Capital Radio London Top 500 2004...

This is how London selected its Top 500 songs of all time.  Listeners were asked to vote for their top 3 songs to compile this list.  Whitney Houston features four times:

1 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody  (1)
2 Robbie Williams - Angels  (2)
3 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (14)
4 Will Young - Leave Right Now (50)
5 U2 - With Or Without You (7)
6 Britney Spears  - Toxic (NE)
7 George Michael - Careless Whisper (8)
8 Mariah Carey - Hero (72)
9 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (18)
10 Maroon 5  - She Will Be Loved (NE)
11 Guns'n'Roses - Sweet Child O Mine (38)
12 Bryan Adams - Everything I Do ( I Do It For You ) (3)
13 Usher  - Yeah (NE)
14 Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All (33)
15 Beyonce  - Crazy In Love  (6)
16 Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply (12)
17 Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (4)
18 REM - Everybody Hurts (5)
19 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words  (NE)
20 Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer (11)
21 John Lennon - Imagine (10)
22 Outkast  - Hey Ya (NE)
23 Madonna - Like A Prayer (30)
24 Keane - Everybody's Changing  (NE)
25 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (17)
26 Michael Jackson - Earth Song (46)
27 Maroon 5 - This Love  (NE)
28 U2 - One  (29)
29 Christina Aguilera  - Lady Marmalade (355)
30 Darren Hayes - Insatiable (36)
31 Anastasia  - I'm Outta Love  (193)
32 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (51)
33 Daniel Bedingfield  - If You're Not The One (21)
34 Shapeshifters  - Lola's Theme (NE)
35 REM -  Losing My Religion (37)
36 Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body  (81)
37 Robbie Williams - Feel (27)
38 The Fugees - Ready Or Not  (NE)
39 Ronan Keating  - Life Is A Rollercoaster (131)
40 Oasis - Wonderwall (85)
41 Westlife - Flying Without Wings (44)
42 Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony  (60)
43 Madonna - Vogue (167)
44 Enrique Iglesias - Hero (67)
45 Calling  - Wherever You Will Go  (95)
46 Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven  (54)
47 Christina Aguilera - Dirrty (26)
48 Michael Jackson - Thriller (68)
49 U2 - Beautiful Day  (131)
50 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy  (207)
51 Jamelia - Thank You (NE)
52 Beatles - Hey Jude (25)
53 Evanescence  - Bring Me To Life  (79)
54 Emimen - Lose Yourself (NE)
55 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (NE)
56 Guns n Roses - November Rain  (101)
57 Destiny’s Child - Say My Name  (229)
58 Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (23)
59 R Kelly - Ignition  (52)
60 Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer For You  (326)
61 Keane - Somewhere Only We Know  (NE)
62 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You (64)
63 Coldplay  - Clocks  (40)
64 Salt'n'Pepa  - Push It (281)
65 Mary J Blige  - Dance For Me (NE)
66 Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge (269)
67 Marvin Gaye - (Sexual) Healing (34)
68 George Michael - Fast Love (118)
69 The Fugees - Killing Me Softly  (49)
70 Prince - When Doves Cry  (217)
71 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall  (74)
72 Christina Aguilera -  Beautiful (13)
73 Bon Jovi  - Always  (77)
74 50 Cent  - In Da Club (NE) 
75 Elton John - Candle In The Wind (399)
76 Mariah Carey - Fantasy  (481)
77 Oasis - Champagne Supanova  (NE)
78 Blue - Guilty  (NE)
79 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (22)

80 Nelly - Hot In Herre (NE) 
81 Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (24)
82 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (338)
83 Destiny's Child  - Jumpin Jumpin (NE) 
84 Phil Collins - Against All Odds (98)
85 Linkin Park  - In The End  (374)
86 Spice Girls  -  2 Become 1 (221)
87 Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (237)
88 George Michael/Mary J Blige -  As (NE)   
89 Extreme - More Than Words (108)
90 Jamelia - Superstar (NE)
91 Police - Every Breath You Take (41)
92 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River (NE) 
93 Savage Garden - Affirmation  (91)
94 Queen / David Bowie - Under Pressure (NE)
95 Janet Jackson - Got til Gone (NE)
96 Britney Spears  - Baby One More Time (39)
97 Coldplay - The Scientist  (NE)
98 Alanis Morissette - Ironic (42)
99 Nelly & Kelly - Dilemma (NE)
100 All Saints - Pure Shores (86)

101 Abba - Dancing Queen (32)
102 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You (NE) 
103 Beatles - Let It Be (15)
104 TLC - No Scrubs (104) 
105 Jamiroquai - Return Of The Space Cowboy  (62)
106 Ben E King - Stand By Me (134)
107 Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started  (NE)
108 Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes (NE)
109 Kylie Minogue  - Spinning Around (66)
110 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (NE)
111 Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'til it's Over (111) 
112 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ (90)
113 George Michael - A Different Corner (419)
114 Janet Jackson/Luther Vandross  - The Best Things In Life Are Free  (283)
115 Mario Winans  - I Don't Wanna Know  (NE)
116 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (43)
117 Blue/Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word  (328)
118 Prince - Purple Rain  (119)
119 Dido  - White Flag (9)
120 Bill Withers  - Lovely Day  (426)
121 New Radicals  - You Get What You Give  (261)
122 Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name (NE) 
123 Corrs - What Can I Do (132)
124 Coldplay  - Yellow (100)
125 The Eagles - Hotel California (NE)
126 Soul II Soul - Back To Life  (96)
127 Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending (NE)
128 Lionel Richie - All Night Long  (120)
129 Ricky Martin  - Livin La Vida Loca (140)
130 Boyz II Men - End Of The Road (171)
131 Destiny's Child  - Bootylicious (69) 
132 Madness - It Must Be Love (61)
133 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You (75)
134 Christina Aguilera  - Fighter (47)
135 Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69  (NE)
136 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (124)
137 Scissor Sisters  - Laura (NE)  
138 Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (102)
139 Joss Stone - Super Duper Love (NE)  
140 Take That - Relight My Fire (330)
141 Lauryn Hill  - Ex Factor  (NE)
142 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror  (NE)
143 Blue  - Breathe Easy (NE)
144 KC and Jo Jo - All My Life  (211)
145 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive  (NE)
146 Eric Prydz - Call On Me (NE) 
147 Rod Stewart - Maggie May  (164)
148 Mary Mary  - Shackles  (98)
149 Britney Spears - I'm A Slave To You  (491)
150 Bryan Adams - Heaven (NE)
151 Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight (302)
152 Busted – Thunderbirds (NE)  
153 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (185)
154 Oasis - Whatever (NE)
155 TLC -  Waterfalls (133) 
156 Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You  (141)
157 Will Young - Your Game (NE) 
158 Don Henley  - The Boys Of Summer  (NE)
159 Michael Jackson - Heal The World  (NE)
160 Lemar - 50/50 (NE) 
161 Spice Girls - Wannabe  (NE)
162 Coldplay  - Trouble (218)
163 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (NE)

164 Jackie Wilson  - Higher And Higher (404)
165 Ja Rule/Ashanti - Always On Time (NE) 
166 Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Californication (NE) 
167 Queen  - Radio Ga Ga (322)
168 Mary J Blige  - All Night Long  (223)
169 Blackstreet - No Diggity  (57)
170 Destiny's Child  - Lose My Breath (NE) 
171 Simple Minds  - Alive And Kicking  (NE)
172 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach  (200)
173 Beatles - In My Life (NE)
174 Craig David - 7 Days (249)
175 Fatback Band - I Found Lovin  (NE)
176 U2  - Stuck In A Moment  (80)
177 Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone (NE)
178 Robbie Williams - She's The One  (122)
179 Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi (35)
180 Boyz II Men/Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day (NE)
181 Duran Duran - Ordinary World  (381)
182 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (128)
183 Source/Candi Staton - You Got The Love (379)
184 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes  (NE)
185 Backstreet Boys -  I Want It That Way  (NE)
186 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know  (NE)
187 David Gray  - Babylon (55)
188 Everything But The Girl - Missing (437)
189 Queen - A Kind Of Magic (63)
190 Oasis  - Little By Little  (337)
191 Tina Turner - The Best  (356)
192 Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry (354)
193 Stereophonics - Handbags And Gladrags (149)
194 Beyonce/Sean Paul -  Baby Boy (NE) 
195 Chaka Khan  - Ain't Nobody (99)
196 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Through (341)
197 Air Supply  - All Out Of Love  (NE)
198 B 52's - Love Shack  (195)
199 U2 - I Still Haven't Found (53)
200 Deacon Blue  - Real Gone Kid  (NE)

201 Boyzone Baby - Can I Hold You Tonight 
202 Blur - Parklife
203 Luther Vandross - Never Too Much  
204 Derek And The Dominoes - Layla
205 Madonna - Crazy For You
206 Human League - Don't You Want Me
207 Bryan Adams - Run To You  
208 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
209 Elton John - Your Song
210 Maroon 5  - Harder To Breathe
211 Eamon - I Don’t Want You Back  
212 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
213 Destiny's Child - Independent Woman  
214 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
215 Busted -  Year 3000
216 George Michael - Faith 
217 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
218 Kelis  - Milkshake
219 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
220 R Kelly - She's Got That Vibe
221 Donnell Jones - U Know What's Up
222 Oasis - Live Forever
223 Leann Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
224 Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me
225 Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl
226 Destiny's Child  - Survivor
227 Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird
228 Usher - You Make Me Wanna
229 Ashford And Simpson  - Solid
230 Boyzone - No Matter What  
231 Otis Redding - (Sittin') On The Dock  Of The Bay
232 Montell Jordan  - This Is How We Do It
233 Damien Rice  - Cannonball 
234 Madonna - Like A Virgin
235 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
236 George Michael/Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting
237 Faith Evans -  Love Like This
238 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 
239 Mariah Carey - Dream Lover 
240 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 
241 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 
242 Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Ok  

243 No Doubt - Don't Speak
244 Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
245 Irene Cara  - Flashdance 
246 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
247 Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
248 2 Pac - Changes 
249 Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
250 Prince  - Kiss
251 Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle - Saturday Love
252 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
253 Verve - Drugs Don't Work
254 Wet Wet Wet  - Love Is All Around
255 Alicia Keys - Fallin  
256 Michael Jackson - Rock With You
257 Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
258 Evanescence  - My Immortal
259 Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
260 Anastacia  - Left Outside Alone 
261 Usher  - U Remind Me
262 Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart (Dance Mix)
263 Sugababes - Too Lost In You
264 Womack And Womack - Teardrops
265 Dee Lite  - Groove Is In The Heart 
266 Stevie Wonder  - Superstition
267 Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
268 Arested Development  - People Everyday  
269 U2 - Pride 
270 Bryan Adams and Mel C  - When You're Gone
271 Earth Wind And Fire - Fantasy
272 Spiller  - Groovejet
273 Bangles  - Eternal Flame
274 Usher  - Burn  
275 Dido - Thank You
276 Shakira - Whenever Wherever
277 Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
278 All Saints  - Never Ever
279 Kelis  - Trick Me  
280 Coldplay - In My Place
281 SWV - Right Here (Human Nature Mix)
282 Robbie Williams - Strong
283 Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy 
284 Blue - Too Close
285 REM - Shiny Happy People  
286 Destiny's Child - Emotion
287 Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
288 Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
289 Queen - We Are The Champions
290 Modjo - Lady  
291 Kool And The Gang - Celebration  
292 Aaliyah - Try Again  
293 Natasha Bedingfield - Single 
294 Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free 
295 Livin Joy -  Dreamer 
296 Jacksons - Can You Feel It  
297 Madonna - Holiday  
298 Take That - Back For Good
299 Busted - Crashed The Wedding 
300 Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From The Block  

301 Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel  
302 McFly  - 5 Colours In Her Hair 
303 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 
304 U2 - Sweetest Thing 
305 All For One - I Swear
306 Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On  
307 Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love 

308 Bill Medley/Jennifer Warns  - Time Of My Life 
309 Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime  
310 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 
311 Chic  - Good Times 
312 Duran Duran - Girls On Film 
313 Pink - Just Like A Pill 
314 Dodgy - Good Enough  
315 Spandau Ballet - True  
316 Nenah Cherry - Buffalo Stance 
317 East 17/Gabrielle - If You Ever 
318 Simply Red - Stars 
319 Backstreet Boys -  As Long As You Love Me
320 Run DMC - Walk This Way  
321 Robbie Williams  - Eternity  
322 Jamelia  - Stop
323 Robin S  - Show Me Love  
324 No Doubt - It's My Life 
325 Prince - 1999 
326 Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth 
327 Strike  - U Sure Do  
328 George Michael - Father Figure 
329 Mantronix  - Got To Have Your Lovin' 
330 Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy 
331 Oasis - She's Electric 
332 Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark  
333 Isley Brothers  - This Old Heart Of Mine 
334 UB40 - Red Red Wine 
335 Fontella Bass -  Rescue Me  
336 Michael Jackson - Beat It
337 Diana Ross - Upside Down
338 Hot Chocolate -  You Sexy Thing
339 Robert Palmer  - Addicted To Love
340 Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
341 Kylie Minogue  - Red Blooded Woman
342 Black Box  - Ride On Time
343 Phyllis Nelson -  Move Closer
344 Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
345 Blue  - If You Come Back
346 Duran Duran - Rio
347 Shaggy  - It Wasn’t Me
348 Beatles - Yesterday
349 Soul Ii Soul - Keep On Movin
350 Notorious Big - Mo Money Mo Problems
351 Donna Summer  - Hot Stuff
352 TLC  - Unpretty 
353 Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone 
354 Travis  - Driftwood 
355 Nickelback - How You Remind Me 
356 Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me 
357 Soft Cell - Tainted Love 
358 Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby 
359 Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You  
360 Robbie Williams/Kylie Minogue - Kids  
361 New Order - Blue Monday  
362 Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 
363 Lemar  - Dance With Me  
364 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love 
365 Doors  - Light My Fire 
366 Anita Baker - Sweet Love 
367 Adamski  - Killer 
368 Mel C And Lisa Left Eye - Never Be The Same Again  
369 Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin Feelin 
370 Blu Cantrell/Sean Paul - Breathe 
371 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 
372 Santana - Smooth 
373 Macy Gray -  I Try  
374 Eternal  - I Wanna Be The Only One 
375 John Lennon - Woman 
376 Ashanti  - Foolish  
377 Madonna - Into The Groove 
378 Eminem/Dido -  Stan 
379 Emotions  - Best Of My Love 
380 Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go  
381 The Jam  - Going Underground
382 David Bowie - Let's Dance 
383 Sugababes  - Hole In The Head  
384 Oleta Adams - Get Here
385 Original  - I Luv U Baby
386 Kanye West - Through The Wire
387 George Michael/Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
388 Five  - Keep On Movin
389 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
390 Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie
391 House Of Pain - Jump Around
392 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
393 INXS - Need You Tonight
394 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
395 C and C Music Factory -  Gonna Make You Sweat
396 Ultra Nate - Free
397 Brandy and Monica - The Boy Is Mine
398 Sugababes - Round Round
399 Aretha Franklin - Respect
400 Sinead O Conner - Nothing Compares To You 

401  Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love 
402  Bruce Springsteen  - Born In The USA
403  Sade - Smooth Operator 
404  Bobby Brown  - Two Can Play That Game  
405  Chaka Khan  - I Feel For You  
406  Jo Jo  - Leave Get Out 
407  Stardust  - Music Sounds Better  
408  En Vogue - My Lovin  
409  Beatles - Penny Lane 
410  Alexander O Neal - If You Were Here Tonight  
411  Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex 
412  Robbie Williams  - Radio    
413  Cameo  - Word Up 
414  Fat Joe -  What's Love  
415  Sting/Craig David - Rise And Fall  
416  Rose Royce  - Car Wash
417  Police  - Don't Stand So Close To Me
418  Barry White  - You're My First My Last
419  Oasis - Roll With It
420  Aaliyah - More Than A Woman
421  Red Hot Chilli Peppers -  The Zepher Song
422  N Trance - Set You Free
423  Misteeq  - Scandalous
424  Busta Rhymes/Mariah -  I Know What You Want
425  Madonna - Ray Of Light
426  Room 5  - Make Luv
427  Justin Timberlake  - Senorita
428  Kylie - Slow
429  George Michael  - Freedom
430  Incognito -  Always There
431  Bucketheads -  The Bomb
432  Joyce Sims  - Come  Into My Life
433  Fine Young Cannibals -  She Drives Me Crazy
434  Commodores - Easy
435  Babybird  - You're Gorgeous
436  Color Me Bad - I Wanna Sex You Up
437  Mary J Blige -  Family Affair
438  Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffanys
439  Pras Michael  - Ghetto Superstar
440  Stereophonics - Have A Nice Day
441  Moby - Porcelain
442  Crowded House - Weather With You
443  Moloko - Sing It Back
444  Liberty X - Just A Little
445  Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 
446  Black Eyed Peas -  Shut Up
447  Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing
448  Brian Mcfadden - Real To Me
449  Ce Ce Peniston - Finally 
450  David Bowie - China Girl  
451  Joss Stone  - You Had Me  
452  Madness - House Of Fun 
453  Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind 
454  Gabrielle - Out Of Reach  
455  Kylie Minogue - In Your Eyes 
456  Inner City  - Big Fun  
457  R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly  
458  Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You
459  Simply Red - Fairground 
460  George Michael - Amazing 
461  Phats And Small  - Turn Around  
462  Junior Senior  - Move Your Feet  
463  Lisa Stansfield - All  Around The World 
464  Nelly Furtado  - Powerless
465  S Club 7  - Don't Stop Movin
466  Roger Sanchez - Another Chance
467  Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl
468  Emimen - Real Slim Shady
469  Cyndi Lauper - (Hey Now) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
470  Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Original Single Edit)
471  Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
472  Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Movin'
473  Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
474  Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle
475  Madonna - Music
476  Earth Wind And Fire -  Boogie Wonderland
477  Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
478  Blue  - Flyby II
479  Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop
480  Elton John - Sacrifice 
481  Beatles - All You Need Is Love 
482  Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World 
483  Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved 
484  Craig David - Walking Away  
485  Alanis Morissette -  You Learn  
486  En Vogue  - Hold On  
487  Fleetwood Mac -  Little Lies  
488  Creed  - With Arms Wide Open 
489  Pink - Get The Party Started 
490  EMF  - Unbelievable  
491  Robbie Williams - Supreme 
492  Blondie - Heart Of Glass 
493  Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone  
494  Blue - All Rise  
495  Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 
496  Jackson Five - I Want You Back
497  Beatles - She Loves You
498  Madonna - Frozen
499  James  - Sit Down
500  Bee Gees - Night Fever 


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