Martha, My Dear: ILM's All-Time Video-Poll Results Thread

Star Guitar my #2 but could have been #1. It achieves a synaesthetic fusion in my mind - the video is the song, the song is the video.

No Thriller?!

"Thriller" literally got bumped out of the Top 40 (with two others) with the last ballot, which broke a tie at #40.

I should have given it more points, I thought it was a guaranteed top ten.

While I'd never seen it, I do like the #1. I guess everyone carries a version of that video around in their head. Sorry for the self-indulgence, but something I shot myself a month or two before Covid hit, coming home from just outside of the town I'd moved to a few months earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4SnbORQIXs

Trains are better, I know.

I'm glad the top 10 "person walking around" video hinted at early on didn't turn out to be Bitter Sweet Symphony

I meant to say, too, in connection to #4, there'd be a person-standing-in-one-spot video.

come on, you guys and also come on, you guys, list sucks

That New Order video (which I've actually never seen before) reminds me of P.T. Anderson's videos for Haim: big name director + completely pedestrian video = critical acclaim for some reason?

― enochroot, Friday, March 18, 2022 12:14 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

the way demme frames the band is just beautiful, they are objectively boring performers but he makes their every movement pop

Please feel free to post lists here. It'll be few minutes till I get the summary up. (If you need your list, let me know.)

No "Thriller," no "Hurt," no "Closer," no "November Rain," no "Boys of Summer," just lock this thread and start over

Demme tells a story about the band using only performance, similar to what he did in Stop Making Sense. It's a rare gift.

(xpost) I've been trying hard to ignore you, but it's becoming increasingly difficult.

my very personal ballot which reflected very marginally in the results. bolded placed

Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria
Orbital - The Box
Madonna - Human Nature
Portishead - Only You
Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip - Got 'Til It's Gone
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Coil - Tainted Love
Souls of Mischeif - ’93 Til Infinity
The Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three
George Michael - Freedom! ’90
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
New Order - The Perfect Kiss
Scarface - My Block
Guns N' Roses - Estranged
David Bowie - Lazarus
Radiohead - Daydreaming
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Perfume - Spending All My Time
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Pharcyde - Drop
Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2U
Missy Elliott - She's a B**ch
Kylie Minogue - Slow
Outkast - B.O.B.
Van Halen - Right Now
The Blue Nile - Stay
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
K.D. Lang - Constant Craving
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Scarface feat. 2Pac - Smile
Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies)
Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It
Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Mariah Carey - Fantasy
Notorious BIG - Mo Money Mo Problems
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More
The Whispers - Keep on Lovin’ Me
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)
Cardigans - My Favorite Game
Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day
The XX - Islands
Zazen Boys - Weekend
Sonic Youth - Bull in the Heather
Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted
2NE1 - I Am the Best
Autechre - Gantz Graf

"b.o.b." didn't place at all? shenanigans

Hate to say it, but that was one of the three that got knocked out by the last ballot (the other I'd never heard of).

That OutKast video was the only other one on my ballot I was sure would place.

No "Thriller," no "Hurt," no "Closer," no "November Rain," no "Boys of Summer," just lock this thread and start over

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, March 18, 2022 3:33 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Maybe not Boys of Summer.

That New Order video (which I've actually never seen before) reminds me of P.T. Anderson's videos for Haim: big name director + completely pedestrian video = critical acclaim for some reason?

― enochroot, Friday, March 18, 2022

This is a weird criticism considering how well-chosen (and held!) those close-ups are.

Here is a Top 100 I made in 2018 that I could have repurposed, I suppose

1. Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
2. Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer"
3. A-ha, "Take on Me"
4. George Michael, "Freedom '90"
5. Herbie Hancock, "Rockit"
6. Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
7. Don Henley, "Boys of Summer"
8. Aphex Twin, "Come to Daddy"
9. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
10. Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, "Scream"
11. Missy Elliott, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
12. Beyoncé, "Formation"
13. Nine Inch Nails, "Closer"
14. Guns N' Roses, "November Rain"
15. Duran Duran, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
16. Madonna, "Express Yourself"
17. Public Enemy, "Night of the Living Baseheads"
18. Aerosmith, "Janie's Got a Gun"
19. Busta Rhymes, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Give It Away"
21. Marilyn Manson, "The Beautiful People"
22. Janet Jackson, "When I Think of You"
23. Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
24. Bob Dylan, "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
25. Audioslave, "Cochise"
26. Chris Isaak, "Wicked Game"
27. Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
28. R.E.M., "The One I Love"
29. Bruce Springsteen, "Brilliant Disguise"
30. Grace Jones, "Slave to the Rhythm"
31. Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
32. Michael Jackson, "Bad"
33. Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
34. Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean"
35. Lucas, "Lucas With the Lid Off"
36. Art of Noise, "Close (to the Edit)"
37. Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing"
38. Sinead O'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
39. Prodigy, "Smack My Bitch Up"
40. The Residents, "One Minute Movies"
41. Tom Petty, "Don't Come Around Here No More"
42. Wax, “California”
43. Michael Jackson, "Smooth Criminal"
44. Pearl Jam, "Jeremy"
45. Scarface, "My Block"
46. Talking Heads, "Love for Sale"
47. The Replacements, "Bastards Of Young"
48. Billy Idol, "Cradle Of Love"
49. Notorious B.I.G., "Hypnotize"
50. Faith No More, "Epic"
51. Eels, "Novocaine for the Soul"
52. David Lee Roth, "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
53. Beck, "Loser"
54. David Bowie, "Ashes To Ashes"
55. Beyoncé, "Single Ladies"
56. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, "Parents Just Don't Understand"
57. Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insanity"
58. New Order, "True Faith"
59. Robert Palmer, "Addicted to Love"
60. Genesis, "Land of Confusion"
61. The Cars, "You Might Think"
62. White Stripes, "Fell In Love With a Girl"
63. Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
64. Kanye West, "Runaway"
65. LL Cool J, "Going Back To Cali"
66. Metallica, "One"
67. Taylor Swift, "Look What You Made Me Do"
68. Juvenile, "Ha"
69. M.I.A., "Born Free"
70. D'Angelo, "Untitled"
71. Til Tuesday, "Voices Carry"
72. Michael Jackson, "Leave Me Alone"
73. R.E.M., "Losing My Religion"
74. Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
75. The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
76. Golden Earring, "Twilight Zone"
77. Janet Jackson, "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
78. Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
79. Radiohead, "Just"
80. Devo, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
81. Kylie Minogue, "Come Into My World"
82. Paula Abdul, "Straight Up"
83. Madonna, "Ray of Light"
84. Dr. Dre, "Nuthin' But a G Thang"
85. Chemical Brothers, "Elektrobank"
86. Peter Gabriel, "Shock the Monkey"
87. Madonna, "Open Your Heart"
88. Run-DMC and Aerosmith, "Walk This Way"
89. U2, "With or Without You"
90. Britney Spears, "Toxic"
91. Rihanna, "We Found Love"
92. Van Halen, "Right Now"
93. White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
94. The Human League, "Don't You Want Me"
95. Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"
96. R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts"
97. A Tribe Called Quest, "Scenario"
98. They Might Be Giants, "Don't Let's Start"
99. OK Go, "This Too Shall Pass"
100. Squeeze, "Hourglass"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino

this guy does great work. didn't know he did the "boys of summer" video

https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-21-2015/HAylMC.gif

Another big omission: Fight the Power

Only one of my 50 placed. But that's normal--it continues to mystify me when people complain about results for such a random process. If 45 different ILM people had voted, the results would have been different.

1. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Summertime (30)
2. Shop Assistants - Safety Net (25)
3. Julie Ruin - Lookout (22)
4. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse (20)
5. Rihanna - Cheers (Drink to That) (18)
6. Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (13)
7. Bananarama - Cruel Summer (13)
8. Guided by Voices - Motor Away (13)
9. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (13)
10. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone (13)

Beatles - Paperback Writer (11)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker (11)
Feist - 1234 (11)
Green Day - Walking Contradiction (11)
Hole - Miss World (11)
Psychic TV - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (11)
R.E.M. - Man on the Moon (11)
Shins - The Past and the Pending (11)
Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes (11)
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (11)

Arrested Development - People Everyday (9)
Beat Happening - Indian Summer (9)
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By (9)
Fiona Apple - Paper Bag (9)
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (9)
Outkast - Hey Ya! (Charlie Brown version) (9)
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know (9)
XTC - Life Begins at the Hop (9)
Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around (9)
Zebra Katz & Reddd Foxxx - Ima Read (9)

Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener (7)
Cream - I Feel Free (7)
Devo - The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (7)
Go-Betweens - Streets of Your Town (7)
Imperial Teen - You're One (7)
Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone (7)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) (7)
Rolling Stones - Rocks Off (7)
Undertones - It's Going to Happen! (7)
Wussy - Halloween (7)

Blur - Out of Time (5)
Deerhunter - He Would Have Laughed (5)
Joy Division - Disorder (5)
Karen Dalton - Something on Your Mind (5)
Liz Phair - Divorce Song (5)
Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're on My Mind (5)
Melanie - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) (5)
Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (5)
Nico - I'm Not Sayin' (5)
Vaselines - Molly's Lips (5)

Don Henley has a solo career thanks to that video. And apparently he was hungover as hell shooting his sections.

one of the positive things i can say about the list is that nothing by jonas akerlund placed

xp Also thanks to Tom Petty inexplicably passing on Mike Campbell's demo.

My unranked ballot

Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More
David Bowie - Lazarus
Geto Boys - Mind Playin' Tricks on Me
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Bjork - Bachelorette
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
Massive Attack - Protection
Daft Punk - Da Funk
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Fever Ray - Keep the Streets Empty for Me
George Michael - Freedom '90
Replacements - Bastards of Young
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
nine inch nails - march of the pigs
Pavement - Cut Your Hair
Prince - Automatic
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to You
Radiohead - Daydreaming
Sonic Youth - Bull in the Heather
Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You
Suicide Commandos - Burn It Down
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
Erykah Badu - Honey
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
Madonna - Express Yourself
Susanne Sundfør - Accelerate
Oneohtrix Point Never - Lost But Never Alone
New Order - The Perfect Kiss
Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Breeders - Cannonball
Bat for Lashes - What's a Girl to Do?
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Herbie Hancock - Rockit

Don't know why I said one out of my 50 placed--it's actually zero. There must have been one of them (maybe "Inspector Norse") that was in the Top 40 at one point.

"Cloudbusting" placed.

I just knew something bleh was gonna happen

That was it, thanks...Was busy when I posted "Cloudbusting": love that (and the easy highlight for me of pop music in The Handmaid's Tale).

bronski beat's "smalltown boy" is the most exquisitely shot video of the '80s and the story makes my heart ache, it is a big vacancy in everyone's list including whiney's

my list may be gayer than the consensus tho

It came reasonably close, and I considered voting for it at one point myself.

The Stones' "Waiting on a Friend" is one I voted for, and wish had showed up; also, Chavez's "Break Up Your Band." Both pretty basic, in terms of tech specs (they're no "Sledgehammer"!)... but so great.

my list may be gayer than the consensus tho

― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson),

1. Madonna – Open Your Heart

2. David Bowie – Boys Keep Swinging

3. Peter Gabriel – Shock the Monkey

4. A-ha – Take On Me

5. Orbital – The Box

6. Missy Elliott – The Ran

7. Bjork – Cocoon

8. Eurythmics – I Need a Man

9. The Beastie Boys – Sabotage

10. George Michael – Freedom '90

11. Blur - Coffee and TV

12. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean

13. Kendrick Lamar – Alright

14. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

15. Chris Isaak – Wicked Game

16. New Order - The Perfect Kiss

17. Young Thug – Wyclef Jean

18. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy

19. Outkast – B.O.B.

20. Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence

hi Brad

"I Need a Man" should've been #1.

Here's the Top 40 (#41 to 100 later tonight):

1. “Star Guitar,” Chemical Brothers (2002) - 184 points/12 votes/one #1 vote
2. “Sabotage,” Beastie Boys (1994) - 176 points/19 votes
3. “The Perfect Kiss,” New Order (1985) - 150 points/9 votes/two #1 votes
4. “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” Bob Dylan (1965) - 144 points/14 votes
5. “Take On Me,” A-ha (1984) - 136 points/12 votes/one #1 vote
6. “Let Forever Be,” Chemical Brothers (1999) - 127 points/8 votes/two #1 votes
7. “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” Missy Elliott (1996) - 126 points/10 votes
8. “Sugar Water,” Cibo Matto (1996) - 120 points/9 votes
9. “Once in a Lifetime,” Talking Heads (1981) - 114 points/12 votes
10. “Come Into My World,” Kylie Minogue (2002) - 113 points/8 votes
11. “Sledgehammer,” Peter Gabriel (1986) - 111 points/11 votes
12. “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sinead O'Connor (1990) - 107 points/12 votes
13. “Drop,” Pharcyde (1995) - 104 points/9 votes
14. “Around the World,” Daft Punk (1997) - 100 points/9 votes
15. “Cloudbusting,” Kate Bush (1985) - 97 points/10 votes
16. “Bachelorette,” Björk (1994) - 96 points/7 votes
17. “Protection,” Massive Attack (1994) - 90 points/9 votes
“West End Girls,” Pet Shop Boys (1985) - 90 points/9 votes
19. “Don't Come Around Here No More,” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1985) - 88 points/11 votes
20. “All Is Full of Love,” Björk (1999) - 88 points/7 votes/one #1 vote
21. “Vogue,” Madonna (1990) - 87 points/7 votes
22. “Rockit,” Herbie Hancock (1983) - 85 points/9 votes
23. “Freedom! ‘90,” George Michael (1990) - 78 points/9 votes
24. “Ashes to Ashes,” David Bowie (1980) - 74 points/9 votes
25. “Bastards of Young,” Replacements (1985) - 73 points/8 votes
26. “Unfinished Sympathy,” Massive Attack (1991) - 68 points/8 votes
27. “Oblivion,” Grimes (2012) - 68 points/5 votes
“Transmission,” Joy Division (1979) - 68 points/5 votes
29. “Wicked Game,” Chris Isaak (1989) - 67 points/7 votes
30. “The Box,” Orbital (1996) - 67 points/5 votes
31. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana (1991) - 65 points/7 votes
32. “Groove Is in the Heart,” Deee-Lite (1990) - 64 points/7 votes
33. “Come to Daddy,” Aphex Twin (1997) - 63 points/7 votes
34. “Enjoy the Silence,” Depeche Mode (1990) - 61 points/6 votes
35. “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits (1985) - 59 points/5 votes
“Just,” Radiohead (1995) - 59 points/5 votes
37. “Human Behaviour,” Björk (1993) - 58 points/7 votes
38. “Relax,” Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983) - 57 points/7 votes
39. “When I’m with You,” Sparks (1979) - 57 points/4 votes/one #1 vote
40. “Jocko Homo,” Devo (1977) - 56 points/6 votes

I realized that I screwed up--big surprise--in this sequence:

26. “Unfinished Sympathy,” Massive Attack (1991) - 68 points/8 votes
27. “Oblivion,” Grimes (2012) - 68 points/5 votes
    “Transmission,” Joy Division (1979) - 68 points/5 votes

Massive Attack had more votes, and should have been placed ahead of the tie, not behind.

Thanks for running this, clemenza – it was fun!

Yeah thanks, bewildering results but some good nostalgia.

That New Order video (which I've actually never seen before) reminds me of P.T. Anderson's videos for Haim: big name director + completely pedestrian video = critical acclaim for some reason?

FP’d

My ranked poll, bold placed. Great poll, really enjoyed it, thanks for running it clemenza.

Avalanches - Since I Left You
Hot Chip - I Feel Better
Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee
Human League - Don’t You Want Me
Air - All I Need
Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit) (version 1)
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Björk - All Is Full of Love
Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy

Perfume Genius - Hood
Kate Bush – Cloudbusting
Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun
KLF - America (What Time Is Love?)
Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)
Cure - Close to Me
Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa
Radiohead – Just
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Radiohead - No Surprises

Air - Kelly Watch the Stars
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Hot Chip - Boy from School
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Sparks - When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'?
Massive Attack – Protection
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
The Pharcyde - Drop
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer

Portishead - Only You
White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button
UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights
A-ha - Take on Me
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Hot Chip - Over and Over
Underworld - Always Loved a Film
Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring
Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh
Fatboy Slim – Weapon of Choice

Herbie Hancock – Rockit
Lucas – Lucas With The Lid Off
White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
Hot Chip - Night and Day
Radiohead – Karma Police
Hot Chip - Hungry Child
Talking Head - Once In A Lifetime
Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy, Hey Girl
Barnes & Barnes – Fish Heads

Thank you!

I think I got 1 in the top 40 lol.

Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution
PUP - DVP
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Scarface - My Block
Wax - California
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic
At The Drive-In - Invalid Litter Dept.
Guns N' Roses - Estranged
Bjork - All is Full of Love
Oneohtrix Point Never - Boring Angel
Vitalic - Poney Part 1
The White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
New Order - Touched by the Hand of God
Madvillain - All Caps
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Thundercat - Dragonball Durag
Beach House - Wishes
Oneohtrix Point Never - Problem Areas
Beck - Where It’s At
Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph

Thanks, enjoyed it. Learned, if nothing else, how much I still love certain videos. (Oh--I also learned, via his ballot, that ILX'or Kent Burt must be Canadian.)

I'm going to spare myself trying to change the formatting for #41-100 to match the first 40. So here's the entire Top 100:

1. “Star Guitar,” Chemical Brothers (2002) - 184 points/12 votes/one #1 vote
2. “Sabotage,” Beastie Boys (1994) - 176 points/19 votes
3. “The Perfect Kiss,” New Order (1985) - 150 points/9 votes/two #1 votes
4. “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” Bob Dylan (1965) - 144 points/14 votes
5. “Take On Me,” A-ha (1984) - 136 points/12 votes/one #1 vote
6. “Let Forever Be,” Chemical Brothers (1999) - 127 points/8 votes/two #1 votes
7. “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” Missy Elliott (1996) - 126 points/10 votes
8. “Sugar Water,” Cibo Matto (1996) - 120 points/9 votes
9. “Once in a Lifetime,” Talking Heads (1981) - 114 points/12 votes
10. “Come Into My World,” Kylie Minogue (2002) - 113 points/8 votes
11. “Sledgehammer,” Peter Gabriel (1986) - 111 points/11 votes
12. “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sinead O'Connor (1990) - 107 points/12 votes
13. “Drop,” Pharcyde (1995) - 104 points/9 votes
14. “Around the World,” Daft Punk (1997) - 100 points/9 votes
15 “Cloudbusting,” Kate Bush (1985) - 97 points/10 votes
16. “Bachelorette,” Björk (1994) - 96 points/7 votes
17. “Protection,” Massive Attack (1994) - 90 points/9 votes
      “West End Girls,” Pet Shop Boys (1985) - 90 points/9 votes
19. “Don't Come Around Here No More,” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1985) - 88 points/11 votes
20. “All Is Full of Love,” Björk (1999) - 88 points/7 votes/one #1 vote
21. “Vogue,” Madonna (1990) - 87 points/7 votes
22. “Rockit,” Herbie Hancock (1983) - 85 points/9 votes
23. “Freedom! ‘90,” George Michael (1990) - 78 points/9 votes
24. “Ashes to Ashes,” David Bowie (1980) - 74 points/9 votes
25.  “Bastards of Young,” Replacements (1985) - 73 points/8 votes
26. “Unfinished Sympathy,” Massive Attack (1991) - 68 points/8 votes
27. “Oblivion,” Grimes (2012) - 68 points/5 votes
      “Transmission,” Joy Division (1979) - 68 points/5 votes
29. “Wicked Game,” Chris Isaak (1989) - 67 points/7 votes
30. “The Box,” Orbital (1996) - 67 points/5 votes
31. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana (1991) - 65 points/7 votes
32. “Groove Is in the Heart,” Deee-Lite (1990) - 64 points/7 votes
33. “Come to Daddy,” Aphex Twin (1997) - 63 points/7 votes
34. “Enjoy the Silence,” Depeche Mode (1990) - 61 points/6 votes
35. “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits (1985) - 59 points/5 votes
      “Just,” Radiohead (1995) - 59 points/5 votes
37. “Human Behaviour,” Björk (1993) - 58 points/7 votes
38. “Relax,” Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983) - 57 points/7 votes
39. “When I’m with You,” Sparks (1979) - 57 points/4 votes/one #1 vote
40. “Jocko Homo,” Devo (1977) - 56 points/6 votes
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41. Outkast - B.O.B. - 55/6
42. Michael Jackson - Thriller - 55/5
43. BAMFF - Crevice Tool - 55/2/one #1
44. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity - 54/6
45. Vitalic - Poney Part 1 - 54/5
46. Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution - 54/3/one #1
47. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - 52/6
    Foo Fighters - Everlong - 52/6
49. Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist - 52/5
50. Laurie Anderson - O Superman - 51/6
    New Order - True Faith - 51/6
    R.E.M. - Losing My Religion - 51/6
53. Fiona Apple - Criminal - 50/5
54. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse - 50/4
    Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph - 50/4/one #1
56. Blur - Coffee and TV - 49/5
57. Madness - House of Fun - 49/4
58. Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria - 49/3/one #1
59. Pulp - Bad Cover Version - 48/6
    Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love - 48/6
61. Prince & the Revolution - When Doves Cry - 48/5
62. Bats for Lashes - What's a Girl to Do? - 48/3
    Radiohead - Paranoid Android - 48/3
64. Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube - 47/6
65. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf - 47/5
66. Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed - 47/4
    Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm - 47/4
68. George Michael - Too Funky - 47/3
69. Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day - 46/5
    Rolling Stones - Waiting on a Friend - 46/5
71. Aldous Harding - The Barrel - 46/3
72. Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit) (version 1) - 46/3
73. Autechre - Gantz Graf - 45/3/one #1
    Radiohead - No Surprises - 45/3
75. White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl - 44/5
76. Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More - 44/4
    Wax - California - 44/4
78. Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat - 44/3
79. Van Halen - Hot for Teacher - 43/5
80. Adam & the Ants - Stand and Deliver - 43/4
81. Busta Rhymes ‎- Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check - 43/3
    Hot Chip - I Feel Better - 43/3
83. Nine Inch Nails - Closer - 42/5
    Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels - 42/5
85. Cure - Close to Me - 42/4
86. Coil - Tainted Love - 42/3
87. His Name Is Alive - Can't Go Wrong Without You - 41/2/one #1
    Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die - 41/2/one #1
89. Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight - 40/5
90. Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads - 40/4
    Psy - Gangnam Style - 40/4
    Spice Girls - Wannabe - 40/4
93. Go-Betweens - Streets of Your Town - 40/3
94. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Summertime - 40/2/one #1
    Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - PONPONPON - 40/2
    Mick Jagger - Memo from Turner - 40/2/one #1
97. Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems - 39/5
98. Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You) - 39/3
    Janet Jackson - When I Think of You - 39/3
    Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring - 39/3/one #1
    Portishead - Only You - 39/3

Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around to Die (Heartworn Highways)
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Jonathan Halper - I Am a Hermit (Puce Moment)
Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Don't Look Back)
Suicide Commandos - Burn it Down
Devo - Jocko Homo
Echo and the Bunnymen - Seven Seas
Susanne Sundfør - Accelerate
The Verlaines - Death and the Maiden
X - Because I Do
The Jam - Going Underground
Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne
His Name Is Alive - Can't Go Wrong Without You
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - 69 année érotique
Lana Del Rey - Ride
The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)
Garland Jeffreys - Wild in the Streets
Coil - Tainted Love
Go-Betweens - Streets of Your Town:
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Alex Chilton - 96 Tears
Public Image Limited - This Is Not A Love Song
Yura Yura Teikoku - ゆらゆら帝国で考え中
Jacques Dutronc - Mini Mini Mini
Husker Du - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Elisabeth Welch - Stormy Weather (from Jarman's The Tempest)
Sonic Youth - Death Valley 69
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me ft. Kendrick Lamar
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band - Hunting Tigers
Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie and Clyde
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Devo - Mongoloid
Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Larry Jon Wilson - Ohoopee River Bottomland
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Death Cab For Cutie
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Outkast- Ms. Jackson
Paris Sisters - Dream Lover (from Kustom Kar Kommandos)
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Adam & the Ants - Stand and Deliver
Belfegore - All That I Wanted
Franz Ferdinand - L. Wells
Kate Bush- Cloudbusting
Modernettes - Barbra
Psychic TV - Godstar
Pavement - Cut Your Hair
The Breeders- Cannonball
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot

Ranked:

Autechre - Gantz Graf
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
Björk - Bachelorette
Radiohead - No Surprises
A-ha - Take on Me
Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming
Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
Flowered up - Weekender
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
New Order - True Faith
Massive Attack - Protection
Sparks - When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'?
Björk - Jóga
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Björk - All Is Full of Love
Björk - Human Behaviour
Cure - Lullaby
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Godley and Creme - Cry
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Squarepusher - Come on My Selector
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Duran Duran - Wild Boys
Psy - Gangnam Style

Can 100% live with that #1. Surprising and inspired.