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.
- Vapour Trail – Ride
- The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove – Dead Can Dance
- Crank – Catherine Wheel
- Pearl – Chapterhouse
- When the Sun Hits – Slowdive
- Drive That Fast – Kitchens of Distinction
- From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea – The Cure
- No. 1 Fan – Majesty Crush
- Sweetness and Light- Lush
- Push – The Cure
- Blue Bell Knoll – Cocteau Twins
- Troy – Sinead O’Connor
- Trust – 24 Gone
- Pur – Cocteau Twins
- I Wanna Be Adored – The Stone Roses
- Catch the Breeze – Slowdive
- Imagination – Xymox
- Your Silent Face – New Order
- Svefn-g-englar – Sigur Rós
- Gorecki – Lamb
- Now We Are Free – Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard
- Song to the Siren – This Mortal Coil
- 2wicky – Hooverphonic
- Heavens Downward – Au Revoir Borealis
- Stripped – Depeche Mode
- 24 Gone – Girl of Colours
- Thieves Like Us (12″ Extended) – New Order
- Disintegration – The Cure
- Protection – Massive Attack
- Black Metallic – Catherine Wheel
- Into Dust – Mazzy Star
- 40 Days – Slowdive
- Ballerina Out of Control – The Ocean Blue
- Swamp Thing – The Chameleons
- All Flowers in Time Bend Toward the Sun – Jeff Buckley & Elizabeth Fraser
- Wild Horses – The Sundays
- Lorelei – Cocteau Twins
- Sweetest Day – Control Freq
- Videotape – Radiohead
- Stars – Dubstar
- Lonely Soul – UNKLE
- Horror Head – Curve
- Plainsong – The Cure
- Here’s Where the Story Ends – The Sundays
- Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want – The Smiths
- In Your room – Depeche Mode
- Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
- Slide Away – The Verve
- Marian – The Sisters Of Mercy
- Marlene Dietrich’s Favourite Poem – Peter Murphy
- Myth – Beach House
- Tenth Month – Velour 100
- Mad About You – Hooverphonic
- Soon – My Bloody Valentine
- Only Shallow – My Bloody Valentine
- Evergreen – Faithless
- Compulsion – Martin Gore
- History- The Verve
- Bonny – Prefab Sprout
- Life in Mono – Mono
- On Your Side – The Innocence Mission
- Teardrop – Massive Attack
- The Carnival Is Over – Dead Can Dance
- Eden – Hooverphonic
- Overcome – Tricky
- De-Luxe – Lush
- Inhaler – Hooverphonic
- Louise – Clan of Xymox
- Be There – UNKLE
- Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) – Pixies
- Untitled 8 (Popplagið) – Sigur Rós
- Atmosphere – Joy Division
- Feed the Tree – Belly
- Carolyn’s Fingers – Cocteau Twins
- Elegia – New Order
- Bittersweet – Velour 100
- Blown a Wish – My Bloody Valentine
- Makes Me Wanna Die – Tricky
- Army of Me – Björk
- Starálfur – Sigur Rós
- Dagger – Slowdive
- Death Engine – I Break Horses
- Asleep – The Smiths
- Hyperballad – Björk
- Pale Trembles a Gale – The Autumns
- 1963 – New Order
- The Same Deep Water As You – The Cure
- Pagan Poetry – Björk
- Slow – Caelum Bliss
- Mysterons – Portishead
- All Mixed Up – Red House Painters
- What’s a Girl To Do? – Bat For Lashes
- Renaissance Affair – Hooverphonic
- Olympian – Gene
- Rabbit in Your Headlights – UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke
- I Wanted You To Feel the Same – The Radio Dept.
- Hit – The Sugarcubes
- Everyone Knows – Slowdive
- The Sadman – Slowdive
- The Worst Taste in Music – The Radio Dept.