Isle Of Wight Festival Flashback: The Great Britons

We reveal David Bowie, The Who, the Rolling Stones and Coldplay’s Official Top 10 most downloaded songs!

The Isle of Wight Festival 2014 is now in full swing, with acts today including rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers, UK legends the Specials and the 1975 set to rock the main stage. Over in the Big Top, Number 1 stars Clean Bandit, Duke Dumont and the Vamps are ready to wow the crowds.

If you’re not already part of the action, or haven’t been lucky enough to snare yourself some tickets, don’t be too hard on yourself: our friends at Absolute Radio are broadcasting live from the festival all weekend. And, not only that, they’ll also be broadcasting bringing you The Official Isle Of Wight Festival Chart Show tonight (Saturday, June 14). DJ Mark Crossley is gearing up to bring you a three-hour extravaganza counting down the most downloaded tracks of a whole host of legendary acts who’ve graced the festival’s revered stage.

Following on from our countdown of the Isle Of Wight 2014's headliners most downloaded songs and our rundown of the most downloaded tracks by some of the big US stars who've played at the Isle Of Wight Festival over the years, we’re giving you a few more spoilers and counting down the big ones from some of the hugest acts ever to play the Isle Of Wight Festival, and each of them from dear old Blighty. Stand by for the Official Top 10 Most Downloaded Tracks of David Bowie, The Who, the Rolling Stones and Coldplay, or, as we like to call them, the truly Great Britons.

David Bowie

It’s 10 years since the one-time Thin White Duke first played the Isle Of Wight Festival in a year that saw fellow veteran rockers The Who play, plus the Libertines drop out of the line-up. Stepping on stage following a 2-1 defeat of England in a Euro 2004 match was going to be a tough task, but Bowie’s set was more than up to the job of rousing the crowd, taking in an array of hits including Rebel Rebel, Heroes, Ashes To Ashes – all of which make an appearance in his Top 10 countdown.

Bowie’s 1973 Number 3 hit Life On Mars takes the top spot on David’s All Time Official Digital Top 10.

Heroes comes second, despite only reaching Number 24 on original release in 1977. The song, which closed Bowie’s set – well, until the encore at least – in 2004, was heavily used throughout the 2012 Olympic Games in London as the official anthem for Team GB.

More Bowie chart facts: His first hit Space Oddity reached Number 5 in 1969, before becoming his first Number 1 when reissued in 1975. Other Number 1s: Ashes To Ashes (1980), Under Pressure with Queen (1981) Let’s Dance (1983) Dancing In The Street with Mick Jagger (1985). David achieved his first Top 20 hit in 20 years since 1993’s Jump They Say with 2013’s Where Are We Now, which peaked at Number 6.

1	LIFE ON MARS	DAVID BOWIE
2	HEROES	DAVID BOWIE
3	LET'S DANCE	DAVID BOWIE
4	SPACE ODDITY	DAVID BOWIE
5	STARMAN	DAVID BOWIE
6	CHANGES	DAVID BOWIE
7	ASHES TO ASHES	DAVID BOWIE
8	WHERE ARE WE NOW	DAVID BOWIE
9	REBEL REBEL	DAVID BOWIE
10	MODERN LOVE	DAVID BOWIE

The Who

Legendary rockers The Who first headlined the Isle Of Wight Festival way back in 1969, before returning the following year at the last festival for 32 years! They also triumphantly returned to the revived festival in 2004, the same year as David Bowie.

The Who’s Top 4 Official Most Downloaded Tracks were all part of the band’s 2004 setlist, with Baba O’Riley taking the very top spot. That year’s opener I Can’t Explain also makes an appearance at Number 8, as does another track performed that year, Behind Blue Eyes (6)

More The Who chart facts: The first hit I Can’t Explain reached Number 8 in 1965. Surpisingly, perhaps, the band have had no Number 1 singles! Their highest peaks are 1965’s My Generation and 1966’s I’m A Boy (2)

They have scored one chart-topper on the Official Albums Chart, however – 1971’s Who’s Next takes the honour.

1	BABA O'RILEY	THE WHO
2	WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN	THE WHO
3	MY GENERATION	THE WHO
4	WHO ARE YOU	THE WHO
5	PINBALL WIZARD	THE WHO
6	BEHIND BLUE EYES	THE WHO
7	SUBSTITUTE	THE WHO
8	I CANT EXPLAIN	THE WHO
9	I CAN SEE FOR MILES	THE WHO
10	THE SEEKER	THE WHO

Rolling Stones

Despite having their first hit in 1963, it would be 44 years before the Rolling Stones would storm the Isle Of Wight Festival stage in 2007, their first festival appearance in over 30 years. Everybody wanted a piece of the Stones that year – the band were joined on stage by Paolo Nutini and Amy Winehouse to help them out with a couple of songs.

The band’s most downloaded track is Paint It Black which, while it wasn’t part of their set at 2007’s festival, was the band’s sixth Number 1 in 1966. Up in second is Gimme Shelter, while third place goes to Sympathy For The Devil, which at 2007’s festival was followed by Brown Sugar (5) and Jumpin’ Jack Flash (8) to close the set.

More Stones chart facts: The Stones had a run of five consecutive Number 1s: It’s All Over Now (1964), Little Red Rooster (1964), The Last Time (1965), (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (1965) and Get Off My Cloud (1965). Their remaining three Number 1 singles are Paint It Black (1966), Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1968) and Honky Tonk Women (1969)

1	PAINT IT BLACK	ROLLING STONES
2	GIMME SHELTER	ROLLING STONES
3	SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL	ROLLING STONES
4	(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION	ROLLING STONES
5	BROWN SUGAR	ROLLING STONES
6	YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT	ROLLING STONES
7	START ME UP	ROLLING STONES
8	JUMPIN' JACK FLASH	ROLLING STONES
9	WILD HORSES	ROLLING STONES
10	HONKY TONK WOMEN	ROLLING STONES

Coldplay

Chris Martin and his band of merry men first took centre-stage at the Isle Of Wight Festival in 2006, alongside the Prodigy and Dave Grohl’s band Foo Fighters. Thanks to Glastonbury taking a break that year, Isle Of Wight was the one to be seen at.

Coming top of the heap on their list of Official Most Downloaded Tracks is 2011’s Number 1 Paradise, which was barely a twinkle in the band’s eye when they played they headlined the Sunday at 2006's festival. Runner-up track Viva La Vida was another hit yet to happen for the band. Up in third, however, is 2006’s encore-closer Fix You, Chris Martin’s emotional tribute to his wife Gwyneth Paltrow, which got the full singalong treatment from the crowd at Seaclose Park.

Yellow, the band’s first Top 10, was also a big crowd pleaser – it’s their fourth most downloaded. Other setlist highlights include The Scientist (6) and Clocks (7).

1	PARADISE	COLDPLAY
2	VIVA LA VIDA	COLDPLAY
3	FIX YOU	COLDPLAY
4	YELLOW	COLDPLAY
5	EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL	COLDPLAY
6	THE SCIENTIST	COLDPLAY
7	CLOCKS	COLDPLAY
8	VIOLET HILL	COLDPLAY
9	MAGIC	COLDPLAY
10	CHARLIE BROWN	COLDPLAY

Absolute Radio at the Isle Of Wight Festival

Absolute Radio has been broadcasting live from the Isle of Wight Festival all weekend with exclusive artist interviews and live, uninterrupted stage sets from the star studded line-up. Presenters Pete Donaldson and Sarah Champion bring all of the latest backstage gossip, taking to the airwaves all day Saturday and Sunday. DJ Andy Bush is also be on the Island for the first time with a special Saturday and Sunday morning show to tee up Pete and Sarah.

There will be tons of added content and extra coverage for mobile and online too at www.absoluteradio.co.uk with exclusive video interviews, news and more!