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My quick attempt at an objective playlist of the 100 greatest popular songs by British bands/artists (post-war), in terms of impact + quality, not necessarily my favourites.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?l...TRuiIhxJqhiAhy

The Shadows - Apache (1960)
The Tornadoes - Telstar (1962)
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun (1964)
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (1966)
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)
The Beatles - A Day in the Life (1967)
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love (1967)
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (1967)
The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun (1968)
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (1968)
The Beatles - Come Together (1969)
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun (1969)
Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends (1969)
Pink Floyd - The Nile Song (1969)
David Bowie - Space Oddity (1969)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla (1970)
The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother) (1970)
Deep Purple - Black Night (1970)
The Kinks - Lola (1970)
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (1970)
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (1970)
Badfinger - No Matter What (1970)
The Who - Baba O'Riley (1971)
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971)
John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War is Over) (1971)
David Bowie - Life on Mars (1971)
Elton John - Rocket Man (1972)
Badfinger - Baby Blue (1972)
Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You (1972)
Pink Floyd - Time (1973)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die (1973)
Queen - Killer Queen (1974)
Pilot - Magic (1974)
10cc - I'm not in Love (1975)
Labi Siffre - I Got The (1975)
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
David Bowie - Golden Years (1976)
Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice (1976)
Wings - Mull of Kintyre (1977)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (1977)
Supertramp - Give a Little Bit (1977)
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978)
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) (1979)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
The Clash - London Calling (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (1979)
Gary Numan & Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric (1979)
The Jam - Going Underground (1980)
Motorhead - Ace of Spades (1980)
The Cure - A Forest (1980)
The Specials - Ghost Town (1981)
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (1981)
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (1981)
The Vapors - Turning Japanese (1981)
Kim Wilde - Kids in America (1981)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981)
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) (1982)
The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1982)
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (1982)
Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982)
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow (1983)
The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983)
Billy Idol - Eyes without a Face (1984)
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985)
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love (1985)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (1985)
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1986)
The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986)
The Smiths - Panic (1986)
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (1987)
T'Pau - Heart and Soul (1987)
Mike and the Mechanics - The Living Years (1988)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (1989)
Soul II Soul - Back to Life (1989)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (1990)
Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser (1991)
Blur - Sing (1991)
Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark (1992)
The Cure - Friday I'm in Love (1992)
Seal - Kiss from a Rose (1994)
Take That - Back for Good (1995)
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1996)
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (1996)
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (1997)
Robbie Williams - Angels (1997)
Blur - Song 2 (1997)
Dido - Here with Me (1999)
Texas - Inner Smile (2000)
Travis - Sing (2001)
Coldplay - Clocks (2002)
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole (2006)
Muse - Uprising (2009)

Yes it's not a British music thread but 90% of the artists are from England.

Honourable Mentions

Spoiler!

The Animals - We Gotta Get Out of this Place
The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand
Gerry and the Pacemakers - Ferry 'cross the Mersey
Herman's Hermits - I'm into Something Good
Dusty Springfield - Spooky
Deep Purple - Hush
The Beatles - Hey Jude
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Pink Floyd - Money
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
Motorhead - Bomber
Joy Division - Atmosphere
OMD - Messages
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Spandau Ballet - True
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
The Cure - The Same Deep Water as You
Pulp - Common People
Radiohead - No Surprises
Dido - Thank You
Fatboy Slim - Bird of Prey
Atomic Kitten - Whole Again

[BakersfieldChimp]

Here is a fun factoid. Famed horror director Tobe Hooper directed this Billy Idol video.
Hooper is best known for the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" so it needs writhing zombies.
Idol looks so young and scrawny in these old videos;

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