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Since 2001, ABC Classic has organised a number of Classic 100 Countdown surveys.[1][2] The results of each survey are decided by votes cast by the listeners of ABC Classic. After the voting, the works are played in reverse order of popularity over an intense period of programming. A feature of the countdown is that the top 100 pieces are kept secret until announced.

The top five in each of the countdowns are as follows:

Year Countdown Top 5
2001 Classic 100 Original
  1. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
  2. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Choral
  4. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 Emperor
  5. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
2004 Classic 100 Piano
  1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2 Moonlight
  2. Bach, J.S.: Goldberg Variations
  3. Debussy: "Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque
  4. Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
  5. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 Pathétique
2005/6 Classic 100 Opera
  1. Bizet: "Au fond du temple saint" from The Pearl Fishers
  2. Verdi: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco
  3. Delibes: "Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet) from Lakmé
  4. Mozart: "Soave sia il vento" (Act 1 trio) from Così fan tutte, K. 588
  5. Purcell: "Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas
2006 Classic 100 Mozart
  1. Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 – Adagio
  2. Ave verum corpus, K. 618
  3. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 – Andante
  4. "Soave sia il vento" (Act 1 trio) from Così fan tutte, K. 588
  5. Requiem, K. 626 Lacrimosa
2007 Classic 100 Concerto
  1. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 Emperor
  2. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  3. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
  4. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
  5. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
2008 Classic 100 Chamber music
  1. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667 Trout
  2. Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956
  3. Schubert: Nocturne in E-flat major for piano trio, D897
  4. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 Archduke
  5. Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 Death and the Maiden
2009 Classic 100 Symphony
  1. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 New World
  2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Choral
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
  4. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 Organ
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
2010 Classic 100 Ten Years On
  1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
  2. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor Concerto
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
  4. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
  5. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
2011 Classic 100 Twentieth Century
  1. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
  2. Holst: The Planets
  3. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  4. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  5. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
2012 Classic 100 Music of France
  1. Bizet: Carmen
  2. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3
  3. Fauré: Requiem
  4. Satie: Gymnopédies
  5. Bizet: "Au fond du temple saint"
2013 Classic 100 Music in the Movies
  1. Morricone: The Mission
  2. Williams: Star Wars
  3. Shore: The Lord of the Rings
  4. Vangelis: Chariots of Fire
  5. Jarre: Doctor Zhivago
2014 Classic 100 Baroque and Before
  1. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
  2. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8
  3. Allegri: Miserere
  4. Handel: Water Music
  5. Bach, J.S.: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
2015 Classic 100 Swoon[3]
  1. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  2. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
  3. Barber: Adagio for Strings
  4. Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
  5. Allegri: Miserere
2016 Classic 100 Voice[4]
  1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
  2. Bizet: The Pearlfishers (Duet: "Au fond du temple saint)"
  3. Handel: Messiah ("Hallelujah")
  4. Faure: Requiem, Op. 48
  5. Allegri: Miserere
2017 Classic 100 Love[5]
  1. Bizet: "Au fond du temple saint" from The Pearl Fishers
  2. Purcell: "When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas
  3. Wagner: "Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde
  4. Dvorák: "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka
  5. Puccini: "Un bel dì" from Madama Butterfly
2018 Classic 100 Dance[6]
  1. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
  2. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
  3. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
  4. Bernstein: West Side Story
  5. Bizet: Carmen[7]
2019 Classic 100 Composer[8]
  1. Ludwig van Beethoven
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  5. George Frideric Handel
2020 Classic 100 Beethoven[9][10]
  1. Symphony No. 9 Choral
  2. Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
  3. Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
  4. Symphony No. 7
  5. Symphony No. 5
2021 Classic 100: The Music You Can't Live Without[11]
  1. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
  2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
  3. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  4. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
  5. Elgar: Enigma Variations
2022 Classic 100: Music for the screen[12]
  1. John Williams: Star Wars series
  2. Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings trilogy
  3. Ennio Morricone: The Mission
  4. John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre Desplat: Harry Potter series
  5. John Williams: Schindler's List
2023 Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument[13][14]
  1. Cello
  2. Piano
  3. Violin
  4. Oboe
  5. Clarinet
2024 Classic 100: Feel Good[15][16]
  1. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
  2. Gustav Holst: The Planets
  3. Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
  4. Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
  5. George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Classic 100: Previous Surveys". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Classic 100 Archive". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Classic FM announce Swoon as theme of 2015 Classic 100". Limelight. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Competition: Classic 100 – Voice". Limelight. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ Classic 100 Love, ABC Classic FM
  6. ^ "Dance along to the ABC's Classic 100". Limelight. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ^ "1–100 Classic 100: Dance 2018". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Classic 100: Composer". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Classic 100: Beethoven". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Classic 100: Beethoven voting analysis". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Tune in to the Classic 100: the music you can't live without". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Classic100: Music for the Screen". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Introducing ABC Classic's 2023 line-up and Classic 100 Countdown theme". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Classic 100 – Your Favourite Instrument". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  15. ^ "ABC Classic returns in 2024 with two new shows and Classic 100 Countdown theme". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Classic 100: Feel Good". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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