THE FACE MAGAZINE 1986 Recordings of the Year

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
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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