This is a CLASH POLL service announcement...WITH RESULTS!!!!!! ILX Artist Poll #41

Official Top 60 Results:

60. Hate and War - 96 pts - 6 votes

58. (TIE) Car Jamming - 104 pts - 7 votes

58. (TIE) Pressure Drop - 104 pts - 10 votes

57.Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes

56. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) - 111 pts - 10 votes

55. Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad - 113 pts - 11 votes

54. Jail Guitar Doors - 122 pts - 11 votes

53. Capital Radio - 124 pts - 7 votes

52. Remote Control - 126 pts - 9 votes

51. Gates of the West - 127 pts - 6 votes - 1 #1

50. 1977 - 131 pts - 10 votes

48. (TIE) Groovy Times - 136 pts - 8 votes

48. (TIE) Jimmy Jazz - 136 points - 8 votes

47. Garageland - 138 pts - 9 votes

46. Wrong 'Em Boyo - 140 pts - 10 votes

45. Charlie Don't Surf - 142 pts - 12 votes

44. What's My Name - 145 pts - 10 votes

43. This is England - 148 pts - 10 votes

42. The Prisoner - 151 pts - 8 votes

41. Hitsville U.K. - 157 pts - 12 votes

40. The Street Parade - 162 pts - 8 votes - 1 #1

39. The Right Profile - 168 pts - 8 votes - 2 #1

38. Lose This Skin - 173 pts - 9 votes - 1 #1

37. Washington Bullets - 174 pts - 10 votes

36. Brand New Cadillac - 190 pts - 8 votes

35. London's Burning - 220 pts - 14 votes
34. I'm Not Down - 226 pts - 15 votes

33. Clash City Rockers - 277 pts - 18 votes

32. The Card Cheat - 278 pts - 15 votes - 1 #1

31. Should I Stay or Should I Go - 280 pts - 19 votes

30. The Call Up - 290 pts - 19 votes

29. Tommy Gun - 291 pts - 17 votes - 2 #1

28. Hateful - 298 pts - 15 votes

27. Stay Free - 299 pts - 17 votes - 1 #1

26. Know Your Rights - 310 pts - 19 votes

25. Somebody Got Murdered - 325 pts - 24 votes

24. Armagideon Time/Justice Tonight/Kick It Over - 339 pts - 17 votes - 3 #1

23. Death or Glory - 356 pts - 24 votes - 1 #1

22. I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. - 369 pts - 19 votes - 1 #1

21. Police and Thieves - 396 pts - 23 votes - 1 #1

20. Bankrobber/Robberdub - 399 pts - 21 votes - 1 #1
19. Career Opportunities - 406 pts - 26 votes
18. Rock the Casbah - 441 pts - 25 votes
17. This is Radio Clash - 463 pts - 23 votes - 1 #1
16. Lost in the Supermarket - 465 pts - 25 votes
15. Spanish Bombs - 476 pts - 26 votes
14. London Calling - 477 pts - 27 votes - 2 #1
13. White Riot - 494 pts - 29 votes
12. Clampdown - 521 pts - 25 votes - 1 #1
11. I Fought the Law - 522 pts - 23 votes
10. The Guns of Brixton - 540 pts - 24 votes - 1 #1
9. Police on My Back - 541 pts - 26 votes - 1 #1
8. The Magnificent Seven - 548 pts - 28 votes - 1 #1
7. Rudie Can't Fail - 564 pts - 28 votes - 2 #1
6. Train in Vain - 568 pts - 27 votes - 2 #1
5. Safe European Home - 658 pts - 29 votes - 3 #1
4. Janie Jones - 662 pts - 23 votes
3. Straight to Hell - 687 pts - 34 votes
2. Complete Control - 924 pts - 34 votes - 7 #1
1. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - 999 pts - 37 votes - 3 #1

Will post all trax later on, but it'll take some excel sheet cleaning up.

Thanks for taking part in this, everyone! It was a lot of fun!

It was great work, I loved it

"Complete Control" graphic is perfect! Thanks, Gukbe!

xp: "Straight to Hell" was a big deal to Clash fans right away, I think. Besides being a live staple and on SNL and a single, it was kind of a sadder flipside to "Born in the U.S.A." during the right years to be that.

1. The Card Cheat
2. I Fought the Law
3. Train in Vain
4. Bankrobber
5. (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
6. London’s Burning
7. Rudie Can’t Fail
8. Janie Jones
9. Complete Control
10. Lose This Skin
11. Garageland
12. Koka Kola
13. Clampdown
14. White Riot
15. Straight to Hell
16. Jimmy Jazz
17. Death or Glory
18. Jail Guitar Doors
19. Career Opportunities
20. Wrong ‘em Boyo
21. Lost in the Supermarket
22. The Sound of the Sinners
23. Spanish Bombs
24. Police and Thieves
25. Charlie Don't Surf
26. Police on My Back
27. One More Time
28. Hitsville UK
29. I’m So Bored with the USA
30. The Right Profile

pretty down with these results!

Complete Control
White Man in Hammersmith Palais
This is England
Lost in the Supermarket
Career Opportunities
Straight to Hell
Death or Glory
Safe European Home
Clash City Rockers
Police & Thieves
I Fought the Law
Rock the Casbah
Remote Control
Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
Train In Vain
Somebody Got Murdered
1977
Spanish Bombs
Tommy Gun
Jimmy Jazz
The Prisoner

1 Complete Control
2 Safe European Home
3 Clampdown
4 Rudie Can't Fail
5 London Calling
6 Hateful
7 Janie Jones
8 Four Horsemen
9 The Card Cheat
10 The Call Up
11 (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
12 Tommy Gun
13 Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
14 Cheapskates
15 All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts)
16 The Guns of Brixton
17 Last Gang In Town
18 Guns On The Roof
19 The Magnificient Seven
20 Lost in the Supermarket
21 Julie's In The Drug Squad
22 I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.
23 Remote Control
24 Stay Free
25 The City of the Dead
26 Clash City Rockers
27 Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
28 Career Opportunities
29 Capital Radio
30 Koka Kola

greil marcus once called 'complete control' the greatest rock'n'roll recording of all time. i know it's greil marcus and he's probably said that about 90 other songs, but that's the one he was right about.

Great poll and rollout, Gukbe -- thanks for running this one! I'm pretty happy with the top two finishers, as they were both in my top 5.

1. Broadway
2. Complete Control
3. Hitsville UK
4. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
5. White Riot
6. Rock the Casbah
7. I’m So Bored With the U.S.A.
8. Armagideon Time
9. Sean Flynn
10. The Guns of Brixton
11. Bankrobber
12. The Street Parade
13. The Prisoner
14. Washington Bullets
15. Pressure Drop
16. Death is a Star
17. The Crooked Beat
18. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
19. Car Jamming
20. Know Your Rights
21. Should I Stay or Should I Go?
22. Atom Tan
23. Career Opportunities
24. City of the Dead
25. Let's Go Crazy
26. The Magnificent Seven
27. Overpowered By Funk
28. Police & Thieves
29. Straight to Hell
30. Train in Vain

ALBUMS:
Sandinista!
Combat Rock
The Clash (U.S. version)
London Calling
Black Market Clash

oh yeah, my albums:

The Clash (U.S.)
London Calling
Super Black Market Clash
Give 'Em Enough Rope
From Here to Eternity

Great work Gukbe! Love the images. Can't argue with the #1 even though it beat my personal favourite.

My ballot:

Complete Control
I'm So Bored With the USA
Somebody Got Murdered
Straight to Hell
Corner Soul
Spanish Bombs
(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
What's My Name
Safe European Home
London's Burning
Up in Heaven (Not Only Here)
Rudie Can't Fail
Hate and War
Deny
The Card Cheat
Clash City Rockers
Career Opportunities
Something About England
Lost in the Supermarket
Janie Jones
Remote Control
I'm Not Down
Lose This Skin
Rebel Waltz
Armagideon Time
Ghetto Defendant
White Riot
London Calling
Police on My Back
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe

I put Right Profile at #1 in the vain hope that a song about Montgomery Clift MIGHT make the countdown, but alas

;_;

^^It made it! #39!

I'm the all-night drug prowling wolf!

Here's the ballot of an extremely casual fan:

Tommy Gun
Train In Vain
Straight To Hell
London Calling
Police On My Back
The Magnificent Seven
Lost In The Supermarket
Wrong ‘Em Boyo
Last Gang In Town
Mensforth Hill
Janie Jones
Somebody Got Murdered
Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
1977
Stay Free
Capital Radio Two
Cheapskates
White Riot
The Guns of Brixton
The City of the Dead
Safe European Home
The Leader
Rock The Casbah
Listen
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Death or Glory
Jail Guitar Doors
Lover’s Rock
Overpowered By Funk
Four Horsemen

1) Safe European Home
2) Police on my Back
3) (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
4) Career Opportunities
5) White Riot
6) I'm Not Down
7) Janie Jones
8) Lost in the Supermarket
9) Clampdown
10) Rudie Can't Fail
11) Spanish Bombs
12) I Fought the Law
13) Tommy Gun
14) London's Burning
15) Complete Control
16) Clash City Rockers
17) Rock The Casbah
18) Pressure Drop
19) Police & Thieves
20) Stay Free
21) Hateful
22) Somebody Got Murdered
23) This Is Radio Clash
24) Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
25) London Calling
26) English Civil War
27) The Card Cheat
28) Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
29) Bankrobber
30) Remote Control

I think all of mine placed.

I put Right Profile at #1 in the vain hope that a song about Montgomery Clift MIGHT make the countdown, but alas

;_;

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:36 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^It made it! #39!

― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:44 PM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark

yah. the image is of Clift's wrecked car.

Also the Washington Bullets image is of Victor Java.

lol I missed it! HOORAY

So happy to see the SEH #1 placings

Victor Jara

good poll, great job gubke! shout out to the clash as well, you guys done ok

D'oh xpost

MY BALLOT:

1. Stay Free
2. Janie Jones
3. White Man In Hammersmith Palais
4. 1977
5. White Riot
6. Safe European Home
7. Guns on the Roof
8. All the Young Punks
9. Train In Vain
10. Armagideon Time
11. Bankrobber
12. Remote Control
13. The Magnificent Seven
14. Jail Guitar Doors
15. Hate and War
16. Atom Tan
17. The City of the Dead
18. Clash City Rockers
19. I’m So Bored with the USA
20. I’m not down
21. Julie’s Been Working for the Drug Squad
22. Gates of the West
23. London Calling
24. Rock the Casbah
25. Hitsville UK
26. Straight To Hell
27. Rudy Can’t Fail
28. Spanish Bombs
29. The Prisoner
30. I Fought the Law

ALBUMS:

1. Give Em Enough Rope
2. The Clash (US version)
3. The Clash (UK version)
4. London Calling
5. Sandinista

Tracks:

1. The Right Profile
2. Clampdown
3. I'm So Bored With The USA
4. English Civil War
5. Rudie Can't Fail
6. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
7. Midnight Log
8. Complete Control
9. Janie Jones
10. Lose This Skin
11. Straight To Hell
12. Clash City Rockers
13. What's My Name
14. I Fought The Law
15. Stay Free
16. The Call Up
17. Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
18. Death or glory
19. Know Your Rights
20. Jail Guitar Doors
21. The Equaliser
22. Police and Thieves
23. Wrong 'Em Boyo
24. Junco Partner
25. Something About England
26. Protex Blue
27. 48 Hours
28. This Is England
29. Rock The Casbah
30. Broadway

Albums:

1. The Clash (US)
2. Sandinista!
3. London Calling
4. Super Black Market Clash
5. Give 'Em Enough Rope

Here is my ballot (with bonus Simonon because aaggggh I have to get it out of my system)

1. The Right Profile
2. Guns of Brixton
3. Safe European Home
4. Rudie Can't Fail
5. Hateful
6. Janie Jones
7. Know Your Rights
8. White Man in Hammersmith Palais
9. Police and Thieves
10. Career Opportunities
11. Armagideon Time
12. White Riot
13. I Fought the Law
14. Julie’s Been Working For The Drug Squad
15. Tommy Gun
16. London's Burning
17. Complete Control
18. Lover's Rock
19. All The Young Punks
20. Police on My Back
21. I'm So Bored With The USA
22. Spanish Bombs
23. Magnificent Seven
24. Bankrobber
25. This Is Radio Clash
26. Rock The Casbah
27. Pressure Drop (Clash On Broadway)
28. London Calling
29. Train in Vain
30. Straight To Hell

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not ecstatic about my ballot but am happy "bankrobber" was my no. 1. such a freaking amazing (and unusual) tune for a band that was still considered "punk" in 1978. thank you poll operator!

Totally surprised about the top ten! Whoever said this poll would have the widest spread of #1s was OTM. Here's me list:

ALBUMS

1 Combat Rock
2 Black Market Clash
3 Sandinista
4 London Calling
5 S/T (UK)

SONGS

1 Radio Clash
2 Magnificent Seven
3 Know Your Rights
4 The Call Up
5 Cool Confusion
6 London Calling
7 Version City
8 What's My Name
9 Hateful
10 First Night Back in London
11 Rock the Casbah
12 Career Opportunities
13 Armagideon Time
14 I Fought the Law
15 I'm So Bored with the USA
16 Rudie Can't Fail
17 Should I Stay or Should I Go
18 Atom Tan
19 Up in Heaven
20 Guns of Brixton
21 Clampdown
22 Safe European Home
23 The Leader
24 White Man in the Hammersmith Palais
25 Koka Kola
26 Long Time Jerk
27 Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad
28 Four Horsemen
29 Lightning Strikes
30 Death is a Star

Missed the final roll-out, but I can't complain about the results. Who could, really? You could reorder the top 20 any way you wanted and I wouldn't bitch too much. My 1-2 was Rudie Can't Fail and White Man, both of which for me fall into that small category of songs so perfect and so disorderly that I can't quite believe human beings made them happen on purpose. Which is pretty much how I feel about their music as a whole.

My 30:

Rudie Can't Fail
White Man in the Hammersmith Palais
Safe European Home
Car Jamming
I'm So Bored With the USA
This Is Radio Clash
Stay Free
The Guns of Brixton
Train in Vain
Police and Thieves
The Prisoner
Clash City Rockers
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
This Is England
Straight to Hell
Police On My Back
Four Horsemen
Hateful
Complete Control
The Magnificent Seven
Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad
Spanish Bombs
The Card Cheat
The Sound of the Sinners
Ghetto Defendant
Hitsville U.K.
Wrong Em Boyo
Bankrobber/Robber Dub
Lost in the Supermarket
Remote Control

oh yeah and HUGE thank yous to Gukbe for running the poll and for the rad images, awesome job dude!

My ballot:

Top albums:
1) Combat Rock
2) Sandinista
3) London Calling
4) The Clash
5) Give 'Em Enough Rope

Top Tracks:
1) Train in Vain
2) Straight to Hell
3) This is Radio Clash
4) The Magnificent Seven
5) Guns of Brixton
6) Stay Free
7) Remote Control
8) Rock the Casbah
9) Know Your Rights
10) Lost in the Supermarket
11) I'm Not Down
12) Charlie Don't Surf
13) Police and Thieves
14) Safe European Home
15) London Calling
16) Inoculated City
17) Gates of the West
18) Rebel Waltz
19) All the Young Punks
20) Janie Jones
21) Somebody Got Murdered
22) White Riot
23) Should I Stay or Should I Go
24) The Call Up
25) Death or Glory
26) Cheapskate
27) Pressure Drop
28) Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
29) Long Time Jerk
30) Career Opportunities

Great poll and rollout.

Yeah, thanks for the poll! Lots of fun.

The poll is righter than my ballot about Give 'Em Enough Rope, which you've rekindled my love for even if it pales next to everything else for me. But then the poll leaves out "The Crooked Beat":

Ballot Part One - Top 30 Clash songs (ranked):

The Street Parade
This Is Radio Clash
Janie Jones
London Calling
Straight to Hell
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
Broadway
Lost in the Supermarket
Rock the Casbah
The Magnificent Seven
The Guns of Brixton
Armagideon Time
The Crooked Beat
Hate & War
Ghetto Defendant
Something About England
Sean Flynn
Career Opportunities
Somebody Got Murdered
Death or Glory
I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.
Complete Control
Police & Thieves
Clampdown
Bank Robber
Rudie Can't Fail
Hateful
Corner Soul
White Riot
Kill Time

Ballot Part Two - Top 4 Clash Albums (ranked)

Sandinista!
The Clash (UK version)
London Calling
Combat Rock

I'm bummed I couldn't follow this poll in real time. Many thanks to Mr. Gukbe for running it. It will always hold a special place in the Shepherd's Delight of my heart.

Here is my ballot:

Complete Control
Death Or Glory
Janie Jones
Hateful
Safe European Home
The Card Cheat
Somebody Got Murdered
The Street Parade
Lost In The Supermarket
Spanish Bombs
Groovy Times
Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
London Calling
Four Horsemen
I’m Not Down
Train In Vain
The Prisoner
Bankrobber
Car Jamming
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Police On My Back
Broadway
Tommy Gun
Pressure Drop
Something About England
One More Time
Rock The Casbah
Stay Free
Charlie Don’t Surf

Oh yeah, The Equalizer wuz robbed! We don't need no gang boss!!!!!!!

The Equaliser->Call Up transition is A+. subsiding laughs into the alarm sounds.

Thought "Broadway" would do better tbh.

most regret not voting for 'the right profile.'

That's a weird ass top ten.

I'm So Bored with the USA
Complete Control
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
Straight to Hell
Lost in the Supermarket
Police & Thieves
Jimmy Jazz
Rock the Casbah
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Rudie Can't Fail
White Riot
London's Burning
Remote Control
Spanish Bombs
I Fought the Law
Clash City Rockers
Hateful
Death or Glory
Clampdown
Garageland
Janie Jones
The Card Cheat
The Magnificent Seven
Safe European Home
Somebody Got Murdered
Junco Partner
1977
Lose This Skin
Pressure Drop
Guns of Brixton

My ballot. On my old cassette "copy" (from the vinyl) of Sandinista, I sequenced Maria Gallagher becoming tired of singing straight into the intro of "Police On My Back", hence the ordering below. So I'm quietly satisfied that the official results also (sort of) back this up.

01. Armagideon Time
02. Complete Control
03. Police on My Back
04. The Guns of Brixton (Sandinista! version)
05. This Is Radio Clash
06. I Fought the Law
07. Bankrobber
08. Capital Radio
09. London Calling
10. Janie Jones

11. White Riot
12. Junco Partner / Version Pardner
13. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
14. Junkie Slip
15. Somebody Got Murdered
16. The Call Up
17. Police & Thieves
18. The Magnificent Seven
19. Rock the Casbah
20. 1977

21. Train in Vain
22. Charlie Don't Surf
23. Straight To Hell
24. Corner Soul
25. Look Here
26. London's Burning
27. Career Opportunities (Sandinista! version)
28. I'm So Bored with the USA
29. Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
30. Hitsville U.K.

That must be the least London Calling ballot in this thing

Never heard it, is why.

it's alright

Big thanks for this, this poll has meant I've spent the last 2 weeks with the Clash, which is great.

since everyone's posting their lists, I'll jump in-I guess I love their covers, I have 3 in my top 10. I guess the surprise for me is all the antipathy towards 'Should I Stay', though I think for me and other voters Combat Rock has aged well. A lot of talk about that album, but I remember pretty clearly at the time it was no secret that it was probably the last Clash album, and probably viewed more as a last gasp than a sell-out. Anyway, my top 10.

1 (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
2 Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
3 I Fought the Law
4 Brand New Cadillac
5 Police & Thieves
6 Should I Stay or Should I Go
7 Rudie Can't Fail
8 London Calling
9 Straight to Hell
10 Complete Control

My ballot:

Clampdown
Complete Control
I Fought The Law
Clash City Rockers
I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
This Is Radio Clash
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
Brand New Cadillac
Rudie Can't Fail
White Riot (single/US debut version)
London Calling
Washington Bullets
The Magnificent Seven
Train In Vain
Career Opportunities
Spanish Bombs
1977
Jail Guitar Doors
Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
Straight To Hell
Lost In The Supermarket
Safe European Home
Rock The Casbah
I'm Not Down
Somebody Got Murdered
Know Your Rights
Kingston Advice
The Call Up
Atom Tan
Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)

top live:

1. Clampdown (official video...can't find info on where/when it was filmed, though)
2. I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. (Chicago, 9/14/79)
3. Capital Radio (From Here To Eternity)
4. London's Burning (fhte)
5. Train In Vain (fhte)

albums:

1. The Clash (US)
2. London Calling
3. Sandinista!
4. Combat Rock
5. Give 'Em Enough Rope

Thanks for doing this, Gukbe! Great rollout!

hey gukbe, no rush obviously, but i hope you are still intending to post the full list of trax and votes. thx!

I'm glad there was so much Topper appreciation in the pre- and poll discussion. Sort of a cliche to say he's underrated, and maybe that's not even true anymore. But these days when I listen to the Clash (at least, to anything from the Topper era), I find myself listening to the drums as much as anything.

Topper's beats on the Bonds version of Street Parade at the top of the thread were really doing it for me this morning

I was listening to Combat Rock this morning and holy fuck, he came up with some bizarre/brilliant parts ("Red Angel Dragnet," "Straight To Hell").

hey gukbe, no rush obviously, but i hope you are still intending to post the full list of trax and votes. thx!

― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, July 19, 2013 9:30 AM (1 week ago)

^^^

^^^^^