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Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of the Year

RockLists has 10 editions of the Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of the Year, from 1993 to 2002. Across all of them, the most successful song is “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M., which appears in 1 edition.

10editions
1993–2002years
10different #1s

Every edition and its number one

YearCountdownNumber oneSize
1993 Top 10 Songs of 1993 Everybody HurtsR.E.M. 10
1994 Top 10 Songs of 1994 ParklifeBlur 10
1995 Top 10 Songs of 1995 WonderwallOasis 10
1996 Top 10 Songs of 1996 Don't Look Back in AngerOasis 10
1997 Top 10 Songs of 1997 Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve 10
1998 Top 10 Songs of 1998 The Bartender and the ThiefStereophonics 10
1999 Top 10 Songs of 1999 Why Does It Always Rain on Me?Travis 10
2000 Top 10 Songs of 2000 TroubleColdplay 10
2001 Top 10 Songs of 2001 Last NiteThe Strokes 10
2002 Top 10 Songs of 2002 By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers 10

How the top songs moved between editions

Each song’s position in every edition. A dash means it did not appear.

#Song'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02
1 Everybody HurtsR.E.M. 1 – – – – – – – – –
2 By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers – – – – – – – – – 1
3 ParklifeBlur – 1 – – – – – – – –
4 WonderwallOasis – – 1 – – – – – – –
5 Don't Look Back in AngerOasis – – – 1 – – – – – –
6 Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve – – – – 1 – – – – –
7 The Bartender and the ThiefStereophonics – – – – – 1 – – – –
8 Why Does It Always Rain on Me?Travis – – – – – – 1 – – –
9 TroubleColdplay – – – – – – – 1 – –
10 Last NiteThe Strokes – – – – – – – – 1 –
11 The Sweetest Thing (remix)U2 – – – – – 2 – – – –
12 Pick a Part That's NewStereophonics – – – – – – 2 – – –
13 CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers – – – – – – – 2 – –
14 Have a Nice DayStereophonics – – – – – – – – 2 –
15 CreepRadiohead 2 – – – – – – – – –
16 In My PlaceColdplay – – – – – – – – – 2
17 WhateverOasis – 2 – – – – – – – –
18 Common PeoplePulp – – 2 – – – – – – –
19 A Design for LifeManic Street Preachers – – – 2 – – – – – –
20 Song 2Blur – – – – 2 – – – – –
21 You Oughta KnowAlanis Morissette – – 3 – – – – – – –
22 The Day We Caught the TrainOcean Colour Scene – – – 3 – – – – – –
23 Don't SpeakNo Doubt – – – – 3 – – – – –
24 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be NextManic Street Preachers – – – – – 3 – – – –
25 You Get What You GiveThe New Radicals – – – – – – 3 – – –
26 Beautiful DayU2 – – – – – – – 3 – –
27 How You Remind MeNickelback – – – – – – – – 3 –
28 Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz 3 – – – – – – – – –
29 There Goes the FearDoves – – – – – – – – – 3
30 Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers – 3 – – – – – – – –
31 One WeekBarenaked Ladies – – – – – – 4 – – –
32 Mama Told Me Not to ComeStereophonics & Tom Jones – – – – – – – 4 – –
33 Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)Train – – – – – – – – 4 –
34 The Hindu TimesOasis – – – – – – – – – 4
35 WildwoodPaul Weller 4 – – – – – – – – –
36 Mr. JonesCounting Crows – 4 – – – – – – – –
37 The Changing ManPaul Weller – – 4 – – – – – – –
38 Stupid GirlGarbage – – – 4 – – – – – –
39 TornNatalie Imbruglia – – – – 4 – – – – –
40 Let Me Entertain YouRobbie Williams – – – – – 4 – – – –
41 Karma PoliceRadiohead – – – – 5 – – – – –
42 Road RageCatatonia – – – – – 5 – – – –
43 You Stole the Sun From My HeartManic Street Preachers – – – – – – 5 – – –
44 BabylonDavid Gray – – – – – – – 5 – –
45 Teenage DirtbagWheatus – – – – – – – – 5 –
46 Girl All the Bad Guys WantBowling for Soup – – – – – – – – – 5
47 I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Meat Loaf 5 – – – – – – – – –
48 AlwaysBon Jovi – 5 – – – – – – – –
49 Roll With ItOasis – – 5 – – – – – – –
50 Three LionsThe Lightning Seeds – – – 5 – – – – – –
51 Sk8er BoiAvril Lavigne – – – – – – – – – 6
52 Runaway TrainSoul Asylum 6 – – – – – – – – –
53 All I Wanna DoSheryl Crow – 6 – – – – – – – –
54 AlrightSupergrass – – 6 – – – – – – –
55 Breakfast At Tiffany'sDeep Blue Something – – – 6 – – – – – –
56 What a Beautiful DayThe Levellers – – – – 6 – – – – –
57 Save TonightEagle Eye Cherry – – – – – 6 – – – –
58 Pumping on Your StereoSupergrass – – – – – – 6 – – –
59 SmoothSantana – – – – – – – 6 – –
60 Bohemian Like YouThe Dandy Warhols – – – – – – – – 6 –