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6 Music's Greatest Hits

Steve launches 6 Music's Greatest Hits. At the end of its tenth anniversary celebrations, the station is asking listeners to vote for the greatest song released in its lifetime.

麻豆社 Radio 6 Music was born on 11 March 2002 and, since that time, has played on-air near enough one million songs*.

Many of these songs were composed during the ten years since so, as 6 Music says farewell to its year of anniversary celebrations, we thought it was high time we looked back to find out just what was the greatest song released during our time on-air.

And so, starting today, 麻豆社 6 Music will be searching for the greatest song released during the station's lifetime. We've shortlisted 100 songs, all released between March 2002 and the end of 2012, and we want you to vote for the track you believe to be the pinnacle of musical achievement during this time. Artists featured include Radiohead, Blur, Outkast, The Streets, LCD Soundsystem, Johnny Cash, M.I.A., Arctic Monkeys and The White Stripes.

Steve Lamacq launches the vote today and it closes on Friday 25 January. On Friday 1st February, after all the votes have been compiled, 6 Music will play out the Top 100 in order. Starting in Shaun Keaveny's Breakfast show, it culminates in Steve Lamacq revealing the greatest hit during his show that evening.

*based on an estimated 240 tracks a day average.

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Mon 7 Jan 2013 16:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • LCD Soundsystem

    Drunk Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DFA/Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Temples

    Shelter Song

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • A Flock of Seagulls

    I Ran (So Far Away)

  • A Fine Frenzy

    Now Is The Start

  • Bomb the Bass & Justin Warfield

    Bug Powder Dust

    • Fourth & Broadway.

  • Adam Green & Binki Shapiro

    Just To Make Me Feel Good

    • Decca.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Radio 1 Session, Oct 17 1967)

    • MCA.

  • R.E.M.

    (Don't Go Back To) Rockville

    • IRS.

  • Teleman

    Cristina

    • MOSHI MOSHI RECORDS.

  • The Family Cat

    Place With A Name

  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Dino.

  • Radiohead

    Exit Music (For A Film)

    • OK COMPUTER.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

  • I Am Kloot

    These Days Are Mine

    • Shepherd Moon LLP.

  • Patti Smith

    Gloria

    • ARISTA.

  • Co-Pilot

    22

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Girls & Boys

    • Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

  • Wave Machines

    I Hold Loneliness

    • Neapolitan.

  • Everything Everything

    Kemosabe

    • RCAVictor / Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Foo Fighters

    All My Life

    • BMG.

  • Rick James

    Super Freak

    • Motown.

  • Drowners

    Long Hair

    • Birthday Records.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Jailbreak

    • Vertigo.

  • The KLF

    Last Train to Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent)

    • EMI.

  • Pulp

    After You

  • The 5

    There's Time

    • Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965 - 1967.
    • Festival Records.
    • 018.

  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra

    Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark)

    • JAGJAGUWAR.

  • Goldheart Assembly

    The King Of Rome - 6Music Session 14/012/009

  • Steel Pulse

    Prodigal Son

    • Mango.

  • Mikky Ekko

    Pull Me Down

  • Led Zeppelin

    Immigrant Song

    • Atlantic.

  • Villagers

    Nothing Arrived

    • DOMINO RECORD CO LTD.

  • Night Beds

    Ramona

    • Dead Oceans.

  • Rialto

    Untouchable

  • FIDLAR

    Wait For The Man

    • WICHITA RECORDINGS.

  • Mantronix

    King Of The Beats

    • Virgin.

  • Roots Manuva

    Natural (feat. Kope)

    • Big Dada Recordings/Banana Klan.

  • The Proctors

    Fun Sunday

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Jan 2013 16:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music