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
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