The peoples chart (dancing, dance, rock, single, beatles)

littleknowitall · 04-13-2009, 10:36 AM

BBC - BBC Radio 2 Programmes - The People's Chart

The UK’s most-heard recordings of the last 75 years. These are the records that have “outplayed” all others, not just on the radio but everywhere music is heard in public, from cafés to clubs and from high street to hospital radio.

The People's Chart 1-25
1 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 8/6/67

2 Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody 29/11/75

3 Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 4/7/58

4 Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around 4/6/94

5 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 13/7/91

6 Robbie Williams - Angels 1/12/97

7 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 12/7/57

8 Abba - Dancing Queen 4/9/76

9 Perry Como - Magic Moments 28/2/58

10 Harry Lillis Crosby - White Christmas 01/01/1942

11 Beatles - Hello Goodbye 6/12/67

12 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 9/10/71

13 Beatles - Get Back 23/4/69

14 All Saints - Pure Shores 14/2/00

15 Cristiano Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) 14/8/00

16 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ 31/7/00

17 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 5/12/92

18 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 30/1/71

19 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women 23/7/69

20 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 3/2/90

21 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony 16/6/97

22 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 27/10/97

23 Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 24/7/76

24 T Rex - Hot Love 20/3/71

25 Madonna - Vogue 14/4/90
..The People's Chart 26-50
26 Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You 10/8/98
27 Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be 10/8/56
28 Al Martino - Here In My Heart 14/11/52
29 Paul Anka - Diana 30/8/57
30 Harry Lillis Crosby - Santa Claus...01/01/1943
31 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold 19/9/70
32 John Lennon - Imagine 10/1/81
33 Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free 1/1/76
34 Glenn Miller - In The Mood 01/01/1939
35 Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands 23/6/90
36 Texas - Say What You Want 1/1/97
37 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -Two Tribes 16/6/84

38 New Radicals - You Get What You Give 20/4/99
39 Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown 5/5/60
40 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want 17/6/78
41 David Whitfield - Cara Mia 2/7/54
42 Archies - Sugar Sugar 25/10/69
43 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never 3/11/60
44 Cliff Richard - The Young Ones 11/1/62
45 Human League - Don't You Want Me 12/12/81
46 Judy Garland - The Trolley Song 01/01/1944
47 Slim Whitman - Rose Marie 29/7/55
48 Celine Dion - Think Twice 4/2/95
49 Macy Gray - I Try 27/9/99
50 Nilsson - Without You 11/3/72
..The People's Chart 51-75
51 Beatles - From Me To You 2/5/63
52 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 15/12/84
53 Les Brown And His Orchestra - Sentimental Journey 01/01/1944
54 Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child 22/11/57
55 Cher - Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 4/5/91
56 Robbie Williams - Strong 8/3/99
57 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl 5/11/83
58 Frankie Laine - I Believe 24/4/53
59 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone 31/10/63
60 Outkast - Hey Ya 10/11/03
61 Tony Christie - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 1/11/71
62 Shadows - Wonderful Land 22/3/62
63 Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything 7/12/74
64 East 17 - Stay Another Day 10/12/94
65 No Doubt - Don't Speak 22/2/97
66 Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 13/12/77
67 Sean "Puffy" Combs - I'll Be Missing You 28/6/97
68 Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home 1/12/66
69 The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything 26/6/76
70 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Summer Nights 30/9/78
71 Ella Fitzgerald - It'S Only A Paper Moon 01/01/1945
72 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre 3/12/77
73 Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa 8/1/54
74 The Police - Every Breath You Take 4/6/83
75 Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer 8/8/92

Just incase this had been overlooked, Missed the radio show, But I was very very surprised by a fair few of the things on this list, then again a lot of it's bloody typical, anyway just felt like it should be posted on here.

jackhammer · 04-13-2009, 03:15 PM

I like 6 out of that whole list. Thank christ I'm not mainstream!

Bulldog · 04-13-2009, 03:18 PM

There are a 7 or 8 decent enough songs there. Most of the rest of them are just trash to me - that Bryan Adams song is one of the worst of all time.

**Janszoon** · 04-13-2009, 03:26 PM

I'm fascinated by this list, especially by the fact that "Whiter Shade of Pale" is number one on it. Not at all what I would have guessed would be number one. It's interesting to me to see what's really huge in UK because I think it's very different from what would be on that list over here. Robbie Williams is a perfect example. I've heard him before but I literally don't think I've ever heard a single song by the guy, yet he's on this list several time so he's obviously enormous over there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulldog

There are a 7 or 8 decent enough songs there. Most of the rest of them are just trash to me - that Bryan Adams song is one of the worst of all time.

I have to confess I have a soft spot for that one, probably because I was 14 when it came out and it brings back fond memories.

jackhammer · 04-13-2009, 03:33 PM

Janszoon - 1000 cool points.

**Janszoon** · 04-13-2009, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

Janszoon - 1000 cool points.

jackhammer · 04-13-2009, 03:36 PM

I do like a couple of Bryan Adams song though

**Janszoon** · 04-13-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I do like a couple of Bryan Adams song though

As long as one of them isn't that "I Wanna Be Your Underwear" song you're still okay.

Bulldog · 04-13-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

I have to confess I have a soft spot for that one, probably because I was 14 when it came out and it brings back fond memories.

Bless

I'll admit there's the odd song on that list I quite like that'd be considered mainstream garbage as well though - the kind I'll find on youtube so it doesn't scrobble on lastfm

jackhammer · 04-13-2009, 03:40 PM

No lol. Just a couple of his 'Into The Fire' album.

04-13-2009, 10:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	The peoples chart BBC - BBC Radio 2 Programmes - The People's Chart The UK’s most-heard recordings of the last 75 years. These are the records that have “outplayed” all others, not just on the radio but everywhere music is heard in public, from cafés to clubs and from high street to hospital radio. The People's Chart 1-25 1 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 8/6/67 2 Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody 29/11/75 3 Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 4/7/58 4 Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around 4/6/94 5 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 13/7/91 6 Robbie Williams - Angels 1/12/97 7 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 12/7/57 8 Abba - Dancing Queen 4/9/76 9 Perry Como - Magic Moments 28/2/58 10 Harry Lillis Crosby - White Christmas 01/01/1942 11 Beatles - Hello Goodbye 6/12/67 12 Rod Stewart - Maggie May 9/10/71 13 Beatles - Get Back 23/4/69 14 All Saints - Pure Shores 14/2/00 15 Cristiano Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) 14/8/00 16 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ 31/7/00 17 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 5/12/92 18 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 30/1/71 19 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women 23/7/69 20 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 3/2/90 21 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony 16/6/97 22 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 27/10/97 23 Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 24/7/76 24 T Rex - Hot Love 20/3/71 25 Madonna - Vogue 14/4/90 ..The People's Chart 26-50 26 Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You 10/8/98 27 Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be 10/8/56 28 Al Martino - Here In My Heart 14/11/52 29 Paul Anka - Diana 30/8/57 30 Harry Lillis Crosby - Santa Claus...01/01/1943 31 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold 19/9/70 32 John Lennon - Imagine 10/1/81 33 Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free 1/1/76 34 Glenn Miller - In The Mood 01/01/1939 35 Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands 23/6/90 36 Texas - Say What You Want 1/1/97 37 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -Two Tribes 16/6/84 38 New Radicals - You Get What You Give 20/4/99 39 Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown 5/5/60 40 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want 17/6/78 41 David Whitfield - Cara Mia 2/7/54 42 Archies - Sugar Sugar 25/10/69 43 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never 3/11/60 44 Cliff Richard - The Young Ones 11/1/62 45 Human League - Don't You Want Me 12/12/81 46 Judy Garland - The Trolley Song 01/01/1944 47 Slim Whitman - Rose Marie 29/7/55 48 Celine Dion - Think Twice 4/2/95 49 Macy Gray - I Try 27/9/99 50 Nilsson - Without You 11/3/72 ..The People's Chart 51-75 51 Beatles - From Me To You 2/5/63 52 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 15/12/84 53 Les Brown And His Orchestra - Sentimental Journey 01/01/1944 54 Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child 22/11/57 55 Cher - Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 4/5/91 56 Robbie Williams - Strong 8/3/99 57 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl 5/11/83 58 Frankie Laine - I Believe 24/4/53 59 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone 31/10/63 60 Outkast - Hey Ya 10/11/03 61 Tony Christie - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 1/11/71 62 Shadows - Wonderful Land 22/3/62 63 Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything 7/12/74 64 East 17 - Stay Another Day 10/12/94 65 No Doubt - Don't Speak 22/2/97 66 Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 13/12/77 67 Sean "Puffy" Combs - I'll Be Missing You 28/6/97 68 Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home 1/12/66 69 The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything 26/6/76 70 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Summer Nights 30/9/78 71 Ella Fitzgerald - It'S Only A Paper Moon 01/01/1945 72 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre 3/12/77 73 Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa 8/1/54 74 The Police - Every Breath You Take 4/6/83 75 Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer 8/8/92 Just incase this had been overlooked, Missed the radio show, But I was very very surprised by a fair few of the things on this list, then again a lot of it's bloody typical, anyway just felt like it should be posted on here.

04-13-2009, 03:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I like 6 out of that whole list. Thank christ I'm not mainstream! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-13-2009, 03:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Janszoon - 1000 cool points. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-13-2009, 03:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I do like a couple of Bryan Adams song though __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-13-2009, 03:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	No lol. Just a couple of his 'Into The Fire' album. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-13-2009, 03:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	There are a 7 or 8 decent enough songs there. Most of the rest of them are just trash to me - that Bryan Adams song is one of the worst of all time.