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Re: the who manage to crack top 100 in guiness poll



At 03:35 PM 5/9/2002, you wrote:
>the guiness book of world records has conducted a poll of the UK's top 100
>favorite hit singles of all time and the who's "my generation" is no. 88.
>Queen's "bohemian rhapsody" is no. 1.

I'm betting that this article is publicity for the latest edition of the 
book "Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles (15th edition)" due out 
May 24.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/085112187X/026-7288852-7263642

FYI I have a photo in the book :)

>Here is the full list of 100:
>
>1. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
>2. Imagine - John Lennon
>3. Hey Jude - The Beatles
>4. Dancing Queen - Abba
>5. Like a Prayer - Madonna
>6. Angels - Robbie Williams
>7. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever - the Beatles
>8. Wannabe - Spice Girls
>9. Yesterday -The Beatles
>10. Let It Be - The Beatles
>11. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
>12. Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
>13. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
>14. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
>15. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
>16. Losing My Religion - REM
>17. Hotel California - the Eagles
>18. (Everything I Do) I do it for You - Bryan Adams
>19. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
>20. With or Without You - U2
>21. Candle in the Wind '97/Something About the Way You Look Tonight - Elton
>John
>22. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
>23. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
>24. Vogue - Madonna
>25. Heartbeat/Tragedy - Steps
>26. Thriller - Michael Jackson
>27. Never Ever - All Saints
>28. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
>29. I Turn to You - Melanie C
>30. Wonderwall - Oasis
>31. American Pie - Don McLean
>32. Everybody Hurts - REM
>33. Careless Whisper - George Michael
>34. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
>35. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
>36. I'll be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans
>37. I Can't Get No (Satisfaction) - the Rolling Stones
>38. Bitter Sweet Symphony - the Verve
>39. I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
>40. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
>41. Better the Devil You Know - Kylie Minogue
>42. Vienna - Ultravox
>43. She Loves You - The Beatles
>44. Music - Madonna
>45. Every Breath You Take - The Police
>46. Layla - Derek and The Dominoes
>47. The Winner Takes it All - Abba
>48. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
>49. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
>50. I'm Not in Love - 10cc
>51. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys
>52. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
>53. Back For Good - Take That
>54. Stan - Eminem
>55. Without You - Nilsson
>56. God Only Knows - the Beach Boys
>57. Don't You Want Me - the Human League
>58. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
>59. Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
>60. Help! - the Beatles
>61. Heroes - David Bowie
>62. Purple Rain - Prince
>63. Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
>64. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
>65. God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols
>66. China in Your Hand - T'Pau
>67. Hero - Mariah Carey
>68. Whole Again - Atomic Kitten
>69. Love is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
>70. Space Oddity - David Bowie
>71. Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me) - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
>72. Knowing Me Knowing You - Abba
>73. The Drugs Don't Work - Verve
>74. Teenage Kicks - the Undertones
>75. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
>76. Cars - Gary Numan
>77. Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
>78. 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls
>79. Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
>80. Pure Shores - All Saints
>81. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
>82. Holler - Spice Girls
>83. Into the Groove - Madonna
>84. Believe - Cher
>85. Independent Woman - Destiny's Child
>86. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
>87. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
>88. My Generation -The Who
>89. Day Tripper/We Can Work it Out - the Beatles
>90. Common People - Pulp
>91. Waterloo Sunset - the Kinks
>92. You've Lost that Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers
>93. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
>94. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
>95. Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N' Roses
>96. Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
>97. Eternal Flame - Bangles
>98. Without You - Mariah Carey
>99. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
>100. How do I Live - Leanne Rimes
>
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,711962,00.html

Kathy

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