| Top 100 'Favourite Number 1' Singles ENGLAND - RADIO 2 | ||
| The following chart was compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UK singles chart. It was broadcast on Radio 2 on 9th November 2002. "Some 188,357 votes were cast." Each participant could vote for up to 50 tracks so it is unclear whether 188,357 actually people took part or whether this is the number of titles 'ticked'. | ||
| 1 | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody |
| 2 | John Lennon | Imagine |
| 3 | Beatles | Hey Jude |
| 4 | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 5 | George Harrison | My Sweet Lord |
| 6 | Procol Harum | A Whiter Shade Of Pale |
| 7 | Animals | The House Of The Rising Sun |
| 8 | Abba | Dancing Queen |
| 9 | Beach Boys | Good Vibrations |
| 10 | Queen & David Bowie | Under Pressure |
| 11 | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights |
| 12 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick In The Wall |
| 13 | Police | Every Breath You Take |
| 14 | Righteous Brothers | You've Lost That Loving Feeling |
| 15 | Band Aid | Do They Know It's Christmas |
| 16 | Rolling Stones | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
| 17 | Beatles | She Loves You |
| 18 | Soft Cell | Tainted Love |
| 19 | Beatles | All You Need Is Love |
| 20 | Elvis Presley | Jailhouse Rock |
| 21 | 10 CC | I'm Not In Love |
| 22 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) |
| 23 | Rod Stewart | Maggie May |
| 24 | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman |
| 25 | David Bowie | Space Oddity |
| 26 | Sinead O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U |
| 27 | Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand |
| 28 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen |
| 29 | Marvin Gaye | I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
| 30 | Monkees | I'm A Believer |
| 31 | Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays |
| 32 | Beatles | A Hard Day's Night |
| 33 | Beatles | Help! |
| 34 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Relax |
| 35 | Kylie Minogue | Can't Get You Out Of My Head |
| 36 | Queen | Innuendo |
| 37 | Byrds | Mr Tambourine Man |
| 38 | Abba | Waterloo |
| 39 | Elvis vs JXL | A Little Less Conversation |
| 40 | Kinks | You Really Got Me |
| 41 | Oasis | Don't Look Back In Anger |
| 42 | Elvis Presley | All Shook Up |
| 43 | Fleetwood Mac | Albatross |
| 44 | Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight |
| 45 | Bryan Adams | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
| 46 | Rolling Stones | Paint It Black |
| 47 | Nilsson | Without You |
| 48 | Elvis Presley | The Wonder Of You |
| 49 | Louis Armstrong | What A Wonderful World/Cabaret |
| 50 | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick |
| 51 | Abba | The Winner Takes It All |
| 52 | Blondie | Heart Of Glass |
| 53 | Beatles | Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out |
| 54 | Elvis Presley | Can't Help Falling In Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby |
| 55 | George Michael | Careless Whisper |
| 56= | Beatles | Ticket To Ride |
| 56= | John Lennon | Woman |
| 58 | Beatles | Can't Buy Me Love |
| 59 | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never |
| 60 | Jimi Hendrix | Voodoo Chile |
| 61 | Dusty Springfield | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me |
| 62 | Beatles | Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby |
| 63 | Human League | Don't You Want Me |
| 64 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely |
| 65 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rock Around The Clock |
| 66 | Beatles | Paperback Writer |
| 67 | Jam | Going Underground |
| 68 | T Rex | Get It On |
| 69 | Slade | Merry Xmas Everybody |
| 70 | Sonny & Cher | I Got You Babe |
| 71 | Kinks | Sunny Afternoon |
| 72 | Bonnie Tyler | Total Eclipse Of The Heart |
| 73= | Joe Cocker | With A Little Help From My Friends |
| 73= | Abba | Mamma Mia |
| 75= | Gerry & The Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone |
| 75= | David Bowie | Ashes To Ashes |
| 75= | Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| 78 | Beatles | Get Back |
| 79 | Abba | Knowing Me Knowing You |
| 80 | Madonna | Like A Prayer |
| 81 | Elvis Presley | Return To Sender |
| 82 | Bangles | Eternal Flame |
| 83= | Freddie Mercury | Living On My Own |
| 83= | U2 | Beautiful Day |
| 85 | Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star |
| 86 | Rolling Stones | Jumping Jack Flash |
| 87 | Meat Loaf | I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) |
| 88 | Michael Jackson | Billie Jean |
| 89 | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) |
| 90 | Beatles | From Me To You |
| 91 | Alice Cooper | School's Out |
| 92 | A-ha | The Sun Always Shines On TV |
| 93 | Bee Gees | Night Fever |
| 94 | Gloria Gaynor | I Will Survive |
| 95= | Rolling Stones | Honky Tonk Women |
| 95= | Hollies | He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother |
| 97 | Beatles | Hello Goodbye |
| 98 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | Tears Of A Clown |
| 99= | Police | Message In A Bottle |
| 99= | Billy Joel | Uptown Girl |