Best of British - 50 Golden Years of British Popular Music

Was released on the Virgin label in 2002.

  • Has 21 UK Chart Number 1s.
  • Has 8 UK Chart Top 10 hits.
  • Has 2 UK Chart Top 40 hits.
  • Has 5 US Chart Number 1s.
  • Has 4 US Chart Top 10 hits.
  • Has 1 US Chart Top 40 hit.

  1. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
  2. Angels - Robbie Williams
  3. Life On Mars - David Bowie
  4. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
  5. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
  6. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
  7. Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe
  8. Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello (and The Attractions)
  9. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
  10. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
  11. Downtown - Petula Clark
  12. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
  13. Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney (and Wings)
  14. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury (and The Blockheads)
  15. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
  16. It Must Be Love - Madness
  17. Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces
  18. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
  19. Golden Brown - The Stranglers
  20. Vienna - Ultravox
  21. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
  22. Imagine - John Lennon (and The Plastic Ono Band)
  23. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
  24. I'm Not In Love - 10CC
  25. Home Thoughts From Abroad - Clifford T Ward
  26. Rocket Man - Elton John
  27. True - Spandau Ballet
  28. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
  29. Blackberry Way - The Move
  30. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
  31. Ordinary World - Duran Duran
  32. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) - Steve Harley (and Cockney Rebel)
  33. Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Tom Jones (and The Stereophonics (UK))
  34. The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
  35. Apache - The Shadows
  36. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
  37. She's Not There - The Zombies
  38. China In Your Hand - T'Pau
  39. Whole Again - Atomic Kitten
  40. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
  41. In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins