The History Of Jop Part 6 aka Animals strike curious poses

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Beware the savage jaw of 1984! The Pazz and Jop poll takes some curious turns this year with plenty to analyse in the comments boxes. For once no holdovers from last time or entries from the EP list, though I was sorely tempted to put Into Battle With The Art Of Noise in.


[Poll #823959]


The Joptimist Metapoll Remix (1983 Dub) is as follows:

1. Billie Jean (35 votes)
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (34)
3. Little Red Corvette (30)
4. Beat It (28)
5. White Lines (Dont Dont Do It) (26)
6. It's Like That/Sucker MCs (21)
7. Burning Down The House (18)
8. Every Breath You Take (17)
9=. Lets Dance (16)
9=. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (16)
9=. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (16)

Much wider spread of voting last time btw.

Comments

Creatures of the Night

[koganbot]

Billboard Top 26 Pop Singles of 1984 - * Song went #1

*1.. WHEN DOVES CRY, Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, July)
*2.. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, Tina Turner (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
*3.. SAY, SAY, SAY, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (#1, Dec 1983)
*4.. FOOTLOOSE, Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#1, March)
*5.. AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take a Look at Me Now), Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, April)
*6.. JUMP, Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
*7.. HELLO, Lionel Richie (#1, May)
*8.. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART, Yes (Atco) (#1, Jan)
*9.. GHOSTBUSTERS, Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#1, Aug)
*10.. KARMA CHAMELEON, Culture Club (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
*11.. MISSING YOU, John Waite (EMI-America) (#1, Sept)
*12.. ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night), Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov 1983)
*13.. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY, Denise Williams (Columbia) (#1, May)
14.. DANCING IN THE DARK, Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#2, June)
15.. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN,.. Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#2, March)
*16.. THE REFLEX, Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, June)
*17.. TIME AFTER TIME, Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, June)
18.. JUMP (For My Love), The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#3, July)
19.. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP, The Romantics (Nemporer) (#3, Jan)
20.. SELF CONTROL, Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#4, June)
*21.. LET'S GO CRAZY, Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)
22.. SAY IT ISN'T SO, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#2, Dec 1983)
23.. HOLD ME NOW, The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#3, May)
24.. JOANNA, Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Feb)
*25.. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Oct)
26.. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME, Rockwell.. (Motown) (#2, March)

("All Night Long" and "Karma Chameleon" made the '83 P&J)

I'd forgotten "Self-Control" was 1984. Great song.