the virgin radio 'greatest british artists' chart results (From 2003)

[bethany]

ok, here is the point where i dish the dirt:

1 QUEEN
2 BEATLES
3 OASIS
4 DAVID BOWIE
5 JAM
6 ROLLING STONES
7 POLICE
8 LED ZEPPELIN
9 WHO
10 COLDPLAY
11 NEW ORDER
12 MANIC STREET PREACHERS
13 CLASH
14 MADNESS
15 JOHN LENNON
16 PINK FLOYD
17 RADIOHEAD
18 STING
19 STRANGLERS
20 ERIC CLAPTON
21 PAUL WELLER
22 SMITHS
23 CURE
24 ELVIS COSTELLO
25 BLUR
26 DEPECHE MODE
27 GENESIS
28 ROD STEWART
29 STEREOPHONICS
30 VERVE
31 STONE ROSES
32 ROBBIE WILLIAMS
33 JOY DIVISION
34 ADAM AND THE ANTS
35 T REX
36 ELTON JOHN
37 TRAVIS
38 DAVID GRAY
39 PETER GABRIEL
40 FLEETWOOD MAC
41 GARY NUMAN
42 BLACK SABBATH
43 SUEDE
44 SEX PISTOLS
45 KATE BUSH
46 DURAN DURAN
47 VAN MORISSON
48 JAMES
49 DIRE STRAITS
50 HUMAN LEAGUE
51 KINKS
52 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
53 EURYTHMICS
54 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
55 PULP
56 SQUEEZE
57 SPECIALS
58 PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS
59 DIDO
60 DEF LEPPARD
61 SLADE
62 OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
63 ANIMALS
64 OMD
65 ROXY MUSIC
66 UNDERTONES
67 CREAM
68 HAPPY MONDAYS
69 SMALL FACES
70 SUPERGRASS
71 ELO
72 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
73 SIMPLE MINDS
74 TOM JONES
75 DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
76 DOVES
77 BAD COMPANY
78 BADLY DRAWN BOY
79 TEXAS
80 STATUS QUO
81 CHARLATANS
82 SOFT CELL
83 IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS
84 CATATONIA
85 DEEP PURPLE
86 TEARS FOR FEARS
87 SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
88 SPANDAU BALLET
89 FREE
90 SEAL
91 STEVE HARLEY AND COCKNEY REBEL
92 STARSAILOR
93 STYLE COUNCIL
94 ASH
95 JAPAN
96 BILLY IDOL
97 MARILLION
98 CORAL
99 KIRSTY MACCOLL
100 PRIMAL SCREAM

so coldplay got number 10, despite the fact i voted with all the email addresses i've ever had. but at least those who beat them are total legends. that makes it a little more bearable. :D

[busybeeburns]

Surprised that the Beatles did not come number one, they seem to in every other 'greatest' poll, but that's a not bad list :)

[Katharina]

No. 10 is a very respectable place... :D

[dave's girl]

noooooooooooooooo - Rod Stewart! :o :cry: thank god he wasn't in the top ten and that he didn't beat coldplay :-D
but yey for the Coral being placed! :D

[bethany]

so it's amixture of smiles and boos all round then?

[dave's girl]

seems that way :D

[amsterdam]

That's actually VERY impressive being that Coldplay have only been around for so little time.

I was stoked that Doves made it to the list! WAAA-HOOO!!! :)

[busybeeburns]

Radiohead only made it to 17th, which surprised me :o

[';']

Radiohead only made it to 17th, which surprised me :oyeah i would have expected them to be a little higher. :o

[sarah**]

how did the manics beat radiohead :-o

[bethany]

yeah, but have you met some of the twisted psychos that listen to virgin radio?

[atickingclock]

travis below robbie williams? oooooooh dear :roll:

[fifi]

:sad: y r verve, stone roses and stereophonics sooooo far up??? but hey proud of the auld coldplay laddy's ;) :lol: xxxx

[dave's girl]

yeah, but have you met some of the twisted psychos that listen to virgin radio?

my dad! :o (when he isn't listening to talksport, ie very rarely) - i think his music taste proves your theory :)

[Buttercup]

They missed S Club!!! :D :D
Just kidding!

I do The Beatles should have been No. 1?? :o :shock: :?

[bethany]

who was it here that totally hates s club juniors? i mean, i know we all do, but he (i think it was a he) had a signature that said it all, gullotine and everything. i was really new here then and don't remember his name...

[iPlay181]

Wow, I was surprised that Coldplay was in the top 10, that's really, really good. They've only been around for a short time now, and they're competing with Who. And Primal Scream at the 100th place, lol, I like them, but sometimes they're just pure noise.

[Black Rose]

For a second I thought it was the results of the latest opinion poll on what band/song/album/hotdog/songwriter/dustbin is hot at the moment.

But it's an old thread

[winigwl]

here are my comments
1. beatles should be 1
2. led zep should be 2
3. pink floyd should be top 10
4. radiohead i'm surprised idn't do so well
5. coldplay is among legends. thats pretty cool