Since 1999, the Top 2000 is an annual marathon radio program, that plays the 2000 most popular songs of all time, from Christmas through New Year's Eve. Hosted by Dutch national radio station NPO Radio 2. Over half of the population of the Netherlands listens to the broadcast each year.
During the 6 to 7 day broadcast, the station broadcasts a set of 2000 songs that have been voted on by the show's audience via Internet voting to be the "most popular songs of all time". Voters can also nominate their own choices.
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody once again tops the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000. The classic, released on October 31, 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has been in the spotlight in recent months due to this milestone. The song is number one on the list for the 22nd time. Billy Joel's Piano Man is in second place in the Top 2000 for the first time in history. Its highest ranking so far was third, in 2018 and 2019. Eagles' Hotel California remains stable at number three.
Golden Earring's Radar Love climbs from twentieth to ninth place. George Kooymans, guitarist for the Hague-based band, passed away last July. The song had only been in the top ten once before, in 2021, following the news that Golden Earring was disbanding.
This is the Top 10 of 2025:
During the 6 to 7 day broadcast, the station broadcasts a set of 2000 songs that have been voted on by the show's audience via Internet voting to be the "most popular songs of all time". Voters can also nominate their own choices.
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody once again tops the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000. The classic, released on October 31, 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has been in the spotlight in recent months due to this milestone. The song is number one on the list for the 22nd time. Billy Joel's Piano Man is in second place in the Top 2000 for the first time in history. Its highest ranking so far was third, in 2018 and 2019. Eagles' Hotel California remains stable at number three.
Golden Earring's Radar Love climbs from twentieth to ninth place. George Kooymans, guitarist for the Hague-based band, passed away last July. The song had only been in the top ten once before, in 2021, following the news that Golden Earring was disbanding.
This is the Top 10 of 2025:
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (1)
- Piano Man - Billy Joel (5)
- Hotel California - Eagles (3)
- Fix You - Coldplay (2)
- Roller Coaster - Danny Vera (4)
- Black - Pearl Jam (10)
- Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (7)
- Avond - Boudewijn de Groot (8)
- Radar Love - Golden Earring (20)
- Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (12)