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All-time countdown · Virgin Radio · December 2001

Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)

The all-time countdown (December 2001) from Virgin Radio in United Kingdom ranks 500 songs, with “Imagine” by John Lennon at number one. The list features 214 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 25 songs.

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1 Imagine John Lennon 54 #1
2 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 69 #2
3 Hey Jude The Beatles 39 #2
4 Angels Robbie Williams 4 #4
5 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 21 #5
6 I Can't Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 34 #2
7 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. 64 #1
8 Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis 56 #1
9 Layla Derek and the Dominos 37 #2
10 One U2 114 #1
11 Let It Be The Beatles 36 #3
12 Every Breath You Take The Police 56 #3
13 Going Underground The Jam 17 #7
14 Trouble Coldplay 28 #1
15 Space Oddity David Bowie 84 #8
16 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 134 #1
17 Stuck in the Middle With You Stealers Wheel 10 #17
18 Why Does It Always Rain on Me? Travis 18 #1
19 Bittersweet Sympthony The Verve 20 #2
20 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin 73 #1
21 Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones 23 #13
22 Wonderwall Oasis 104 #1
23 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 83 #1
24 Message in a Bottle The Police 61 #24
25 Millenium Robbie Williams 1 #25
26 Golden Brown The Stranglers 10 #10
27 Make Me Smile Steve Harley 3 #27
28 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 47 #5
29 Heart of Glass Blondie 44 #14
30 Losing My Religion R.E.M. 115 #1
31 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 55 #1
32 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 16 #32
33 Yesterday The Beatles 36 #12
34 She's the One Robbie Williams 2 #34
35 Oliver's Army Elvis Costello & the Attractions 23 #35
36 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 43 #1
37 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 86 #8
38 Roxanne The Police 82 #10
39 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 Pink Floyd 6 #13
40 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 69 #16
41 Tainted Love Soft Cell 64 #1
42 Bang a Gong (Get It On) T. Rex 9 #42
43 Babylon David Gray 16 #5
44 Hotel California The Eagles 65 #3
45 Creep Radiohead 111 #1
46 Don't You Want Me The Human League 35 #5
47 Blue Monday New Order 82 #1
48 Let Me Entertain You Robbie Williams 6 #4
49 A Town Called Malice The Jam 32 #7
50 Parklife Blur 11 #1
51 Jammin' Bob Marley 36 #2
52 The Drugs Don't Work The Verve 13 #22
53 Maggie May Rod Stewart 21 #16
54 All Right Now Free 18 #6
55 Here With Me Dido 6 #40
56 Ashes to Ashes David Bowie 39 #23
57 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury & The Blockheads 23 #57
58 Ironic Alanis Morissette 29 #20
59 Woman John Lennon 5 #59
60 Everything I Do (I'd Do It For You) Bryan Adams 1 #60
61 It Must Be Love Madness 9 #9
62 Live Forever Oasis 43 #4
63 We Will Rock You Queen 7 #32
64 Get Back The Beatles 22 #29
65 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 120 #1
66 Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits 25 #32
67 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Manic Street Preachers 14 #3
68 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 77 #5
69 One of these Nights The Eagles 12 #69
70 Shiny Happy People R.E.M. 30 #8
71 Light My Fire The Doors 44 #5
72 Song 2 Blur 82 #2
73 Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones 9 #35
74 Yellow Coldplay 65 #4
75 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 72 #9
76 Sit Down James 28 #8
77 Dreams Fleetwood Mac 33 #12
78 Have a Nice Day Stereophonics 12 #2
79 Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 61 #1
80 Cool for Cats Squeeze 32 #50
81 Common People Pulp 26 #1
82 Need You Tonight INXS 52 #5
83 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 38 #7
84 The Joker Steve Miller Band 11 #45
85 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 55 #5
86 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 21 #12
87 Walk This Way Aerosmith and Run DMC 1 #87
88 Vienna Ultravox 26 #18
89 Mysterious Ways U2 74 #2
90 You Do Something to Me Paul Weller 4 #90
91 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 79 #1
92 Substitute The Who 10 #48
93 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 23 #14
94 Champagne Supernova Oasis 65 #11
95 Road to Nowhere Talking Heads 28 #2
96 Fields of Gold Sting 17 #22
97 Fall at Your Feet Crowded House 16 #12
98 Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones 65 #1
99 Beautiful Day U2 66 #2
100 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley 55 #17
101 The Model Kraftwerk 6 #65
102 Let's Stick Together Bryan Ferry 8 #102
103 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits 67 #6
104 Porcelain Moby 19 #10
105 Jean Genie David Bowie 10 #78
106 More than a Feeling Boston 26 #27
107 Jealous Guy John Lennon 5 #105
108 Can't Stand Losing You The Police 38 #49
109 Johnny and Mary Robert Palmer 3 #109
110 Lola The Kinks 40 #24
111 Sgt. Peppers The Beatles 1 #111
112 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 23 #48
113 The Passenger Iggy Pop 33 #10
114 A Little Time The Beautiful South 3 #72
115 Killer Queen Queen 16 #27
116 Purple Rain Prince 51 #1
117 Ghost Town The Specials 26 #21
118 So Lonely The Police 44 #94
119 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 44 #3
120 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 19 #7
121 Heroes David Bowie 93 #1
122 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 54 #30
123 Revolution The Beatles 24 #26
124 American Pie Don McLean 24 #12
125 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 59 #2
126 Rock DJ Robbie Williams 4 #126
127 That's Entertainment The Jam 42 #4
128 Manic Monday The Bangles 17 #57
129 Sing Travis 13 #8
130 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 53 #27
131 A Design for Life Manic Street Preachers 9 #2
132 Run to You Bryan Adams 16 #107
133 Weather With You Crowded House 24 #69
134 Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols 35 #6
135 Let's Dance David Bowie 61 #6
136 Miss You The Rolling Stones 19 #110
137 Half the World Away Oasis 7 #7
138 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 14 #59
139 Torn Natalie Imbruglia 16 #4
140 My Girl Madness 5 #90
141 Lady Madonna The Beatles 9 #121
142 Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out of U2 7 #9
143 Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood 34 #1
144 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 47 #1
145 More than Words Extreme 8 #4
146 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 71 #9
147 Two Out of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf 11 #32
148 The One I Love R.E.M. 91 #5
149 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones 64 #17
150 Denis Blondie 6 #150
151 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 18 #145
152 Rebel Rebel David Bowie 42 #63
153 Some Might Say Oasis 4 #44
154 Too Much Too Young The Specials 6 #36
155 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers 117 #1
156 Walking on the Moon The Police 29 #63
157 Something The Beatles 21 #39
158 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 116 #2
159 What's Up? 4 Non Blondes 31 #10
160 The Road to Hell Chris Rea 2 #160
161 I'll Stand By You The Pretenders 14 #78
162 I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats 48 #47
163 My Favourite Game The Cardigans 22 #10
164 You Really Got Me The Kinks 30 #22
165 Sunday Girl Blondie 5 #61
166 Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue 3 #27
167 Up The Junction Squeeze 19 #79
168 A Kind of Magic Queen 4 #111
169 Let's Spend the Night Together The Rolling Stones 9 #148
170 Teenage Kicks The Undertones 16 #2
171 Eternity Robbie Williams 1 #171
172 Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison 5 #47
173 Instant Karma! John Lennon 17 #95
174 Kiss from a Rose Seal 7 #32
175 Angel of Harlem U2 29 #11
176 Beautiful Stranger Madonna 2 #67
177 I Shot the Sheriff Eric Clapton 7 #177
178 Turn Travis 9 #178
179 The Boys are Back in Town Thin Lizzy 19 #26
180 Thank You Dido 3 #35
181 Back in the U.S.S.R. The Beatles 16 #80
182 Hand In My Pocket Alanis Morissette 22 #14
183 November Rain Guns N Roses 51 #25
184 New Sensation INXS 38 #6
185 I'm Like A Bird Nelly Furtado 2 #68
186 You're My Best Friend Queen 15 #107
187 Streets of Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen 7 #187
188 With or Without You U2 123 #3
189 Girls And Boys Blur 35 #16
190 What I Am Edie Brickell 2 #110
191 Perfect Day Lou Reed 30 #12
192 Are Friends Electric? Tubeway Army 4 #39
193 Strong Robbie Williams 2 #193
194 Happy Xmas (War is Over) John Lennon 4 #139
195 Lucky Man The Verve 23 #31
196 Love And Affection Joan Armatrading 11 #132
197 Driftwood Travis 8 #76
198 You Keep It All In The Beautiful South 3 #198
199 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith 4 #54
200 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 26 #17
201 Follow Me Uncle Kracker 2 #60
202 Unbelievable EMF 50 #2
203 New Year's Day U2 100 #4
204 Red Red Wine UB40 43 #1
205 Pick a Part That's New Stereophonics 5 #2
206 The Tide Is High Blondie 14 #142
207 Tender Blur 17 #40
208 Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum 32 #20
209 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 32 #50
210 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 17 #20
211 Bright Side of the Road Van Morrison 6 #211
212 Fools Gold The Stone Roses 41 #1
213 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 11 #27
214 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette 46 #2
215 Penny Lane The Beatles 21 #37
216 Say What You Want Texas 3 #216
217 Temptation Heaven 17 4 #217
218 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 58 #2
219 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson 17 #66
220 A Girl Like You Edwyn Collins 36 #26
221 Respect Aretha Franklin 17 #16
222 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed 58 #16
223 Music Madonna 2 #87
224 Happy Hour The Housemartins 27 #6
225 There She Goes The La's 47 #16
226 Real Gone Kid Deacon Blue 3 #226
227 When Doves Cry Prince 19 #12
228 Secret Smile Semisonic 6 #7
229 Changes David Bowie 62 #54
230 Charmless Man Blur 7 #10
231 Start The Jam 22 #231
232 Perfect 10 The Beautiful South 3 #232
233 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley 30 #171
234 I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio Stereophonics 1 #234
235 Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 13 #92
236 Smotth Santana 1 #236
237 Honky Tonk Woman The Rolling Stones 20 #101
238 Come As You Are Nirvana 97 #1
239 Wuthering Heights Kate Bush 43 #16
240 Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry 17 #6
241 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 21 #62
242 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 16 #6
243 Don't Stop Me Now Queen 21 #15
244 This Charming Man The Smiths 43 #2
245 Desperado The Eagles 19 #82
246 Embarassment Madness 4 #230
247 Ray of Light Madonna 2 #247
248 The Lovecats The Cure 52 #2
249 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 18 #91
250 Broken Stones Paul Weller 5 #43
251 Modern Love David Bowie 53 #12
252 Because The Night Patti Smith 32 #38
253 Jump Van Halen 23 #15
254 Rotterdam The Beautiful South 1 #254
255 One Love Bob Marley 22 #36
256 Nothing Ever Happens Del Amitri 4 #256
257 The Fly U2 27 #10
258 Fool to Cry The Rolling Stones 5 #182
259 Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus 27 #5
260 Alive and Kicking Simple Minds 42 #1
261 Dancing in the Moonlight Toploader 1 #261
262 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon 12 #9
263 Love is a Stranger Eurythmics 16 #62
264 Under Pressure Queen and David Bowie 13 #55
265 House of Fun Madness 14 #204
266 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello 48 #25
267 Life's What You Make It Talk Talk 14 #115
268 Love Shack The B-52's 61 #1
269 True Faith New Order 69 #3
270 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 38 #31
271 Behind the Mask Eric Clapton 1 #271
272 Glorybox Portishead 17 #45
273 Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones 19 #216
274 Alright Supergrass 10 #6
275 Somewhere In My Heart Aztec Camera 6 #49
276 Mr. Blue Sky ELO 6 #70
277 Sowing the Seeds of Love Tears for Fears 27 #5
278 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 20 #9
279 You're Gorgeous Babybird 6 #8
280 Always Bon Jovi 6 #5
281 Faith George Michael 4 #277
282 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult 23 #40
283 Wicked Game Chris Isaak 42 #7
284 Life on Mars David Bowie 20 #29
285 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners 5 #40
286 All You Need is Love The Beatles 18 #41
287 Raspberry Beret Prince 5 #87
288 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 49 #11
289 Life in the Fast Lane The Eagles 17 #61
290 Follow You Follow Me Genesis 15 #22
291 It's Different for Girls Joe Jackson 6 #264
292 Little Red Corvette Prince 11 #86
293 Desire U2 50 #2
294 You and Me Song Wannadies 2 #294
295 Power of Love Frankie Goes to Hollywood 2 #203
296 Little Lies Fleetwood Mac 5 #168
297 Drive The Cars 20 #50
298 Rock the Casbah The Clash 87 #1
299 Angie The Rolling Stones 50 #1
300 Baby Can I Hold You Tracy Chapman 2 #300
301 Help! The Beatles 24 #38
302 Wildwood Paul Weller 6 #4
303 Money Pink Floyd 27 #14
304 Our House Madness 58 #15
305 The Only One I Know The Charlatans 32 #6
306 My Generation The Who 23 #26
307 Promised You a Miracle Simple Minds 15 #30
308 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 42 #22
309 All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow 35 #6
310 Starman David Bowie 23 #20
311 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart 7 #198
312 Two Princes The Spin Doctors 30 #7
313 Halo Texas 1 #313
314 New Kid in Town The Eagles 5 #314
315 What Can I Do The Corrs 1 #315
316 Somebody to Love Queen 19 #46
317 Roll With It Oasis 5 #5
318 Englishman in New York Sting 2 #308
319 All Together Now The Farm 23 #19
320 Kiss Prince 16 #34
321 Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix 12 #72
322 Can't Stop This Thing Bryan Adams 1 #322
323 Don't Tell Me Madonna 1 #323
324 Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles 9 #159
325 Young Americans David Bowie 37 #122
326 Don't Speak No Doubt 43 #3
327 You Get What You Give The New Radicals 30 #3
328 Country House Blur 8 #7
329 She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals 42 #4
330 All Around the World Oasis 11 #84
331 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 60 #9
332 Road Rage Catatonia 8 #5
333 I Want to Break Free Queen 5 #211
334 When You're Gone Bryan Adams and Mel C. 1 #334
335 Praise You Fatboy Slim 53 #1
336 Eton Rifles The Jam 6 #61
337 Summer Sun Texas 1 #337
338 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away The Beatles 4 #338
339 Cars Gary Numan 57 #11
340 China Girl David Bowie 40 #61
341 Dignity Deacon Blue 3 #297
342 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 34 #3
343 If I Ever Lose My Faith In You Sting 14 #37
344 The Story of the Blues Mighty Wah 2 #332
345 White Wedding Billy Idol 65 #7
346 Runaway Train Soul Asylum 56 #6
347 Down Under Men At Work 30 #2
348 The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite R.E.M. 5 #88
349 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 13 #98
350 You're in My Heart Rod Stewart 4 #350
351 Step On Happy Mondays 38 #8
352 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 34 #24
353 Mystify INXS 22 #82
354 Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting Elton John 11 #197
355 Whatever Oasis 8 #2
356 Get Off My Cloud The Rolling Stones 11 #197
357 We Can Work It Out The Beatles 9 #323
358 You Stole the Sun Manic Street Preachers 1 #358
359 You're the Best Thing The Style Council 9 #104
360 Rio Duran Duran 39 #18
361 London Calling The Clash 88 #1
362 Writing to Reach You Travis 2 #362
363 If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free Sting 6 #20
364 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 80 #3
365 We Are the Champions Queen 5 #39
366 Pretty Vacant The Sex Pistols 21 #6
367 Invisible Touch Genesis 8 #71
368 Man on the Moon R.E.M. 44 #24
369 Come Together The Beatles 25 #20
370 The Day We Caught the Train Ocean Colour Scene 4 #3
371 I Don't Want to Talk About Rod Stewart 2 #164
372 Good Enough Dodgy 3 #9
373 You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth Meat Loaf 7 #51
374 Coffee & TV Blur 10 #8
375 Just Looking Stereophonics 4 #249
376 Never Tear Us Apart INXS 40 #1
377 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie 45 #61
378 She's Electric Oasis 5 #100
379 Knockin' on Heaven's Door Eric Clapton 2 #107
380 There Must be an Angel Eurythmics 2 #146
381 Radio Ga Ga Queen 12 #193
382 Always The Last To Know Del Amitri 12 #364
383 Thank U Alanis Morissette 7 #50
384 Waterfront Simple Minds 8 #40
385 Ever Fallen in Love The Buzzcocks 29 #19
386 Breakfast At Tiffany's Deep Blue Something 13 #6
387 A Day in the Life The Beatles 44 #4
388 Natural Blues Moby 28 #10
389 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer 16 #50
390 Sonnet The Verve 20 #8
391 Show Me the Way Peter Frampton 10 #182
392 Call Me Blondie 41 #39
393 Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson 2 #39
394 Golden Years David Bowie 29 #154
395 House of the Rising Sun The Animals 21 #50
396 Supersonic Oasis 40 #30
397 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 45 #43
398 Linger The Cranberries 42 #3
399 Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn 13 #123
400 Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones 23 #110
401 Brimful of Asha Cornershop 33 #1
402 Breakfast in America Supertramp 10 #185
403 Roll to Me Del Amitri 2 #88
404 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby 2 #404
405 Sign O The Times Prince 30 #8
406 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi 16 #33
407 One Week Barenaked Ladies 30 #3
408 Good Souls Starsailor 5 #34
409 Day Tripper The Beatles 15 #105
410 Handbags and Gladrags Stereophonics 5 #86
411 It's My Life Talk Talk 55 #18
412 Suffragette City David Bowie 33 #60
413 Pure The Lightning Seeds 33 #13
414 Thorn In My Side Eurythmics 12 #62
415 No Regrets Robbie Williams 1 #415
416 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel 39 #20
417 Black Eyed Boy Texas 1 #417
418 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight The Jam 10 #4
419 The Unforgettable Fire U2 29 #48
420 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 13 #178
421 20th Century Boy T. Rex 12 #83
422 Baggy Trousers Madness 7 #174
423 Please Forgive Me David Gray 5 #240
424 Baby Jane Rod Stewart 1 #424
425 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? Moby 10 #79
426 2-4-6-8 Motorway 1 #426
427 Walkaway Cast 2 #41
428 Is This Love? Bob Marley 22 #142
429 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 66 #3
430 Girls on Film Duran Duran 46 #18
431 Stay With Me The Faces 12 #88
432 D'You Know What I Mean? Oasis 16 #29
433 Kids Bryan Adams 1 #433
434 Kids Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue 3 #8
435 The Long and Winding Road The Beatles 16 #68
436 I Don't Want a Lover Texas 1 #436
437 My Sharona The Knack 18 #69
438 Picture This Blondie 3 #224
439 Fallin' Alicia Keys 2 #281
440 Don't Get Me Wrong The Pretenders 21 #8
441 Love in an Elevator Aerosmith 10 #172
442 Mama Told Me Not. Stereophonics & Tom Jones 1 #442
443 One Vision Queen 4 #324
444 Animal Def Leppard 13 #41
445 It's Only Natural Crowded House 20 #35
446 Shout Tears for Fears 60 #5
447 Black Velvet Alannah Myles 4 #182
448 Beat Surrender The Jam 19 #75
449 Walk On U2 22 #51
450 I'm Still Standing Elton John 4 #152
451 Stand By Me Oasis 9 #7
452 Long Train Running Doobie Brothers 11 #308
453 Mulder and Scully Catatonia 2 #97
454 No More Heroes The Stranglers 8 #33
455 Hanging on the Telephone Blondie 22 #190
456 Fly Away Lenny Kravitz 53 #6
457 Walk of Life Dire Straits 13 #71
458 19-2000 Gorillaz 11 #15
459 The Logical Song Supertramp 14 #300
460 Even Better Than The Real Thing U2 37 #23
461 The Killing of Georgie Rod Stewart 2 #380
462 In Demand Texas 1 #462
463 Gold Spandau Ballet 1 #463
464 Girls Talk Dave Edmunds 6 #395
465 Crazy Seal 36 #6
466 Supreme Robbie Williams 1 #466
467 Frozen Madonna 1 #467
468 De Do Do Do De Da Da Da The Police 10 #8
469 Sail Away David Gray 6 #200
470 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones 34 #4
471 My Best Friend's Girl The Cars 19 #205
472 Old Before I Die Robbie Williams 2 #10
473 Dude Looks Like a Lady Aerosmith 16 #37
474 Waiting for that Day George Michael 1 #474
475 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 18 #64
476 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 59 #4
477 Kiss Me Sixpence None the Richer 5 #106
478 Shakermaker Oasis 1 #478
479 It's Only Love Bryan Adams and Tina Turner 2 #13
480 Drops of Jupiter Train 18 #4
481 Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen 13 #103
482 When We Are Together Texas 1 #482
483 Sound And Vision David Bowie 24 #38
484 Don't Marry Her (Fuck Me) The Beautiful South 1 #484
485 What a Fool Believes Doobie Brothers 2 #485
486 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 85 #1
487 Take It Easy The Eagles 23 #20
488 In My Life The Beatles 23 #4
489 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 25 #23
490 The Sweetest Thing U2 27 #3
491 Baker Street Gerry Rafferty 16 #80
492 Rat Trap Boomtown Rats 6 #320
493 God Only Knows The Beach Boys 16 #9
494 Stupid Girl Garbage 42 #4
495 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen 16 #68
496 Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart 4 #27
497 Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles 45 #42
498 Luka Suzanne Vega 25 #10
499 The Whole of the Moon The Waterboys 28 #14
500 I'll Be There for You The Rembrandts 1 #500

About this countdown

Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) was broadcast by Virgin Radio (United Kingdom) in December 2001. 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.

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