05. The Beatles - Hey Jude

04. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

 

Irony much? :D

Liam should have sung "DLBIA"

03. Adele - Somone Like You

 

Yeah, Queen have won this. :lol:

Phew!!! #3 Adele - Someone Like You

 

 

 

So its between Queen and Michael Jackson

Queen & MJ top 2 then! the ITV advert did give it away completely :lol: I'm supporting Queen, but not sure which way this will go.

 

Adele defined 2011's music and I have no doubt Someone Like You will become an all time classic and be still very high in these lists in years to come. But I think its just a little bit too recent to call it the best number 1 ever...

Edited July 15, 201212 yr by C.W

Have to admit, there was something special about Adele's Brit Awards performance that struck a massive chord. I even bought '21' that same week and it didn't disappoint. It helped that 'Rolling In The Deep' was also a massive hit at the time too.

 

I do prefer 'Someone Like You' performed live as the slight change to the chorus sounds better than it does on the album version.

I'd rather Adele had won over Queen if I'm honest, I've never encountered such an overrated track as BoRhap... Billie Jean was my favourite in the top 10 though so would be lovely if it won instead.

Bohemian Rhapsody ftw!

02. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

01. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

 

How predictable. :D

'Billie Jean' is such a great track, it would've been a turn up for the books if this had won instead.

"Billie Jean" was the song that I voted for- shame it lost out to "Bohemian Rhapsody" which whilst it's good I've never warmed to. Nevermind.

I guess you cant argue with its popularity. Its certainly not my fave number 1.Nor My fave Queen track I prefer "Someone To Love".

Haters to the left please (Dandy*) :P

 

I of course understand how it wouldn't appeal to some, but to me, it still sounds absolutely incredible today and I still don't think it sounds like ANYTHING else I've heard before. A worthy winner :wub: :wub:

Edited July 15, 201212 yr by C.W

Not really my favourite Queen track I would have been happy with Billie Jean at #1, out of the 2 tracks.

Anti Climax much?

Hearing the song again, the only section of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' I really like is the guitar riff after the opera section (where it goes "so you think you can stop me and spit in my eye").

 

Have to agree with others, 'BoRhap' is ok but Queen have many other singles in their back catelogue I prefer more.

Hearing the song again, the only section of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' I really like is the guitar riff after the opera section (where it goes "so you think you can stop me and spit in my eye").

I still sing about the Devil's Sideboard in the opera bit!

I've not actually ever listened to that queen song on full. The small parts I have heard did sound epic though!

Bohemian Rhapsody is just a classic bit of music. Completly bonkers and so different to anything else thats ever been commercially successful.

 

I remember my housemates and I sining it in it's entirety on a bus trip into town when i lived in Manchester as a student. Still sticks in my mind today.

In 2002 The Official Charts Company, & Radio 2, held a National Poll, to find the UK's Top 100

favourite No.1 Singles, to that point. (November 2002 being the 50th Anniversary of the UK

Singles Chart).

 

You could Vote for any No.1, & were allowed as may as 50 Hits to Vote for!

 

Anyhow - here are the results. They were published in November 2002.

 

THE UK's TOP 100 FAVOURITE NO.1 HITS

1) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

 

2) John Lennon - Imagine

 

3) Beatles - Hey Jude

 

4) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

5) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

 

6) Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

 

7) Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun

 

8) ABBA - Dancing Queen

 

9) Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

 

10) Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure

 

11) Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

 

12) Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall

 

13) Police - Every Breath You Take

 

14) Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Loving Feeling

 

15) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas

 

16) Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

 

17) Beatles - She Loves You

 

18) Soft Cell - Tainted Love

 

19) Beatles - All You Need Is Love

 

20) Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

 

21) 10 CC - I'm Not In Love

 

22) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)

 

23) Rod Stewart - Maggie May

 

24) Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman

 

25) David Bowie - Space Oddity

 

26) Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

 

27) Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand

 

28) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

 

29) Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

 

30) Monkees - I'm A Believer

 

31) Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

 

32) Beatles - A Hard Day's Night

 

33) Beatles - Help!

 

34) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

 

35) Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

 

36) Queen - Innuendo

 

37) Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

 

38) ABBA - Waterloo

 

39) Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation

 

40) Kinks - You Really Got Me

 

41) Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

 

42) Elvis Presley - All Shook Up

 

43) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

 

44) Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?

 

45) Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

 

46) Rolling Stones - Paint It Black

 

47) Nilsson - Without You

 

48) Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You

 

49) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World/Cabaret

 

50) Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

 

51) ABBA - The Winner Takes It All

 

52) Blondie - Heart Of Glass

 

53) Beatles - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out

 

54) Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby

 

55) George Michael - Careless Whisper

 

56) Beatles - Ticket To Ride

 

57) John Lennon - Woman

 

58) Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love

 

59) Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never

 

60) Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

 

61) Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

 

62) Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby

 

63) Human League - Don't You Want Me

 

64) Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely

 

65) Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

 

66) Beatles - Paperback Writer

 

67) Jam - Going Underground

 

68) T Rex - Get It On

 

69) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

 

70) Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

 

71) Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

 

72) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

 

73) Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends

 

74) ABBA - Mamma Mia

 

75) Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

 

76) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

 

77) Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

 

78) Beatles - Get Back

 

79) ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You

 

80) Madonna - Like A Prayer

 

81) Elvis Presley - Return To Sender

 

82) Bangles - Eternal Flame

 

83) Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own

 

84) U2 - Beautiful Day

 

85) Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

 

86) Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash

 

87) Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

 

88) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

 

89) Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)

 

90) Beatles - From Me To You

 

91) Alice Cooper - School's Out

 

92) A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

 

93) Bee Gees - Night Fever

 

94) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

 

95) Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women

 

96) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

 

97) Beatles - Hello Goodbye

 

98) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown

 

99) Police - Message In A Bottle

 

100) Billy Joel - Uptown Girl