Funeral Music 2009 - Top 10 Listings
Top 10 popular songs
| 2009 position |
2005 position |
Song |
Artist |
| 1 |
1 |
My Way |
Frank Sinatra / Shirley Bassey |
| 2 |
2 |
Wind Beneath My Wings |
Bette Midler / Celine Dion |
| 3 |
9 |
Time to Say Goodbye |
Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli |
| 4 |
3 |
Angels |
Robbie Williams |
| 5 |
8 |
Over the Rainbow |
Eva Cassidy |
| 6 |
- |
You Raise Me Up |
Westlife / Boyzone / Josh Grobin |
| 7 |
4 |
My Heart Will Go On |
Celine Dion |
| 8 |
6 |
I Will Always Love You |
Whitney Houston |
| 9 |
7 |
You'll Never Walk Alone |
Gerry and the Pacemakers |
| 10 |
- |
Unforgettable |
Nat King Cole |
Top 10 hymns
| 2009 position |
2005 position |
Hymn |
| 1 |
1 |
The Lord Is My Shepherd |
| 2 |
2 |
Abide With Me |
| 3 |
3 |
All Things Bright and Beautiful |
| 4 |
4 |
Old Rugged Cross |
| 5 |
5 |
Amazing Grace |
| 6 |
7 |
How Great Thou Art |
| 7 |
6 |
The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended |
| 8 |
8 |
Jerusalem |
| 9 |
- |
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace |
| 10 |
9 |
Morning has Broken |
Top 10 classical music
| 2009 position |
2005 position |
Piece |
Composer |
| 1 |
1 |
Nimrod from Enigma Variations |
Elgar |
| 2 |
5 |
Pie Jesu from Requiem |
Faure |
| 3 |
2 |
Ave Maria |
Schubert |
| 4 |
6 |
Nessun Dorma |
Puccini |
| 5 |
- |
Canon in D |
Pachelbel |
| 6 |
7 |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
Bach |
| 7 |
4 |
Air on a G String |
Bach |
| 8 |
- |
Going Home from the New World Symphony |
Dvorak |
| 9 |
8 |
The Four Seasons |
Vivaldi |
| 10 |
3 |
Largo from Xerxes |
Handel |
Quirky choices - a selection
| Song |
Artist |
| Another One Bites the Dust |
Queen |
| Disco Inferno |
The Trammps |
| Bat Out of Hell |
Meatloaf |
| Spirit in the Sky |
Doctor and the Medics |
| Ring of Fire |
Johnny Cash |
| Songs of Praise |
TV theme |
| Only Fools and Horses |
TV Theme |
| Z Cars |
TV theme |
| Benny Hill |
TV theme |
| Top Gear |
TV theme |
| Radio 4 Shipping Forecast |
Radio theme |
| Channel 4 Horse Racing |
TV theme |
| Emmerdale |
TV theme |
| Coronation Street |
TV theme |
The Funeral Music 2009 top 10 listings is based on a survey of 242 Co-operative Funeralcare funeral homes, responsible for more than 30,000 funerals between February 2008 and February 2009