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Writer's pictureIan Bennett

Top 100 Most Played Alternative Songs by Alt. Entertainments

Hopefully, you will have seen my top 100 most-played songs by Alt. Entertainments if not it's a list of the most songs played since I started recording such things. This list is the Alternative list (Which is songs I would play at an indie/metal nightclub). This Year I will also do individual indie and metal lists as I don't feel this list gives a feel for what I would play the most as it's tempered by the mobile DJ Side of the business of which I do play pop. Also this year I've decided to add Motown/Northern Soul/Soul/Reggae/Rock'n'Roll & novelty songs (by Alternative standards) to the list as there have been nights where I have played that kind of music. The reason I'm adding it to the list is that I'm doing more strict indie and metal lists.



Key


pp = Previous Position

↓ = Moving Down Chart

↑ = Moving Up Chart

- = No change in position

NE = New Entry/No previous chart position


100. The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom (1980) (pp74.↓)

Go-Feet Records


99. The Coral - Dreaming of You (2002) (90.↓)

Deltasonic


98. Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1999) (pp78.↓)

Skint


97. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) (pp82.↓)

EMI


96. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (1979) (NE)

EMI


95. The Housemartins - Happy Hour (1986) (pp81.↑)

Go! Discs



94. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (1963) (pp73.↓)

Wand


93. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (1978) (pp68.↓)

Sire


92. blink-182 - All The Small Things (2000) (pp71.↓)

MCA


91. Blur - Parklife (1994) (pp66.↓)

Food


90. Deep Purple - Hush (1968) (pp79.↓)

Parlophone


89. Sam & Dave - Soul Man (1967) (NE)

Stax / Atlantic


88. The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011) (pp62.↓)

Nonsuch


87. The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black (1966) (pp59.↓)

Decca


86. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (2009) (pp77.↓)

Infectious


85. Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (1967) (NE)

Atco


84. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (1971) (NE)

Curtom


83. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me (1965) (NE)

Chess


82. Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1988) (NE)

Geffen


81. Happy Mondays - Step On (1990) (pp65.↓)

Factory


80. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tyrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1967) (NE)

Tamla


79. Oasis - Wonderwall (1995) (pp64.↓)

Creation




78. Primal Scream - Loaded (1990) (pp70.↓)

Creation


77. Rudimental - Feel The Love (2012) (pp55.↓)

Asylum / Atlantic / Black Butter


76. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Bellbottoms (1994) (pp60.↓)

Matador


75. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun (2003) (pp69.↓)

Rough Trade


74. Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me (1990) (pp72.↓)

Go! Beat


73. M-Beat - Incredible (Feat. General Levy) (1994) (pp56.↓)

Renk


72. Pendulum - Tarantula (2005) (pp63.↓)

Breakbeat Kaos


71. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972) (pp50.↓)

Motown


70. The Guess Who - American Woman (1970) (pp61.↓)

RCA Victor


69. The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running (1965) (pp54.↓)

Fontana


68. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000) (pp67.↑)

Columbia


67. Blur - Girls & Boys (1994) (pp58.↓)

Food


66. Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime (2015) (pp52.↓)

Parlophone / Atlantic


65. Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) (1996) (pp49.↓)

Junior Boys Own


64. Faithless - Insomnia (Monster Mix) (1995) (pp57.↓)

Cheeky / Arista


63. Harry J All-Stars - The Liquidator (1969) (NE)

Trojan


62. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (1967) (NE)

Brunswick Records


61. SL2 - On a Ragga Tip (1992) (51.↓)

XL


60. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (1968) (NE)

Pye Uni


59. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (1989) (pp46.↓)

Silvertone


58. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1957) (NE)

RCA Victor


57. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (1957) (NE)

Sun


56. Pulp - Disco 2000 (1995) (pp45.↓)

Island


55. The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1964) (pp37.↓)

Pye


54. The Prodigy - Out of Space (1992) (pp47.↓)

XL / Elektra


53. Timebox - Beggin' (1967) (pp53.-)

Philips


52. Al Wilson - The Snake (1968) (pp42.↓)

Soul City Records


51. Blondie - Call Me (1980) (pp40.↓)

Polydor/Chrysalis/Salsoul


50. Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) (1994) (pp35.↓)

Big Beat


49. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (1989) (pp41.↓)

Mute


48. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (1996) (pp39.↓)

Sony Soho Square


47. Run D.M.C. - It's Ticky (1987) (pp33.↓)

Profile


46. Santana - Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen (1970) (pp38.↓)

Columbia


45. The Clash - Rock The Casbah (1982) (pp44.↓)

CBS / Epic


44. The Courteeners - Not Nineteen Forever (2008) (pp29.↓)

Polydor


43. The Cure - Lovecats (1983) (36.↓)

Fiction


41. Wiley - Wearing My Rolex (2008) (pp28.↓)

Asylum / Warner


40. Billy Ocean - Red Light Spells Danger (1977) (NE)

GTO


39. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (1974) (pp36.↓)

RCA


38. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers (2009) (pp34.↓)

Dirtee Stank


37. Queens of The Stone Age - No One Knows (2002) (pp31.↓)

Interscope


36. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (1992) (pp30.↑)

Epic


35. Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) (2000) (pp25.↑)

Flip / Interscope



34. The Police - Roxanne (1978) (pp48.↑)

A&M


33. The Specials - Too Much Too Young (1980) (pp21.↓)

2 Tone


32. DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Feat. Cecile) (Shy Fx Re-Edit) (2012) (pp24.↓)

Breakbeat Kaos / Data


31. Oasis - Supersonic (1994) (pp23.↓)

Creation / Epic / Helter Skelter


30. The Beach Boys - Get Around (1964) (pp22.↓)

Capitol


29. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (1981) (pp32.↑)

Rolling Stones


28. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (1980) (pp27.↓)

Late Night Feelings / EMI


27. Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Coming (1966) (NE)

Stax / Atlantic



26. Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967) (NE)

Atlantic


25. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005) (pp19.↓)

Domino




24. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1995) (pp20.↑)

Creation / Epic / Helter Skelter


23. Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - Bloodstream (2015) (NE)

Asylum / Atlantic


22. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire (2008) (pp17.↓)

RCA / Sony


21. New Order - Blue Monday (1983) (pp16.↓)

Factory


20. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) (pp18.↓)

DGC


19. George Ezra - Shotgun (2018) (pp26.↑)

Columbia / Sony


18. Portugal The Man - Feel It Still (2017) (13.↓)

Atlantic


17. The Clash - London Calling (1979) (pp11.↓)


16. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (1986) (NE)

Warner Bros.


15. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum (2005) (13.↓)

Domino


17. Reef - Place Your Hands (1996) (pp12.↓)

Sony Soho Square


16. The Contours - Do you Love Me (1962) (NE)

Gordy


15. Damian "Junior Gong" Marley - Welcome To Jamrock (2005) (pp9.↓)

Universal / Tuff Gong


14. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (1965) (NE)

Champion


13. The Smiths - This Charmingman (1984) (pp8.↑)

Rough Trade



12. Bloc Party - Banquet (2004) (pp14.↑)

Witchita


11. The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (1965) (NE)

Motown


10. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (1977) (pp10.-)

Warner Bros.


9. The Jam - Town Called Malice (1982) (pp7.↓)

Polydor


8. Diana Ross & The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (1966) (NE)

Motown


7. Madness - One Step Beyond (1979) (pp5.↓)

Stiff


6. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (1988) (pp6.-)

Warner Bros.


5. House of Pain - Jump Around (1992) (pp4.)

Tommy Boy



4. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love is Like a) Heatwave (1963) (NE)

Gordy


3. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger (2006) (pp3.-)

Fallout


2. Mark Ronson - Valerie (Feat. Amy Winehouse) (2007) (pp2.-)

Columbia / Island


1. The Killers - Mr Brightside (2003) (pp1.-)

Island / Lizard King


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