ILM Ballot Polls for 2020 and beyond -- the ordering, timing, "I would have voted if I'd known about it," etc

I have been annually updating this list after our End of the Year countdown, so it's that time again

Precursors to the numbered list:
A. Pavement - Johnny Fever (finished)
B. Manic Street Preachers - Jamie_ATP (finished)
C. Blur - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)
1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)
2. The Beatles - Mark G (finished)
3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (finished)
4. U2 - Ismael Klata (finished)
5. The Beach Boys - iatee (finished)
6. Led Zeppelin - WmC (finished)
7. Timbaland - some dude (finished)
8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever (finished)
9. Stevie Wonder - Eric H. (finished)
10. “Producers” - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
11. Pulp - Finefinemusic (finished)
12. James Brown - strongo/Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
13. The Jacksons - Jamie_ATP (finished)
14. David Bowie - WmC (finished)
15. Paul Simon - Lamp (finished)
16. The Rolling Stones - rogermexico (finished)
17. The Kinks - C. Grisso/McCain (finished)
18. Depeche Mode - crüt (finished)
19. Beastie Boys - Johnny Fever (finished)
20. ABBA - donna rouge (finished)
20B. Bee Gees - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
21. Neil Young - clemenza (finished)
22. Fleetwood Mac - Clarke B. (finished)
23. The Cure - nate woolls (finished)
24. Kate Bush - Ismael Klata (finished)
25. The Who - Tarfumes the Escape Goat (finished)
26. Joni Mitchell - Mordy (finished)
27. The Neptunes - V79/some dude (finished)
28. Saint Etienne - Billy Dods (finished)
29. Hüsker Dü - Pleasant Plains (finished)
30. Bruce Springsteen - Jamie_ATP (finished)
31. Madonna - Johnny Fever (finished)
32. Miles Davis - WmC (finished)
33. The Fall - Mark G (finished)
34. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)
35. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre/LeRooLeRoo (finished)
36. Sonic Youth - ArchCarrier (finished)
37. New Order - Bee OK (finished)
37B. The Doors - Ismael Klata (finished)
38. The Clash - Gukbe (finished)
39. Motown Singles - a hoy hoy (finished)
40. Jay-Z - some dude (finished)
41. Elton John - Johnny Fever (finished)
42. Stax - seandalai (finished)
43. Disco - Tuomas (finished)
44. R. Kelly - Spottie_Ottie_Dope (finished)
45. Tom Waits - chap (finished)
45B. Velvet Underground and Solo Careers - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
46. The “Classic Rock” Canon - some dude (finished)
47. Elvis Costello - kornrulez (finished)
48. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - charlie h (finished)
49. Pink Floyd - Elvis Telecom (finished)
50. Steely Dan - Bee OK (finished)
51. Bob Dylan - tipsy mothra (finished)
52. Sleater-Kinney + offshoots - C.Grisso/McCain (finished)
53. Outkast - Spottie (finished)
54. Autechre - Leee (finished)
55. Brian Eno - WmC (finished)
56. Radiohead - nate woolls (finished)
57. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom (finished)
58. "Epics" - Leee (finished)
59. XTC - Οὖτις (finished)
60. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK (finished)
61. Yo La Tengo - Van Horn Street/clemenza (finished)
62. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt (finished)
63. Ramones - tipsy mothra (finished)
64. Italo - daavid (finished)
65. P-Funk - Οὖτις (finished)
66. Metallica - pplains (finished)
67. Spoon - Bee OK (finished)
68. Queen - charlie h (finished)
69. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds (finished)
69B. Pixies - Johnny Fever (finished)
70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy (finished)
71. Tom Petty - rogermexico. (finished)
72. The Smiths - nate woolls (finished)
73. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK (finished)
74. Stereolab - Moka (finished)
75. Van Halen - Johnny Fever (finished)
76. Devo - soref (finished)
77. Can - Z S Moka (finished)
78. Oasis - Bee OK (finished)
79. George Michael - Ismael Klata (finished)
80. The Stooges/Iggy Pop - Moka (finished)
81. Leonard Cohen - Simon H. (finished)
82. Talking Heads - Bee OK (finished)
83. Blondie - nate woolls (finished)
84. Van Morrison - kornrulez6969 (finished)
85. Wu-Tang Clan - Spottie (finished)
86. Joy Division – Bee OK (finished)
87. The Smashing Pumpkins - ufo (finished)
88. Björk – Eric H (finished)
89. Beatles solo careers - Οὖτις (finished)
90. Elvis Presley - Euler and Moka (images) - (finished)
91. Tori Amos - ufo (finished)
92. They Might Be Giants - sic (finished)
93. The B-52's - Bee OK/Karl Malone (finished)
94. Belle and Sebastian - Nag! Nag! Nag! (finished)
95. Songs Under 2 Minutes - Karl Malone (finished)
96. The Burt Bacharach songbook – WmC (finished)
97. Beck – Bee OK (finished)
98. The Go-Betweens - Nag! Nag! Nag! (finished)
99. Cat Power – Leee (finished)
100. Prefab Sprout – Nag! Nag! Nag! (finished)
101. Jimi Hendrix - C. Grisso/McCain (finished)
102. Underworld – sic (finished)
103. Janet Jackson – Eric H. (finished)
104. The Replacements – Nag! Nag! Nag! (finished)
105. The Cramps – Moka (finished)
106. Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al – charlie rex (finished)
107. Todd Rundgren - Naive Teen Idol
108. MF Doom – maffew12
109. The Afghan Whigs -ufo
110. ZZ Top - C. Grisso/McCain
111. Low - ufo

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Hard Rock/Hair Metal - gr8080
Stephin Merritt - Gukbe
Fairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy Dods
Genesis + solo - NickB
Dead C - Raymond Cummings
Royal Trux + side projects - sleeve
John Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?
Rush - Matt #2
Gamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfan
Billy Joel - Poll runner needed
Nine Inch Nails - chap
REM - rogermexico. Hideous Lump added to do images
Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OK
Covers - kornrulez6969
New Pornographers/AC Newman - C. Grisso/McCain added as poll runner
No Wave - sarahell
DFA - Van Horn Street
Misfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080
Erykah Badu - Eric H.
Herbie Hancock - crüt
Aphex Twin - Moka
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Bee OK
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - Spottie
Siouxsie & the Banshees/The Creatures - LeRooLeRoo
AM Radio Gold - Jeff W
Eurovision - nxd
Steve Albini - nate woolls
Yellow Magic Orchestra - frogbs
Byrds + offshoots - kornrulez6969
Cardiacs + affiliated - imago
Tropicalia/MPB - Frederik B
Chic Organization - donna rouge
French/Francophone - Van Horn Street
The Cars/Ric Ocasek - crüt
Tim Buckley - Naive Teen Idol
Bristol trip-hop - chap
Wire - kornrulez6969
Jungle/Drum 'n Bass - Le Bateau Ivre
Suede - Bee OK
Robyn Hitchcock - campreverb
Power Ballads - rogermexico.
Grunge - Cosmic Slop
Artists poll - Dan Worsley
Kylie Minogue - BradNelson
Math-rock/Hardcore/Post-Hardcore poll - Odysseus
Phil Spector - crüt
Glen Campbell - ― Spottie
QOTSA/Desert Sessions - rogermexico.
T Rex - Naive Teen Idol
Bardo Pond – Leee
Super Furry Animals – wtev
Nu Metal Trax – Mordy
Linda Ronstadt – crüt
New Wave (just can’t get enough) Albums and Singles - Bee OK
Easy Listening/Adult Contemporary – dyl
Serge Gainsbourg - Camaraderie at Arms Length
Galaxie 500/Luna - Bee OK
Girl Groups singles poll - Dan Worsley
Phil Elverum - devvvine
Wussy - clemenza
Broadcast - Nag! Nag! Nag!
Psychedelic Rock – Leee

*added since last update:

Sparks - Dan Worsley
Daft Punk - Bee OK
Loudon Wainwright III - James Redd and the Blecchs
Dinosaur Jr - Nag! Nag! Nag!
Japan - ufo
Music Videos - clemenza

can we do YMO next and just skip everything? wouldn't it be good if we all got YMO fever this summer? i say this though i will not be doing any work in running the poll, mind you

this is no order anymore, so yes we can if the poll runner wants to do it

no order anymore

https://i.imgur.com/GI0RjpD.png

Someone do Peter Gabriel

moka & i have vague plans to finally run the 2010s poll sometime this year, that's the only poll i'm committing to for now

if anyone wants to do japan/david sylvian etc. they're free to, but it's one i'd consider running further in the future

The year-end stuff is over, right? Asking again about an all-time video poll. I'll get it going right away and finish within three weeks.

i think at the moment if anyone wants to run a poll right now, they can

I'll start a thread, see if the interest is there. If there is, as I say, it'll be three weeks, four at the most, and then one of the others mentioned in the last few posts can jump in.

Is Gukbe around and still keen on a Stephin Merritt poll? Other threads are reminding me that I'd quite like to see that one happen.

would also be very interested in that

aphex twin would rule

Gukbe is no longer around

Looks like it has indeed been a few years. Assuming the Poster Formerly Known As Gukbe doesn't emerge under an new alias I'd be happy to be provisionally penciled in to crunch the numbers on such a Merritt poll. I suspect there would be more enthusiasm for that than any of my existing suggestions in To Do list.

Do it Nag! I've been eagerly anticipating the Merritt poll for years and now seems like a good time for it, what with all the chatter in the Mag Fields thread :)

Martha, My Dear: ILM's All-Time Video-Poll Results Thread

next?

Is anyone thinking of running a poll? If not, I might open one up this week but won't If someone else has something else in mind.

I don't have one currently (work is heavy right now) but in the future I'd love to run a Country poll at some point (which I would definitely name Country-POLL-iton) if there was enough interest. Also if someone was willing to co-run it to help with the images as I have no idea how to do that sort of thing!

So let's raise the bar and our cups to the POLL - ILM Artist Poll #113 - DAFT PUNK (Voting is open until Sunday, April 10, 2022)

Would there be anywhere near enough enthusiasm for a Randy Newman poll? I'd volunteer to collate that too, if there was.

("Was this prompted by the recent Bandsplain episode?" I hear you cry. Yes, I guess it was lol.)

I would vote! I was thinking of starting a 12 Songs poll, because Newman has never had a poll for complete albums or any individual records... but that doesn't bode well for turnout for a career poll. I just had the ominous feeling that the next Randy Newman thread would be post-mortem.

I'll leave the Newman suggestion to simmer for now.

But enough empty talk from me: having found definite support for a Broadcast poll in another thread, I wouldn't mind actually getting that up and running after Daft Punk. So late April, or thereabouts? Possibly a modest affair with a small pool of enthusiasts.

As always, vigorously quash this suggestion if you've been waiting in the queue since 2010 or whatever lol.

I'm really in the mood for that Broadcast poll right now. Could even maybe help to run it.

Camaraderie at Arms Length, how are you with images? I've usually kept that aspect pretty rudimentary but feel like this instance deserves a little more care.

POLLin’ & Scratchin' - ILM Artist Poll #113 - DAFT PUNK (Results Thread)

Would anyone be interested in a Jeff Tweedy poll? Wilco / Uncle Tupelo / Loose Fur / Golden Smog / Minus 5 / Tweedy / solo stuff? I have never run a poll but would be willing to try. There was a lot of revitalized interest in the Wilco threads lately...

would love a wilco poll, i think there would be solid interest

I could probably get a ballot together for Wilco.

Would very much vote in a Tweedy poll.

I'd be good for 10 songs.

^^Underrated Tweedy solo joint.

Would actively participate in a Wilco poll.

Wilco will POLL you baby...

The ashtray says you were POLLED all night...

I wonder why we listen to POLLS when nobody gives a fuck...

His POLL in life was to be an echo.

Meanwhile, post-Daft Punk, I'll cobble together a Broadcast thread by Sunday evening (GMT+10)

OK, I will give a Tweedy/Wilco poll a go when the Broadcast one is complete, unless there's someone else who has been waiting.

Thinking three polls:
Side Projects Albums (all members?)
Wilco Albums
All Tracks (Tweedy as songwriter)

Thoughts?

Thoughts?

Mine:
Wilco Songs(as it will dominate anyways)
Other/Side Projects/Solo Songs
Albums

Though "Side Projects Albums (all members?)" is an interesting concept too.

Yeah, I just deleted a post campaigning for a non-Tweedy side project, but this isn't the place for that. Anyway, I'd have at least one thing to include, in that respect.

there's some edge cases where it's a little hard draw the line, like loose fur's "laminated cat" started out as a wilco song and is still played live regularly by wilco in its loose fur form

Might want wait on Wilco...new double album dropping at the end of May: https://wilcostore.com/products/cruel-country-digital-download

Come On Let's POLL - ILM Artist Poll #114 - BROADCAST (Polling and Lobbying Thread)

It's customary to paste a link in a more timely fashion, but it seemed vaguely impolite to interrupt active Wilco discussion :)

People who have made poll images in the past, can you recommend any free/simple apps or websites that work on PC?

GIMP.

tried that before but seems to be a bit too much of a learning curve for me (gimpin' ain't easy) - and don't know if my ancient laptop can handle it.

This is probably a horrifying suggestion to actual designers, but I always find powerpoint is very easy to use to create cover/image art. You can add pics, shapes, text, etc in all manner of colors and fonts. When done, just highlight the entire field of items, right click, and select save as picture.

That actually could be just what I need.

who's next after broadcast

i would like to try to do the 2010s poll sometime in the next few months, at last, but i'll have to coordinate that with moka if they're still onboard, and with anyone else who wants to help

Yeah I’m on board!