Top 100 Big Sonic Heaven Songs

26 YearsBig Sonic Heaven favorites from the last 26 years.To celebrate the 26 year anniversary of Big Sonic Heaven, listeners voted for their favorite songs. On August 27, 2021 Darren counted down the Top 100 Songs live on-air. Here’s the songs that made the list.

1. Vapour Trail – Ride
2. The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove – Dead Can Dance
3. Crank – Catherine Wheel
4. Pearl – Chapterhouse
5. When the Sun Hits – Slowdive
6. Drive That Fast – Kitchens of Distinction
7. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea – The Cure
8. No. 1 Fan – Majesty Crush
9. Sweetness and Light- Lush
10. Push – The Cure
11. Blue Bell Knoll – Cocteau Twins
12. Troy – Sinead O’Connor
13. Trust – 24 Gone
14. Pur – Cocteau Twins
15. I Wanna Be Adored – The Stone Roses
16. Catch the Breeze – Slowdive
17. Imagination – Xymox
18. Your Silent Face – New Order
19. Svefn-g-englar – Sigur Rós
20. Gorecki – Lamb
21. Now We Are Free – Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard
22. Song to the Siren – This Mortal Coil
23. 2wicky – Hooverphonic
24. Heavens Downward – Au Revoir Borealis
25. Stripped – Depeche Mode
26. 24 Gone – Girl of Colours
27. Thieves Like Us (12″ Extended) – New Order
28. Disintegration – The Cure
29. Protection – Massive Attack
30. Black Metallic – Catherine Wheel
31. Into Dust – Mazzy Star
32. 40 Days – Slowdive
33. Ballerina Out of Control – The Ocean Blue
34. Swamp Thing – The Chameleons
35. All Flowers in Time Bend Toward the Sun – Jeff Buckley & Elizabeth Fraser
36. Wild Horses – The Sundays
37. Lorelei – Cocteau Twins
38. Sweetest Day – Control Freq
39. Videotape – Radiohead
40. Stars – Dubstar
41. Lonely Soul – UNKLE
42. Horror Head – Curve
43. Plainsong – The Cure
44. Here’s Where the Story Ends – The Sundays
45. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want – The Smiths
46. In Your room – Depeche Mode
47. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
48. Slide Away – The Verve
49. Marian – The Sisters Of Mercy
50. Marlene Dietrich’s Favourite Poem – Peter Murphy
51. Myth – Beach House
52. Tenth Month – Velour 100
53. Mad About You – Hooverphonic
54. Soon – My Bloody Valentine
55. Only Shallow – My Bloody Valentine
56. Evergreen – Faithless
57. Compulsion – Martin Gore
58. History- The Verve
59. Bonny – Prefab Sprout
60. Life in Mono – Mono
61. On Your Side – The Innocence Mission
62. Teardrop – Massive Attack
63. The Carnival Is Over – Dead Can Dance
64. Eden – Hooverphonic
65. Overcome – Tricky
66. De-Luxe – Lush
67. Inhaler – Hooverphonic
68. Louise – Clan of Xymox
69. Be There – UNKLE
70. Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) – Pixies
71. Untitled 8 (Popplagið) – Sigur Rós
72. Atmosphere – Joy Division
73. Feed the Tree – Belly
74. Carolyn’s Fingers – Cocteau Twins
75. Elegia – New Order
76. Bittersweet – Velour 100
77. Blown a Wish – My Bloody Valentine
78. Makes Me Wanna Die – Tricky
79. Army of Me – Björk
80. Starálfur – Sigur Rós
81. Dagger – Slowdive
82. Death Engine – I Break Horses
83. Asleep – The Smiths
84. Hyperballad – Björk
85. Pale Trembles a Gale – The Autumns
86. 1963 – New Order
87. The Same Deep Water As You – The Cure
88. Pagan Poetry – Björk
89. Slow – Caelum Bliss
90. Mysterons – Portishead
91. All Mixed Up – Red House Painters
92. What’s a Girl To Do? – Bat For Lashes
93. Renaissance Affair – Hooverphonic
94. Olympian – Gene
95. Rabbit in Your Headlights – UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke
96. I Wanted You To Feel the Same – The Radio Dept.
97. Hit – The Sugarcubes
98. Everyone Knows – Slowdive
99. The Sadman – Slowdive
100. The Worst Taste in Music – The Radio Dept.