Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Top 75 Songs nonsense



The following tracks feature in The People’s Chart, a list of the top 75 most-played tunes in Britain, compiled to mark the 75th anniversary of music licensing firm
Phonographic Performance Ltd. What a hotch-potch ... but there is genius hidden in there:

1 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale, 1967
2 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, 1975
3 The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream, 1958
4 Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around, 1994
5 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, 1991
6 Robbie Williams - Angels, 1997
7 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up, 1957
8 Abba - Dancing Queen, 1976
9 Perry Como - Magic Moments, 1958

10 Bing Crosby - White Christmas, 1942
11 The Beatles - Hello Goodbye, 1967
12 Rod Stewart - Maggie May, 1971
13 The Beatles - Get Back, 1969
14 All Saints - Pure Shores, 2000
15 Cristiano Spiller ft Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love), 2000
16 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ, 2000
17 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You, 1992
18 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord, 1971

19 The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women, 1969
20 Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U, 1990
21 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony, 1997
22 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn, 1997
23 Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, 1976
24 T Rex - Hot Love,1971
25 Madonna - Vogue, 1990
26 Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You, 1998
27 Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera), 1956
28 Al Martino - Here In My Heart, 1952
29 Paul Anka - Diana, 1957
30 Bing Crosby - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, 1943
31 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold, 1970

32 John Lennon - Imagine, 1971
33 Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free, 1976
34 Glenn Miller - In The Mood, 1939
35 Elton John - Sacrifice/Healing Hands, 1990
36 Texas - Say What You Want, 1997
37 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes, 1984.
38 New Radicals - You Get What You Give, 1999
39 The Everly Brothers - Cathy’s Clown, 1960
40 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - You’re The One That I Want, 1978
41 David Whitfield - Cara Mia, 1954
42 The Archies - Sugar Sugar, 1969
43 Elvis Presley - It’s Now Or Never, 1960
44 Cliff Richard - The Young Ones, 1962
45 Human League - Don’t You Want Me, 1981
46 Judy Garland - The Trolley Song, 1944
47 Slim Whitman - Rose Marie, 1955
48 Celine Dion - Think Twice, 1994
49 Macy Gray - I Try, 1999

50 Nilsson - Without You, 1972
51 The Beatles - From Me To You, 1963
52 Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas?, 1984
53 Les Brown And His Orchestra - Sentimental Journey,1944
54 Harry Belafonte - Mary’s Boy Child, 1957
55 Cher - Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss), 1991
56 Robbie Williams - Strong, 1999
57 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl, 1983
58 Frankie Laine - I Believe, 1953
59 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You’ll Never Walk Alone, 1963
60 Outkast - Hey Ya, 2003
61 Tony Christie - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo, 1971
62 Shadows - Wonderful Land, 1962
63 Barry White - You’re The First, The Last, My Everything, 1974
64 East 17 - Stay Another Day, 1994
65 No Doubt - Don’t Speak, 1997
66 Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive, 1977
67 Sean 'Puffy' Combs - I’ll Be Missing You, 1997
68 Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home, 1966
69 The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything, 1976
70 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Summer Nights, 1978
71 Ella Fitzgerald - It’s Only A Paper Moon, 1945
72 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre, 1977
73 Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa, 1954

74 The Police - Every Breath You Take, 1983
75 Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer, 1992