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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 73 #1
2 Layla Derek and the Dominos 37 #2
3 Desolation Row Bob Dylan 8 #3
4 Echoes Pink Floyd 10 #4
5 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix 59 #5
6 All Right Now Free 18 #6
7 They Shoot Horses Don't They? Racing Cars 1 #7
8 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd 36 #7
9 A Day in the Life The Beatles 44 #4
10 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 48 #2
11 Rose Of Cimarron Poco 1 #11
12 Cortez The Killer Neil Young 9 #12
13 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 23 #13
14 Hey Jude The Beatles 39 #2
15 Paralysed Legendary Stardust Cowboy 1 #15
16 Voodoo Chile Jimi Hendrix 3 #16
17 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 26 #17
18 Big Eyed Beans From Venus Captain Beefheart 1 #18
19 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 66 #16
20 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 29 #1
21 Madame George Van Morrison 6 #21
22 Riders on the Storm The Doors 53 #20
23 Visions Of Johanna Bob Dylan 6 #23
24 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 19 #24
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 13 #28
29 Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 26 #10
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 55 #17
33 Roadrunner Jonathan Richman 1 #33
34 Maggie May Rod Stewart 21 #16
35 Late For The Sky Jackson Browne 5 #35
36 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 38 #2
37 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 34 #24
38 Jessica Allman Brothers Band 13 #10
39 Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 9 #35
40 Dark Star The Grateful Dead 5 #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 5 #43
44 Hurricane Bob Dylan 11 #44
45 Light My Fire The Doors 44 #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 7 #19
50 And You and I Yes 13 #50

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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