Twee weken lang hebben de luisteraars van Play Nostalgie zich ondergedompeld in 'Het Basispakket - de Brainstorm', een muzikale zoektocht van A tot Z naar de 150 nummers die iedereen simpelweg gehoord moet hebben. Met massale inzet stroomden suggesties binnen, variërend van iconische hits tot verrassende pareltjes. Maar wat deze actie pas echt bijzonder maakte, waren de hartverwarmende gesprekken met de luisteraars, die met vuur hun muzikale keuzes verdedigden.

Op vrijdag 20 oktober 2023 was het moment daar: de onthulling van 'Het Basispakket 2023', bestaande uit 150 zorgvuldig gekozen tracks, geordend op titel. Van 6:00 uur 's ochtends tot 21:00 uur 's avonds namen Bart de Raes, Marcia Bwarody, Anne de Baetzelier, Felice Dekens, Leen Demaré en Tony Talboom de rol van presentatoren op zich om deze unieke muzikale reis te begeleiden.

Hoewel 'Het Basispakket 2023' een primeur lijkt, is dit concept niet geheel nieuw. Radio Veronica in Nederland heeft eerder al twee keer 'Het Basispakket' uitgezonden, en Play Nostalgie is, net als Radio Veronica, onderdeel van Mediahuis, waardoor het idee snel wortel schoot in Vlaanderen.

De lijst is gesorteerd op titel. De nummering moet dan ook niet als positie in de lijst worden gezien.

Top 3

1
Prince 1999
cassette
2
Nena 99 Luftballons
cassette
3
The Cure A Forest
20 oktober 2023

Complete list

  1. 1 Prince 1999
  2. 2 No cover art Nena 99 Luftballons
  3. 3 No cover art The Cure A Forest
  4. 4 No cover art Stromae Alors on Danse
  5. 5 Bon Jovi Always
  6. 6 No cover art The Rolling Stones Angie
  7. 7 No cover art Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall
  8. 8 No cover art Marianne Faithfull As Tears Go By
  9. 9 No cover art Michael Jackson Beat It
  10. 10 No cover art Simple Minds Belfast Child
  11. 11 No cover art Ram Jam Black Betty
  12. 12 The Weeknd Blinding Lights
  13. 13 No cover art New Order Blue Monday
  14. 14 No cover art Queen Bohemian Rhapsody
  15. 15 No cover art Justin Timberlake Can't Stop the Feeling!
  16. 16 George Michael Careless Whisper
  17. 17 No cover art Deep Purple Child in Time
  18. 18 Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark
  19. 19 No cover art ABBA Dancing Queen
  20. 20 No cover art Fleetwood Mac Don’t Stop
  21. 21 No cover art Journey Don’t Stop Believin’
  22. 22 No cover art Queen Don’t Stop Me Now
  23. 23 Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence
  24. 24 No cover art The Bangles Eternal Flame
  25. 25 No cover art The Police Every Breath You Take
  26. 26 Survivor Eye of the Tiger
  27. 27 No cover art George Michael Faith
  28. 28 Tracy Chapman Fast Car
  29. 29 No cover art Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
  30. 30 No cover art Faithless God Is a DJ
  31. 31 The Beach Boys God Only Knows
  32. 32 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
  33. 33 Pharrell Williams Happy
  34. 34 Bryan Adams Heaven
  35. 35 No cover art The Beatles Here Comes the Sun
  36. 36 No cover art The Beatles Hey Jude
  37. 37 AC/DC Highway to Hell
  38. 38 Toto Hold the Line
  39. 39 Eagles Hotel California
  40. 40 No cover art Aretha Franklin I Say a Little Prayer
  41. 41 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  42. 42 No cover art KISS I Was Made for Lovin’ You
  43. 43 No cover art John Lennon Imagine
  44. 44 Phil Collins In the Air Tonight
  45. 45 Madonna Into the Groove
  46. 46 No cover art Falco Jeanny, Part 1
  47. 47 Van Halen Jump
  48. 48 Depeche Mode Just Can’t Get Enough
  49. 49 Marillion Kayleigh
  50. 50 No cover art 2 Belgen Lena
  51. 51 No cover art Michel Sardou Les Lacs du Connemara
  52. 52 David Bowie Let’s Dance
  53. 53 The Doors Light My Fire
  54. 54 No cover art Bon Jovi Livin’ on a Prayer
  55. 55 No cover art The Kinks Lola
  56. 56 No cover art Nazareth Love Hurts
  57. 57 No cover art Iggy Pop Lust for Life
  58. 58 Genesis Mama
  59. 59 The Police Message in a Bottle
  60. 60 No cover art Gorki Mia
  61. 61 No cover art Boston More Than a Feeling
  62. 62 No cover art Electric Light Orchestra Mr. Blue Sky
  63. 63 No cover art John Miles Music
  64. 64 Céline Dion My Heart Will Go On
  65. 65 No cover art Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up
  66. 66 No cover art Simple Minds New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)
  67. 67 No cover art Bob Marley & The Wailers No Woman, No Cry
  68. 68 No cover art Sinéad O’Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
  69. 69 No cover art Metallica Nothing Else Matters
  70. 70 Guns N’ Roses November Rain
  71. 71 No cover art Ike & Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits
  72. 72 No cover art T.C. Matic O la la la (C’est magnifique)
  73. 73 No cover art Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman
  74. 74 U2 One
  75. 75 Metallica One
  76. 76 No cover art Meat Loaf Paradise by the Dashboard Light
  77. 77 Guns N’ Roses Paradise City
  78. 78 Black Sabbath Paranoid
  79. 79 Ed Sheeran Perfect
  80. 80 Billy Joel Piano Man
  81. 81 No cover art U2 Pride (In the Name of Love)
  82. 82 No cover art Dire Straits Private Investigations
  83. 83 No cover art Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
  84. 84 Golden Earring Radar Love
  85. 85 No cover art Queen Radio Ga Ga
  86. 86 No cover art Amy Winehouse Rehab
  87. 87 No cover art Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax
  88. 88 No cover art Elton John Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
  89. 89 The Police Roxanne
  90. 90 Bryan Adams Run to You
  91. 91 Kate Bush Running Up That Hill
  92. 92 No cover art Earth, Wind & Fire September
  93. 93 No cover art Kings Of Leon Sex on Fire
  94. 94 No cover art Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Shallow
  95. 95 Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond
  96. 96 No cover art Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
  97. 97 Deep Purple Smoke on the Water
  98. 98 No cover art Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill
  99. 99 No cover art Queen Somebody to Love
  100. 100 No cover art Adele Someone Like You
  101. 101 No cover art Keane Somewhere Only We Know
  102. 102 David Bowie Space Oddity
  103. 103 No cover art Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven
  104. 104 No cover art Ben E. King Stand by Me
  105. 105 No cover art Bee Gees Stayin’ Alive
  106. 106 No cover art Scorpions Still Loving You
  107. 107 No cover art Bryan Adams Summer of ’69
  108. 108 U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday
  109. 109 Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds
  110. 110 No cover art Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline
  111. 111 No cover art Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child O' Mine
  112. 112 No cover art Soft Cell Tainted Love
  113. 113 No cover art a‐ha Take on Me
  114. 114 No cover art Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven
  115. 115 No cover art KC and the Sunshine Band That’s the Way (I Like It)
  116. 116 Tina Turner The Best
  117. 117 No cover art Fleetwood Mac The Chain
  118. 118 Europe The Final Countdown
  119. 119 No cover art The Animals The House of the Rising Sun
  120. 120 No cover art Duran Duran The Reflex
  121. 121 Bruce Springsteen The River
  122. 122 Disturbed The Sound of Silence
  123. 123 U2 The Unforgettable Fire
  124. 124 ABBA The Winner Takes It All
  125. 125 No cover art Aretha Franklin Think
  126. 126 Michael Jackson Thriller
  127. 127 AC/DC Thunderstruck
  128. 128 No cover art Wim De Craene Tim
  129. 129 Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart
  130. 130 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge
  131. 131 Kings of Leon Use Somebody
  132. 132 No cover art The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star
  133. 133 Ultravox Vienna
  134. 134 Coldplay viva la vida
  135. 135 No cover art Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
  136. 136 Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
  137. 137 No cover art Spice Girls Wannabe
  138. 138 No cover art Billy Joel We Didn’t Start the Fire
  139. 139 No cover art Golden Earring When the Lady Smiles
  140. 140 No cover art Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
  141. 141 No cover art U2 With or Without You
  142. 142 Oasis Wonderwall
  143. 143 No cover art Kate Bush Wuthering Heights
  144. 144 No cover art Village People Y.M.C.A.
  145. 145 No cover art The Beatles Yesterday
  146. 146 No cover art Bon Jovi You Give Love a Bad Name
  147. 147 No cover art Billy Paul Your Song
  148. 148 Barry White You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
  149. 149 No cover art The Righteous Brothers You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
  150. 150 The Cranberries Zombie