Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 22:53:38 +0200 From: Jarmo Pystynen Subject: gg: GG Album album and song Poll 2002; Final results
Hi GGiants!
The results of the GG album and song poll is to be followed. The album poll "Choose your five favourite GG albums" was taken seriously by 33 members, thank you! Several voters didn't want to enter the awkward task of choosing only "Ten favourite songs" which is quite understandable, it is a horrible thing to put one's loved ones in order...
Because I used the "reduced set"-method of polling, the error in this tally increases towards the last positions. To compensate for this I have counted the results in several ways. You may choose the results which best matches your own state of mind ;-)
A THE FAVOURITE ALBUMS 2002 BY TOTAL VOTES
1 In a Glass House 27
2 Octopus 26
3 Acquiring the Taste 25
4 Free Hand 22
5 The power and the Glory 21
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6 Three Friends 16
7 Interview 11
8 Playing the Fool 7
9 The Missing Piece 4
10 Totally out of the Woods 3
B THE FAVOURITE ALBUMS 2002 BY THE WEIGHTED VOTES
(a weight of 5 to the first, 4 to the second and so on)
1 Octopus 95
2 In a Glass House 92
3 The Power and the Glory 65
4 Acquiring the Taste 64
5 Three Friends 56
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6 Free Hand 48
7 Playing the Fool 24
8 Interview 22
9 The Missing Piece 10
10 Totally out of the Woods 10
C THE FAVOURITE ALBUMS BY AVERAGE RANKING IN THE VOTER'S LISTS
1 Octopus 2.35
2 Three Friends 2.50
3 Playing the Fool 2.57
4 In a Glass House 2.59
5 Totally out of the Woods 2.67
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6 The Power and the Glory 2.90
7 Aqcuiring the Taste 3.44
8 The Missing Piece 3.50
9 Free Hand 3.82
10 Interview 4.00
D THE FAVOURITE ALBUMS BY THE NUMBER OF FIRST POSITIONS
1 In a Glass House 8
2 Octopus 7
3 The Power and the Glory 5
4 Three Friends 4
5 Acquiring the Taste 2
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6 Playing the Fool 2
7 Interview 1
8 Totally out of the Woods 1
E THE FAVOURITE ALBUMS BY THE INDIVIDUAL VOTES OF THE SONGS FROM THE
ALBUMS (see The Song Poll)
1 Octopus 54
2 In a Glass House 52
3 The Power and the Glory 42
4 Free Hand 37
5 Acquiring the Taste 32
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6 Three Friends 20
7 Interview 18
A Every mention was counted as one.
B Three participants sent a list of "in no particular order". Then a
constant weight of 3 was given to all five nominations.
C This is the most misguiding list of these; averages can only be used in
regard to the whole material; treat this list with caution ;-)
D Add the 3 votes from D above to get the total of 33.
E All the songs that got at least three votes were counted.
THE FAVOURITE GG SONGS 2002
1-2 Knots 17
On Reflection 17
3 The Advent of Panurge 15
4 The Runaway 14
5 Pentagruel's Nativity 12
6 Cogs in Cogs 11
7 Experience 10
8 Mr. Class and Quality/Three Friends 9
9-12 Schooldays 8
Raconteur, Troubadour 8
Way of Life 8
Playing the Game 8
13-16 The House, the Street, the Room 7
So Sincere 7
Just the Same 7
Free Hand 7
17-18 Proclamation 6
His last Voyage 6
19-24 Funny Ways 5
The Boys in the Band 5
No God's a Man 5
Empty City 5
For Nobody 5
25-33 The Moon is Down 4
Peel the Paint 4
Inmates Lullaby 4
In a Glass House 4
Aspirations 4
Interview 4
Timing 4
I Lost My Head 4
Memories of Old Days 4
34-38 Black Cat 3
Prologue 3
Dog's Life 3
Think of Me with Kindness 3
River 3
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with 1-2 votes to twenty songs.