On the 23rd of October, 2009, Hindusthan Times, in it's special supplement, HT café gave, an article listing "Mumbai's Favourite Playlist" giving a line up of top 100 English tracks that have been playing in the city (and perhaps in India's other metropolises too). I don't know how far would one agree with this list but the list had some of the all time great English Songs ever, agreed.
Here is the line up: (according to htcafé 23rd October, 2009)
1) Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
2) Hotel California - Eagles
3) November Rain / Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns 'N' Roses
4) Winds Of Change - Scorpions
5) Zombie - Cranberries
6) Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
7) Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
8) YMCA - The Village People
9) Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
10) American Pie - Don McLean
11) That Thing You Do - Fountains Of Wayne
12) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
13) Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
14) I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
15) It's My Life - Bon Jovi
16) Loosing My Religion - REM
17) We Will Rock You - Queen (mistakenly printed 'Def Leppard' in htcafé)
18) We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
19) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
20) Every Breathe You Take - The Police
21) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
22) Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
23) La Bamba - Los Lobos
24) Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
25) Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
26) Pretty Women - Roy Orbison
27) I Want To Break Free - Queen
28) Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
29) More Than Words - Extreme
30) Staying Alive - Bee Gees
31) Sacrifice - Elton John
32) Beat It - Michael Jackson
33) Sultana Of Swing - Dire Straits
34) Don't Speak - No Doubt
35) Everybody Hearts - REM
36) We Are The Champions - Queen
37) Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
38) Free Fallin' - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
39) Thriller - Michael Jackson
40) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
41) Paradise (Original title: "Another Day In Paradise") - Phil Collins
42) With Or Without You - U2
43) What's Going On - For Non-Blondes
44) Cecilia - Simon And Garfunkel
45) Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
46) River Of Dreams - Billy Joel
47) You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
48) Jeremy - Perl Jam
49) Sweet Dreams - Eurhythmics
50) Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzie Osbourne
51) Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynrd
52) La Isla Bonita - Modonna
53) I Feel Good - James Brown
54) What If God Was One Of Us - Joan Osbourne
55) I Will Do Anything For Love - Meatloaf
56) Simply The Best - Tina Turner
57) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper
58) Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
59) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
60) Leaving On a Jet Plane - John Denver
61) Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
62) California Dreaming - Mamas And Papas
63) Proud Mary - CCR
64) What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
65) Right Here Waiting For You - Richard Marx
66) D.I.S.C.O. - Ottawan
67) Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
68) Riders On The Storm - The Doors
69) Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
70) Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
71) Imagine - John Lennon
72) Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
73) Take It Easy - Eagles
74) I Want It That Away - Backstreet Boys
75) Bittersweet Symphony - Verve
76) Living On The Edge - Aerosmith
77) Lean On Me - Bill Withers
78) Wonderwall - Oasis
79) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
80) Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
81) Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
82) Uptown Girl - Billie Joel
83) Highway To Hell - AC/DC
84) I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
85) Like A Prayer - Madonna
86) Love Is All Around - The Troggs
87) Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
88) Smooth Operator - Sade
89) Unchained Melody - Air Supply
90) Light My Fire - The Doors
91) Gimme Hope, Joanna - Eddy Grant
92) Black Or White - Michael Jackson
93) Mama Mia - ABBA
94) Red Red Wine - UB40
95) I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
96) Always - Bon Jovi
97) Words - Boyzone
98) Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
99) Heaven - Bryan Adams
100) Gangsters Paradise - Coolio
This list has some of the most outstanding songs ever, but I certainly won't rely on the list, sorry, but I beg to differ...
