I kinda think this is the best final we've had yet, although the Over The Hills And Far Away/What Is And What Should Never Be final in the Zep survivor was a very pleasant surprise. I truly believe these are Bruce's two best songs, but sorry Atlantic City. BTR FTMFW.
While there is no denying that both of these songs are fantastic, we could have had a better final two. Atlantic City shouldn't have been this high, and while I understand Born To Run's place in rock history, and know full well it deserves to be here at the end, I rate other songs higher.
However, Backstreets has been kind of doing their own thing lately, with people simply rating each song from each album on a scale of 1-10, and I gotta say, their top 10 is quite close to ours (I think their results are a little better though - Racing In The Street FTW). They are currently on
Tunnel Of Love, but here are the results so far (
Born In The U.S.A. hasn't had its tally posted yet):
Greetings
1. Lost in the Flood (8.460)
2. Spirit in the Night (8.179)
3. Growin' Up (8.152)
4. For You (8.050)
5. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (7.326)
6. Blinded by the Light (6.955)
7. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? (5.960)
8. The Angel (3.558)
9. Mary Queen of Arkansas (3.138)
Wild & Innocent
1. Incident on 57th Street (9.590)
2. Rosalita (9.135)
3. New York City Serenade (8.856)
4. Sandy (8.428)
5. Kitty's Back (7.752)
6. E Street Shuffle (6.910)
7. Wild Billy's Circus Story (4.910)
Born To Run
1. Jungleland (9.773)
2. Backstreets (9.732)
3. Born to Run (9.711)
4. Thunder Road (9.670)
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (8.216)
6. She's the One (8.160)
7(t). Meeting Across the River (7.552)
7(t). Night (7.552)
Darkness
1. Racing in the Street (9.438)
2. Badlands (9.406)
3. Darkness (9.150)
4. Promised Land (8.931)
5. Prove It All Night (8.806)
6. Something in the Night (8.188)
7. Candy's Room (7.956)
8. Adam Raised a Cain (7.669)
9. Streets of Fire (7.450)
10. Factory (6.663)
The River
1. The River (9.521)
2. Point Blank (8.265)
3. Drive All Night (8.147)
4. The Price You Pay (8.118)
5. Independence Day (8.076)
6. The Ties That Bind (7.903)
7. Stolen Car (7.765)
8. Out in the Street (7.576)
9. Wreck on the Highway (7.250)
10. Jackson Cage (7.201)
11. Sherry Darling (7.104)
12. Cadillac Ranch (7.074)
13. Fade Away (7.007)
14. Ramrod (6.919)
15. Hungry Heart (6.729)
16. Two Hearts (6.639)
17. I'm a Rocker (5.743)
18. You Can Look (5.556)
19. Crush on You (5.417)
20. I Wanna Marry You (5.111)
Nebraska
1. Atlantic City (9.173)
2. Reason to Believe (8.506)
3(t). Johnny 99 (7.870)
3(t). Highway Patrolman (7.870)
5. Nebraska (7.364)
6. State Trooper (7.130)
7. Open All Night (6.994)
8. My Father's House (6.840)
9. Used Cars (6.352)
10. Mansion on the Hill (6.025)
So based on those results, here's the overall top
10 11 (the ones with a 9 rating or higher) at Backstreets thus far:
1. Jungleland (9.773)
2. Backstreets (9.732)
3. Born to Run (9.711)
4. Thunder Road (9.670)
5. Incident on 57th Street (9.590)
6. The River (9.521)
7. Racing in the Street (9.438)
8. Badlands (9.406)
9. Atlantic City (9.173)
10. Darkness (9.150)
11. Rosalita (9.135)