliant singles.

the 12" mix of "Love..." is one of Jam and Lewis' greatest recordings.

One of the few times when a singer's vocal failings help the song.

re "Human."

so many of my votes are placing in this stretch lol. i would agree that more than any other "if i was your girlfriend" is too low.

"human" is gorgeous, i could listen to it forever

he's only human

xp

I like this song okay but I could never get into this era of Human League, but maybe I have to come at it with fresh ears (i.e. pretend that I'm listening to a band other than the one that recorded 'Being Boiled' and '(Keep Feeling) Fascination').

I'm wondering how many Chaka Khan songs are likely to still show up (beyond the most obvious).

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40. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
617 points, 12 votes
https://youtu.be/UJ1tBVtYOBc

I could've waited. But I guess #40 is pretty respectable in the context of an entire decade.

One of the few times when a singer's vocal failings help the song.

― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 17:08 (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

OTM

Another 2 Gwen Guthrie in the top 40 or gtfo

Hang on Seventh Heaven already placed, I'll take just the one then

"Human" has been one of my favourite songs ever since I was 8. It is a testament to the brilliance of this era and genre that #13 was the highest I could rank it.

"I Can't Wait" is TOO LOW

It is a testament to the brilliance of this era and genre that #13 was the highest I could rank it.

*checks ballot for what my #13 song was*

Gwen Guthrie - Seventh Heaven

The math checks out.