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Results of my 2002 group survey


This year, I annoyed 41 people enough to cast votes. (Once again, just to fool you into thinking it was an honest contest, I didn't vote myself.) For those of you with short memories, I asked for up to 10 favorite songs, in order, for any or all of these 5 groups:
  1. 4 Buddies
  2. Medallions
  3. Royals/Midnighters
  4. Lee Andrews & Hearts
  5. Meadowlarks
The clear winner overall was, surprisingly, "Heaven And Paradise." It's nice to see that sophisticated collectors still vote for "populist" songs. "The Letter" and "Tear Drops" were also big scorers.

So here are the results. But first, the boring statistics:

The top 10 vote-getters:
  1. Heaven And Paradise - Meadowlarks - 310 points
  2. The Letter - Medallions - 279 points
  3. I Will Wait - 4 Buddies - 269 points
  4. Moonrise - Royals - 244 points
  5. Tear Drops - Hearts - 228 points
  6. Long Lonely Nights - Hearts - 216 points
  7. Every Beat Of My Heart - Royals - 212 points
  8. Maybe You'll Be There - Hearts - 208 points
  9. Lonely Room - Hearts - 203 points
  10. Always And Always - Meadowlarks - 200 points
The highest number of points for a song that got NO number 1 votes was "Just To See You Smile Again" by the 4 Buddies (96 points).

Only four songs got votes in each position:
  1. Work With Me Annie - Midnighters
  2. The Shrine Of St. Cecilia - Royals
  3. Try The Impossible - Lee Andrews & Hearts
  4. Bluebird Of Happiness - Lee Andrews & Hearts

And now, without too much further delay: THE RESULTS (Ta-Da!). I assigned a weight to each vote - 10 points for #1; 9 points for #2; etc.

The results appear below.


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4 BUDDIES

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

I Will Wait

15

7

2

1

4

1

1

-

-

-

269

My Summer's Gone

6

5

1

2

1

2

3

-

1

1

158

Sweet Slumber

3

2

4

3

2

2

-

1

1

1

129

Heart And Soul

3

1

3

3

4

2

-

-

2

-

122

What's The Matter With Me

3

4

-

1

4

-

-

-

1

2

101

Just To See You Smile Again

-

1

4

2

4

-

3

1

-

2

96

You're Part Of Me

2

3

2

4

-

1

-

-

-

-

96

Moonlight In Your Eyes

1

2

-

-

3

-

4

2

-

2

70

My Mother's Eyes

1

1

1

3

1

1

-

3

-

-

68

Simply Say Goodbye

1

1

2

-

1

3

-

-

-

-

56

Why At A Time Like This

-

1

1

2

-

3

1

-

1

1

53

Just Can't Get Free (Little Esther & Metronomes)

1

2

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

47

I'd Climb The Highest Mountain (Dolly Cooper &)

-

-

2

2

-

1

1

-

2

-

43

Sin

-

2

1

1

-

-

-

1

3

-

42

Sweet Tooth For My Baby

-

1

2

-

1

-

-

1

-

2

36

Don't Leave Me Now

-

-

1

1

1

1

-

1

1

1

32

Story Blues

1

-

-

1

2

-

-

1

-

-

32

Close To You

-

-

-

2

-

1

2

1

-

-

30

I Love You, Yes I Do

1

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

29

Window Eyes

-

-

1

-

-

2

1

1

1

-

27

Ooh Ow

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

25

I'm Yours

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

22

You Left Me Blue

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

1

-

1

22

Stop Your Hittin' On Me

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

13

It Could Have Been Me

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

7

Got Everything But You

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDALLIONS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

The Letter

18

5

5

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

279

Buick 59

2

7

5

5

3

2

-

-

-

-

186

Edna

3

6

2

3

7

-

1

1

-

-

170

The Telegram

3

1

4

4

1

2

4

1

1

-

136

Magic Mountain

3

1

4

3

2

-

2

1

2

1

120

Dear Darling

1

2

4

2

-

3

2

1

3

1

107

Speedin'

3

1

2

3

2

1

-

1

1

-

98

Coupe De Ville Baby

-

1

2

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

79

Did You Have Fun

3

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

53

A Lover's Prayer

1

-

1

2

1

-

1

1

1

1

48

I Want A Love

1

1

1

1

1

-

1

-

1

1

47

Pushbutton Automobile

-

1

-

-

2

1

1

1

1

1

36

Shedding Tears For You

-

-

1

2

-

1

-

1

1

1

33

Unseen

-

-

-

1

1

1

2

1

-

-

29

Don't Shoot Baby

-

2

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

28

For Better Or For Worse

-

1

-

-

1

-

2

1

-

-

26

59 Volvo

-

1

-

-

-

2

-

-

1

-

21

I'll Never Love Again

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

17

My Pretty Baby

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

15

Dance And Swing

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

-

13

My Mary Lou

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

13

Behind The Door

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

10

I Wonder, Wonder, Wonder

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

She's The One

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

Give Me The Right

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

7

Rocket Ship

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROYALS/MIDNIGHTERS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Moonrise

12

6

4

4

1

-

-

1

-

1

244

Every Beat Of My Heart

7

6

-

6

5

2

1

-

1

-

212

Work With Me Annie

3

4

2

1

2

7

1

2

2

1

151

Starting From Tonight

2

2

7

1

4

-

1

-

1

1

132

The Shrine Of St. Cecilia

2

3

3

2

2

2

3

2

1

1

128

A Love In My Heart

1

4

3

4

3

-

-

1

1

2

123

Annie Had A Baby

2

2

2

3

2

-

2

4

1

-

109

Sexy Ways

2

1

3

1

2

-

4

3

1

2

101

Why Are We Apart

1

1

4

1

2

-

2

-

-

-

78

Partners For Life

-

3

-

1

1

3

-

1

2

-

62

Get It

-

2

-

2

1

2

-

1

-

-

51

Are You Forgetting

-

-

1

1

2

1

2

1

-

1

44

All Night Long

2

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

1

-

39

Annie's Aunt Fannie

2

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

2

38

Henry's Got Flat Feet

1

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

1

-

34

Ashamed Of Myself

1

-

-

1

1

1

-

1

-

-

31

Open Up The Back Door

-

-

2

-

-

-

2

1

-

1

28

Fifth Street Blues

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

26

I Feel So Blue

-

-

1

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

24

Tore Up Over You

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

23

Early One Morning

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

22

In the Doorway Crying

-

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

21

It's Love Baby

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

1

21

Switchie Witchie Titchie

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

1

2

21

Stingy Little Thing

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

20

What Did I Do

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

20

Rock And Roll Wedding

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

19

Hey Miss Fine

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

1

15

I Know I Love You So

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

-

15

Rock, Granny, Roll

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

14

I'll Never Let Her Go

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

-

13

She's The One

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

11

Give It Up

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

10

Sweet Mama Do Right

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

8

Crazy Loving

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Let Em Roll

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

6

That's It

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

6

Don't Say Your Last Goodbye

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

5

Ring A-Ling A-Ling

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

That House On The Hill

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

4

We'll Never Meet Again

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

What Made You Change Your Mind

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

Baby Please

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Is Your Love So Real

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

Looka Here

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Don't Change Your Pretty Ways

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

I'll Be Home Someday

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Until I Die

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Come On And Get It

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Daddy's Little Baby

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

E Basta Cosi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

I Feel That-A-Way

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Let Me Hold your Hand

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

No It Ain't

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Oh So Happy

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Ooh Bah Baby

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Someone Like You

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Stay By My Side

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Tell Them

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

That Woman

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Whatsonever You Do

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Tear Drops

8

8

4

2

2

1

2

1

1

-

228

Long Lonely Nights

6

4

4

5

4

1

4

2

1

-

216

Maybe You'll Be There (early)

7

4

4

6

1

3

1

1

-

-

208

Lonely Room

5

7

5

1

4

1

3

-

1

-

203

Just Suppose (early)

1

1

4

5

2

3

6

1

3

-

146

Try The Impossible

5

2

3

1

2

4

1

1

2

2

144

Bluebird Of Happiness

1

2

2

6

1

2

2

2

1

1

119

White Cliffs Of Dover

2

2

1

2

4

4

-

1

2

-

111

The Fairest

-

3

2

1

3

2

2

-

-

2

88

Bells Of St. Mary

1

1

3

-

2

-

-

2

2

2

67

The Clock

-

2

2

-

1

-

1

4

2

1

61

Why Do I

1

-

-

2

1

1

-

5

3

4

60

Glad To Be Here

1

-

-

1

2

-

1

1

1

2

40

All I Ask Is Love

-

-

-

1

2

1

1

2

-

1

35

Baby Come Back

1

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

33

The Girl Around The Corner

-

1

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

31

Sipping A Cup Of Coffee

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

2

-

22

Maybe You'll Be There (late)

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

2

14

Abide By The Golden Rule

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

12

Much Too Much

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

12

Leona

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Show Me The Merengue

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Aunt Jenny

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Boom

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Dearest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

I Miss My Baby

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

It's Me

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Just Suppose (late)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Nobody's Home

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Strollin' Women

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Window Eyes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEADOWLARKS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Heaven And Paradise

26

3

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

310

Always And Always

3

9

3

6

3

1

-

-

-

-

200

This Must Be Paradise

1

6

5

4

4

2

1

-

-

-

170

Please Love A Fool

2

3

4

2

2

3

1

1

-

-

127

Love Only You

1

3

4

3

5

-

1

-

-

1

125

Blue Moon

1

1

2

2

2

-

2

1

1

1

75

LFMST Blues

1

2

2

2

1

1

-

-

-

-

69

Embarrassing Moments

-

2

2

1

1

-

2

-

-

-

55

I Am A Believer

-

1

-

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

40

Pass The Gin

-

-

1

2

1

1

-

1

1

-

38

There's A Girl

-

-

1

1

-

2

1

2

-

-

35

Real Pretty Mama

1

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

33

Mine All Mine

-

1

1

-

1

1

-

-

1

-

30

Boogie Woogie Teenage

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

1

-

28

Oop Boopy Oop

-

1

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

25

I Got Tore Up

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

-

23

Please

-

-

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

18

Doin' The Cha Cha Cha

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

Blue Mood

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Thrill Me Night And Day

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Big Mama Wants To Rock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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