XFM, einer der, wenn nicht DER beste Radiosender der Welt hat die 1000 besten Songs aller Zeiten ewählt. Hier die Top 50 im Countdown:
50 The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
49 Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
48 Arctic Monkeys – When The Sun Goes Down
47 David Bowie – Life On Mars?
46 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
45 The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
44 Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum
43 The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
42 The Beatles – Hey Jude
41 Muse – Starlight
40 Radiohead – Creep
39 Pulp – Common People
38 Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows
37 Kasabian – L.S.F.
36 The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold
35 Blur – Song 2
34 The Who – My Generation
33 Stereophonics – Dakota
32 Radiohead – Paranoid Android
31 The Smiths – This Charming Man
30 Muse – Time Is Running Out
29 The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
28 The Clash – London Calling
27 The Libertines – Time For Heroes
26 Kasabian – Club Foot
25 The Strokes – Last Nite
24 Muse – Supermassive Black Hole
23 The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
22 Oasis – Champagne Supernova
21 The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection
20 The Libertines – Can’t Stand Me Now
19 Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
18 The Killers – All These Things I’ve Done
17 The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
16 Muse – Hysteria
15 Coldplay – Yellow
14 Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
13 The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
12 The Libertines – Don’t Look Back Into The Sun
11 Ian Brown – F.E.A.R.
10 Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
9 Muse – Plug In Baby
8 Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
7 Oasis – Wonderwall
6 Elbow – One Day Like This
5 Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
4 Muse – Knights Of Cydonia
3 Oasis – Live Forever
2 Arctic Monkeys – I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor
1 The Killers – Mr Brightside
Recht überraschend; findet ihr nicht auch. Hier zur Gedankenauffrischung die Killers:
Der Rest der Liste unter http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/shows/xfms-top-1000-of-all-time