Philly 500
Every Memorial Day Weekend, 102.9 MGK hosts the annual Philly 500, which is the top 500 classic rock songs of all time, as voted by the MGK At Work Network. Every year, the countdown begins on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend at 3:00 PM with DJ Andre Gardner playing song number 500. The countdown continues throughout the weekend, and the number one song is played every year by DJ Bubba John usually around 2:30 PM on Memorial Day. Below are previous number one songs.
| Year | Artist | #1 Song | Runner Up Artist/Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Led Zeppelin | Stairway to Heaven | Aerosmith/Sweet Emotion |
| 2009 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb | Kansas/Carry On Wayward Son |
| 2010 | Led Zeppelin | Stairway to Heaven | Kansas/Carry On Wayward Son |
| 2011 | Led Zeppelin | Stairway to Heaven | The Beatles/A Day in the Life |
| 2012 | Led Zeppelin | Stairway to Heaven | AC/DC/You Shook Me All Night Long |
The following songs are consistently in the top ten:
- Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
- Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas
- Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Hotel California by Eagles
- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
- You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
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