Acclaimed Music's Best of British (Deadline: March 1st)

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:13 pm

So, as with every year, Radio X has released their fan-voted list of the best British songs of all time, and I'm not crazy about it:
http://charts.radiox.co.uk/2017/
Therefore, I think it'd be fun to have our own poll of the 100 best British songs ever. If you think we should expand the scope a bit, let me know. I'm only sticking with songs for now because I've never run a big poll like this before.

Some ground rules:
- I'd say it's OK to include a band with American members (i.e. Fleetwood Mac, Pretenders, Katrina and the Waves) if the majority of the band members are British.
- List between 50-100 songs for now.

And that's about it. PM me or post your picks below, and happy voting!

Bands/artists with American/non-British members I count:
- Garbage (British lead singer)
- Derek and the Dominos (British lead singer)
- Fleetwood Mac (all members British except for Stevie Nicks - normally I'd say that'd disqualify songs like "Rhiannon" or "Landslide" that are mostly Stevie-focused, but honestly, who cares?)
- Pretenders (all members British except for Chrissie Hynde)
- Katrina and the Waves (all members British except for Katrina Leskanich)
- Olivia Newton-John (dual citizenship)
- Slick Rick (dual citizenship)

Bands/artists with American/non-British members I don't count (or am tentative about counting):
- Bee Gees (I mean, Barry Gibb's a dual citizen and most of their most famous recordings were made in the UK, but they're all Australian, so it'd feel odd)
- Brian Johnson-era AC/DC (again, feels odd since they're mostly connected with Australia and the only British member was Brian Johnson, but if I'm counting all-American-except-for-Shirley Manson Garbage, I suppose you could include Johnson-era tracks if you felt so inclined)

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:51 pm

I might as well post my list first:
1. The Clash - London Calling
2. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
3. Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
4. The Beatles - Hey Jude
5. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
6. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
7. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
8. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
9. Pink Floyd - The Great Gig in the Sky
10. David Bowie - Life on Mars?
11. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
12. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
13. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
14. Blur - Tender
15. The Beatles - Come Together
16. The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out
17. The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
18. The Specials - Ghost Town
19. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
20. So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds
21. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
22. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
23. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
24. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
25. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make
26. The Police - Message in a Bottle
27. PJ Harvey - Sheela-Na-Gig
28. The Streets - Dry Your Eyes
29. Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
30. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
31. Pulp - Disco 2000
32. McAlmont and Butler - Yes
33. Blur - For Tomorrow
34. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
35. The La's - There She Goes
36. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
37. The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
38. George Michael - Fastlove
39. New Order - Blue Monday
40. The Cure - In Between Days
41. Echo and the Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses
42. Joy Division - Transmission
43. Oasis - Wonderwall
44. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
45. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
46. The Zombies - Time of the Season
47. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
48. Kate Nash - Foundations
49. Charli XCX - Boom Clap
50. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
51. Pulp - Common People
52. Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
53. Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
54. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
55. X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage! Up Yours!
56. Bush - Glycerine
57. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
58. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
59. The Beatles - Something
60. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
61. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
62. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
63. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
64. Belle and Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby
65. The Smiths - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
66. XTC - Senses Working Overtime
67. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
68. Duffy - Mercy
69. Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
70. David Bowie - "Heroes"
71. Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie
72. Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
73. Garbage - Queer
74. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
75. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone, Gone, Gone
76. Elastica - Connection
77. Wham! - I'm Your Man
78. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
79. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
80. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
81. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
82. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
83. The Slits - Typical Girls
84. Billy Bragg - A New England
85. Portishead - Sour Times
86. Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)
87. The 1975 - The Sound
88. The Jam - That's Entertainment
89. Sandy Denny - Blackwaterside
90. Supergrass - Alright
91. Kim Wilde - Bette Davis Eyes
92. Genesis - Land of Confusion
93. The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand
94. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
95. Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
96. Soul 2 Soul - Back to Life
97. Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
98. Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
99. The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
100. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

andyd1010 · Post by **andyd1010** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:05 pm

What Difference Does It Make is a good song, but I'm not sure it deserves two spots on the list. I'd participate in this though.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:20 pm

andyd1010 wrote:What Difference Does It Make is a good song, but I'm not sure it deserves two spots on the list. I'd participate in this though.

Whoops! I was wondering if I'd accidentally put it twice. And terrific!

Live in Phoenix · Post by **Live in Phoenix** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:17 pm

I don't even know who else plays on Clapton's solo recordings -- but I know he plays & sings. Regarding Derek & the Dominos, should you use rules not unlike the women’s poll, and let the song pass through if the singer is British? (I'm guessing the average person on the street would simply call "Layla" an 'Eric Clapton song.' For that matter, it's on his Unplugged album.)

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:23 pm

Live in Phoenix wrote:I don't even know who else plays on Clapton's solo recordings -- but I know he plays & sings. Regarding Derek & the Dominos, should you use rules not unlike the women’s poll, and let the song pass through if the singer is British? (I'm guessing the average person on the street would simply call "Layla" an 'Eric Clapton song.' For that matter, it's on his Unplugged album.)

That's true, and that song (save for Allman's insane riff) is pretty much Clapton's baby. So I guess they're OK.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:30 pm

Also: what do you think of songs by non-British artists that feature British guests (like Blind or Fairytale of New York)?

ordinaryperson · Post by **ordinaryperson** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:03 am

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 6:06 am

Some of my own votes have changed - Kim Wilde (which I meant instead of Kim Carnes) is out and The Verve are in.

Live in Phoenix · Post by **Live in Phoenix** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:53 am

But Shirley Manson is Scottish, right?

I use "English" & "British" fairly interchangeably. So you're talking about England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? (U2 are from Dublin, which is part of an independent Republic ... The More You Know.)

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:57 pm

Live in Phoenix wrote:But Shirley Manson is Scottish, right?

I use "English" & "British" fairly interchangeably. So you're talking about England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? (U2 are from Dublin, which is part of an independent Republic ... The More You Know.)

Yep and yep! The whole United Kingdom counts for this list. Allows for more options.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:32 pm

Current, unsurprising, based-on-two-lists top 5:
1. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
2. The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out
3. David Bowie - "Heroes"
4. Joy Division - Transmission
5. New Order - Blue Monday

Here's how I'm scoring, just to let you guys know:

1 - 10: 100 points
11 - 20: 90 points
21 - 30: 80 points
31 - 40: 70 points
41 - 50: 60 points
51 - 60: 50 points
61 - 70: 40 points
71 - 80: 30 points
81 - 90: 20 points
91 - 100: 10 points

andyd1010 · Post by **andyd1010** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:52 pm

StevieFan13 wrote: Here's how I'm scoring, just to let you guys know:

1 - 10: 100 points
11 - 20: 90 points
21 - 30: 80 points
31 - 40: 70 points
41 - 50: 60 points
51 - 60: 50 points
61 - 70: 40 points
71 - 80: 30 points
81 - 90: 20 points
91 - 100: 10 points

I don't know if you've been following this thread: http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... =21&t=6501

It's difficult to come up with the best scoring system, but step-wise is definitely not the best. There's a huge difference between my number 1 and 10, and I would guess the same is true for most people.

The formula I mentioned was this: 150*(1+20)/(Place+20)

So feel free to use it. Maybe by the end of the discussion we'll come up with a better one, but people mentioned a few that would be better than step-wise. Like Henrik said, Excel does all the work, so you might as well have a more accurate formula. If you have questions about how to make a formula like that work in Excel, let me know.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:30 am

I’d do that if I knew how to do it in Excel.

andyd1010 · Post by **andyd1010** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:41 am

Ok, so list the ranks in a column, and put the formula in the first cell of another column, just substituting "place" with the first cell in the rank column. Then you should be able to double-click or drag the formula down to fill in for every cell.

If you don't feel like doing that, you could just copy and paste the values it spits out:

1 | 150
2 | 143.1818182
3 | 136.9565217
4 | 131.25
5 | 126
6 | 121.1538462
7 | 116.6666667
8 | 112.5
9 | 108.6206897
10 | 105
11 | 101.6129032
12 | 98.4375
13 | 95.45454545
14 | 92.64705882
15 | 90
16 | 87.5
17 | 85.13513514
18 | 82.89473684
19 | 80.76923077
20 | 78.75
21 | 76.82926829
22 | 75
23 | 73.25581395
24 | 71.59090909
25 | 70
26 | 68.47826087
27 | 67.0212766
28 | 65.625
29 | 64.28571429
30 | 63
31 | 61.76470588
32 | 60.57692308
33 | 59.43396226
34 | 58.33333333
35 | 57.27272727
36 | 56.25
37 | 55.26315789
38 | 54.31034483
39 | 53.38983051
40 | 52.5
41 | 51.63934426
42 | 50.80645161
43 | 50
44 | 49.21875
45 | 48.46153846
46 | 47.72727273
47 | 47.01492537
48 | 46.32352941
49 | 45.65217391
50 | 45
51 | 44.36619718
52 | 43.75
53 | 43.15068493
54 | 42.56756757
55 | 42
56 | 41.44736842
57 | 40.90909091
58 | 40.38461538
59 | 39.87341772
60 | 39.375
61 | 38.88888889
62 | 38.41463415
63 | 37.95180723
64 | 37.5
65 | 37.05882353
66 | 36.62790698
67 | 36.20689655
68 | 35.79545455
69 | 35.39325843
70 | 35
71 | 34.61538462
72 | 34.23913043
73 | 33.87096774
74 | 33.5106383
75 | 33.15789474
76 | 32.8125
77 | 32.4742268
78 | 32.14285714
79 | 31.81818182
80 | 31.5
81 | 31.18811881
82 | 30.88235294
83 | 30.58252427
84 | 30.28846154
85 | 30
86 | 29.71698113
87 | 29.43925234
88 | 29.16666667
89 | 28.89908257
90 | 28.63636364
91 | 28.37837838
92 | 28.125
93 | 27.87610619
94 | 27.63157895
95 | 27.39130435
96 | 27.15517241
97 | 26.92307692
98 | 26.69491525
99 | 26.47058824
100 | 26.25

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:14 am

Should I be using the 2000s poll as a reference?

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:24 am

Should the file look like this?

andyd1010 · Post by **andyd1010** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:28 am

StevieFan13 wrote:Should the file look like this?

Looks good to me!

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:21 am

So, just to be clear. U2 are out! However, Garbage, Simple Minds and Van Morrison are in. What about The Jesus and Mary Chain and the Cranberries?

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:25 am

Neil wrote:So, just to be clear. U2 are out! However, Garbage, Simple Minds and Van Morrison are in. What about The Jesus and Mary Chain and the Cranberries?

The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The rest of Ireland isn’t in the UK. Therefore, Garbage (Scottish), Simple Minds (Scottish), Van Morrison (Northern Irish), and The Jesus and Mary Chain (Scottish) count, while U2 and The Cranberries (both Irish) don’t.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:26 am

A good reference is to check Acclaimed Music’s songs lists, which are separated by country and region. (I should note there are errors: Kate Nash, listed as Irish, is actually English).

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:39 am

Thank you StevieFan! That helps.

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 4:32 am

1. Blue Monday / New Order
2. Just Like Honey / The Jesus and Mary Chain
3. Laid / James
4. Original Sin / Elton John
5. Creep / Radiohead
6. Fake Plastic Trees / Radiohead
7. Pretty In Pink / The Psychedelic Furs
8. Avalon / Roxy Music
9. Wuthering Heights / Kate Bush
10. 1973 / James Blunt
11. Only You / Yazoo
12. Bizarre Love Triangle / New Order
13. The Killing Moon / Echo and the Bunnymen
14. The Scientist / Coldplay
15. Bang A Gong (Get It On) / T. Rex
16. By Your Side / Sade
17. DARE / Gorillaz
18. Dead Flowers / Rolling Stones
19. Virginia Plain / Roxy Music
20. A Little Soul / Pulp
21. Every Day Is Like Sunday / Morrissey
22. Higher Than The Sun / Primal Scream
23. I'm A Ruin / Marina and the Diamonds
24. Lucky Man / The Verve
25. Ready for the Floor / Hot Chip
26. Warwick Avenue / Duffy
27. Fistful of Love / Antony and the Johnsons
28. Don't You Want Me / Human League
29. Goody Two Shoes / Adam Ant
30. Madame George / Van Morrison
31. Death and all his Friends / Coldplay
32. Don't You Remember / Adele
33. Pigs (Three Different Ones) / Pink Floyd
34. Right To Be Wrong / Joss Stone
35. Son of A Preacher Man / Dusty Springfield
36. God / John Lennon
37. The Bitterest Pill / The Jam
38. Too Many Walls / Cathy Dennis
39. Dishes / Pulp
40. I Can See For Miles / The Who
41. On Melancholy Hill / Gorillaz
42. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / The Smiths
43. Stoned / Dido
44. They Don't Know / Tracey Ullman
45. Your Love Is King / Sade
46. Another Girl, Another Planet / The Only Ones
47. Babylon / David Grey
48. Brass In Pocket / The Pretenders
49. Come On Eileen / Dexy's Midnight Runners
50. 29 Palms / Robert Plant
51. A Whiter Shade of Pale / Procol Harum
52. Doctor, Doctor / The Thompson Twins
53. Ocean Rain / Echo and the Bunnymen
54. Some Candy Talking / The Jesus and Mary Chain
55. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - The Eurythmics
56. You Know I'm No Good / Amy Winehouse
57. Allison / Elvis Costello
58. Being Boring / Pet Shop Boys
59. Blind / Hercules and Love Affair
60. Cuts You Up / Peter Murphy
61. Fairytale of New York / The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl
62. Killing the Blues / Robert Plant/Alison Kraus
63. Never Let Me Down Again / Depehe Mode
64. Train In Vain / The Clash
65. Changes / David Bowie
66. China Girl / David Bowie
67. Glorybox / Portishead
68. How Soon Is Now? / The Smiths
69. I Am Not A Robot / Marina and the Diamonds
70. In My Life / The Beatles
71. Just Like Heaven / The Cure
72. Number One / Goldfrapp
73. Primadonna / Marina and the Diamonds
74. Regret / New Order
75. Set Fire To The Rain / Adele
76. The Sound of Winter / Bush
77. Through the Morning, Through the Night / Robert Plant/Alison Kraus
78. Tiny Dancer / Elton John
79. Who Am I / Will Young
80. Your Song / Elton John
81. Andalucia / John Cale
83. Badge / Cream
84. Bell Bottom Blues / Derek and the Dominos
85. Country Comfort / Elton John
86. Harmony / Elton John
87. Queer / Garbage
88. Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me) / Portishead
89. Stay / Shakespeare's Sister
90. Breakfast In Bed / Dusty Springfield
91. King of Rome / Pet Shop Boys
92. Life on Mars / David Bowie
93. Out of Time / The Rolling Stones
94. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out / The Smiths
95. Tonite / Jarvis Cocker
96. Whole Wide World / Wreckless Eric
97. Wild Fire / Laura Marling
98. Woman / Peter & Gordon
99. Mirror In The Bathroom / English Beat
100. Levi Stubb's Tears / Billy Bragg

Runner Ups
101. Cruel Summer / Bananarama
102. Personal Jesus / Depeche Mode
103. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? / Soft Cell
104. Don't You Forget About Me / Simple Minds
105. Kinky Afro / Happy Mondays
106. Close To Me / The Cure
107. Missing / Everything But The Girl
108. Brown Eyed Girl / Van Morrison
109. Goodbye / The Spice Girls
110. Love Will Tear Us Apart / Joy Division

Live in Phoenix · Post by **Live in Phoenix** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:33 pm

1. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
2. Sting - When the Angels Fall
3. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
4. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
5. Queen - These Are the Days of Our Lives
6. Derek and the Dominos - Layla
7. Kate Bush - And Dream of Sheep
8. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
9. The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen
10. Rod Stewart - Reason to Believe

11. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
12. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
13. Sting - Little Wing
14. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
15. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
16. The Who - Baba O'Riley
17. Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
18. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
19. John Lennon – Imagine
20. Justin Hayward - One Lonely Room

21. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
22. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
23. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
24. Roxy Music - More Than This
25. The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
26. Sting - The Lazarus Heart
27. Justin Hayward - Who Knows
28. The Beatles - In My Life
29. Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)
30. David Bowie - Loving the Alien

31. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
32. The Sundays - Here’s Where the Story Ends
33. Bat for Lashes - Daniel
34. Kate Bush - The Man with the Child in His Eyes
35. The Cure - Burn
36. The Beatles - Hey Jude
37. The Sundays - My Finest Hour
38. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
39. Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
40. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

41. Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
42. The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
43. Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home
44. The Beatles – Revolution
45. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
46. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
47. The Beatles - Let It Be
48. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
49. Billy Idol - Hot in the City
50. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

51. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
52. Justin Hayward and John Lodge - This Morning
53. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
54. The Beatles - Nowhere Man
55. The Beatles - Help!
56. The Clash - London Calling
57. Kate Bush – Cloudbusting
58. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
59. Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots
60. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower

61. Billy Idol - To Be a Lover
62. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
63. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
64. Pink Floyd – Breathe
65. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
66. The Moody Blues - Candle of Life
67. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
68. Billy Idol - Soul Standing By
69. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
70. Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding

71. David Bowie - Blue Jean
72. The Rolling Stones - Time Waits for No One
73. Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen
74. Gang of Four - Ether
75. Julian Lennon - Valotte
76. Phil Collins - Take Me Home
77. Annie Lennox - Why
78. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
79. The Moody Blues - The Day We Meet Again
80. David Bowie - Space Oddity

81. Billy Idol - White Wedding
82. The Beatles - Something
83. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
84. A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
85. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
86. The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep
87. Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
88. The Beatles - She Loves You
89. Roxy Music - The Thrill of It All
90. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

91. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
92. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
93. Joy Division - Decades
94. The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
95. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
96. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
97. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
98. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
99. Radiohead - Creep
100. Van Morrison - Into the Mystic

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Qualifications (born there, or group first formed there):

England
(Grouped as I understand such things)
--Bath: Tears for Fears
--Birmingham: Black Sabbath, John Lodge, The Moody Blues
--Essex: Procol Harum
--Hereford: The Pretenders
--Kent: Kate Bush
--Leeds: Gang of Four, Soft Cell
--Liverpool: The Beatles, A Flock of Seagulls, John Lennon, Julian Lennon
--London: Adele, Bananarama, Bat for Lashes, David Bowie, The Clash, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello, Culture Club, Derek and the Dominos, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks (Muswell Hill suburb), Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Roxy Music (Wikipedia: Newcastle upon Tyne/London) The Sex Pistols, Rod Stewart, The Sundays, The Who
--Greater Manchester: Bee Gees (i.e., first group the Gibb brothers formed), Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths
--Middlesex: Billy Idol, Elton John
--Newcastle upon Tyne: The Animals, Roxy Music (Wikipedia: Newcastle Upon Tyne/London)
--Oxfordshire: Radiohead
--Staffordshire: Joe Jackson
--Surrey: Blind Faith, Eric Clapton, Genesis
--Tyne and Wear: Sting
--West Sussex: The Cure
--Wiltshire: Justin Hayward

Northern Ireland
--Belfast: Van Morrison

Scotland
--Aberdeen: Annie Lennox
--Glasgow: Simple Minds

Disqualifications (i.e., not from Northern Ireland): Enya, My Bloody Valentine, Sinéad O'Connor, U2. Also, the Pretenders after the first two albums.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:17 pm

I had forgotten about Jimi Hendrix Experience! I will count them and - I guess - the Bee Gees.

bonnielaurel · Post by **bonnielaurel** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:25 am

Top 100 of British songs:
1. The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
2. Sting - Fragile (1987)
3. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978)
4. George Michael - One More Try (1987)
5. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (1969)
6. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
7. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
8. Sade - No Ordinary Love (1992)
9. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (1978)
10. Pink Floyd - Money (1973)
11. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (1977)
12. Laura Marling - Nouel (2017)
13. The Divine Comedy - Catherine the Great (2016)
14. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (2006)
15. Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles (2005)
16. PJ Harvey - C'mon Billy (1995)
17. Radiohead - Karma Police (1997)
18. Duffy - Warwick Avenue (2008)
19. Muse - New Born (2001)
20. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971)
21. Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately (1989)
22. The Police - Roxanne (1978)
23. All Saints - Pure Shores (2000)
24. Deep Purple - Child in Time (1970)
25. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (1977)
26. Elvis Costello - Veronica (1989)
27. The Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise (1982)
28. Portishead - Glory Box (1994)
29. Spice Girls - Viva Forever (1997)
30. Bellowhead - The Outlandish Knight (2003)
31. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (1996)
32. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (1977)
33. Katy B - Crying for No Reason (2014)
34. Duran Duran - The Reflex (1983)
35. Chvrches - Leave a Trace (2015)
36. Queen - Radio Ga Ga (1984)
37. Skunk Anansie - Charity (1995)
38. David Bowie - Life on Mars? (1971)
39. Coldplay - Clocks (2002)
40. Lily Allen - The Fear (2008)
41. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (1979)
42. Marina and the Diamonds - Primadonna Girl (2012)
43. The Kinks - Lola (1970)
44. Amy Macdonald - Don't Tell Me That It's Over (2010)
45. Elton John - Your Song (1970)
46. The Rolling Stones - Angie (1973)
47. Sade - Smooth Operator (1984)
48. Ralph McTell - Streets of London (1969)
49. London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (2013)
50. Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971)
51. The Beatles - A Day in the Life (1967)
52. Kate Bush - Babooshka (1980)
53. Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out (2009)
54. Fairport Convention - Come All Ye (1969)
55. Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains (1995)
56. Wham! - Everything She Wants (1984)
57. Genesis - The Lamb Lies down on Broadway (1973)
58. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K. (1976)
59. Noisettes - Every Now and Then (2009)
60. Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (2011)
61. Cliff Richard - Living Doll (1959)
62. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (1984)
63. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988)
64. Mogwai - Hunted by a Freak (2003)
65. Alison Moyet - Invisible (1984)
66. Kim Wilde - Cambodia (1981)
67. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
68. The Shadows - Apache (1960)
69. Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up (2010)
70. Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)
71. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985)
72. Art of Noise - Moments in Love (1984)
73. Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)
74. Foxes - Let Go for Tonight (2014)
75. The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin (1967)
76. Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger (1964)
77. 10cc - I'm Not in Love (1975)
78. KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (2004)
79. Steeleye Span - All Things Are Quite Silent (1970)
80. GoGo Penguin - Protest (2016)
81. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)
82. Ultravox - Vienna (1980)
83. Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World (1989)
84. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay (1980)
85. Dusty Springfield - Son-of-a Preacher Man (1968)
86. The Who - La-La-La-Lies (1965)
87. The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket (1979)
88. Adele - Chasing Pavements (2008)
89. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (1976)
90. Helen Shapiro - Queen for Tonight (1963)
91. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (1991)
92. Julie Fowlis - Danns' a Luideagan Odhar (2014)
93. Tina Charles - I Love to Love (1976)
94. Elbow - Magnificent (She Said) (2016)
95. The Unthanks - Lucky Gilchrist (2009)
96. Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (1965)
97. Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda (2002)
98. Lianne La Havas - Unstoppable (2015)
99. Michael Kiwanuka - Tell Me a Tale (2012)
100. Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection (1976)

Decades:
1950s: 01
1960s: 13
1970s: 25
1980s: 21
1990s: 10
2000s: 15
2010s: 15

Regions:
England: 87
Wales: 4 (Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Duffy, Marina and the Diamonds)
Scotland: 6 (Simple Minds, The Proclaimers, Mogwai, Amy Macdonald, Julie Fowlis, Chvrches)
Northern Ireland: 2 (Van Morrison, The Divine Comedy)
USA: 1 (Garbage)

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