I’m not at all sure about this as I have amended this list a dozen times already, so it comes with the following proviso – “At the time of publication”. I’ll want to change it within seconds of posting it I know, and maybe I will at some point, but will resist for as long as possible.
Number | Title | Album | Year |
40 | Seattle | Happy? | 1987 |
39 | Open & Revolving | Happy? | 1987 |
38 | The Body | Happy? | 1987 |
37 | Worry | 9 | 1989 |
36 | Cruel | That What Is Not | 1992 |
35 | Out Of The Woods | This is PiL | 2012 |
34 | Bettie Page | What The World Needs Now | 2015 |
33 | Reggie Song | This is PiL | 2012 |
32 | Angry | Happy? | 1987 |
31 | Ease | Album | 1986 |
30 | Religion II | First Issue | 1978 |
29 | Fodderstompf | First Issue | 1978 |
28 | Track 8 | The Flowers of Romance | 1981 |
27.0 | Banging the Door | The Flowers of Romance | 1981 |
26 | Tie me to the length of that | This Is what you want….This is what you get | 1984 |
25 | The Order of Death | This Is what you want….This is what you get | 1984 |
24 | F.F.F | Album | 1986 |
23 | Home | Album | 1986 |
22 | Dissapointed | 9 | 1989 |
21 | Don’t Ask Me | The Greatest Hits, So Far | 1990 |
20 | Acid Drops | That What Is Not | 1992 |
19 | Double Trouble | What The World Needs Now | 2012 |
18 | One Drop | This is PiL | 2012 |
17 | Shoom | What The World Needs Now | 2015 |
16 | Usls 1 | 9 | 1989 |
15 | Rise | Album | 1986 |
14 | Bad Life | This Is what you want….This is what you get | 1984 |
13 | Under the House | The Flowers of Romance | 1981 |
12 | Flowers of Romance | The Flowers of Romance | 1981 |
11 | Chant | Second Edition | 1979 |
10 | Albatross | Second Edition | 1979 |
9 | Memories | Second Edition | 1979 |
8 | Swan Lake (Death Disco) | Second Edition | 1979 |
7 | Low Life | First Issue | 1978 |
6 | Annalisa | First Issue | 1978 |
5 | This is not a love song | This Is what you want….This is what you get | 1984 |
4 | Theme | First Issue | 1978 |
3 | Poptones | Second Edition | 1979 |
2 | Careering | Second Edition | 1979 |
1 | Public Image | First Issue | 1978 |
I remember being in a Woolworths somewhere, I was 11 years old, and I saw the Public Image 7″ Inch single in it’s fake newspaper cover, I wanted it, but I didn’t get it. I still think it is one of the greatest pop singles ever released.
Videos of the Top 10: