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Pick of the Pops: The Nation's Favourite No 2 Single

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01/01/2013

The Nation's Favourite No 2 Single

BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops, The Nation's Favourite No 2 Single

Tony Blackburn counts down a Top 40 of the nation's favourite No 2 singles.

Tony Blackburn counts down a Top 40 of the nation's favourite songs that never quite made it to the top of the official singles chart.

Tony Blackburn counts down an Official Top 40 of the nation's favourite singles which never quite made it to the top of the Official Singles Chart. As a climax to the programme, and to mark the 60th anniversary of the Official Singles Chart, the nation's favourite Number 2 single will be bestowed with an honorary Number 1 by the Official Charts Company. 

A panel consisting of industry experts including Radio 2 presenters Ken Bruce, Tony Blackburn and Janice Long; Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot and charts director Omar Maskatiya; Radio 1 presenter Annie Nightingale; BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Steve Lamacq; George Ergatoudis Head of Music, Radio 1 & 1Xtra; and a number of other key industry figures whittled a list of 941 number two tracks down to 107 tracks. The list is made up of every number two record since 1952. 

This promises to be a great show and will give Radio 2 listeners the chance to hear some of their all-time favourite tracks and a celebration of some of the greatest songs from the past 60 years.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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