Our 1980s Top Twenty Chart Poll
First Round Results - Part One
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 50% v 50% Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads 59% v 41% Manic Monday - Bangles
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics 75% v 25% Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears
Let’s Dance - David Bowie 60% v 40% Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
Purple Rain - Prince 60% v 40% Down Under - Men at Work
@HannahHowe The surprising one to me is that Purple Rain only got 60%
100% agree.
@Chigaze Looking ahead to the eventual number one, I think Purple Rain would have hoped for over 65% to be considered a strong favourite. But, still a long way to go…