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UK's Million Sellers with Ken Bruce

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Last broadcast on Mon, 30 Aug 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 2.

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Ken Bruce gets Radio 2's countdown of the UK's Top 100 Million Selling Singles underway. It's a chart based entirely on million-plus sales from the past six decades, incorporating vinyl, CD, cassette and downloads.

Compiled by The Official Charts Company, especially for Radio 2, the top 100 is based on sales data from November 1952 to 7 August 2010. Expect more than a few surprises along the way and some slightly unseasonable Christmas tunes!

Find out which song features not just twice, but three times; discover who has rung up the greatest number of entries; and find out if the Gibb brothers feature in the chart, as Radio 2 celebrates its Bee Gees Bank Holiday.

Music played

  1. The Righteous Brothers The Righteous Brothers — Unchained Melody

    Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H, Old Gold
     

  2. Julie Covington — Don't Cry For Me Argentina

    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Premiere Coll'n, Really Useful Records / Universal
     

  3. The New Seekers — I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

    70's Number Ones Vol 2, Old Gold
     

  4. The Archies The Archies — Sugar Sugar

    Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's

  5. Simon Park Orchestra — Eye Level

    Sleepy Shores - Instrumental Classics, Old Gold
     

  6. Kings of Leon Kings of Leon — Sex On Fire

    (CD Single), Columbia, 1
     

  7. Billy Joel Billy Joel — Uptown Girl

    An Innocent Man, CBS
     

  8. Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man — Save Your Kisses For Me

    The Ivor Novello Winners, EMI
     

  9. Bob the Builder — Can We Fix It?

    (CD Single)

  10. Adam and The Ants Adam and The Ants — Stand & Deliver

    Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis, Columbia
     

  11. ABBA ABBA — Dancing Queen

    Abba Gold, Polydor, 1
     

  12. Black Box — Ride On Time

    Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
     

  13. Irene Cara Irene Cara — Fame

    Heart Of Gold (Various Artists), Knight Records
     

  14. The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas — I Gotta Feeling

    (CD Single), Interscope, 4
     

  15. Eiffel 65 — Blue (Da Ba Dee)

    (CD Single)

  16. Oasis Oasis — Wonderwall

    What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis, Creation Records
     

  17. Take That Take That — Back For Good

    No Greater Love (Various Artists), Global Records & Tapes
     

  18. Robbie Williams Robbie Williams — Angels

    The Best 90's Album In The World...Ev

  19. Pink Floyd Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall

    Pink Floyd, Harvest
     

  20. Cliff Richard & The Shadows Cliff Richard & The Shadows — The Young Ones

    Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats, EMI
     

  21. Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

    1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist, Elektra
     

  22. Ray Parker Jr. — Ghostbusters

    Young at Heart (Various Artists), Reader's Digest
     

  23. Hear'Say Hear'Say — Pure And Simple

    (CD Single), Polydor
     

  24. Shayne Ward Shayne Ward — That's My Goal

    (CD Single)

  25. Spice Girls Spice Girls — 2 Become 1

    Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists)
     

  26. Frank Ifield Frank Ifield — I Remember You

    The Hits Of 1962 (Various Artists), MFP
     

  27. Ian Dury and The Blockheads Ian Dury and The Blockheads — Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    Fantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
     

  28. Robson & Jerome — I Believe

    I Believe

  29. Robson & Jerome — Up On The Roof

    Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev

  30. Teletubbies — Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!"

    My CBeebies Album (Various Artists)

  31. Boyzone Boyzone — No Matter What

    Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic, Polygram Tv
     

  32. Whigfield — Saturday Night

    The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist, Virgin
     

  33. Slade Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody

    (CD Single), EMI
     

  34. New Order New Order — Blue Monday

    Now 1983 - The Millennium Series

  35. Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue — Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    (CD Single), Parlophone
     

  36. Babylon Zoo Babylon Zoo — Spaceman

    Spaceman

  37. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson — Earth Song

    (CD Single), Epic
     

  38. Band Aid 20 — Do They Know It's Christmas?

    (CD Single), Mercury
     

  39. Acker Bilk — Stranger On The Shore

    Jukebox Instrumentals Vol.2, Old Gold
     

  40. David Soul David Soul — Don't Give Up On Us

    Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie, Disky
     

  41. Steps Steps — Heartbeat

    Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic

  42. Steps — Tragedy

    Steps - Gold - The Greatest Hits, Zomba
     

  43. Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck — The Last Waltz

    Engelbert Humperdinck - Greatest Hits, Deram
     

  44. Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte — Mary's Boy Child

    Billboard Greatest Xmas Hits, Rhino
     

  45. Art Garfunkel Art Garfunkel — Bright Eyes

    Art Garfunkel - Album, CBS
     

Broadcast

  1. Mon 30 Aug 2010
    10:00
    BBC Radio 2

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Duration

180 minutes

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