[tweetmeme]New year, new poll: Yes, after taking 2014 off to recover from that epic and quite contentious best-albums-of-the-decade countdown, we’re resurrecting Best of the ’80s in 2015 for another year-long slog through the decade, this time selecting the best songs of each year of the 1980s — then wrapping it up with a monster poll to select the best of the decade.
This time, however, we’re doing things a little differently.
VOTING:
For the album polls, we presented you with a list, sometimes hundreds of titles long, to choose from, plus the ability to offer write-ins. We inevitably missed titles, and some argued this skewed the results. So this time, it’s a (mostly) free-for-all. As you’ll see below, you may vote for any 10 songs you’d like — singles, B-sides, album cuts, etc. It’s all fill-in-the-blanks this time, not multiple choice.A few important things to note:
Well, there is one limit. To prevent one-note fans from, say, simply listing every track off Steely Dan’s Gaucho, you may only vote for a
maximum of two songs by the same artist
when filling out your Top 10. Any ballots submitted with more than two songs by the same artist will be disqualified.DEADLINE:
Voting will be open through
5 p.m. EDT Friday, Jan. 30,and results will be posted at the beginning of February — after which we’ll launch the 1981 poll and take it from there.
Sound good? Then vote away via the survey widget posted below.
And because there’s not a pre-set list to choose from, we encourage you to lobby for your picks, and maybe sway some votes, in the comments below.
Finally, if you’re drawing a blank on what came out that year, take a look back at our Top 100 albums of 1980 poll results, or check out these other resources:
