PPL's Top 75 Songs Most Played in Public in Britain in the Last 75 Years [April 2009]
Compiled by PPL, the company that licenses songs on behalf of the music industry. A spokesman said: 'These are the records that have 'outplayed' all others, not just on radio but in public, from cafes to clubs and from the high street to hospital radio. It's a chart overflowing with surprises, which reflects the history of recorded music, and includes songs from the age of rock and pop as well as the show-tune and big-band eras.'
*** 1 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (June 8, 1967)
*** 2 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (November 11, 1975)
*** 3 Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream (July 4, 1958)
*** 4 Wet Wet Wet - Love is All Around (June 4, 1994)
*** 5 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (July 13, 1991)
*** 6 Robbie Williams - Angels (December 1, 1997)
*** 7 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (December 17, 1957)
*** 8 Abba - Dancing Queen (September 4, 1976)
*** 9 Perry Como - Magic Moments (February 28, 1958)
*** 10 Harry Lillis Crosby - White Christmas (January 1, 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 Lov,(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,1(984.)
*** 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 Journe,(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)
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100% (3 of 3 votes)
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Model
66.67% (4 of 6 votes)
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66.67% (2 of 3 votes)
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60.25% (670 of 1112 votes)
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60.25% (535 of 888 votes)
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60.0% (150 of 250 votes)
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56.16% (41 of 73 votes)
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52.88% (110 of 208 votes)
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51.76% (88 of 170 votes)
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48.76% (98 of 201 votes)
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47.76% (352 of 737 votes)
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41.86% (72 of 172 votes)
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41.86% (72 of 172 votes)
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40.0% (8 of 20 votes)
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36.00% (9 of 25 votes)
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36.00% (9 of 25 votes)
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33.90% (20 of 59 votes)
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33.76% (160 of 474 votes)
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33.76% (160 of 474 votes)
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33.33% (4 of 12 votes)
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33.33% (4 of 12 votes)
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33.33% (1 of 3 votes)
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33.33% (1 of 3 votes)
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32.00% (40 of 125 votes)
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31.97% (47 of 147 votes)
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31.58% (54 of 171 votes)
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30.99% (44 of 142 votes)
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30.95% (26 of 84 votes)
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29.66% (129 of 435 votes)
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28.57% (2 of 7 votes)
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28.47% (39 of 137 votes)
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28.47% (39 of 137 votes)
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28.07% (48 of 171 votes)
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25.00% (1 of 4 votes)
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22.51% (138 of 613 votes)
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22.51% (138 of 613 votes)
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14.29% (1 of 7 votes)
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14.29% (1 of 7 votes)
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14.29% (2 of 14 votes)
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11.11% (1 of 9 votes)
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5.88% (1 of 17 votes)
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3.70% (1 of 27 votes)
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