Oasis, Ian Brown among most played Manchester songs in UK this century


Liam Gallagher addresses the crowd during a gig on what would prove to be Oasis' final world tour (Photo: Live4ever Media)

Liam Gallagher (Photo: Live4ever Media)




Songs by Manchester legends Oasis and Ian Brown are amongst the city’s most played songs in the UK since 2000, new figures show.

The list, compiled by PPL who license the playing of recorded music in the media and public places across the UK, shows the top three played songs produced by Manchester bands all come from Take That, with two Bee Gees tracks completing the top 5.

Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger‘ and ‘Wonderwall‘ come in at #8 and #14 respectively, while Ian Brown’s ‘F.E.A.R‘ is the fifteenth most played Manchester song of the 21st century, and ‘Golden Gaze‘ the nineteenth.

Key 103 breakfast show DJ Mike Toolan has said: “Manchester is at the heart of the UK music scene. We have produced some of the biggest and best bands loved not only in the UK but throughout the rest of the world!”

Top 20:

1) Shine – Take That
2) Rule The World – Take That
3) Patience – Take That
4) Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
5) Night Fever – Bee Gees
6) Stars – Simply Red
7) Greatest Day – Take That
8 ) Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
9) Babylon – David Grey
10) Fairground – Simply Red
11) Back For Good – Take That
12) How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
13) Tragedy – Bee Gees
14) Wonderwall – Oasis
15) F.E.A.R – Ian Brown
16) He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
17) Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees
18) I’m Not In Love – 10CC
19) Golden Gaze – Ian Brown
20) The Air That I Breathe – The Hollie
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