HRB has once again played out the National Hospital Radio Request Chart, compiled from thousands of requests collected by hospital radio stations around the UK.
The annual chart, produced and presented by Mark Snowden was heard on HRB on 2 February and counted down the top 10 as well as highlighting the songs and artists who were number one at individual stations.
The chart has been running for 10 years and for 9 of those 10 years, including this year, Frank Sinatra "My Way" has been number one.
The chart for 2013 brought a total of 19,676 requests across 25 hospital radio stations. The full top 30 is as follows. You can find more information and previous years' charts at http://www.requestcharts.org.uk/
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Pos. Year Artist – Title
1 1 Frank Sinatra – My Way
2 2 Abba – Dancing Queen
3 5 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
4 62 PSY – Gangnam Style
5 6 Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
6 10 Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
7 27 Jim Reeves – I Love You Because
8 13 Robbie Williams – Angels
9 14 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
10 17 Queen – I Want To Break Free
11 23 Rod Stewart – Maggie May
12 46 Patsy Cline – Crazy
13 11 Glenn Miller – In The Mood
14 21 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
15 7 Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
16 16 Chris De Burgh – Lady In Red
17 12 Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line
18 39 Adele – Skyfall
19 47 Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
20 48 Rod Stewart – Sailing
21 NEW Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – Blurred Lines
22 53 The Eagles – Hotel California
23 26 Matt Monro – Born Free
24 8 Tina Turner – (Simply) The Best
25 74 Robbie Williams – Candy
26 65 Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell
27 NEW Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
28 37 Daniel O'Donnell – Danny Boy
29 3 Engelbert Humperdinck – (Please) Release Me
30 9 Nat King Cole – Unforgettable
31 30 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
32 4 Adele – Someone Like You
33 71 Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
34 63 Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me
35 101 Acker Bilk – Stranger On The Shore
36 25 Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream
37 164 Alfie Boe – Bring Him Home
38 36 John Denver – Annie's Song
39 15 Adele – Rolling In The Deep
40 28 Westlife – You Raise Me Up
