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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #178 for the week ending 9th August 2009

1. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley (1975) 69

2. Love Is Alive - Gary Wright (1976) 52

3. No One Like You - Scorpions (1982) 50

4. Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts (1973) 49

5. Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire (1965) 47

6. Moments in Love - Art of Noise (1983) 43

7. Cruel Summer - Bananarama (1983) 38

8. I'm Free - The Rolling Stones (1965) 38

9. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Life Goes On) - The Beatles (1968) 37

10.Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin (1976) 37

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Clap For The Wolfman - The Guess Who (1974) 36

Crazy - Seal (1990) 32

Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett (1978) 30

Jesus, Etc. - Wilco (2002) 29

Reach out of the Darkness - Friend and Lover (1968) 28

10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra (1972) 27

Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz (1988) 27

Tombstone Blues - Bob Dylan (1965) 27

Hot Dog - Led Zeppelin (1979) 25

Last Dance - Donna Summer (1978) 24

Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez (1975) 24

Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee and the Starlighters (1961) 21

Alice - The Sisters Of Mercy (1982) 20

Stomp - The Brothers Johnson (1980) 19

Jumper - Third Eye Blind (1998) 18

Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (1988) 18

Movin' On Up - Primal Scream (1991) 18

I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know - Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968) 17

Live - The Merry-Go-Round (1966) 15

Orphans - Teenage Jesus And The Jerks (1979) 15

It's Cold Outside - The Choirs (1966) 15

Brownsville Mockingbird - Joy of Cooking (1970) 14

Rock N Roll - Detroit Featuring Mitch Ryder (1972) 14

Bom Bom Bom - Living Things (2005) 13

Run - Snow Patrol (2004) 11

Broken Hearted Savior - Big Head Todd and The Monsters (1993) 11

Daddy's Gone - Glasvegas (2009) 11

Summer - War (1976) 9

Long Way Home - Tom Waits (2001) 8

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - David Byrne (2007) 7

Bird of Paradise - Snowy White (1983) 2

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #179 for the week ending 16th August 2009

1. Friday I'm In Love - The Cure (1992) 70 (11)

2. Breathe - Pink Floyd (1973) 70 (9)

3. Sister Morphine - The Rolling Stones (1971) 64 (11)

4. Bargain - The Who (1971) 63 (11)

5. Ramble Tamble - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) 44 (8)

6. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull (1972) 43 (7)

7. It's My Life - Bon Jovi (2000) 42 (9)

8. That's All - Genesis (1983) 40 (8)

9. 10 A.M. Automatic - The Black Keys (2004) 38 (7)

10. Mercy Seat, The - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1988) 36 (7)

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It's My Life - No Doubt (2003) 36 (6)

Mr. Cab Driver - Lenny Kravitz (1989) 34 (6)

Rock of Ages - Def Leppard (1983) 33 (6)

I'd Wait A Million Years - The Grass Roots (1969) 31 (6)

Shining Star - The Manhattans (1980) 30 (4)

End of the Road - Boyz II Men (1992) 29 (5)

Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire (1975) 29 (4)

Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (1968) 25

Long Run, The - The Eagles (1979) 25

Metal Mickey - Suede (1992) 22

Sister Disco - The Who (1978) 21

It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles (1965) 21

Love Like Blood - Killing Joke (1985) 21

Butterfly - Crazy Town (2001) 19

Holland, 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 17

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 16

Winter - The Rolling Stones (1973) 16

Chicken Train - Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1973) 15

Veridis Quo - Daft Punk (2001) 14

Four Winds - Bright Eyes (2007) 13

My Dark Hour - Steve Miller Band (1969) 11

People Get Ready - The Impressions (1965) 11

Holly Holy - Neil Diamond (1969) 11

Nothin' But a Good Time - Poison (1988) 11

Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille (1977) 11

Video - India.Arie (2001) 10

Out Of Sight - James Brown (1964) 10

Ruler Of My Heart - Irma Thomas (1963) 9

South City Midnight Lady - The Doobie Brothers (1973) 9

Take A Pebble - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) 9

Warhead - U.K. Subs (1980) 8

Ain't Hurtin' Nobody - John Prine (1995) 7

High Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker (1964) 6

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #180 for the week ending 23rd August 2009

1. I'm Free - The Who (1969) 80

2. Going Up The Country - Canned Heat (1968) 65

3. I'm Going Home - Ten Years After (1970) 63

4. Soul Sacrifice - Santana (1970) 62

5. Us and Them - Pink Floyd (1973) 59

6. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond (1970) 52

7. Dream Police - Cheap Trick (1979) 42

8. Fish Cheer, The/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin '-To-Die Rag - Country Joe & the Fish (1967) 41

9. Ripple - Grateful Dead (1970) 41

10. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003) 37

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Don't Do It - The Band (1971) 36

Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics (1970) 35

Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra (1975) 34

Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967) 32

Aerodynamic - Daft Punk (2001) 32

Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White (1989) 32

I Got the Blues - The Rolling Stones (1971) 32

I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock & Roll) - Dave Edmunds (1977) 30

What You Need - INXS (1985) 25

Isn't Life Strange - Moody Blues (1972) 25

Star Spangled Banner, The - Jimi Hendrix (1970) 22

Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead (2008) 22

Run - Gnarls Barkley (2008) 20

(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing - Heaven 17 (1981) 20

Mindless Child of Motherhood - The Kinks (1969) 19

Gold and Silver - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1968) 19

I'll Be Surprised -- Skinnyman (2004) 17

We'll Sing In The Sunshine - Gale Garnet (1964) 17

For the Widows in Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti - Sufjan Stevens (2003) 17

Herculean - The Good the Bad and the Queen (2007) 16

Do What You Like - Blind Faith (1969) 15

Young Girl Sunday Blues - Jefferson Airplane (1967) 14

Nag Nag Nag - Cabaret Voltaire (1979) 14

Losing Friends Over Love - Eskimo Joe (2009) 11

Blackbird - Crosby,Stills & Nash (1970) 11

Saint Joe on the Schoolbus - Marcy Playground (1997) 11

Street Corner Serenade - Wet Willie (1978) 9

Come Go With Me - The Beach Boys (1978) 8

Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave - Dave Mason (1970) 7

Can You Hear Me - Evermore (2009) 6

Yes We Can Can - Pointer Sisters (1973) 5

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #181 for the week ending 30th August 2009

1. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out - Bruce Springsteen (1975) 71

2. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965) 70

3. Let's Live For Today - Grass Roots (1967) 65

4. Cars - Gary Numan (1979)  64

5. Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks (1972)  50

6. I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor - Arctic Monkeys (2005)  49

7. 1999 - Prince (1982) 48

8. Your Woman - White Town (1997) 47

9. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant (1983) 45

10. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye (1971) 43

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(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys (1986)  37

Hot Burrito #1 - The Flying Burrito Brothers (1969) 36

Hope That House Built, The - Future of the Left (2009) 34

Another Nail In My Heart - Squeeze (1980) 34

Ball And Biscuit - The White Stripes (2003) 33

Let The Music Play - Shannon (1983)  31

All American Alien Boy - Ian Hunter (1976) 26

Lay It On The Line - Triumph (1979) 24

Sail On, Sailor - Beach Boys (1973) 23

Ampersand - Amanda Palmer (2008) 22

Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi (1998) 21

Surf's Up - Beach Boys (1971)  20

Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren (1978) 20

Ooh La La - Goldfrapp (2005)  19

Mariposa Traicionera - Mana (2002) 17

Almost Hear You Sigh - The Rolling Stones (1989) 17

Sworn And Broken - The Screaming Trees (1996) 16

April - Deep Purple (1969) 16

River Of Salt - Ketty Lester (1962)  16

Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (1960) 16

You And Me - Alice Cooper (1977)  16

Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt - We Are Scientists (2005) 14

Bitter End, The - Placebo (2003) 14

Bar Room Hero - Dropkick Murphys (1998) 11

Still Got The Blues - Gary Moore (1990) 10

Right Stuff, The - Vanessa Williams (1988) 10

Universal, The - Small Faces (1968) 10

Cops And Robbers - The Hoosiers (2008) 9

What Do You Want Me To Say? - The Dismemberment Plan (1999) 9

(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures - The Rezillos (1978) 8

Let's Do It - Lee Morse & Her Blue Grass Boys (1928) 7

Last Dirty Deal - Coco Montoya (2007) 7

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #182 for the week ending 6th September 2009

1. One Love/People Get Ready - Bob Marley & the Wailers (1977) 51

2. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3 (1993) 50

3. Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang (1979) 39

4. Fight the Power - Public Enemy (1989) 37

5. Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs (1982) 35

6. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (1964) 35

7. Blue Money - Van Morrison (1970)  33

8. Trick Of The Light - The Who (1978) 33

9. My Eyes Have Seen You - The Doors (1967) 32

10. I Got The Blues - The Rolling Stones (1971) 32

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Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters (1997) 31

Change Of Heart - Tom Petty (1982) 29

Blinded By The Light - Bruce Springsteen (1973) 28

Stone Blue - Foghat (1978)  27

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan (1974) 27

Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc (1978) 26

Gimme Danger - The Stooges (1973) 25

Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Jimmy Reed (1956) 25

Freakin' Out - Graham Coxon (2004) 25

(Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League (1983) 24

Save Me - Aretha Franklin (1967) 24

Blue Collar - Bachman Turner Overdrive (1973) 23

Ooby-Dooby - Roy Orbison with The Teen Kings (1956)  21

Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) - Styx (1978) 21

Golden Country - REO Speedwagon (1972) 21

Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle (1987) 21

Gypsy Eyes - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) 20

Know Your Enemy - Green Day (2009) 20

Screamager - Therapy? (1993) 19

Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen (1987) 19

That's Not Love - Keb' Mo' (1996) 18

Fix You - Coldplay (2005) 18

Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals (1963)  17

Sing - Annie Lennox (2007) 15

Lady Of The Night, The - Donna Summer (1974) 13

Lit Up - Buckcherry (1999) 12

Birthday - The Sugarcubes (1987) 12

Lost Angeles - Colosseum (1970) 10

Johnny Come Lately - Steve Earle feat The Pogues (1988) 9

Into Dust - Mazzy Star (1993) 7

Hi Heel Sneakers - Cross Section (1979) 6

Si No Te Hubieras Ido (If You Hadn't Left) - Marco Antonio Solis (1999) 0

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #183 for the week ending 13th September 2009

1. Welcome To The Machine - Pink Floyd (1975) 59

2. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin (1967) 58

3. That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1977) 58

4. Heroin - The Velvet Underground (1967) 41

5. I'll Be Around - Spinners (1972) 40

6. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (1982) 40

7. Bang On The Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren (1983) 38

8. Find The Cost Of Freedom - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young (1971) 35

9. Tighten Up – Archie Bell & The Drells (1968) 35

10. I'm No Angel - Gregg Allman (1987) 35

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Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots (1994) 35

Time Bomb - Rancid (1995) 34

You Gotta Move - The Rolling Stones (1971) 33

Little Sister - Queens Of The Stone Age (2005) 31

Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne (1982) 30

Core, The - Eric Claption (1977) 30

High Time We Went - Joe Cocker (1972) 29

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! - The Beatles (1967) 28

Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon (1978) 28

Sun Rise Light Flies - Kasabian (2006) 28

Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (1981) 28

Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack (1991) 28

Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers (1983) 27

Forever Man - Eric Clapton (1985) 25

Autobahn - Kraftwerk (1974) 25

Nothing Ever Hurt Like You - James Morrison (2008) 24

9 To 5 - Dolly Parton (1980) 23

Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley (2008) 21

Shine On - The House Of Love (1990)  19

Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne (1989)  17

To Fix The Gash In Your Head - A Place To Bury Strangers (2008) 17

Asleep At A Party - Memory Cassette (2009) 17

Vahevala - Loggins & Messina (1974) 17

Love On A Two-Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw (1981) 15

I'd Rather Be With You - Bootsy's Rubber Band (1976) 14

Why Go - Pearl Jam (1991) 13

Hell Of A Summer - The Triffids (1983) 13

Shakin' – Eddie Money (1982) 13

Train I Ride, The - Junior Wells (1974) 12

Fix It - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals (2008) 11

In My Room - The Last Shadow Puppets (2008) 10

Romantic Rights - Death From Above 1979 (2004) 9

Kites - Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (1967) 9

Si No Te Huberias Ido - Marco Antonio Solis (1999) 3

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #184 for the week ending 20th September 2009

1. Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie (1980) 60

2. Beautiful Day - U2 (2000) 58

3. Kick It Out - Heart (1977) 57

4. Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd (1973) 49

5. Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks (1984) 48

6. Jesus Is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers (1972) 45

7. Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy (1973) 44

8. Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1986) 43

9. Point of Know Return - Kansas (1977) 42

10. Shotgun - Junior Walker & the All Stars (1965) 41

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Mother Goose - Jethro Tull (1971) 41

Can't Seem To Make You Mine - The Seeds (1966) 39

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan (1967) 32

Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue (1989) 29

Return To Innocence - Enigma (1994) 29

Closing Time - Semisonic (1998) 27

Fixer, The - Pearl Jam (2009) 27

Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland )1970) 25

Red Sleeping Beauty - McCarthy (1986) 25

Terms of Psychic Warfare - Hüsker Dü (1985) 25

Buy For Me The Rain - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1967) 23

Let's Push Things Forward - The Streets (2002) 23

Dark Star - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1977) 22

Bakerman - Laid Back (1990) 21

Umi Says - Mos Def (1999) 20

Squeeze Me - Kraak & Smaak (2008) 20

I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab For Cutie (2008) 17

Blue Moanin' - Bachman Turner Overdrive (1974) 17

Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def (1999) 15

Sunday Bloody Sunday - John Lennon (1972) 14

Cheryl's Goin' Home - Bob Lind (1966) 13

You Can't Be Too Strong - Graham Parker and The Rumour (1979) 12

Im Nin Alu (Remix) - Ofra Haza (2000) 12

Give it Up - Lee Dorsey (1969) 10

Sam's Town - The Killers (2006) 10

Say Yes - Floetry (2002) 4

Oh No - Gogol Bordello (2005) 3

One Way Sunday - Mark-Almond (1970) 3

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #185 for the week ending 27th September 2009

1. Move Over - Janis Joplin (1971) 69

2. River, The - Bruce Sprinsteen (1980) 64

3. World I Know - Collective Soul (1995)  61

4. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary (1967)  61

5. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (1985) 53

6. Blackberry Way - The Move (1968) 47

7. Young Lust - Pink Floyd (1979) 46

8. One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen (1988) 43

9. Mykonos - Fleet Foxes (2008) 41

10. Harvest Moon - Neil Young (1992) 41

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Rottweillers - Nerve Rack (1991) 40

Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck (1976) 36

Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag (1981)  33

River - Joni Mitchell (1971) 32

Turn Of A Friendly Card, The - Alan Parsons Project (1980) 30

There Is An End - The Greenhornes feat. Holly Golightly (2005) 28

Tomorrow - Silverchair (1995) 27

How To Disappear Completely - Radiohead (2000) 26

Apple Scruffs - George Harrison (1970) 25

What It Is - Mark Knopfler (2000) 25

I'm Tore Down - Eric Clapton (1994) 24

Stranger, The - Leonard Cohen (1967) 24

Fade To Black - Metallica (1984) 23

Turd On The Run - The Rolling Stones (1972) 23

All The Man That I Need - Whitney Houston (1991) 22

Thinking About You - Norah Jones (2007) 19

Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil (1984) 19

Marie Marie - The Blasters (1980) 19

Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, The - Marvelettes (1967) 16

Juicy - Better Than Ezra (2005) 16

Save Me - Aimee Mann (1999) 15

Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco (2002)  14

Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & his Playboys (1959)  14

I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle - Pure Prairie League (1975) 14

Dry The Rain - The Beta Band (1997) 14

When The Sh*t Hits The Fan - Circle Jerks (1983) 12

Gene And Eddie - The Stray Cats (1989) 10

Don't Forget Sister - Low Vs. Diamond (2009) 10

Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On) - Lee Dorsey (1969) 10

Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold (2002) 9

Burnin Whiskey - Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost - (1975) 0

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #186 for the week ending 4th October 2009

1. You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band (1982) 59

2. Hot Burrito #1 - The Flying Burrito Brothers (1969) 55

3. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia (1997) 53

4. Staring At The Rude Boys - The Ruts (1980) 49

5. One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx (1983) 44

6. Undone - The Sweater Song - Weezer (1994) 42

7. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen (1987)  42

8. Supermassive Black Hole - Muse (2006) 40

9. Six Days On The Road - Taj Mahal (1969) 40

10. Back To Black - Amy Winehouse (2006) 38

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Consequence - The Notwist (2002) 37

Freak Scene - Dinosaur Jr. (1988) 36

Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard (1981) 35

Cry Me A River - Julie London (1955) 34

Better - Screaming Jets (1991) 32

Strict Machine - Goldfrapp (2003) 32

All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow (1993) 30

Obsession - Animotion (1985) 29

Paper Planes - M.I.A. (2007) 28

First of The Gang To Die - Morrissey (2004) 27

Like A Prayer - Madonna (1989) 27

Float - Flogging Molly (2008) 26

Nothing To Worry About - Peter Bjorn and John (2009) 26

Skin Of The Night - M83 (2008) 24

My Babe - Little Walter (1955) 23

Water Song - Hot Tuna (1972) 23

Timebomb - Chumbawamba (1994) 22

Making Time - The Creation (1966) 20

Gives You Hell - All American Rejects (2008) 19

Sister Havana - Urge Overkill (1993) 18

ABCs - K'naan feat. Chubb Rock (2009) 17

Can I Get Get Get - Junior Senior (2006) 16

Toxic Crusaders - Deastro (2009) 16

Sitting In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff (1971)  15

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Annie Lennox (1995) 15

She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser (1987) 14

Apache - Incredible Bongo Band (1973) 13

Shine On - The Kooks (2008) 12

Inside Out - Eve 6 (1998) 12

Ne Me Quitte Pas - Jacques Brel (1959) 12

What Goes On - Bryan Ferry (1978) 12

Sitting by My Window - Moby Grape (1967) 12

Where Do You Go To My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt (1969)  9

Get By - Talib Kweli (2003) 8

Kansas - The Wolfgang Press (1988) 6

Lead Us - Thirteen Senses (2003) 5

Man Of Colours - Icehouse (1987) 5

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #187 for the week ending 11th October 2009

1. Dreamboat Annie - Heart (1976) 62

2. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Ramones (1976) 51

3. Open Arms - Journey (1981) 48

4. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon (1978) 45

5. Too Much Time On My Hands - Styx (1981) 44

6. Simple Twist Of Fate - Bob Dylan (1975) 44

7. Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics (1983) 42

8. Boredom - Buzzcocks (1977) 42

9. Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello (1977) 39

10. No One To Depend On - Santana (1971) 38

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Tell Me Something Good - Rufus & Chaka Khan (1974) 37

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (1969) 36

Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (1961) 36

Things We Do For Love, The - 10cc (1977) 36

High Flying Bird - Jefferson Airplane (1974) 32

Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead (1995) 28

Milk Cow Blues - The Kinks (1965) 28

My First Lover - Gillian Welch (2001) 28

Blues Before And After - The Smithereens (1989) 28

Get Closer - Seals & Crofts (1976) 27

Last High, The - The Dandy Warhols (2003) 25

Green Machine - Kyuss (1992) 24

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1973) 23

She's Lost Control - Joy Division (1979) 23

Before They Make Me Run - The Rolling Stones (1978) 22

Have You Seen Her Face - The Byrds (1967) 22

Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benatar (1982) 18

Servo - The Brian Jonestown Massacre (1997) 18

A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay (2002) 18

Get A Move On - Mr. Scruff (1999) 17

If You Could Only See - Tonic (1996) 16

Chains Of Love - Erasure (1988) 15

Together Til The End Of Time - The Spencer Davis Group (1966) 14

You - Atmosphere (2008) 14

Too Many D*cks On The Dancefloor - Flight of the Conchords (2009) 13

Crashing Back to You - Wire Train (1992) 12

Rent - Pet Shop Boys (1987) 11

Close To You - Maxi Priest (1990) 10

Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) - Def Leppard (1983) 8

Shameless - Garth Brooks (1991) 6

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #188 for the week ending 18th October 2009

1. Buddy Holly - Weezer (1994) 74

2. Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp (1979) 62

3. Tubthumping - Chumbawamba (1996) 58

4. On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd (1987) 55

5. Purple Rain - Prince (1984) 53

6. Mysterious Ways - U2 (1991) 47

7. Pretender, The - Jackson Browne (1976) 47

8. Lover Of The Bayou - Mudcrutch (2008) 47

9. Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders (1966) 45

10. Laughing - The Guess Who (1969) 44

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Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts (1977) 42

With A Girl Like You - The Troggs (1966) 34

1-2-3 - Len Barry (1965) 33

Personality Crisis - New York Dolls (1973) 32

Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith (1989) 31

Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum (1968) 31

It's Oh So Quiet - Björk (1995) 30

Take It as It Comes - The Doors (1967) 29

Detox Mansion - Warren Zevon (1987) 27

Abba Zaba - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1967) 27

Black Messiah - The Kinks (1978)  26

Root Down - The Beastie Boys (1994) 25

Allison Road - Gin Blossoms (1994) 24

Let It Die - Foo Fighters (2007) 22

Angelica - Scott Walker (1967) 21

Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa (1979) 20

Here Comes the Judge - Shorty Long (1968) 20

Through The Eyes Of Love - Melissa Manchester (1978) 19

Love Of A Lifetime - Firehouse (1991) 19

Sing - Dresden Dolls (2006) 19

It Doesn't Matter - Stephen Stills (1972) 17

Another Pearl - Badly Drawn Boy (2000)  16

You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand (2005) 14

Lady Of The Night - Donna Summer (1974) 14

A Little In Love - Cliff Richard (1981) 14

Jenny Jenny - Alvin Lee (1994) 13

Cookie Duster - Journey (1992) 13

Sweat (A La La La La Long) - Inner Circle (1992) 9

Long Long Way To Go - Phil Collins (1985) 9

Shake It - Ian Matthews (1979) 9

This Is It - Michael Jackson (2009)  9

Escalator Of Life - Robert Hazard & the Heroes (1982) 8

Having An Average Weekend - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet (1985) 2

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #189 for the week ending 25th October 2009

1. Harmony - Elton John (1973)  66

2. Low - Cracker (1993) 64

3. Reminiscing - Little River Band (1978) 53

4. Let's Go - The Cars (1979) 52

5. April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel (1966) 51

6. Little Willy - Sweet (1972) 44

7. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (1983) 44

8. To Be With You - Mr. Big (1991) 44

9. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck (1976) 41

10. More Than Words - Extreme (1990) 38

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Lumberjack Song, The - Monty Python(1969) 35

Strange Way - Firefall (1978) 34

Little Queenie - The Rolling Stones (1970) 33

Power Of Lard, The - Lard (1989) 33

Cherub Rock - The Smashing Pumpkins (1993) 32

Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night (1972) 31

Regulate - Warren G (1994) 30

Out Of The Blue - Roxy Music (1974) 25

I Found That Essence Rare - Gang of Four (1979) 25

Dead Disco - Metric (2003) 24

Baby Won't You Let Me Rock And Roll You - Ten Years After (1971) 23

French Disko - Stereolab (1991) 23

Sweet Little Rock And Roller - Chuck Berry (1958) 23

Time Was - Canned Heat (1969) 22

Thing Called Love - Bonnie Raitt (1989) 22

Lost Art Of Murder - Babyshambles (2007) 21

Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper (1975) 19

Every Night - Paul McCartney (1970) 19

Heaven - Warrant (1989) 17

She - Elvis Costello (1999) 16

One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic (1978) 16

Rose Rouge - St. Germain (2000) 16

Two More Bottles Of Wine - Emmylou Harris (1978) 15

Stardust - Willie Nelson (1978) 15

We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart (1986) 14

First Breath After Coma - Explosions in the Sky (2003) 14

Come Anytime - Hoodoo Gurus (1989) 14

Love Me and Leave to Love Me and Leave Me - The Seahorses (1997) 13

(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love - L.T.D. (1977)  11

Devil Down Below, The - Gaelic Storm (2006) 10

Let's Stay Together - Tina Turner (1983) 7

I Will Still Love You - Stonebolt (1978) 6

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #190 for the week ending 1st November 2009

1. Spooky - Classics IV (1968)  69

2. Never Been Any Reason - Head East (1974) 62

3. Tell Her No - The Zombies (1964) 54

4. Mother - Pink Floyd (1979) 53

5. Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead (1970) 50

6. Immigration Man - Crosby & Nash (1972) 49

7. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty (1981) 42

8. I Like To Rock - April Wine (1979) 42

9. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. (1991) 38

10. Waterfalls - TLC (1994) 38

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White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Melle Mel (1983) 36

Lady D'Arbanville - Cat Stevens (1970) 35

Get Out And Stay Out - The Who (1979) 32

House Is Rockin', The - Stevie Ray Vaughan (1989)  31

Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (1976)  30

Get A Haircut - George Thorogood (1993) 28

Touch Me I'm Sick - Mudhoney (1988) 28

Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers (1962) 24

Ghost Town - The Specials (1981)  24

Burn The Witch - Queens of the Stone Age (2005) 24

Sausalito Summernight - Diesel (1981) 23

Disappear - INXS (1990) 22

Without A Trace - Soul Asylum (1992) 22

Something About Us (Love Theme to Insterstella 5555) - Daft Punk (2003) 20

Last Song - Edward Bear (1972) 19

This Guy's In Love With You - Noel Gallagher (1996) 19

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr (1984) 18

Screamin' - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) 18

In The Dark - Billy Squier (1981) 17

From A Dry Camel - Dust (1971) 15

Bonnie And Clyde - Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot (1967) 14

Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - Concrete Blonde (1990) 13

One Man Band - Three Dog Night (1970) 12

Leave - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova (2007) 12

Sinnin' For You - The Keef Hartley Band (1969) 11

I Want Candy - The Strangeloves (1965) 10

Quoi - Jane Birkin (1985) 10

Fadeaway - The BoDeans (1986) 9

Slipping Through My Fingers - ABBA (1981) 8

Halfway To Heaven - Celine Dion (1992)  8

Somewhere Down The Crazy River - Robbie Robertson (1987) 7

Friends - Whodini (1984) 4

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