2016 #FuneralMusic charts
The top 10 most requested funeral songs, overall and by genre.
Overall
1. My Way - Frank Sinatra
2. Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
3. Over the Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
4. Wind Beneath my Wings - Bette Midler
5. The Lord is My Shepherd - Psalm 23/Crimond
6. We’ll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
7. All Things Bright and Beautiful – Hymn
8. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
9. Abide with Me – Hymn
10. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Contemporary Pop
1. Robbie Williams - Angels
2. Westlife – You Raise Me Up
3. Wiz Khalifa – See You Again
4. Westlife – Flying Without Wings
5. Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You
6. Westlife - I’ll See You Again
7. Adele - Hello
8. Rihanna - Diamonds
9. Sam Smith – Lay Me Down
10. Boyzone – No Matter What
Rock
1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepellin
2. Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
3. Live Forever - Queen
4. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
5. Highway to Hell - ACDC
6. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
7. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
8. Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
9. Knocking on Heaven’s Door - Guns and Roses
10. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Sport
1. You’ll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers
2. Match of the Day – Theme Tune
3. Soul Limbo / Cricket Theme Tune - Booker T and MG
4. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
5. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles - West Ham United
6. Z Cars Theme - Everton FC
7. Glory Glory - Tottenham Hotspur
8. Grandstand theme – BBC
9. World in Union - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
10. Dance of the Knights - Sunderland FC
Indie
1. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
2. Wonderwall - Oasis
3. Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis
4. Arabella - Arctic Monkeys
5. Live Forever - Oasis
6. Hymn for the Weekend - Coldplay
7. One Day Like This - Elbow
8. Coldplay - Yellow
9. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
10. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
TV/Film
1. Coronation Street – Theme Tune
2. Last of the Summer Wine – Theme Tune
3. Only Fools and Horses - Theme Tune
4. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
5. Eastenders – Theme Tune
6. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
7. Emmerdale – Theme Tune
8. Going Home – Hovis Theme Tune
9. Dad’s Army – Theme Tune
10. Bring me Sunshine - Morecambe and Wise
Hymns/Traditional
1 Lord is my Shepherd - Psalm 23
2. Abide with Me – Traditional
3. All Things Bright and Beautiful – Traditional
4. How Great Thou Art – Traditional
5. Amazing Grace – Traditional
6. Old Rugged Cross – Traditional
7. Jerusalem – Traditional
8. Morning Has Broken – Traditional
9. The Day Though Gavest Lord Ended – Traditional
10. Ave Maria – Traditional
Country
1. I will always love you - Dolly Parton
2. Islands in the stream - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rodgers
3. Country roads - Jon Denver
4. I love you because - Jim Reeves
5. Annie’s song - Jon Denver
6. Over the rainbow - Eva Cassidy
7. Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
8. My best friend - Don Williams
9. If tomorrow never comes - Garth Brooks
10. Blowin in the wind - Bob Dylan
Classical
1. Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
2. Nimrod – Elgar
3. Nessun Dorma - Lucianno Pavarotti
4. Cannon in D – Pachelbel
5. Four Seasons – Vivaldi
6. Adagio - Bizet/Albinoni
7. Ave Maria – Traditional
8. Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven
9. Pie Jesu – Faure
10. The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams
RnB
1. I’ll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
2. Dance with my Father Again - Luther Van Dross
3. One Sweet Day - Boys 2 Men
4. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
5. Fly - R Kelly
6. Halo - Beyonce
7. Turn Back the Hands of Time - R Kelly
8. Bye Bye - Mariah Carey
9. World’s Greatest - R Kelly
10. Beyonce - Running
Jazz
1.What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
2. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
3. Stranger on the Shore - Aka Bilk
4. Smile - Nat King Cole
5. In the mood - Glenn Miller
6. A Place in the Sun - Stevie Wonder
7. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
8. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Reading
9. Mr Bojangles - Robbie Williams
10. Come fly with me - Frank Sinatra