All-time countdown · Virgin Radio · December 2004

Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)

The all-time countdown (December 2004) from Virgin Radio in United Kingdom ranks 500 songs, with “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin at number one. The list features 212 different artists; The Beatles has the most entries with 29 songs.

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

About this countdown

Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) was broadcast by Virgin Radio (United Kingdom) in December 2004. 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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