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 Post subject: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:33 pm 
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The results are in. I have tabulated well over 300 lists (I lost count) of Kinks Top 10 songs from many forums and sites. These sites include Steve Hoffman Forums, Kinks Preservation Society Facebook page, Classic Rock Forums, CRF2, Black Cat Bone Forums, Obner, Rateyourmusic, What.CD forums, The Kinks Fan Club Forum, Acclaimed Music Forums and The Kinks Facebook Page. In all 268 songs were picked among the lists. See where your favourite songs ranked and how many others picked those song on their lists. The number following the song is how many lists it appeared on. Songs without numbers appeared on only 1 list.

Waterloo Sunset 223
Sunny Afternoon 139
Lola 120
You Really Got Me 114
Days 112
Shangri-La 103
Victoria 97
Tired Of Waiting For You 95
All Day And All Of The Night 93
Celluloid Heroes 83

Till The End Of The Day 80
I'm Not Like Everyone Else 75
Dead End Street 63
Autumn Almanac 62
Village Green Preservation Society 57
See My Friends 55
Apeman 50
A Well Respected Man 47
Picture Book 45
Come Dancing 44

Do You Remember Walter? 44
Death Of A Clown 42
Animal Farm 41
Big Sky 40
Where Have All the Good Times Gone 40
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion 40
20th Century Man 34
Better Things 33
David Watts 33
I Need You 30
Strangers 30
A Rock And Roll Fantasy 29
Set Me Free 27
Village Green 25
Alcohol 24
She's Got Everything 24
This Is Where I Belong 24
This Time Tomorrow 23
Get Back In Line 22
Too Much On My Mind 21
Two Sisters 21
Misfits 20
Sweet Lady Genevieve 20

Do It Again 19
God's Children 19
Destroyer 18
Johnny Thunder 18
Oklahoma USA 18
Stop Your Sobbing 18
Mr. Pleasant 17
Wonderboy 16
Big Black Smoke 15
Living on a Thin Line 15
Love Me Til The Sun Shines 15
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman 15
Juke Box Music 14
Lazy Old Sun 14
Rosie Won't You Please Come Home 14
Some Mother's Son 14
Sitting In My Hotel 13
Low Budget 12
Muswell Hillbilly 12
No More Looking Back 12
Sleepwalker 12
Berkeley Mews 11
Fancy 11
Harry Rag 11
Powerman 11
All Of My Friends Were There 10
Don't Forget To Dance 10
End Of The Season 10
People Take Pictures Of Each Other 10
Plastic Man 10
Sitting By the Riverside 10
The Way Love Used to Be 10
Wicked Annabella 10
Yes Sir, No Sir 10
Young and Innocent Days 10

Arthur 9
Dandy 9
Everybody's Gonna Be Happy 9
Father Christmas 9
King Kong 9
Mindless Child of Motherhood 9
Art Lover 8
Full Moon 8
Party Line 8
Scattered 8
Starstruck 8
Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues 7
Afternoon Tea 7
Around the Dial 7
Brainwashed 7
Catch Me Now I'm Falling 7
Complicated Life 7
Have A Cuppa Tea 7
I'm In Disgrace 7
Last Of The Steam Powered Trains 7
Moments 7
Mr. Churchill Says 7
No Return 7
Supersonic Rocket Ship 7
Who'll Be the Next in Line 7
Drivin' 6
Holiday 6
Holiday In Waikiki 6
I Go To Sleep 6
Rainy Day In June 6
Something Better Beginning 6
State Of Confusion 6
The World Keeps Going 'Round 6
This Man He Weeps Tonight 6
A Long Way From Home 5
Holloway Jail 5
Ring The Bells 5
Rosemary Rose 5
Stormy Sky 5
You Make It All Worthwhile 5
A Gallon Of Gas 4
Come On Now 4
Got To Be Free 4
Headmaster 4
Heart of Gold 4
Lavender Hill 4
Life On The Road 4
Little Miss Queen Of Darkness 4
Lost & Found 4
Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl 4
Phenomenal Cat 4
Salvation Road 4
Session Man 4
She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina 4
Sitting In The Midday Sun 4
The First Time We Fall In Love 4
The Moneygoround 4
When I Turn Off The Living Room Light 4
Artificial Man 3
Cliches Of The World (B Movie) 3
Did Ya 3
Did You Seen His Name? 3
Dreams 3
Good Day 3
Got Love If You Want It 3
Hatred (A Duet) 3
Here Come The People In Grey 3
I Gotta Move 3
I Took My Baby Home 3
I've Got That Feeling 3
Life Goes On 3
Lincoln County 3
Looney Balloon 3
Misty Water 3
Monica 3
Situation Vacant 3
Skin & Bone 3
Susannah's Still Alive 3
Top of the Pops 3
Working at the Factory 3
You're Looking Fine 3
Act Nice And Gentle 2
Add It Up 2
Attitude 2
Babies 2
Daylight 2
Give the People What They Want 2
Gotta Get The First Plane Home 2
Holiday Romance 2
How Are You 2
I'm On An Island 2
It's Alright 2
Jack The Idiot Dunce 2
Just Friends 2
Long Distance 2
Milk Cow Blues 2
Mirror Of Love 2
Missing Persons 2
Money Talks 2
Most Exclusive Residence For Sale 2
Mr. Big Man 2
Nobody Gives 2
Only A Dream 2
Polly 2
Predictable 2
Pressure 2
Rats 2
Schooldays 2
Sittin' On My Sofa 2
Still Searching 2
Summers Gone 2
The Contenders 2
The Hardway 2
Till Death Do Us Part 2
Trust Your Heart 2
Uncle Son 2
Welcome To Sleazytown 2
When Work Is Over 2
When You Were A Child 2
Yo Yo 2
You Can't Stop The Music 2
You Can't Win 2
You Shouldn't Be Sad 2

A Face In The Crowd
A House In The Country
A Little Bit of Abuse
Animal
Animals In The Zoo
Anytime
Australia
Bernadette
Black Messiah
Cadillac
Close To The Wire
Cricket
Dancing In The Street
Definite Maybe
Denmark Street
Do You Wish to Be a Man
Don't You Fret
Ducks on the Wall
Education
Flash's Confession
Funny Face
Going Solo
Guilty
Have Another Drink
He's Evil
Here Comes Flash
Hot Potatoes
House In The Country
I Wonder Where They All Are Now
I'm Crying
In A Foreign Land
Kentucky Moon
Live Life
Look a Little On the Sunny Side
Look For Me Baby
Misery
Moving Pictures
Mr. Songbird
Naggin' Woman
Never Met A Girl Like You Before
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing to Say
Now And Then
Oh Where Oh Where Is Love
One Of The Survivors
Ordinary People
Out Of The Wardrobe
Permanent Waves
Preservation
Property
Scrapheap City (Maryann Vocals)
Scrapheap City (Ray Vocals)
Slum Kids
Such A Shame
The Informer
The Road
The Video Shop
This Strange Effect
Tin Soldier Man
Wait Till The Summer Comes Along
Wall of Fire
War Is Over
When I See That Girl of Mine
Where Are They Now?
Where Did My Spring Go?
Willsden Green
Young Conservatives

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 Post subject: Re: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:13 pm 
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Nice!
Very cool to see.

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 Post subject: Re: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:26 pm 
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Everybody's Gonna Be Happy 9
Father Christmas 9


I didn't submit a list because I'm lazy, but I thought about it. These two didn't immediately come to my mind either but seeing their ranking here makes me put on my internet music nerd voice and say "Underrated!"

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 Post subject: Re: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
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I never realized how much Kinks fans hate Destroyer (the song, not Dan Bejar). I am vexed.

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On 18 Top 10 lists does not equal "hate"


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 Post subject: Re: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:42 pm 
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But I can't imagine picking that as one of my favorite Kinks songs, either.


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 Post subject: Re: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
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wish i could fly like superman & im not like everybody else would be my two and one

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 Post subject: Re: Top 10 Kinks Songs : The Final Results
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Drinky Wrote:
But I can't imagine picking that as one of my favorite Kinks songs, either.
Same here. I like the song Destroyer but it's just a rehash of All Day and all of the night. Destroyer would come in the high 90's for me... probably.

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It's intentionally self-referential/self-mocking more than it is a "re-hash", but still.


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I guess my perspective is skewed by how HUGE that song was at my high school when it came out, especially on basketball team road trips. Must have just been the whole sing-along novelty of it.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 2:37 pm 
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Situation Vacant only got 3 votes?

For shame!

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