Interference's Top 209 U2 Songs, The Results Thread!

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Well I've been collecting lists for close to a month and now it's time to announce the results so stay tuned to see where everybody's favourite song ends up. We ended up with 59 lists in the end, (that's 5 more than last time :dance:) and overall 209 songs received a vote.

I'd like to thank the following people for making this all possible:
ZooropPop40
Harley.GirlU2
Screwtape2
Bathiu
TheFly51
2861U2
MrMacPhisto
Jack Bauer
dan smee
Scorpionac
mikal
Flybabe
believer75
Thefly418
ultraviolet7
Chief43
Acrobat51829
adypole
O4072511
Seattlevertigo
Bono_212
An Cat Gav
xtrmx
God Part III
dawrd1
Cjboog
TheFly2U
Popacrobat
AtomicBono
Bram
JoRu
rock888nwo
SamuelSmeloc
cypress
Girlsaloudfan
Native Son
BigMacPhisto
Sleepydeadman
Joey788
FitzChivalry
PRoMenADeZoO
Roy
rwolins1
Lemonchick
LemonMacPhisto
Axver
Greatest Hits
hones374
Intedomine
Financeguy
Flaming Friar Sr
theedgeu2
Russian Fox
U2search
Mango
Babydoll
WayneTravis
OneBloodOneLife

So get ready, the list begins :hyper:

in my next post :wink:
 
So the only way to start this off properly is with this

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Songs no one ever liked
A Different Kind of Blue 0
All Along The Watchtower 0
Elvis Ate America 0
Ito Okashi 0
Plot 180 0
Theme From Let's Go Native 0
Theme From The Swan 0

Songs No One Likes Anymore
(139) Are You Gonna Wait Forever 0
(141) Always 0
(153) Flower Child 0
(166) Boomerang I 0
(176) Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come 0
(177) Can't Help Falling In Love With You 0
(167) Beautiful Ghost 0
(179) Falling At Your Feet 0
(172) Helter Skelter 0

The number in brackets is where the songs finished last time, the number at the end is the song's score
 
186. (-) Jesus Christ - 0.74
186. (123) When Love Comes to Town - 0.74
188. (174) Lost On A Silent Planet - 0.71
189. (175) Tower of Song - 0.64
190. (-) I Feel Free - 0.61
191. (-) Happiness Is A Warm Gun - 0.57
191. (-) Mission Impossible - 0.57
193. (147) Smile - 0.54
194. (-) Cartoon World - 0.50
195. (-) Boomerang II - 0.47
195. (183) Instant Karma - 0.47
197. (157) Angels Too Tied to the Ground - 0.40
197. (-) The Fool - 0.40
199. (156) Drunk Chicken/America - 0.37
200. (161) Touch - 0.34
201. (-) Grace - 0.30
202. (133) The Ocean - 0.27
203. (152) Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk/Korova 1 - 0.20
204. (180) Race Against Time - 0.13
205. (-) Christmas Time (Baby Please Come Home) - 0.10
206. (-) Corpse (These Chains Are Way Too Long) - 0.07
207. (159) Red Light - 0.03
207. (-) Saturday Night - 0.03
207. (168) United Colours - 0.03
 
I'm a bit surprised that Beautiful Ghost got no votes, but that's about it so far. :wink:

Wow, Drunk Chicken charted both times?
 
161. (184) Big Girls Are Best - 2.80
161. (121) Street Mission - 2.80
163. (148) Beach Sequence - 2.67
164. (158) Treasure - 2.53
164. (181) Trash, Trampoline and The Party Girl - 2.53
166. (163) One Minute Warning - 2.33
167. (-) Things To Make And Do - 2.00
168. (83) I Fall Down - 1.79
169. (117) Hallelujah Here She Comes - 1.73
170. (134) Be There - 1.65
171. (-) Love You Like Mad - 1.61
171. (-) Knocking On Heaven's Door - 1.61
173. (165) Desert Of Our Love - 1.60
174. (120) Fire - 1.53
175. (178) Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad - 1.47
176. (130) Stranger In A Strange Land - 1.34
177. (127) Rise Up - 1.24
177. (182) Love Rescue Me - 1.24
179. (155) Shadows and Tall Trees - 1.21
179. (-) Is That All? - 1.21
181. (160) Doctor, Doctor - 1.18
182. (164) Heaven & Hell - 1.04
183. (-) She's a Mystery to Me - 1.01
184. (-) Under my Skin - 0.84
185. (-) I Believe in Father Christmas - 0.77
 
I Fall Down's fall of 85 places is the biggest fall of all songs in the competition I think, I find it terribly ironic
 
141. (118) Another Time, Another Place - 7.8
142. (186) 4th of July - 6.5
143. (144) Holy Joe - 6.2
144. (173) A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel - 6.0
145. (140) The Refugee - 5.4
146. (170) Native Son - 5.1
147. (162) Take You Down - 4.7
148. (-) Winter - 4.4
148. (129) Summer Rain - 4.4
150. (145) Everlasting Love - 4.2
151. (169) Scarlet - 3.9
152. (112) Night And Day - 3.6
153. (114) Always Forever Now - 3.5
154. (128) Wild Irish Rose - 3.3
154. (111) Stories for Boys - 3.3
156. (149) The Hands That Built America - 3.2
156. (-) Deep In the Heart - 3.2
156. (146) Another Day - 3.2
159. (154) The Saints Are Coming - 3.0
159. (142) Unchained Melody - 3.0
 
121. (105) Rejoice - 18.0
121. (113) Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car - 18.0
123. (137) I Threw A Brick Through a Window - 17.4
123. (131) Wild Honey - 17.4
125. (81) Spanish Eyes - 16.3
125. (125) Indian Summer Sky - 16.3
125. (108) North & South of the River - 16.3
128. (-) Stand Up Comedy - 15.6
129. (102) Stateless - 15.4
130. (103) All Because of You - 13.8
131. (150) Slow Dancing - 13.5
132. (126) Salome - 13.0
133. (138) Babyface - 11.8
134. (122) With A Shout - 10.6
135. (151) Peace On Earth - 10.4
136. (110) The Three Sunrises- 10.1
137. (171) Levitate - 9.6
138. (107) Dancing Barefoot - 9.4
139. (135) Bass Trap - 9.3
140. (-) Xanax and Wine - 9.1
 
111. (95) Elvis Presley And America - 28.6
112. (132) Van Diemen's Land - 28.3
113. (92) Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World - 26.7
114. (185) A Celebration - 23.6
115. (106) Surrender - 22.5
115. (124) Wave Of Sorrow - 22.5
117. (143) Miami - 21.7
118. (115) Silver And Gold - 20.7
119. (86) Two Hearts Beat As One - 18.6
119. (54) Some Days Are Better Than Others - 18.6
 
101. (77) Walk To The Water - 43.7
102. (104) MLK - 41.4
103. (61) Like A Song... - 39.9
104. (82) Yahweh - 38.8
105. (78) Luminous Times (Hold On to Love) - 37.0
106. (88) A Day Without Me - 36.6
107. (91) Twilight - 36.3
108. (116) The Playboy Mansion - 34.5
109. (89) Seconds - 32.0
110. (119) Trip Through Your Wires - 30.2
 
So who thinks Magnificent will be the top 10? I think it has a good shot.
 
Recap 101-209
101. (77) Walk To The Water - 43.7
102. (104) MLK - 41.4
103. (61) Like A Song... - 39.9
104. (82) Yahweh - 38.8
105. (78) Luminous Times (Hold On to Love) - 37.0
106. (88) A Day Without Me - 36.6
107. (91) Twilight - 36.3
108. (116) The Playboy Mansion - 34.5
109. (89) Seconds - 32.0
110. (119) Trip Through Your Wires - 30.2
111. (95) Elvis Presley And America - 28.6
112. (132) Van Diemen's Land - 28.3
113. (92) Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World - 26.7
114. (185) A Celebration - 23.6
115. (106) Surrender - 22.5
115. (124) Wave Of Sorrow - 22.5
117. (143) Miami - 21.7
118. (115) Silver And Gold - 20.7
119. (86) Two Hearts Beat As One - 18.6
119. (54) Some Days Are Better Than Others - 18.6
121. (105) Rejoice - 18.0
121. (113) Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car - 18.0
123. (137) I Threw A Brick Through a Window - 17.4
123. (131) Wild Honey - 17.4
125. (81) Spanish Eyes - 16.3
125. (125) Indian Summer Sky - 16.3
125. (108) North & South of the River - 16.3
128. (-) Stand Up Comedy - 15.6
129. (102) Stateless - 15.4
130. (103) All Because of You - 13.8
131. (150) Slow Dancing - 13.5
132. (126) Salome - 13.0
133. (138) Babyface - 11.8
134. (122) With A Shout - 10.6
135. (151) Peace On Earth - 10.4
136. (110) The Three Sunrises- 10.1
137. (171) Levitate - 9.6
138. (107) Dancing Barefoot - 9.4
139. (135) Bass Trap - 9.3
140. (-) Xanax and Wine - 9.1
141. (118) Another Time, Another Place - 7.8
142. (186) 4th of July - 6.5
143. (144) Holy Joe - 6.2
144. (173) A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel - 6.0
145. (140) The Refugee - 5.4
146. (170) Native Son - 5.1
147. (162) Take You Down - 4.7
148. (-) Winter - 4.4
148. (129) Summer Rain - 4.4
150. (145) Everlasting Love - 4.2
151. (169) Scarlet - 3.9
152. (112) Night And Day - 3.6
153. (114) Always Forever Now - 3.5
154. (128) Wild Irish Rose - 3.3
154. (111) Stories for Boys - 3.3
156. (149) The Hands That Built America - 3.2
156. (-) Deep In the Heart - 3.2
156. (146) Another Day - 3.2
159. (154) The Saints Are Coming - 3.0
159. (142) Unchained Melody - 3.0
161. (184) Big Girls Are Best - 2.80
161. (121) Street Mission - 2.80
163. (148) Beach Sequence - 2.67
164. (158) Treasure - 2.53
164. (181) Trash, Trampoline and The Party Girl - 2.53
166. (163) One Minute Warning - 2.33
167. (-) Things To Make And Do - 2.00
168. (83) I Fall Down - 1.79
169. (117) Hallelujah Here She Comes - 1.73
170. (134) Be There - 1.65
171. (-) Love You Like Mad - 1.61
171. (-) Knocking On Heaven's Door - 1.61
173. (165) Desert Of Our Love - 1.60
174. (120) Fire - 1.53
175. (178) Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad - 1.47
176. (130) Stranger In A Strange Land - 1.34
177. (127) Rise Up - 1.24
177. (182) Love Rescue Me - 1.24
179. (155) Shadows and Tall Trees - 1.21
179. (-) Is That All? - 1.21
181. (160) Doctor, Doctor - 1.18
182. (164) Heaven & Hell - 1.04
183. (-) She's a Mystery to Me - 1.01
184. (-) Under my Skin - 0.84
185. (-) I Believe in Father Christmas - 0.77
186. (-) Jesus Christ - 0.74
186. (123) When Love Comes to Town - 0.74
188. (174) Lost On A Silent Planet - 0.71
189. (175) Tower of Song - 0.64
190. (-) I Feel Free - 0.61
191. (-) Happiness Is A Warm Gun - 0.57
191. (-) Mission Impossible - 0.57
193. (147) Smile - 0.54
194. (-) Cartoon World - 0.50
195. (-) Boomerang II - 0.47
195. (183) Instant Karma - 0.47
197. (157) Angels Too Tied to the Ground - 0.40
197. (-) The Fool - 0.40
199. (156) Drunk Chicken/America - 0.37
200. (161) Touch - 0.34
201. (-) Grace - 0.30
202. (133) The Ocean - 0.27
203. (152) Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk/Korova 1 - 0.20
204. (180) Race Against Time - 0.13
205. (-) Christmas Time (Baby Please Come Home) - 0.10
206. (-) Corpse (These Chains Are Way Too Long) - 0.07
207. (159) Red Light - 0.03
207. (-) Saturday Night - 0.03
207. (168) United Colours - 0.03
 
And to spice up the top 100, I'm gonna add in some really insightful reviews about each song that I have found online :yes:

100. (67) Mothers of the Disappeared - 47.1
"Mainstream for mainstream people"
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99. (90) Love and Peace or Else - 50.2
"let Larry sing, his voice would match this new turn your band took sooo well. I won't forget you that one. Remember what happened when the drummer of Genesis decided to sing? The world received the biggest gift in music history - PHIL COLLINS. Think about it."
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98. (99) Love Comes Tumbling - 53.9
"u2 used to rock...its just sad. "
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97. (97) New York - 54.3
"Since when has Bono started to sing like Mick Jugger?"
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96. (101) Fast Cars - 57.5
"I imagine if there were a machine that digested U2's catalog and created 'new' songs, this is what they would sound like."
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My first (and only so far) top 100 protestation: Love and Peace. Blah.
 
95. (98) Crumbs From Your Table - 60.7
"something I've probably heard in an elevator before..."
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94. (93) Slug - 61.5
"it's a once-great band gone wildly dull"
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93. (80) If You Wear That Velvet Dress - 66.5
"This would be good music to play in the background of a peace negotiation, since it is very unlikely to upset or even affect anyone present."
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92. (79) October - 70.3
"it is unlistenable, but thankfully forgettable"
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91. (96) Sweetest Thing - 70.6
"Is the Edge still in the band? "
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NLOTH is poised to get some serious love in this list. The inevitable backlash will be interesting.

The quotes are hilarious by the way.

Shockingly, Crumbs improved its position.
 
90. (72) Numb - 70.8
"U2 should breakup now"
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89. (59) "40" - 71.3
"aims for hypnotic but reaches boring"
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88. (48) Drowning Man - 84.9
"There's simply nothing at all inspired about the music "
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87. (66) God Part II - 87.3
"How dare Bono write "God, pt. 2", pretentiously putting himself as an equal to John Lennon, as someone to complete Lennon's idea because he couldn't do it himself. "
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86. (73) Mercy - 94.9
"I didn't think they could do worse, but they did."
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This is going to be very controversial. Some serious moving around going on here.
 
85. (58) 11 O Clock Tick Tock - 99.6
" It's not terrible, but it is terribly boring"
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84. (63) Wake Up Dead Man - 102.2
"dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull dull the dead man probably fell asleep and died when they started this song"
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83. (71) The First Time - 106.1
"These lyrics are blush-inducingly bad, awkward to the point that it seems impossible a seasoned songwriter came up with them. "
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82. (74) Dirty Day - 111.1
"so boring you forgotten what you've listened to as soon as the closing note drifts away"
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81. (69) Wire - 122.3
"When did U2 become so embarrassing?"
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