Festive Fifty
Festive Fifty ist eine britische Radioshow, die 1976 von John Peel entwickelt wurde. Ausgestrahlt werden gegen Ende des Jahres eine Liste von Musikstücken, die von den Hörern von Peels Programm bei BBC Radio 1 zu den Besten gezählt wurden. Ursprünglich wurden die jeweils besten Songs aller Zeiten gewählt. Die Show wurde später von dem Internetsender Dandelion Radio übernommen.

Festive 50 number ones 
 1976 Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin (all time)
 1977 Dancing the Night Away – The Motors
 1978 Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols (all time)
 1979 Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols (all time)
 1980 Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols (all time)
 1981 Atmosphere – Joy Division (all time)
 1982 Temptation – New Order (year) / Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols (all-time)
 1983 Blue Monday – New Order
 1984 How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths
 1985 Never Understand – The Jesus and Mary Chain
 1986 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
 1987 Birthday – The Sugarcubes
 1988 Destroy The Heart – The House of Love
 1989 Can’t Be Sure – The Sundays
 1990 Bill Is Dead – The Fall
 1991 Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
 1992 Geek Love – Bang Bang Machine
 1993 Enough is Enough – Chumbawamba & Credit to the Nation
 1994 I Want You – Inspiral Carpets featuring Mark E. Smith
 1995 Common People – Pulp
 1996 Come Out 2 Nite – Kenickie
 1997 Brimful of Asha – Cornershop
 1998 Pull the Wires from the Wall – The Delgados
 1999 Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia – The Cuban Boys
 2000 Twist the Knife – Neko Case & Her Boyfriends (year) / Atmosphere – Joy Division (all time)
 2001 Chinese Whispers – Melys
 2002 Girls are the New Boys – Saloon
 2003 Don't Touch That Dial – Cinerama
 2004 Theme From Sparta FC Part 2 – The Fall
 2005 Grumpy Old Men – Jegsy Dodd
 2006 I'm Your Boyfriend Now – Tall Pony
 2007 Atlas – Battles
 2008 50-Year-Old Man – The Fall
 2009 There Are Listed Buildings – Los Campesinos!
 2010 Philadelphia – Standard Fare
 2011 Let England Shake – PJ Harvey
 2012 Husbands – Savages
 2013 Two Bridges – The Wedding Present
 2014 The Nation Needs You (2014 Version) – The Cuban Boys
 2015 Paul – Girl Band
 2016 Blackstar – David Bowie

Weblinks 
 The Festive 50s, 1976-2004
 The Festive 50, 2005
 The Festive 50, 2006
  The Festive 50, 2007
  The Festive 50, 2008
  The Festive 50, 2009

Einzelnachweise 

Musiksendung (Hörfunk)