Ranking   
The Observer/Channel 4    Sunday January 7, 2001
The 100 Greatest Singles
  1. Imagine - John Lennon [3,628 vote]
  2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen [3,626]
  3. Hey Jude - The Beatles [2,643]
  4. Dancing Queen - ABBA [2,600]
  5. Every Breath You Take - The Police [2,344]
  6. Stand By Me - Ben E.King [2,118]
  7. The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve [2,116]
  8. Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis [1,997]
  9. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller [1,905]
  10. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams [1,905]
  11. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor [1,800]
  12. Millennium - Robbie Williams [1,692]
  13. Like A Prayer - Madonna [1,676]
  14. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals [1,546]
  15. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye [1,532]
  16. Tainted Love - Soft Cell [1,519]
  17. I'm A Believer - The Monkees [1,475]
  18. You Really Got Me - The Kinks [1,466]
  19. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum [1,466]
  20. If You Tolerate This - Manic Street Preachers [1,461]
  21. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor [1,437]
  22. Firestarter - The Prodigy [1,402]
  23. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson [1,400]
  24. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Orchestra [1,386]
  25. Praise You - Fatboy Slim [1,381]
  26. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio [1,381]
  27. Space Oddity - David Bowie [1,336]
  28. Going Underground - The Jam [1,312]
  29. Ready or Not - Fugees [1,298]
  30. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys [1,293]
  31. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel [1,293]
  32. Careless Whisper - George Michael [1,291]
  33. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston [1,261]
  34. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience [1,222]
  35. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid [1,194]
  36. House of Fun - Madness [1,164]
  37. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel [1,151]
  38. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners [1,137
  39. Heart of Glass - Blondie [1,132]
  40. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood [1,124]
  41. Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash [1,100]
  42. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones [1,092]
  43. Back for Good - Take That [1,089]
  44. It's Like That - Run DMC vs Jason Nevins [1,052]
  45. Ghost Town - The Specials [1,049]
  46. Another Brick in the Wall Part II - Pink Floyd [1,035]
  47. No Matter What - Boyzone [1,013]
  48. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds [1,011]
  49. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush [1,003]
  50. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison [1,002]
  51. Don't You Want Me - Human League [988]
  52. Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet [984]
  53. Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles [977]
  54. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin - Righteous Brothers [971]
  55. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade [948]
  56. Night Fever - Bee Gees [943]
  57. Brimful of Asha (remix) - Cornershop [932]
  58. Get It On - T-Rex [932]
  59. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers [917]
  60. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury and the Blockheads [910]
  61. True - Spandau Ballet [910]
  62. You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John [905]
  63. YMCA - Village People [903]
  64. Baby Love - The Supremes [893]
  65. Maggie May - Rod Stewart [882]
  66. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones [826]
  67. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies [824]
  68. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley [823]
  69. There Must Be An Angel - Eurythmics [803]
  70. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys [773]
  71. I Feel Love - Donna Summer [748]
  72. World in Motion - England New Order [744]
  73. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear) - Scott Mackenzie [736]
  74. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac [734]
  75. Without You - Nilsson [730]
  76. Red Red Wine - UB40 [724]
  77. I'm Not In Love - 10cc [713]
  78. The Fly - U2 [696]
  79. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince [696]
  80. Reach Out (I'll Be There) - Four Tops [675]
  81. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder [663]
  82. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly and the Crickets [657]
  83. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club [654]
  84. The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles [653]
  85. Hello - Lionel Richie [625]
  86. I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue [560]
  87. Jealous Guy - Roxy Music [548]
  88. Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) - Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg [525]
  89. The Model/Computer Love - Kraftwerk [517]
  90. Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra [505]
  91. Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) - Soul II Soul [503]
  92. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman [480]
  93. Israelites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces [475]
  94. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders [470]
  95. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets [419]
  96. Ride On Time - Black Box [376]
  97. Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring - Boney M [356]
  98. The Young Ones - Cliff Richard and the Shadows [282]
  99. I Believe - Frankie Laine [274]
  100. Mull Of Kintyre/Girls School - Wings [254]
Top 5 you love to hate
  1. Wannabe - Spice Girls [ - ]
  2. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion[ - ]
  3. Candle In The Wind(1997 Princess Diana version) - Elton John [ - ]
  4. Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh[ - ]
  5. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears[ - ]