[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Maxxie-D

1. The Specials - Ghost Town
2. Madonna - Like a Prayer
= 3. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
= 3. Blondie - Atomic
= 5. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
= 5. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
7. Nena - 99 Red Balloons
8. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
9. Madonna - Into the Groove
10. David Bowie - Let's Dance

That's a better list imo

I'd rank those :

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
David Bowie - Let's Dance
The Specials - Ghost Town
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Blondie - Atomic
Madonna - Into the Groove
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
Nena - 99 Red Balloons

[DouglasS]

1) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
2) Tiffany - I Think Were Alone Now
3) Madonna - Like A Prayer
4) Blondie - Call Me
5) Whitney - I wanna Dance
6) Tainted Love
7) Chain Reaction
8) Heaven Is A Place on Earth
9) Soul II Soul - Back To Life
10) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

[TeenAngel15]

1. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
2. Madonna - Like A Prayer
3. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
4. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
5. Blondie - Call Me
6. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
7. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
8. Tiffany - I Think We’re Alone Now
9. Soul II Soul - Back To Life
10. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

[Mokka]

1) Soul II Soul - Back to Life
2) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance...
3) Madonna - Like a Prayer
4) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
5) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
6) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
7) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
8) Blondie - Call Me
9) Soft Cell - Tainted Love
10) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction

[Nancy.]

1) Madonna - Like a Prayer
2) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
3) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance...
4) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
5) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
6) Blondie - Call Me
7) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
8) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
9) Soul II Soul - Back to Life
10) Soft Cell - Tainted Love

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[James]

Originally Posted by Maxxie-D

1. The Specials - Ghost Town
2. Madonna - Like a Prayer
= 3. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
= 3. Blondie - Atomic
= 5. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
= 5. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
7. Nena - 99 Red Balloons
8. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
9. Madonna - Into the Groove
10. David Bowie - Let's Dance

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's a better list imo

I'd rank those :

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
David Bowie - Let's Dance
The Specials - Ghost Town
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Blondie - Atomic
Madonna - Into the Groove
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
Nena - 99 Red Balloons

Yeah, I agree it is better.

[Shaun]

I'm still flabbergasted by how badly Ghost Town did in its first group. It's... one of Britain's most defining anthems, and sounds like nothing else.

[Dogeatdog]

1. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
2. Soul II Soul - Back to Life
3. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
4. Blondie - Call Me
5. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
6. Tiffany - I Think We’re Alone Now
7. Madonna - Like A Prayer
8. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
9. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
10. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

[Shaun]

23 votes so far, I'll keep this open until around 7 or 8pm tonight

[Chantel]

1. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
2. Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody
3. Soul II Soul - Back to life
4. Madonna - Like a prayer
5. Blondie - Call me
6. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
7. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
8. Tiffany - I think we’re alone now
9.Diana Ross - Chain reaction
10. Bonnie Tyler - Total eclipse of the heart

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Maxxie-D

1. The Specials - Ghost Town
2. Madonna - Like a Prayer
= 3. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
= 3. Blondie - Atomic
= 5. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
= 5. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
7. Nena - 99 Red Balloons
8. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
9. Madonna - Into the Groove
10. David Bowie - Let's Dance

I'd prefer that top 10
hey ho

1) Blondie
2) Michael Jackson
3) Madonna
4) Soft Cell
5) Soul II Soul
6) Tiffany
7) Belinda Carlisle
8) Awful Whitney
9) DreadfulBonnie
10) Diabolical Diana Ross

[Aaliyah]

1. Madonna - Like A Prayer
2. Whitney Houston - IWDWS
3. Blondie - Call Me
4. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
5. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
6. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipise of the Heart
7. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
8 Soft Cell - Tainted Love
9. Soul II Soul - Back to Life
10. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

[Shaun]

Right then, the results are in. There are thankfully no ties, and 3 different songs lead the voting at some point.

[Niamh.]

Come on Like a Prayer

[Tony Montana]

Looks like MJ’s got this.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Tony Montana

Looks like MJ’s got this.

I'd be happy with a Billie Jean win also

[Shaun]

In 10th place...

Spoiler:

"Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross - 90pts

In 9th place...

Spoiler:

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler - 102pts

In 8th place...

Spoiler:

"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" by Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler - 123pts

In 7th place...

Spoiler:

"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany - 126pts

In 6th place...

Spoiler:

"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell - 136pts

In 5th place...

Spoiler:

"Call Me" by Blondie - 155pts

In 4th place...

Spoiler:

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston - 162pts

In 3rd place...

Spoiler:

"Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle - 172pts

even at the end of page one, this was winning, and I thought we were in for a shock upset (even if I put the top 2 songs above this, oops)

In 2nd place...

Spoiler:

"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson - 174pts

And the winner is...

Spoiler:

"Like a Prayer" by Madonna - 190pts!

Thank you all for voting - the points tallies here were actually larger than the 90s edition, so I guess we're all more nostalgic than we thought. Will there be a 70s edition, you ask? Maybe. But not for a while.

[Niamh.]

Oh yay, my top3 are exactly the same in this decade too

Thanks Shaun, these games have been fun

[Tony Montana]

Amazing top 4. Happy with Madonna winning!

Great job again Shaun, I actually think I enjoyed this more than the 90's even though I'm a bigger fan of the latter.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Will there be a 70s edition, you ask? Maybe

I've just seen the first #1 of that decade was Rolf Harris' "Two Little Boys", so maybe it's best left alone

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I've just seen the first #1 of that decade was Rolf Harris' "Two Little Boys", so maybe it's best left alone

[Shaun]

In fact the whole start to the decade is GRIM, dominated by Slade, various Osmonds and novelty singles. And then ABBA come along, bring Donna Summer and disco with them, and it might actually stand a chance at being successful.

1979 alone has some diamonds that all scream potential finalist... "I Will Survive", "YMCA", "Heart of Glass", "Tragedy", "Sunday Girl", "Video Killed the Radio Star", "Cars", "Ring My Bell", "Message in a Bottle".

[parmnion]

I was at Kenrick lowes house this morning..lovely man.

[Mokka]

Madonna can win... she is the 80s!!!

[Maxxie.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I've just seen the first #1 of that decade was Rolf Harris' "Two Little Boys", so maybe it's best left alone

that's a 60s no.1 anyway so it doesn't really count.

Quite a few Gary glitter no.1s in the 70s though mind