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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby akiva » Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:03 pm

Aretha, Respect
Bob Dylan, Like a Rolling Stone
The Who, My Generation
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Kyle » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:11 pm

Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars and Mark (Marc?) Ronson
We Are The World by a bunch of folks (from the US?)
Paper Planes by MIA
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zombie » Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:33 pm

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Hey Ya - Outkast
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zombie » Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:52 pm

Rehab - Amy Winehouse
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zen » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:06 am

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer
Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Kyle » Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:16 am

Great game, poorpete! Thanks!
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zombie » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:33 am

Thanks for putting this together Pete.

Out of curiosity, what was this one? It was driving me crazy since it's pretty recent.

20. 8 points 2012 - Ca by Ca
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Kyle » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:57 am

I just fucking thought of it. Is it Call me Maybe by Carly Ray Jepson (I'm sure I'm butchering her name).
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby poorpete » Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:03 pm

Ah yes, bingo! a 15M seller and a Pazz and Jop winner. Actually, the only Pazz & Jop winner to sell 15 million copies!
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zombie » Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:14 pm

Wow, I just looked it up. That song sold a ton. Had no idea.
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zen » Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:24 am

I don't suppose you could post your whole list, just for curiosity's sake?
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby poorpete » Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:19 am

Sure, though I'm still working on it. I added a new poll. The NPR100, 100 greatest american musical works of the 20th century (80 of which are songs) (https://www.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/list100.html)

Giving two points to those songs, this moves Mack the Knife and Smells Like Teen Spirit up to 10 points, Rock Around the Clock, Respect, and Let's Stay Together to 9 points.

Now there's 1014 songs overall. I really want another good, authoritative list, especially ones that give good focus to the pre-Rock era.

Here's the list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... ingle=true
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby poorpete » Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:07 pm

Added the RIAA Songs of the Century, and gave them each 2 points (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_the_Century)

New to the 8+ list:
(Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Reading (new with 9 points)
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (new with 9 points)

Changes to the 8+ list:
Respect (now up to 11 pts and new top 1960s track)
Rock Around the Clock (now up to 11 pts)
Mack the Knife (now up to 12 points, in a five way tie for first place)

Oh wait, this list has 365 songs...... I have to readjust everything
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby Zen » Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:45 am

So... Ed Sheeran and Bing Crosby are tied for the most 15M sellers? Interesting!
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Re: Biggest Songs Game

Postby poorpete » Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:37 am

Yeah, tho it's going to get weirder as the album vs. single lines blur, and the fact that selling 15M units is just theoretical now with streaming.

When adding the NPR 100 list and the RIAA/NEA 365 list here's all the songs that are 12+ points.

I Will Always Love You
Mack the Knife
Hotel California
Smells Like Teen Spirit
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Respect
Bridge over Troubled Water
Every Breath You Take
When Doves Cry
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I liked the original list better, but If I adjust to downplay the Rolling Stone rock-centric list, than "I Will Always Love You" will be far ahead of all these. If I discount popularity, then just gonna pretty much be rock songs.

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