Mark Goodge
2020-09-02 08:48:42 UTC
This has already been mentioned in passing, so I thought I'd string
together a playlist for it. I've also reformatted the list so that it
works better in a text-only medium.
It is a very Oasis-heavy chart (13 of the tracks are by them), and Blur
(with 7) and Oasis together account for 20 of the 50. Other than those
two, there are only seven acts that have more than a single entry -
Catatonia and Ocean Colour Scene with two each, and Pulp, the Manics,
Kula Shaker and The Verve with three each.
Videos are mainly from the bands' (or their record labels') own YouTube
channels, so it's mostly official videos all the way down. But there are
a couple of more obscure bands towards the bottom that don't seem to
have an official presence on YouTube, so I've had to resort to fan
uploads, which aren't quite as good quality. And there's one well-known
song which doesn't seem to have an official video at all, so I've had to
use the TotP appearance. Which is notable for a rather bizarre
introduction by the presenters.
There's no Spotify playlist as I don't have a Spotify account, but if
you want an audio-only version (and you can put up with Jo Whiley) you
can listen to the Radio 2 countdown online, at least until it disappears
from the archives (get_iplayer FTW). The Radio 2 show also includes a
selection of tracks that, if the record-buying public had had more
taste, would have been in the top fifty!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m447
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZNlfRZgt1h4fAH3YWppvmDhe0E7BV0yG
Pos. Peak Year Artist - Title
1. (2) 1995 Oasis - Wonderwall
2. (1) 1996 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
3. (2) 1997 Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
4. (1) 1997 Oasis - D'you Know What I Mean
5. (1) 1998 Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
6. (1) 1997 Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
7. (3) 1994 Oasis - Whatever
8. (1) 1995 Blur - Country House
9. (2) 1995 Oasis - Roll With It
10. (1) 1995 Oasis - Some Might Say
11. (2) 1999 Blur - Tender
12. (1) 1998 Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your
Children Will Be Next
13. (2) 1997 Oasis - Stand By Me
14. (10) 1995 Oasis - Live Forever
15. (2) 1997 Blur - Song 2
16. (7) 1997 Verve - Lucky Man
17. (2) 1996 Pulp - Common People
18. (7) 1994 Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
19. (2) 1996 Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
20. (4) 1996 Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train
21. (2) 1995 Supergrass - Alright
22. (N/A) 1996 Oasis - Champagne Supernova
23. (31) 1994 Oasis - Supersonic
24. (1) 1998 Oasis - All Around The World
25. (4) 1999 Stereophonics - Just Looking
26. (2) 1995 Bluetones - Slight Return
27. (3) 1998 Catatonia - Mulder And Scully
28. (10) 1994 Blur - Parklife
29. (1) 1997 Blur - Beetlebum
30. (7) 1995 Pulp - Disco 2000
31. (5) 1998 Catatonia - Road Rage
32. (11) 1994 Oasis - Shakermaker
33. (10) 1999 Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me
34. (5) 1995 Blur - The Universal
35. (3) 1998 Stereophonics - The Bartender And The Thief
36. (4) 1996 Dodgy - Good Enough
37. (4) 1999 Stereophonics - Pick A Part That's New
38. (2) 1997 Kula Shaker - Hush
39. (2) 1996 Kula Shaker - Hey Dude
40. (5) 1996 Blur - Girls And Boys
41. (11) 1994 Shampoo - Trouble
42. (3) 1996 Charlatans - One To Another
43. (5) 1999 Manic Street Preachers - You Stole The Sun From My Heart
44. (2) 1995 Pulp - Sorted For E's & Wizz/Mis-Shapes
45. (9) 1996 Cast - Walkaway
46. (4) 1997 Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City
47. (3) 1997 Seahorses - Love Is The Law
48. (3) 1996 Suede - Trash
49. (7) 1996 Kula Shaker - Govinda
50. (9) 1995 Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo
together a playlist for it. I've also reformatted the list so that it
works better in a text-only medium.
It is a very Oasis-heavy chart (13 of the tracks are by them), and Blur
(with 7) and Oasis together account for 20 of the 50. Other than those
two, there are only seven acts that have more than a single entry -
Catatonia and Ocean Colour Scene with two each, and Pulp, the Manics,
Kula Shaker and The Verve with three each.
Videos are mainly from the bands' (or their record labels') own YouTube
channels, so it's mostly official videos all the way down. But there are
a couple of more obscure bands towards the bottom that don't seem to
have an official presence on YouTube, so I've had to resort to fan
uploads, which aren't quite as good quality. And there's one well-known
song which doesn't seem to have an official video at all, so I've had to
use the TotP appearance. Which is notable for a rather bizarre
introduction by the presenters.
There's no Spotify playlist as I don't have a Spotify account, but if
you want an audio-only version (and you can put up with Jo Whiley) you
can listen to the Radio 2 countdown online, at least until it disappears
from the archives (get_iplayer FTW). The Radio 2 show also includes a
selection of tracks that, if the record-buying public had had more
taste, would have been in the top fifty!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m447
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZNlfRZgt1h4fAH3YWppvmDhe0E7BV0yG
Pos. Peak Year Artist - Title
1. (2) 1995 Oasis - Wonderwall
2. (1) 1996 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
3. (2) 1997 Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
4. (1) 1997 Oasis - D'you Know What I Mean
5. (1) 1998 Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
6. (1) 1997 Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
7. (3) 1994 Oasis - Whatever
8. (1) 1995 Blur - Country House
9. (2) 1995 Oasis - Roll With It
10. (1) 1995 Oasis - Some Might Say
11. (2) 1999 Blur - Tender
12. (1) 1998 Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your
Children Will Be Next
13. (2) 1997 Oasis - Stand By Me
14. (10) 1995 Oasis - Live Forever
15. (2) 1997 Blur - Song 2
16. (7) 1997 Verve - Lucky Man
17. (2) 1996 Pulp - Common People
18. (7) 1994 Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
19. (2) 1996 Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
20. (4) 1996 Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train
21. (2) 1995 Supergrass - Alright
22. (N/A) 1996 Oasis - Champagne Supernova
23. (31) 1994 Oasis - Supersonic
24. (1) 1998 Oasis - All Around The World
25. (4) 1999 Stereophonics - Just Looking
26. (2) 1995 Bluetones - Slight Return
27. (3) 1998 Catatonia - Mulder And Scully
28. (10) 1994 Blur - Parklife
29. (1) 1997 Blur - Beetlebum
30. (7) 1995 Pulp - Disco 2000
31. (5) 1998 Catatonia - Road Rage
32. (11) 1994 Oasis - Shakermaker
33. (10) 1999 Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me
34. (5) 1995 Blur - The Universal
35. (3) 1998 Stereophonics - The Bartender And The Thief
36. (4) 1996 Dodgy - Good Enough
37. (4) 1999 Stereophonics - Pick A Part That's New
38. (2) 1997 Kula Shaker - Hush
39. (2) 1996 Kula Shaker - Hey Dude
40. (5) 1996 Blur - Girls And Boys
41. (11) 1994 Shampoo - Trouble
42. (3) 1996 Charlatans - One To Another
43. (5) 1999 Manic Street Preachers - You Stole The Sun From My Heart
44. (2) 1995 Pulp - Sorted For E's & Wizz/Mis-Shapes
45. (9) 1996 Cast - Walkaway
46. (4) 1997 Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City
47. (3) 1997 Seahorses - Love Is The Law
48. (3) 1996 Suede - Trash
49. (7) 1996 Kula Shaker - Govinda
50. (9) 1995 Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo