Monday, March 1, 2010

Remembering...The IMOC Nook & Chart



by : IRLAN C. SARAJAN


After an extensive tabulation of ballots received from MINUS ONE Readership, THE IMOC NOOK finally unveils the Chart of All Time Accolades covering five years of musical triumphs…1991 to 1995.

Well, the Official Result is definitely worthnoting highlighting the acts and singles’ current appeal despite the lapse of time. Apparently, the result appears to be a bastion of masculine supremacy. Only nine out of forty represent the women sector. Without further ado, read on …

Five years have come and gone so quickly but music memories of the past remain impressively substantial. Year after year, an act is recognized for commendable effort in the music world. This time, a wider range is covered to make it more challenging and exciting.

Based on the readers’ feedback, a resounding YES is bestowed upon acoustic guitar-anchored, “MORE THAN WORDS” by EXTREME. Compelling single is hailed as “IMOC Chart-topping Single of All Time” besting all other No. 1 hits for the past five years. On the other hand, MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK earns the Chart-topping Group of All Time credit spawning four No. 1 with “OUT OF THE BLUE” reaching as high as runner up slot on hot singles derby. Creating impact on male category, Canadian BRYAN ADAMS captures the honors via second runner-up, “EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) & “PLEASE FORGIVE ME”. Last IMOC accolade, Top Female Act of All Time is accorded to MARIAH CAREY for an impressive remake of “I’LL BE THERE” landing @ No. 24. She beats Patty Smyth (Though @ No. 9) in view of the other IMOC No. 1 single not falling the Final list.

Interestingly, other significant turn-out is further unveiled. In terms of percentile on the singles collective performance within a particular year, 1994 overwhelmingly ranks first with a 22.52% music range. (1992 – 22%, 1993 – 20.31%, 1995 – 20.10% and 1991 – 15.07% ). Based on weighted average year 1993 tops the list with an average rate of 91.625% followed by Year 1995 with 90.68% (Others: 1991-90.667%, 1994-90.333 and 1992-88.222%) Lastly, based on local distributors performance, POLYCOSMIC Records has the strongest foothold with 10 singles making it in the final rundown. First and second runners-up are captured by OCTO-ARTS/EMI Phils., & BMG Pilipinas with 9 & 7 respectively.(Others: Warner Phils – 6; Sony Music, Dyna & Universal Records with 2; Ivory & Alpha Records with respectively. All mathematical analyses are actually derived from the FINAL 1996 IMOC Chart of All Time based on official voters’ input. No other basis is considered. Therefore, results reflected herein are the choices made by the chartconscious MINUS ONE READERSHIP. (Data were gathered by MINUS ONE MUSIC MAGAZINE and tabulated by IRLAN C. SARAJAN.



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