(19-10-2021, 11:45 AM)Kol Wrote:(19-10-2021, 11:34 AM)Declan A Walsh Wrote: Yeah, that should have been disqualified! Some of Dexys' stuff crosses into rock, but that wasn't one of them!
Another dubious one was Take My Breath Away by Berlin - where does it fit into the various sub-genres of rock?
That reminds me, I plan on running another OHW tournament, this time legit.
I hope they really will be OHWs this time - not bizarre rules like if they did not have more than one Top 20 hit, or they are allowed if there are only associated with one song!
For me, as regards the UK charts, a song is certainly a hit if it reaches the Top 40. Using that yardstick, Berlin were not a OHW as they had another song that got to the Top 40. As regards the US Billboards Charts, that's debatable because they sell reasonably well to even make the Hot 100, but I suppose Top 40 would make it consistent rules-wise.
I believe it was around the time of a previous OHW tournament near the end of 2019 that I discovered the Forum Games on Boards.ie. What I did not realise at the time was that nominations had been given by users for the tournament so I was a bit confused!
