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Cambridgeshire's top 100 singles revealed!
Freddie Mercury - Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody
Hmmm... I wonder which song is your number one?
What's your favourite song in the whole world? We asked you to vote online, on air and in the Cambridge Evening News in our quest to find Cambridgeshire's top 100 songs of the 20th century...
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NME - All time best singles
Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone' comes out top in the NME writers top 100!

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We asked for your votes and they arrived in their droves. Below is a list of your all-time favourite songs of the 20th century.

All the usual favourites are there together with some surprise entries - so did your top tunes make it on to our list?

Your all-time top 100!
1. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen
2. IMAGINE- John Lennon
3. MY WAY - Frank Sinatra
4. HEY JUDE - The Beatles
5. DANCING QUEEN - Abba
6. ANGELS - Robbie Williams
7. PENNY LANE / STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER - The Beatles
8. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - Procol Harem
9. LET IT BE - The Beatles
10. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon and Garfunkel
11. HOTEL CALIFORNIA - The Eagles
12. YESTERDAY -The Beatles
13. THRILLER - Michael Jackson
14. SUSPICIOUS MINDS - Elvis Presley
15. BILLIE JEAN - Michael Jackson
16. LOSING MY RELIGION - REM
17. (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - Bryan Adams
18. ALL RIGHT NOW - Free
19. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2
20. CANDLE IN THE WIND - Elton John
21. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Whitney Houston
22. WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - Cliff Richard
23. WONDERWALL - Oasis
24. AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean
25. SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE - R.E.M.
26. PRETTY WOMAN - Roy Orbison
27. GOOD VIBRATIONS - Beach Boys
28. CARELESS WHISPER - George Michael
29. BAKER STREET - Gerry Rafferty
30. (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION - The Rolling Stones
31. BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY - The Verve
32. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Marvin Gaye
33. VIENNA - Ultravox
34. SHE LOVES YOU - The Beatles
35. HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER - Hollies
36. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - The Police
37. LAYLA - Derek and the Dominoes
38. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - Abba
39. HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Elvis Presley
40. MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison
41. I'M NOT IN LOVE - 10 cc
42. BORN IN THE U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
43. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING - Righteous Brothers
44. BACK FOR GOOD - Take That
45. I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER - Aretha Franklyn
46. WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson
47. GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys
48. DON'T YOU WANT ME - The Human League
49. MAGGIE MAY - Rod Stewart
50. HELP! - The Beatles
51. SPACE ODDITY - David Bowie
52. LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan
53. THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE - Percy Faith
54. CHINA IN YOUR HAND - T'Pau
55. ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac
56. LOVE IS ALL AROUND - Wet Wet Wet
57. MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME) - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
58. KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU - Abba
59. I'M A BELIEVER - MONKEES
60. TEENAGE KICKS - The Undertones
61. SUMMER OF '69 - Bryan Adams
62. HOW DEEP IS YOU LOVE - BEE GEES
63. MR. BLUE SKY - Electric Light Orchestra
64. WONDER OF YOU - Elvis Presley
65. SULTANS OF SWING - Dire Straits
66. INTO THE GROOVE - Madonna
67. DON'T YOU WANT ME - The Human League
68. BROWN SUGAR - Rolling Stones
69. TAINTED LOVE - Soft Cell
70. I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor
71. MY GENERATION -The Who
72. DAY TRIPPER / WE CAN WORK IT OUT - The Beatles
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS - Kate Bush
74. COMMON PEOPLE - Pulp
75. WATERLOO SUNSET - The Kinks
76. UNCHAINED MELODY - Righteous Brothers
77. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN - MOODY BLUES
78. SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder
79. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME - Dusty Springfield
80. JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis Presley
81. LIKE A PRAYER - Madonna
82. DAYDREAM BELIEVER- Monkees
83. MOON RIVER - Danny Williams
84. NO REGRETS - Walker Bros
85. MOVE IT - Cliff Richard
86. STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT -Frank Sinatra
87. TOP OF THE WORLD - Carpenters
88. THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN - Eddie Cochran
89. THAT'LL BE THE DAY - Buddy Holly
90. CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU - Barry Manilow
91. YOUR SONG - Elton John
92. ETERNAL FLAME - Bangles
93. CRACKLING ROSIE - Neil Diamond
94. MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin
95. GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND - Elvis Presley
96. MR TAMBOURINE MAN -Byrds
97. ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD - Louis Armstrong
98. PAINT IT BLACK - Rolling Stones
99. RESPECT - Aretha Franklyn
100. OYE COMO VA - Santana
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