BBC Radio 2’s Top 100 Favourite Albums – English
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Radio 2’s Top 100 Favourite Albums
Year: 2013
Earlier this year, as part of our album season, we asked listeners to pick their favourite from our list of Radio 2’s Top 100 Most Played Albums.
Radio 2’s Top 100 Favourite Albums
Earlier this year, as part of our album season, we asked listeners to pick their favourite from our list of Radio 2’s Top 100 Most Played Albums.
Our shortlist was made up of albums whose tracks are played by Radio 2 most regularly, and we only allowed one album per artist. We chose studio albums only – no soundtracks, live shows or compilations.
Over 100,000 people voted, and on 1st April 2013, we counted down the results of your votes all day before Jo Whiley announced the winner in a special Easter show.
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1 Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j2WAKk_QVbk |
2 Keane – Hopes & Fears http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0KXez2qAwl8 |
3 Duran Duran – Rio http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5yXUTe82pqc |
4 Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Fi1sBwV1-tU |
5 Dido – I’m No Angel http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=opc7HI2vE6k |
6 The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AS7diyBU2G8 |
7 Pet Shop Boys – Actually http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CTNHzo_C7t8 |
8 The Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iqMURY5CKWs |
9 U2 – The Joshua Tree http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8w6MuWl6ntI |
10 Queen – A Night At The Opera http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AvMZ2QJXajs |
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11 Fleetwood Mac – Rumours http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gQbtxVyj36s |
12 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7BDwfsaMTyo |
13 The Police – Synchronicity http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qbpaz-u5WIE |
14 Madonna – True Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NhNVwUA8kZY |
15 James Blunt – Back To Bedlam http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ttrp6tgVmIA |
16 Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZXFn_c_LzFI |
17 Adele – 21 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dAOQDtOzHSs |
18 Oasis – Definitely Maybe http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dAp8sH1h2iY |
19 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GYKJuDxYr3I |
20 George Michael – Faith http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C9iDBkJqxNg |
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21 Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CnE1OAXvelc |
22 Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d_49lpULKdc |
23 Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q9hLcRU5wE4 |
24 Kate Bush – The Kick Inside http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k2mt7_Xe7Lg |
25 Kylie Minogue – Fever http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rnNVclEEeD8 |
26 Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ez1_MgttlUM |
27 Michael Jackson – Thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZEHsIcsjtdI |
28 Paul Simon – Graceland http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WUcxHIo-l-s |
29 Billy Joel – An Innocent Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XJRcL4-VU7o |
30 Kinks – The Kinks http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5J3gX47rHGg |
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31 Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wf0OW9TIBoA |
32 Pulp – Different Class http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wf0OW9TIBoA |
33 The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tVnonruXltw |
34 Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key of Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-z2LNsifEzg |
35 Take That – Beautiful World http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bUNa9fhg6SU |
36 Blondie – Parallel Lines http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4rxkiQ1IrqM |
37 Abba – Arrival http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=StiOFNsn6vk |
38 Prince – Purple Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D3AkQZcD_ME |
39 The Eagles – Hotel California http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NUbTW928sMU |
40 The Human League – Dare http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lYVb8K2VmRw |
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41 Supertramp – Breakfast In America http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-1dnpqgvoeI |
42 R.E.M. – Automatic For The People http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s3PUG38y_68 |
43 Wings – Band On The Run http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iWixKbU2xdU |
44 Amy Winehouse – Back To Black http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DcNGT5Nyj9E |
45 Joni Mitchell – Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hk8Vszu9hHs |
46 Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pRqBA3NUCE0 |
47 Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DDOL7iY8kfo |
48 Robbie Williams – I’ve Been Expecting You http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EbWmvwpitMQ |
49 Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sNCSukBE6oM |
50 Neil Young – Harvest http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q7jeb_D08XA |
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51 Carole King – Tapestry http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0m29UoTFmFg |
52 The Verve – Urban Hymns http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_1Q32Br26vw |
53 Celine Dion – Falling Into You http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DOuux-OR5I8 |
54 The Who – Tommy http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dyNGQ2wUSVM |
55 Donna Summer – Bad Girls http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PA0NkYi3Y5U |
56 George Harrison – All Things Must Pass http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m_XiffXlDao |
57 Maroon 5 – Songs About Jane http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h_bziHiZzsI |
58 Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DjkYCaSd40M |
59 Donald Fagen – The Nightfly http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gxfwSpY-Hu8 |
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60 Gerry Rafferty – City To City http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G3D7Cmr_9hQ |
61 David Bowie – Let’s Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U6lvh6HsfwI |
62 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NImooKedQjQ |
63 Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kD8Rm0M3PCg |
64 Roxy Music – Flesh and Blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LXadkyG38JE |
65 Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_2jlugt70a8 |
66 Culture Club – Colour By Numbers http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_2jlugt70a8 |
67 David Gray – White Ladder http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lGcEqDhZorM |
68 Bryan Adams – Reckless http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x6FG-1pRTWo |
69 Neil Diamond – Beautiful Noise http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_BOTDAP3dp4 |
70 Phil Collins – Face Value http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9ycVQxwpVrY |
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71 Genesis – Invisible Touch http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3nbB2tHpCwE |
72 Barbra Streisand – Guilty http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K2jz–GVd2I |
73 Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MSVSs3ScMTA |
74 Simply Red – Stars http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f5Lg35cb27Q |
75 Van Morrison – Avalon Sunset http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kwyYlJQyzRU |
76 Rod Stewart – Atlantic Crossing http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=535WXlvdiYM |
77 Sade – Diamond Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Lho6Us3mmKo |
78 Buddy Holly & The Crickets – The Chirping Crickets http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cHocJSlcuSA |
79 Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3JWTaaS7LdU |
80 Michael Bublé – Crazy Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TO4ErRXZmLs |
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81 Shania Twain – Come On Over http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RysQPgawyOI |
82 Emeli Sandé – Our Version Of Events http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=flvyg5w-984 |
83 Elvis Presley – Moody Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rye_aA95aao |
84 Bee Gees – Spirits Having Flown http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WWBFpoErDCM |
85 Eric Clapton – Slowhand http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pJyQpAiMXkg |
86 The Pretenders – The Pretenders http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=McObKydcFZ0 |
87 Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1yIacWHpFP8 |
88 The Carpenters – A Song For You http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_PMgmgDq2Fo |
89 John Lennon – Double Fantasy http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KCleBbiksVU |
90 Don McLean – American Pie http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=avmIhgy316U |
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91 Chic – C’est Chic http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cqupk71a-O0 |
92 Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ycEMrYxhsN4 |
93 Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aCloOTrrX0U |
94 Earth, Wind & Fire – I Am http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=44qLPC-e7NE |
95 The Doobie Brothers – Minute by Minute http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kx1honDu-cU |
96 Lionel Richie – Can’t Slow Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X7mz4KBJqX4 |
97 Diana Ross – Diana http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DvR9rOCiMrE |
98 Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4JLGnUke9Hw |
99 Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fW0S0-K3xlM |
100 Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MrecM5-KnP8 |