Bette Midler Makes Top 20 List Of Favorite UK Songs

Independent
The song voted the UK’s favourite – for the seventh year running
By Lauren Del Fabbro
May 5, 2025

Smooth presenter Angie Greaves, who revealed the top 20 on air, said: “Smooth’s All Time Top 500 is a fantastic celebration of the best songs that are the soundtrack to our lives, from legendary music artists to the stars of today.

Smooth’s All Time Top 500 – top 20:

1. “Careless Whisper” – George Michael
2. “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
3. “A Different Corner” – George Michael
4. “Man In The Mirror” – Michael Jackson
5. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Simon and Garfunkel
6. “Dance With My Father” – Luther Vandross
7. “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
8. “Hotel California” – Eagles
9. “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” – Elton John and George Michael
10. “Dancing Queen” – Abba
11. “Perfect” – Ed Sheeran
12. “Mr Blue Sky” – Electric Orchestra
13. “Human Nature” – Michael Jackson
14. “I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston
15. “Angels” – Robbie Williams
16. “Wind Beneath My Wings” – Bette Midler
17. “Sweet Caroline” – Neil Diamond
18. “Don’t Stop Me Now” – Queen
19. “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” – Bryan Adams
20. “Running Up That Hill” – Kate Bush