The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten Archive

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In week #141 we had 52 nominations:

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 10 (19%)

70s: 18 (35%)

80s: 9 (17%)

90s: 7 (13%)

00s: 7 (13%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 3 (30%)

70s: 4 (40%)

80s: 1 (10%)

90s: 1 (10%)

00s: 1 (10%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #142 for the week ending 23rd November 2008

1. Ooh La La - Faces (1973) 75

2. Willin' - Little Feat (1972) 67

3. We're Not Gonna Take It – The Who (1969) 66

4. Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline (1957) 60

5. Forever Young - Bob Dylan (1974) 54

6. Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch (1977) 52

7. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry (1964) 50

8. Jingo - Santana (1969) 48

9. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison (1988) 43

10. Be My Lover - Alice Cooper (1971) 41

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Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (1964) 39

Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals (1963) 36

Praise You - Fatboy Slim (1998) 36

I Got Mine - The Black Keys (2008) 35

I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos (1959) 35

Immigration Man - Graham Nash/David Crosby (1972) 35

Thursday - Asobi Seksu (2006) 33

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac (1987) 33

Pictures Of You - The Cure (1989) 31

More Than This - Roxy Music (1982) 30

Starpower - Sonic Youth (1986) 29

Wrong Way - Sublime (1996) 29

Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies (1983) 23

Ooh La - The Kooks (2006) 23

Bad Day - Daniel Powter (2005) 22

Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band (1994) 22

What I'd Give - Sugarland (2008) 22

A View To A Kill - Duran Duran (1985) 22

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - The Spencer Davis Group (1967) 22

Day By Day - Godspell (the musical) (1972) 21

Let My Baby Ride - R.L. Burnside (1998) 21

Galvanize - Chemical Brothers (2005) 18

I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman (1971) 18

Be My Yoko Ono - Barenaked Ladies (1991) 18

Drop Down To Earth - Puressence (2007) 18

Motorcycle Emptiness - Manic Street Preachers (1992) 16

Late November - Pavlov's Dog (1974) 16

Epiphany - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter (2007) 16

How? - John Lennon (1971) 15

Shake It And Break It - Canned Heat (1970) 15

Wild Mountain Nation - Blitzen Trapper (2007) 14

Boston Tea Party - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (1976) 14

Fireworks - Animal Collective (2007) 14

When I Look To The Sky - Train (2004) 14

When I'm Gone - Three Doors Down (2002) 13

Rosalinda's Eyes - Billy Joel (1978) 12

She Is Beyond Good And Evil - The Pop Group (1979) 12

Bitter End - Placebo (2003) 11

Grey Cell Green - Ned's Atomic Dustbin (1991) 7

Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets (1956) 7

Part-Time Party Time Man - The Part-Time Party Band (1980s)  4

Zoom - Fat Larry's Band (1982) 3

[The Seeker]

In week #142 we had 52 nominations:

50s: 3 (6%)

60s: 6 (11%)

70s: 14 (27%)

80s: 9 (17%)

90s: 7 (13%)

00s: 13 (25%)

and in the Top Ten:

50s: 1 (10%)

60s: 3 (30%)

70s: 5 (50%)

80s: 1 (10%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #143 for the week ending 30th November 2008

1. I Fought the Law (And the Law Won) - Bobby Fuller Four (1965) 64

2. Fearless - Pink Floyd (1971) 56

3. Octopus's Garden - The Beatles (1969) 45

4. Time Waits For No One - The Rolling Stones (1974) 45

5. Debaser - Pixies (1989) 44

6. Wrong Thing To Do, The - Mudcrutch (2008) 42

7. River Of Dreams, The - Billy Joel (1993) 35

8. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five - Paul McCartney & Wings (1973) 34

9. New Orleans Is Sinking - The Tragically Hip (1989) 33

10. Don't Cry No Tears - Neil Young (1975) 33

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Thank You - Dido (2001) 30

Dirty Blvd. - Lou Reed (1989) 28

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1973) 27

It's A Fire - Portishead (1994) 27

Hold The Line - Toto (1978) 27

Devil's Dance Floor - Flogging Molly (2000) 26

I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo (1972) 24

Between The Wars - Billy Bragg (1985) 24

Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver (1974) 23

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips (1967) 22

634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett (1966) 21

I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1988) 20

1984 - David Bowie (1974) 19

Crossroad Blues - Robert Johnson (1937) 18

Nasty Side, The - The Reegs (1993) 18

You Were Right - Built To Spill (1999) 18

Alison - Slowdive (1994) 17

Somewhere Only We Know - Keane (2004) 17

Ox, The - The Who (1965) 15

Great King Rat - Queen (1973) 15

Ghosts Of Cable Street, The - The Men They Couldn't Hang (1985) 15

Dirty White Boy - Foreigner (1979) 12

Strange Times - The Black Keys (2008) 12

Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet - Gavin Bryars / Tom Waits (1993) 10

Smokin' Banana Peels - The Dead Milkmen (1988) 9

(Everytime I Turn Around) Back In Love Again - LTD (1977) 9

Gypsy Woman - Bryan Hyland (1970) 9

Flake - Jack Johnson (2001) 9

Looking For The Magic - Dwight Twilley Band (1977) 7

Song For A Winter's Night - Sarah McLachlan (1996) 6

Silence - Kurt Nilsen (2007) 5

Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds (1975) 3

Bare Hugg - Manfred Mann (1965) 2

Snowbound - Donald Fagen (1993) 0

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In week #143 we had 45 nominations:

30s: 1 (2%)

60s: 6 (13%)

70s: 15 (33%)

80s: 7 (16%)

90s: 8 (18%)

00s: 7 (18%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 2 (20%)

70s: 4 (40%)

80s: 2 (20%)

90s: 1 (10%)

00s: 1 (10%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #144 for the week ending 7th December 2008

1. Orange Crush - R.E.M. (1988) 72

2. At Seventeen - Janis Ian (1975) 54

3. Keep The Customer Satisfied - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 52

4. Down To Zero - Joan Armatrading - (1976) 51

5. Rapture - Blondie (1981)  49

6. Shangri-La - The Kinks (1969) 46

7. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure (1979) 46

8. Miracles - Jefferson Starship (1975) 45

9. Keep On Running – Spencer Davis Group (1965) 44

10. New York, New York - Frank Sinatra (1980) 41

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Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur (1973) 36

Walkin' The Dog - Rufus Thomas (1963) 34

Closing Time - Leonard Cohen (1992) 29

Philadelphia - Neil Young (1993) 28

Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler (1983) 28

Roller - April Wine (1979) 28

You! Me! Dancing! - Los Campesinos! (2007) 28

Closing Time - Semisonic (1998) 27

Photograph - Def Leppard (1983) 27

Quarter To Three – Gary U.S. Bonds (1961) 27

Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground (1967) 27

Soft Parade, The - The Doors (1969) 26

Train In The Distance - Paul Simon (1983) 26

Hey, St Peter - Flash and The Pan (1978) 26

Natural's Not In It - Gang Of Four (1979) 25

All These Things I've Done - The Killers (2004) 24

Sign Your Name - Terrence Trent D'Arby (1987) 24

Southbound Pachyderm - Primus (1995) 23

Transmission - Joy Division (1979) 22

Shoot Down - The Prodigy (2004) 22

Steam Roller Blues - James Taylor (1970) 21

La Femme d'Argent - Air (1998) 21

Highwayman - The Highwaymen (1985) 21

Rapture - iiO (2001) 20

Phone Booth - Robert Cray (1983) 18

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (1968) 18

Closer To Free - Bodeans (1995) 16

Right Hand Man - Joan Osborne (1995) 16

All About You - The Rolling Stones (1980) 15

In All The Wrong Places - Ulrich Schnauss (2003) 14

Runaway - Bon Jovi (1984) 14

Run Runaway - Slade (1983) 13

Photograph - Nickelback (2005) 13

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf (1975) 13

Rescue Me - Buckcherry (2008) 10

Girl With No Eyes - It's A Beautiful Day (1969) 10

When The Night Comes Falling - Jeff Healey (1989) 10

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester (1978) 9

What You're Proposing - Status Quo (1980) 7

Gypsy (Of A Strange And Distant Time) - The Moody Blues (1969) 7

Beautiful World - Devo (1981) 4

Going To New York - Climax Blues Band (1986) 1

[The Seeker]

In week #144 we had 52 nominations:

60s: 9 (17%)

70s: 13 (25%)

80s: 16 (31%)

90s: 7 (13%)

00s: 7 (13%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 2 (20%)

70s: 5 (50%)

80s: 3 (30%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #145 for the week ending 14th December 2008

1. Live Forever - Oasis (1994) 79

2. Going Mobile - The Who (1971)  70

3. Brimful Of Asha – Cornershop (1997) 63

4. Down By The Water - PJ Harvey (1995) 52

5. Powderfinger - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1979) 50

6. Peace Train - Cat Stevens (1971) 48

7. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan (1965) 48

8. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats (1981) 47

9. She's Always A Woman - Billy Joel (1977) 44

10. Epic - Faith No More (1989) 44

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Box Of Rain - Grateful Dead (1970) 41

Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks (1984) 38

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (2002) 37

Run - Gnarls Barkley (2008) 35

Younger Girl - The Lovin' Spoonful (1965) 35

Memory Motel - The Rolling Stones (1976) 35

Delta Lady - Leon Russell (1970) 35

Teacher - Jethro Tull (1971) 34

Eminence Front - The Who (1982) 31

Traces - Classics IV (1969) 30

Sweet Dreams - Patsy Cline (1963)  30

Candy Says - Velvet Underground (1969) 29

Oceans - Pearl Jam (1991) 29

So. Central Rain - R.E.M. (1984) 27

Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson (1991) 23

Love's Holiday - Earth, Wind, and Fire (1977) 20

My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino (1960) 19

Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin (1996) 19

Innuendo - Queen (1991) 19

Inside Out - Eve 6 (1998) 17

Rent - Pet Shop Boys (1987) 17

Mother-in-Law - Ernie K. Doe (1961) 17

Peaceful - Kenny Rankin (1967) 17

Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi (1998) 17

Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas (1973) 16

A Good Year For The Roses - George Jones (1970) 16

Satan Said Dance - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2007) 15

Suzy - Fool's Garden (2000) 14

Brighton Rock - Queen (1974) 13

It's Saturday - Marcy Playground (1998) 13

Elvis Presley Blues - Gillian Welch (2001) 12

Bill Murray - Gorillaz (2007) 12

Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson (1961) 11

Littlest Birds, The - The Be Good Tanyas (2000) 11

Give It All Away - Patto (1971) 11

Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics (1983) 11

One Of These Things First - Nick Drake (1970) 9

Medway Wheelers - Wild Billy Childish And The Buff Medways (2005) 6

Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt, The - The Shadows (1964) 5

Along Came Jones - Ray Stevens (1969) 4

In The Waiting Line - Zero 7 (2001) 0

[The Seeker]

In week #145 we had 51 nominations:

60s: 11 (21%)

70s: 14 (27%)

80s: 7 (14%)

90s: 10 (20%)

00s: 9 (18%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 1 (10%)

70s: 4 (40%)

80s: 2 (20%)

90s: 3 (30%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #146 for the week ending 21st December 2008

1. Christmas - The Who (1969) 58

2. When You Dance - Neil Young (1970) 52

3. Renegade - Styx (1978)  49

4. Passenger, The - Iggy Pop (1977) 45

5. Let's Hang On - The Four Seasons (1965)  44

6. Self Esteem - The Offspring (1994) 43

7. Soon - My Bloody Valentine (1991) 42

8. Prelude/Angry Young Man - Billy Joel (1976) 39

9. When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt (1974) 39

10. Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 37

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Liar - Argent (1970) 35

Mensch - Herbert Grönemeyer (2002) 32

Dance With Me - Orleans (1975) 32

Shoot To Thrill - AC/DC (1980) 30

You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette (1960) 30

And We Danced - The Hooters (1985) 29

Possum Kingdom - Toadies (1995) 29

Spirit Of Radio, The - Rush (1980) 27

Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt (1982) 27

C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis (1957) 26

Santa Monica - Everclear (1995) 24

Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff (1969) 24

25 Miles - Edwin Starr (1968) 24

Again - Lenny Kravitz (2000) 22

I'll Be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground (1967) 22

Gimme Your Money Please - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1976) 22

Ironic - Alanis Morissette (1995) 22

Age Of Treason - Donovan (1974) 20

Clandestino - Manu Chao (1998)  20

Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground (1967) 20

My Baby Gives It Away - Pete Townshend / Ronnie Lane (1977) 19

Hats Off To Larry - Del Shannon (1961) 19

Magic Power - Triumph (1981) 19

Hi-Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker (1964) 18

Positively Inclined - Wax Tailor (2007) 18

Push It - Garbage (1998) 16

Like You Do - REO Speedwagon (1972) 16

Born Slippy NUXX - Underworld (1995) 16

Rapture Rapes The Muses - of Montreal (2004) 14

What Else Is There? - Röyksopp (2005) 10

I Can't Decide - Scissor Sisters (2007) 10

Window In The Skies - U2 (2006) 6

Hard Times - Run DMC (1983) 5

Love - Sugarland (2008) 3

Learnalilgivinanlovin - Gotye (2006) 1

Stuck To You - Nikka Costa (2008) 0

[The Seeker]

In week #146 we had 46 nominations:

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 9 (20%)

70s: 11 (24%)

80s: 6 (13%)

90s: 9 (20%)

00s: 10 (22%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 2 (20%)

70s: 5 (50%)

90s: 3 (30%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #147 for the week ending 4th January 2009

1. Under My Thumb – Rolling Stones (1966) 90

2. El Condor Pasa - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 51

3. Commotion - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) 50

4. Christmas Song, The - Nat King Cole (1946) 49

5. Summer Of '69 – Bryan Adams (1984) 47

6. Don't Know Why - Norah Jones (2002) 45

7. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon (1984) 42

8. In Bloom – Nirvana (1991) 39

9. Glory Box - Portishead (1994) 39

10. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges (1969) 38

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All The Way From Memphis - Mott the Hoople (1973) 38

Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen (1988) 35

Dark Horse - George Harrison (1974) 32

Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend and Lover (1968) 29

Boston Rag, The - Steely Dan (1973) 28

Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Firerballs (1963) 28

Another Rainy Day In New York City - Chicago (1976)  26

Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow), The - The Jam (1982) 26

Schism - Tool (2001) 25

Essence - Lucinda Williams (2001) 24

Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac (1982) 24

Candy-O - The Cars (1979) 24

KKK Took My Baby Away, The - Ramones (1981) 23

Toy Soldiers - Martika (1988) 21

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind and Fire with The Emotions (1979) 20

Wind Up - Jethro Tull (1971) 20

Hanukkah Song, The - Adam Sandler (1994) 20

Corduroy - Pearl Jam (1994) 18

Better - Screaming Jets (1991) 18

Winter Windows - Sea Wolf (2007) 18

No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen (1984) 18

Where Have All The Good Times Gone - Bowie (1973) 17

White Light / White Heat - The Velvet Underground (1968) 17

Viva Las Vegas - ZZ Top (1992) 17

Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies (1997) 17

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (2008) 17

I'd Like To Get To Know You - Spanky and Our Gang (1968) 16

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels (1961) 16

Brain Stew - Green Day (1995) 15

Country Honk - The Rolling Stones (1969) 15

I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James (1969) 15

There She Goes - The La's (1988) 14

Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1971) 13

Strange Way - Firefall (1978) 13

Headknocker - Foreigner (1977) 12

Auld Lang Syne - Kenny G (1999) 11

Golden Age - TV on the Radio (2008) 11

Merry Christmas From The Family - Robert Earl Keen (1998) 11

Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey (1978) 10

Leyendecker - Battles (2007) 10

Eaten By The Monster Of Love - Sparks (1982) 10

Europa And The Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby (1982) 10

Leningrad - Billy Joel (1989) 10

Look Through The Eyes Of A Fool - Roy Wood (1975) 9

Boogie Nights - Heatwave (1976) 8

Polar Opposites - Modest Mouse (1997) 8

White Line - Pure Prairie League (1979) 8

Hello - The Cat Empire (2003) 7

Leeds United - Amanda Palmer (2008) 7

Liberty Song - The Levellers (1992) 6

September Gurls - Big Star (1974) 6

Plaster Casts Of Everything - Liars (2007) 5

Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo (1973) 5

Eyes Like Sparks - Grandpaboy (Paul Westerberg) (2002) 3

Magick - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (2008) 1

[The Seeker]

In week #147 we had 65 nominations:

40s: 1 (2%)

60s: 10 (15%)

70s: 18 (28%)

80s: 12 (18%)

90s: 12 (18%)

00s: 12 (18%)

and in the Top Ten:

40s: 1 (10%)

60s: 3 (30%)

70s: 1 (10%)

80s: 2 (20%)

90s: 2 (20%)

00s: 1 (10%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #148 for the week ending 11th January 2009

1. It's My Life - The Animals (1965) 61

2. Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart (1971) 52

3. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth (1971)  51

4. There's A Kind Of Hush - Herman Hermits (1967) 50

5. Hip-Hopopotamus vs Rhymenoceros - Flight of the Conchords (2008) 49

6. Picture Book - The Kinks (1968) 48

7. Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon (1973) 46

8. I Just Want To Make Love To You - Foghat (1977)  45

9. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (1977) 43

10. Space Cowboy - Steve Miller Band (1969) 42

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End Of The World, The - Skeeter Davis (1962) 34

House At Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins (1971) 34

Today – Smashing Pumpkins (1993) 33

Let's Go Crazy - Prince (1984) 32

Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath (1970) 31

Modern Love – David Bowie (1983) 31

I Like Birds - Eels (2000) 30

Dolly Dagger - Jimi Hendrix (1971) 29

Snowblind Friend - Steppenwolf (1970) 29

Old Yellow Bricks - Artic Monkeys (2007) 28

Still Alive and Well - Johnny Winter (1973) 25

A Forest - The Cure (1980) 25

Are You Ready? - Pacific Gas & Electric Company (1970) 23

Wrist Job - Humble Pie (1969) 21

Step Into My World - Hurricane # 1 (1997) 21

Lazarus - Boo Radleys (1993) 20

Valley Road, The - Bruce Hornsby (1988) 20

Boston - Augustana (2006) 20

Cherry Bomb - The Runaways (1976) 19

I'm Only Dreaming - Small Faces (1967) 19

Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy (1976) 19

You're The One That I Want - Olivia Newton- John & John Travolta (1978) 18

Problem Child - AC/DC (1976) 18

Martha - Tom Waits (1973) 18

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters (1955/1977) 17

Crawling Up A Hill - Katie Melua (2003) 17

Grantchester Meadows - Pink Floyd (1969) 15

Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker (1961) 15

This Time - John Mellencamp (1980) 14

(I'm a) Road Runner - Jr Walker & the All Stars (1966) 13

Why Do You Let Me Stay Here - She & Him (2008)  12

Shake Appeal - The Stooges (1973) 10

Lady Of The Night - Donna Summer (1974) 9

Anything Goes - Randy Houser (2008) 4

[The Seeker]

In week #148 we had 44 nominations:

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 10 (23%)

70s: 18 (41%)

80s: 5 (11%)

90s: 3 (7%)

00s: 7 (16%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 4 (40%)

70s: 5 (50%)

00s: 1 (10%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #149 for the week ending 18th January 2009

Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones (1968) 82

How Long - Ace (1974) 69

Dangerous Type - The Cars (1979) 47

Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies (1989) 47

Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots (1970) 45

Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie (1971) 44

Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise (1978) 42

Only Living Boy In New York, The - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 41

Shout - Tears for Fears (1984) 40

Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp (1982) 38

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Imitation Of Life - R.E.M. (2001) 38

Forty Thousand Headmen - Traffic (1968) 36

Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (1959) 35

Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac (1976) 35

Computer Love - Kraftwerk (1981) 35

Midnight Cruiser - Steely Dan (1972) 35

One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx (1983) 34

If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1986) 34

Real Wild Child (Wild One) - Iggy Pop (1986) 32

Rover, The - Led Zeppelin (1975) 31

Sky Is Crying, The - Stevie Ray Vaughan (1991) 31

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones (1978) 30

Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 (1987) 30

Take On Me - a-Ha (1985) 28

Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond (1969) 26

Unchained - Van Halen (1981) 26

Flesh For Fantasy - Billy Idol (1983) 25

Bound For The Floor - Local H (1996) 25

Trouble - Cat Stevens (1970) 22

Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton (1975) 22

Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - Bob Dylan (1965) 21

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (1990) 21

Read My Mind - The Killers (2007) 19

That Lady, Pt.1 & 2 - The Isley Brothers (1973) 18

Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (1968) 17

Coast Is Clear - Curve (1992) 17

I Want You - Elvis Costello (1986) 17

Say Goodbye To Little Jo - Steve Forbert (1979) 17

I'll Be Your Mirror - Velvet Underground (1967) 15

Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies (1968) 14

This Hammer - The Spencer Davis Group (1966) 13

So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast (2000)  13

Maybe - The Chantels (1958) 12

Back In Your Head - Tegan and Sara (2007) 12

Dying Is Fine - Ra Ra Riot (2007) 11

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? - The Angels (1976) 11

No Sex For Ben - The Rapture (2008) 9

Don't Bogart Me - Fraternity of Man (1968) 8

Odessa (City On The Black Sea) - Bee Gees (1969) 4

Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon (1959) 1

[The Seeker]

In week #149 we had 50 nominations:

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 10 (20%)

70s: 15 (30%)

80s: 12 (24%)

90s: 4 (8%)

00s: 6 (12%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 1 (10%)

70s: 6 (60%)

80s: 3 (30%)

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #150 for the week ending 25th January 2009

1. Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles (1967) 130

2. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (1964) 57

3. Life During Wartime - Talking Heads (1979) 50

4. Danny's Song - Loggins & Messina (1972) 50

5. Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson (1977) 47

6. Chicago (We Can Change The World) - Graham Nash (1970) 47

7. You Were On My Mind - We Five (1965) 44

8. Eve - The Heavy Sandwich (2008) 42

9. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS (1988) 42

10. Waterfall - The Stone Roses (1989) 41

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Tell Me Something Good - Rufus and Chaka Khan (1974) 40

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult (1985) 38

My Life - Billy Joel (1978) 37

Cloud Nine - The Temptations (1968) 37

Patience – Guns N’ Roses (1989) 37

Sonnet - The Verve (1997) 36

Morning Glory - Oasis (1995) 34

Raised On Robbery - Joni Mitchell - (1974) 34

Walkin' On The Sun - Smash Mouth (1997) 33

James Dean - Eagles (1974) 29

Forever Young - Rod Stewart (1988) 28

Big Mouth Strikes Again - the Smiths (1986) 28

Blowin' In The Wind - Stevie Wonder (1966) 28

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (1982) 27

Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens (1974) 25

Sally Go 'Round The Roses - The Jaynetts (1963) 23

Harmony - Elton John (1973) 22

Showgirl - The Auteurs (1993) 21

Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino (1956) 20

Dashboard - Modest Mouse (2007) 19

Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - AC/DC (1980) 18

Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway (1931) 17

On The Way Home - Buffalo springfield (1968) 16

Trial, The - Pink Floyd (1979) 16

Anyway You Want It - Dave Clark Five (1964) 16

Diamonds And Guns - Transplants (2002) 16

A Walkin Miracle - Limmie & The Family Cookin (1974) 13

So What - Pink (2008) 13

You're Still The One - Shania Twain (1997) 12

Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon (1966) 12

Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance (2006) 11

Roxy Roller - Sweeney Todd (1975) 11

Look Thru' The Eyes Of A Fool - Roy Wood (1975) 10

Rock And Roll All Nite - Poison (2007) 10

Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (1970) 9

Far Far Away - Slade (1974) 9

Rudy - Supertramp (1974) 6

(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles - Maxïmo Park (2007) 6

This Sweet Love - James Yuill (2009) 6

Single Ladies(Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce (2008) 2

[The Seeker]

In week #150 we had 50 nominations:

30s: 1 (2%)

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 9 (18%)

70s: 17 (34%)

80s: 5 (10%)

90s: 5 (10%)

00s: 9 (18%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 3 (30%)

70s: 4 (40%)

80s: 2 (20%)

00s: 1 (10%)

[The Seeker]

The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #151 for the week ending 1st February 2009

1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (1967) 70

2. Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon - (1968) 62

3. King Of Pain - The Police (1983) 55

4. Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders (1966) 54

5. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age (2002) 53

6. Long Tall Glasses - Leo Sayer (1974) 53

7. Up On The Roof - The Drifters (1962) 48

8. Return To Sender - Elvis Presley (1962) 45

9. Rain, The Park and Other Things, The - The Cowsills (1967) 45

10. What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd(1977) 44

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Private Idaho - The B-52's (1980) 44

Golden Years - David Bowie (1975) 43

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran (1982) 43

Fool's Gold - The Stone Roses (1989) 39

Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder (1978) 38

Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper (1973) 36

Last Train To London - Electric Light Orchestra (1979) 35

Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (1956) 34

Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan (1978) 32

Arizona - Mark Lindsay (1969) 29

Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Fairport Convention (1968) 27

Last Worthless Evening, The - Don Henley (1989) 26

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse (2006) 26

Sober - Pink (2008) 26

Henrietta - The Fratellis (2006) 25

Mellow Yellow - Donovan (1966) 24

Sunflower - Low (2001) 23

Alabama Getaway - Grateful Dead (1980) 22

Mixed Bizness - Beck (1999) 22

Cheap Tequila - Johnny Winter (1973) 22

Lazybones - Soul Coughing (1996) 21

Runs In The Family - Amanda Palmer (2008) 20

Say Goodbye - Triumph (1981) 20

Carpet Of The Sun - Renaissance (1973) 19

Geraldine - Glasvegas (2008) 19

Baby Won't You Let Me Rock And Roll You - Ten Years After (1971) 17

Theme From Dead Man - Neil Young (1995) 16

Wango Tango - Ted Nugent (1980) 16

Heart And Soul - T'Pau (1987) 15

Pass It On - The Coral (2003) 14

Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) 13

We Are The Beautiful - Chapterhouse (1993) 12

Have You Seen The Stars Tonight? - Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship (1970) 12

Show Some Emotion - Joan Armatrading (1977) 12

Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1969) 11

Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) - Steely Dan (1972) 11

There There - Radiohead (2003) 9

Young Boy - Paul McCartney (1997) 9

NYC - Interpol (2002) 8

Dear Jill - Blodwyn Pig (1969) 5

Mother Mother - Tracy Bonham (1996) 4

Subbacultcha - Pixies (1991) 2

[The Seeker]

In week #151 we had 52 nominations:

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 11 (21%)

70s: 14 (27%)

80s: 9 (17%)

90s: 7 (13%)

00s: 10 (19%)

and in the Top Ten:

60s: 6 (60%)

70s: 2 (20%)

80s: 1 (10%)

00s: 1 (10%)

[The Seeker]

The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #152 for the week ending 8th February 2009

1. If I Fell - The Beatles (1964) 63

2. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells (1969) 61

3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968) 54

4. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (1957) 54

5. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (1979) 50

6. Lies - The Knickerbockers (1965) 49

7. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles (1979) 44

8. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet (1979) 40

9. Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad (1974) 38

10. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (1967) 36

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Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (1994) 36

Out On The Highway - Kula Shaker (2007) 36

Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan (1975) 35

I Started A Joke - Faith No More (1995) 34

Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper (1958) 30

No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones (1985) 30

Stranger In A Strange Land - Leon Russell (1971) 30

Bringing On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard (1981) 28

Don't Answer Me - Alan Parsons Project (1984) 28

Like A Rolling Stone - Jimi Hendrix (1970) 28

When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - The Beach Boys (1965) 27

Captain Of Her Heart, The - Double (1985) 25

Idolise - The Seaside (1991) 23

Prettiest Star, The - David Bowie (1970) 22

Teenage Rampage - Sweet (1974) 21

All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics (1985) 18

People Of The South Wind - Kansas (1979) 18

Sound And Vision - David Bowie (1977) 18

Three Is A Magic Number - Blind Melon (1996) 17

Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction (1969) 17

Manhattan-Kaboul - Renaud & Axelle Red (2002) 15

Too Much - Dave Matthews Band (1996) 15

Curly - The Move (1969) 14

Pride And Joy - Bonnie Raitt (1996) 13

To Hell With Good Intentions - mclusky (2002) 13

Great Southern Land - Icehouse (1982) 11

Happiness Is Just Around The Bend - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (1973) 11

High Voltage - AC/DC (1975) 11

Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part Two - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1973) 10

Counting To Sleep - Wallis Bird (2007) 10

Drowning In Your Eyes - Ephraim Lewis (1992) 10

Grow Old With Me - John Lennon (1980) 10

You Can Stay But the Noise Must Go - Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1973) 10

Meisjes - Raymond Van het Groenewoud (1977) 9

Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield (1982) 8

Life Itself - Bruce Springsteen (2009) 8

Smile - Lily Allen (2006) 8

For Love - Lush (1992) 8

One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five (1997) 6

Non-Alignment Pact - Pere Ubu (1977) 0

[The Seeker]

In week #152 we had 50 nominations:

50s: 2 (4%)

60s: 8 (16%)

70s: 17 (34%)

80s: 8 (16%)

90s: 9 (18%)

00s: 6 (12%)

and in the Top Ten:

50s: 1 (10%)

60s: 5 (50%)

70s: 4 (40%)

[The Seeker]

The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #153 for the week ending 15th February 2009

1. Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield (1964) 70

2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (1982) 66

3. Girl - The Beatles (1965) 56

4. Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - The Four Tops (1972)  52

5. Hardest Button To Button - The White Stripes (2003) 52

6. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) 51

7. Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs (1981) 48

8. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 46

9. We Got The Beat - The GoGos (1980) 41

10. Whip It - Devo (1980) 40

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Girls & Boys - Blur (1994) 40

Sugaree - Grateful Dead (1971)  38

Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred and His Playboy Band (1968) 35

Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues (1981) 35

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (2008)  33

Jukebox Music - The Kinks (1977) 31

Remember (Walking In The Sand) - Aerosmith (1980) 29

Soul Deep - The Box Tops (1969) 29

Dream Police - Cheap Trick (1979) 29

Viva La Vida - Coldplay (2008) 28

What Have They Done To The Rain - The Searchers (1964) 28

Sunrise - Norah Jones (2004)  26

Who Will Save Your Soul? - Jewel (1995) 26

Forgotten Roads - If (1971) 26

Take A Picture - Filter (1999) 25

In A Big Country - Big Country (1983) 25

Eloise - Barry Ryan (1968) 24

A New England - Billy Bragg (1983)  21

Frozen Smiles - Graham Nash & David Crosby (1972) 21

Leaving New York - R.E.M. (2004) 19

Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl (1963) 18

Hot Lava - DVDA ft Perry Farrell (1998) 18

New Days - Asher Lane (2006) 18

Trash - Suede (1996) 18

Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) - Al Green (1974) 17

Out In The Country - Three Dog Night (1970) 17

Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate (1978) 17

You And Me - Alice Cooper - (1977) 15

Change My Mind - The Motels (1982) 15

Pot Kettle Black - Tilly and the Wall (2007) 14

Doctor Doctor - UFO (1974) 15

Tonight I'll Be Stayin' Here With You - Bob Dylan (1969) 15

Work To Do - Average White Band (1974) 14

Something Nice - Robert Lloyd And The New Four Seasons (1990) 12

Something Is Not Right With Me - Cold War Kids (2008) 12

Tell It To The Rain - The Four Seasons (1966) 9

Bitter End - Placebo (2003) 9

Mean To Your Queenie - Point Blank (1979) 9

Sure Know Something - KISS (1979) 9

Days Of Fire - Nitin Sawhney (2008) 8

Container Drivers - The Fall (1980) 6

[The Seeker]

In week #153 we had 51 nominations:

50s: 1 (2%)

60s: 9 (18%)

70s: 14 (27%)

80s: 10 (20%)

90s: 6 (12%)

00s: 11 (21%)

and in the Top Ten:

50s: 1 (10%)

60s: 2 (20%)

70s: 1 (10%)

80s: 4 (40%)

00s: 2 (20%)