Xfm's Best British Songs Of All Time
Xfm has counted down the Top 100 tunes from these isles... See the full line-up here.
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 Forever
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2. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
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3. Oasis - Wonderwall
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4. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
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5. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
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6. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
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7. The Who - My Generation
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8. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
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9. The Clash - London Calling
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10. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
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11. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
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12. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
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13. Pulp - Common People
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14. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
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15. Blur - Song 2
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16. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
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17. The Jam - A Town Called Malice
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18. The Beatles - Hey Jude
19. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
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20. The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
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21. Blur - Parklife
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22. David Bowie - Life On Mars
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23. The Smiths - This Charming Man
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24. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
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25. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
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26. The Jam - Going Underground
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27. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
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28. Radiohead - Creep
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29. Muse - Plug In Baby
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30. Elbow - One Day Like This
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31. The Beatles - Come Together
32. The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
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33. The Who - Baba O'Riley
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34. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
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35. Muse - Time Is Running Out
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36. Coldplay - Yellow
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37. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
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38. New Order - Blue Monday
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39. John Lennon - Instant Karma!
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40. Muse - Hysteria
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41. Oasis - Supersonic
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42. The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
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43. Snow Patrol - Run
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44. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
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45. David Bowie - "Heroes"
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46. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
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47. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
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48. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
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49. David Bowie - Jean Genie
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50. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
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51. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
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52. Stereophonics - Dakota
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53. The Jam - That's Entertainment
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54. Oasis - Cigarettes And Alcohol
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55. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
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56. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
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57. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
58. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
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59. Muse - Starlight
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60. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
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61. Oasis - The Masterplan
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62. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
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63. Muse - Feeling Good
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64. The Specials - Ghost Town
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65. Ash - Girl From Mars
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66. The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
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67. The Who - Who Are You
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68. Oasis - Slide Away
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69. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
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70. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
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71. Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
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72. Oasis - Rock 'N' Roll Star
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73. The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
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74. Primal Scream - Rocks
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75. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone...
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76. Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
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77. Primal Scream - Loaded
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78. The Beatles - Revolution
79. The Cure - Close To Me
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80. The Kinks - Lola
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81. Feeder - Just A Day
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82. Coldplay - Clocks
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83. David Bowie - Space Oddity
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84. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
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85. Blur - The Universal
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86. Feeder - Buck Rogers
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87. The Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
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88. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
89. Radiohead - Karma Police
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90. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
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91. The Stone Roses - Made Of Stone
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92. Blur - Country House
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93. Stereophonics - Pick A Part That’s New
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94. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
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95. Radiohead - High And Dry
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96. The Jam - Eton Rifles
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97. The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
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98. The Stone Roses - Waterfall
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99. Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
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100. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
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