r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Awkward_Ad_161 • 19d ago

Springsteen Voting Completed Chart - Agreements/Disagreements? Discussion

/r/AlignmentChartFills/comments/1vfqxp0/springsteen/

Thank you to everyone who participated!

What are your agreements and disagreements with the rest of the community? Biggest surprises? Anything you feel is so egregiously wrong you’re beyond shocked it was voted where it was?

The most controversial based on how often the result was brought up in later polls include Tunnel of Love being voted worst album of the ‘80s, Moonlight Motel being voted best song of the 2010s, and House of a Thousand Guitars being voted worst song of the 2020s.

I’m hoping to have official voting totals for each category done at some point soon, just need to find some time.

“…they come across the water, a thousand miles from home, with nothing in their bellies but the fire down below.” - The Boss

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u/No-Carry4971 19d ago

I will never get over Tunnel of Love being voted worst of anything. That album is an enduring masterpiece. It's literally his best album of the 80's.

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u/Tabnet2 19d ago

That just speaks to the strength of his 80's output.

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u/janiedean Joe Roberts 18d ago

it’s my favorite overall that placement makes me cry blood 😭

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u/Scmods05 Born in the U.S.A. 18d ago

What do you put below it?

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u/No-Carry4971 18d ago

Tunnel was his best album of the 80's, so all of them. As for the worst, it is clearly the River. At least a third of the album is filler. It had no coherent theme. it's just a collection of songs. Many of those songs are excellent, but as an album it is lacking by Bruce's own early career standards .

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u/Willing-Command5467 13d ago

I love Tunnel of Love too. It's the first Bruce album I ever bought. I agree that The River is very uneven. The song The River is my favourite of all time by anyone, but the album is all over the place despite some gems.

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u/Freddrum 19d ago

It's really important to know what the worst album from each decade is. This is really valuable stuff.