SP Music Charts 2014 (Chart Updated as of 7/20/2014; New rules regarding Format)

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Jun 27, 2014 1:19 AM #1211857
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What was missing there?


oh yeah sorry , i'll fix it
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Jun 27, 2014 2:17 AM #1211881
Guys it's quite obvious but I didn't think I'd have to say it: you shouldn't up/downvote songs that aren't in the Top 10 yet. Their time will come when it comes. And I sympathize with you all on Feel Good Inc's over-enthusiasm but it is a legitimate entry and truth be told this was why I limited songs to only 2013 in the beginning; to prevent popular hits such as these.

Still, I will not remove Feel Good Inc until it has either graduated or reach negative levels. Think of this thread as a Top Hits like on the Radio. Eventually, you're going to get sick of Feel Good Inc being on top all the time even though its a pretty damn good song. And eventually it's going to be dethroned by some hip new thang as with anything. And who knows maybe one day the list will suck so much that Feel Good Inc could be the only legit choice. Don't worry though as that is why the graduation mechanic exists; to prevent overly-long reigns. So in the future I advise that if you are somewhat sure that a song is something everyone likes then don't bother nominating it. But you never know...

Anyways, I've tallied the points and have decided to update the Charts now as I will be leaving for a long time soon after and might not find the time for another major update. It's doing well so far and I hope more people get in on this. I've decided to automatically eliminate negative scores as opposed to just the bottom three. That, compiled with the nominate-a-day rule should make this Chart flow alot smoother. I've also decided to note how long something stayed on the Chart and what its highest score was. For statistics' sake. The number on the left will be how many times it's been on the chart. While the number on the right will be its highest score since being in the Chart.


New List as of 6/27/2014:


2 | Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz (13)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pls_luhVdAw

1 | Cage the Elephant - Free love (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWh2mFc86vc

2 | Cloud Cult - Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide (5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6zU9nUQ6ZQ&feature=kp

2 | Jack White - Lazaretto (3)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYF0LtfUvJs

1 | Sonata Arctica - Full Moon (2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfI8o_hzaDk

2 | Bonobo - Flutter (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIA6r3iVZdY

Coheed and Cambria - Gravity's Union
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_nTTZs7Dhk

XX - Shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTfHTUUee4

Epica - Unchain Utopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8y99z5EVtY

Yesterday - The Beatles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNnaxGFO18o



Current Nominations (Do NOT Vote for these):
Eminem - Almost Famous www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-DlBkg3duo
Yoko Shimomura - Somnus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0c8B97gfnw
Cassius - Brotherhood www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnSnSvD-JTA
Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws http://soundcloud.com/edin2sun/of-mo...men-dirty-paws
Alestorm - Drink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55CqLc6IR0
Ego-Wrappin' - Ame no Dubism (Dubism of Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_jgmIDVRo
Sister Act OST - Shout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtAJj5gKcL4
Muse - Take a Bow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXit0vly2I
Is Tropical - The Greeks www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwjSd7mhsT0
SoundOfTheAviators - Red https://soundcloud.com/aviatorscompositions/red
Artic Monkeys - Riot Van http://youtube.com/watch?v=j052-ROwPFM


Eliminated:

0 Days
Adesse - Supernal
Madeon ft. Ellie Goulding - Stay awake
Mr. Carmack - Ain't Loyal
Mage - The Words I Never Said

1 Day
Porter Robinson - Sea of Voices

2 Days
Dirty three - Ever since
The Garden - The Creepshow
Pryapisme - Suppozitorium granifujinoi



Rules Summary (Updated 6/27/2014):
1) Listen to all 10 songs.
2) Vote for your faves and hates AMONGST the TEN SONGS using +3, +2, +1, -1, and -2
3) You can nominate songs once a day.
3.5) You can instead nominate a nominated song to second/third/blah it. It will get priority in the next update. You may not nominate your own songs this way.
4) Negative songs will be eliminated. Songs surviving 10 times will "graduate". Both kinds cannot be re-nominated. This period happens if there are no new votes for 2 days or at my convenience.


Oh yeah and the points don't stack. Right now, every song is at 0 again in case you're wondering.

I will deeply consider lowering the Graduation limit but for now it is at 10. Proceed.
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Jun 27, 2014 2:52 AM #1211895
+3 - Epica - Unchain Utopia - I'm just a sucker for epic Opera Metal. This, alongside Nightwish, Within Temptation, and Tarja. I just love the feel in this song, it feels grand and free.

+2 - Sonata Arctica - Full Moon - I have this on my iPod Nano. Either way, it's a great song to listen to.

+1 - Yesterday - The Beatles - It's a slow song, but it still holds the Beatles magic in it. Kinda relaxing, if I say so myself.

-1 - Bonobo - Flutter - Again, its rhythm is repetitive and it wears out quickly. Although I like the guitar being played like its Santana, but with the rhythm? Eh...

-2 - XX - Shelter - It's too slow for me, and the more I listen to it, the more colorless the song is.

May I nominate a new song? If so: Welcome To The Machine by Pink Floyd.
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Jun 27, 2014 2:58 AM #1211898
Yes you may, oh and to answer Smile's question, yes you may nominate without having to vote. If you really didn't want to or are on your phone.

Also I realize that eventually you're going to run out of things to say for a score you'll keep rating again and again. I ask then that you just explain as a whole why you made your 5 ratings for that set.

Also, this thread doubles pretty much as a Music Discussion Thread. See, now there's more to it than just dropping youtube links.
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Jun 27, 2014 3:19 AM #1211909
+3 Cage the Elephant - Free Love: because y not

+2 Beatles - Yesterday: Nostalgic and calming, it relaxes your mind. Good for naps. Also because Beatles

+1 XX - Shelter: It's slow and calming, especially the voice. (y)

-1 Cloud Cult: Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide: It's also calming. I just chose this because there's nothing else to choose that's terrible.

-2 Epica - Unchain Utopia: what
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Jun 27, 2014 11:36 AM #1212031
Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz +3
Its Gorillaz for fucksake.

XX - Shelter +2
Ive always appreciated the XX. Listen to the songs alot.

Yesterday - The Beatles +1
Gotta love the beatles.

Sonata Arctica - Full Moon -1
Listening to this was a huge drag to me. Its not my taste at all.

Epica - Unchain Utopia -2
I'm quite amazed that this got 115.000 hits. while Im listening this and typing this I cant stop thinking of biting off my fingernails.

Heres a song I like. Ive listened to this the first time while driving in the car to a festival. Since then I get nostalgia all over the place while Im listening to this.

Major lazer - get free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI3shBXlqsw
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Jun 27, 2014 12:48 PM #1212039
Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz +3 (This is really the best one)

Cloud Cult - Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide +2

Sonata Arctica - Full Moon -1

Coheed and Cambria - Gravity's Union +1

Epica - Unchain Utopia -2


Can we only vote on 5 of them?

Nomination: Savior by Rise Against
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Jun 27, 2014 12:57 PM #1212040
there's no -3, but yeah only 5.
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Jun 27, 2014 6:23 PM #1212119
Nomination :Time In a Bottle- Jim Croce
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Jun 29, 2014 3:22 AM #1212522
Oh yeah, this thread is as much mine as it is for you music lovers. So if there's anything you can suggest to make this thread tres bien, then feel free to speak out so others can have a say as well
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Jun 29, 2014 4:58 AM #1212565
+3 -> Epica - Unchain Utopia. Gosh, this song made me trembled at a first listen due to its epicness (those choirs and vocal) which is similar with Nightwish as well. +fav for me.
+2 -> Coheed and Cambria - Gravity's Union. Knowing them for quite awhile now, and their rock style is unique to me. Me likey.
+1 -> The Beatles - Yesterday. Even though I prefer Chicago the most (probably because I'd heard their songs a lot in the past compared to The Beatles), but this one is still on my list. Soothing.

-1 >> Cage the Elephant - Free Love. Like I said on previous post, I'm not really into this.
-2 >> XX - Shelter. 2slow4me, sorry :/

I'm just going to nominate a recent one from NG artist: Waterflame - Hexagon Force
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Jun 29, 2014 5:56 AM #1212580
Jack White - Lazaretto +3

Yesterday - The Beatles +2

Cage the Elephant - Free love +1

Cloud Cult - Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide -1
(was it instrumental? since i can't hear people singing-- ...oh, it's on the last minute. I just hate it for that.)

Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz -2
(Cmon' already, it's too old. I've heared it ever since i'm playing the PS1.)

oh and i'll nominate this: Rise Against - Savior
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Jun 29, 2014 1:33 PM #1212636
+3 Cage The Elephant - Free Love

+2 Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz

+1 Yesterday - The Beatles, really easy listening, really nice lyrics and music. I've always liked the beatles.

-1 Sonata Arctica - Full Moon, mediocre, meh.

-2 XX - Shelter, it's just boring

Also I renominate Mutsika's song, Waterflame - Hexagon Force
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Jul 2, 2014 8:26 PM #1214006
Last update I can possibly do before I return! I wont be updating in awhile, please bear with me till then.

Would also like to add that the +/-'s are forced. Meaning, you can't plus things and then minus nothing. Nobody's not done this yet save for the early starts but I just wanted to lay it out just to be sure.

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Alternative Question: Are "dethroning" votes allowed? For example, giving Feel Good Inc. -2 just because it's voted really high and not necessarily because it's the worst on the list? (I call it the IMDb way of voting (I'm looking at you Stallion :p))


I want to allow it, but I think I'll just reduce the Graduation rate from 10 to 5 and see what happens. Now, songs that stay in the list 5 times will graduate on the 6th and at that point it'll just be how many points it manages to accumulate. Let's try that for now.

The reason behind that is it may altogether be removed alongside ALOT of negative songs such as the one now where a whopping 5 songs are eliminated:

3 | Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz (13)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pls_luhVdAw

2 | Cage the Elephant - Free love (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWh2mFc86vc

1 | Yesterday - The Beatles (8)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNnaxGFO18o

3 | Jack White - Lazaretto (3)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYF0LtfUvJs

1 | Coheed and Cambria - Gravity's Union (3)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_nTTZs7Dhk

*NEW* Savior - Rise Against
http://youtu.be/e8X3ACToii0

*NEW* Waterflame - Hexagon Force
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/568699

*NEW* SoundOfTheAviators - Red
https://soundcloud.com/aviatorscompositions/red

*NEW* Rip Slyme - M・I・L・K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldvPXUzSaKI

*NEW* Welcome To The Machine - Pink Floyd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qEsTCTuajE


Aaaaand Yesterday secures it as 3rd, beating out the strong Lazaretto!

To the newcomers of the thread: Remember, re-nominating a song x times grants it more priority to be in the list, otherwise it'll be a random pick from the waiting queue. I swear to god I am just using a random number generator, don't blame me if the old picks aren't being picked. As seen above, Rise Against and Waterflame get the spot immediately because they were nominated twice each.


Current Nominations (Do NOT Vote for these):
Eminem - Almost Famous www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-DlBkg3duo
Yoko Shimomura - Somnus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0c8B97gfnw
Cassius - Brotherhood www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnSnSvD-JTA
Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws http://soundcloud.com/edin2sun/of-mo...men-dirty-paws
Alestorm - Drink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55CqLc6IR0
Ego-Wrappin' - Ame no Dubism (Dubism of Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_jgmIDVRo
Sister Act OST - Shout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtAJj5gKcL4
Muse - Take a Bow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXit0vly2I
Is Tropical - The Greeks www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwjSd7mhsT0
Artic Monkeys - Riot Van http://youtube.com/watch?v=j052-ROwPFM
Major lazer - get free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI3shBXlqsw
Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yjy02OBeXk


Eliminated:

0 Days
Adesse - Supernal
Madeon ft. Ellie Goulding - Stay awake
Mr. Carmack - Ain't Loyal
Mage - The Words I Never Said
XX - Shelter
Epica - Unchain Utopia

1 Day
Sonata Arctica - Full Moon (2)
Porter Robinson - Sea of Voices

2 Days
Cloud Cult - Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide (5)
Bonobo - Flutter (1)
Dirty three - Ever since
The Garden - The Creepshow
Pryapisme - Suppozitorium granifujinoi



Rules Summary (Updated 7/3/2014):
1) Listen to all 10 songs.
2) Vote for your faves and hates AMONGST the TEN SONGS using +3, +2, +1, -1, and -2 This is a forced ranking. You cannot + everything and - nothing and vice versa.
3) You can nominate songs once a day.
3.5) You can instead nominate a nominated song to second/third/blah it. It will get priority in the next update. You may not nominate your own songs this way.
4) Negative songs will be eliminated. Songs surviving 5 times will "graduate". Both kinds cannot be re-nominated. This period happens if there are no new votes for 2 days or at my convenience.



Oh and I nominate this:

Chiodos - Looking for a Tornado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyEkOO7RtFc
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Jul 2, 2014 8:57 PM #1214013
See you in a few weeks, Hewitt. Good luck!

+3 Waterflame - Hexagon Force: It has a really nice beat and rhythm. Very energizing, especially when playing a game with this on.

+2 Yesterday - The Beatles: Such a lovely song this is. Listening to it still gives me goosebumps.

+1 Savior - Rise Against: One of my favorite Rise Against songs out there.

-1 SoundOfTheAviators - Red: I almost got into it, but overall, it felt underwhelming, like I was expecting to be a bit more exciting and decent, but the singing sounds a bit like he just got out of bed and still feels groggy.

-2 Rip Slyme - M・I・L・K: I don't know what to say about it. Felt a bit too... Beach Boys-ish. I mean, there's nothing wrong with Beach Boys in general, but I feel that this song is trying to sound cheery and unenthusiastic at the same time.