The History Of Jop Part 2 aka Clap your hands everybody if you got what it takes

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The second instalment of this poll series takes us to the Pazz and Jop poll of 1980 - if you don't know what Pazz and Jop is, refer to the previous episode (or ignore it and do the poll anyway). You get to pick NINE of these.


[Poll #810979]


And now here's the results of the 1979 poll: the Joptimists Top Ten

1. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (44 votes)
2. Rapper's Delight (40)
3. We Are Family/Greatest Dancer (37)
4. Good Times (34)
5. Pop Musik (31)
6. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick/Reasons To Be Cheerful (30)
7. My Sharona (28)
8. Dreaming (26)
9. Hot Stuff (25)
10=. Gangsters (21)
10=. Life During Wartime (21)
10=. Damaged Goods/It's Her Factory (21)

Comments

Whither Talking Heads?

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

In lieu of posting a longer list things I was into in 1980 here, I'll just point out that Remain In Light was a key record of the last three months of that year (for me). So the absence of TH feels odd, esp. given "Life During Wartime" made the '79 P&J list.

Perhaps "Once in a Lifetime" makes the '81 list...?

Re: Whither Talking Heads?

[koganbot]

Remain In Light was third on the albums list. Some critics have the stupid policy of not voting for a single when they've voted for its album. (That's my only explanation, anyway.)

Many of your questions will be answered here:

http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/index.php