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HISTORY The first Festive Fifty was broadcast in 1976 and differed in format to later charts in that it was not restricted to songs from that year. It was topped by Led Zeppelin 's Stairway To Heaven , first released in 1971 and also contained many older songs. The following years' charts listed mostly contemporary songs but did for a time include occasional older songs - Anarchy In The UK by the Sex Pistols topped three consecutive charts from 1978 and came second in the 1981 - but in 1982 the shift to a strictly annual chart was made. This marked a period of domination of the upper reaches of the chart by Punk artists as the genre was embraced by Peel and his listeners, though other genres were represented further down the list. In the early 80s Post-punk records by bands such as Joy Division and The Cocteau Twins . In the mid and later 80s indie bands began to gain recognition with The Smiths making many appearances, including a record eleven entries in the 1987 list. This trend continued in the early 90s, despite Peel's championing of emerging dance acts, leading him to criticise the proliferation of "white boys with guitars" and even to refuse to broadcast the 1991 chart. This "Phantom Fifty", topped by Nirvana 's Smells Like Teen Spirit was eventually broadcast in 1993, one track per week. Charts in the later 90s and 2000s were dominated by a diverse range of more obscure acts such as The Delgados and The Cuban Boys who, despite not selling many records, were favourites of Peel and his listeners. When John Peel died in 2004 it was decided to continue the Festive Fifty. The 2004 chart was played by Rob Da Bank and was topped by The Fall - one of Peel's favourite bands and prolific session guests. Huw Stephens took over the chart for 2005. ALL-TIME CHARTS Two all-time charts have been compiled, in 1982 and 2000 in addition to the early charts which were not technically all-time charts but to which entry was not time sensitive. The 1982 chart focused heavily on punk and post-punk artists, but also featured some bands from other genres such as Altered Images . It was topped by the Sex Pistols , with Joy Division , The Clash , New Order and Siouxsie And The Banshees all making numerous appearances. The 2000 chart was a more diverse affair. It still contained many of the same songs - three of the top five were the same - but newer bands (such as Pavement and Stereolab ) had been assimilated and also older artists from a wider variety of genres made appearances (such as Nick Drake and The Beach Boys .) EXTERNAL LINKS |
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