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Best decade for charts - 1960s?
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I'm more from the punk/hardcore/metal school, however when it comes to pop/chart music, I think the 1960s had the best groups, albums and songs. Example - Beatles, Dylan, Beach Boys, Frankie Valli, Rolling Stones etc. |
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I'm in complete agreement with you
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The 60s were certainly the golden age of singles, with the 70's just behind. Albums were the most important by the 70s though.
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60s definetely, tho I may be alone in saying the 90s were awesome too
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Weren't charts, or at least the most recognised ones, back then made up from music book sales rather than singles?
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90's
80's 70's |
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I wasnt around in the 60's but even i can appreciate the music in this decade with the likes of the Beatles, the Stones and the Byrds. Id say it is the best decade for music.
The 90's comes close though as i grew up around this time with acts such as Oasis, Blur, Radiohead and the Verve. Worst decade for music - 2000's unfortunately. |
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i wasn't born until 1989, but my favourite music comes from the 60s and 70s and i would agree that i prefer singles from that era than full albums.
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I suggest that we go 1965 to 1975 or 1968 to 1978 - pre 1963 there were poor records and there was a boom in good hits after 76 too.
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The best decade for charts is usually the decade in which you are 14.
Would Frankie Goes To Hollywood get a ninth week at number one? Where will the new Duran Duran single enter the chart? Will that new song from the Cocteau Twins make the Top 40? In 1984 it really mattered to me and my friends. But I suppose the battle between Taio Cruz and Jay-Z really mattered to the kids texting Reggie Yates last night. |
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Late sixties/early seventies.
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Weren't charts, or at least the most recognised ones, back then made up from music book sales rather than singles?
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Weren't charts, or at least the most recognised ones, back then made up from music book sales rather than singles?
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I suggest that we go 1965 to 1975 or 1968 to 1978 - pre 1963 there were poor records and there was a boom in good hits after 76 too.
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The best decade for charts is usually the decade in which you are 14.
. of course in reality its down to age and personal preferance. was chart music in the 60's better then any other time?... well it was new! there was variety, there was class, they cut new ground and most of whats been since has been heavily influenced by the work created in the 60's... but there was also some complete PANTS... imho theres always been a mixture of good and bad, depending upon your taste and allowing for natural musical progression ... |
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I suggest that we go 1965 to 1975 or 1968 to 1978 - pre 1963 there were poor records and there was a boom in good hits after 76 too.
There was some great music around in the late 70s and early 80s (I was 14 in '82 ). The 90s were pretty good but the 00s have been largely dire.
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In a word, "No". That was pre-charts, or at least pre-the one that started in November 1952. And it was sheet music, not music books.
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The best decade for charts is usually the decade in which you are 14.
Would Frankie Goes To Hollywood get a ninth week at number one? Where will the new Duran Duran single enter the chart? Will that new song from the Cocteau Twins make the Top 40? In 1984 it really mattered to me and my friends. But I suppose the battle between Taio Cruz and Jay-Z really mattered to the kids texting Reggie Yates last night. |
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well... for me...
1998: WILL VIVA FOREVER GET TO NUMBER ONE AFTER STOP STALLED AT #2?!?! 1998: WILL 'GOODBYE' GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE SPICE GIRLS THIRD CONSECUTIVE XMAS NUMBER ONE?? 1999: WHO WILL BE XMAS #1, S CLUB, STEPS OR WESTLIFE?? 2003: WILL THE IDOLS GET THE XMAS NUMBER ONE, OR WILL BILLY MACK, GARY JULES OR THE DARKNESS? |
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My first post on this thread begs to differ, in my case at least. I was 14 in 2004.
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April 1985
UK Title Artist 1 Everybody wants to rule the world Tears For Fears 2 Easy lover Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 3 Welcome to the plearsure dome Frankie Goes To Hollywood 4 We close our eyes Go West 5 Move closer Phyllis Nelson 6 We are ther world USA For Africa 7 Could it be I'm falling in love David Grant & Jacki Graham 8 Pie Jesu Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Longston 9 That ole devil called love Alison Moyet 10 Everytime you go away Paul Young 11 One more night Phil Collins 12 Clouds across the moon Rah Band 13 Spend the night Coolnotes 14 Wide boy Nok Kershaw 15 The heat is on Glenn Frey 16 Do what you do Jarmaine Jackson 17 Kiss me Stepen 'Tin Tin' Duffy 18 Material girl Madonna 19 I feel love Bronski Beat & Marc Almond 20 Don't you(Forget about me) Simple Minds QUALITY ! and again: June 1985 UK Title Artist 1 Kayleigh Marillion 2 You'll never walk alone The Crowd 3 19 Paul Hardcastle 4 A view to a kill Duran Duran 5 Suddenly Billy Ocean 6 Obsession Animotion 7 the word girl Scritti Politti Feat. Ranking Ann 8 Frankie Sister Sledge 9 Crazy for you Madonna 10 Out in the fields Gary Moore & Phil Lynott 11 History Mai Tai 12 Cherish Kool & the Gang 13 Walking on sunshine Katrina & the Waves 14 Love don't live here anymore Jimmy Nail 15 Axel F Harold Faltermeyer 16 Rhythm of the night DeBarge 17 Ben Marti Webb 18 Call me Go West 19 I feel love Bronski Beat & Marc Almond 20 Johnny come home Fine Young Cannibals |
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he did say usually, and imho that is more or less spot on.
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imho theres always been a mixture of good and bad, depending upon your taste and allowing for natural musical progression ...
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todays chart is 99% bad though, whereas in the late 60s, late 70s it was about 50% and the top 10% was stuff that was real class and will be remembered forever
![]() the one thing that music in those eras had over modern music is that it was more original, but if you transpose any of todays 'indie' into say 1979, im sure it would be regarded as a 'classic'.. i think that todays musics main fault is its unoriginality, apart from that imho its more or less the same. |
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well... for me...
1998: WILL VIVA FOREVER GET TO NUMBER ONE AFTER STOP STALLED AT #2?!?! 1998: WILL 'GOODBYE' GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE SPICE GIRLS THIRD CONSECUTIVE XMAS NUMBER ONE?? 1999: WHO WILL BE XMAS #1, S CLUB, STEPS OR WESTLIFE?? 2003: WILL THE IDOLS GET THE XMAS NUMBER ONE, OR WILL BILLY MACK, GARY JULES OR THE DARKNESS?
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60s definetely, tho I may be alone in saying the 90s were awesome too
![]() Agreed! Haha the 60's really did offer up some fantastic things. Especially in music and fashion. |
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