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All-time countdown · John Peel (BBC Radio 1) · January 3, 1977

John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976)

The all-time countdown (January 3, 1977) from John Peel (BBC Radio 1) ranks 50 songs, with “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin at number one. The list features 36 different artists; Bob Dylan has the most entries with four songs.

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The first Festive Fifty, introduced in late 1976; a poll of listeners' all-time favourite tracks (not restricted to 1976 releases), broadcast in six parts from 24 December 1976 to 3 January 1977.

# Song ListsBest
1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 169 #1
2 Layla Derek and the Dominos 132 #2
3 Desolation Row Bob Dylan 13 #3
4 Echoes Pink Floyd 14 #4
5 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 148 #2
6 All Right Now Free 92 #6
7 They Shoot Horses Don't They? Racing Cars 1 #7
8 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 71 #7
9 A Day in the Life The Beatles 88 #1
10 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 97 #2
11 Rose Of Cimarron Poco 4 #11
12 Cortez The Killer Neil Young 20 #12
13 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 84 #3
14 Hey Jude The Beatles 105 #1
15 Paralysed Legendary Stardust Cowboy 1 #15
16 Voodoo Chile Jimi Hendrix 12 #16
17 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 50 #2
18 Big Eyed Beans From Venus Captain Beefheart 2 #13
19 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 151 #4
20 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 122 #1
21 Madame George Van Morrison 6 #21
22 Riders on the Storm The Doors 133 #20
23 Visions Of Johanna Bob Dylan 13 #23
24 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 53 #10
25 Child in Time Deep Purple 42 #1
26 Long Distance Love Little Feat 2 #26
27 Pickin' The Blues Grinderswitch 1 #27
28 Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh 90 #20
29 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 119 #4
30 I Can Take You To The Sun Misunderstood 1 #30
31 Supper's Ready Genesis 7 #31
32 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley 67 #17
33 Roadrunner The Modern Lovers 32 #22
34 Maggie May Rod Stewart 73 #16
35 Late For The Sky Jackson Browne 8 #35
36 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 128 #1
37 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 99 #24
38 Jessica Allman Brothers Band 63 #4
39 Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 110 #14
40 Dark Star The Grateful Dead 7 #40
41 I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson 1 #41
42 The Weaver's Answer Family 1 #42
43 Fountain Of Sorrow Jackson Browne 7 #43
44 Hurricane Bob Dylan 29 #44
45 Light My Fire The Doors 127 #5
46 O Caroline Matching Mole 1 #46
47 When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease Roy Harper 1 #47
48 Go To Rhino Records Wild Man Fischer 1 #48
49 Willin' Little Feat 13 #19
50 And You and I Yes 17 #28

About this countdown

John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) was voted by John Peel (BBC Radio 1)’s listeners in January 3, 1977. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Source: John Peel Wiki (Fandom), "1976 Festive Fifty".

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