Surprise on this side of the desk - though at least one of me colleagues claims to not be surprised in the slightest. Either way, Procol Harum's 1967 hit 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' is the most played track on British radio of all time according to a new survey by royalties body PPL, who did the airplay sums to celebrate their 70th birthday.
Second most played, and surely no surprise here, is Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody', benefiting of course from topping the charts twice. Third is Wet Wet Wet's 15-week Four Weddings & A Funeral chart-topper 'Love Is All Around', fourth The Everly Brothers' double a-sided 'All I Have To Do Is Dream'/'Claudette' and fifth is Bryan Adams' record breaking chart topper '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'.