I've been wondering if I should post this list or not, since it's somewhat dated. And besides, who cares about Dutch Top 40 anyway (besides me)..? But hey, what the heck - I've decided to post it, so here it is (in reverse order):


100. Hey Jude - Beatles (1968/1976, #1, 21 wks)
99. Dear Mrs Applebee - David Garrick (1966, #3, 23 wks)
98. Drop it - Scoop (1999, #1, 19 wks)
97. I would stay - Krezip (2000, #1, 18 wks)
96. Rock your baby - George McCrae (1974, #1, 17 wks)
95. When I die - No Mercy (1997, #1, 20 wks)
94. Without you - Mariah Carey (1994, #1, 18 wks)
93. Rhythm is a dancer - Snap (1992, #1, 18 wks)
92. Dancing queen - Abba (1976/1992, #1, 20 wks)
91. Mighty Joe - Shocking Blue (1969, #1, 18 wks)
90. No limit - 2 Unlimited (1993, #1, 17 wks)
89. Sammy - Ramses Shaffy (1966, #2, 20 wks)
88. I'd do anything for love (but I won't do that) - Meat Loaf (1993, #1, 18 wks)
87. Here it comes again - Fortunes (1965, #2, 18 wks)
86. Do you love me - Sharif Dean (1973, #1, 17 wks)
85. This is my song - Petula Clark/Harry Secombe (1967, #1, 19 wks)
84. The last time - Rolling Stones (1965, #2, 19 wks)
83. What is love - Haddaway (1993, #1, 18 wks)
82. Sloop John B - Beach Boys (1966, #1, 20 wks)
81. Gangsta's paradise - Coolio feat. LV (1995, #1, 19 wks)
80. I'm outta love - Anastacia (2000, #3, 21 wks)
79. Soley soley - Middle of the Road (1971, #1, 19 wks)
78. Mexico - Les Humphries Singers (1972/1981, #2, 22 wks)
77. How 'bout us - Champaign (1981, #1, 19 wks)
76. I like to move it - Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman (1994, #1, 19 wks)
75. Life - Des'ree (1998, #1, 22 wks)
74. Ticket to ride - Beatles (1965, #1, 18 wks)
73. Nikita - Elton John (1985, #1, 19 wks)
72. San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair) - Scott McKenzie (1967, #1, 20 wks)
71. Rivers of Babylon/Brown girl in the ring - Boney M (1978, #1, 19 wks)
70. Delilah - Tom Jones (1968, #2, 24 wks)
69. Sophietje - Johnny Lion (1965, #5, 22 wks)
68. Tarzan and Jane - Toy Box (1999, #2, 20 wks)
67. Barbie girl - Aqua (1997, #1, 21 wks)
66. We like to party! - Vengaboys (1998, #2, 22 wks)
65. Think twice - Celine Dion (1995, #1, 20 wks)
64. Driver's seat - Sniff 'n' The Tears (1980/1991, #1, 22 wks)
63. Unchained melody - Righteous Brothers (1965/1990, #1, 23 wks)
62. Waarom heb jij me laten staan - Heikrekels (1967, #6, 34 wks)
61. Green, green grass of home - Tom Jones (1966, #1, 21 wks)
60. Colinda/Crazy arms - Lucille Starr (1965, #3, 21 wks)
59. The birds and the bees - Jewel Akens (1965, #2, 24 wks)
58. Angie - Rolling Stones (1973/1990, #1, 23 wks)
57. Letkiss - Gudrun Jankis/Stig Rauno/Dutch Swing College Band/Wild Ones (1965, #1, 21 wks)
56. I will always love you - Whitney Houston (1992, #1, 19 wks)
55. Waarheen waarvoor - Mieke Telkamp (1971, #7, 24 wks)
54. 't Is weer voorbij die mooie zomer - Gerard Cox (1973, #1, 18 wks)
53. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac (1969/1973, #2, 21 wks)
52. Mambo no.5 (A little bit of...) - Lou Bega (1999, #1, 21 wks)
51. Rock and roll music/No reply - Beatles (1965, #1, 21 wks)
50. Paradise by the dashboard light - Meat Loaf (1978/1988, #1, 23 wks)
49. Manuela - Jacques Herb (1971, #1, 23 wks)
48. Lea - The Cats (1968, #1, 22 wks)
47. Niet of nooit geweest - Acda & De Munnik (1998, #2, 22 wks)
46. Yesterday - Beatles (1965/1976, #1, 23 wks)
45. Ik wil niet dat je liegt/Waarheen waarvoor - Paul de Leeuw (1993, #1, 19 wks)
44. Together again - Janet Jackson (1997, #1, 21 wks)
43. The French song (Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes) - Lucille Starr (1965, #1, 19 wks)
42. No matter what - Boyzone (1998, #1, 21 wks)
41. (I've had) The time of my life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (1987, #1, 19 wks)
40. I'll be missing you - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (1997, #1, 20 wks)
39. Believe - Cher (1998, #1, 24 wks)
38. Don't speak - No Doubt (1996, #1, 22 wks)
37. Back home - Golden Earring (1970, #1, 20 wks)
36. Conquest of paradise - Vangelis (1995, #1, 19 wks)
35. What's up - 4 Non Blondes (1993, #1, 20 wks)
34. Wooly bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs (1965, #1, 23 wks)
33. ....Baby one more time - Britney Spears (1999, #1, 22 wks)
32. Heaven must be missing an angel - Tavares (1976/1985, #1, 24 wks)
31. Boom boom boom boom - Vengaboys (1998, #1, 24 wks)
30. We're going to Ibiza - Vengaboys (1999, #1, 24 wks)
29. (Everything I do) I do it for you - Bryan Adams (1991, #1, 21 wks)
28. Banger hart - Rob de Nijs (1996, #1, 26 wks)
27. My heart will go on - Celine Dion (1998, #1, 20 wks)
26. Venus - Shocking Blue (1969/1970, #3, 26 wks)
25. You're the one that I want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978, #1, 22 wks)
24. Bohemian rhapsody - Queen (1975/1991, #1, 24 wks)
23. Only a fool - Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (1969/1977, #2, 30 wks)
22. A whiter shade of pale - Procol Harum (1967/1972, #1, 25 wks)
21. Alane - Wes (1997, #1, 27 wks)
20. Zelfs je naam is mooi - Henk Westbroek (1998, #6, 33 wks)
19. (I can't get no) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones (1965/1990, #1, 30 wks)
18. Help - Beatles (1965, #1, 24 wks)
17. Ich bau' dir ein Schloss - Heintje (1968, #1, 27 wks)
16. The second waltz - André Rieu (1994, #4, 28 wks)
15. The raod ahead (Miles of the unknown) - City to City (1999, #1, 28 wks)
14. Paint it black - Rolling Stones (1966/1990, #1, 25 wks)
13. You've got your troubles - The Fortunes (1965/1974, #3, 31 wks)
12. Non, non, rien n'a changé - Poppys (1971, #1, 25 wks)
11. Het is een nacht (Levensecht) - Guus Meeuwis & Vagant (1995, #1, 27 wks)
10. Huilen is voor jou te laat - Corry & De Rekels (1970, #5, 40 wks)
9. Dromen zijn bedrog - Marco Borsato (1994, #1, 28 wks)
8. Macarena - Los Del Rio (1993/1996, #1, 30 wks)
7. My special prayer - Percy Sledge (1969/1974, #1, 32 wks)
6. Que si que no - Jody Bernal (2000, #1, 26 wks)
5. Il silenzio - Nino Rosso/Heinz Schachtner (1965, #2, 35 wks)
4. Hello Josephine - The Scorpions (1965/1977, #2, 40 wks)
3. Je t'aime...Moi non plus - Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin (1969/1974, #2, 39 wks)
2. This strange effect - Dave Berry (1965, #1, 35 wks)
1. La danse de Zorba - Trio Hellenique/Mikis Theodorakis/Duo Acropolis (1965/1974, #1, 40 wks)


A few notes:
nr. 85: was written by Charles Chaplin
nr. 16: composer was Dimitri Shostakovich
nr. 6: of the 26 weeks charted, 23 were spent in Top 10. The single was still charted in Jan. 2001.

I'll gladly answer your questions, if you have any. :)

Way too much Vengaboys on that list.

And... is that the Scorpions, as in the German metal band? I knew they were around in 1965, but I didn't know they had a hit single then.

Way too much Vengaboys on that list.


Agreed, but it's not my pick...


And... is that the Scorpions, as in the German metal band? I knew they were around in 1965, but I didn't know they had a hit single then.


No, it's not German Scorpions, it's UK (Manchester) Scorpions. The band wasn't that popular in UK, so they moved to The Netherlands, where they scored several hits. Don't know anything about their popularity elsewhere.
btw: Hello Josephine is actually of cover of the Fats Domino song My Girl Josephine.

Oh, I care about the Dutch Top 40, Henk...!

It's always amazed me how Dave Berry's 'This Strange Effect' (#2) was a massive hit in Holland...

Don't get me wrong...it's a very good song, but how it became one of your biggest-ever sellers...oh well, there's the popular vote, I suppose!

For the record (no pun!), it was written by Ray Davies of The Kinks and it reached a very lowly #37 over here...

Oh, I care about the Dutch Top 40, Henk...!

It's always amazed me how Dave Berry's 'This Strange Effect' (#2) was a massive hit in Holland...

Don't get me wrong...it's a very good song, but how it became one of your biggest-ever sellers...oh well, there's the popular vote, I suppose!

I don't think the above list is directly based on record sales. Our weekly hitlist is/was (partly) based on record sales (and partly on airplay), but the yearly reviews and the Top 100 above are derived from the weekly charts. For instance: being charted 1 week at the number 40 slot gives you one point for the yearly review, number 39 position gives you 2 points and so on. Thus the longer you're charted and the higher you've been the more points you accumulate. I've also seen a review somewhere of the top 10 biggest-sellers ever, and it differs from this Top 100, I can tell you. Nevertheless, I prefer this list.


For the record (no pun!), it was written by Ray Davies of The Kinks and it reached a very lowly #37 over here...


What can I say - you people have a weird taste (in music)...or is it us..? :-\\

great ot see 2 Unlimited and Snap! in that list :)

Still no justice for Deborah Gibson.


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Atleast B.S. isn't on the top ten  :D

No, it's not German Scorpions, it's UK (Manchester) Scorpions. The band wasn't that popular in UK, so they moved to The Netherlands, where they scored several hits. Don't know anything about their popularity elsewhere.
btw: Hello Josephine is actually of cover of the Fats Domino song My Girl Josephine.


Hey thanks for clearing that up!

Where are all the Golden Earring songs?

Atleast B.S. isn't on the top ten  :D


Oh, I bet she's in some top 10 list somewhere  :(

Hey thanks for clearing that up!

Where are all the Golden Earring songs?


Back home is at #37. Please go (1965) was also charted for 20 weeks, but it only reached #10 position in our top 40. Other singles were charted 15 weeks or less, which apparently isn't enough to make it to this list.
(Just for the record: they released a total of 60 singles during those years. 45 of them reached top 40, and 27 out of those 45 reached top 10)

Back home is at #37. Please go (1965) was also charted for 20 weeks, but it only reached #10 position in our top 40. Other singles were charted 15 weeks or less, which apparently isn't enough to make it to this list.
(Just for the record: they released a total of 60 singles during those years. 45 of them reached top 40, and 27 out of those 45 reached top 10)


That's an outstanding record!

That's an outstanding record!


It's not a record, though (at least not for Dutch Top 40). Dutch band BZN (Band Zonder Naam, or Band Without a Name) released a total of 62 singles (1968-2001), 53 of which reached Top 40. They were less successful in reaching Top 10, however: a mere 22 singles hit those ranks.