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The Nation's Favourite No 2 Single

Tony Blackburn counts down a Top 40 of the nation's favourite songs that never quite made it to the top of the official singles chart.

Tony Blackburn counts down an Official Top 40 of the nation's favourite singles which never quite made it to the top of the Official Singles Chart. As a climax to the programme, and to mark the 60th anniversary of the Official Singles Chart, the nation's favourite Number 2 single will be bestowed with an honorary Number 1 by the Official Charts Company.

A panel consisting of industry experts including Radio 2 presenters Ken Bruce, Tony Blackburn and Janice Long; Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot and charts director Omar Maskatiya; Radio 1 presenter Annie Nightingale; 大象传媒 Radio 6 Music presenter Steve Lamacq; George Ergatoudis Head of Music, Radio 1 & 1Xtra; and a number of other key industry figures whittled a list of 941 number two tracks down to 107 tracks. The list is made up of every number two record since 1952.

This promises to be a great show and will give Radio 2 listeners the chance to hear some of their all-time favourite tracks and a celebration of some of the greatest songs from the past 60 years.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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New Year's Day 2013 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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  • See the full countdown of the Radio 2 listener voted Top 40 of No 2 singles.

Music Played

  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 5 (Various Artists).
    • Old Gold.

  • Spandau Ballet

    Gold

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Elton John

    Rocket Man

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Madonna

    Ray Of Light

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 10.

  • Carpenters

    Yesterday Once More

  • Nat King Cole

    When I Fall In Love

    • Nat King Cole - 20 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Cliff Richard & The Drifters

    Move It

  • Petula Clark

    Downtown

    • NOW That's What I Call Jukebox Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Kinks

    Lola

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.

  • The B鈥�52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.

  • Rod Stewart

    The Killing Of Georgie, Part I and II

    • The Story So Far: The Very Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
    • Philips.

  • Elvis Presley

    Suspicious Minds

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • The Osmonds

    Crazy Horses

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • The Beatles

    Let It Be

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 026.

  • David Bowie

    The Jean Genie

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Sparks

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Take That

    Rule The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Oliver's Army

  • Wheatus

    Teenage Dirtbag

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Wham!

    Everything She Wants

    • Wham! - Make It Big.
    • Epic.

  • Sex Pistols

    God Save The Queen

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Squeeze

    Up The Junction

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.

  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 004.

  • Free

    All Right Now

    • Back To The 70's (CD1) (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • The Beatles

    Penny Lane

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 017.

  • The Beatles

    Strawberry Fields Forever

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

  • James

    Sit Down

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

  • Ultravox

    Vienna

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 2013 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2