De Classics 1000 van Radio 1 is de opvolger van de Classics 100 op, die samengesteld werd van 2010 tot en met 2015. De lijst bevat nummers die generaties lang goed blijven en daarmee is de Classics 1000 een gevarieerd overzicht van de muziekgeschiedenis.

De lijst bevat niet alleen bekende namen zoals The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, David Bowie Van Morrison en The Kimks, maar ook Belgische artiesten zoals Jacques Brel, Gorki en Raymond Van Het Groenewoud, Het Zesde Metaal, War On Drugs, T.C. Matic, Spinvis en The Scabs.

Sinds 2020 is er ook de digitale stream 'Radio 1 Classics', beschikbaar via de Radio 1-app en radio1.be, waarop de lijst 24/7 te beluisteren is.

Top 3

Cover: Stairway to Heaven von Led Zeppelin
1
Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven
Cover: Born to Run von Bruce Springsteen
2
Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
Cover: Like a Hurricane von Neil Young
3
Neil Young Like a Hurricane
1. Mai 2014

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 1 3 Cover: Stairway to Heaven von Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven
  2. 2 2 3 Cover: Born to Run von Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
  3. 3 3 3 Cover: Like a Hurricane von Neil Young Neil Young Like a Hurricane
  4. 4 11 3 Kein Cover Tom Waits Martha
  5. 5 7 3 Cover: Child in Time von Deep Purple Deep Purple Child in Time
  6. 6 6 3 Cover: Like a Rolling Stone von Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone
  7. 7 4 3 Cover: A Day in the Life von The Beatles The Beatles A Day in the Life
  8. 8 5 3 Cover: Wish You Were Here von Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
  9. 9 8 3 Cover: Bohemian Rhapsody von Queen Queen Bohemian Rhapsody
  10. 10 21 3 Cover: Ne me quitte pas von Jacques Brel Jacques Brel Ne me quitte pas
  11. 11 17 3 Cover: The River von Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen The River
  12. 12 16 2 Cover: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V von Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V
  13. 13 13 3 Cover: Sultans of Swing von Dire Straits Dire Straits Sultans of Swing
  14. 14 12 3 Cover: Hotel California von Eagles Eagles Hotel California
  15. 15 14 3 Cover: Imagine von John Lennon John Lennon Imagine
  16. 16 9 3 Cover: Smells Like Teen Spirit von Nirvana Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
  17. 17 30 3 Kein Cover Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Sebastian
  18. 18 15 3 Cover: “Heroes” von David Bowie David Bowie “Heroes”
  19. 19 33 3 Cover: Heart of Gold von Neil Young Neil Young Heart of Gold
  20. 20 32 3 Cover: Go Your Own Way von Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
  21. 21 10 3 Cover: All Along the Watchtower von The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience All Along the Watchtower
  22. 22 18 3 Cover: Gimme Shelter von The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
  23. 23 41 3 Cover: Riders on the Storm von The Doors The Doors Riders on the Storm
  24. 24 50 3 Cover: A Forest von The Cure The Cure A Forest
  25. 25 23 3 Cover: Kashmir von Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Kashmir
  26. 26 44 3 Cover: Purple Rain von Prince and The Revolution Prince and The Revolution Purple Rain
  27. 27 60 3 Cover: Love Will Tear Us Apart von Joy Division Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart
  28. 28 24 3 Cover: Sympathy for the Devil von The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil
  29. 29 46 3 Cover: God Only Knows von The Beach Boys The Beach Boys God Only Knows
  30. 30 N 1 Cover: Inch’ Allah von Adamo Adamo Inch’ Allah
  31. 31 36 3 Cover: Smoke on the Water von Deep Purple Deep Purple Smoke on the Water
  32. 32 62 2 Cover: Hallelujah von Jeff Buckley Jeff Buckley Hallelujah
  33. 33 39 3 Cover: Hurricane von Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Hurricane
  34. 34 20 3 Cover: Comfortably Numb von Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb
  35. 35 31 3 Cover: Cortez the Killer von Neil Young with Crazy Horse Neil Young with Crazy Horse Cortez the Killer
  36. 36 42 3 Cover: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out von The Smiths The Smiths There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
  37. 37 27 3 Cover: Alive von Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Alive
  38. 38 22 3 Cover: One von U2 U2 One
  39. 39 37 3 Cover: Thunder Road von Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road
  40. 40 19 3 Cover: The End von The Doors The Doors The End
  41. 41 40 3 Cover: Paranoid von Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Paranoid
  42. 42 51 2 Kein Cover The Beatles Hey Jude
  43. 43 26 3 Cover: Perfect Day von Lou Reed Lou Reed Perfect Day
  44. 44 47 3 Cover: Losing My Religion von R.E.M. R.E.M. Losing My Religion
  45. 45 57 3 Cover: Brothers in Arms von Dire Straits Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
  46. 46 34 3 Cover: Buddy Joe von Golden Earring Golden Earring Buddy Joe
  47. 47 48 3 Cover: Creep von Radiohead Radiohead Creep
  48. 48 29 3 Cover: Whole Lotta Love von Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love
  49. 49 35 3 Cover: I Want You von Elvis Costello and the Attractions Elvis Costello and the Attractions I Want You
  50. 50 64 3 Cover: Strawberry Fields Forever von The Beatles The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever
  51. 51 75 3 Cover: Instant Street von dEUS dEUS Instant Street
  52. 52 94 3 Cover: Good Vibrations von The Beach Boys The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
  53. 53 25 3 Cover: Light My Fire von The Doors The Doors Light My Fire
  54. 54 R 2 Cover: Space Oddity von David Bowie David Bowie Space Oddity
  55. 55 43 3 Cover: Black von Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Black
  56. 56 49 3 Cover: Suzanne von Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Suzanne
  57. 57 97 3 Cover: London Calling von The Clash The Clash London Calling
  58. 58 R 2 Cover: Piano Man von Billy Joel Billy Joel Piano Man
  59. 59 58 2 Cover: Suds & Soda von dEUS dEUS Suds & Soda
  60. 60 73 2 Kein Cover EELS That Look You Give That Guy
  61. 61 N 1 Cover: Walk on the Wild Side von Lou Reed Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side
  62. 62 78 3 Cover: Twee meisjes von Raymond van het Groenewoud Raymond van het Groenewoud Twee meisjes
  63. 63 96 3 Cover: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction von The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
  64. 64 38 3 Cover: Into My Arms von Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Into My Arms
  65. 65 83 2 Cover: Rockin’ in the Free World von Neil Young Neil Young Rockin’ in the Free World
  66. 66 70 2 Cover: What’s Going On von Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye What’s Going On
  67. 67 56 3 Cover: Because the Night von Patti Smith Group Patti Smith Group Because the Night
  68. 68 74 2 Cover: Won’t Get Fooled Again von The Who The Who Won’t Get Fooled Again
  69. 69 N 1 Cover: A Whiter Shade of Pale von Procol Harum Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale
  70. 70 54 3 Cover: Layla von Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos Layla
  71. 71 89 3 Cover: Bridge Over Troubled Water von Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
  72. 72 90 2 Cover: Rebellion (Lies) von Arcade Fire Arcade Fire Rebellion (Lies)
  73. 73 55 3 Cover: Nothing Else Matters von Metallica Metallica Nothing Else Matters
  74. 74 65 3 Cover: The Passenger von Iggy Pop Iggy Pop The Passenger
  75. 75 80 3 Cover: Angie von The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Angie
  76. 76 93 3 Cover: Wuthering Heights von Kate Bush Kate Bush Wuthering Heights
  77. 77 N 1 Kein Cover Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama
  78. 78 81 2 Cover: While My Guitar Gently Weeps von The Beatles The Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  79. 79 53 2 Cover: Rolling in the Deep von Adele Adele Rolling in the Deep
  80. 80 61 3 Cover: The Weight von The Band The Band The Weight
  81. 81 79 2 Cover: Suspicious Minds von Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds
  82. 82 72 3 Cover: No Woman, No Cry von Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers No Woman, No Cry
  83. 83 N 1 Cover: Nothing Really Ends von dEUS dEUS Nothing Really Ends
  84. 84 N 1 Cover: Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) von Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
  85. 85 N 1 Kein Cover Small Faces Tin Soldier
  86. 86 95 2 Cover: Mia von Gorky Gorky Mia
  87. 87 R 2 Cover: Lola von The Kinks The Kinks Lola
  88. 88 66 2 Cover: Unfinished Sympathy von Massive Massive Unfinished Sympathy
  89. 89 86 2 Cover: Message in a Bottle von The Police The Police Message in a Bottle
  90. 90 77 3 Cover: Clocks von Coldplay Coldplay Clocks
  91. 91 28 3 Cover: Here Comes the Sun von The Beatles The Beatles Here Comes the Sun
  92. 92 R 2 Cover: With or Without You von U2 U2 With or Without You
  93. 93 N 1 Cover: Formidable von Stromae Stromae Formidable
  94. 94 99 3 Cover: Once in a Lifetime von Talking Heads Talking Heads Once in a Lifetime
  95. 95 91 2 Cover: Son of a Preacher Man von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield Son of a Preacher Man
  96. 96 98 2 Kein Cover Van Morrison Moondance
  97. 97 R 2 Cover: Hurt von Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Hurt
  98. 98 100 2 Cover: O La La La von T.C. Matic T.C. Matic O La La La
  99. 99 N 1 Cover: Blauw von The Scene The Scene Blauw
  100. 100 N 1 Cover: Bobby Brown von Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Bobby Brown