Headline News:  November 9, 2002

        According to BBC News, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" has taken the number one spot on a survey of Pop fan's favorite number one singles of the past 50 years.  As you can imagine, The Beatles - individually and collectively - were well represented. 

For all to see, here 't is!

1.  Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

2.  John Lennon - Imagine

3.  Beatles - Hey Jude

4.  Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Waters

5.  George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

6.  Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

7.  Animals - House of the Rising Sun

8.  Abba - Dancing Queen

9.  Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

10.  Queen with David Bowie - Under Pressure

11.  Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

12.  Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

13.  Police - Every Breath you Take

14.  Righteous Brothers - You've Lost that Loving Feeling

15.  Band Aid - Do They know it's Christmas?

16.  Rolling Stones - (I Can't get No) Satisfaction

17.  Beatles - She Loves You

18.  Soft Cell - Tainted Love

19.  Beatles - All You Need is Love

20.  Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

21.  10 CC - I'm not in Love

22.  Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me Smile (Come up and See Me)

23.  Rod Stewart - Maggie May

24.  Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman

25.  David Bowie - Space Oddity

26.  Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

27.  Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand

28.  Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen

29.  Marvin Gaye - I Heard it through the Grapevine

30.  Monkees - I'm a Believer

31.  Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays

32.  Beatles - A Hard Days Night

33.  Beatles - Help!

34.  Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax

35.  Kylie Minogue - Can't get you out of my Head

36.  Queen - Innuendo

37.  Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man

38.  Abba - Waterloo

39.  Elvis vs. JXL - A little less Conversation

40.  Kinks - You Really Got Me

41.  Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

42.  Elvis Presley - All shook Up

43.  Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

44.  Elvis Presley - Are you Lonesome Tonight?

45.  Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I do it for You

46.  Rolling Stones - Paint it Black

47.  Nilsson - Without You

48.  Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You

49.  Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World/Caberet

50.  Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Hit me with your Rhythm Stick

51.  Abba - The Winner takes All

52.  Blondie - Heart of Glass

53.  Beatles - Day Tripper/We Can Work it Out

54.  Elvis Presley - Can't Help falling in Love/Rock-a-hula Baby

55.  George Michael - Careless Whisper

56.  Beatles - Ticket to Ride

57.  John Lennon - Woman

58.  Beatles - Can't buy me Love

59.  Elvis Presley - It's now or Never

60.  Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

61.  Dusty Springfield - You don't have to say you love Me

62.  Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby

63.  Human League - Don't you want Me?

64.  Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely

65.  Bill Haley & the Comets - Rock around the Clock

66.  Beatles - Paperback Writer

67.  Jam - Going Underground

68.  T Rex - Get it On

69.  Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

70.  sonny & Cher - I got you Babe

71.  Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

72.  Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

73.  Joe Cocker - With a little Help from my Friends

74.  Abba - Mamma Mia

75.  Gerry & the Pacemakers - You'll never walk Alone

76.  David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

77.  Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

78.  Beatles - Get Back

79.  Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You

80.  Madonna - Like a Prayer

81.  Elvis Presley - Return to Sender

82.  Bangles - Eternal Flame

83.  Freddie Mercury - Living on my Own

84.  U2 - Beautiful Day

85.  Buggles - Video killed the Radio Star

86.  rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash

87.  Meat Loaf - I'd do anything for Love (But I wont' do That)

88.  Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

89.  Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure to wear Flowers in your Hair)

90.  Beatles - From Me to You

91.  Alice Cooper - School's Out

92.  A-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV

93.  Bee Gees - Night Fever

94.  Gloria Gaynor - I will Survive

95.  Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman

96.  Hollies - He ain't Heavy, He's my Brother

97.  Beatles - Hello Goodbye

98.  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tears of a Clown

99.  Police - Message in a Bottle

100.  Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

 

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