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NWO Ultimate Song Poll Results - 2006

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NWO Ultimate Song Poll Results - 2006

Postby Frau_Blucher » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:06 pm

Well gang, here's the first taste of the results from the Ultimate Song Poll thread:

http://nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15492

First some preliminaries:

- A whopping 66 of you participated in the thread. Amazing! Truly kudos to all. [8D]
- I took submissions from the old poll where people didn't resubmit to the new one, you know, stiffs like MikeP. [}:)]
- I tried to include all submissions despite many not meeting the format requests and resultantly being a giant pain in the ass.
- The only submissions that were deleted were ones that were not ranked, figuring that applying points to unranked lists unfairly skews the poll. Sorry.
- There were 3297 rows of songs imputed (some people missed a song or two), comprising 1755 distinct songs. Sheesh!
- Of these, only 296 songs were selected 3 or more times.
- An additional 249 songs were selected twice, leaving 1210 songs selected only once. Holy crap!
- If there are errors, please let me know. They most likely would be repeated songs arising from spelling errors (pivot tables don't pick these up and my poor eyes can take only so much proof reading).

The basic rankings will come first to be followed by correlation matrices later once I get a chance to digest.
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:20 pm

THE NWO TOP 100:

These were scored as follows, however controversial the system may be:

- 7 pts to each top song
- 6 pts to songs 2-5
- 5 pts to songs 6-10
- 4 pts to songs 11-20
- 3 pts to songs 21-30
- 2 pts to songs 31-40
- 1 pt to songs 41-50

An additional factor of 0.1 pt was multiplied in (the Factor) for each time a song was voted upon, the rationale being that songs voted upon many times (the Count) would take tiebreakers from songs voted few times but in high positions. We don't negate favored songs (thus the larger point spread at the top) but we don't overly favor individual choices either. The decimals also avoid an over-large number of ties. Regardless, both the raw and factored totals are found below:

Rank (Raw) Band - Song - Total - Count - Factor - Grand Total
001 (001) Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart - 140 - 30 - 4.0 - 560.0
002 (002) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon - 80 - 20 - 3.0 - 240.0
003 (003) New Order - Blue Monday - 79 - 18 - 2.8 - 221.2
004 (004) B-Movie - Nowhere Girl - 71 - 21 - 3.1 - 220.1
005 (006) Talk Talk - It's My Life - 68 - 21 - 3.1 - 210.8
006 (005) Smiths - How Soon Is Now? - 71 - 16 - 2.6 - 184.6
007 (009) The The - Uncertain Smile - 57 - 17 - 2.7 - 153.9
008 (008) Heaven 17 - Let Me Go - 58 - 16 - 2.6 - 150.8
009 (007) Freur - Doot Doot - 64 - 13 - 2.3 - 147.2
010 (010) Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way - 51 - 14 - 2.4 - 122.4
011 (011) Split Enz - I Got You - 48 - 12 - 2.2 - 105.6
012 (012) Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 46 - 11 - 2.1 - 96.6
013 (014) English Beat - Save It For Later - 42 - 12 - 2.2 - 92.4
014 (013) Roxy Music - More Than This - 43 - 10 - 2.0 - 86.0
015 (015) Visage - Fade To Grey - 39 - 12 - 2.2 - 85.8
016 (016) Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) - 39 - 10 - 2.0 - 78.0
017 (017) Spoons - Nova Heart - 37 - 10 - 2.0 - 74.0
018 (020) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter - 35 - 11 - 2.1 - 73.5
019 (018) Cure - In Between Days - 36 - 9 - 1.9 - 68.4
020 (019) Payolas - Eyes Of A Stranger - 36 - 9 - 1.9 - 68.4
021 (021) OMD - Souvenir - 34 - 10 - 2.0 - 68.0
022 (022) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dazzle - 34 - 9 - 1.9 - 64.6
023 (027) Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - 32 - 10 - 2.0 - 64.0
024 (026) Thomas Dolby - One Of Our Submarines - 33 - 9 - 1.9 - 62.7
025 (023) New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle - 34 - 8 - 1.8 - 61.2
026 (024) New Order - Temptation - 34 - 8 - 1.8 - 61.2
027 (028) Gary Numan - Cars - 32 - 9 - 1.9 - 60.8
028 (029) Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter - 32 - 9 - 1.9 - 60.8
029 (030) Church - Under The Milky Way - 30 - 10 - 2.0 - 60.0
030 (025) Japan - Quiet Life - 34 - 7 - 1.7 - 57.8
031 (033) A-Ha - Take On Me - 29 - 9 - 1.9 - 55.1
032 (034) Ultravox - Vienna - 29 - 9 - 1.9 - 55.1
033 (045) Peter Godwin - Images Of Heaven - 26 - 11 - 2.1 - 54.6
034 (031) Jam - Town Called Malice - 30 - 8 - 1.8 - 54.0
035 (039) Damned - Alone Again Or - 28 - 9 - 1.9 - 53.2
036 (040) Modern English - I Melt With You - 28 - 9 - 1.9 - 53.2
037 (035) OMD - Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) - 29 - 8 - 1.8 - 52.2
038 (042) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust - 27 - 9 - 1.9 - 51.3
039 (032) ABC - The Look Of Love - 30 - 7 - 1.7 - 51.0
040 (041) Human League - Seconds - 28 - 8 - 1.8 - 50.4
041 (046) INXS - Don't Change - 26 - 9 - 1.9 - 49.4
042 (036) A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing - 29 - 7 - 1.7 - 49.3
043 (037) Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-82-84) - 29 - 7 - 1.7 - 49.3
044 (038) Wire Train - Chamber Of Hellos - 29 - 7 - 1.7 - 49.3
045 (043) Church - The Unguarded Moment - 27 - 7 - 1.7 - 45.9
046 (048) Bongos - Numbers With Wings - 25 - 8 - 1.8 - 45.0
047 (049) OMD - Electricity - 25 - 8 - 1.8 - 45.0
048 (047) Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love - 26 - 7 - 1.7 - 44.2
049 (044) Simple Minds - Love Song - 27 - 6 - 1.6 - 43.2
050 (053) Comsat Angels - Will You Stay Tonight? - 24 - 8 - 1.8 - 43.2
051 (050) A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song - 25 - 7 - 1.7 - 42.5
052 (051) Fixx - Stand Or Fall - 25 - 7 - 1.7 - 42.5
053 (063) Duran Duran - Planet Earth - 22 - 9 - 1.9 - 41.8
054 (057) Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric? - 23 - 8 - 1.8 - 41.4
055 (052) New Order - Ceremony - 25 - 6 - 1.6 - 40.0
056 (058) Big Country - In A Big Country - 23 - 7 - 1.7 - 39.1
057 (059) Specials - Ghost Town - 23 - 7 - 1.7 - 39.1
058 (054) Cure - Just Like Heaven - 24 - 6 - 1.6 - 38.4
059 (055) Tears For Fears - Mad World - 24 - 6 - 1.6 - 38.4
060 (069) Human League - Don't You Want Me - 21 - 8 - 1.8 - 37.8
061 (064) Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not - 22 - 7 - 1.7 - 37.4
062 (060) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - 23 - 6 - 1.6 - 36.8
063 (061) Records - Starry Eyes - 23 - 6 - 1.6 - 36.8
064 (056) Chameleons - Tears - 24 - 5 - 1.5 - 36.0
065 (070) Industry - State Of The Nation - 21 - 7 - 1.7 - 35.7
066 (065) A Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication - 22 - 6 - 1.6 - 35.2
067 (066) Cure - Boys Don't Cry - 22 - 6 - 1.6 - 35.2
068 (067) Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach - 22 - 6 - 1.6 - 35.2
069 (068) Secession - Touch - 22 - 6 - 1.6 - 35.2
070 (062) Joy Division - Transmission - 23 - 5 - 1.5 - 34.5
071 (075) Armoury Show - Castles In Spain - 20 - 7 - 1.7 - 34.0
072 (071) A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran - 21 - 6 - 1.6 - 33.6
073 (085) Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind - 18 - 8 - 1.8 - 32.4
074 (077) Vitamin Z - Burning Flame - 19 - 7 - 1.7 - 32.3
075 (072) Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods - 21 - 5 - 1.5 - 31.5
076 (073) Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins - 21 - 5 - 1.5 - 31.5
077 (086) When In Rome - The Promise - 18 - 7 - 1.7 - 30.6
078 (078) Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
079 (079) Cure - Close To Me - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
080 (080) Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
081 (081) Killing Joke - Love Like Blood - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
082 (082) PIL - Public Image - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
083 (083) Plimsouls - Million Miles Away - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
084 (084) Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink - 19 - 6 - 1.6 - 30.4
085 (076) Chameleons - Swamp Thing - 20 - 5 - 1.5 - 30.0
086 (074) Yaz - Situation - 21 - 4 - 1.4 - 29.4
087 (087) Aztec Camera - Oblivious - 18 - 6 - 1.6 - 28.8
088 (088) Cure - A Forest - 18 - 6 - 1.6 - 28.8
089 (089) Cure - Let's Go To Bed - 18 - 6 - 1.6 - 28.8
090 (090) Jam - That's Entertainment - 18 - 6 - 1.6 - 28.8
091 (091) Ministry - Revenge - 18 - 6 - 1.6 - 28.8
092 (099) China Crisis - King In A Catholic Style - 17 - 6 - 1.6 - 27.2
093 (100) U2 - I Will Follow - 17 - 6 - 1.6 - 27.2
094 (092) Clash - London Calling - 18 - 5 - 1.5 - 27.0
095 (093) Cure - A Night Like This - 18 - 5 - 1.5 - 27.0
096 (094) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes - 18 - 5 - 1.5 - 27.0
097 (095) Howard Devoto - Rainy Season - 18 - 5 - 1.5 - 27.0
098 (096) Joy Division - Atmosphere - 18 - 5 - 1.5 - 27.0
099 (097) Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon - 18 - 5 - 1.5 - 27.0
100 (110) Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind - 16 - 6 - 1.6 - 25.6
101 (111) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls - 16 - 6 - 1.6 - 25.6
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Postby zill » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:29 pm

Blir you are amazingly cool[8D]

I can't wait for more, more, more statistics[:p]

Will you also be analyzing changes in the top results from the last poll?

Will Freur fans be satisfied with their ranking? Dootely doot doot do!
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Postby kimiiii » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:30 pm

Love Will Tear Us Apart - is a full 320 points above the #2 song? HUH???!!!

I have never understood the appeal of that song. Especially NOT in those proportions. Amazing.

It has been suggested by a wise NW music connoiseur that 10 points be DEDUCTED for each time LWTUA is NOT on someone's list... I agree.

But, you guys see/connect with something in it, and such is life. I just don't get it.
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:30 pm

For clarity, here are the 144 most voted-for songs down to 5 votes, essentially what one might consider the "collective consciousness" set for the NWO:

Rank (Raw) Band - Song - Count
001 (001) Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart - 30
004 (004) B-Movie - Nowhere Girl - 21
005 (006) Talk Talk - It's My Life - 21
002 (002) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon - 20
003 (003) New Order - Blue Monday - 18
007 (009) The The - Uncertain Smile - 17
006 (005) Smiths - How Soon Is Now? - 16
008 (008) Heaven 17 - Let Me Go - 16
010 (010) Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way - 14
009 (007) Freur - Doot Doot - 13
011 (011) Split Enz - I Got You - 12
013 (014) English Beat - Save It For Later - 12
015 (015) Visage - Fade To Grey - 12
012 (012) Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 11
018 (020) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter - 11
033 (045) Peter Godwin - Images Of Heaven - 11
014 (013) Roxy Music - More Than This - 10
016 (016) Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) - 10
017 (017) Spoons - Nova Heart - 10
021 (021) OMD - Souvenir - 10
023 (027) Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - 10
029 (030) Church - Under The Milky Way - 10
019 (018) Cure - In Between Days - 9
020 (019) Payolas - Eyes Of A Stranger - 9
022 (022) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dazzle - 9
024 (026) Thomas Dolby - One Of Our Submarines - 9
027 (028) Gary Numan - Cars - 9
028 (029) Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter - 9
031 (033) A-Ha - Take On Me - 9
032 (034) Ultravox - Vienna - 9
035 (039) Damned - Alone Again Or - 9
036 (040) Modern English - I Melt With You - 9
038 (042) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust - 9
041 (046) INXS - Don't Change - 9
053 (063) Duran Duran - Planet Earth - 9
025 (023) New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle - 8
026 (024) New Order - Temptation - 8
034 (031) Jam - Town Called Malice - 8
037 (035) OMD - Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) - 8
040 (041) Human League - Seconds - 8
046 (048) Bongos - Numbers With Wings - 8
047 (049) OMD - Electricity - 8
050 (053) Comsat Angels - Will You Stay Tonight? - 8
054 (057) Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric? - 8
060 (069) Human League - Don't You Want Me - 8
073 (085) Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind - 8
030 (025) Japan - Quiet Life - 7
039 (032) ABC - The Look Of Love - 7
042 (036) A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing - 7
043 (037) Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-82-84) - 7
044 (038) Wire Train - Chamber Of Hellos - 7
045 (043) Church - The Unguarded Moment - 7
048 (047) Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love - 7
051 (050) A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song - 7
052 (051) Fixx - Stand Or Fall - 7
056 (058) Big Country - In A Big Country - 7
057 (059) Specials - Ghost Town - 7
061 (064) Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not - 7
065 (070) Industry - State Of The Nation - 7
071 (075) Armoury Show - Castles In Spain - 7
074 (077) Vitamin Z - Burning Flame - 7
077 (086) When In Rome - The Promise - 7
109 (121) Killing Joke - Eighties - 7
119 (127) Propaganda - Duel - 7
126 (145) Cult - She Sells Sanctuary - 7
127 (146) Pete Shelley - Homosapien - 7
049 (044) Simple Minds - Love Song - 6
055 (052) New Order - Ceremony - 6
058 (054) Cure - Just Like Heaven - 6
059 (055) Tears For Fears - Mad World - 6
062 (060) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - 6
063 (061) Records - Starry Eyes - 6
066 (065) A Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication - 6
067 (066) Cure - Boys Don't Cry - 6
068 (067) Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach - 6
069 (068) Secession - Touch - 6
072 (071) A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran - 6
078 (078) Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star - 6
079 (079) Cure - Close To Me - 6
080 (080) Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough - 6
081 (081) Killing Joke - Love Like Blood - 6
082 (082) PIL - Public Image - 6
083 (083) Plimsouls - Million Miles Away - 6
084 (084) Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink - 6
087 (087) Aztec Camera - Oblivious - 6
088 (088) Cure - A Forest - 6
089 (089) Cure - Let's Go To Bed - 6
090 (090) Jam - That's Entertainment - 6
091 (091) Ministry - Revenge - 6
092 (099) China Crisis - King In A Catholic Style - 6
093 (100) U2 - I Will Follow - 6
100 (110) Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind - 6
101 (111) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls - 6
125 (128) Real Life - Send Me An Angel - 6
133 (147) Tears For Fears - Change - 6
064 (056) Chameleons - Tears - 5
070 (062) Joy Division - Transmission - 5
075 (072) Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods - 5
076 (073) Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins - 5
085 (076) Chameleons - Swamp Thing - 5
094 (092) Clash - London Calling - 5
095 (093) Cure - A Night Like This - 5
096 (094) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes - 5
097 (095) Howard Devoto - Rainy Season - 5
098 (096) Joy Division - Atmosphere - 5
099 (097) Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon - 5
102 (101) Chameleons - Up The Down Escalator - 5
103 (102) Clash - Train In Vain - 5
104 (103) Howard Jones - New Song - 5
105 (104) Jam - Going Underground - 5
106 (105) New Order - Love Vigilantes - 5
107 (106) Soft Cell - Tainted Love - 5
108 (107) Yaz - Nobody's Diary - 5
111 (112) Altered Images - I Could Be Happy - 5
112 (113) Blancmange - Don't Tell Me - 5
113 (114) Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right - 5
114 (115) Monroes - What Do All The People Know - 5
115 (116) OMD - Enola Gay - 5
116 (117) Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up - 5
120 (122) English Beat - I Confess - 5
121 (123) Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween - 5
122 (124) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound - 5
129 (129) Clash - Lost In The Supermarket - 5
130 (130) Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me - 5
131 (131) Lene Lovich - New Toy - 5
143 (148) Burning Sensations - Belly Of The Whale - 5
144 (149) Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria - 5
145 (150) Camouflage - The Great Commandment - 5
146 (151) Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed - 5
147 (152) Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform - 5
148 (153) Lords Of The New Church - Dance With Me - 5
149 (154) Ministry - Work For Love - 5
150 (155) Shriekback - Nemesis - 5
151 (156) Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - 5
164 (170) Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle - 5
165 (171) Slow Children - Spring In Fialta - 5
166 (172) Talk Talk - Talk Talk - 5
167 (173) XTC - Generals And Majors - 5
178 (191) Red Rockers - China - 5
198 (219) Falco - Der Kommissar - 5
199 (220) M - Pop Muzik - 5
200 (221) Vapors - Turning Japanese - 5
220 (253) Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) - 5
280 (316) Normal - Warm Leatherette - 5

Hmmm, or the "nauseatingly common" set for the NWO. [:o)]
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Postby kimiiii » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:32 pm

Wait, I forgot to thank Blir... THANKS, BLIR! You are the owner of all the rules of awesome.

Plus, you're doing this stuff WAYYYYY after your bedtime![:D]
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:49 pm

From a band perspective, there were a total of 733 different ones named. Stunningly, 376 were named only once...you esoteric bastards! Here are the 97 most voted upon bands. Apologies for the missing "The's" in bands' names - they were deleted as a matter of settling on a standard since some people properly use "The" all the time (kudos) and some people willy-nilly do or don't use them depending on the time of day or their menstrual cycle (damn you all to hell!). The lone exception was "The The" so I don't look retarded. Bear in mind ties and simple alphabetizing of course:

Rank Band - Total
01. New Order - 73
02. Cure - 70
03. Smiths - 57
04. Echo And The Bunnymen - 54
05. Joy Division - 54
06. Depeche Mode - 53
07. OMD - 48
08. Clash - 38
09. Simple Minds - 38
10. Siouxsie And The Banshees - 36
11. A Flock Of Seagulls - 35
12. Psychedelic Furs - 34
13. Talk Talk - 33
14. Human League - 32
15. Killing Joke - 31
16. Tears For Fears - 31
17. Ultravox - 31
18. Duran Duran - 30
19. Jam - 30
20. Heaven 17 - 26
21. The The - 25
22. Chameleons - 24
23. English Beat - 23
24. Gary Numan - 23
25. B-Movie - 22
26. Church - 22
27. U2 - 22
28. China Crisis - 21
29. Devo - 21
30. Gang Of Four - 21
31. XTC - 21
32. Bauhaus - 19
33. Blancmange - 19
34. Damned - 19
35. Yaz - 19
36. Blondie - 18
37. Cars - 18
38. Modern English - 18
39. Soft Cell - 18
40. Split Enz - 18
41. Ministry - 17
42. Talking Heads - 17
43. Thomas Dolby - 17
44. Visage - 17
45. ABC - 16
46. B-52's - 16
47. Japan - 16
48. Pet Shop Boys - 16
49. A-Ha - 15
50. Alphaville - 15
51. Fixx - 15
52. Freur - 15
53. Roxy Music - 15
54. Spoons - 15
55. Big Country - 14
56. Buzzcocks - 14
57. Icicle Works - 14
58. INXS - 14
59. Kraftwerk - 14
60. Madness - 14
61. Oingo Boingo - 14
62. Shriekback - 14
63. Sisters Of Mercy - 14
64. Stranglers - 14
65. Altered Images - 13
66. Propaganda - 13
67. REM - 13
68. Squeeze - 13
69. Berlin - 12
70. Comsat Angels - 12
71. Elvis Costello - 12
72. Kate Bush - 12
73. Peter Godwin - 12
74. Pretenders - 12
75. Aztec Camera - 11
76. Bronski Beat - 11
77. Plimsouls - 11
78. Specials - 11
79. Thompson Twins - 11
80. Translator - 11
81. Joe Jackson - 10
82. Ramones - 10
83. Waterboys - 10
84. Wire - 10
85. Wire Train - 10
86. Bongos - 9
87. Camouflage - 9
88. Fun Boy Three - 9
89. Haircut 100 - 9
90. Lords Of The New Church - 9
91. Martha And The Muffins - 9
92. Men Without Hats - 9
93. Payolas - 9
94. Police - 9
95. Real Life - 9
96. Romeo Void - 9
97. Secession - 9
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Postby My Aural Stimulator » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:57 pm

Wow!

THanks, Blir, for doing this. It's certainly an interesting slice of the population of the NWO, that's for sure.
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:19 pm

<p align="justify">***Head EXPLODES***

This IS - single-handedly - the most awesomest thread at the NWO I've read since the last Ultimate Poll[:0][:p][8D][:D] It is made of WIN and GOD!
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Postby Rubbeet921 » Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:27 pm

Once again, Blir displays his unparalleled geeky powers for the goodness of mankind! Hats off to the Blirmeister!!! (Now, where did I put that stupid hat!?)
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Postby iposse » Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:58 pm

Wow, you did that pretty fast Blir. You've hit the spot for all the rankophiliacs around here. Great job!
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Postby randy » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:20 pm

Im waiting for those colorful charts!!!![:D]
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:12 pm

Well, before those charts, here's one more data view for those concerned with how the Factor weighting might skew the final results. You can see it doesn't impact most of the song positions, but there were some movers. Here's the top 100 songs ranked by how many positions they moved up or down (the Delta) as opposed to the Raw score. The higher the positive value, the more likely it was that more people ranked the song but not as highly across the board - a more broadly popular song. The higher the negative value, fewer people ranked it more highly - a less broadly popular song but one with strong feelings attached. The latter totally makes sense when you look at perenially under-appreciated bands like The Chameleons or a deeper cut like Transmission:

Rank (Raw) Band - Song - Delta
033 (045) Peter Godwin - Images Of Heaven - 12
073 (085) Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind - 12
086 (074) Yaz - Situation - -12
053 (063) Duran Duran - Planet Earth - 10
100 (110) Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind - 10
060 (069) Human League - Don't You Want Me - 9
077 (086) When In Rome - The Promise - 9
085 (076) Chameleons - Swamp Thing - -9
064 (056) Chameleons - Tears - -8
070 (062) Joy Division - Transmission - -8
039 (032) ABC - The Look Of Love - -7
092 (099) China Crisis - King In A Catholic Style - 7
093 (100) U2 - I Will Follow - 7
042 (036) A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing - -6
043 (037) Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-82-84) - -6
044 (038) Wire Train - Chamber Of Hellos - -6
030 (025) Japan - Quiet Life - -5
041 (046) INXS - Don't Change - 5
049 (044) Simple Minds - Love Song - -5
065 (070) Industry - State Of The Nation - 5
023 (027) Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - 4
035 (039) Damned - Alone Again Or - 4
036 (040) Modern English - I Melt With You - 4
038 (042) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust - 4
058 (054) Cure - Just Like Heaven - -4
059 (055) Tears For Fears - Mad World - -4
071 (075) Armoury Show - Castles In Spain - 4
034 (031) Jam - Town Called Malice - -3
050 (053) Comsat Angels - Will You Stay Tonight? - 3
054 (057) Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric? - 3
055 (052) New Order - Ceremony - -3
061 (064) Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not - 3
074 (077) Vitamin Z - Burning Flame - 3
075 (072) Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods - -3
076 (073) Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins - -3
007 (009) The The - Uncertain Smile - 2
009 (007) Freur - Doot Doot - -2
018 (020) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Cutter - 2
024 (026) Thomas Dolby - One Of Our Submarines - 2
025 (023) New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle - -2
026 (024) New Order - Temptation - -2
031 (033) A-Ha - Take On Me - 2
032 (034) Ultravox - Vienna - 2
037 (035) OMD - Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) - -2
045 (043) Church - The Unguarded Moment - -2
046 (048) Bongos - Numbers With Wings - 2
047 (049) OMD - Electricity - 2
056 (058) Big Country - In A Big Country - 2
057 (059) Specials - Ghost Town - 2
062 (060) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - -2
063 (061) Records - Starry Eyes - -2
094 (092) Clash - London Calling - -2
095 (093) Cure - A Night Like This - -2
096 (094) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes - -2
097 (095) Howard Devoto - Rainy Season - -2
098 (096) Joy Division - Atmosphere - -2
099 (097) Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon - -2
005 (006) Talk Talk - It's My Life - 1
006 (005) Smiths - How Soon Is Now? - -1
013 (014) English Beat - Save It For Later - 1
014 (013) Roxy Music - More Than This - -1
019 (018) Cure - In Between Days - -1
020 (019) Payolas - Eyes Of A Stranger - -1
027 (028) Gary Numan - Cars - 1
028 (029) Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter - 1
029 (030) Church - Under The Milky Way - 1
040 (041) Human League - Seconds - 1
048 (047) Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love - -1
051 (050) A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song - -1
052 (051) Fixx - Stand Or Fall - -1
066 (065) A Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication - -1
067 (066) Cure - Boys Don't Cry - -1
068 (067) Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach - -1
069 (068) Secession - Touch - -1
072 (071) A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran - -1
001 (001) Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart - 0
002 (002) Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon - 0
003 (003) New Order - Blue Monday - 0
004 (004) B-Movie - Nowhere Girl - 0
008 (008) Heaven 17 - Let Me Go - 0
010 (010) Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way - 0
011 (011) Split Enz - I Got You - 0
012 (012) Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 0
015 (015) Visage - Fade To Grey - 0
016 (016) Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) - 0
017 (017) Spoons - Nova Heart - 0
021 (021) OMD - Souvenir - 0
022 (022) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dazzle - 0
078 (078) Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star - 0
079 (079) Cure - Close To Me - 0
080 (080) Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough - 0
081 (081) Killing Joke - Love Like Blood - 0
082 (082) PIL - Public Image - 0
083 (083) Plimsouls - Million Miles Away - 0
084 (084) Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink - 0
087 (087) Aztec Camera - Oblivious - 0
088 (088) Cure - A Forest - 0
089 (089) Cure - Let's Go To Bed - 0
090 (090) Jam - That's Entertainment - 0
091 (091) Ministry - Revenge - 0
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Postby marie3 » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:09 pm

Many thanks to Blir for taking the time to put this list together.
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Postby waldnorm » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:50 pm

I own a track of all of the 101, except for Comsat Angels, Armoury Show and Howard Devoto. I'll investigate to see if they're on a CD somewhere, as these are not on ITunes.

Oh, and where are my manners. Thank You, Blir for doing this. I am impressed.
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