[TMT20] 2025 Talossan Music Top 20

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 1
1. Solsbury Hill - 13
2. Tri Martolod - 12
3. My Body is a Cage - 11
4. Ghost of the Mountain - 8
5. Ambitions - 7
6. Little Games - 5
7. New York, Paris, and London - 4
8. Antitaxi - 3
9. Krakowski Spleen - 3
10. Something to Believe - 0

GROUP 2
1. Der Kommissar - 17
2. A Quiet Life - 11
3. Last Train to Nowhere - 9
4. Long Train Runnin' - 8
5. Dream On - 5
6. Games - 4
7. Centerfield - 4
8. Bella Ciao - 4
9. Goddess on a Highway - 3
10. Lightning Strikes - 1

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2025!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains one 6th 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 3
3Teeth - Slum Planet
Alex Schofield - Sweet Simona
Beatles - Taxman
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic
Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
Mirami ft. VovaZiLvova - Sexualna
Neil Diamond - Hello Again
Queen - Innuendo
Strawberry Guy - Mrs Magic

GROUP 4
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Chas Burtchett - Cristy's Song
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Fay Wildhagen - ohmygod
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Nickelback - How You Remind Me
Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
Rammstein - Haifisch
Renato Zero - Triangolo
The Who - The Music Must Change

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

[Placiej]

GROUP 3

1 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio

3 Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic

2 Queen - Innuendo


GROUP 4
3 Boston - More Than a Feeling

2 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

1 The Who - The Music Must Change

[xpb]

GROUP 3
3 Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
2 Beatles - Taxman
1 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio


GROUP 4
3 Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 The Who - The Music Must Change
1 Rammstein - Haifisch

[King Txec]

Group 3

3 - Neil Diamond - Hello Again
2 - Beatles - Tax Man
1 - Queen - Innuendo

Group 4

3 - Boston - More Than a Feeling
2 - Nickelback - How You Remind Me
1 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode

[Sir Lüc]

Group 3
3. Queen - Innuendo
2. Strawberry Guy - Mrs Magic
1. Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni

Group 4
3. Renato Zero - Triangolo
2. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
1. Rammstein - Haifisch

[Audrada Roibeardet]

Group 3
3 - Slum Planet
2 - Zitti E Buoni
1 - Sexualna

Group 4
3 - Haifisch
2 - Life in the Moment
1 - Johnny B. Goode

I'm starting to think my musical tastes are vastly different from everyone else. Haha!

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Group 3

3. Alex Schofield-Sweet Simona
2. Dan Tyminski-Southern Gothic
1. Neil Diamond-Hello Again

Group 4

3. Chas Burtchett-Cristy's Song
2. Boston-More Than A Feeling
1. Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Is lobbying allowed LOL

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

GROUP 3
3- Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
2- 3Teeth - Slum Planet
1- Beatles - Taxman

GROUP 4
3- Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
2- Rammstein - Haifisch
1- Nickelback - How You Remind Me

[Gjermund Higraff]

GROUP 3
3 - Beatles - Taxman
2 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
1 - Queen - Innuendo

GROUP 4
3 - Boston - More Than a Feeling
2 - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
1 - Fay Wildhagen - ohmygod

[Glüc]

I should note that Antitaxi from the previous group is still stuck in my head somehow.

With regards to the current groups, the links for Ohio and Johnny B Goode aren't working for me.


Group 3

Innuendo - 3
Ohio - 2
Slum Planet - 1

HM: Mrs Magic

Group 4

Wuthering Heights - 3
Haifisch - 2
Live in the Moment - 1

HMs: Triangolo (enjoyed the random piano solo), ohmygod

[Bråneu Excelsio, UrN]

Group 3

3 points - Strawberry Guy - Mrs Magic
2 points - 3Teeth - Slum Planet
1 point - Queen - Innuendo

Really enjoyed Maneskin et Tminiski

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 3
3 - Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
2 - Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic
1 - Beatles - Taxman
HM - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio

GROUP 4
3 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 - Rammstein - Haifisch
1 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
HM - Nickelback - How You Remind Me

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Is lobbying allowed LOL

Sure thing. Whether it works is another matter.