As I said, it's all time which spans 50 years, and in that 50 years Dobie Gray has always been and will always be more popular than Eddie Parker, it doesn't just get points from nighter plays, but from soul nights, youth clubs, pub do's, radio play, anything to suggest popularity.
If you take most of these records at face value and not by how many times you've ever heard them or if you're bored of them, this is some of the greatest music ever created on this planet, at least 200 of those are well worthy in their place of the best Northern 45's of all time.
Plus - Kev Roberts stuck his head on the block here and published a list based on his experiences. How many of you lot have done it? (Not aimed at you Byrney).
I've done it - I did a Top 100 and broadcast it.