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Life's important things...family, friends, NHS, SCFC, Labour, real ale, proper pubs, indie/alternative music, music polls, #5albums poll creator, #MDANT 🎖️

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Hi folks, please find to follow the list of 100 albums that will make up the 3rd of 5 semifinals in our 90’s music poll #5albums90s3 Voting will commence in 3 weeks time on Friday 21st June. In the meantime please use the hashtag to recommend your favourites to others. The list..

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2 years

I’ve lived and breathed every World Cup since ‘82, Keegan’s missed header v Spain, Maradona’s hand of God, Gazza’s tears and penalty heartache, Croatia semi final loss last time. Qatar starts in a couple of days and I’m struggling to garner a modicum of enthusiasm, is it just me?

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Our whippet Skye had to go to ‘doggy day care’ today for the first time, due to work commitments. I was a bit worried, but this photo sent to me by the owner has reassured me and cracked me up in equal measure. Love the regal pose all around and paw on the other dogs head! 😂

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Here’s a question, who are the biggest band/artist you’ve seen as a support act? I’ve got a good one, saw Radiohead as support to Sultans Of Ping FC at a pub venue in Stoke in ‘92. Watched Radiohead with complete indifference waiting for The Sultans to come on! Shows what I know!

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Just a quick message to wish all my Twitter friends and fellow music enthusiasts a very Merry Christmas. It’s been a tough couple of years but this little corner of Twitter has massively helped to keep me going and has given me something positive to focus on. Best wishes all…

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10 minutes into todays works training course and one of the most dreaded sentences in the English language has just been uttered ‘Okay folks, let’s kick things off with an ice-breaker exercise’ 🤦‍♂️

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Oh no, this is awful news, Andy Fletcher has passed away. Founding and integral member of Depeche Mode whose played on some of my all time favourite albums, not to mention an absolutely top bloke! To say I’m gutted is an understatement, RIP Fletch #DepecheMode #RIPFletch #Fletch

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Just watching the Tears For Fears documentary on BBC4, looking back now it was pretty dark subject matter they wrote about for the most part, but blimey they knew how to write a pop tune though. Most of their stuff stands up pretty well 30 odd years on I’d say. Great band!!

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I’m 52 and spend most of my nights tossing and turning in bed complaining about various niggles and aches and pains. Sir Paul McCartney is 80 and headlining Glastonbury, we’ll never see his like again, living legend! #Glastonbury2022

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I’m reading the devastating news that Mark Lanegan has passed away. The guy is responsible for some of the finest music you’ll hear both with Screaming Trees and his solo work. Listen to Sweet Oblivion, Dust, Whiskey For The Holy Ghost and Bubblegum amongst others. So sad, RIP 🙏

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7 months

Anyone for a music poll? 😉It’s rapidly closing in on the end of 2023, which can only mean one thing…no not Santa, it’s time to start considering your list for #5albums23 What are the best albums released this year? Poll voting will commence on Friday 8th December. Thanks 👍

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Just wanted to wish all my friends on Twitter a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the festive season. Lots of you have helped to keep me sane this year with music chat, it’s good to know we can pull together in these times of adversity, let’s hope for better times ahead 👍

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The votes for #5albumsFinal are all counted and I’ll reveal them at 7pm tonight. Just ahead of that I just wanted to say thank you to everyone whose joined in over the years. When I sent out the first 3 albums tweet back in late 2019 and about 30 people replied, I never for one..

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3 years

Evening folks, we’ve made it to Friday and it’s time for #3albums86 A very busy thread this week with an incredible amount of albums recommended. My picks are Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring, The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead and Depeche Mode - Black Celebration. What are your 3?

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Hi folks, we started this musical journey in March 2021, 2 and a half years and 65 polls later, we’ve arrived at #5albumsFinal Pick your top 5 albums from the list of 100 finalists detailed in this thread. For the final time (for now at least 😉) here’s my fantastic five…

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Woke up this morning with the overwhelming feeling I needed to go out and buy a pair of cheap Donnay white sports socks, lucky Sports Direct is open for these essentials! 😡😡Mike Ashley close your stores you idiot, you’re putting your staff and the public at risk! #SportsDirect

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3 years

Thanks to everyone who took part in #7albums90s like I said yesterday it was a phenomenal response, I can now announce the result. It probably comes as no surprise(s) to learn that Radiohead have triumphed with OK Computer. Nirvana and REM made the other podium positions. PTO

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Hi folks, you certainly did justice to the #5albumsFinal with over 950 people taking part, many thanks once again. It’s congratulations to Messrs Squire, Mounfield, Wren and Brown as The Stone Roses 1989 debut album takes the title of #5albumschampion The full chart follows…

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Hi folks, here’s the one you’ve all been waiting for, it’s #7albums90s The rules:- 1) Pick your top 7 albums of the 90’s (7pts for top pick down to 1pt for 7th) 2) Please include artist and album titles. 3) No compilations allowed. 4) Poll ends 12 noon Sunday. My picks are:-

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Hi folks, firstly I’d like to wish all my followers a very Merry Christmas. My present to you is a new music poll, in fact 6. What’s the best album of the 21st century so far? Well we have 500 albums who’ve qualified from our previous polls, so let’s find out via 5 semi finals…

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3 years

Hi folks, quick update in regards to #7albums90s we’ve had an incredible 1,300 responses so I won’t quite be finished tonight. Don’t worry if I haven’t replied directly to your posts, I’ve not always remembered to like, but ALL votes will be counted. Results tomorrow evening 👍

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums95 For the first time, we had over a thousand people take part and we were even top of twitters UK trending list on Friday evening! The winning album by some margin was Radiohead with The Bends, here’s the top 8 qualifiers this wk..

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7 months

Introducing the newest member of our family, 12 week old whippet puppy. My hopes of doing a #5dognames poll to name her fell on stoney ground and my daughter has called her Skye 🐶 Now the hard work begins I assume!

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Hi folks, a little later than advertised but it’s time for the results of #5albums23 Well it’s 32 years since their debut album, but that doesn’t stop them knocking it out the park this year, congratulations to Slowdive as Everything Is Alive wins your album of the year…

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1 year

Hi folks, it’s time for the result of #5albums22 Around 850 people took part nominating an incredible (and time consuming) 1041 albums! Taking the win with their 9th studio album were Suede with Autofiction, congratulations to them. Here’s the 8 semi final qualifiers..

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2 years

By my calculations that’s 44 years between Kate Bush’s 2 UK no. 1 singles, must be a record. If it gets a new generation of people listening to her fantastic, unique music, that can only be a good thing in my book. What a talent! #KateBush

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2 years

Bit under the weather after Booster jab yesterday, so doubt I’ll stay awake till midnight. So I’ll get my New Years message in early and wish all my Twitter friends the very best for 2022. It’s been another tough year, let’s hope for better times ahead. Take care and stay safe 🙏

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Good to see Paul Merson being so open and honest about his issues with alcoholism and gambling addiction and even better to see the guy in a much better place in his life and battling through it all. Hopefully this might help people with similar problems watching it #HarrysHeroes

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RIP Shane MacGowan, a terrific lyricist and songwriter, The Pogues made some truly wonderful music. Would be great to see Fairytale Of New York hit no. 1 this Christmas as a tribute to the great man.

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2 years

Hi folks, it’s time for the #5albums89 results. A very busy weekend counting as for only the second time we had over a thousand participants. In a mini shock, Pixies see off the considerable challenges of The Stone Roses and The Cure to take the win. Here’s the 8 qualifiers..

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3 years

Hi folks, so who’s for a new music poll format then?! 😉 Starting Friday 19th March will be our new 5 albums music poll series. Here’s an overview:- 1) We’ll be covering 1963 - 2021. 2) Pick your top 5 albums from the chosen year (5pts for top pick down to 1pt for 5th pick). PTO

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Thanks to the 850+ people who took part in #3albumsfinal and everyone who’s contributed to any of the polls. The votes have been counted and verified and its congratulations to the Fab Four as Revolver takes home the trophy. The Clash and The Stone Roses made the podium too. PTO

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4 years

Blimey I’ve just rolled off 4 answers on the trot on University Challenge, mind you those answers were T-Rex, Gary Numan, Van Morrison and Elvis Costello. I’m still claiming bragging rights though in our household! 😉 #UniversityChallenge

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Hi folks, it’s time for the #5albums77 results. Over 850 people took part with 292 albums nominated. At the top David Bowie fights off the dreaded split vote and takes the win with Low. Television and The Sex Pistols join him on the podium. Here’s the top 8 automatic qualifiers..

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Hi all it’s time for the result of #5albums88 One of the largest participations so far saw well over 800 people take part, nominating 390 different albums. Pixies stormed to victory with Surfer Rosa, with REM and Public Enemy making up the podium places. Here’s the 8 qualifiers..

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1 year

Hi folks, gentle reminder that #5albums22 will start on Tuesday 27th Dec at 7pm (I’m not brave enough to be scoring it on Christmas Day 😉). Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas, thanks to music twitter folk for joining in the polls this year. See you on the other side. Cheers 🥂

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums83 One of the largest responses we’ve had saw over 900 people take part, nominating 347 different albums. A close contest between the top two saw REM’s Murmur just edging out New Order for the win. Here’s the top 8 qualifiers…

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums92 Well over 900 people took part, nominating 442 albums, which saw us trending at no. 2 in the UK on Friday (just behind that pesky TOTP). No prizes for guessing the winner, REM by a distance, congrats to them, here’s the top 8…

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Hi folks, it’s time for the #5albums90 result. Over 800 people joined in and we were trending at no. 2 in the U.K. on Friday, thank you all. As for the result, Depeche Mode took the victory with the awesome Violator, congrats to them. Here’s your top 8 automatic qualifiers…

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Hi folks, it’s Friday, it’s (almost) 7pm, it’s #5albums95 time! I have a feeling this one will be quite busy! Pick your favourite 5 albums from 1995 including the hashtag with replies please. I’ll let the top few albums battle it out without me and I’ll go for these unsung gems..

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Hi folks, apologies for anyone ‘tuning in’ for the #5albums22 result. I’ve had to admit defeat tonight, so many albums, my spreadsheet is the size of my stomach after Christmas dinner! All being well, I’ll have a result for you around this time tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

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Hi folks, time for the #5albums98 result. Just under 800 people took part, thanks to all, and we had 450 albums nominated. The top three were well clear this week, Mercury Rev and Air make the podium, but our winners are Massive Attack with Mezzanine. Here’s the 8 qualifiers…

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Hi music folks, hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, it’s now time for #5albums22 Which albums hit the spot this year then? After finally getting the chance to listen to some stuff over the last fortnight I’d say it’s a cracking year for new music, here’s my fantastic five…

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Hi folks, it’s come around again and it’s time to get your votes in for #5albums89 Pick your top 5 albums in order from 1989. There are some big hitters in the field for this one and to be honest with you, I’ve had to pick some myself, far too good to leave out. Here’s my five…

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums93 One of the busiest years we’ve done saw around 850 people take part, nominating 453 different albums. It was a close contest between the top 4 but Nirvana just managed to take the win with In Utero. Here’s the top 8 qualifiers…

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Hi folks, we’ve made it all the way to the final! Here’s your list for #5albumsFinal the 100 albums that remain in contention for the biggest prize on Twitter 😉 Your task (should you choose to accept it) is to spend the next 3 weeks whittling these 100 albums down to a top 5…

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Hi folks, better late than never but it’s time for the results of #5albums16 762 different albums were nominated by you, but no real surprise at the top as David Bowie’s parting gift to the world romped to victory, congratulations to Blackstar. Here’s the 8 qualifiers this week…

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums79 Over 850 took part nominating 285 different albums. As predicted, two heavyweights went head to head in this one, with The Clash just pipping Joy Division at the top, both strong contenders going forward. Here’s the 8 qualifiers..

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1) New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (5pts) 2) The The - Soul Mining 3) Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones 4) Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip 5) The Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge Bubblers:- Aztec Camera, Violent Femmes, REM, U2, Mode, Fall, Tears FF, Marillion..

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1) The Cure - Disintegration (5pts) 2) Pixies - Doolittle 3) New Order - Technique 4) The Blue Nile - Hats 5) Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Close:- Wedding Present, Galaxie 500, Beasties, Family Cat, Kitchens Of Distinction, JAMC, Bob Mould, Throwing Muses, Faith No More

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Good evening folks, crikey where did that 3 weeks go? It’s time for #5albums86 pick your top 5 albums from the year 1986 adding the hashtag. A year made all the more poignant with the sad passing of Andy Rourke today 🙏. Here’s my fabulous five picks to start the ball rolling…

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Evening all and welcome to the voting for #5albums92 I have a feeling I’ll be in for a busy weekend, I’d say this year will hit peak music buying for quite a few who take part (myself included). Reply with your top 5 albums of the year in order, including the hashtag. Mine are…

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1) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (5pts) 2) Talking Heads - Fear Of Music 3) The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette 4) XTC - Drums And Wires 5) Tubeway Army - Replicas Bubblers:- AC/DC, Elvis C, The Clash, Japan, Neil Y, PIL, Supertramp, Magazine, Wire, Joe Jackson x2, The Fall x2

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1) Depeche Mode - Violator (7pts) 2) Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (6pts) 3) Radiohead - OK Computer (5pts) 4) Sugar - Copper Blue (4pts) 5) Ride - Nowhere (3pts) 6) Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted (2pts) 7) Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen...(1pt) What are your seven folks?

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A record breaking response for #5albums94 saw us trending at no. 2 on Friday evening. Thanks all, I just count the votes, you make it what it is! Portishead made Dummies of the rest with a 300pt victory, Oasis and Suede joined them on the podium. Here’s your top 8 qualifiers..

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2 years

Good afternoon folks, it’s time for the #5albums85 results. The busiest one we’ve done so far with over 900 participants nominating 370 albums. Congratulations to Kate Bush who takes the win this week and tops a chart that matters 😉 Here’s the top 8 automatic qualifiers…

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Hi folks, despite the best efforts of Elon Musk I’ve managed to count everyone’s vote and here’s the result of #5albums70 Just over 600 entries nominated 295 different albums. Taking his first poll victory was Neil Young with After The Gold Rush. Here’s the top 8 qualifiers…

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Evening folks, hope everyone is well, it’s time for the eagerly anticipated #5albums77 vote. Pick your top 5 albums from 1977 in order, I’ll tot up the votes and we’ll see what album comes out on top of the pile in a highly competitive year. Here’s my fantastic five to kick off..

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Evening folks, hope you are well, it’s time for the very eagerly anticipated #5albums85 voting. What are your 5 favourite albums from 1985? This one falls right in my formative years so I found this really tough to narrow down. In the end I’ve settled on this fantastic five…

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Hi, thanks to everyone who’s been involved with the 3 albums from a year polls over the last year or so, whether you’ve been there from the start or joined in later, your support, enthusiasm and music knowledge has been incredible. Now it’s time for the final! #3albumsfinal PTO

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Good evening folks, it’s time for #5albums79 Well I’m not sure 3 weeks helped there, just too many great albums to choose! I’m predicting a two-way battle for the top and then a very competitive battle below that for a top 8 spot and a semi final place. Here’s my famous five..

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Hi folks, it’s time for our first poll of the new year as we play #5albums83 (we might even finish the whole thing this year!) 😉There’s a fair few classics in the year so it’s not an easy one to select a top five. Here’s my choices in this one to start the ball rolling…

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums74 Just over 700 people took part, nominating 320 different albums. Picking up his 6th poll victory was David Bowie with Diamond Dogs, congratulations to him. Here’s the top 8 automatic qualifiers from a highly competitive 1974…

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Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums05 Almost 900 people took part nominating 635 different albums. Taking the victory was the excellent Illinois by Sufjan Stevens with Bloc Party and LCD Soundsystem making the podium. Here’s the top 8 qualifiers for the semi finals…

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Well that was one heck of a weekend! Without question the biggest poll we’ve done so far with almost 800 people sending in their picks for #7albums80s In the end by a considerable margin the triumphant album was The Stone Roses self titled debut with an incredible 688 points PTO

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1) Pixies - Doolittle 2) Stone Roses - Stone Roses 3) The Cure - Disintegration 4) New Order - Technique 5) De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising 6) Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique 7) The Blue Nile - Hats 8) Lou Reed - New York Wedding Present & Nirvana join the wildcard board..

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Hi folks, it’s time for the #5Albums82 result. Over 800 people joined in with 368 different albums nominated. A good battle at the top this wk saw Simple Minds just holding off The Cure and ABC to take the win with New Gold Dream, congrats to them. Here’s your top 8 qualifiers…

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Evening all, well it’s been a horrendous 2 weeks in the world since we last got together, but I guess the show must go on. It’s time for #5albums98 which I’m guessing will be one of the busiest polls we’ve done, with some absolute belters out in 1998! Here’s my famous five…

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Evening folks, we started this process in Mar ‘21 and we’ve now reached the 60th and final year poll, it’s time for #5albums70 Don’t forget we still have 5 semi finals and a final to come yet, so about 3 months before we can crown the winning album. Here’s my 5 albums for 1970…

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1) Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 2) The Cure - The Head On The Door 3) New Order - Low-Life 4) Lloyd Cole & TC - Easy Pieces 5) Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always Bubblers:- Kate Bush, Smiths, Cult, REM, ‘Mats, TFF, Suzanne Vega, Fall, Chameleons, Mekons, JAMC, Marillion…

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Hi folks, better late than never, it’s time for the #5albums21 results. Almost 900 albums were nominated, with the top 3 artists releasing their 10th, 10th & 13th album respectively. Congrats to The Coral who take the win with Coral Island. Mogwai and Low make the podium. Top 8..

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Hi folks, it’s an early kick off for #5albums16 this week, where all Nationalities, Ethnicities, Genders and Sexual Orientations are very welcome to take part 👍 For my part I’m thinking a sadly departed legend and a five piece Oxford combo will do just fine, so I’m going with..

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1) Sugar - Copper Blue 2) Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted 3) Ride - Going Blank Again 4) Buffalo Tom - Let Me Come Over 5) The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall Bubblers: REM, RATM, AIC, Tori Amos, The Cure, New Fads, Neil Young, Mozza, Lemonheads, Cave, Charlatans, Tom Waits, Cud.

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Hi folks and a happy Easter to all. It’s time for your 1988 album selections as we play #5albums88 Blimey this is a tough one and if the thread is anything to go by it’s going to be one heck of a battle to secure a top 8 spot and a place in the semi final stage. Here’s my five…

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Hi folks, as football once again stubbornly refused to come home, at least the #5albums99 results can distract you for a moment or two! Just over 700 people took part, nominating 516 different albums. Top of the class this week were The Flaming Lips, here’s the top 8 qualifiers..

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1) The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane 2) Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden 3) Pixies - Surfer Rosa 4) The House Of Love - The House Of Love 5) Dinosaur Jr. - Bug Painful omissions - Morrissey, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, The Church, Pet Shop Boys, Siouxsie, Galaxie 500, Michelle Shocked..

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Happy Friday everyone, hope you’ve all had a good week, it’s time for #3albums70 A very strong year this one, but my trio of quality are Neil Young - After The Gold Rush, Van Morrison - Moondance and George Harrison - All Things Must Pass. What are your three picks from 1970?

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1) Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion (RIP Fletch 🙏) 2) Suede - Suede 3) The Auteurs - New Wave 4) The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps 5) Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been Close:- Pumpkins, Whigs, TFC, Bjork, PJH, Yo La Tengo, Red House Painters, Tindersticks, Nirvana, Breeders…

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Evening all, hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. Slightly ahead of schedule but what the heck, let’s get cracking with #5albums21 I’ve lost count of the amount of album suggestions added to the thread, as for a likely winner I genuinely don’t have a clue! Here’s my top five…

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2 years

Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums76 Well over 600 people took part, thanks as always. The Ramones and Stevie Wonder make the podium with scores that would win most weeks, but David Bowie still won by a distance with Station To Station. Here’s the top 8 qualifiers..

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1 year

Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums86 In a busy voting week, well over 800 people took part, nominating 380 different albums (thanks all 👍). No surprises at the top as The Smiths stormed to victory with The Queen Is Dead. Here’s the top 8 qualifiers this week…

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6 months

Hi folks, for anyone tuning in for the #5albums23 result, just to let you know that I’m still counting and the results will be tomorrow at 7pm. Over 750 different albums nominated so far and still quite a few votes to count, nobody can say there wasn’t plenty to listen to in ‘23!

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7 months

…I’m going to do a 21st century poll with five heats and a final, using the top 500 albums from our previous polls, to give the more recent albums their moment in the sun. Thanks very much for all the kind comments with this weeks replies, final result a bit later, thanks 👍

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1 year

1) Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring 2) The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 3) Depeche Mode - Black Celebration 4) The Chameleons - Strange Times 5) The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional Bubblers:- REM, PSB, Housemartins, New Order, Paul S, Peter G, Madonna, Prince, Fall, Go-Betweens…

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Richard Shaw

2 years

Evening folks, it’s Friday again and time for #5Albums82 Judging by the amount of albums recommended on the thread over the last fortnight it’s going to be a busy weekend of counting for me. Here’s my fantastic five in a highly competitive year for great album releases…

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4 years

Welcome to 1985 for 3 albums from a year. Without doubt the toughest decision for me so far, any from the top 20 are worthy. In the end I’ve gone with 3 of the greatest bands from the era. New Order - Lowlife, The Smiths - Meat Is Murder, The Cure - The Head On The Door. And you?

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Richard Shaw

3 years

Hi folks, you’ve kept me busy but it’s now time for the #5albums80 results. No fewer than 34 albums scored over 100pts but nobody got close to Closer as Joy Division stormed to victory. Talking Heads and David Bowie made up the podium places, here’s the top 8 qualifiers…

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Richard Shaw

2 years

Evening folks, it’s time for another edition of our music poll and likely a very busy one too as this week we play #5albums93 Very difficult to predict the winner this week, I’m thinking 3 or 4 would fancy their chances. To kick us off, here’s my fantastic five of a great year…

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1 year

Hi folks, happy Friday to you all, it’s time for #5albums74 Pick your favourite five albums from 1974 in order of preference including the hashtag, the top 8 in the voting will progress to the semi final stage. A very tough one this, but here’s my fabulous five to kick us off…

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11 months

Hi folks, can you believe it, we’ve reached the semi final stage! It’s time for #5albumsSF1 the first of 5 semis over the coming weeks. Please see list of 100 albums at the end of this thread, your task is to pick your top 5 in order of preference. Easy eh! 😉 Here’s my 5 picks..

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6 months

Hi folks, it’s poll time! Here we go with #5albums23 name your top 5 albums from this year in order (artist and album title please). The top 20 albums from the year will qualify for our post millennium tournament coming up in January. Here’s my top five choices to kick us off…

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2 years

Hi folks, it’s the end of a very eventful week and time for #5albums05 if nothing else some light relief from politics! Pick your top 5 albums from 2005 in preference from 1-5. It’s very hard to predict this weeks likely top 8 but here’s my fabulous five to kick off proceedings..

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2 years

Hi folks, well it’s been another awful 2 weeks in the world, a music poll is very insignificant, but for a little light relief if nothing else, it’s time for #5albums11 This year wasn’t part of our previous polls, so will be interesting to see how this one pans out. Here’s mine..

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2 years

1) Television - Marquee Moon (5pts) 2) David Bowie - Low 3) Steely Dan - Aja 4) Wire - Pink Flag 5) Iggy Pop - Lust For Life So close:- Sex Pistols, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Damned, Clash, Ian Dury, Kraftwerk, Bob Marley, Culture, ELO, Fela Kuti…

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2 years

Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums02 Over 700 people took part nominating 525 different albums. The bright lights fell on Interpol as their debut hit the top spot, Wilco and QOTSA gave them a run for their money and made the podium. Here’s the 8 qualifiers this wk..

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1 year

Hi folks, hope everyone is good. It’s Friday, it’s 7pm, it’s 5 albums time! This week it’s albums from 2007, pick your top 5 albums in order from the year including the #5albums07 hashtag. A quality year I’d say, some great stuff to pick from, for my part I’m going with these…

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3 years

Evening folks and welcome to the 2nd most eagerly anticipated event of the weekend (to people with an English or Italian persuasion at least!), it’s #5albums94 The busiest thread ever suggests a big one this week, a loaded year and massive competition for the top 8. My picks...

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1 year

Hi folks, well it’s time for the penultimate addition of the 5 albums series this year as we play #5albums99 I certainly won’t be calling the winner of this one with the confidence of a Croatian penalty taker as this edition is likely to be close. To kick us off, here’s my five..

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2 years

Hi folks, it’s time for the results of #5albums71 Around 650 participants nominated 239 different albums this week and I’ve attached the top 150 chart for you. As for the winner…never really in doubt was it, Bowie’s Hunky Dory. Here’s the top 8 automatic qualifiers this week…

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2 years

Hi folks, it’s time for #5albums90 where I can categorically say that no party’s will be held whilst I’m doing the scoring! A bumper thread has shown what a great year ‘90 was, very tough to narrow down to a top 5 although no surprises for my top pick. Here’s my fantastic five…

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1 year

1) Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow (5pts) 2) Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain.. 3) Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 4) Soccer Mommy - Sometimes Forever 5) Angel Olsen - Big Time Bubblers:- Spiritualized, The Smile, Bill Callahan, Midlake, Destroyer, Cate Le Bon..

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