Acclaimed Music Top 35 Songs from 1978 poll

"Okay, ready, let's do it"

That's me voting for Being Boiled by the way but honestly I could have gone for Rock Lobster, Outdoor Miner, Just What I Needed, Shot By Both Sides, Le Freak, Wuthering Heights or The Model. Almost every song here is classic.

Runnin' with the Devil

would love a Spotify play list of this. right now it is between "Le Freak," "One Nation Under a Groove," "Because the Night," "Rock Lobster," "I Wanna Be Sedated," "Damaged Goods," "Hong Kong Garden," "Surrender," "Just What I Needed," "(Love Like) Anthrax," "What a Fool Believes" or The Cure's debut song "Killing An Arab."

too much good stuff

lol. part of the reason why i went with 35 instead of 30 was because of Wire, Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers and The Human League.

Brilliant choice of photo.

Back cover of the "Tube Station" picture sleeve:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/DownInTheTubestationBack.jpg/220px-DownInTheTubestationBack.jpg

Trying to choose between Chic and the Jam...will probably end up voting Chic.

It was impossible until I made it to them end and Wire showed up.

Teenage Kicks

Yeah, I know there's plenty of great ones ahead of it, but I'm voting for the Doobies anyway.

seriously, how the hell can I

only three disco songs? four elvis costello songs?!

went with Miss You over the Only Ones.

I thought it would be easy. I saw the top of the list and thought, "Well, it's obviously either Blondie or Chic." But then I scrolled down and saw Radio, Radio and Just What I Needed and Surrender and What A Fool Believes and now I has a sad.

Funkadelic

scrolling down i thought i had my pick until i saw

32 1333 Wire - Outdoor Miner
33 1431 Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil
34 1494 The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes

fucck

This must be the original DB records "Rock Lobster" referred to here? Album didn't come out until 1979. As much as I always vote B-52s anywhere I'm given an option, I'm giving serious consideration to "Just What I Needed." That record sounded absolutely thrilling to me coming out of an AM transistor radio in '78. Ridiculous amount of excellent choices here.

"Just What I Needed"

um, all of them?

Oh wait, not Doobie Brothers.

lol

Oh, Jesus. Too hard. Radio Radio.

Too fucking difficult! What a year! No Talking Heads though? Went with my gut and chose "Shot by Both Sides"

1. "Another Girl, Another Planet," 2. "Surrender," 3. "Hong Kong Garden," 4. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," 5. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love & Understanding."

My goodness there are some doozies in here. Hard to pass up Outdoor Miner and Teenage Kicks, but Public Image is an absolute monster.

And what's Runnin' With The Devil doing in there when there's no Ain't Talkin' Bout Love?

oh boy there is a Spotify for the Top 30 already done:

http://open.spotify.com/user/frazze/playlist/66t4gvFANn1ig1Wrtfjh0X

I'll be a homer and vote for the Bs

LET'S ROCK

voted b's barely over cheap trick, sylvester, chic, wire, doobies

and 'another girl another planet'

1978 was my junior year of high school, so it all sounds excellent to me ... I could've gone with the Ramones, "Pump It Up," or "Miss You"

Wish the Ramones song was Teenage Lobotomy so as to complete the Over the Edge trilogy

so that Spotify playlist had the full 68 songs. so i listened for a bit and 1978 was such an incredible year for music singles. some not making the Top 35 included: Talking Heads "Take Me to the River," Evelyn "Champagne" King "Shame," The Normal "Warm Leatherette," Peaches and Herb "Reunited," The Village People "Y.M.C.A." and Black Sheep "The Choice Is Yours."

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120309203038/runescape/images/6/6a/Rocklobster.png

(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

i decided to vote for "Hong Kong Garden."

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

I can get behind these results, "Rock Lobster" blew my pre-teen mind when I heard it on SNL.

Best thing that got no votes is probably the Cramps.

best year, no contest

The Poll of the Long Tail

Because I am lolold, I was a radio announcer 1978, the summer of Saturday Night Fever and Grease soundtrack hits, and Andy Gibb. In that context, "Just What I Needed" was just what I needed.

Ended up voting "Rock Lobster" though, because that DB Records single in large part redefined for me what a 7 inch single could be: homebrewed weirdness manufactured outside the confines of a major label.

Late for this. Would have voted for "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)".