Festive Fifty - Festive 50 Number Ones

Festive 50 Number Ones

• 1976 "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin (all time)
• 1977 "Dancing the Night Away" - The Motors (Peel's choice)
• 1978 "Anarchy in the UK" - The Sex Pistols (all time)
• 1979 "Anarchy in the UK" - The Sex Pistols (all time)
• 1980 "Anarchy in the UK" - The Sex Pistols (all time)
• 1981 "Atmosphere" - Joy Division (all time)
• 1982 "Temptation" - New Order (year)/"Anarchy in the UK" - The Sex Pistols (all-time)
• 1983 "Blue Monday" - New Order
• 1984 "How Soon Is Now?" - The Smiths
• 1985 "Never Understand" - The Jesus and Mary Chain
• 1986 "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
• 1987 "Birthday" - The Sugarcubes
• 1988 "Destroy The Heart" - The House of Love
• 1989 "Can't Be Sure" - The Sundays
• 1990 "Bill Is Dead" - The Fall
• 1991 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
• 1992 "Geek Love" - Bang Bang Machine
• 1993 "Enough is Enough" - Chumbawamba & Credit to the Nation
• 1994 "I Want You" - Inspiral Carpets featuring Mark E. Smith
• 1995 "Common People" - Pulp
• 1996 "Come Out 2 Nite" - Kenickie
• 1997 "Brimful of Asha" - Cornershop
• 1998 "Pull the Wires from the Wall" - The Delgados
• 1999 "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" - The Cuban Boys
• 2000 "Twist the Knife" - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends (year)/"Atmosphere" - Joy Division (all-time)
• 2001 "Chinese Whispers" - Melys
• 2002 "Girls are the New Boys" - Saloon
• 2003 "Don't Touch That Dial" - Cinerama
• 2004 "Theme From Sparta FC Part 2" - The Fall
• 2005 "Grumpy Old Men" - Jegsy Dodd
• 2006 "I'm Your Boyfriend Now" - Tall Pony
• 2007 "Atlas" - Battles
• 2008 "50-Year-Old Man" - The Fall
• 2009 "There Are Listed Buildings" - Los Campesinos!
• 2010 "Philadelphia" - Standard Fare
• 2011 "Let England Shake" - PJ Harvey