Fanning’s Fab 50 (2014)

Every year I swear it’s the last but who am I to spoil Christmas. Part 1 was broadcast from 10pm – 1am on Monday 22nd December 2014, the second and final part will be tomorrow Tuesday at 10pm. Lets see if any act featured here makes the cut this year..

50 Bell X1 – The Great Defector
49 Alt-J – Matilda
48 The White Stripes – The Hardest Button To Button
47 U2 – beautiful day (2001)
46 my bloody vantine – sometimes (1991)
45 lana del ray – video games (2011)
44 the doors – riders on the storm
43 manic street preachers – motorcycle emptiness
42 arcade fire – reflector
41 massive attack – unfinished symphony
40 elbow – one day like this
39 led zeppelin – stairway to heaven
38 little green cars – harper lee
37 massive attack – teardrop
36 hozier – from eden
35 pink floyd – comfortably numb
34 metallica – nothing else matters
33 the national – afraid of everyone
32 future islands – seasons
31 the national – fake empire
30 the beatles – a day in the life
29 bruce – born to run
28 undertones – teenage kicks
27 bob dylan – like a rolling stone
26 rolling stones – sympathy for the devil
25 daft punk – get lucky
24 bon iver – calgary
23 johnny cash – hurt
22 rolling stones – gimme shelter
21 stones roses – i am the resurrection
20 smiths how soon is now
19 pharrell williams – happy
18 david bowie – heroes
17 pogues – rainy night in soho
16 smashing pumpkins – 1979
15 the national – demons
14 u2 – with or without you
13 manic street preachers – a design for life
12 pink floyd – wish you were here
11 white stripes – seven nation army
10 nirvana – teen spirit
9 u2 – bad (live)
8 radiohead – creep
7 radiohead – paranoid android
6 joy division – love will tear us apart
5 jeff buckley – hallelujah
4 u2 – the miracle of joey ramone
3 hozier – take me to church
2 u2 – one
1 arcade fire – wake up