The History Of Jop Part 7 aka We're Rockers And Rappers United And Strong

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The Pazz and Jop polls take us to the fairly unheralded year of 1985, and the selection is.....well, judge for yourself and discuss below. You get NINE votes, cast them wisely.

Notes: The John Fogerty song that got in last time rose to #3(!!) this time. It was excluded.


[Poll #826538]


The Joptimists 1984 Vote Verdict:

1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (38 votes)
2. When Doves Cry (37 votes)
3. Jump (31)
4=. I Feel For You (28)
4=. Time After Time (28)
6. Let's Go Crazy (23)
7. What's Love Got To Do With It (21)
8. Dancing In The Dark (20)
9=. Free Nelson Mandela (19)
9=. Let's Hear It For The Boy (19)

Comments

[koganbot]

Billboard Top 100 Pop Singles of 1985 - * Song went #1

*1... CARELESS WHISPER, Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
*2... LIKE A VIRGIN, Madonna (Sire) (#1, Dec 1984)
*3... WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO, Wham! (Columbia) (#1, Nov 1984)
*4... I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, Foreigner (Atlantic) (#1, Feb)
5... I FEEL FOR YOU, Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers) (#3, Nov 1984)
*6... OUT OF TOUCH, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec 1984)
*7... EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#1, June)
*8... MONEY FOR NOTHING, Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)
*9... CRAZY FOR YOU, Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)
*10.. TAKE ON ME, A-Ha (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
*11.. EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY, Paul Young (Columbia) (#1, July)
12.. EASY LOVER, Philip Bailey with Phil Collins (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
*13.. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#1, March)
*14.. WE BUILT THIS CITY, Starship (Grunt) (#1, Nov)
*15.. THE POWER OF LOVE, Huey Lewis and the News (Chysalis) (#1, Aug)
*16.. DON'T YOU (Forget About Me), Simple Minds (A&M) (#1, May)
17.. CHERISH, Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Sept)
*18.. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion), John Parr (Atlantic) (#1, Sept)
19.. THE HEAT IS ON, Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, March)
*20.. WE ARE THE WORLD, USA For Africa (Columbia) (#1, April)
*21.. SHOUT, Tears For Fears (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
*22.. PART-TIME LOVER, Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Nov)
*23.. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU, Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Oct)
*24.. HEAVEN, Bryan Adams (A&M) (#1, June)
*25.. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS, Wham! (Columbia) (#1, May)
26.. COOL IT NOW, New Edition (MCA) (#4, Jan)

WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa

[koganbot]

Oops, forgot to bold USA For Africa.