The greatest UK number one singles according to Channel 4 (2001)
The top 3 according to 271 votes from people: Imagine – John Lennon · Hey Jude – The Beatles · Dancing Queen – ABBA. (Updated Aug 14, 2020.)
In "The 100 Greatest Number One Singles" (2001), Channel 4 viewers voted for the best number ones in the UK singles chart. John Lennon's "Imagine" won, ahead of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Hey Jude". The top 10.
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Top 10
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1
Imagine – John Lennon
Number one after Lennon's death, 1981.
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2
Hey Jude – The Beatles
1968.
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3
Dancing Queen – ABBA
1976.
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4
Every Breath You Take – The Police
1983.
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5
The Drugs Don't Work – The Verve
1997.
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6
Don't Look Back in Anger – Oasis
1996.
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7
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
1975 and again in 1991.
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8
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
Number one on its 1987 re-release.
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9
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) – Spiller
With Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 2000.
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10
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams
16 weeks at number one, 1991.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Groovejet auf Platz 9 vor Bryan Adams, das ist so typisch britisch. Imagine auf 1 geht aber völlig in Ordnung.