The Greatest Hits of All Time: Best Song Lists

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys' 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Beach Boys

The trademark sunglasses, the smile, the heartache, the charm: it's none other than Ray Charles.

Ray Charles' 10 best songs, ranked

Phil Collins - his best sonogs

Phil Collins's 15 best songs, ranked

'Scuse me while I kiss this guy: Misheard lyrics

The funniest misheard lyrics of all time

The best Eurovision songs ever

The 10 greatest Eurovision songs of the 1960s and 1970s

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Donna Summer's greatest songs

Donna Summer's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Paul Weller aka 'The Modfather'.

Paul Weller’s 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Shadows in 1960. (Photo by Birmingham Post and Mail Archive/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

The Shadows' 10 greatest songs, ranked

Blondie

Blondie's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Music

Bleached blonde hair, snarling top lip, and hefty wail: Billy Idol is instantly recognisable.

Billy Idol's top 10 songs, ranked

The Beatles

Every number one Beatles single – and what kept the others off the top

The Beatles

David Bowie with Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and David Gilmour

David Bowie's 10 best duets, ranked

David Bowie

Paul McCartney over the years

Paul McCartney and Wings' 25 greatest songs, ranked

Paul McCartney

Playing 7" records. Flip for the B-side

13 massive hit singles that were originally B-sides

Diana Ross's best songs

Diana Ross and the Supremes' 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

Diana Ross

Banned Songs

Banned songs: 11 iconic singles which were cancelled

Bon Jovi through the years

Bon Jovi's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Song Facts

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George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison: The making of the ex-Beatles' massive hit

Song Facts

Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String

'Puppet on a String' by Sandie Shaw: The making of the UK's first Eurovision winner

Song Facts

Cliff Richard and Massiel at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest

Did Spanish dictator General Franco really cheat Cliff Richard out of Eurovision glory in 1968?

Cliff Richard

Brotherhood of Man in 1976

'Save Your Kisses For Me' by Brotherhood of Man: The making of the Eurovision winner

Song Facts

Lulu at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969

'Boom Bang-a-Bang' by Lulu: The making of the quirky Eurovision joint-winner

Song Facts

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Brian Wilson and Don Henley

This Brian Wilson story proves he was a comedy genius as well as a musical one

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys in 1962

The Beach Boys facts: Members, break-ups, reunions and biggest songs of Brian Wilson's surf icons

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys feud

The Beach Boys timeline: Bad Vibrations – the feuds that split up the surf legends

The Beach Boys

Paul McCartney admitted one of The Beatles' songs was a "Beach Boys parody". But which one?

The Beatles song Paul McCartney admitted was a "Beach Boys parody"

The Beatles

Mike Love in 2024

Mike Love facts: Beach Boys star's age, wife, children and career explained

The Beach Boys