Poll 2007-08 Results

From June 2007 to November 2008, site visitors were given the opportunity to vote in the third major Erasure poll run on this site. In total 193 visitors completed the poll and the results are published below. These results have been compared to the previous Poll 2003-04 to see how views have changed since the last poll. Where applicable, the following graphical key compares the results of this poll to those of the Poll 2003-04.

Charted Higher Charted Lower Non Mover New Entry

Sex

Answer Votes % Graph
Male
168 86%
Female
25 14%

Male fans continue to greatly outnumber female fans, with a massive 86% of fans having the Y chromosome. The number of female fans has actually declined somewhat since the last poll was run. Are female fans really moving on?

Age

Answer Votes % Graph
Under 16
1 1%
16-21
10 5%
22-30
37 19%
31-40
132 68%
40+
13 7%

No surprise that as time ticks on, the average age of an Erasure fan increases, with over two third now in the 31-40 years old bracket. The 21 and unders continue to decline, down 50% on the previous poll, which sadly indicates that a new generation of youngsters are not becoming Erasure fans. Given the boys' lack of recent chart success and media coverage this is no shock to anyone.

Favourite Erasure Album

Answer Votes % Graph
Chorus
50 26%
Erasure
28 15%
I Say I Say I Say
26 13%
The Innocents
25 13%
Wild!
19 10%
Nightbird
18 9%
Light At The End Of The World
12 6%
Cowboy
9 5%
The Circus
4 2%
Loveboat
2 1%
Other People's Songs
0 0%
The Two Ring Circus
0 0%
Union Street
0 0%
Wonderland
0 0%

In the last poll, Erasure pipped Chorus by a single vote, but this time Chorus was a clear winner picking up over a quarter of the total vote. Encouraging new entries for Nightbird and Light At The End Of The World help to hide the fact that the other albums released in the 2000s managed just two votes between them. For the third time running, The Two Ring Circus is last, although surely Wonderland is a better album than zero votes would imply?

Favourite Erasure Song

Rank Answer Votes
1st
A Little Respect
45
2nd
Drama!
33
3rd
Always
26
4th
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)
22
5th=
Rock Me Gently
19
5th=
Sometimes
19
7th=
Chorus
18
7th=
Oh L'amour
18
9th
Blue Savannah
17
10th
Love To Hate You
16
11th
Sunday Girl
14
12th=
Breathe
13
12th=
Hideaway
13
12th=
Phantom Bride
13
15th
Home
12
Total votes: 563

For the first time, votes for multiple songs was encouraged resulting in many more nominations than ever before. The result sees A Little Respect regain the crown it won in Poll 2000-01, comfortably knocking the surprise runner-up Drama! into second place. The previous winner Always slips to third place. In My Arms and Am I Right?, both of which charted well in the previous two polls, drop out of the top 15. The only songs from the 21st Century to make the grade are Sunday Girl and Breathe in 11th and 12th place.

Favourite Erasure B-Side

Rank Answer Votes
1st
Tenderest Moments
18
2nd
Don't Suppose
16
3rd
Over The Rainbow
12
4th
Tragic
9
5th=
Let It Flow
7
5th=
Runaround On The Underground
7
5th=
Supernature
7
5th=
Take Me On A Highway
7
5th=
True Love Wars
7
5th=
Waiting For Sex
7
Total votes: 170

After two successive victories, Don't Suppose is relegated to the runners-up spot as Tenderest Moments moves up one place to #1. No doubt the inclusion of this track on Union Street opened it up to a wider audience and hence is probably responsible for its victory. The excellent Tragic moves into the top 4 and there are five new entries in the top 10 with the biggest drop going to La La La - fourth last time out, now it just slips outside the top 10.

Favourite Erasure Sleeve

Rank Answer Votes
1st
I Say I Say I Say
57
2nd
Chorus (Album)
16
3rd
Always
11
4th
Nightbird
9
5th=
Crackers International
8
5th=
Wild!
8
7th=
Light At The End Of The World
7
7th=
The Innocents
7
9th=
Cowboy
6
9th=
The Circus (Album)
6
Total votes: 170

Well, it's almost pointless running this categories as I Say I Say I Say always wins - and by a massive margin! That's not the say it's not a worthy winner, because it clearly is. No change at number two either although there were high new entries for Nightbird and Light At The End Of The World. If it was down to me, all the singles from I Say I Say I Say would make the top 10. As it is, only Always made it and moves up four places to into the top 3.

Favourite Erasure Music Video

Rank Answer Votes
1st
A Little Respect
20
2nd
Love To Hate You
19
3rd
Always
16
4th
Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
13
5th
Take A Chance On Me
12
6th
Am I Right?
11
7th=
Drama!
10
7th=
Sometimes
10
9th=
Breathe
6
9th=
Rock Me Gently
6
Total votes: 169

A Little Respect makes it two successive wins in this categories, seeing off Love To Hate You by a single vote. Previous joint winners Am I Right? and Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me) both fall, whilst Poll 2000-01 winner Always climbs back into the top 3. Largely I'd say the best Erasure videos are found above, although Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) really should be in the top 10, but just missed out this time around coming in at #11.

Favourite Erasure Cover Version

Rank Answer Votes
1st
Solsbury Hill
29
2nd
Take A Chance On Me
14
3rd=
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
13
3rd=
Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
13
3rd=
Rapture
13
6th=
Lay All Your Love On Me
12
6th=
Supernature
12
8th
S.O.S.
10
9th
Goodnight
9
10th=
HI NRG
7
10th=
Voulez-Vous
7
Total votes: 160

Solbury Hill lasts the test of time and regains its top spot in the covers category. Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me) and Goodnight both drop from the top three as the winner from Poll 2000-01, Take A Chance On Me (my least favourite of the ABBA covers), climbs into second place. Three b-sides make the top 10 which isn't exactly an endorsement for the Other People's Songs album!

Favourite Erasure Remix

Rank Answer Votes
1st=
Am I Right? – The Grid Mix / Dave Bascombe Mix
7
1st=
Blue Savannah – Mark Saunders Mix
7
3rd=
Sunday Girl – Riffs & Rays Radio Edit
5
3rd=
Supernature – William Orbit Remix
5
5th=
Always – Microbots Trance Dance Mix
4
5th=
Chorus – Pure Trance Mix
4
5th=
Hideaway – Little Louie Vega Mix
4
5th=
Moon & The Sky – JC's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work
4
9th=
Always – Extended Mix
3
9th=
Sucker For Love – Extended Mix
3
Total votes: 160

Joint winners in this category, and both very worthy winners they are too. Previous winner Always – Microbots Trance Dance Mix falls to 5th place and the chart is swamped by new entries with two coming joint third. It's nice to see Hideaway – Little Louie Vega Mix climbing up the table as this is one of the few Erasure remixes out there that is superior to the original version.

Least Favourite Erasure Album

Answer Votes % Graph
Loveboat
48 27%
Other People's Songs
38 22%
Union Street
34 19%
The Two Ring Circus
11 6%
Light At The End Of The World
8 5%
Erasure
7 4%
Cowboy
6 3%
Nightbird
5 3%
The Circus
5 3%
Wild!
5 3%
I Say I Say I Say
4 2%
Wonderland
4 2%
Chorus
2 1%
The Innocents
0 0%

The much maligned Loveboat makes it two successive 'victories' in this categories picking up over a quarter of the total vote. The fact that a massive 76% of the votes have gone to albums released since the turn of the century is another damning commentary on the quality of the band's output in the 00s. Despite not receiving a single vote in the favourite album category, Wonderland is nowhere near the top in this category either, implying the album is neither held in high or low regard by fans in general.

Least Favourite Erasure Song

Rank Answer Votes
1st
La Gloria
30
2nd
Sixty-Five Thousand
21
3rd
No G.D.M.
19
4th
Pistol
13
5th
91 Steps
12
6th
Perchance To Dream
11
7th=
Surreal
9
7th=
Video Killed The Radio Star
9
9th
Sexuality
8
10th
How My Eyes Adore You
7
Total votes: 397

Three in a row for La Gloria with the top 3 being the same songs as previously. 91 Steps, Vince's answer to Tubular Bells, sticks in fifth place with five new entries entering the top 10. Video Killed The Radio Star is several places too low and Sucker For Love should also have made the list, but only come in joint 14th. Two Loveboat tracks make the list - it really isn't the fans' most favourite is it!

Favourite Wonderland Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Who Needs Love (Like That)
17 7%
Reunion
21 11%
Cry So Easy
18 9%
Push Me Shove Me
16 8%
Heavenly Action
11 6%
Say What
5 3%
Love Is A Loser
22 12%
Senseless
13 7%
My Heart... So Blue
16 8%
Oh L'amour
53 28%
Pistol
1 1%

A resounding win for Oh L'amour, which romps home to victory with 28% of the total vote. The upbeat Love Is A Loser and Reunion complete the top three. No surprise to see Pistol and Say What in the bottom two - after all these tracks were not included on the US release of this album.

Least Favourite Wonderland Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Who Needs Love (Like That)
10 6%
Reunion
5 3%
Cry So Easy
5 3%
Push Me Shove Me
17 9%
Heavenly Action
21 12%
Say What
32 18%
Love Is A Loser
11 6%
Senseless
10 6%
My Heart... So Blue
9 5%
Oh L'amour
5 3%
Pistol
51 29%

Pistol is the clear winner in this category with Say What in second and Heavenly Action, the single that just scraped into the top 100 of The Official UK Singles Chart back in 1985 come in third. No other track received more than 10% of the total vote.

Favourite The Circus Track

Answer Votes % Graph
It Doesn't Have To Be
7 4%
Hideaway
60 31%
Don't Dance
5 3%
If I Could
2 1%
Sexuality
5 3%
Victim Of Love
23 12%
Leave Me To Bleed
10 5%
Sometimes
40 21%
The Circus
15 8%
Spiralling
20 10%
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
3 2%

The excellent Hideaway is the triumphant winner, surprisingly beating the hit single Sometimes into second place. The sublime Spiralling does well to secure 4th place just behind Victim Of Love. I must admit I didn't expect to see If I Could coming last - surely this is superior to In The Hall Of The Mountain King?

Least Favourite The Circus Track

Answer Votes % Graph
It Doesn't Have To Be
8 5%
Hideaway
2 1%
Don't Dance
27 15%
If I Could
13 7%
Sexuality
33 18%
Victim Of Love
3 2%
Leave Me To Bleed
10 6%
Sometimes
2 1%
The Circus
8 5%
Spiralling
5 3%
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
66 37%

The drab cover of In The Hall Of The Mountain King rightfully comes out on top here, with over a third of the total vote. Disappointingly Sexuality is in second place - I for one think it's a great track. No surprises to see Hideaway and Sometimes at the bottom; this just confirms their popularity.

Favourite The Innocents Track

Answer Votes % Graph
A Little Respect
58 31%
Ship Of Fools
19 10%
Phantom Bride
42 22%
Chains Of Love
16 8%
Hallowed Ground
11 6%
Sixty-Five Thousand
0 0%
Heart Of Stone
12 6%
Yahoo!
6 3%
Imagination
6 3%
Witch In The Ditch
5 3%
Weight Of The World
4 2%
When I Needed You
10 5%
River Deep, Mountain High
1 1%

Little surprise to see the timeless A Little Respect come out as the winner here, nor to see the excellent Phantom Bride in second. Interestingly, the first three tracks register nearly two-thirds of the total votes - does this mean the opening songs are exceptionally good or that the album declines rapidly afterwards? I'll let you be the judge of that.

Least Favourite The Innocents Track

Answer Votes % Graph
A Little Respect
3 2%
Ship Of Fools
4 2%
Phantom Bride
2 1%
Chains Of Love
4 2%
Hallowed Ground
4 2%
Sixty-Five Thousand
93 52%
Heart Of Stone
2 1%
Yahoo!
11 6%
Imagination
2 1%
Witch In The Ditch
16 9%
Weight Of The World
7 4%
When I Needed You
7 4%
River Deep, Mountain High
24 14%

Absolutely no surprises here, except for the number of votes for Sixty-Five Thousand - surely more than 52% of you feel it is the weakest track on the album (how did A Little Respect get three votes?!). This fairly pointless instrumental would have been better served as an b-side, allowing the fine Don't Suppose a place on the album instead.

Favourite Wild! Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Piano Song - Instrumental
1 1%
Blue Savannah
38 20%
Drama!
53 28%
How Many Times?
13 7%
Star
11 6%
La Gloria
2 1%
You Surround Me
23 12%
Brother And Sister
28 14%
2000 Miles
1 1%
Crown Of Thorns
4 2%
Piano Song
15 8%

Given that Drama! came second in the favourite song section, its victory here is to be expected, although personally I feel Blue Savannah is a more worthy winner. It's nice to see Brother And Sister in third place although I'm not sure where the single vote for Piano Song - Instrumental came from - surely the vocal version is far superior?

Least Favourite Wild! Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Piano Song - Instrumental
22 12%
Blue Savannah
2 1%
Drama!
1 1%
How Many Times?
7 4%
Star
12 7%
La Gloria
70 39%
You Surround Me
4 2%
Brother And Sister
5 3%
2000 Miles
26 15%
Crown Of Thorns
18 10%
Piano Song
11 6%

Another undesirable 'accolade' for La Gloria as the Spanish themed track registered over a third of the total vote. The less serious songs aren't especially popular as 2000 Miles gets the runners-up spot. Star also seems a bit undervalued obtaining 7% of the vote. Perhaps the lamentable video has turned some fans off this track.

Favourite Chorus Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Chorus
37 20%
Waiting For The Day
33 17%
Joan
5 3%
Breath Of Life
22 12%
Am I Right?
14 7%
Love To Hate You
28 15%
Turns The Love To Anger
8 4%
Siren Song
11 6%
Perfect Stranger
12 6%
Home
19 10%

A very close category which eventually saw my least favourite track, Chorus, win with 20% of the votes. The brilliant Waiting For The Day is rightly up there with the singles Breath Of Life and Love To Hate You. Joan appears to be a bit underrated to me, but there has to be a track has to comes last.

Least Favourite Chorus Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Chorus
14 9%
Waiting For The Day
13 8%
Joan
55 33%
Breath Of Life
4 2%
Am I Right?
12 7%
Love To Hate You
9 5%
Turns The Love To Anger
18 11%
Siren Song
18 11%
Perfect Stranger
20 12%
Home
4 2%

Joan cements its place as the fans' least favourite Chorus track having received 55 votes in this category. It is interesting to note that the most popular in the favourites vote did not receive the lowest number of votes in this poll. Whilst Home only just made the Top 5 in the favourites poll, here it gets the joint least number of votes.

Favourite I Say I Say I Say Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Take Me Back
29 16%
I Love Saturday
18 10%
Man In The Moon
6 3%
So The Story Goes
2 1%
Run To The Sun
17 9%
Always
52 28%
All Through The Years
20 11%
Blues Away
10 5%
Miracle
14 7%
Because You're So Sweet
19 10%

Always predictably was the clear winner in this category, with the phenomenal Take Me Back coming in second place. Largely, there wasn't a great deal between the rest of the tracks, although So The Story Goes is a little adrift at the bottom. Man In The Moon appears to be another track that's not especially popular, despite my fondness for it.

Least Favourite I Say I Say I Say Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Take Me Back
6 4%
I Love Saturday
7 4%
Man In The Moon
23 14%
So The Story Goes
29 17%
Run To The Sun
10 6%
Always
2 1%
All Through The Years
19 11%
Blues Away
43 26%
Miracle
10 6%
Because You're So Sweet
19 11%

Always predictably was the clear winner in this category, with the phenomenal Take Me Back coming in second place. Largely, there wasn't a great deal between the rest of the tracks, although So The Story Goes is a little adrift at the bottom. Man In The Moon appears to be another track that's not especially popular, despite my fondness for it.

Favourite Erasure Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Intro - Guess I'm Into Feeling
1 1%
Rescue Me
16 8%
Sono Luminus
30 16%
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)
65 34%
Rock Me Gently
23 12%
Grace
8 4%
Stay With Me
22 11%
Love The Way You Do So
5 3%
Angel
13 7%
I Love You
4 2%
A Long Goodbye
3 2%

Another clear winner as the excellent Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) received over twice as many votes as its closest rival Sono Luminus. And to think this song may never have evolved from Cold Summer's Day and could have been missed by many fans. I'm not sure how Intro - Guess I'm Into Feeling got its one solitary vote.

Least Favourite Erasure Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Intro - Guess I'm Into Feeling
38 22%
Rescue Me
4 2%
Sono Luminus
11 6%
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)
1 1%
Rock Me Gently
9 5%
Grace
22 13%
Stay With Me
8 4%
Love The Way You Do So
26 15%
Angel
7 4%
I Love You
22 13%
A Long Goodbye
25 15%

Intro - Guess I'm Into Feeling, or a poor man's True Love Wars as I like to refer to it as, rightfully gained the most votes in this category although I am surprised and disappointed to see A Long Goodbye in the top 3. Barring the opening track, the majority of the votes come for tracks in the second half of the album.

Favourite Cowboy Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Rain
26 14%
Worlds On Fire
13 7%
Reach Out
6 3%
In My Arms
33 18%
Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me
29 15%
Precious
13 7%
Treasure
6 3%
Boy
7 4%
How Can I Say
10 5%
Save Me Darling
38 20%
Love Affair
7 4%

With a fifth of the votes, the sublime Save Me Darling is the most popular song from Cowboy, with the three singles from this album completing the top 4. There aren't many votes separating the remaining tracks which begs the question why wasn't Save Me Darling released as a single?

Least Favourite Cowboy Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Rain
10 6%
Worlds On Fire
7 4%
Reach Out
24 14%
In My Arms
4 2%
Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me
13 7%
Precious
23 13%
Treasure
21 12%
Boy
21 12%
How Can I Say
12 7%
Save Me Darling
10 6%
Love Affair
30 17%

Numerous contenders in this category, implying there is no stand out track that is weaker than the rest. Love Affair obtained the most votes, which I can just about accept, but Reach Out in second? I love that track! Worlds On Fire is one of those tracks that got few votes in both categories, suggesting it is neither adored or despised in general.

Favourite Loveboat Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Freedom
30 16%
Where In The World
15 8%
Crying In The Rain
2 1%
Perchance To Dream
18 10%
Alien
39 21%
Mad As We Are
9 5%
Here In My Heart
15 8%
Love Is The Rage
18 10%
Catch 22
19 10%
Moon & The Sky
16 9%
Surreal
5 2%

Alien is the worthy winner here, with over a fifth of the overall vote. Whilst I certainly agree it is the best song on Loveboat, the much debated production issues do hamper the track, meaning I prefer the acoustic version instead. No surprise to see the leading single Freedom up in second place.

Least Favourite Loveboat Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Freedom
13 8%
Where In The World
9 5%
Crying In The Rain
28 16%
Perchance To Dream
18 11%
Alien
4 2%
Mad As We Are
30 17%
Here In My Heart
6 3%
Love Is The Rage
11 6%
Catch 22
13 8%
Moon & The Sky
14 8%
Surreal
27 16%

I certainly concur with the verdict here: Mad As We Are is the weakest track from this album in my opinion also. I think Surreal is under-appreciated though, having come in second place with 16% of the vote. Perchance To Dream seems to divide the fans with this track receiving the same number of votes in the favourite and least favourite categories.

Favourite Other People's Song Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Solsbury Hill
74 40%
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
8 4%
Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
42 23%
Everyday
6 3%
When Will I See You Again
4 2%
Walking In The Rain
1 1%
True Love Ways
1 1%
Ebb Tide
6 3%
Can't Help Falling In Love
6 3%
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
9 5%
Goodnight
27 14%
Video Killed The Radio Star
2 1%

With a massive 40% of the vote, Solsbury Hill destroys the opposition to come out on top in this category. The two other clear album highlights rightfully come in second and third. Indeed with over three quarters of the total vote, the top 3 really have shown themselves to be substantially more popular than the rest of the album.

Least Favourite Other People's Song Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Solsbury Hill
2 1%
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
7 4%
Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
5 3%
Everyday
15 9%
When Will I See You Again
7 4%
Walking In The Rain
20 11%
True Love Ways
10 5%
Ebb Tide
26 15%
Can't Help Falling In Love
14 8%
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
11 6%
Goodnight
12 7%
Video Killed The Radio Star
48 27%

Mercifully, the dreadful Video Killed The Radio Star received more votes than any other song in this category. It really should never have made the album in the first place. Ebb Tide is a better track than its second place implies, although the same cannot be said about Walking In The Rain, which came in third.

Favourite Nightbird Track

Answer Votes % Graph
No Doubt
16 9%
Here I Go Impossible Again
27 15%
Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon
13 7%
Breathe
38 21%
I'll Be There
3 2%
Because Our Love Is Real
4 2%
Don't Say You Love Me
23 12%
All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love
31 17%
I Broke It All In Two
3 2%
Sweet Surrender
8 4%
I Bet You're Mad At Me
17 9%

I rate Breathe as the finest song of the decade by any artist, so I'd have been mortified if it hadn't come out on top in this category! All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love and Here I Go Impossible Again are second and third respectively, although I'd liked to have seen Don't Say You Love Me above both of these.

Least Favourite Nightbird Track

Answer Votes % Graph
No Doubt
17 10%
Here I Go Impossible Again
6 4%
Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon
10 5%
Breathe
2 1%
I'll Be There
35 21%
Because Our Love Is Real
38 22%
Don't Say You Love Me
11 7%
All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love
11 7%
I Broke It All In Two
15 9%
Sweet Surrender
11 7%
I Bet You're Mad At Me
11 7%

There were two stand out tracks in this category with Because Our Love Is Real just shading I'll Be There to top of this category. I think I Broke It All In Two should have received the most votes, purely because of its very clumsy lyrics, but with 9% of the total vote, I'm clearly in the minority.

Favourite Union Street Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Boy
26 15%
Piano Song
14 8%
Stay With Me
11 6%
Spiralling
9 5%
Home
23 13%
Tenderest Moments
50 29%
Alien
9 5%
Blues Away
3 2%
How Many Times
12 7%
Love Affair
4 2%
Rock Me Gently
14 8%

Tenderest Moments, previously only released as b-side to the Run To The Sun single in 1994, was by far the most popular track in this category accumulating 29% of the votes. Only Boy and Home managed over 10% with little to separate the remaining tracks.

Least Favourite Union Street Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Boy
26 16%
Piano Song
12 7%
Stay With Me
14 9%
Spiralling
11 7%
Home
5 3%
Tenderest Moments
6 4%
Alien
18 11%
Blues Away
32 20%
How Many Times
9 5%
Love Affair
23 14%
Rock Me Gently
6 4%

Having been voted the least popular track from I Say I Say I Say, Blues Away also scoops the least favourite Union Street track too. Love Affair and Boy both got plenty of votes in Cowboy's least popular category and received plenty more here showing that a new arrangement does little to change people's opinions of these tracks.

Favourite Light At The End Of The World Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Sunday Girl
43 24%
I Could Fall In Love With You
33 18%
Sucker For Love
17 9%
Storm In A Teacup
20 11%
Fly Away
17 9%
Golden Heart
14 7%
How My Eyes Adore You
6 3%
Darlene
5 3%
When A Lover Leaves You
9 5%
Glass Angel
7 4%
Be My Baby
3 2%
I Don't Know Why
9 5%

With nearly a quarter of the votes, Sunday Girl is the worthy winner here, finishing ahead of the album's leading single I Could In Love With You. With 78% of the votes going to the opening six tracks it seems this is an album of two halves, with the first half clearly being the more popular.

Favourite Light At The End Of The World Track

Answer Votes % Graph
Sunday Girl
1 1%
I Could Fall In Love With You
1 1%
Sucker For Love
21 12%
Storm In A Teacup
8 4%
Fly Away
9 5%
Golden Heart
9 5%
How My Eyes Adore You
24 14%
Darlene
35 20%
When A Lover Leaves You
10 6%
Glass Angel
22 13%
Be My Baby
18 10%
I Don't Know Why
16 9%

I confess I'm at a loss to explain how Darlene and How My Eyes Adore You (two tracks I enjoy very much) obtained more votes than both Sucker For Love and Glass Angel (in my opinion two of the weakest album tracks the boys have ever done) but the people have spoken, and they clearly don't share my views!

Song That Made You A Fan

Rank Answer Votes
1st
Sometimes
36
2nd
Oh L'amour
28
3rd
A Little Respect
26
4th
Who Needs Love (Like That)
14
5th
Ship Of Fools
10
6th
Chorus
9
7th
Love To Hate You
8
8th
Always
7
9th
Chains Of Love
6
10th=
Drama!
5
10th=
Victim Of Love
5
Total votes: 193

Sometimes and Oh L'amour trade places, but although it is to be expected, it is disappointing to see none of the newer singles make the list, with the most recent song being Always from 1994. Naturally with no real smash hit singles since this time, it is little surprise that subsequent singles failed to win over substantial new fans.

First Erasure Album Owned

Answer Votes % Graph
The Innocents
50 26%
Wonderland
36 19%
The Circus
35 18%
Chorus
22 11%
Wild!
22 11%
I Say I Say I Say
9 5%
The Two Ring Circus
6 3%
Cowboy
4 2%
Erasure
4 2%
Loveboat
2 1%
Nightbird
2 1%
Light At The End Of The World
1 1%
Other People's Songs
0 0%
Union Street
0 0%

With The Innocents being Erasure's best selling album domestically, and having spawned international hits such as Chains Of Love and A Little Respect it comes as little surprise to see this album come out top here. On the flip side, despite bombing in the charts, Wonderland came in second gaining plenty of lifelong fans. Rather depressingly since 1995's Erasure album, very few albums have won over new fans.

Song That Should Have Been A Single

Rank Answer Votes
1st
Phantom Bride
28
2nd
Save Me Darling
15
3rd
Brother And Sister
11
4th
Home
9
5th
Waiting For The Day
9
6th
Heart Of Stone
7
7th
Alien
6
8th=
Angel
5
8th=
Perfect Stranger
5
10th=
Dreamlike State
4
10th=
I Bet You're Mad At Me
4
10th=
Take Me Back
4
Total votes: 169

All cracking tracks, but for the third successive time, Phantom Bride is voted as being the best choice for a single that never happened (or at least until 2009!). Save Me Darling climbs back in the runners-up spot, a position obtained after the Poll 2000-01 was conducted with Alien being the biggest faller, moving down five places to 7th. Dreamlike State is a new entry in joint 10th place and is the only song listed that wasn't even included on an album.

Song That Shouldn't Have Been A Single

Rank Answer Votes
1st=
Heavenly Action 20
1st=
Stay With Me 20
3rd
Freedom 16
4th
Don't Say You Love Me 10
5th
Star 7
6th
Moon & The Sky 5
7th=
Am I Right? 4
7th=
Boy 4
7th=
Rock Me Gently 4
10th=
Blue Savannah 3
10th=
I Love Saturday 3
10th=
The Circus 3
Total votes: 137

Given it only reached #100 in UK Singles Chart I suppose it's understandable that Heavenly Action would receive the most votes, along with Stay With Me which always seemed to wrong choice of leading single from the Erasure album. There is barely a hit single in this list, but quiet how Blue Savannah and The Circus (albeit with only a handful of votes) made the top 10 is very surprising.

Favourite Other Bands / Artists

Rank Answer Votes
1st
Depeche Mode
79
2nd
Pet Shop Boys
67
3rd
O.M.D.
21
4th=
New Order
20
4th=
Yazoo
20
6th
Madonna
17
7th
Moby
12
8th
Human League
10
9th
Queen
9
10th=
A-ha
8
10th=
Alison Moyet
8
10th=
George Michael
8
10th=
Scissor Sisters
8
10th=
The Cure
8
Total votes: 777

The top two remain unchanged for the third successive time with little changes in the top six. Plenty of new entries complete the top 10 with the only 'new' band making the list being the Scissor Sisters. Abba, Coldplay, Soft Cell, Sparks, Beatles, Client, Goldfrap, Kylie Minogue, The Killers and U2 also received several votes.