what, no Joe Dolce?

As well as getting listeners to vote to compile an all Time Top 50 of Number One singles, (chart) Radio 2 asked celebrities and, um, apparently people they found in the reception area for their favourite Number Ones:

RONAN KEATING
Vincent by Don McLean
"Beautiful song...incredible words."

TOM JONES
Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
"Best rock and roll record ever!"

SIR GEORGE MARTIN
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
"I'm biased..."

BADLY DRAWN BOY
You're the One That I Want by John Travoltoa and Oliva Newton John
"They looked brilliant!"

TORI AMOS
Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones
"Oh, sweet Jesus!"

RON WOOD
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
"Brings back good memories..."

EDDY GRANT
Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
"Never one like it since..."

RORY BREMNER
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
"Mad, crazy and extravagant!"

CHRIS REA
My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
"Gorgeous slide guitar solo..."

ALISON MOYET
Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
"A fantastic artist...really unusual."

GARY KEMP (Spandau Ballet)
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
"I know every single word"

JOE WASHBOURNE (Toploader)
All You Need Is Love by The Beatles
"I'd have loved to have been around..."

PETE WATERMAN
She Loves You by The Beatles
"It defines pop..."

FRANCIS ROSSI (Status Quo)
Imagine by John Lennon
"An inspired performance..."

RICK PARFITT (Status Quo)
Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue
"I can't think why.."

IAIN BANKS (novelist)
Voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix
"A complete wild man...a genius."

DALE WINTON
If Paradise Was Half as Nice by Amen Corner
"Sums up what pop's all about!"

MICHAEL BALL
You're the One That I Want by John Travolta and Oliva Newton John
"We were dancing in the aisles..."

SUGGS (Madness)
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
"A fabulous atmosphere..."

CHRIS DIFFORD (Squeeze)
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Drury
"An inspiration to me..."

DAVE ROBINSON (Stiff Records)
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Drury
"One of the great artists..."

TONY ROBINSON (Baldrick)
Secret Love by Doris Day
"You were so crisp and clean..."

LENNY HENRY
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
"The first song I learned by heart..."

GORDON HASKELL
Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum
"The audience stopped and applauded..."

November 2002