If I was still doing a show on VFR, this little list would provide good material for a show or two . . . oh well, c'est la vie!
"On Bank Holiday Monday, Xfm threw caution to the wind and decided to name the Top 100 Best British Songs Of All Time. Taking in votes from you, the listeners and Xfm DJs, we compiled what we think it the definitive list of the greatest songs from Blighty. And for the record, here's what the final line-up was..."
1. Oasis - Live ForeverDownload Live Forever from iTunes
2. Oasis - Don't Look Back In AngerDownload Don't Look Back In Anger from iTunes
3. Oasis - Wonderwall Download Wonderwall from iTunes
4. The Stone Roses - I Am The ResurrectionDownload I Am the Resurrection from iTunes
5. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us ApartDownload Love Will Tear Us Apart from iTunes
6. The Verve - Bitter Sweet SymphonyDownload Bitter Sweet Symphony from iTunes
7. The Who - My GenerationDownload My Generation from iTunes
8. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The DancefloorDownload I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor from iTunes
9. The Clash - London CallingDownload London Calling from iTunes
10. Oasis - Champagne SupernovaDownload Champagne Supernova from iTunes
11. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes OutDownload There Is a Light That Never Goes Out from iTunes
12. Muse - Knights Of CydoniaDownload Knights of Cydonia from iTunes
13. Pulp - Common PeopleDownload Common People from iTunes
14. The Rolling Stones - Gimme ShelterDownload Gimme Shelter from iTunes
15. Blur - Song 2Download Song 2 from iTunes
16. The Kinks - Waterloo SunsetDownload Waterloo Sunset from iTunes
17. The Jam - A Town Called MaliceDownload Town Called Malice from iTunes
18. The Beatles - Hey Jude
19. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The DevilDownload Sympathy For The Devil from iTunes
20. The Stone Roses - Fool's GoldDownload Fool's Gold from iTunes
21. Blur - ParklifeDownload Parklife from iTunes
22. David Bowie - Life On MarsDownload Life On Mars from iTunes
23. The Smiths - This Charming ManDownload This Charming Man from iTunes
24. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be AdoredDownload I Wanna Be Adored from iTunes
25. Radiohead - Paranoid AndroidDownload Paranoid Android from iTunes
26. The Jam - Going UndergroundDownload Going Underground from iTunes
27. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A RiotDownload I Predict a Riot from iTunes
28. Radiohead - CreepDownload Creep from iTunes
29. Muse - Plug In BabyDownload Plug In Baby from iTunes
30. Elbow - One Day Like ThisDownload One Day Like This from iTunes
31. The Beatles - Come Together
32. The Rolling Stones - Paint It, BlackDownload Paint It Black from iTunes
33. The Who - Baba O'RileyDownload Baba O'Riley from iTunes
34. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle EmptinessDownload Motorcycle Emptiness from iTunes
35. Muse - Time Is Running OutDownload Time Is Running Out from iTunes
36. Coldplay - YellowDownload Yellow from iTunes
37. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For LifeDownload A Design for Life from iTunes
38. New Order - Blue MondayDownload Blue Monday from iTunes
39. John Lennon - Instant Karma!Download Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) from iTunes
40. Muse - HysteriaDownload Hysteria from iTunes
41. Oasis - SupersonicDownload Supersonic from iTunes
42. The Libertines - Can't Stand Me NowDownload Can’t Stand Me Now from iTunes
43. Snow Patrol - RunDownload Run from iTunes
44. The Who - Won't Get Fooled AgainDownload Won't Get Fooled Again from iTunes
45. David Bowie - "Heroes"Download 'Heroes' from iTunes
46. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me OutDownload Take Me Out from iTunes
47. Sex Pistols - God Save The QueenDownload God Save the Queen from iTunes
48. The Undertones - Teenage KicksDownload Teenage Kicks from iTunes
49. David Bowie - Jean GenieDownload Jean Genie from iTunes
50. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The SunDownload Don’t Look Back Into the Sun from iTunes
51. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta LoveDownload Whole Lotta Love from iTunes
52. Stereophonics - DakotaDownload Dakota from iTunes
53. The Jam - That's EntertainmentDownload That's Entertainment from iTunes
54. Oasis - Cigarettes And AlcoholDownload Cigarettes & Alcohol from iTunes
55. Radiohead - Fake Plastic TreesDownload Fake Plastic Trees from iTunes
56. Muse - Supermassive Black HoleDownload Supermassive Black Hole from iTunes
57. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
58. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UKDownload Anarchy In the U.K. from iTunes
59. Muse - Starlight Download Starlight from iTunes
60. Snow Patrol - Chasing CarsDownload Chasing Cars from iTunes
61. Oasis - The MasterplanDownload The Masterplan from iTunes
62. Massive Attack - Unfinished SympathyDownload Unfinished Sympathy from iTunes
63. Muse - Feeling GoodDownload Feeling Good from iTunes
64. The Specials - Ghost TownDownload Ghost Town from iTunes
65. Ash - Girl From MarsDownload Girl from Mars from iTunes
66. The Stone Roses - She Bangs The DrumsDownload She Bangs the Drums from iTunes
67. The Who - Who Are YouDownload Who Are You from iTunes
68. Oasis - Slide AwayDownload Slide Away from iTunes
69. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?Download Should I Stay or Should I Go from iTunes
70. Coldplay - Viva La VidaDownload Viva la Vida from iTunes
71. Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes DownDownload When the Sun Goes Down from iTunes
72. Oasis - Rock 'N' Roll StarDownload Rock 'n' Roll Star from iTunes
73. The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At MidnightDownload Down In the Tube Station At Midnight from iTunes
74. Primal Scream - RocksDownload Rocks from iTunes
75. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone...Download Ever Fallen in Love With Someone... from iTunes
76. Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat SongDownload The Riverboat Song from iTunes
77. Primal Scream - LoadedDownload Loaded from iTunes
78. The Beatles - Revolution
79. The Cure - Close To MeDownload Close to Me from iTunes
80. The Kinks - LolaDownload Lola from iTunes
81. Feeder - Just A DayDownload Just a Day from iTunes
82. Coldplay - ClocksDownload Clocks from iTunes
83. David Bowie - Space OddityDownload Space Oddity from iTunes
84. The Verve - The Drugs Don't WorkDownload Drugs The Don't Work from iTunes
85. Blur - The UniversalDownload The Universal from iTunes
86. Feeder - Buck RogersDownload Buck Rogers from iTunes
87. The Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) SatisfactionDownload (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction from iTunes
88. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
89. Radiohead - Karma PoliceDownload Karma Police from iTunes
90. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2Download Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 from iTunes
91. The Stone Roses - Made Of StoneDownload Made of Stone from iTunes
92. Blur - Country HouseDownload Country House from iTunes
93. Stereophonics - Pick A Part That’s NewDownload Pick a Part That's New from iTunes 94. The Rolling Stones - Brown SugarDownload Brown Sugar from iTunes
95. Radiohead - High And DryDownload High and Dry from iTunes
96. The Jam - Eton RiflesDownload The Eton Rifles from iTunes
97. The Rolling Stones - Ruby TuesdayDownload Ruby Tuesday from iTunes
98. The Stone Roses - WaterfallDownload Waterfall from iTunes
99. Paul Weller - You Do Something To MeDownload You Do Something to Me from iTunes
100. The Kinks - You Really Got MeDownload You Really Got Me from iTunes
