The History Of Jop Part 4 aka God is smiling on you but he's frowning too

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's 1982!! NEW POP!! (and some other stuff)

Procedural note: Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" actually got #5 in this, but it was in the poll last time so I didn't put it in again.

PLEASE ONLY PICK NINE!


[Poll #815795]


The Joptimists Top Ten for 1981:

1. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (43 votes)
2. Ghost Town (etc.) (40 votes)
3=. Bette Davis Eyes (26)
3=. Pull Up To The Bumper (26)
5=. The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel (25)
5=. Our Lips Are Sealed
7. O Superman
8. Genius Of Love
9. Super Freak
10. Ceremony

Comments

Quarterflash Rules!

[koganbot]

Billboard Top 100 Pop Singles of 1982 - * Song went #1

*1..PHYSICAL, Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#1, Nov 1981)
*2..EYE OF THE TIGER, Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#1, July)
*3..I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk) (#1, March)
*4..EBONY AND IVORY, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia) (#1, May)
*5..CENTERFOLD, The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#1, Feb)
*6..DON'T YOU WANT ME, The Human League (A&M/Virgin) (#1, July)
*7..JACK AND DIANE, John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#1, Oct)
8..HURTS SO GOOD, John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#2, Aug)
*9..ABRACADABRA, The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
*10..HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY, Chicago (Full Moon) (#1, Sept)
11 TAINTED LOVE/, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO, Soft Cell (Sire) (#8, July)
*12..CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES, Vangelis (Polydor) (#1, May)
13..HARDEN MY HEART, Quarterflash (Geffen) (#3, Feb)
14..ROSANNA, Toto (Columbia) (#2, July)
*15..I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do), Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Jan)
16..867-5309/JENNY, Tommy Tutone (Columbia) (#4, May)
17..KEY LARGO, Bertie Higgins (Kat Family) (#8, April)
18..YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU, Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#5, Sept)
19..WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU, Foreigner (Atlantic) (#2, Nov 1981)
20..DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS, Rick Springfield (RCA) (#2, May)
21..THE SWEETEST THING (I've Ever Known), Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, Feb)
22..ALWAYS ON MY MIND, Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, June)
23..SHAKE IT UP, The Cars (Elektra) (#4, Feb)
24..LET IT WHIP, The Dazz Band (Motown) (#5, July)
25..WE GOT THE BEAT, The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#2, April)
26..THE OTHER WOMAN, Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#4, June)

Re: Quarterflash Rules!

[epicharmus.livejournal.com]

Um, wow. It never actually occurred to me that "Tainted Love" was an actual HIT hit in the U.S.A. I just sorta assumed it was one of THOSE songs that gets lots and lots of airplay in urban centers like New York but never actually charts on Billboard.

I might've actually been tempted to vote for #15. Oh, and ha ha ha ha "Abracadabra" was another great rock-dinosaur-goes-new-wave (though not New Pop) move.