Virgin Radio: Top 500 Songs of All Time

[sue4u2]

For anyone listening to Virgin - online radio station?(UK)
This is their Top 500 All Time List:

http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/top500/index.html

Led Zeppelin is # 1 with Stairway to Heaven.
U2 is #2 with - One.

Of the top 100 all time songs played U2 has 7:

# 2 - One
#15 - Pride
#25 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
#43 - Where The Streets Have No Na,e
#56 - With or Without You
#69 - Sweetest Thing
#90 - Beautiful Day

Pretty impressive by all accounts...


Edited to say: Haven't been through the rest yet. I have company coming over.

 

[jick]

Sweetest Thing isn't even on the top 10 U2 songs, how could it make that list? It's didn't even make it to the Joshua Tree album! Virgin Radio has zero credibility to me now.

Cheers,

J

 

[sallycinnamon78]

Sweetest Thing isn't even on the top 10 U2 songs, how could it make that list? It's didn't even make it to the Joshua Tree album! .

Cheers,

J

Sweetest Thing is a great song as far as I am concerned, and always has been... muscially and lyrically. Whenever I read about music poll results, I always think that if a piece of music touches you, reaches you - meaning, any individual- then that's what matters.

 

[sue4u2]

This isn't a credibility test, jick: Not about what's better than what isn't. It's radio play form a station in the UK that even I can listen to (online) in the deep south (USA).
Try not to analyze too much into it. It's just what was the most requested play on one world wide radio station's poll.
It's info, that's all.

U2 Songs: 101 - 200

#111 - The Unforgettable Fire
#144 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
#166 - Mysterious Ways
#184 - New Years Day

Edited to say: not sure if this station is actually.. WORLD wide.

 

[Axver]

Sweetest Thing isn't even on the top 10 U2 songs, how could it make that list? It's didn't even make it to the Joshua Tree album! Virgin Radio has zero credibility to me now.

Cheers,

J

Agreed. Very bizarre selection. Where's stuff like New Year's Day and Sunday Bloody Sunday, the genuine classics?

 

[sue4u2]

OOPS!! posted at the same time Axver.

 

[isabelle_guns]

interesting list.

 

[isabelle_guns]

Sweetest Thing isn't even on the top 10 U2 songs, how could it make that list? It's didn't even make it to the Joshua Tree album! Virgin Radio has zero credibility to me now.

Cheers,

J

I think it is a matter of personal opinion in tastes regardless of whether the publisher of the list is credible or not.

 

[sue4u2]

201 - 300

#205 - Angel of Harlem
#231 - Stuck In a Moment
#Desire
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301 - 400

#359 - Even Better Than The Real Thing
#374 - Vertigo !!
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400 - 500

454 - The Fly
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So now I'm curious to know if any other band made it into their top 500 play list with 18 songs..
This might take some time....

 

[madonna's child]

sweet

there top ten list is sort of strange. "sweet child of mine", "angels", and "trouble" all in the top 10, but not "let it be"!?

 

[Jack In The Box]

The Fly is better... it must be higher

that list is awful

 

[Axver]

OOPS!! posted at the same time Axver.

Hah, wonderful timing on my behalf.

 

[the tourist]

Sounds good to me!

 

[ludilobrate]

One Is the best song EVER!With or witout YOU is the second best!U2 deserves more sogs in top 100!

 

[Tip Top Prince]

Let me load into a database and I'll get some stats for you.

Taking stat requests...
(it will make me look like I'm working)

 

[Tip Top Prince]

Here's the obvious:
Most songs in the top 500.
(number after song count is average ranking, which to me, suggests the beatles rule in quantity, if not quality)

1. Beatles (28) (254)
2. U2 (17) (165)
3. Rollings Stones (16) (169)
4. David Bowie (16) (243)
5. Queen (13) (188)

Top Ranked One-Hit Wonders:
artist - song (rank)

1. Human League - Don't you want me (18)
2. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (31)
3. Derek & The Dominoes - Layla (33)