Top Requests of 2025

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Top 40 Requests of 2025

Every week, our volunteers visit the wards at Darlington Memorial Hospital and Bishop Auckland Hospital. In 2025 we collected over 1000 requests and we’ve compiled our top 40 songs that you have been requesting.

Dennis Duncan presented a series of programmes over the Christmas period counting down and replaying your favourite tunes. Your favourite song of 2025 by far was Tina Turner, The Best.

1

The Best

Tina Turner [All the Best: The Hits]
- The Best Tina Turner
2

The Wonder of You

Elvis Presley [The Essential Elvis Presley]
- The Wonder of You Elvis Presley
3

I Want to Break Free

Queen [The Works (Deluxe Edition)]
- I Want to Break Free Queen
4

Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen [Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection]
- Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
5

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

Stevie Wonder [My Cherie Amour]
- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder
6

The Chain

Fleetwood Mac [Rumours (Super Deluxe Edition)]
- The Chain Fleetwood Mac
7

Red Light Spells Danger

Billy Ocean [Billy Ocean (Expanded Edition)]
- Red Light Spells Danger Billy Ocean
8

Crazy

Patsy Cline [Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits]
- Crazy Patsy Cline
9

Unchained Melody

The Righteous Brothers [The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody]
- Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
10

Sailing

Rod Stewart [Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)]
- Sailing Rod Stewart
11

A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix)

Elvis Presley & JXL [A Little Less Conversation: Elvis vs JXL - Single]
- A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix) Elvis Presley & JXL
12

Viva La Vida

Coldplay [Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends]
- Viva La Vida Coldplay
13

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

The Animals [Retrospective]
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Animals
14

Born Free

Matt Monro [The Best of Matt Monro: The Capitol Years]
- Born Free Matt Monro
15

Maggie May

Rod Stewart [Every Picture Tells a Story]
- Maggie May Rod Stewart
16

Nessun Dorma

Luciano Pavarotti [The Greatest Tenors, Vol. 2]
- Nessun Dorma Luciano Pavarotti
17

Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond [All-Time Greatest Hits]
- Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
18

Play Me

Neil Diamond [Moods]
- Play Me Neil Diamond
19

Islands In the Stream

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers [The Essential Dolly Parton]
- Islands In the Stream Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
20

Careless Whisper

George Michael [Ladies & Gentlemen]
- Careless Whisper George Michael
21

Bring Him Home

Alfie Boe [Alfie]
- Bring Him Home Alfie Boe
22

Coward of the County

Kenny Rogers [Kenny]
- Coward of the County Kenny Rogers
23

I Recall A Gypsy Woman

Don Williams [Good Old Boys Like Me]
- I Recall A Gypsy Woman Don Williams
24

My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from

Céline Dion [Let's Talk About Love]
- My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Céline Dion
25

You're My Best Friend

Don Williams [You're My Best Friend]
- You're My Best Friend Don Williams
26

Walk Away

Matt Monro [Walk Away]
- Walk Away Matt Monro
27

My Way

Frank Sinatra [My Way (Expanded Edition)]
- My Way Frank Sinatra
28

Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin [Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition)]
- Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
29

You'll Never Walk Alone

Gerry & The Pacemakers [You'll Never Walk Alone (The EMI Years 1963-1966)]
- You'll Never Walk Alone Gerry & The Pacemakers
30

Gold

Spandau Ballet [Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet]
- Gold Spandau Ballet
31

When I Fall In Love

Nat [Nat King Cole]
- When I Fall In Love Nat
32

Does Your Mother Know

ABBA [ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits]
- Does Your Mother Know ABBA
33

Seventeen Going Under

Sam Fender [Seventeen Going Under]
- Seventeen Going Under Sam Fender
34

Summer Holiday

Cliff Richard & The Shadows [Summer Holiday (Soundtrack) [2003 Remaster]]
- Summer Holiday Cliff Richard & The Shadows
35

Love Story

Taylor Swift [Fearless (Platinum Edition)]
- Love Story Taylor Swift
36

Getting Better

The Beatles [Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]
- Getting Better The Beatles
37

These Are the Days of Our Lives

Queen [Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection]
- These Are the Days of Our Lives Queen
38

What Makes You Beautiful

One Direction [Up All Night (Deluxe Version)]
- What Makes You Beautiful One Direction
39

Hall of the Mountain King

Savatage [Hall of the Mountain King]
- Hall of the Mountain King Savatage
40

Moonlight Serenade

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra [The Essential Glenn Miller]
- Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller and His Orchestra