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With the growing popularity of our dear Old 55's Songfactors' Choice Top Ten and the promise of plenty more weekly Top 10's, I was pondering something. When I was trying to think of new nominees for week #5, I couldn't remember my nominations for week #1. Even worse I couldn't even remember the Top Ten #1! OK, so I could browse back to the first pages, but I thought what would that be like after 10 or 20 weeks or even later? Would I have to search half the thread to know whether my nomination was already in the the Top Ten a few weeks ago?

To make a long story short I thought we should have a thread, where all the results of every week are archived, so that everyone who wants to search for past Top Tens, or wants to look up the positions of their nominations outside of the Top Tencan do so easily. And last but not least, you can get a look at the musical taste of the worlds best music community, the SongFactors :rockon:

I suggested it to Old 55, and he agreed that it would be a good idea...

and voilà here's the Songfactors' Choice Top Ten Archive

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And here's the first complete list:

Top Ten #1 from the week ending March 29th 2006

1. My Sharona - The Knack (1979) 52

2. Highway Star - Deep Purple (1972) 50

3. Layla - Derek and the Dominos (1970) 47

4. Day After Day - Badfinger (1971) 46

5. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls (1998) 41

6. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt (1991) 41

7. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (1974) 40

8. Good Lovin' - The Rascals (1966) 36

9. Runaway - Del Shannon (1961) 35

10.Here Comes The Night - Them (1965) 35

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Into The Mystic - Van Morrison (1970) 33

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968) 31

And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles (1966) 30

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (1958) 28

Let It Be - The Beatles (1970) 27

Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs (1967) 26

Cowgirl In The Sand - Neil Young (1969) 26

Up On The Roof - The Drifters (1963) 23

Wicked Game - Chris Issak (1989) 22

Rock The Casbah - The Clash (1982) 22

Summertime - Janis Joplin (1966) 19

You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles (1962) 19

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 18

Levon - Elton John (1971) 18

What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers (1978) 18

Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello (1979) 18

Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) - Manfred Mann (1968) 17

Tramp - Otis and Carla (1967) 17

I'm Goin' Home - Ten Years After (1968) 16

Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss (1975) 16

Creep - Radiohead (1993) 16

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull (1971) 16

Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin (1970) 13

I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes (1966) 11

Hot Legs - Rod Stewart (1978) 11

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies (1993) 10

Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley (1955) 9

What I Got - Sublime (1996) 8

Torn And Frayed - The Rolling Stones (1972) 8

Out Of Limits - The Marketts (1964) 7

Hey 19 - Steely Dan (1980) 6

Slip Kid - The Who (1975) 6

Daydeam Believer - The Monkees (1967) 2

Bodhisattva - Steely Dan (1973) 0

Lowdown - Boz Scaggs (1976) 0

Stop - Sam Brown (1988) 0

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For the number crunchers and anyone else interested in it:

We had 46 nominations:

50's : 2 (4%)

60's : 16 (35%)

70's : 18 (39%)

80's : 4 (9%)

90's : 5 (11%)

00's : 1 (2%)

In the Top Ten we had:

60's : 3 (30%)

70's : 5 (50%)

90's : 2 (20%)

Just for the sake of completeness.

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Firstly congratulations and thanks to Farin for his great efforts in compiling such a comprehensive list. Dates of all the songs included as well ! Well done Archivist.

:coolio:

Steel has a very good point. I'm sure many others will like to commend Farin and have some comments or questions about "The Archives".

Maybe we could do that through our regular Top Ten thread and keep this one essentially just for the Archives and Farin's comments, as far as possible ?

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I agree! All comments, questions and suggestions about the Archive are welcome and appreciated, but please post them in the regular Top Ten thread rather than here, or send me a PT, for the sake of readability and clearness.

Thanks

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sorry for the delay, but it goes on :)

and now without further ado...

Top Ten #2 from the week ending 5th April 2006

1. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones (1970) 77

2. Respect - Aretha Franklin (1967) 71

3. Night Moves - Bob Seger (1976) 59

4. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin (1971) 58

5. The Weight - The Band (1968) 57

6. Aqualung - Jethro Tull (1971) 56

7. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding (1966) 55

8. Revolution - Beatles (1968) 53

9. Let's Stay Together - Al Green (1971) 49

10. Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 47

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You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (1980) 45

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (1972) 42

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers (1965) 41

Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison (1971) 39

You Send Me - Sam Cooke (1957) 35

Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (1971) 34

Jeremy - Pearl Jam (1991) 32

Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (1970) 31

Life On Mars? - David Bowie (1971) 30

Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band (1973) 29

Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan (1966) 27

Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) 26

Just What I Needed - The Cars (1978) 25

Don't Bring Me Down - ELO (1979) 21

Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider (1982) 19

Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop (1976) 19

Creep - Stone Temple Pilots (1993) 18

It's My Life - The Animals (1965) 17

Little Willy - The Sweet (1972) 17

Would I Lie To You - Eurythmics (1985) 16

Overkill - Men At Work (1983) 16

Captain Jack - Billy Joel (1973) 15

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (1979) 15

Autobahn - Kraftwerk (1974) 13

Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz (2005) 13

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (1988) 12

Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen (1988) 11

Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots (1994) 10

Gimme Danger, Little Stranger - Iggy Pop & The Stooges (1973) 10

Midlife Crisis - Faith No More (1992) 10

Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac (1992) 10

Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon (1978) 9

Sky High - Jigsaw (1975) 9

Rain Fall Down - The Rolling Stones (2005) 8

That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind and Fire (1975) 8

Thunderstruck - AC/DC (1990) 8

A Well Respected Man - The Kinks (1966) 4

Burnin' Up - Madonna (1983) 0

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Top Ten #3 from the week ending 12th April 2006

1. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (1975) 76

2. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones (1968) 70

3. To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees (1967) 63

4. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973) 62

5. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan (1983) 60

6. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells (1968) 59

7. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T.Rex (1972) 51

8. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band (1969) 50

9. Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - The Pretenders (1980) 43

10.Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly (1957) 41

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Can't You See? - The Marshall Tucker Band (1973) 40

Caravan - Van Morrison (1970) 39

Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks (1981) 34

Money for Nothing - Dire Straits (1985) 32

Groovin - The Young Rascals (1967) 27

Crossroads - Cream (1968) 27

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - R.E.M.(1994) 26

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic (1971) 26

Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful (1965) 26

Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder (1986) 26

96 Tears - ?(Question Mark) & The Mysterians (1966) 26

Stand By Me - Ben E King (1960) 24

Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny (1959) 24

Africa - Toto (1982) 21

Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield (1967) 21

The Loner - Neil Young (1969) 21

Sitting - Cat Stevens (1972) 20

Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels (1983) 20

Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas (1966) 19

Almost Cut My Hair - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970) 17

The Pretender - Jackson Browne (1976) 17

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles (1979) 16

Who Do You Love? - George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1979) 15

I Got You - Split Enz (1980) 15

You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band (1982) 15

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel (1986) 14

Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz (1982) 14

Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1973) 13

Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors (1967) 13

Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp (1983) 12

Radio Ga-Ga - Queen (1984) 12

Kiss On My List - Hall And Oates (1981) 12

Fearless - Pink Floyd (1971) 11

My Old School - Steely Dan (1973) 11

Epitaph - King Crimson (1976) 11

Knocks Me Off My Feet - Stevie Wonder (1976) 9

Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison (1988) 9

Budapest - Jethro Tull (1987) 7

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) 5

Spit On A Stranger - Nickel Creek (2002) 0

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In week #3 we had 50 nominations:

50's : 2 (4%)

60's : 13 (26%)

70's : 17 (34%)

80's : 16 (32%)

90's : 1 (2%)

00's : 1 (2%)

In the Top Ten:

50's : 1 (10%)

60's : 4 (40%)

70's : 3 (30%)

80's : 2 (20%)

So there are some 80's songs we like... :)

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Thanks for all the feedback, guys :coolio:

Top Ten #4 from the week ending 19th April 2006

1. Hush - Deep Purple - (1968) 72

2. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) 70

3. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf (1968) 60

4. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson (1958) 56

5. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys (1966) 53

6. Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker (1969) 52

7. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) 49

8. Dead Flowers - The Rolling Stones (1971) 46

9. Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie (1981) 45

10. Drift Away - Dobie Gray (1973) 44

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Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve (1997) 43

Bad Company - Bad Company (1974) 42

Dear Mr Fantasy - Traffic (1964) 40

Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles (1972) 40

Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan (1974) 40

The Pretender - Jackson Browne (1976) 36

American Girl - Tom Petty (1977) 35

Boys of Summer - Don Henley (1985) 31

Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground - Willie Nelson (2005) 30

A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (1965) 29

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (1984) 28

Love Bites - Def Leppard (1987) 27

You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles (1962) 26

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye (1971) 25

Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group (1973) 23

Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock (1967) 22

Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987) 22

Conquistador - Procol Harum (1967) 22

Night Time Is The Right Time - Ray Charles (1959) 21

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor (1970) 20

Champagne Supernova - Oasis (1995) 19

Reflections Of My Life - Marmalade (1969) 18

The Rapper - The Jaggerz (1970) 18

Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MG's (1968) 18

Save Me - Aimee Mann (1999) 15

Powderfinger - Neil Young (1978) 15

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (2003) 14

Behind The Wheel - Depeche Mode (1988) 13

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (2006) 13

In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins (1955) 11

Are You Sure? - Willie Nelson (1965) 11

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult (1985) 10

The Return Of The Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons (1973) 10

Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley (1994) 9

Bodhisattva - Steely Dan (1973) 9

I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George (1961) 9

Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello (1983) 9

Munich - The Editors (2006) 5

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And here are the numbers...

In week #4 we had 48 nominations:

50's : 3 (6%)

60's : 14 (29%)

70's : 15 (31%)

80's : 8 (17%)

90's : 4 (8%)

00's : 4 (8%)

And in the Top Ten:

50's : 1 (10%)

60's : 6 (60%)

70's : 2 (20%)

80's : 1 (10%)

I think we'll call this the "60's Top Ten" (6 of the first 7 are 60's songs) :)

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So, after I've gone over the headache, what to nominate for the current Top Ten... ;)

Here's the

Top Ten #5 for week ending 26th April 2006

1. In My Life - The Beatles (1965) 117

2. White Room - Cream (1968) 66

3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (1967) 55

4. The Letter - The Boxtops (1967) 54

5. Bell Bottom Blues - Derek And The Dominos (1970) 54

6. Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen (1978) 52

7. Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Band (1971) 52

8. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations (1973) 50

9. Drive - The Cars (1984) 47

10.Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (1977) 44

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Sister Golden Hair - America (1975) 42

American Woman - The Guess Who (1970) 42

Turn The Page - Bob Seger (1973) 41

Tell Mama - Etta James (1968) 41

Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd (1967) 40

People are Strange - The Doors (1967) 38

One Of These Nights - The Eagles (1975) 36

Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968) 34

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (1981) 34

Kodachrome - Paul Simon (1973) 31

Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana (1993) 30

Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Donovan (1967) 28

What Is Hip? - Tower of Power (1973) 27

Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots (1968) 26

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967) 26

Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (1972) 25

Purple Rain - Prince (1984) 24

Love Man - Otis Redding (1969) 23

Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode (1990) 23

Crazy Love- Van Morrison (1970) 22

That's The Way - Led Zeppelin (1970) 21

Love Hurts - Nazareth (1976) 21

Low Rider - War (1975) 21

Black Queen - Stephen Stills (1970) 19

Starman - David Bowie (1972) 18

Rapture - Blondie (1980) 18

The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (1982) 16

Peg - Steely Dan (1977) 15

How Soon is Now - The Smiths (1984) 14

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens (1961) 12

Invisible Sun - The Police (1981) 12

Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players (1975) 11

Urgent - Foreigner (1981) 10

When Love Comes To Town - U2 & BB King (1988) 10

Forever Young - Alphaville (1984) 10

Wasn´t Born To Follow - The Byrds (1968) 10

There Goes Another Love Song - Outlaws (1975) 9

Let's Go Crazy - Prince (1984) 4

Love Rears Its Ugly Head - Living Colour (1991) 4

Faries Wear Boots - Black Sabbath (1970) 3

Slippery People - Talking Heads (1983) 1

Sunshine (Go Away Today) - Jonathan Edwards(1971) 1

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Some Numbers:

In Week #5 we had 52 nominations:

60's : 14 (27%)

70's : 23 (44%)

80's : 12 (23%)

90's : 3 (6%)

In The Top Ten :

60's : 4 (40%) (the first four!)

70's : 5 (50%)

80's : 1 (10%)

Additionally, although most of you knew or at least suspected it, this list is the proof, that our favourite decade is the period from 1965-1975 : 32 nominations or 62%! and the absolute majority in the upper half... :rockon:

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Here's number six:

Top Ten #6 for Period Ending 30th April 2006

1. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones (1966) 79

2. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (1968) 79

3. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (1966) 76

4. Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith (1969) 63

5. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix (1967) 62

6. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young (1972) 61

7. 25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago (1970) 53

8. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young (1970) 50

9. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones (1971) 48

10.If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes (1972) 47

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Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (1969) 43

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen (1975) 41

The End - The Doors (1967) 38

Levon - Elton John (1971) 33

Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (1969) 33

Breakdown - Tom Petty (1977) 31

Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke (1962) 31

Heard It In A Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band (1977) 27

Domino - Van Morrison (1970) 27

Paranoid Android - Radiohead (1997) 24

Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful (1966) 24

Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones (1978) 23

Hold Your Head Up - Argent (1972) 23

I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family (1970) 23

Tequila Sunrise - Eagles (1973) 21

Spirit In The Night - Bruce Springsteen (1973) 21

Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk (1975) 20

The Day I Tried To Live - Soundgarden (1995) 18

Pale Blue Eyes - Velvet Underground (1969) 17

Fall On Me - R.E.M. (1986) 17

Given To Fly - Pearl Jam (1998) 17

Valleri - The Monkees (1968) 16

Indian Reservation - Paul Revere And The Raiders (1971) 14

Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac (1973) 14

I Am The Highway - Audioslave (2004) 13

Loan Me A Dime - Boz Scaggs (1969) 13

Bluebird - Leon Russell (1975) 12

God Bless The Child - Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969) 12

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1981) 12

Go All The Way - Raspberries (1972) 11

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen (1973) 11

Novocaine For The Soul - Eels (1997) 10

I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee (1960) 10

Woman Left Lonely - Janis Joplin (1971) 10

Sexy Boy - Air (1998) 10

Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart (1971) 9

Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf (1977) 8

Brother Louie - Stories (1973) 8

I'm Winning - Santana (1981) 8

The King Is Dead - Kent (2000) 4

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In the week #6 we had 50 nominations:

60's : 15 (30%)

70's : 25 (50%)

80's : 3 (6%)

90's : 5 (10%)

00's : 2 (4%)

In the Top Ten:

60's : 5 (50%)(places 1-5)

70's : 5 (50%)(places 6-10) (how boring ;))

Again the period 1965-1975 were the best years for good music. 36 nominations or 72%(!) and our Top Fifteen songs... :)

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Here's two thoughts on the list,

aa requested from now on, I will post the votes received for each song.

Secondly our dear Judo got his nomination mixed up, he actually meant "More Than I Can Say" - Bobby Vee. Thanks for clearing that up Judo! Maybe you'd like to consider renominating it, I'm sure here are some fans who would vote for it...

Top Ten #7 for Period Ending 5th May 2006

1. Day Tripper - The Beatles (1965) 95

2. Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1971) 79

3. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies (1974) 62

4. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (1964) 53

5. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) 48

6. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day (1997) 47

7. If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot (1970) 44

8. Hurt - Johnny Cash (2003) 44

9. Crazy On You - Heart (1976) 43

10.I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After (1971) 43

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Sugar Mountain - Neil Young (1969) 41

These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding (1962) 41

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John (1973) 40

I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo (1972) 40

Sloop John B - The Beach Boys (1966) 37

London Calling - The Clash (1979) 36

Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful (1966) 32

Tempted - Squeeze (1981) 32

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House (1987) 31

In The Garden - Susan Tedeschi (2002) 31

Sara Smile - Hall and Oates (1975) 30

Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) 30

Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley (1970) 29

Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night (1971) 29

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel (1977) 29

My Back Pages - The Byrds (1967) 28

Loser - Beck (1994) 26

Draggin' The Line - Tommy James (1971) 25

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce (1973) 24

The Stranger - Billy Joel (1977) 24

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac (1977) 23

Funk #49 - The James Gang (1969) 22

Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon (1978) 22

Fell On Black Days - Soundgarden (1994) 22

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (1991) 19

Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone (1968)19

Heat Wave - Linda Ronstadt (1975) 19

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads (1977) 18

Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton (1961) 18

Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh (1973) 17

Just - Radiohead (1995) 17

Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (1972) 16

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan (1966) 16

Rag Mama Rag - The Band (1969) 16

Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix (1970) 15

Rhinoceros - Smashing Pumpkins (1991) 14

Dance With Me - Orleans (1975) 14

More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee (1961) 9

No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age (2003) 9

No Ordinary Love - Sade (1999) 8

Room At The Top Of The Stairs - Eddie Rabbit (1978) 8

Jackie Brown - John Mellencamp (1986) 6

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Statistics:

In the list #7 we had 52 nominations:

50's : 1 (2%)

60's : 15 (29%)

70's : 23 (44%)

80's : 3 (6%)

90's : 7 (13%)

00's : 3 (6%)

And in the Top Ten:

60's : 3 (30%)

70's : 5 (50%)

90's : 1 (10%)

00's : 1 (10%)

That's the first time a 00's song made it in the Top Ten: Johnny Cash's Hurt!

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Here's the latest Top Eleven ;)

Top Ten #8 for period ending 10 May 2006.

1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers (1964) 85

2. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum (1967) 72

3. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (1979) 71

4. Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company (1968) 66

5. Crying - Roy Orbison (1961) 66

6. Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations (1966) 65

7. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett (1965) 52

8. In My Room - The Beach Boys (1963) 50

9. Mississippi Queen - Mountain (1970) 45

=10.Radar Love - Golden Earring (1974) 43

=10.You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) 43

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Behind Blue Eyes - The Who (1971) 41

Happy Together - The Turtles (1967) 40

She Talks To Angels - Black Crowes (1990) 39

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (1967) 36

Atlantis - Donovan (1968) 33

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 (1987) 32

Reflections of My Life - Marmalade (1969) 32

The Cover Of Rolling Stone - Dr Hook and The Medicine Show (1972) 29

I Wish - Stevie Wonder (1977) 29

Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed (1972) 27

Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks (1972) 27

Exit Music (For A Film) - Radiohead (1997) 26

The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley (1985) 25

The Rite Of Spring - Igor Stravinsky (1913) 25

The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin (1973) 24

A Song for You - Donny Hathaway (1971) 24

The Ballad Of Curtis Loew - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974) 24

Blue On Black - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (1997) 23

No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits (1967) 23

He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones (1980) 23

Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung (2003) 22

Third Rate Romance - The Amazing Rythm Aces (1975) 21

Oye Como Va - Santana (1970) 21

I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King (1971) 21

The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy (1976) 19

Wasted Time - The Eagles (1976) 19

California Girls - The Beach Boys (1965) 18

Pump it Up - Elvis Costello (1978) 18

Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and Messina (1972) 17

Fallin' - Alicia Keys (2001) 16

Coconut - Nilsson (1971) 15

Photographs And Memories - Jim Croce (1972) 15

She's So Cold - The Rolling Stones (1980)15

Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music (1975) 13

No Sugar Tonight/ New Mother Nature - Guess Who (1970) 13

Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts (1973) 13

Karma Police - Radiohead (1997) 12

My Kinda Lover - Billy Squier (1981) 12

City, Country, City - War (1972) 10

If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body - Bellamy Brothers (1979) 10

Sentimental Lady - Fleetwood Mac (1972) 10

Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull (1974) 8

Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway (1930) 7

Rock On - David Essex (1974) 6

Another Park, Another Sunday - The Doobie Brothers (1974) 4

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And now the numbers:

In period #8 we had 56 nominations:

pre 50's: 2 (4%)

60's : 13 (23%)

70's : 30 (54%)

80's : 5 (9%)

90's : 4 (7%)

00's : 2 (4%)

And in the Top Ten (or Top Eleven, since we had two #10):

60's : 7 (64%)

70's : 4 (36%)

Although we had way more 70's, almost all of the 60's were placed very highly, more than half of all 60's nominations made it in the Top Ten... :)

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Now, I'd like to introduce a new feature to the Top Ten Archive.

Our dear Judo suggested a graphic to illustrate the decades which are in the Top Ten.

Thanks, Judo :thumbsup:

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Per Farin's request :)
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This is a great thread Farin. Well done. :)

JUDO wants to remain in the background, but I want to tell everybody that this was his brainchild and he designed and produced it. Farin and I had minimal input.

Thank you Judo. An excellent supplement to the Archives !!!

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