Find out your top 100 feel-good favourites
| Beethoven has topped this year's Classic 100: Feel Good countdown with his Symphony No. 9, including the "Ode To Joy" anthem. The music is beloved across concert stages, as well as popular culture, but has also been a rallying anthem for freedom and peace. The theme for this year's countdown was "Feel Good", and the variety of ways you feel good was reflected in your eclectic choices, from Beethoven to Bluey, and Star Wars to Singin' in the Rain. Many perennial classical favourites made the list, with Holst's The Planets taking out second place, and Bizet's opera, The Pearl Fishers, coming in third. The music of more recent times dominated the countdown, with the majority of music from the top 100 composed in the 20th and 21st centuries. Music for the screen stole the show. 25 scores for film and TV made the top 100, and in the first year of musicals being in the voting list, three made the cut. Check out your top 1-100 and catch up on your favourite moments from the countdown. | |
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Australians have again voted for their favourite feel-good music in the 2024 Classic 100. Fittingly, the winner celebrates fun, friendship and our shared humanity. | |
FREUDE |
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Don't worry if you missed some of the countdown! You can listen to the full countdown or catch up on your favourite moments. We also have two special playlists dedicated to your number 1 and your top 10. | |
LISTEN HERE |
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Discover the pieces that made your 101 to 200 shortlist in the 2024 Classic 100: Feel Good. | |
YOUR 101—200 |
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See behind the scenes of the Classic 100! Follow us on social media and join the conversation on Instagram, and Facebook. | |
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Tick some things off your Chopin Liszt with the latest ABC Classic merch. Classic tees and cozy jumpers celebrating classical music. | |
GET CHOPIN |
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Pre-order your copy of the Classic 100 Feel Good highlights album – 4CDs of music to make you feel on top of the world! Out July 19. | |
PRE-ORDER HERE |
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