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Van Halen, Stones, Queen & Beatles Make List For Most Popular Sports Songs

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With the London Olympics under way this week, Van Halen’s 1984 hit song “Jump” tops a new list of the world’s best songs associated with sports. This list comes from the U.K. music rights organization PRS for Music. PRS for Music polled its members to find the most popular sports song to mark the opening of the London Olympics on Friday, and “Jump” scored the highest. PRS chairman Guy Fletcher, who doubles as Mark Knopfler’s keyboard player, says, “We are so excited about the Olympic Games and music plays such a classic role for both the spectator and participant. As a Brit, I would have to vote for Spaundau Ballet’s ‘Gold.’”

Of course there are some on the list that you would never hear at a U.S. sporting event including The Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road” and Smokey Robinson’s “Tracks of My Tears.” And then there are usual ones from Queen – “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” and of course Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

1) “Jump” – Van Halen
2) “Start Me Up” – Rolling Stones
3) “Higher and Higher” – Jackie Wilson
4) “Gold” – Spandau Ballet
5) “Thriller” – Michael Jackson
6) “Wake Me Up!” – Wham!
7) “The Winner Takes It All” – ABBA
8) “Silver Machine” – Hawkwind
9) “We Are the Champions” – Queen
10) “Shine” – Take That
11) “Tracks of My Tears” – Smokey Robinson
12) “The Long and Winding Road” – Beatles
13) “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
14) “Simply the Best” – Tina Turner
15) “Jump Around” – House of Pain
16) “Gonna Fly Now” – from Rocky
17) “Another One Bites the Dust” – Queen
18) “Don’t Stop Believin’” – Journey
19) “Chariots of Fire Theme”
20) “We Will Rock You” – Queen

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