Soundtrack

The sound of each year

One hit from each year the cars cover. Some picks are checked against chart sources; others are from memory and still to be checked. "Listen" searches the web for the track, rather than playing it here.

  1. 1959 Living Doll Cliff Richard Listen
  2. 1960 It's Now or Never Elvis Presley Listen
  3. 1961 Runaway Del Shannon Listen
  4. 1962 Wonderful Land The Shadows Listen
  5. 1963 She Loves You The Beatles Listen
  6. 1964 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles Listen
  7. 1965 Ticket to Ride The Beatles Listen
  8. 1966 Paperback Writer The Beatles Listen
  9. 1967 All You Need Is Love The Beatles Listen
  10. 1968 Lily the Pink The Scaffold Listen
  11. 1969 Sugar, Sugar The Archies Listen
  12. 1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel Listen
  13. 1971 Hot Love T. Rex Listen
  14. 1972 Metal Guru T. Rex Listen
  15. 1973 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Dawn Listen
  16. 1974 Waterloo ABBA Listen
  17. 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen Listen
  18. 1976 Save Your Kisses for Me Brotherhood of Man Listen
  19. 1977 Mull of Kintyre Wings Listen
  20. 1978 You're the One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Listen
  21. 1979 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd Listen
  22. 1980 Woman in Love Barbra Streisand Listen
  23. 1981 Don't You Want Me The Human League Listen
  24. 1982 Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners Listen
  25. 1983 Karma Chameleon Culture Club Listen
  26. 1984 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood Listen
  27. 1985 The Power of Love Jennifer Rush Listen
  28. 1986 Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards Listen
  29. 1987 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley Listen
  30. 1988 Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard Listen
  31. 1989 Ride on Time Black Box Listen
  32. 1990 Vogue Madonna Listen
  33. 1991 Unbelievable EMF Listen
  34. 1992 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Listen
  35. 1993 Mr Blobby Mr Blobby Listen
  36. 1994 Stay Another Day East 17 Listen
  37. 1995 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio Listen
  38. 1996 Wannabe Spice Girls Listen
  39. 1997 Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John Listen
  40. 1998 Goodbye Spice Girls Listen
  41. 1999 I Have a Dream Westlife Listen
  42. 2000 Pure and Simple Hear'Say Listen
  43. 2001 Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue Listen
  44. 2002 Sound of the Underground Girls Aloud Listen
  45. 2003 Crazy in Love Beyoncé Listen
  46. 2004 Dakota Stereophonics Listen
  47. 2005 That's My Goal Shayne Ward Listen
  48. 2006 Crazy Gnarls Barkley Listen
  49. 2007 Umbrella Rihanna Listen
  50. 2008 Bleeding Love Leona Lewis Listen
  51. 2009 The Fear Lily Allen Listen
  52. 2010 Love the Way You Lie Eminem feat. Rihanna Listen