Some of the greatest songs of them all never quite made it to number 1 and on GOLD104.3 we love to celebrate them!
On Friday, July 3, we counted down the top 100 number 2’s of all time and the full list is below so you can relive the amazing countdown!
| 100 Stimulation -Wa Wa Nee |
| 99 Ego Is Not A Dirty Word -Skyhooks |
| 98 Shy Boy – Bananarama |
| 97 Coming up -Paul McCartney |
| 96 Murder On The Dance Floor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
| 95 Bop Girl – Pat Wilson |
| 94 In The Flesh – Blondie |
| 93 Concrete and Clay -Martin Plaza |
| 92 Don’t Go Now – Ratcat |
| 91 If I Could – 1927 |
| 90 Louise (We Get It Right) – Jona Lewie |
| 89 Heaven (Must Be There) – Eurogliders |
| 88 When Something Is Wrong (With My Baby) – Jimmy Barnes & John Farnham |
| 87 Edge Of Heaven – Wham! |
| 86 Tragedy – The Bee Gees |
| 85 Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant |
| 84 If I Can’t Have You – Kim Wilde |
| 83 All I Want Is You – U2 |
| 82 Stuck With You – Huey Lewis and The News |
| 81 The Ballroom Blitz – The Sweet |
| 80 Would I Lie To You – Charles and Eddie |
| 79 Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean |
| 78 I’m Like A Bird – Nelly Furtado |
| 77 Don’t Leave Me This Way – The Communards |
| 76 Twisting By The Pool – Dire Straits |
| 75 Grease – Frankie Valli |
| 74 Stutter Rap – Morris Minor and The Majors |
| 73 You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon |
| 72 Cream – Prince |
| 71 Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel |
| 70 Rain – Dragon |
| 69 I Want That Man – Deborah Harry |
| 68 Babooshka – Kate Bush |
| 67 Superman – Five For Fighting |
| 66 Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Ritchie |
| 65 What You Need – INXS |
| 64 What Can I Say/Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs |
| 63 Bedroom Eyes – Kate Cebrano |
| 62 Iris – Goo Goo Dolls |
| 61 Ebony Eyes – Bob Welch |
| 60 I Want Your Sex – George Michael |
| 59 Who Knew – Pink |
| 58 Isn’t It Time – The Babys |
| 57 One More Night – Phil Collins |
| 56 The Final Countdown – Europe |
| 55 Xanadu – Olivia Newton-John |
| 54 Fantasy – Black Box |
| 53 A Horse With No Name – America |
| 52 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police |
| 51 Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon |
| 50 That Don’t Impress Me Much – Shania Twain |
| 49 Jump – Van Halen |
| 48 Stop The Cavalry – Jona Lewie |
| 47 I Feel The Earth Move – Martika |
| 46 Maniac – Michael Sembello |
| 45 Dreadlock Holiday – 10cc |
| 44 Kiss – Prince |
| 43 The Greatest American Hero Theme – Joey Scarbury |
| 42 Whole Again – Atomic Kitten |
| 41 What I Like About You – The Romantics |
| 40 The Best Things In Life Are Free – Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson |
| 39 Take My Breath Away – Berlin |
| 38 Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy) – The Aztecs |
| 37 Barbados – Models |
| 36 If You Want My Love – Cheap Trick |
| 35 Bitch – Meredith Brooks |
| 34 Suddenly – Angry Anderson |
| 33 Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders |
| 32 April Sun In Cuba – Dragon |
| 31 Hold On – Wilson Phillips |
| 30 Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears |
| 29 Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Gos |
| 28 Torn – Natalie Imbruglia |
| 27 Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jnr |
| 26 Knock On Wood – Amii Stewart |
| 25 Let’s Dance – David Bowie |
| 24 Better Be Home Soon – Crowded House |
| 23 How You Remind Me – Nickelback |
| 22 Master Blaster – Stevie Wonder |
| 21 Born In The USA – Bruce Springsteen |
| 20 December 1973 (Oh What A Night) – The Four Seasons |
| 19 Beat It – Michael Jackson |
| 18 Sweetest Thing – U2 |
| 17 Radio Ga Ga – Queen |
| 16 How Will I Know – Whitney Houston |
| 15 More Than Words – Extreme |
| 14 The Heat Is On – Glenn Frey |
| 13 Livin’ Thing – Electric Light Orchestra |
| 12 Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work |
| 11 Good Times – INXS and Jimmy Barnes |
| 10 Joey – Concrete Blond |
| 9 Come Said The Boy – Mondo Rock |
| 8 I Was Made For Lovin’ You – Kiss |
| 7 Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle |
| 6 1999 – Prince |
| 5 Crazy In Love – Beyonce |
| 4 Live It Up – Mental As Anything |
| 3 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) – Pink Floyd |
| 2 Every Breath You Take – The Police |
| 1 Crocodile Rock – Elton John |
