THE FACE MAGAZINE 1986 Recordings of the Year

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Poll Results

OptionVotes
44. Michael MacDonald - Sweet Freedom 4
47. Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 3
2. Prince - Kiss 3
31. Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 3
18. Joyce Simms - All And All 2
32. The Source featuring Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Source) 2
23. The Smiths - Panic 2
26. Madonna - live To Tell 2
28. Prince - Mountains 2
40. Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around 2
46. Sheila E - A Love Bizarre 2
16. Big Audio Dynamite - E= Mc2 2
50. Bananarama - Venus 2
13. Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You 2
10. Oran ‘Juice’ Jones - The Rain 2
4. Comeo - Word Up 2
29. Willie Colon - Set Fire To Me 1
6. The Smiths - Ask 1
20. Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs'Tedrs 1
7. Davis/Pickney Project - You Can Dance (if You Want To 1
3. Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent 1
1. Rum DMC - Walk This Way 1
9. Bestie Boys - She's On It 0
5. The Real Roxonne & Howie Tee - Bang Zoom 0
39. ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag 0
17. The Junkyard band - The Word 0
41. LL Cool J - Rock The Bells 0
42. Trouble Funk - Good To Go 0
43. Talking Heads - Wild Wild life 0
12. Kurtis Blow & Truble Funk - I'm Chillin' 0
45. Original Concept - Can You Feel It 0
15. Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 0
14. Half Pint - Greetings 0
48. Epic B - Eric B Is President 0
49. Duke Bootee - Broadway 0
37. Marshall Jefferson - Your Body 0
36. Ultimate 3 - Ultimate 3 live 0
24. Heay D & the Boys - Big Stuff 0
25. George Clinton - Fries Go With ThatShake? 0
8. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me AI 0
27. SOS Band - The Finest 0
22. Wham - Edge Of Heaven 0
21. Prince - Anothedoverholeinyouhead 0
30. Robert Cray - Guess I Showed Her 0
19. Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love 0
11. James Brown - Living In America 0
33. Shirly Jones - Do You Get Enough love 0
34. Taffy - I Love My Radio 0
35. Leo Sunship - Give Me The Sunshine 0
38. Steve Hurley - Jack Your Body 0


just sayin, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 06:29 (ten years ago)

Many of these are calling my name, but it's imperative that I vote for A Love Bizarre whenever I'm given the opportunity.

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 06:34 (ten years ago)

A good list, but "Rock the bells" ? Really?

Mark G, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 06:40 (ten years ago)

haven't heard a ton of these. are they mostly familiar to everyone else?

man i loved Bang Zoom at the time. it's a real discordant record for the time IMO. ultimately impossible this but went with
When I Think Of You

piscesx, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 12:25 (ten years ago)

This is the Juice!

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 12:57 (ten years ago)

Comeo
The Real Roxonne & Howie Tee
Bestie Boys

... et al

<3 the face's music section but not their sub-editing section

Fields of Fat Henry (Tom D.), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:01 (ten years ago)

I believe it has to be 'When I Think Of You'. Considered on its own, the breakdown at the end of 'The Rain' might be a very close second.

Herbie Mann's Push Push Pops (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:07 (ten years ago)

1. Rum DMC - Walk This Way

I love this typo.

canoon fooder (dog latin), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:18 (ten years ago)

Didn't notice this typo until I copied and pasted the text:

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me AI

Would have made a much better title

Iami, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 15:32 (ten years ago)

'Levi Stubbs' Tears', which is one of Bragg's best ever songs, IMO.

You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:00 (ten years ago)

A good list, but "Rock the bells" ? Really?

some Mark G's don't like me but I'm not concerned

let no-one live rent free in your butt (sic), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:04 (ten years ago)

I mean 'Is it that good?' not 'It Isnt'

Mark G, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 16:36 (ten years ago)

lol all these typos can be blamed on http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/theface.htm

just sayin, Wednesday, 26 August 2015 20:30 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

before you vote please listen to this fucking awesome jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1ySsrRSHk

tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 31 August 2015 00:14 (ten years ago)

"ain't nothing going on but the rent" is one of my favorite song titles.

xp, yeah "set fire to me" is about as sexy as music gets

brimstead, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:36 (ten years ago)

Mountains v narrowly over Wild Wild Life

It empowers them, he jokes (albvivertine), Monday, 31 August 2015 00:41 (ten years ago)

There are only 6 songs on this list that I don't know. The Face and I were in sync in 86.

mike t-diva, Monday, 31 August 2015 00:57 (ten years ago)

This is the worst year in all of music ever, right

Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Monday, 31 August 2015 01:01 (ten years ago)

sweet freedom

Mr. Snrub, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:02 (ten years ago)

willie colon is awesome

drash, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:11 (ten years ago)

This is the worst year in all of music ever, right

Seems like 1976 gets that distinction more often than any other, but I put my money on 1999.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:14 (ten years ago)

wtf you guys -- the R&B on this list is good to great

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 31 August 2015 01:18 (ten years ago)

afaict it's only lj calling into question the quality of this list

Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 August 2015 01:20 (ten years ago)

WTF, no Pet Shop Boys? OK, West End Girls is technically an '85 release, but at lease one of Opportunities / Love Comes Quickly / Suburbia should be on there.

Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:38 (ten years ago)

"least", obv.

Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:39 (ten years ago)

And despite this being the year of Infected, no The The either. Fuck this list.

Vast Halo, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:47 (ten years ago)

Plenty of good tracks here (and a few great ones) but the one I have the softest spot for is Joyce Sims.

dubmill, Monday, 31 August 2015 10:52 (ten years ago)

Vast Halo massively otm

Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Monday, 31 August 2015 11:02 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

I would have voted for Oran "Juice" Jones

welltris (crüt), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:05 (ten years ago)

comeo was rabbed

mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 00:43 (ten years ago)

"Sweet Freedom" was a top ten 29 years ago this week!

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 01:03 (ten years ago)

The Juice wuz robbed!

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 02:30 (ten years ago)

Just being reminded by the mention of Rock The Bells here that I saw 2 keep fit books by LL Cool J in a charity shop yesterday, but didn't give them a closer inspection. Am I missing anything? Should I run back there and grab them and thus have my life permanently changed?

Stevolende, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:10 (ten years ago)

Ha, wasn't there another poll of old stuff a while back where Simply Red did unexpectedly well?

The Juice wuz robbed!

His life story/reison d'etre.

nashwan, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:15 (ten years ago)

I remember UB40 winning a best New Pop poll lol

Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:41 (ten years ago)

People forget how good they were when they started.

If they'd split after the first "Labour of Love"..

Mark G, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:43 (ten years ago)

What was the best New Pop album (80-85)?

Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:12 (ten years ago)

Must be the only poll in ILM history that New Order didn't win

Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:14 (ten years ago)


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