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

This poll was a bloodbath.

Tell me about it. Just realised I left all night long off my ballot

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8. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1001 points, 14 votes, 1 number one
https://youtu.be/Zi_XLOBDo_Y

Wow, just realized You Are won't place. Figured that was the obvious Richie pick.

Jeez, I even forgot that song was still in the running.

appropriate placing, not too high. obviously classic.

So wait ... NO Chaka has placed yet?!

Is "Buffalo Stance" still a possibility? It seems kind of high now but I'm surprised it would miss the poll altogether.

xpost Holy wow, you're right. But THAT'S not right.

I gave it some votes but yes it isn't turning up. Nor is funkytown.

i didn't see neneh cherry as a comfortable fit for this poll and didn't vote for anything by her, much as i love "buffalo stance"

"funkytown" placed outside of the top 100 iirc

Multiple xp exactly. That's what I've been trying to say all along. Surely 2 in the top 7?!

My "I was totally sure they'd be in the top 50 but I highly doubt they're in the top 10 so they probably didn't even make it into the top 300 which is completely insane and wrong" picks are 'Buffalo Stance', 'Nite and Day', and 'Why You Treat Me So Bad?'. One of them might still make it but I can't imagine we'll see all three.

I'm cool on "Ain't Nobody," but now I have a vested interest in that making the top 7.

Chaka, rushen, heartbeat... How will they all fit in?
Xxp

I don't know how I'll feel if I Feel For You bests Ain't Nobody.

I do.

It'll mainly be a physical thing.

I'd feel bad (duhnuhnuhnuhnuhnuhnuh).

Heartbeat must be in here somewhere.

i'm disappointed "whip appeal" won't make it. in general i'm disappointed by how overlooked quiet storm-ish material has been.

also terrified that there might be no new edition in the entire top 250 :(

So the top 7 will 2xChaka, 2xMichael, Patrice, Taana, and...? George Clinton? Kool & the Gang? Both of them have one very popular tune I don't think have placed yet?

Also mildly annoyed that Donna Summer only placed once, in the 200s, with a Stock Aitken Waterman production.

I'll second the rec for RAISE!

xp (Great tho that song is.)

is Whitney Houston "Saving All My Love for You" quiet storm?

i've heard it on quiet storm segments so i'd say yes

For sure it is.

great song too, wish i had space to vote for it

we haven't seen Word Up yet.

also terrified that there might be no new edition in the entire top 250 :(

― dyl, Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:28 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think this is a foregone conclusion, as shocking as it may be.

I love the quiet storm breakdown in this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUI3_USzHYU

did ppl vote for "Perfect Way"? I did.

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7. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
1006 points, 17 votes, 1 number one
https://youtu.be/Amzp7W0RkPA

Also mildly annoyed that Donna Summer only placed once, in the 200s, with a Stock Aitken Waterman production.

― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), jeudi 18 mai 2017 17:29 (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^ this

i'm just gonna stop trying to guess what the top 7 are and accept that there have been shocking, devastating failures to place

Forget Me Nots OTM

Wait, 'All Cried Out' didn't make the top 300?!? Where am I!?

"forget me nots": really good but now hugely overrated? *dodges tomatoes*

sexualing healing (crüt) at 8:32 18 May 17

we haven't seen Word Up yet.

Ah, of course! That's the top 7 settled then. Kinda boring, but that's to expected at this point. At least they're all top tunes! In fact, the whole top 10 is nothing less than brilliant. Can't think of any other poll where that was the case.

xpost

"forget me nots": really good but now hugely overrated? *dodges tomatoes*

― dyl, Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:35 AM (ten seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

*throws more tomatoes*

Throw one at me!

"forget me nots" did sneak onto my ballot tho :P

i'm just gonna stop trying to guess what the top 7 are and accept that there have been shocking, devastating failures to place

― dyl, Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:35 PM (two minutes ago)

also terrified that there might be no new edition in the entire top 250 :(

― dyl, Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:28 AM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

huge bummer but i can only blame myself here, iirc "if it isn't love" was at the very bottom of my list

There's no way to overrate Forget Me Nots! The bassline and handclaps alone are among the top 3 basslines and handclaps in Western music.

"Forget Me Nots" and all Patrice really = sparkling and clean and flawless